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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
2
Adison Herald announces weekly edition published by the Herald Company with subscription price 81.00 yearly in advance. Note unclear details on date and format due to OCR errors but indicates subscription and publishing information.
The Madison paper covers a fall festival awards list led by Mrs John Ró tnghs and others in domestic science. It notes winners Miss Kath ermine Zept and Mrs J Ro Tnedis with craft displays and crochet items. Local society notes include visitors, court actions and a midweek update on public works and deaths.
In a Virginia scene, Theda Needing and Norcia are central as Captain Harvey recalls her hair and a dress amid a bustling supper. The crowd notes Norcia's sisters and a boarding of flirtations, while a playful exchange hints at romantic tension.
A Berkshire heiress, seeking a husband after a failed search for a suitable match, challenges Benjamin Chit to a duel by letter. Chit, a poor attorney, arrives at the rendezvous to be met by the woman who declares he must duel or marry her. He chooses marriage and they live happily.
Englishwoman Mrs William A Gavin from South State Country Club Long Island advances to the finals at Shawnee Country Club after defeating Irene Peacock three up with six to play in a southeastern wildlife tournament style event, facing Alexa Stirling in the semi finals.
The article notes Dr Walter Reid’s finding that yellow fever spread by a mosquito bite was proven in 1900. It cites Havana mortality around 1500 deaths annually in the nineteenth century and a rate of 28 per 100000 inhabitants, with later declines after Reid’s discovery. It includes a sequence of yearly death figures from 1890 to 1901.
The first steamboats on the Great Lakes date to 1816 on Lake Ontario. The Ontario was built at Sacketts Harbor and the Frontenac at Ernestown, launched September 7, 1816. The Frontenac, a 700 ton vessel, served Kingston to York and Niagara, with Captain James MacKenzie in command. The Walk-in-the-Water began Lake Erie steam service in 1815 at Black Rock Buffalo.
Advice notes genuine friendship rests on real, vital bonds not constant intrusion. A person who monopolizes time and taps every thought wears on others, while polite restraint helps friendships grow on trust, consideration, and appropriate reserve.
E W Nelson notes in National Geographic Magazine that rats raid ground and low shrub bird nests causing extensive destruction. Many nests near buildings are affected, with egg fragments often found nearby. A Danish island example shows a rat pair exterminating a large local bird colony in two years.
The text explains Pope Gregory XIII's 1582 calendar reform dropping ten days and the shift from October 4 to October 15. England did not adopt it until 1752, so Washington born in 1782 turned twenty when adopted, making his first 20 birthdays Feb 11 and later ones Feb 22. A note invites testing friends.
Lieut Willis R. Taylor managed a transcontinental Derby start despite no ready aircraft. He secured permission to assemble a machine from spare parts at Mineola Long Island and was the twentieth to depart. Also notes visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Krollmann of Milwaukee and a fashion item on recently patented mens garters.
A group discusses wartime strategy and the changing nature of warfare. They compare ancient melee with gunpowder, airpower, tanks, and submarines, stressing national unity, universal service, and defending liberty against German aggression.
A folktale style piece features a talking poison ivy plant reformed after a gnome and a kid readers admonish cruelty. The ivy explains its past harm while a gnome recounts how awareness in a city park helps people avoid contact.
The passage argues that seed and soil together create opportunity, with opportunity inside a person matched to their powers. If given a chance, those powers will turn bleak surroundings into growth and possibility.
A compact 1900s style quip notes the most essential foods cited as stable staples: hay, corn, and oats. It reflects agrarian perspective and everyday feed for horses, illustrating the era’s reliance on staple grains for livestock and rural life.
A Brooklyn Citizen joke about a boat turning turtle in an aquarium contrasts with a Tit-Bits gag about a mother requesting a bottle of good natured alcohol and a grocer’s quip about a crooked ruler.
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