TWO OF A KIND IN POSEY COUNTY CHRONICLE
In Posey County, Jason Kennedy, famed for gentleness, erupts over daughter Katie's engagement to Mark Dickinson. Miranda Peabody enters as a wealthy widow, Kennedy plots union while Katie and Mark confront their future. The trio plans a double wedding as family schemes collide in Indiana.
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Jason Kennedy
Posey
Katie
Mark Dickinson
Mr. Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy
Tad
Mark
Sam
Yvonne
Sap
Kate
Kennedy
Garrison
Miranda
Mrs. Peabody
Jehosiphat
Satie
Hoosier Village
Newburg
Miranda Peabody
Miranda Kennedy
Bateman
Mr. Berrydoodle
Mr. Doobury
Posey County
Chicago Tribune
Personal and Literary Notable Snippets Across Newspapers
A compilation of quotes and notices spans novels popularity in England and world reading, etiquette among London papers, and various items from American press. Ida Lewis supports the Grace Darling monument, Oregon papers take wheat on subscription, Rufus Choate and handwriting quips appear, r Sarony still poses sitters at sixty, Bill Nye offers Prairie humor to the Prince of Wales, discussion over The Money Makers author, David Kimball’s seven-generation lineage, and pensioned New York officer Eldredge with ties to Lafayette’s 1824 reception and the Helen Jewett case.
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England
London
Ida Lewis
Grace Darling
Lime Rock
Newport
B.L
Oregon
San Francisco Chronicle
R. Sarony
New York
Bill” Nye
Prince of Wales
Martin A. Foran
Cleveland
Chicago
Inter Ocean
David Kimball
Portsmouth
N. H
Topsfield
Mass
Osion Journal
Richard L. Eldredge
Eldredge
Castle Garden
General Lafayette
Helen Jewett Minuny
Humorous fragments span several old paper gags
A collage of joke snippets from various papers depicts light humor about room size, meat cuts, factory mixups, leap year marriage, hose bills, prize dogs, and a joke about slippers. Names include Marmaduke Mullally, Aunt Jane, Aunt Tine, Mr Jarphly, and Mrs Jarphly as readers chuckle at everyday ironies and social quirks.
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M 17 Independent
Chicago
Loston Post
Illinois
Tine
Jane
Chicago Tribune
Mary
Marm
Pat
Boston
Transcript
Martha
Mr. Jarphly
Jeremiah
Providence News
Why He Didn't Fall Bank Robbery Tale in Dakota Town
An Indiana man opened a bank in a Dakota town last spring and by October had attracted 23000 in deposits. A notice claimed temporary closure to test public temper. The doors were reportedly forced, the banker harmed, and the thief threatened to crack the safe but depositors were eventually paid in full.
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Indiana
Dakota
Home Farm and Garden Tips From Various Sources
A collage of horticultural and cooking guidance. Advice covers seasoning beech wood, red raspberry propagation spacing, stuffed cabbage preparation, fruit coloring in sunny seasons, apple snowball recipe, root color as a varietal indicator, using soaked newspapers as crack filler, propagating fruits, seed stock availability timing, and goose diet. Notable entities include The Household The Household The Household, Chicago Times Boston Globe Prairie Farmer Zeroy Limes W. F. Herald.
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W. F. Herald
New Yorker
England
Chicago Times
Boston Globe
N. EL Furmer
Dishorning Cattle And The Procedure To Prevent Horn Growth
Prairie Farmer reports on the cruel practice of horned cattle disbudding the humane way. It warns against late horn removal as deadly and details a calf born vulnerability with incipient horn buttons removed by shallow cuts or scorching. The piece discusses animal suffering and economic losses from horns.
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Chicago Union
Windows in barns improve light and ventilation
A barn or stable should have many glass windows to provide ample light and ventilation. Poor lighting harms animals’ eyes, and cold or damp currents aggravate health risks, making bright, well-ventilated spaces essential for stock wellbeing.
Fate Creatures and Modern Courtship Tales
A collage of folkloric warnings about young women and flirtation, mixing sensational anecdotes from Bloomington and Allentown with satire on contemporary manners. Includes humor about a man who cannot name cabinet members, and short notices about a cough remedy and a quip about Hannah Mont.
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Seventh Street
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Regliser
Old Debts and New Cures in Prose and Verse
A collection of promotional notes and quips citing Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for respiratory and blood diseases, a joke about a Boston girl and a shoe, earthquake theories, a claim of successful rupture cure, and Brown's Bronchial Troches as relief for throat ailments.
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Shakespeare
Dr. Pierce
Thousands Hastened to Their Graves
A stark warning about gullible readers swayed by testimonials praising miracle cures from puffed up doctors and patent medicines. The piece notes people rush to purchase in blind faith, while the medicine itself drives them toward ruin and death. It urges skepticism toward claimed treatments and warns of lethal outcomes.
Pittsburgh Doctor’s Quip Frees a Patient at Last
A Pittsburgh physician joked to a female patient seeking relief from ongoing illness. He suggested Hop Bitters as a remedy. The patient tried it and gained lasting health, prompting her to laugh at the joke while the doctor regrets losing a good patient.
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Pittsburgh
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Penton County Herat
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Towa
Lam
Drewgood
Silas Peabody
Mrs. Drewgood
Peabody
Higley
Mr. Peabody
Mr. Higley
Mr. Drewwood
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Drewgood
Indianapolis
Mvam
Ms. Kennedy
Rufus Choate
N. S. Commercial Advertiser
Clifton
1. L. Com
Cheely
Warner and
Nore
Dan
Hey
Herald
Joseph
Marmaduke Mullally
St. Louis
Lilisburgh Chronicle
Telegraph
Fim
Bloomington
Florence Anport
Massachusetts Ave
Washington, D. C
Hannah Mont
Boston Transcript
Tavo
World's Dispensary Medical Ass
Buffalo
Womas
Ohio
Tribune
Dre. Pierce
Jamaica
Journal
N.Y. Journal
Pateh
Pine
Glenn
Geeman
Jit
BEEV
Medicul
Millia
Reo Star
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Bentley Bronte
Charles A. Vogeler CO
A. Voceler
Pierge
Prence
Wxmens
Menia
Goulds & Austin
Chicago, NL
Sun
WTI. Fay & CO
Camden Noj
Scrap Pictures
Withi Prencol Bc
Lilly & Mouse
Auburn
Dfaine
Emma Prev
Samuel
Grand Army
Lyon & Stealy
Oliver Dithon & CO
Bunton
Ciara
NEW York & Havana Cigat Company
Satany
Comsissios
Suldrena
Enen
NEW York & Havana Cicar CO
Broadway
R. A
Lorillard
Qoldier
Denerters
Penatons
Cireniars
Jins
A. W
Mick & Son Cheinmatl, Ohi
Arm and
ARM & Hammer
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Arma & Hammer
Arm & Fame Mer
Salsoda
Purgai
Parsons
TM. Palmer
Monticello
Fla
J. Dennison
M. DeWitt
Iowa
James
Manesy
Hannon
Tames Means & CO
Lincoln St
Mana
Catarh
Choo
Evy Bros
Ggists
Owcko
N. Ye
J. B. Root & CO
Rockford
Gilbert Mf’g CO
Asiik
Doorman
P.O. Addrra
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
N.Y
Havana Clear Co
N. Y
Zeevain
POE le Smith & CO
Z. A. Sherman
Hie
Mareket St
Atice
P. Carroll
West Main St
Lexington
Warrine
Jancevilios Wits
Pond
M.D Anrom
Kare Coy
Tate de Feederning St Lass
Kaa
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Guysett
Hagans
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