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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1880
Page
1
Poem reflects aging with repeated refrain I'm growing old exploring sensory changes, fading vigor, and shifting perspectives. The speaker notes diminishing sight, laughter, and drive, while valuing wisdom and distant memory amid life’s passing years.
A reflective poem by Paul H Hayne speaks of a woman’s meek beauty and inward spirituality. It evokes a liminal world between earthly discord and sacred hymn, as the beloved seems to hear a call toward nobility while a churchyard flower garden and a lone bird frame her eventual rest.
A rustic ballad-like tale contrasts two fishermen, John and Jack. John wins the speaker's heart with affection though poor Jack also desires love. Kate Mahon features in a triangle as romance moves between longing and unrequited desires set by coastal livelihoods.
Fragmented verse narrates love's repeated knocks on a heart. The speaker recalls resisting initial advances, then opening the door, and finally denying a second, entreating plea with wistful sighs and a sense of fatal hesitation. The meter and spelling imitate a late 19th century style poem.
Albany editorial argues Republicans push a tariff scare to sway manufacturers while Democrats, led by Corning, press for a businesslike, nonpartisan tariff code. It condemns sudden sweeping tariffs and praises a proposed Eaton bill for a commission of business experts to stabilize policy beyond elections.
An article urges better cooking and waste reduction, arguing against rampant food waste. It promotes a specific wheat preparation method from farmers, detailing soaking, boiling, and timing to treat dyspepsia and biliousness, claiming notable improvements in three days with limited food between doses.
The Azores island of St Michael is praised for a soft climate, lovely scenery, and cheap living. It notes low prices for eggs and beef, high rents, and a simple society where many live on about 100 dollars a year, with distinctive traditional dress and barefoot laborers.
A reader describes long standing neuralgia and general ache with wan strength. After trying various doctors and medicines, they report relief beginning with Hep Bitgre and seek further guidance on its effects.
At Agra central prison a flock of blue pigeons avoid turtles lurking under a tank edge by a complex drinking routine. They skim the tank from above then land away from the water to drink in quick gulps, escaping the ambush where turtles prey on drinking birds. A prison superintendent notes the turtles’ ambush and recalls a mynah bird mimicry tale from the veranda.
An Arkansas Gazette strip shows Sim Snuthern and Mark, a colored scientist, debating why cotton prices rise and fall. Mark extracts payment for a science lesson while discussing dearth, sun induribility, and immigration as factors. the scene closes with Sim secretly crafting an enormous pair of shoes.
An orator claims Americans drank 27,866,915 gallons of beer and 7,853,291 gallons of whisky in a year while a secretary jokes she avoids spirits apart from mornings tonic and occasional brandy for neurology. The piece mocks temperance zeal and ends with a note on striving for contentment and avoiding disputes.
A noisy medley of quotes and proverbs satirizes medical cures and humble beginnings. It includes praise for Day's Kidney Pad and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and ponders virtue, effort, and community pride with regional dialect anecdotes.
In Toledo Ohio sole proprietors H C Firth operates as agent under the listing 10 2431. The notice references business designation and location details for filing or registry purposes.
An advertising and government reference advertises the Rowell's Newspaper Directory as the recognized authority for listing newspapers and periodicals. It promises details on political religious class characteristics issue date editor publisher paper size price establishment date circulation tables and classifications with annual revisions and mail delivery.
A garbled notice describes railroad service disruptions after Sunday with trains delayed or rerouted. It mentions locations including Jeferenville, Columbus, Indianapolis, and North Verne, with accommodations and arrivals affected.
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