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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1879
Page
1
A king from Bukara seeks Hamza's aid for a devil that torments him. Hamza warns no spell can banish the demon, and the Khan vows to seek healing through trials. The tale follows the Khan's exile, visions, and a magical charm hiding in a golden tablet.
A reflective verse about exhausted mothers and the fatigue and blessing of motherhood. The narrator recalls quiet joys, missed prayers, and the irreplaceable bond with children, ending with a poignant note on a child grown and lost.
A nostalgic verse recalling enduring affection between an older couple Ellie and the speaker. The poem laments aging while cherishing shared life, home, and the warmth of a long, steady marriage. It expresses longing for a simple rekindling of past romance at the threshold of life.
A meditation on mute language where silent eyes convey truth beyond spoken words. The text describes a look that reveals thoughts, kindness, and emotion, striking heart and mind instantly and resisting attempts to suppress its eloquent conveyance.
A long, partisan stalemate over using the army to influence elections is outlined by Democrats and Republicans in Congress. The discussion traces legal history from 1865 to 1877 and cites English precedents, arguing for or against military involvement at the polls and warning of civil liberty implications ahead of 1880.
A detailed account explains the pith of fatsia papyrifera as the source of translucent rice paper used for flowers and toys. It covers cultivation, harvesting, sheet cutting, drying, and finishing processes, with exports to foreign markets and notes on potential cultivation here.
A herd driven from Nevada two years ago roams near Yuma along the Gila after owners released them due to no profitable work. They survived amid threats from teamsters who shot at them, while rail freight shifted to Adonde making the Gila road less used. Proximity to Sonora deserts with salt and borax deposits hints at future value.
Amusements column advises theatre goers and late hours readers that a severe cough or cold may result and promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a safe and reliable remedy priced at 24 cents.
A collage of witticisms and snippets on language puzzles science travel and daily life includes jokes about butter rifles and a broomstick, notes on New Haven telephones and Paris locomotive experiments, ancient Brahma dates and Nile trips, along with proverbs and pithy maxims about perseverance wisdom and work.
A Legislator mocked church wealth and rustic citizens, depicting modern churches as opulent with cushioned pews and ornate fittings. He described a scene where a cloaked stranger asks if the Lord's House is this, and if the usher is present, highlighting irreverent portrayal of religious spaces.
The article extols the U S Signal Service for predicting distant weather and notes steady medical advances from Harvey and Jenner to Dr R V Pierce. It cites testimonials supporting Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for incipient consumption bronchitis and scrofulous tumors, and recommends his Pleasant Pellets for constipation with a Memorandum Book from druggists.
The article compares Japan’s water torture to thirst-induced torture and a separate Albany Journal tale recounts a romance sparked by a runaway horse incident. A streetcar driver deflects a horse and saves a frightened passenger, then faints. she nurses him and they share poetry. No cards.
The piece explains that cut glass is made by incising and ornamenting smooth surfaces, as if cut by a sharp tool. The process grinds away material on stone wheels, then iron wheels with sand or emery, uses water to prevent heat, and finishes with brush wheels for the final polish.
A Japanese student at Yale College called on a young woman and was invited to call again soon. He returned about an hour later. Another student, asked to join dinner, sat at the table as a jar of currant jelly was passed. He dexterously emptied the jar onto his plate and wore jelly on himself the rest of the evening.
A speech declares that men are born for public service not merriment. It asserts victories strengthen faith and love to endure difficulties, and that God’s worst is preferable to worldly best. The quote frames duty over leisure in hard times.
The Jersey City Journal argues for a device that lets a person steer a vessel while under extreme pressure, describing the need for an apparatus enabling steering in such dangerous conditions.
A column of pithy maxims and wry observations on human nature, virtue, luck, love, and life. It mixes humor about lawyers and domestic harmony with reflections on courage, happiness, and imagination, linking everyday scenes to broader wisdom. Notable lines touch honesty, patience, and charitable behavior.
A neighborly scene prompts a child's odd reply about a bonnet while a Vermont preacher vents at a cold church with a sharp remark about hell. A Cheyenne man and easterners address wives as Emma in a humorous exchange. A Chicago girl’s ears freeze linking to carpenters and frozen cars dropping as sun warms.
In Portland Oregon Mr Wilson and Mr Fones debate how to pronounce a name and draw pistols causing both to sleep in the field behind the academy. A Parisian tells a hoarder keeper coffee has one merit and one fault, and a mother scolds Willie for more pudding while Bill smiles.
The Sun pledges to publish all the news in a readable shape and tell the truth. It positions itself independent of parties, aims to inform with prompt, full, accurate intelligence, and plans continued coverage of politics, elections, and national affairs in 1879. Subscription rates and offices in New York are listed.
A historical notice promotes a remedy termed The Genuine Fork as a cure for hepatitis or liver complaint. It cites long-standing public attention and urges readers to consider the treatment as a preventive measure.
The text lists right rib side pain under pressure sometimes on left, shoulder and blade pain, and misdiagnosis as rheumatism. It notes loss of appetite, digestive disturbance, headaches, memory loss, fatigue, cold feet, skin prickling, low spirits, and distrust of remedies. Death autopsy often shows extensive liver derangement.
An advertisement touts Dr. C McLane's Liver Pills as effective for ague and fever when taken with quinine and as a purgative for bilious derangements. It warns buyers to insist on the genuine product by Fleming Bros of Pittsburgh and notes the red wax seal and signatures.
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