06 Nov 1878
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1878
Page
1
A somber scene unfolds as a plague sweeps through a city, a sick mother and dying child, a grieving wife clinging to her loss, and the ominous Yellow-plumed Destroyer circling above. Dawn nears while despair grips all strata of society.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recounts Bijah and a boy visiting a station museum as the mother lures him with the Elixir. The staged ritual ends with a brutal shingle spanking, a vow to reform, and the claim that the Elixir is a success.
A poem describes a sunken vessel resting on the ocean floor. Pale sea flowers encircle its portholes while coral covers the prow. White bones lie bleaching on the deck and the deep hold hides cask wine. Pistol sword and dagger remain mounted on the cabin wall though corroded.
The New York Star notes Mrs. Webster widow of Daniel Webster, aged about seventy eight, with hazel eyes and snowy hair, welcomed a reporter at Leroy mansion near New Helle, New York. Neighbors recall her as gracious though mentally diminished, with the past a blank.
A humorous collection notes women will and wont in love and marriage with odd anecdotes from across places and times. It catalogs gossip, quips, and social quirks from Mrs Dorset's legal milestone to domestic scenes and comedic misadventures in hair and manners.
A collage of wits and vignettes including a blind Venice, a Chicago nose bite, ornamental misreadings, a public scribe in Paris, a Missouri farmer’s quip, and playful classroom banter. The piece threads humor through social scenes, jokes, and eccentric observations.
An anecdotal Parisian style piece recounts Napoleon and Suvorov quips that test subordinates at critical moments. A private correctly presses Napoleon for his regiment after a careless remark. Suvorov jokingly questions a brave sergeant, who answers with blunt wit securing a future officer’s rank.
In Holly Springs a New Orleans maiden fled an arranged marriage and tended fever patients. Nurse Ridley cared for her as she died, she whispered farewells and asked for another kiss before passing away.
In a dramatic scene a political speaker’s forceful yelling caused a bystander to burst a boil on his neck as he stood on the opposite curb. The incident underscores tense public rhetoric ahead of the November election.
A fragmented OCR passage references a debate between leaders about a stove pipe piece and whettiepethia, suggesting confusion in transcription. The line hints at a political or house discussion but lacks clear names, places, or outcomes.
The Omaha Post announces Henry Ward Beecher will lecture this evening with a reporter preparing a complete guest list. The paper vows to publish names of attending matrons and maidens, calling out perceived moral fault and promising to name every participant in Saturday’s issue.
In Gorey a rector’s wife compliments Mr Dosset on the assistant with a fine tenor voice in the choir. The dialogue hints at concerns about supplies and the rector’s party, with mentions of Condon’s stores and a team.
The passage compares Bob Ingersoll’s child management to the Colonel, noting that a well-filled pocketbook in an open drawer allows the children to take money as they wish. It claims they eat and sleep on their own terms, with no coercion, punishment, or scolding, and that they buy their own clothes.
A humorous writer recalls his deceased uncle famed for politeness. While aboard a Danube voyage the boat sank and the uncle narrowly emerged once to remove his hat and bow politely asking the crowd to excuse him before sinking again.
A historic quip contrasts a superior unit with a quadroon girl, noting one is a fine nigger and the other a fine figure. A joke about a lover and rival follows, attributed to Joseph Gillon the Edinburgh wit who joked about a rising advocate in Liberal circles.
A schoolboy ponders river mouths and why they seem larger than they are. The fragment hints at curiosity about river dynamics and geography, reflecting a childhood fascination with natural features.
The Indianapolis Journal argues that Indiana Republicans failed to mount a strong campaign on finance and other issues. It contends the party disappeared after Senator Morton’s death and has not been rekindled by any leader or new ambition.
A trial witness claims smelling spirits in a defendant's home while the judge presses for specifics. The column riffs on comical exchanges about Noah and the Ark, garden gossip, and a grocer’s bewitching asters, ending with a mistaken twins joke from a rural scene.
A reader submits a fragmentary poem noting lines written over fifty years ago by a figure famed for long-term contemplation and self amusement. The lines evoke past biography hints and playful reflection on the author’s memory.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.