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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1880
Page
1
A grieving father leads cattle along a lane at dusk as a returned prisoner of war walks behind. The scene echoes sorrow and memory with the old man’s tremor and the boys’ fate, ending with a quiet, shared homeward march under silent evening skies.
A moral verse reflecting on temptation and endurance. Longfellow cites Luke 13 31, noting Satan aims to sift humanity as wheat. It speaks of universal vulnerability to sin, the inevitability of denial, and the soul’s journey from weakness to meekness through trials.
Poem fragment expressing uncertainty about future fate and comfort in divine companionship. The speaker imagines possible joys or sorrows, then finds solace in a guiding hand on the helm, a protector through storms, and a final journey with a trusted companion named Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury.
Fragmentary verse contemplates time as a rolling hourglass. The piece muses on life’s brief journey, road to nowhere, and the rapid passage of days compared to earth’s vast ages.
Ex Senator Denbo and Mayor Caven dispute Jayhawker charges against Lieutenant Governor Gray over the Fifteenth Amendment adoption in 1869. Denbo asserts he and Senator Bradley were not present, while Caven recalls quorum rules and Gray’s cautious stance, framing the debate as a matter for the Democratic nomination and public record.
Dr. Sherrod recalls the 1871 ratification record and a heated Senate scene. He disputes Jayhawker's account, notes Gray signed the joint resolution with a bold hand, and describes resignations and a door-locking incident linked to the vote. The Sentinel reporter ends the interview afterward.
Recollections describe a crowded winter ice game on a pond with boys wielding spinny sticks, clashing skates, and cheering throngs. The narrator recalls vivid sounds, the scrum for the wooden ball, injuries, and the jubilant finish as the crowd disperses into merriment.
The text explains how Anglo-Saxons linked birth days to fate. It notes Monday moon days favor prosperity, Sunday births atop the new moon bring boundless luck, and Friday births are unlucky due to biblical associations with crucifixion and Adam’s fall.
A lighthearted San Jose Herald page cites youth talents shaping future leaders. A San Fernando street boy contemplates politics amid family banter about candy, geography, and honesty as a life guide.
International Dairy Fair declares Wells Richardson & Co.’s Perfected Butter Color, Burlington Vermont, superior to all others and awards the first prize. Dairymen are urged to insist on the best and sellers offer it through druggists and grocers. Send for circular. The ad closes with a conservation slogan about maintaining belief.
Ukiah Press reports hunters Will Hunter and Lucille Edwards tracked a panther seven to nine feet long after it killed a sheep and a spike buck. The animal treed, was shot at, and finally killed with a last bullet and clubs. Hoak of Compiche once killed an eleven foot panther.
A Lantern-jawed youth at the post office asked for Watts family members with no letters found for Wattes or related names. Postmaster George Poteet confirmed there is nothing for any Watts or Watts-related individuals, living or dead, native or foreign. The youth then queried John Thomas Watts seeking possible mail.
Captain Raymond reports finding a humanoid head and torso resembling a human with hair and a whalebone tip, lower body sharklike with hairy tail on the Delmarva coast. Captain Fowler warns of a coming shipwreck and loss of life. The tale is followed by a humorous New Year rumor about Young Hoopendike at East Fairfield.
Advertisement lists choices of sorghum and molasses including ordinary New Orleans molasses good New Orleans biolasses and sugar products. Offers include sugar drip syrup brown New Orleans sugar standard white sugar at 30 cents per gallon and 8 cents a pound.
An advertisement urges sending a package of Kidsey-Wort to friends with kidney disorders. It claims the tonic power relieves distress and cures the disease, inviting readers to try it. The copy adds a quip about love as embroidery on nature.
Payable strictly in advance rates listed for single and multiple Blackwood’s Magazine reviews. Details show prices for one review and combinations of Blackwood with additional reviews. Includes options for two and three reviews and four reviews in various pairings.
Publishers bear an expense equivalent to a twenty percent reduction in coal charges for subscribers from prior years.
A twenty percent discount applies to clubs of four or more persons. Four copies of Blackwood or one Review go to one member for $12.80, four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood cost $48, and the pricing scheme continues similarly.
New subscribers may receive last quarter 1879 numbers for free if they apply early. Or subscribe to two to four periodicals to get one of the Four Reviews for 1879. All five gives two Four Reviews or Blackwood's Magazine for 1879. Premiums not allowed if money sent to clubs. Limited stock. Reprinted by Leonard Scott 41 Barclay Street New York.
A fragmentary critique blends slang and medical claims about Hop Bitters as a cure and mocks religious and intellectual clichés. The distorted prose references health, immortality, and knowledge in a scattered, satirical style.
Train schedule from Madison to North Vernon Indianapolis and St Louis with departures around 3 PM and 8 PM and arrivals later in the day from 6 AM to 11 AM at various stops a late 19th century route listing multiple cities and times
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