31 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1877
Page
1
Poem depicts children guiding cows through lanes and fields then collecting harvests and shells. It celebrates humble, hardworking youngsters whose early labors yield future leaders and makers, with a mother’s lullaby at night.
Poem embraces endurance through hardship. It links darkness and stars to faith, death, and resurrection, stating blessings appear after loss. The speaker urges bravery, transformation through trials, and ultimate reward in divine grace and heavenly harmonies.
A poetic fragment questions when lovers will unite despite separation. It references a secret sign and contrasts morning’s blood with the biblical imagery of Adam and Eve as a man goes forth and a woman waits.
Maggie Ryan wanders at night after being dismissed from a farmer's house. She contemplates danger from train wreckers and lights a burning dress to signal a passing train. Pat Ryan reappears, alive, bringing funds and a home with Maggie as they reunite.
A summary of legal maxims on liability of agents to principals inn keepers liability to property of guests garden heirs tenant trespass Sunday contracts injunctions evidence of accounts fences and trespass debts insolvent contracts consignments with partial debts vis major auction rights mortgage fixtures surety discharge caveat emptor and related doctrines.
A collage of brief items notes a New Orleans to New York express, a letter carrier jailed for theft, a Danbury Bailey book title puzzle, and satirical yums about public figures. It recounts misdeeds, marriages, and curiosities across Philadelphia Norristown Brooklyn Savannah Detroit and beyond with humor and local color.
A collection of maxims counsels on perseverance faith sunlight in homes honest work and self knowledge. It stresses that glory profits the rich, but not the poor, and that industry and faith drive progress while skepticism weakens nations. It urges humility admitting fault and correcting it.
A young couple, George and Muncy, share a moonlit moment by Walnut Hills. She speaks of needing money for a new fall bonnet, while he offers support and declares devotion. The mood darkens as past letters and rings are returned, ending with a sense of looming trouble.
A joke compares a baby to a sheaf of wheat and to fan the body with heat and air. It describes cradle thrashing and finishing as the flower of the family and ends with exhortation to fan away.
A reflective note on enduring fatigue as Atlas bears the globe and audiences lift him with praise, suggesting strength drawn from public admiration rather than personal ease.
A collection of maxims on virtue self-government and prudence notes that calamity spurs great minds while common sense shines when not echoed by uncommon sense. It closes with an advertisement declaring Dr Bull's Baby Syrup contains no opium or morphia for teething relief priced at 25 cents.
A collection of pithy epigrams and witticisms on manners, language, and daily life. Jests about autumn leaves, pumps as watering places, kissing slang, and humorous quips on love, brims, corn on toes, and a soldier’s flirtatious remark.
A collection of aphorisms reflecting on misfortune equality and virtue. Quotes touch on human equality patience courage love compassion and feminine virtue from figures like Jic noth Van ven Tillotson Ruskin Addison Lamartine Daylor Taylor and Willmott.
Mrs General Sherman prohibits round dances for her daughters. She argues the dances are not always on the square.
The item advertises the Day Night Express departing Madison at 7:30 am and 3:15 pm with stops at N Vernon and St Louis arrival and times. It promotes elegant Parlor Cars on the Day Express and Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on the Night Express. Tickets to St Louis Cairo Evansville and all principal points in Missouri Kansas and Texas available at Firemen & Mechanics Insurance office. KR. P. GAHR Agent.
After Monday May 14 1877 trains run as follows from Madison: the Athens and Indiana line to North Vernon depart 7 50 am and 1 30 pm, arriving 9 10 am and 3 65 pm. Through services: Columbus 10 am 6 20 pm, Indianapolis 12 noon 8 10 pm, St Louis 45 pm 7 35 am, Chicago 8 50 pm 7 50 am, Cleveland 0 00 am 7 45 am.
Public notice seeks veterans and heirs for claims in the Supreme Court Court of Claims and Interior Department matters. Requests full service history and pay bounty details to recover government money with no charge after examination. Includes land warrants private land claims mining preemption and homestead cases.
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