27 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1878
Page
1
A lyrical scene describes a traveler enduring a bleak landscape as night deepens. The speaker notes a waking dream like visions of autumn and snow, while distant figures drift into darkness. Evening returns with crimson light and a promise of tomorrow as the lone traveler moves toward rest.
A collage of quips, quotes, and anecdotes features jokes about money, manners, and fashion. It notes the Duchess of Edinburgh smoking, jokes on dictionaries and gardens, plus light digs at Bret Harte and a volley of whimsical exchanges about love, youth, and courtship. It also tosses in historical curiosities on steam engines and Catholic-Protestant demographics.
A poetic reflection on winds in November laments the passing year. It mourns summer's faded garlands and harvests, ships wrecked at sea, lost loves, and the beauty vanished as Time binds the year. The wind speaks of endings and broken links.
A reflective verse likens life to a loom where wheels turn ceaselessly shaping fate. The poet ponders time’s mystery and whether our daily actions weave beauty or sin, urging mindful spinning of a virtuous thread. The refrain notes love’s thread amid wrongful strands as life’s web unfolds in eternity.
A verse fragment extols Robert Burns as more noble than kings, praising his humble birthplace and the moral grandeur of a cot sheltering the poet. The speaker reveres the thatched hut where Burns was born, claiming it holds throneless power and lifelong tribute from the world.
A Second Street resident facing delays in barn construction endures a perilous night on a scaffold. A boy, a passerby, and a disputing woman color a comic tale as the ladder vanishes and rescue proves slow with a carriage driver promising help and a quip about justice arriving late.
A collage of wry quips and social jests on topics from farming to astronomy. Observations on climate, prohibition, and manners mix with jokes about beets, cremation, insects, and a toothache, all rendered in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper voice.
A Detroit fish peddler abandons shouting in favor of a calmer front door push. He adopts a Shakespearean persona, recites poets to entice customers, but angry residents drive him away. Still, three women buy fish and two children chase further purchases, ending with hopeful results.
A grand marble pavilion reception space for nobles features a Persian inscription proclaiming paradise on earth. The famed Peacock Throne, encrusted with sapphires rubies emeralds and pearls, stood on gold feet beneath a jewel canopy guarded by two peacocks and a parrot carved from emerald. Estimates of its cost range from 1 to 6 million pounds.
A playful meditation on gender roles and pride in everyday claims. It asserts women may unfailingly claim any age, mustaches for men, superior puddings by women, carving, and babies’ prettiness, while lovers’ presence excuses fainting by young ladies.
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr Bull's Babs Syrup as a safe remedy free from morphia and dangerous agents. It claims the product treats disorders of infancy and notes a price of 25 cents per bottle.
A playful aphorism equates love with stairs describing the effort to understand how the feeling develops. The line uses a metaphor to suggest romance requires work and awareness to uncover its mechanics.
The article lists examples of famous figures who began new studies late in life. Socrates Cato Plutarch Boccaccio Dante and Plutarch are named alongside Johnson Spelman Monaldesco Ogilby Franklin Dryden and Gladstone. It argues that most individuals who pursue learning late show diligence and curiosity regardless of age.
The San Francisco Alta notes cats can be trained to retrieve and even to catch game for masters. A Sacramento County resident has trained three cats to serve as retrievers, racing to retrieve birds and bring them to their master, with a dominant cat guarding the catch.
A fragment from Macmillan's Magazine recounts a chaotic scene at a candy-stew with many performers and a violent dispute. The maid offers a lazily humorous alibi about a dress torn during the night’s events, mentioning neighbors and family members amid a brawl and improvised defence. The passage ends with a quip about perception from Mr. Noggs.
A curious antiquated sketch portraits a penniless figure, immune to temptations and debts. It humorously contrasts his simple meals, lack of social entanglements, and solitary habits with a life of stubborn frugality and odd pleasures. He lives quietly, avoiding finance and worldly temptations.
Lin A Jones of the Madison Herald headlines the Overmyer Garber class of disreputable politicians. Maj Simpson of the Madison Star, a loyal Republican, also rails against these scalawags in sharp political commentary.
The Madison Herald extols its poetry as among the best in southern Indiana. It promotes Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup at 25 cents with a money back guarantee. A satirical note criticizes a domineering woman and urges keeping company with good men to increase their numbers.
The Sun announces its 1879 plan to present news truthfully and independently, defending constitutional principles and opposing fraud. It outlines coverage focus, political stance, and upcoming election relevance, then lists subscription rates for the Daily Sun and Weekly Sun, with mailing options and a club offer.
A historical notice proclaims a celebrated cure for hepatitis or liver complaint. It highlights its public acknowledgment forty five years ago and credits Pysp ersia Amo for aiding sick headaches.
An old medical advertisement describes liver derangement symptoms including right sided pain under ribs and shoulder areas with possible left side pain, poor appetite, bowel issues, head and memory trouble, and general debility. It promotes Dr C McLane's Liver Pills as effective for ague and fever with quinine and as a superior laxative and general purgative. It warns to seek the genuine Flem ing Bros. product from Pittsburgh and avoid imitations.
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