Rich cluster notes and local tidbits from county readers
Local column compiles social visits and travels with mentions of Miss Mary Boruff in Owensburg, Charles Branson with his parents, Lloyd Wright marrying Estella Hasler, and D B Corbin’s grand jury trip. Includes wheat crop outlook, bridge work at Elliston, and travel promotions via Evansville Route with low round trip fares to Nashville and southern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Wright
Estella Hasler
Taylor Township
D. B. Corbin
Corning
Ark
Grand
Evansville
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
New Orleans
Atlanta
Jacksonville
R A. Campbell
Gen’ Pass
Agt
Tf. Evaneville
Ind
Local notices and gatherings for the week of 1893
Community updates list sick lists visits from residents to neighbors and relatives. Protracted meetings and watch gatherings occur as locals note New Year observances and school visits. An 1880s Toledo based ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with sworn statements and a notary seal.
Community Notes From Local Fair and Visits
Local items report Mrs Lillie Emerson ill in town Friday visitors including J W Pryor of Freedom and J D Boruff on sick list. Festival at M E church well attended with $32.60 net proceeds. Rebecca lodge planned by Odd Fellows. Little group outings at Drake's party. Clara Robertson and Minnie Gray attended the festival. Farm for sale 40 acres near Cincinnati Greene County Indiana priced 700 with 300 cash and rest over a year. 160 acres in Center township available from Holstein Barrett Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Long
Weet
M. E
Ford
Cincinnati
Greene County
Indiana
Erest
Center Township
Local visitors and community notes from Avoca and area
M F Cox of Avoca visited his parents and children last week. Ed Bogard headed to Ly for winter work. Price brothers from Bloomington University gave lectures here. Rev C Dobson preached Tuesday night to a deep congregation. Solomon Rainbill shopped here Saturday and reported normal conditions in Lawrence. A Bucher and wife returned home after visiting children. Mrs Faucett and family also home. W W Duke of Clifty visited Saturday and supper at T Bogard's with Wm Duke. Henry Lawrence had a severe accident while cutting a log. his arm was broken but he attended lodge Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Cox
Avoca
W. W. Duke
Clifty
T. Bogard
Willam T. Price
Richland
Nebraska
Chamberlain
Price
Caving
Sumsed Salve for all skin ailments offered by Stalcup
An ointment touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers calf rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and skin eruptions. It guarantees perfect satisfaction or money refunded and is priced at 25 cents per box sold by 8 Stalcup. tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalcup
Local notes on church, school and community events
McVille residents report singing events and talks of establishing a Normal at Newark next summer. In Monroe and Morgan counties residents travel for business, teaching, and horse trading. Local social life includes suppers at Newark M E church and an oyster supper at Levingston's. Rev Bray preaches at Wolf Creek. several married couples visit Pugh. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes the column.
Skaters Attracting Lake Crowd and Local News
Fur buyers passed through this section last week. Newt Smith suffered a bad bruise when a horse stepped on his hand but no bones were broken. The state is set for a Democratic governor. Leroy Henry, a Medical College, Indianapolis student, spent days at home with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Smith
Leroy Henry
Medical College
Indianapolis
Hlio
Rules for Recitation by the Educational Column
A late 19th or early 20th century educational column lists classroom recitation rules and examiner questions. It emphasizes concise lessons, pupil thinking, small oral prompts, and patient correction. The piece includes sample questions on poetry, arithmetic, grammar, anatomy, geography, and civic law, with notes from Sweet's Methods of Teaching and Indiana constitution references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Indiana
Groton Woman Credits Dr King's New Discovery
In a letter from Mrs. Adam Hurd of Groton 8 D she recalls a severe lung illness that led doctors to give up hope. She credits Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and coughs with her recovery after using it, noting a virai bottle free at S. Staleups drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Hurd
Groton
Earth
Ituaa
Sam
S. Staleups
Revival by young evangelist draws Olon crowds
The Olon community buzzes over a Louisville evangelist named Fannie Edwards aged fifteen. Her freewheeling Bible talks draw tears and praise as townsfolk report powerful sermons and moral uplift at the ME Church nightly. Washington Democrat notes the growing spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olon
Louisville
Fannie Edwards
Washington Democrat
New Columbian Postage Stamps Arrive With Varied Denominations
The Columbian stamps, part of the B series, go on sale January 2 1893 and feature designs depicting Columbus and America. Denominations range from 1 to 5 dollars, with portraits and scenes such as Columbus in sight of land and Columbus presenting natives. Chamberlain & Co Des Moines advertise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, and croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Columbus
Isabella
Barcelona
la Rabida
Liberty
Chamberlain & Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Cavins & Isenhower
