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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1880
Page
1
A poor child sent from the city to the countryside through Children’s Week dies after six bright summer days filled with simple country sights. She recalls elm shadows, meadows, and farm sounds, asking if it all remains. The kindly housewife comforts her as the vigil ends.
A poem passage describes darkness after day’s end, the eagle in flight, and rain muffling a village’s lights. A reader senses longing and sorrow, not pain, as martial music stirs memories of effort, hope, and rest. The stanza invites reading a treasured volume and sharing the poet’s verse with the beloved voice.
Mr Spoopendyke complains his suspenders have vanished as he and Mrs Spoopendyke hunt through the home. The chase ends when he discovers the missing straps tucked over his shoulders, sparking humor about housekeeping and quick fixes.
The Republican notes that Begus certificates are false claims of miracle cures and promotes Hop Bitters as a simple pure medicine made from well known remedies that proves its value by its cures.
The piece urges calm in adversity and warns against quick violent cures. It emphasizes patience and restraint, advising thoughtful response over rash actions during hardship.
In Aunty Jones house in Clabber alley last night Mandy Martin narrates old times with Cassaly and crowd. She recalls Bill Jones Eph Canter and others courting, the love powders given, and how the powders were used to trick Eph who learned not to pursue her.
A sarcastic critique condemns seat removal to curb public hugging in a park. The piece mocks authorities and defends personal liberty, recalling the Declaration of Independence and celebrating young couples sharing a park bench under moonlight.
Dr Unger promotes a cure using Peruvi an bark extract in diluted alcohol with a precise dosing schedule. The plan claims a fifteen day to thirty day timeline and notes malt bitters as aiding general debility and nervous conditions.
A Detroit Free Press account recounts Colonel Catch-em the bloodhound whose loyalty and aid aided a prisoner during Andersonville captivity. After pulling a nail from the dog's foot, the hound tracked a fugitive for days, guided him toward safety, then ceased pursuing after the prisoner’s recapture, remaining steadfast at war’s end.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report recounts Brennen’s oath testimony alleging Indiana Republicans used ballot stuffing in the 1878 state election at Madison. He claimed 10 Democratic tickets were swapped for 10 Republican ones, and that money was withheld until pay. The tale includes threats to avoid indictment and warns Democrats to guard against similar frauds as the party seeks to survive a dissolution.
A historical note describes how a small coin solved the mystery of Pandosia, locating the ancient city after centuries of uncertainty. The artifact showed the Crathis emblem and Pandosa lettering, allowing Bruttium to place Pandosia with certainty.
In All the Year Round editor Charles Dickens discovers that the poet Mary Berwick is actually Adelaide Proctor. Dickens learns the circulating library address and that the Proctors kept the secret until Barry Cornwall explains the ruse, after which Proctor gains recognition among English poets.
A historic anecdote praises the singer Miss Lind for her charity toward a Niagara Falls servant. Margaret Atkinson, about to marry, receives a bridal outfit and is escorted by Miss Lind who serves as bridemaid and delivers heartfelt readings before the ceremony in Lewiston.
A Galveston lady admonishes her colored cook about sleeping near the chicken house while recalling a thief tale. The piece muses on danger, perception, and the mind’s resilience, with various anecdotes on conductors, fashion, generosity, and quarrels.
A miscellany of Victorian era snippets includes a pitch for Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral to cure coughs, remarks on bathing suits for riverfront boys, society battles, a rock and sling reference, and satirical quips on fashion, order, choirs, Barnum, taxes, and France’s hens and women.
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