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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1882
Page
1
The speaker recalls a youthful dream of a pleasant tucked nook with a brook and a welcoming cottage. Roses lilacs pines and bee hive under a straw roof symbolize a coveted, unattainable home, yet in dreams the speaker enters a perfect Eden without limits.
A poem narrates a destitute tramp facing death with bleak humor and bitter reflection. The speaker laments lifelong neglect by the world, longs for rest, and imagines his end on the river while referencing personal misfortune and religious disdain. Edna U. Jackson is cited as the author.
The poem reflects longing for home as birds return to the nest. It speaks of memory, reunion, and hope for a new dawn. Clara Be, Trowbridge is named as the author.
Fragmentary lines recall a quiet tone as a narrator mentions children named by him. The blue-eyed Mary is said to have visited his knee while Willie, a bright lad, came to greet him and then fell asleep, signaling a final goodbye.
Reports describe continued robberies by foot-pads in Indianapolis with local police urged to increase patrols. The alert follows recent incidents where thieves targeted pedestrians and small storefronts, prompting calls for community vigilance.
Mr. Caartes J. Gorreau of Stalwartism warns of bloodshed if hanged, while John Taylor of the Mormon Church vows divine destruction if the government acts against them. The public is urged to resist these figures and their institutions, viewing them as hateful.
Michigan lumber men tried to buy millions of acres in Texas for one dollar per acre, with lawyers forming a syndicate offering one and a half dollars. The plan aimed to profit from lumber after land acquisition, but was exposed and defeated. Rev. F A Friedly, president of De Pauw College, is urged as a Republican secretary of state candidate.
The piece attacks the 306 gang leader using the Supreme Court, notes a Chicago convention figure in the executive chair, and a House leader allied to Stalwartism. It compares Guiteau’s bullet to Dorsey’s failed soap as silence for constitutional liberty.
A vandal defaced Cyrus W. Field's monument at Tappan honoring Major Andre the British spy executed by Washington. The inscription and Andre’s name suffered near obliteration while lines denouncing the sentiment behind the erection remain visible.
Cincinnati correspondent notes Holman's long service and plurality win as a Democrat in Indiana. Woollen and Cravens are named as potential rivals if Holman declines. The piece praises Holman's fidelity to constituents and suggests he deserves advancement beyond the treasury watch.
The February issue from Leonard Scott Publishing Co features a second Juliet letter by Lady Helena Mar tin, analysis of Bishop Thiswall letters, Rom ance in Business on Rothschilds, and an Electric Progress piece. It notes reprints of The London Quarterly and other reviews, plus a long Lent discussion and a Paris Academy sound transmitter report.
A collection of wry sayings and quips on daily life and manners. It playfully mocks manners, misfortune, honesty, and social foibles with sharp wits and regional flavor, including lines about news, marriage, travel, and a trove of humorous one liners.
A collage of editorials and notices discusses how pensions funding tests patriotism, mentions Conkling Gambetta Blaine Arthur and Voorhis, and questions Congress size and stalwart factions. It notes attacks on politics, quotes several papers, and jokes about Nixon style ironies and the Grant guard medal idea.
An advertisement proclaims no scrofula or sore is beyond relief and asserts Ayer's Sarsaparilla will be found helpful and will effect a cure if cure be possible.
The Rochester Express notes editor Ramedel of the Washington Republican offered $5 for the best marriage proposal letter. Gertrude Nelson won with a heartfelt reply to Donato. Judge Sterret recalls Horace Greeley’s early publishing days, noting his perseverance and a brush with a runaway apprentice tale.
A brutal drowning accident near Bear Creek in Esterville County on February 26 saw Mrs Vickers and her three children thrown from a horse into swift water. Tugate and two men on the bank refused to help, until a nearby worker saved the woman and two oldest children. the infant was lost. The motive cited is the husband’s past murder conviction.
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