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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1882
Page
1
A rural memory piece laments aging parents and entwined families. It recalls a father who toiled beside kin, a steadfast mother with gentle strength, and a clan facing time with duty to ease their elders. The voice joins in honoring the old and guiding the next generation gently forward.
A reflective verse lament on gender roles and boyhood. It questions why boys are mocked or silenced while girls gain attention in music and society. The poem argues for future equality and for boys to be allowed their own growth at home and in schools.
A lyric portrayal of overwhelming attraction and surrender as a speaker admits a powerful spell of love. The narrator describes blushing, electric thrills, and a soul-bound captivation centered on the beloved's dark eyes and brown hair, with the outer world fading from sight.
A man recalls a moonlit bid from a lover leading to a risky escape. A booted kick and a fierce dog chase him as he flees for his life, while reflecting on the supposed pleasures of love and a girl who proved false. Detroit Free Press reports the vignette with noir undertones.
The elected Pennsylvania governor elect states there should be no unnecessary display for his inauguration. The article mentions ASE tout loan tales, but the meaning is unclear and no further details are provided.
The Governor on last Wednesday issued commissions to Francis T. Hord as Attorney General and 8. P. Sherin as Clerk of the Supreme Court, with Sherin taking possession of his office. The San Francisco Examiner lauds Representative Holman of Indiana as an excellent man and a strong Democratic leader.
Tsar November number of the Farmer's Review issued at Chi cao features fine tinted paper and superb stock department cuts. It includes a thorough description of horse, cattle, hog, and sheep breeds accompanying the illustrations.
Republican journals mock the party’s recent crushing defeat and note ironic claims that the loss benefits the party. They contrast prior earnest appeals to rally supporters with the outcome and professed lessons from the defeat.
The Madison Daily Courier reports Trimble County Kentucky embraces local option on liquor with focus on towns where sale is forbidden. It notes kinship of residents as Baptists and Democrats, with a historic GOP vote record of sixty eight and four years without a prisoner in Trimble County Jail.
An Indianapolis dispatch reports Tak Jodianapolie Rolling Mill Co owners of several fields offer 150000 bonus to extend a eastward line through Brownstown to Matison a sixty five mile stretch. Surveys for two routes show profit favors the plan with Sey mour extension also possible. The proposed line would pass Jefferson Jennings Jackson and Greene counties linking with west and south western state roads and Madison hopes it spurs two more major connections boosting local property values.
J H Winterpornam the Democratic congressional candidate announces a contest of Republican Calkins's seat over alleged fraud and intimidation in Elkhart South Bend and Michigan City. The piece blames both parties and cites disgust at Calkins's apparent majority and his ties to controversial election actions.
In a collage of editorials and commentary, newspapers question party reform, presidential nominees, and political fate. Hayes is criticized as a party punishment, while calls arise to reassess redistricting and candidate quality. The pieces probe leaders, patronage, and the role of the press in shaping 1880s politics.
A compact review notes a monthly journal titled Seed Time and Harvest issued from La Plume Pennsylvania. It targets horticulturists and farmers with practical readings and suggests home subscriptions at 50 cents per year.
An advertisement touts Buckupaids as a cure for kidney disease pain irritation retention and gravel deposits. The copy names Depo wormatedt Co and promises relief for "incontinence" and related symptoms at a price of one dollar.
Thurlow Weed veteran journalist and statesman dies at 85 in New York after surrounded by his family and medical staff. He rose as a political manager shaping the Albany Regency and later edited the Evening Journal and Commercial Advertiser before retiring, leaving a contested legacy.
A historical summary traces early printing in China from 953 and 982 AD with wooden blocks and movable types, noting techniques in the Sung dynasty, attempts at copper and lead types, and waxed iron press plates for rapid copy. it contrasts Chinese methods with later European innovations and mentions political footnotes and a medicine ad at the end.
A Boston pine lander meets a near empty new township family wagon draw and asks about local services including lightning rod men life insurance agents and doctors. The tale contrasts bylines on distant heaven and a curious fare device in a Boston streetcar with a bell punch linked to a vest button.
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a price of 25 cents per box sold by C. E. Heherhart.
An old advertisement proclaims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves teething pain in children and calms mothers by regulating bowels and restoring rest. It touts safety and pleasant taste, calling it the prescription of a renowned American physician, priced at 25 cents a bottle.
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