Unclear OCR fragment from The Enquirer
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25 Feb 1882
Page 1
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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1882
Page
1
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Old advertisement snippets note Parker's Gincer Tonic claiming to regulate organs and purify blood. Other items mention imitation diamonds for theater workers, St Jacobs Oil curing rheumatism and neuralgia, and a seasonal tune about warmth and doctors. A Cincinnati reference cites Louisville Courier-Journal cures. Seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents for ten visits.
Noted men endorse Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a cure for coughs and colds. The ad notes Floreston Cologne's superiority in permanence and fragrance. A description of forests from Kentucky to Florida implies extensive lumber areas.
Over four months Western grain markets show farmers and rural dealers profited then lost as prices turned. Open mild winter reduced feed use and home consumption, while Europe’s good crops lowered foreign demand. Speculators misread export potential as Liverpool wheat prices fixed and domestic surplus shrank.
Indiana farmers prepare for a larger corn crop this year driven by a mild open winter. Early planting and thorough cultivation are emphasized to recover from last year’s deficits. Some regions have begun plowing with many fields expected to be sown before June, aiming for the biggest Indiana corn yield on record. Vincennes reports a school population of 3,807.
Hon. William H. English reviews the October 1880 Indiana campaign, noting the constitutional amendments shifted election timing, the Greenback balance of power, and the Supreme Court decision that forced an October vote. He argues lack of federal muscle, moral risk of coalitions with Greenbackers, and internal Democratic splits shaped the loss, with Hendricks’ lukewarmness and English’s unpopularity also weighing.
Editorial notes state Minnesota plans a Dairy men association. Other items note Gen Sherman to inspect Southwest frontier posts starting March 1 and a Washington grand jury examining Oregon ramification of star-route service.
William B. Rochester named Paymaster General and will become the youngest brigadier in any Army staff department. The appointment places Rochester among senior officers as he assumes oversight of Army finances and payroll operations.
A Towa girl shot her father after he refused to allow her younger sister to marry a suitor she favored. The narrative portrays the family as a hard lot.
At the Cotton Exchange in New York City 30 84 500 bales of Cotton were sold and only 185 400 bales delivered. The note suggests such activity resembles commercial gambling.
Two Mexican editors engaged in a duel on Thursday and died from the initial volley. The confrontation follows a dispute over personal journalism. Both men were reported killed at the scene.
Hlamitton P. McCray of Thorn Town Indiana died Thursday from gangrene caused by vaccination. His arm was severely swollen in what is reported as the first fatal outcome where vaccination is the primary cause.
The piece lauds the Georgia Democrats for progressive deeds, claiming they erased a $400,000 school debt, improved the public education system, and built it into one of the nation’s best. It contrasts with Republican control, which allegedly burdened schools and debt. It also notes Washington interest in a Virginia resolution urging Mr Mahone to return to duties.
The March issue opens with Bart on D Jones's Gulf Coast and features S H M Byers on The Burning of Columbia. It includes stories by Henry A Beers, Helen Campbell, Theodore Child, and Mary Marher, plus poems by Howells and Elliot. The issue offers Stephen Guthrie and A Fair Confederate among the Pines, with Bread or a Stone and other pieces.
A rough looking Kansas City native sleeping in the St. Louis Union Depot acts out a dream of driving a street car. He shouts whoa and tries to pull a bench around, jokes about car numbers, and is splashed with water by a policeman to wake him.
Demorest's Monthly notes a Western state scheme where a Dakota county with six residents and no houses issued $200,000 in school bonds. Prominent Wall Street bankers were asked to float the bonds, but the roguery was exposed before any funds were secured. The item cites the Brooklyn Eagle about a miracle cure story and mentions local events in Cannelton and Newark.
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