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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1880
Page
1
The poem depicts autumn scenes across forests and fields, with colors of gold and crimson and animals in a fading day. It paints hushed hillside pines, ivy walls, beech and oak shades, and a mellow Indian summer light guiding a reflective mood.
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine for September suggests the best wife is one who laughs and does not fuss. The speaker praises a laid back partner who keeps home calm, dusts sparingly, and avoids battles over lamps, warmth, and routine. He warns against wealth, style, or beauty.
A lyrical scene at dusk paints gray rocks and ruby skies above a quiet town. Ghost ships drift toward clouded seas as a sunset bridge forms, while distant waters rise and fall. The poem speaks of divine peace and eternal sunsets, hinting at faith and hope beyond earthly tides.
A discussion on medical ignorance and self knowledge urges better personal health practices including proper food air and exercise. The piece honors mothers with quotes from Richter Herder DeMaistre Johnson Curran Ary Shaffer Michelet Napoleon Goethe and John Randolph illustrating mothers as pivotal in shaping great minds and virtue.
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford houses a lintel stone from a tomb of a Second Dynasty officer dated over six thousand years ago. The piece features advanced hieroglyphic writing showing syllabic and alphabetic use, plus fine sculpture surpassing later Egyptian art. Egyptian life faded after the Old Empire around 3500 BC until Christian influence revived substantial change.
A collage of aphorisms and witticisms on thrift vanity humor and morals. Various scraps include observations on politeness conscience and human folly with playful wordplay and misused phrases. The piece also hints at humorous misprints and light social commentary.
George D. Prentice extols love as the thrilling stimulant for life and spirit yet declares it unreliable. He argues alcohol offers only temporary intoxication while duty remains the sole stimulant that never fails, uplifting the heart and granting enduring clarity.
A Temesvar resident, famed for Bacchic indulgence, attempted suicide with a pistol in a hotel room. He fired at his breast but survived, later discovering the bullet lodged in his waistcoat watch-pocket. He left Temesvar amid public mockery and renewed health.
A Westminster special jury scene recalls a cork leg ruse by a wag at the bar. The trickster pins the sergeant’s leg to cheat a bet about the leg’s authenticity. The moment shocks the court as the leg joke backfires on the prankster.
A satirical column contrasts unhealthy living with a cure of three words, Take Hop Bitters, urging readers to seek a remedy after excessive indulgence. The piece mocks medical adverts and references literary phrases as a social commentary.
The colored exhorter Brother Fields stirred a hot crowd with remarks on creation and race citing the Bible as authority. A careful listener challenged him noting the critic’s view of the Lord and humanity.
C. B. Dorr of Toledo Ohio reports using Day's Kidney Pads for his family with results far superior to any other treatment, calling them the best kidney doctor in the world.
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