12 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1879
Page
1
A narrator recalls entering a restored model church that day, the sermon plain and consoling, the choir lifting the spirit, and the preacher’s simple gospel truth guiding an elderly, deaf, poor man toward hope. A satirical aside on education and race from Old Si’s column follows, ending with a medley of quotes and fashion notes.
A fragment poem describes a baby’s journey to sleep known as Slumber-land. A mother holds, hums, and kisses the infant as a comforting vigil proceeds under the evening sky. The verses evoke gentle images of bedtime rituals, a cradle, and a nurturing embrace guiding the child to rest.
A reflective poem recalls Violet Fane and a time of love and beauty. The speaker describes a chill earth and blooming arbutus, a dove’s mate, and a world that feels always sweet. Despite longing and hopeful thoughts, one memory remains the grieving for a good time that is gone.
A religious poem contrasts the fates of the rich and poor after death. The poor man enjoys earthly food briefly before eternal punishment, while the rich man endures pain and isolation before an angel guides him to heavenly rest.
A man of independent means spent years chasing funerals and begging for escutcheons as trophies. He followed great deaths across towns and nations, indifferent to creed or party, until poverty and the longing for pomp led to his death as an inside passenger in a hearse on a hot day.
The article argues that fish culture in the far Western States and Territories offers large returns. It advises locating ponds away from flood-prone areas, sourcing cool mountain waters, and placing ponds near foothills for fresh, wholesome fish. Demand exists due to beef abundance and tastes for variety.
Professor Loomis of Washington, via the New York Tribune, pursues serial telegraphy in West Virginia. He claims to telegraph eleven miles using kites and copper wire with towers twenty miles apart, and to have used the telephone for aerial communication. He envisions crossing the sea without surface wires but notes ongoing need for poles and cables.
The text claims nineteen pounds of pure cane sugar consist of eight pounds of charcoal and eleven pounds of water, with a demonstration using heat to convert sugar into charcoal and condensation of water inside a jar. It notes a chemist can split sugar this way but cannot reassemble it without plant action.
The early morning stop sends prices curbing gains as traders pause after a rising trend. Analysts cite cautious sentiment and lower volume before key data releases.
In a heated debate over Catholic claims Lord Brougham denounces Canning's cabinet choice as treacherous. Canning retorts that the accusation is false, leading to a pause and a plan to censure them. Sir Robert Wilson proposes a mutual clarification ending the dilemma, later linked to Dickens and Pickwickian humor.
A Glasgow society anecdote recalls a charming reply from a young lady when asked about beaux. She answers there are five of them in Glasgow, turning a flirtatious moment into a humorous aside in polite conversation.
In Wallack's Theater a multicolored lizard wiggles on a bow headpiece. A Parisian lady dons a hat with a white enamel dancing skeleton from a gold gibbet. Other daring pins show rats on gridstone, worms on leaves, monkeys fighting over a pearl nut, and armored skeletons under umbrellas.
Brick Pomeroy plans to reopen in LaCrosse Wisconsin where he earlier ran a paper and stored an arsenal during wartime. He has hired a hall and will start another newspaper in a block once owned by his first wife who was divorced years ago. He is said to be poor while she is wealthy.
A humorous pair from a Potter's Monthly tale join in playful banter and flirting across a railing. He teases her with food puns while she retorts with comical lines about baking and meat. They end by embracing, hinting at a future shared life and plenty of offspring.
A San Francisco account notes a mining tragedy with a headline remarking on prejudice on the Pacific coast. An incident described as a conversion overnight is referenced, showing the era’s social tensions and religious dynamics surrounding the event.
Southern cities plan thorough street and sewer cleaning before hot weather to curb yellow fever after last year. Davis Bailey of Cambridge Maine died at 80. appointed Postmaster in 1828 by John Adams and served until death. Oshkosh youth jailed for sausage theft but released after proving employer-fed him. Various brief humorous items and a Hudson River ice crop estimate of 3,000,000 tons.
The Sun explains its mission for 1879 to tell the truth, be independent of factions, and serve the people. It vows to cover news promptly and accurately, scrutinize politics, and publish ongoing debates ahead of the 1880 presidential election while maintaining unchanged subscription rates.
An antiquated health product advertisement touts Dr C McLane's American Worm Specific as a remedy for parasitic worms. The card claims quick results and widespread use, urging readers to purchase from local sellers and street vendors.
The ad describes pale, flushed, and irritated faces with eye and mouth symptoms, abdominal pain, irregular stools, and foul breath. It touts Dr. McLane's Vermifuge as a mercury-free cure, claims safety for infants, and notes genuine wrappers bear C. Xic-Laxe and V'nrarsc Bros signatures.
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