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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1880
Page
2
Oboe on Main Street advertises subscription terms with odd spellings and misprints, offering one year or six months options and a unclear price set at 1.50 and 75 cents, reflecting an error-filled notice on a local page.
A local notice states that all standing adornments will be collected quarterly and Local Notices monthly, outlining the collection schedule and frequency for community notices.
The paper reports state by state returns for the presidential election with California Nevada and New Jersey casting electors for Gen Han Qwk. Garfield holds 210 votes to Hancock 156 a 20 vote Republican majority. New York shifts its 33 votes to the Republicans by a margin of 16 000 to 20 000. Oregon results unknown.
The document lists Republican and Democratic states with electoral totals, noting Indiana and other states. It provides totals for electors and hints at a near split in House votes with a Democratic majority in some regions. It discusses the political climate and a close presidential race outcome.
Secretary McPherson projects 150 Republicans in a 443 seat house with a united opposition. Gains listed across Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Louisiana Iowa Marge Wisconsin Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Alabama New York Nevada California. Net Republican gain 16, minus 6 losses leaves 150 if all claims hold.
A polemical 19th century dissent arguing radicalism as a corrupt force from the Civil War era. The piece blames centralization, praises Hancock, and denounces the Democratic stance as honest yet defeated, claiming North and South misread pacification and unity due to party infighting and anti peace rhetoric.
A mangled excerpt reports a political murder linked to incendiary articles published daily since the election. The piece notes the tragedy as a sad affair and emphasizes the heated public reaction and ongoing dissemination of inflammatory writings.
The author attacks Radical rule calling it wicked and alleges Democratic martyrdom in the death. It states George Watson, hired by radicals, will likely be acquitted after a trial. The piece warns the nation has fallen under Radical domination, felt across Madison and the country.
A Madison Courier letter argues New York leans Republican and will back Garfield in a contested election while attacking Democratic rebels. It defends Democrats as peaceable and questions who would enact “short work and little mercy” if rebellion occurred, mocking Radical editorial bravado.
The piece rails against Radicalism and warns that Northern Democrats who vote the Radical ticket bear part of a looming crime. It laments the loss of decency in campaign ethics and asserts blame on Northern and Southern Democrats for the empire’s rise and resulting division.
The speaker attacks the Republican party as an enemy of republican government and of Democratic voters in the North and South. Citing intimidation in Pennsylvania and New York, the passage accuses Republicans of bayonet politics, stolen presidency, and aims to destroy the republican form of government.
An anti Garfield mob roamed the streets on Wednesday, attacking Democrats with flour and provoking violence. They vandalized church property and attempted to break into Catholic churches, desecrating sacred spaces as they protested the election results.
The Madison Courier condemns a political message aimed at Kentucky readers calling them rebel bull desert and murderers while urging unity and patronage. The piece echoes strong rhetoric and accuses a propagandistic tone cloaked in scripture, likening it to a devil citing scripture.
The text extols the South as loyal to the Union and Constitution opposing centralisation and Radical party. It denounces niggerism and cheap Johnism, rejects carpet-bag influence, and pledges Spartan grit and chivalric duty against Radical attacks on political order.
The passage laments wage cuts to twenty five cents a day due to Mongolian immigration. It claims voters favoring immigration support a president who would push cheap labor for big manufacturers. The tone warns of a bleak, cheerful outlook for workers.
The Indianapolis Sentinel lists likely Garfield aides: Secretary of State Babcock. Treasury Boss Shephard. War General John McDonald. Navy Bebknap. Interior Madison Wells. Postmaster General Colfax. Attorney General Dudley.
An excerpt notes Democratic leaders in New York blame petty rivalries and stubbornness for a political setback. It cites intra party tensions and accusations that fueled the impact on national leadership. Benedict Arnold reference signals historical framing of treachery themes.
The report argues the Democratic candidate for the Presidency gained broad electoral support spanning north and south of Mason and Dixon lines, while the Radical candidate had recognition mainly in the North.
This brief notes that tax revad of 1876 and the poor records of Gar field and Arthur were vindicated by the people. It argues sectional hate fueled prejudice against the South and led to Republican support, claiming sectional bias created empires.
The Madison Courier openly attacks tyrants while referencing Kentucky citizens who trade with local merchants and fund the newspaper through their printing support. The piece echoes partisan frustration with centralized power and signals regional allegiance to commercial ties.
A Madison Courier note says the North extends a friendly gesture to the South as both sides seek to restore trust after past conflicts. The article reflects cautious hope for renewed virtue and moral progress in regional ties.
