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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1881
Page
1
Poem reflects on the passage of years from playful childhood to labor and aging. It contrasts innocent joys with later responsibilities and fading beauty, ending with mourning and remembrance for the dead. Mrs. S. M. B. Pratt cited in N. Y. Independent.
A poem praising farmers and threshers, urging the farmer’s hand to plow sow and reap. It contrasts industry with noisy daily life and calls for strength to feed the nation. The verse celebrates grain, bread, and the labor of workers who build for life.
A morning ship arrives with a baby and bright sails while a midnight ship departs bearing a dead man toward the Unknown Sea. The contrast shows newborn joy and mournful farewell as time carries both toward a distant light. Harper's Bazar reflects on birth, death, and spiritual voyage.
A speaker recalls a child with blue eyes waiting at the window for papa each day. The poem pivots on the child’s death and the belief of seeing her again in Paradise as evening returns. The hopeful refrain of “Come, papa” echoes across the homeward path.
A lyrical record traces a romance from springtime sweetness through summer heat to autumn shadows and winter cold. The speaker recalls April showers, woodland breath, a beloved with flowers, and a fading beauty as seasons shift and love wanes in March.
Senator Woovllen travels from Montaque County to the Verdigris and Arkansas crossings describing woodlands, prairies, towns like Muscogee and Eufaula, Crabtree firms, and local life. He notes rental farming by whites to Indians, tribal loyalties in the war, cattle trade, and Texas cattle removal policies while observing landscapes from Reams to Dennison and Atoka.
A comma of wry quips and witticisms on marriage, labor, virtue, and society. Brief vaudeville of sayings from doctors, sailors, and editors with anecdotes about bees, chairs, and a joke about a Boston sister Ann. Includes references to Lydia E. Pinkham and a New York Graphic tease.
A collection of wry anecdotes and remarks includes a Lincoln-era dialogue with a Black veteran about courage and duty, a Pat the coachman quip on self care, a Boston wife praising Hop Bitters, and Pendleton and Blunt banter about wives, plus a quip about the wills wonts and cantas remark.
A portrait recalls Henry Clay’s passion for whist not for stakes but for distraction. Traditions claim he ignored a Boston hotel fire to finish a hand and later played through the night in Washington, promising to wash up and return to chair Congress.
An old classified style note promotes Kidney-Wort as a cure for piles claiming it relieves constipation and restores bowel health. The ad notes both dry and liquid forms sold by druggists and urges immediate use. It mentions Sellers Liver Pills at 25 cents per box sold by J. E. C. F. Harper.
If you feel weak or languid use Frazier's Bitters for toning and vitality. The ad claims benefits for malarial districts fatigued persons and those caring for children with a $1 bottle price. Sold by Henry & Davies sole proprietors Cleveland Ohio.
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