03 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1879
Page
1
A nostalgic poem in old time voice celebrates youth, childhood places, enduring friendships, and the lasting value of old loves and old friends with reverent tone and floral imagery. The speaker laments fading days yet honors the bonds of family friends and wives across time.
The piece blends a nostalgic verse about stealing roses through a gate with a political ramble on Union, the Constitution, and Yazoo legends. It rails at Yazoo and Southern rebels while praising Northern victory and the idea of a united nation, ending with admonitions about Reconstruction politics.
A reflective poem recalls a hillside grave where a little child rests beneath moss and snow. Spring brings daisies violets and a redbird in May. A mother’s hopes lie buried there as years pass and the sad road to heaven remains uncertain.
A poem speaks of distant lovers who hope for a reunion under celestial signs. The speaker imagines a face unseen yet brightening the world, awaiting a future meeting as fate and distance separate them. The journey is brief, the world round, and love will unite them beneath God’s arching skies.
Through clouded seas of Fate two watch words guide me Patience and Fidelity. I toil along my path cling to duty faithfully and when I falter with awhile influence Patience strengthens me. I walk with faith and steadfast feet trusting Patience to the end to reach my soul's desire.
An essay contrasts liars of everyday life with their harms and uses moral maxims about time and behavior. It also explores how vultures find carrion, weighing sight versus smell and citing Longfellow and Waterton on tracking a carcass across the sky.
In a sharp editorial clash, John Logan is accused of distorting Civil War history about Chickamauga and Pittsburg Landing. The Chicago Times cites misstatements praising Grant and undermining Thomas, while a liberal clergyman recounts a boyish prank about frogs and toads echoing current cruelty debates.
An advertisement from the Portland Daily prints hop bitters as a cure for ague biliousness and kidney complaints. It urges readers to try the remedy and promises enthusiastic praise after successful use.
The article lists harsh childrearing tips stressing indulgence wealth and lack of discipline while warning against consistent parental guidance. It then announces a new resort linked to the Utah and Northern branch near Yellowstone, promising geysers cataracts boiling springs mountain views and palace car travel.
An old anecdote notes an Oxford professor who forgot to turn back after facing the wind to snuff, walking six miles before realization. It contrasts this with readers remembering Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a reliable laxative for stomach liver and bowels, sold by druggists.
A parent tells an unruly son, You want a flogging. The son, an independent hopeful, replies that he will try to get along without it. The dialogue captures tension between discipline and self reliance.
A long feature reports Mrs. Mary Eastin of the county lost five sons to violent deaths, including three by accidents and two by incidents tied to trains and river crossing. It notes surviving relatives, prior marriages to Mat McLain and R. S. Eastin, and comments on her fortitude amid the losses. The page then carries miscellaneous quips and anecdotes.
A Washington letter rails at Republican double standards after a Mississippi shooting by Barksdale and a San Francisco minister slain by a fellow Republican. It asks for consistency in judging Southern and Northern violence and condemns broad generalizations about the South. Also noted is Elon Marsh of Battle Creek inventing a water velocipede tested on a river, plus Dr Bull’s Baltimore Pills promotion and J C Buchanan of the Lepre Sentinel offered a Washington posting amid Gen. Grant nomination chatter.
Mr. Henry Benson of Fairfield was bitten by a rattlesnake and walked two miles home. His foot swelled, he grew delirious, but a camphor and tobacco poultice reduced the swelling and he recovered. An old hunter endorsed the remedy as never failing.
A notice from Jeffersonville and Madison indicates a timetable change after Monday May 1st 1379. Trains will operate under a revised schedule and routing as specified by the railroad authorities.
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