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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1882
Page
1
An anguished speaker recalls a tired mother’s fatigue and the blessing of motherhood. She reflects on neglected tenderness, the longing to kiss a child, and the sorrow of a lost son who is dead. The piece contrasts worn patience with sacred gratitude for the living and the absent alike.
The speaker laments lacking help to finish a huge Monday workload. Tasks include washing sheets stockings coats and pants and preparing dinner for six or more. The speaker notes no leftovers from Sunday and seeks a remedy. Brown's Iron Bitters is claimed to increase physical strength and endurance.
The New Albany Ledger notes that about one million immigrants arrived in the United States in 1882. It explains the scale by comparing to Chicago and Indianapolis sized cities and asks what the country’s population might become if such annual immigration continues, from three million at independence to fifty million in a century.
In the San Francisco Evening Bulletin Mr Rosenthal of Rosenthal and Roesch at 538 California Street says St Jacob's Oil provides sudden relief for rheumatism bruises and sprains and urges sufferers to try it via a reporter.
The families of two men lynched for cattle stealing at Pueblo Colorado sue Pueblo County for 850000 arguing officers did not protect the men.
The Nashville Jacksonian endorses Hon. J. D. New of Jennings County as a suitable Democratic candidate for Governor, citing qualifications and party alignment.
The speaker proposes inviting the gallant Major to test Madison Brewery's ice machine and persuade him that Americans have no use for the North Pole. The plan frames the expedition as a morale message rather than a scientific venture.
The Louisiana Legislature urged Congress to assume responsibility for levee maintenance. It argued the Mississippi River is a national thoroughfare requiring federal management to keep it navigable, since Southern states lack funds and means to do the work.
The text discusses opposition to government aid for an Arctic exploration bill. It mentions a chorus of dissent accusing officials and lobbyists of misusing funds and suggests sending them away with a commander who will not return until the North Pole is found.
Simon P. Sheerin of Logansport is heavily urged by Indiana Democrats as a candidate for Clerk of the Supreme Court. The press calls him an agreeable gentleman with strong qualifications and predicts he would be a strong asset to the state ticket if chosen by the Democratic State Convention.
The article argues the school trustee vacancy should go to the most qualified candidate after Judge Craven's term ends. It warns against political rewards and stresses fitness, independence, and careful selection by the Madison city council to protect the schools from harmful, ignorant decisions.
A New Albany Ledger excerpt argues Madison voters who backed Republicans aided a GOP win while Democrats face backlash for supporting the party. It questions party fidelity and whether local results reflect national tactics, urging solid Democrat solidarity.
A collage of eccentric remarks, jokes, and observations on weather, language, animals, fashion, and society. It riffs on poets, politicians, clergy, and everyday quirks with satire and playful misdirections, offering a glimpse of fresh absurdities in a garbled bygone era.
A compilation of political column snippets and reader notes from various papers. It parodies Arthur era politics, names Keifer Sherman and others, criticizes reform efforts, mentions Chandler, Babcock, Belknap, and cites debates on naval spending and the 1884 election climate. It concludes with a Charles Lamb reminiscence from Notes and Queries.
A reader describes years of exhaustive weakness and nearing consumption. He credits Brown's Iron Bitters with restoring his health of mind and body and urges others to try the remedy for illness.
An elegant remedy for aches and pains is St. Jacob's Oil as praised by Dr J Turner of Shirrells Ford North Carolina in Ravenswood News.
Hiram Knapp foreman for Measrs Churchman & Jackson on Beech Grove Farm was shot after a quarrel with worker Charles Hildreth. Hildreth fired as Knapp descended basement steps, striking him in the head and causing death within an hour and a half. Hildreth surrendered after failing to induce a fellow worker to shoot him. Sheriff Adams and Deputy Glazier arrested him. Knapp, 23, had served three years as chief foreman and was single.
A Civil War tale recalls the 54th Virginia sharing coffee, corn bread and bacon with hungry Union prisoners of the 3d Ohio. The exchange underlines a rare moment of hospitality as both sides shared meals by the campfire before a pontoon crossing. A later note on natural selection laments sparrow migrations and fruit crop losses from human actions.
Scattered grain spilled from German troop ships during the Revolution reduced the nation’s grain crop by millions in value for all time, as the Hessian fly spread and damaged fields beyond recovery.
The American Register reflects on a year of political upheaval as two national conventions form a new leadership. It notes the president's murder, a consequential trial, and a shifting party dynamic where a weakened Republican party wields purse and sword while contending with reform, corruption, and looming elections.
Major H C McDowell has purchased Ashland in Fayette County and plans to transform the historic site into a premier livestock establishment. The Lexington report notes Ashland's ties to Henry Clay and to Mrs McDowell, promising substantial, swift investment to restore the property’s beauty and suitability for its new use.
An old classified-style notice touts Rough on Rats as a solution for removing flies roaches ants bed bugs rats mice gophers and chipmunks from residences. The brief emphasizes effective pest elimination.
An old advertisement touts Welle' Health Renewer as a cure for nervous weakness dyspepsia impotence and sexual debility. The sales copy claims the product costs $1 and is offered by Depot Swormatedt and Co.
An advertisement proclaims a cure for kidney disease including pain irritation retention and gravel. It claims deposits and incontinence are relieved by a remedy labeled Buchupaiba offered by Depot Swormstedt & Co. for $1.
Medical ad extols Brown's Bronchial Troches as relief for asthma bronchitis coughs catarrh consumptive and throat diseases. Endorsed by physicians for thirty years they purportedly strengthen the voice for public speakers and singers. Sold at twenty five cents per box nationwide.
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