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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1880
Page
2
The Herald lists local notices for the period with terms on advertisements and monthly content payments. It states six months pane menthe rate and quarterly collection plus contact address The Sweral d Mapwox Imp for publication requests.
A regional editorial argues for Union and Constitutional liberty against sectionalism. It attacks Republican leaders, warns of charlatans preaching fear, defends General Hancock, and urges a political shift to restore peace and national unity in the year 1680. The piece cites Conkling Blaine Logan and Morton as targets of criticism.
The piece argues the upcoming Herald election will decide the nation’s four year fate. It asserts unity and prosperity under Democracy and foresees dire evils under Radical rule, citing alleged scandals and corruption as evidence of past misrule.
The speech in New York admits war Democrats' patriotism and prompts St Louis Republican to warn that such candor could mock the party's claims of exclusive role in ending the rebellion. It argues honesty may sap Republican support and rebukes Ingersoll for undermining party coins.
A Kent Indiana letter recalls a 26th mat reunion at the homestead of John L Jones among the descendants of Thomas and Jemina Jones, with 40 plus relatives. It includes political tallies for Hancock Garfield Weaver and an account of a London meeting featuring Colonel Burr and Mr Randolph with Henry Grattan, told as Barrington's Personal Sketches.
Hanover Liems reports under Mrs Thompson the college reading room flourishes with eleven volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica added to the library. The Philal library gains oversight and two afternoons weekly, while a student literary society forms with a soon to be elected officers. Delegates for the State Oratorical Convention are J A Carungy and J S, and G S Wyatt, a senior, recovers from illness.
Our seniors have been ill for two weeks but are improving. Mr 8 E M Coulter from the class of 80 is able to be out again. Mr R E Scheh of the Junior Class has not fully recovered. Mr Schab plans to enter college after Christmas. Mrs Gaylord returning from Crawfordsville Indiana. Mr and Mrs Hamilton of Greesburg Indiana visiting Mrs Ramy. Mia Olmstead sister of a student at Mrs Ferguenn's. Avon.
The Lancet records cases where fear or illusion caused dangerous symptoms. A man believed his false teeth blocked his throat, nearly suffocating until a doctor later found the teeth atop a chest. Cases of hydrophobia, perceived throat bristles, and internal tumors treated with imagined remedies are recounted as cures or misdirections.
A woman asked Mr Wealey how he would spend his last hours if told he would die at twelve that night and he outlined a night of preaching in Gloucester and Tewkesbury followed by prayer, rest, and eventual glory.
Firemen aboard a steamer investigate a mishap that stalled the vessel and required an assessment of the machinery. The crew works to steady the engine as authorities review possible causes and safety steps.
A dense collection of aphorisms on virtue, honesty, caution, and self improvement. The notes reference Emerson and Carlyle with reflections on character, social conduct, and the moral life, urging self discipline, gratitude, and prudence in daily actions.
In Arkansas a preacher known as Greasy Pars converts his Dogwood church into a circus style show after deacons critique his old sermons. Ads promote Phil the rider and Jim the clown as part of a grand ministerial act. The scheme ends with the sheriff arresting the pastor for unpaid license.
An Italian fisherman uncovered a petrified woman partially buried in sand and pebbles on Cascade Lake shore. The 200 pound, shriveled figure is described as small and emaciated with a well developed left breast and missing fingers, prompting mystery about the bizarre discovery.
A humorous stage exchange unfolds during a school play at the Academy of Me, featuring Mr Weedles and Miss Mary Jones. The pair volley flirtatious lines about heat in the theater, exhalations, and peanut reminiscences before the curtain rises again.
The excerpt recalls William Cullen Bryant urging young writers to use plain English over foreign terms and to be honest and clear. It also cites Ridney Smith advising to cut half the words after writing. A humorous Manhattan scene ends with a garbled exclamation about letters in water.
A dog stranded far from home is said to navigate back toward California regions. The animal may become lost near the central area unless guided.
A playful dialogue riffs on mining claims, wills, and bets as characters debate ownership and fate. The back and forth covers the Good Speculator, Widow and Orphan, and the Bankrupt, with quips about hats, lies, and a coroner. The exchange blends satire and social commentary in a theatrical tone.
A French sketch traces beards from ancient pagan idols to modern times. Beards held royal awe under Clovis and resurfaced or vanished with successive rulers from Henry III to Louis XIV and through the Republic and Empire, peaking again with the 1830 Revolution.
A supplier touts a new portable net frame to keep mosquitoes and flies at bay. The writer praises the device as a clever, welcome invention that will allow comfortable summers on porches and even in church, predicting widespread adoption and leisure.
A fragment from a Srath Hill debating club shows a quizzical exchange about a "community ex ict without women" and a speculation that “1% might exit for a while” though the meaning remains unclear.
A large tame stork, bought by Prof. Paige in Mexico, was observed daily at the Paige residence in Council Bluff N. It watched a mouse hole near the barn for over an hour, then seized and ate a mouse from the trap and carried the trap back to the house. Elsewhere, discoveries near the Dneiper report stone and bronze implements and an ancient beat dating to Rarik’s era.
Market items from Trow Co and others list flour brands and prices, coal, nails, footwear, and hides. Entries mention Trow’s Perfection Flour 6 50 and Invincible 8 75, City Mills, Pittburgh coal, and J Kronenbergers hides and horse shoes with per pound pricing.
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