The remark accuses Republican leaders of abandoning Civil War loyalties and planning to rob the people for four years under the banner of liberty, a critique typical of heated partisan discourse.
In a grim boast before fatally shooting George Glaes, Duisy Watson the Radical declared that no Democrat would be allowed to cross him, asserting he would walk over their bodies.
Valiant Democrats of Hanover Township faced strong opposition and battled to reduce Republican margins in the state election. The text credits their efforts and frames the outcome as a hard fought victory for the Democrats.
The speaker condemns a twenty year record of Radical party actions as vindicated by public opinion and questions the nation’s direction with the query Whither are we drifting.
A Max contemplated corrupt acts including bartering his wife’s virtue and murdering his children for payment in a hypothetical game scenario. The remark reflects extreme moral degradation and criminal intent as presented in the source.
Fragmentary note claims General Hapenck seized a hundred thousand on a public event. The text is unclear but suggests a major financial or political impact attributed to the general.
A fragmentary voice contemplates enduring sorrow in political life, suggesting stern resolve and looming outcomes amid mountain imagery and somber sentiment.
Fragmented OCR reads Tan South hostile to the Union and opposing a policy or plan. Vague wording hints at a vote against a proposal tied to Halice property stakes. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to confirm specifics.
A terse OCR fragment hints at a disputed phrase about a loud timbre and its slandered form over Egypt’s dark sun. The text invokes Jehovah and a sense of failed triumph, suggesting a polemic or literary variation in a religiously toned piece.
A contemplative quote laments unfulfilled duty as grief weighs on a community, with memorial tones reflecting on duty and remorse. The lines suggest a public or religious observance honoring those who acted or failed to act in a time of need.
A terse line notes that Asian soldiers died in vain and that the country remains divided with ongoing woe and unrest. The fragment hints at wartime losses and social division without further details.
The snippet remarks on the newspaper's decade of operation and claims the Democratic party’s defeat would harm the country. It cites proverbs about wind, whirlwind, and sowing, suggesting a moral or political warning without detailing events or individuals.
A reader Letter to the Herald blasts Garfield and the Republican leadership as corrupt and infallible. It ridicules claims of Jeffersonianism waning and Hamiltonianism rising, cites Seward and Lincoln era figures, and derides the current push for strong government as demagogy and treasonous. The piece lampoons party loyalty as ultimate law and criticizes hybrid political myths.
Measrn Wyatt Gaylord and Schuh are slowly recovering from illness after several weeks. Miss Lurie Moffett and Birdie Clough visited Miss Maud Hume this week. Prof Garritt made a five visit to Cincinnati. Isa Maggie Rankin returned to Plainfield Indiana after visiting her sister Mrs Prof Charla. Mrs Garritt went home from Milville Indiana after visiting her brother. Autumn days have come with mud and weariness noted in local comments.
A grocer dies after years of phthisis and his funeral sermon is given by Rev. W V Snyder at the M E Church. Miss Madge Garritt returns from Philadelphia with improved health and will resume choir duties. Hanover College’s Zeta Theta Alpha Society elects officers led by President Annie Blythe and Vice President Nagni e Hales Hapeline beet ennessey. Mrs Eastman travels with her niece to visit, while Dr J C Eastman assists in her absence. Mr Mack Rankin returns from Vincennes after five years away.
The article traces early undergarment use and sewing methods, noting Northern trousers and patched stockings. It discusses disputed origins of knitting with claims from Scotland France Spain and England, recounting Mezerai on silk stockings worn by Henry II and a tale of Sir Thomas Gresham sending stockings to England. Queen Elizabeth reportedly embraced silk stock ings after a silk-woman’s gift in 1561.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes men carrying stove pipe, exchanging quips as a running gag. Each passerby offers odd remarks on installation, local politics, and neighborly chatter, revealing a slice of everyday humor and small town talk.
An Arctic peat bog was found at Oldham in Lancashire near the recently exposed fossil forest. The site features intercalated glacial drift with thick clay gravel and sand beds containing boulders of various sizes.
A compilation of aphorisms on honesty, prudence, manners, time, and human conduct. It covers truth, self restraint, financial integrity, social discretion, and the value of punctuality with scattered references to Washington and early American civic virtue. It presents maxims on character, friendship, ambition, and the dangers of deceit.
The report lists prices for shorts per ton and per hundredweight with indications of higher retail pricing. It references per ton and per 100 units but lacks complete contextual details or authoritative figures.
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