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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1880
Page
1
A long poem recalls toys and mementos of children now gone while a mother prays for wandering kin. She laments lost pets and cherished gifts, grapples with doubt of divine care, and finds solace in visions of loved ones waiting in a hopeful afterlife. The piece ends with reverent thanks for small, enduring comforts kept in a bottom drawer.
A speaker asserts they sing no other song yet finds value in a single echo heard from nature. The poem declares restraint from grand rhetoric and finds truth in Nature’s own language as expressed through leaves, clouds, and stars. It emphasizes enduring signs of life and hope beyond human art.
A devotional urging focus on the present day not the future. It encourages bearing weight with patient living today, trusting in a higher hand for strength, relief may come later, and inner peace can bloom now rather than in tomorrow’s promised cure.
A speaker regrets unguarded words revealing love. The speaker longs for restraint but confesses deep affection kept private. The poem contrasts closeness and separation with the desire to protect the beloved from heartbreak.
A poem contemplates sorrow and the sea, contrasting fading twilight with a resilient sunrise. It frames hope in a new day as planets burn overhead and the eastern light dispels darkness, urging comfort and renewed light despite tears.
Poetic fragment depicts nightfall and quieting streets as embers fade and oblivion settles. Dark windows grow, shadows lengthen, and the city sighs into stillness with footsteps fading into the night.
A London Globe excerpt describes shark fin as a staple at official Chinese banquets and notes diverse dishes. It details Hing Leung Kai in Canton with rats dried for hair care, long aged hams buried in sawdust, fermented broad beans as sauce and the ritual of duck eggs preserved in ash and tea leaves until the yolk turns green then black.
A Detroit tramp laments continuous misfortune as he recalls failed bets lost cash on votes, theft, injuries, rising prices, and a river mishap. A coal collapse suddenly smashes him, provoking a grim wish for catastrophe. The scene blends humor and hardship at Griswold Street wharf.
Curran recalls his debut at a debating society, trembling as he faced a small audience, fearing silence while others urged him to speak. He compares his initial failure to a fiddler with soaped bow and a grimacing Punch, then notes his eventual rise to eloquence months later.
At the International Dairy Fair in New York in December 1879 a committee of expert butter makers tested colors and awarded Wells Richardson Co.’s Perfected Butter Color the prize. Sold by druggists and merchants. Take no other.
The Oil City Derrick notes that all inventors worldwide have yet to produce a device capable of accurately telling a woman's age, a quip reflecting ongoing quest for such a measure.
The report describes Russians standing shoulder to shoulder with bayonets raised as they repel attackers. Our troops press in from the front and sides, using revolvers and determined thrusts, finally breaking the line after strenuous fighting. Bloodied and relentless, the Russians persevere to victory.
A description of Swedish dining customs from All the Year Round criticizes the smorgasbord practice. The writer notes Swedes move about during meals, start with a varied sequence, and use smorgas boards of small dishes with rye bread and butter. He argues the ritual is untidy and harms digestion and palate.
The article recounts how breeches gave way to trousers in early 19th century fashion. It cites a 1791 burlesque advertisement describing a dandy in trousers and accessories, illustrating early ridicule and shifting dress norms among London exquisites.
A Norristown Herald quip notes a woodworker chief who says he has never seen a gray-haired Indian, explaining elders exist in spirit and daily life. The piece contrasts an idealized, trouble-free Indigenous life with modern burdens like taxes and bills.
Health advice on preserving the secretory system and using Kidney-Wort as a remedy for liver and bowels. Warns against vile bitters and emphasizes proper use.
A collection of quips and aphorisms on virtue doubt love work and life. The notes mix jest about manners greed and aging with references to Emerson Hall and Emerson era cartoons. The piece ends noting census costs and a proposal on women's age disclosure to raise funds.
The Lifeboat Service of Great Britain reports 637 lives rescued by its lifeboats and 21 vessels saved in 1879 with 218 additional lives saved by fishing and other boats, totaling 855 lives saved. Since formation 26,906 shipwrecked persons aided. no life lost over two years across 269 lifeboats. Committee appeals for continued public support.
An elderly Californian in car 124 recalls a trek across five thousand miles and a generous young stranger who gave him gold and aid. He extols human goodness and the enduring value of principle, sharing a reflective moment as the train stops.
An account from Harper's Magazine details a Turco-Russian bath used by Indians, noting foul odors and primitive preparation. Steam baths create hot air and vapor as heated stones are wetted, followed by plunging into a stream or snow.
The Litchfield Democrat reports a note from a Carlinville young woman to a local gentleman. She describes a father vigilantly guarding the yard with a double barreled shotgun and claims of a dog trespasser and burglar fears. The missive ends with a coded rhyme.
An advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as the best remedy for piles and constipation. It claims the tonic action restores health to the bowels and prevents recurrence, urging prompt use. The note closes with a humorous Hawkeye quote about show bills and folly.
A rugged farmer Michael Kelley tests farmhand prospects by fighting would‑be workers. One applicant knocks him down and wounds him, but proves loyal and capable, earning the daughter’s hand and the future supervisor role on the farm.
Practical precepts on manners and personal conduct for readers. Keep nails paired and hands aligned, shave carefully without shaving customers, avoid talking with a full mouth, groom clothing, button collar, walk straight with gifts, and manners around talk interruption. Do not publicize risky behavior. respect social decorum and personal hygiene.
February reports from Judge Britton in Crawfordsville challenge prohibitions on Sunday and holiday liquor sales and after midnight sales. Attorneys general reply that Sunday and holiday bans remain valid while recent Supreme Court decisions allow small quantities to a minor if the drinker is not on the premises. The text notes the 1877 act references and continuing unlawful sale on election days and holidays.
A House measure by Representative Hazleton broadens the 1879 act for relief of certain pensioners to cover all current and future pensioners with an amputation of either arm at the shoulder joint. The act values pensions at $37.50 monthly. An odd inquiry asks if a cockling woman with her mouth shut can be arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
A historical advertisement lists choice new sorghum ordinary and good New Orleans molasses and sugar products including sugar drip syrup brown New Orleans sugar and New Orleans sugar with prices of 35 cents per gallon and 84 cents per pound.
What hinders sharing hearts with friends is not distrust but our own selves. A kind is worth a thousand kicks. A kind word guides the lost more than a mine of gold. There would be fewer troubled youths if wiser elders guided them.
The London Quarterly Review, a Conservative publication, joins a set of four leading periodicals reprinting in this issue. The volume highlights scholarly essays and political commentary reflecting Conservative perspectives.
Fragmented OCR notes list review fees for Blackwood's Magazine and multiple reviews. The text shows pricing phrases like payables in advance and varying totals for one to four reviews, with illegible garbled remnants of currency and counts.
An advertising expense item now carried by publishers equals a 20 percent reduction in cost to subscribers for former years.
A twenty percent discount is offered to clubs of four or more. Four copies of Blackwood or one Review go to a single address for 12.80 dollars, four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood cost 48 dollars, and 0 on.
New subscribers who apply early for 1880 may receive last quarter 1879 numbers of chosen periodicals at no charge. Subscribing to two to four titles earns one of the Four Reviews for 1879. all five grants two Four Reviews or one set of Blackwood's Magazine. Premiums require direct remittance to publishers. club orders not eligible. Limited stock at 41 Barclay Street, New York.
On and after Sunday November 30 1879 trains will run as follows detailing the new timetable for the Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis Railroad including departures arrivals and stopping points across the route.
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