Township Money From November Tax Collection
The County Auditor distributed funds to townships from the November tax collection. Totals cover Township, Road and Bridge, Special School, and Tuition, with per-township sums for Richland, Taylor, Cass, Jackson, Center, Beech Creek, Highland, Fairplay, Smith, Wright, Stockton, Stafford, Washington, Jefferson, Worthington, Grant, Bloomfield, and Linton Townships. Recapitulation shows sums for each fund and a concluding note on a wrist or ankle sprain remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Taylor
CASS
Jackson Township
Etna
Ieee
Seeeen Sreeeers
Center
Township
Beech Creek
Highland
Hg Bees
Wb Smith
levebiGen
Wright Township
Stockton
Pobiace Gee Wee
Eles Wee
Stafford
Washington, Township
Jefferson Township
Worthington, Twn
Grant
Dsi
Bloomfield
Esos Ate
Linton, Mpat i
Mroa Eday Ieee Ks
Eet
Nile Tahanees
Free Wool as Basis of Protection in Tariff Debate
The Dry Goods Economist argues for free wool to protect and expand U S manufacturing. Wool imports rose from 37.7 million to 119.9 million pounds 1867–1891 while domestic production growth lagged. The piece cites global gains outside protection and criticizes duties on wool as unjust and economically wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Australia
River Platte
Cape of Good Hope
S. Wawking
Harrison
Protectionists Claim Benefits of Tariff Are Widest Spread
A New York World excerpt argues that tariff protection mostly benefits a small class of manufacturers with about 1 percent of national capital in protected industries while boosting wages and drawing immigrant labor. It cites trusts profits and wealth concentration, asserting eventual benefit to the broader public through price reductions and job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
America
Oakland Post
Free trade approach urged for glass industry
The National Glass Budget argues flint glass firms should operate on fixed schedules and ship products worldwide. It notes many firms have blocked furnaces during holidays and avoid gas costs, contrasting with past stockpiling and urging steady production to meet global demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Macbeth & Co
Glaas
The Way to Raise Wages and Raw Materials Taxes
The Philadelphia Manufacturer argues that removing taxes on raw materials will raise wages and prices align with cotton mill prosperity. It credits low cotton prices for helping spinners and consumers while mills enjoy a period of high prosperity benefiting workers and fabric buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobden Club
McKinley
American Economist
Fall River
Philadelphia
New England
Politico Debate on Tariff and Labor Mirth at Crossroads
The New York World mocks President Garrison as protected industries claim election leverage while Homestead strikes pay under two dollars daily. It cites $1,250,000 in Pennsylvania campaign contributions by protected millionaires to preserve tariff protections. The Baltimore Sun notes Rep. O Ferrall backs an early extra session, and the White Lead Linseed Oil trusts draw scrutiny over high duties under the McKinley act, with white lead three cents a pound and linseed oil thirty-two cents per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Charles S. Fairchild
New England Tariff Reform League
the Tribune
Fairchild
Washington
New York World
Garrison
Homestead
Andrew Carnegie
Harrison
Pennsylvania
O' Ferrall
Virginia
Baltimore Sun
Dem
Congress
White Lead Trust
Linseed Oil Trust
New York Times
Protection Debate Reopened After Election Victory
The St Louis Courier notes a strong challenge to protectionism four years after officials declared it settled. It argues nothing is settled until resolved correctly, citing a roughly two million vote margin against protection in the recent election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
St. Louis Courier
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Democrat
Dick Meeks
Mary Boruff
Owensburg
Charles Branson
Mrs
Alex Wright
Frank Hardesty
Ourean Mill
Elliston Bridge
John Herr
Joe Smith
Frank
Anna Killinger
Wilt Chipman and
Freeland Eiwarde
Mieses Mollie
Anna Corbly
David Shark’s
John H Smith
Grant Edwards
Riley Edwards
Lizzie Reedan
el Love
Worthington
Laura Axe
Kate Branstetter
Tulip
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Hall
F. J Cheney & Co
Teledo
Newarn
J D. Boruff
N. G. McKntosh
George Emerson
Rev. Bray
Sereal Kent
Brockton, Lil
Joe Carmichael
Beatrice, Neb
A. L. Drake
Mivser Clara Robertson
Minnie Gray
Owen County
Peraones
Holstein & Barrett, Ind
Hobbieville
Ed Bogard
Price Boys
Bloomington University
Rev. C. Dobson
Solomon Rainbill
Lawrence
A. Bucher
Mrs. Faucett
Bucklen
M’ville
McVille
Wm. Cambden
Arthur
Illinois
McKinney Heckani
F. M. Henry
Newark
Samuel Semple
Monroe County
M. E. Hudeon
Morgan County
Andy Maners
Solsberry
Misea Luastie
Lonie Burk
Geo. Pugh
Oscar Dyer
Davis County
W Wright
Wm. Booker
Josie Rouchebush
I O O. F. Lodge of
Wolf Creek
Bray
Bloomington
M. E Church
Nannie Sample
Lola
Charlie Heckam
Andy Levingston
Salem Baptist Church
ST. P. Martindale
Milt Crow
Wes Gaston
Geo. Marshall
Geo
AL MccHaly Wis
Spencer
W. L Levingston
War
Right
Dickerson
Bert Morland
Jacop Hickaul
Samuel Sample
Levingston
W. L. Levingston
Cleveland
Bern
Medacis
Vena Ham
McVitie
Hood
Pilla
Jasonville
Sweet
Snow
Science OF Education
Massachusetts
Antietam
Vicksburg
Wilderness
GE Graphy
Texas
Denver
Mexico
Ayriema
South America
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Mesopotamia
Madagascar
Trinidad
Odon
New Columbian
Carnegie, Frit & Co
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