The New Era. J. Bp. Prickett Editor
The New Era notes another Thursday issue led by editor J B Prickett. Details are scarce in the fragment, but the paper emphasizes local news and community updates of the era.
08 Jan 1880
Page 2
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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1880
Page
2
The New Era notes another Thursday issue led by editor J B Prickett. Details are scarce in the fragment, but the paper emphasizes local news and community updates of the era.
A long advance notice invites Republicans and allies to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates at Chicago on June 2. Delegates from districts, states, territories, and D C are urged to participate. calls from Indiana and Pennsylvania are noted, with broader political commentary on Maine and national party dynamics.
The Maine Supreme Court answered twelve questions on the contested elections, ruling that a representative's rights survive municipal negligence, that a quorum suffices for returns, and that returns signed by deputies or lacking full name lists can still be valid. It rejected invalidating ballots over ditto marks and imperfect penmanship, urging plain understanding over technicalities.
A biased Indianapolis publication attempted to counter Tax New Era statements about the North Carolina exodus by releasing a claimed interview with a colored man involved. The piece aims to sway readers amid the tense race migration topic and public debate.
A heated exchange over racial politics and party power. The text cites editorials on North Carolina Republicans, alleged fraud in Elkhart County, and the idea that colored voters are leaving the state due to political rights being denied. Citizens debate candidates and the influence of the press in shaping public opinion.
Local items report Judge Woops denying a new trial in Nora's murder case and possible appeal to the supreme court. Died: Mrs. Lana Bron, Crosden’s longtime resident and early sheriff’s spouse. A depot scuffle left one man wounded. cattle on Dr. Sparkin's Waterford farm killed by a falling straw stack. Middlebury to host lectures as eight doctors serve the town. Dr. W H Tuomas named county medical practice head. Two artillery trains passed Elkhart westward. NovoeL sent to Kosciusko penitentiary. Gen Williams and son Melville Williams form Reus Williams & Soy. Circuit court ongoing. Syracuse mourns Abram Ketring and Mrs. Even Mites. A Milford residence burned. Warsaw records 17 deaths in 1970 and frequent runaways. Whitley County eyes largest Commercial. Auburn area sees Lake Shore railroad staff cuts and the Auburn Daily News suspension. Ellsworth Draccco jailed for forgery. December saw a boom in marriage licenses. Witt Cumsack to lecture December 20. Roneet Knorr dies in Butler Township at 79.
News briefings report farm thefts and local incidents in Steupen and LaGrange counties. A Nevada Mills hog yields 731 pounds. Dying East Bloomfield resident David Kinpury aged 79 is noted. An invalid cure ad from Bethlehem PA touts Dr Fenner remedies and local agents in Albion.
An 1870 notice touts the Ohio Farmers Insurance Company formed February 7 1848. It claims over 100000 Ohio and Indiana farmers as members, assets of about 885000 dollars, and stable receipts. It states no dividends to stockholders, policies on a stock plan, and that premiums fund losses and expenses.
An advertisement touts Dr Swayne’s All Teasing Ointment as a pleasant sure cure for itching piles and various skin eruptions. It promises mail orders with prices 50 cents per box and 1.25 for three boxes, with no charge for advice and outlets through druggists and R L Stone in Albion.
An advertisement urges readers to use London Hair Color Restorer to reverse thinning or gray hair, cure dandruff and scalp eruptions, and promote luxuriant growth in a natural color. Priced 75 cents a bottle, six bottles four dollars, main depot at 330 North Sixth Street Philadelphia, sold by druggists and R. J. Stone Albion.
The notice markets Swayne's Ointment and Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills as remedies for skin diseases including tetter and barber's itch, plus cures for headaches, indigestion, and malaria. Prices are 25 cents per box, five boxes for a dollar, ointment 50 cents, mail orders available from Philadelphia address No. 330 North Sixth Street. Sold by druggists and R. L. Stone in Albion.
Rosarr T. Kevus of 141 Park Ave Baltimore testifies to relief from asthma bronchitis and stomach issues after using Dr Swayne and Sons Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry The letter dated April 12 1879 praises its phlegm looseness and sleep aid and offers the product for sale at 25 cents to $5 for six bottles Prepared by Dr Swayne and Son Philadelphia with distribution by R J Stone Albion and other druggists
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