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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1882
Page
1
Edith vents through a narrated quarrel blaming Miss Ilsey for manufactured stories about her. She defends herself against gossip, references cryful emotion, helps reveal domestic tensions, and notes fear of newspapers exposing family misdeeds while denying a romance.
The speaker describes evening darkness falling like a feather from an eagle and the village lights seen through rain. A sense of sadness and longing eases with a request for a simple heartfelt poem to soothe the restless day and bring quiet after prayer.
A verse meditation laments women chasing gold and men chasing dress while vowing virtue. It contrasts mercenary marriages with labor, smug propriety with hidden deceit, noting many who pretend piety yet cheat throughout the week. The speaker observes social vanity and moral double standards.
Mr M A Whiteley of Toledo Ohio reports long struggle with nervous weakness and early decay. After trying many medicines he found Brown's Iron Bitters recommended by a druggist. He says dizziness ceased and health, strength, and manhood returned, with confidence in a permanent cure and plans to maintain health.
A brief notice states the weekly Herald is priced at 65 cents for the issue dated January 1st, indicating a new or continued subscription rate for readers.
The Indianapolis weekly The Independent prints Jap Turpen's long piece on the House of Refuge at Plainfield. It praises management and officers while presenting many facts about the institution. Prof Charlton is credited with revitalizing Reform School by his capable leadership.
The piece notes Guiteau’s frequent and grand receptions at the Washington jail, surpassing the attention given to Chester A. Arthur, and mentions Hawley’s library resolution to probe jail management. It suggests Guiteau donate to the Republican campaign fund to avoid disruption, likening him to the White House figure tied to Garfield’s death.
In the June North American Review Senator W B Allison discusses measures Congress must take to secure a stable currency after the national debt is extinguished. Walt Wittman outlines his purpose in a Memorandum at a Venture while exploring topics rarely treated literarily. Leonard Woolsey Bacon reviews dogmatic belief in churches. George F Seward argues against anti Chinese legislation in Mongolian Immigration. John W Dowling defends homeopathic medicine against an attack. B Frothingham praises Swedenborg. Isaac L Rice critiques the value of land and Henry George's political economy. Charles F Lydecker argues that a National Militia is unconstitutional.
The San Francisco Examiner ridicules Arthur's warning to Arizona cowboys as a laughable official stunt. It argues nine regiments may quell a small disturbance instigated by army contractors and dishonest agents. The piece blames frontier agents for Indian policy failures and calls for civil service reform among frontier officials who guard property and lives.
Claiming to cure weakness of joints and muscles, impurity of blood, urinary catarrh, and other disordered functions, the advertisement asserts Brown's Tron Bitters strengthens the affected parts, infuses new life and vigor, and makes life seem well worth living.
The article compiles editorials and satirical notes from multiple papers on Porter pardon hints, postmaster hesitance over Garfield monument, New York appointments snubs to Miller and Lapham, and broader criticism of Arthur’s handling of patronage. It notes Conkling as potential England envoy, Taft’s new office, and discontent among workers with Stalwart rewards over labor interests.
A collection of witticisms and brief anecdotes from the Milwaukee Sentinel, including remarks on forgers, smokers, life insurance visits, and a series of humorous exchanges. It features satire on politics, religion, and everyday life with references to Sarah Bernhardt, Josh Billings, and a French waiter, all framed as light, pithy notes.
A note from Lexington Kentucky reports Mambrino King, hailed as the finest horse, sold by Dr L Herr to C J Hamlin of Buffalo for 15000 dollars. The section continues with farm recipes and agrarian notes including sprixaca and haywater uses, then details the 1880 Indiana farm census and farm size distributions, highlighting small holdings and ownership patterns.
The American Register denounces Senator Mahone for voting with the Republican majority to refer Tebbs disability removal. The piece calls Mahone an ex Confederacy general who once waged war, enriched himself, and yet now with pardons his casting vote harms a young ex page from reinstatement. It questions how veterans and decent men view this act.
A Connecticut correspondent details three years of using horses without shoes after initial trials. He reports better performance, fewer lameness episodes, and steadier footing on rough roads, with one horse previously lame now sound. He advises cautious trimming and hoof management to prevent chipping and emphasizes minimal extra grooming time.
The piece warns that overworked brains and nervous excitement lead to insanity and death. It lists symptoms like nervous debility, skin issues, dizziness, cough, indigestion, and despondency. It promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a life giving tonic that strengthens mind and body and claims many cures.
Efforts continue to reconcile Ketley and Tillen with Tillen reportedly willing to back Ketley as New York Governor candidate and Tilden expected to support at the next presidential convention. A three‑man Tilden ally committee offered to unify the party, though Kelley remains distrustful.
New York Herald notes how germs cling to animal hair and spread illness. A cat with diphtheria died after its removal, and several children perished. horses with glanders can pass disease to people. Hog cholera spread via rats feeding on carcasses, and stray pets raise concerns about public health.
The Stockton Herald claims Democratic victory arose from factory workers quietly obtaining register numbers and tickets before voting, bypassing canvassers and showing no influence from table workers. The San Francisco Examiner notes workingmen vote without prompting in this crisis.
The Canajoharie Courier notes editor W. P. Cook suffered sudden shoulder and neck pain. After trying a recommended remedy Rubbed part and reports relief quickly. Also mentions Jas H. Willard, formerly of New Albany, as a candidate for Senator in the Lawrence Dubois and Martin district.
Four thousand steerage passengers were landed at Castle Garden in a single day if not for three deaths on the steamer Bohemia from Hamburg. Bohemia carried 1,322 migrants, Hohenzollern 1,258, Egyptian Monarch 1,036, and Servia 378. The Servia’s third voyage beat eight days, departing Liverpool on the 29th amid heavy weather. A brief note adds a humorous contrast about an Iowa colonel’s warhorse dying at Keokuk after decades.
A local service advertises comprehensive pest control targeting rats mice roaches flies ants bedbugs skunks chipmunks gophers. The 115c note may reference a price or code related to druggist insurance or licensing.
Buchupalba claims to provide a rapid remedy for kidney bladder and urinary diseases. advertised by a druggist and Depot-Swormstedt Co. in this listing.
Skinny Xen presents Wells Health Renewer claiming to cure dyspepsia impotence sexual debility and restore health and vigor with a $1 depot at Swormstedt & Co. The ad markets a patent remedy with bold health claims and a fixed price.
Daily Mail reports schedule limits opening 6 p m to 6 p m Sundays and 9 a m allowance. It notes Lock Box Department stays open until 9 p m Sundays with 12 m arrival and departure windows for malls.
A cough remedy warnS that neglect leads to incurable lung disease and consumption. Brown's Bronchial Troches relieve asthma bronchitis coughs catarrh and throat diseases. Endorsed by physicians for thirty years they are a staple remedy. Public speakers and singers use them to clear and strengthen the voice. Sold for twenty five cents a box. 11 27 ly
The J M and L railroad offers fastest and cheapest travel to St Louis and the West with low rates on through tickets to Kansas and Texas. Tickets sold at lowest rates.
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