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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1887
Page
1
President Cleveland praises Chicago's hospitality and industry while urging the city to heed federal interests. He warns that wise governance and patriotism protect prosperity and prevent business disaster, stressing Chicago's role as a national capital proxy.
In England the art of conversation is fading both in quantity and quality yet the companion skill of listening remains vital for daily life. The piece cites an old French marquis who said to marry a woman who listens, noting women are often better listeners though both genders can talk well, with listening essential to real proficiency.
An essay from Chamber's Journal praises listening as a defining female virtue. It notes celebrated Shakespearean heroines and Venetian ladies show charm through attentive listening, while many women lack happiness due to ignorance of this skill.
The Bulletin argues that dead towns lose appeal even for the wealthy and property holders. It urges people to revive the towns they live in to keep them lively and attractive for the future.
In recent weeks the press circulated an amusing tale that The Am er i ca Magazine would pay contributors with stock. The story drew pity for the editor but is unsupported and wholly untrue.
The Age of Steel notes that Germany shows a clear trend toward pools and trusts in the commercial world. German syndicates of iron manufacturers have secured a universal combination among rolling mills after negotiations. It goes into effect October 1 with a uniform price scale and agreed allocations among works.
The Evansville Courier argues the telephone exchange harmed business, caused stagnation, and fostered fraud. It notes progress after the Cumberland Telephone company wires were removed and claims exchanges are a societal curse and demoralizing weight on enterprise.
A Wichita drug clerk Stewart pleaded guilty to 208 counts of illegal liquor sales and received seventeen years, four months in jail and a 20800 fine. The New York World calls the sentence monstrous and uncivilised. Leavenworth Standard notes a conservative shift in Kansas politics amid party critiques.
William F Apthorp, noted music critic, will contribute the November Scribner's Magazine essay on Wagner and Scenic Art. The piece will be fully illustrated from the Bayreuth sketches, appealing to art and music lovers.
The October Cos mopolitan features William T. Hornaday on The Passing of the Buffalo and George H. Fitch on The Pigmy Kingdom of a Debauchee. It also presents Arnold Burges Johnson on Charles Summer and J Henry Hager on The Second Wife of Napoleon I with new materials on Kalakaua.
The Chicago Herald argues last week’s vast crowds for President Cleveland exceed those for Hayes and Arthur, citing curiosity and national mood as factors. It notes deeper public interest in Cleveland’s arrival beyond respect for the presidency and hints at related social sentiments.
In Denmark the Catholic population has grown from zero in 1648 to nearly 10,000 today with 30 priests 30 sisters three hospitals and 12 schools. The Jesuits run a flourishing college in Copenhagen expanding religious and educational presence.
The Tar government declares American missionaries may hold no worship services in halls or chapels and must confine activities to private house worship, restricting public religious gatherings.
Paul Hamilton Hayne and Maurice Thompson plan a joint biographical project while Thompson delays publication. Thompson will contribute an appreciative sketch of his fellow poet to The American Magazine for November.
A Halifax inventor unveils an oscillating head boring machine with chisels and lips that pre-cut square corners before the chisel. The device mimics a traditional boring machine, cutting a two by four mortice in four to five minutes with precision a carpenter cannot match in under thirty minutes.
Huntington calls the Republican party utterly folly and treacherous to prohibition and urges destruction of the party. He contrasts his view with the Democratic stance opposing prohibition, citing Neal Dow and Brooklyn speeches to show anti Republican sentiment in the temperance movement.
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