17 Aug 1882
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Newspaper
Brazil Democrat
Location
Brazil, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1882
Page
1
The piece honors Fanny Pak WHEE from Terre Haute recalling a young American woman who inspired national pride. It references her courage and the wartime era, praising her influence, devotion to her homeland, and the moral weight of warfare, despite brevity of years.
Delegates gathered by train to Clay City for the Republican county ticket. Elias Holliday won the representative nomination amid sharp exchanges and a factional stir. James H. Morgan and James F. Lankford secured auditor and sheriff bids while Carpenter and others faced internal party clashes and dampened spirits as Democrats predicted November gains.
A collage of excerpts notes the potential wide impact of prohibition amendments in Indiana, praises a license fund, and recounts political quips. It mentions a Republican delegate gaining entry via a whispered word, Conkling’s resignation echo, and humorous asides about Lamb and Pierces.
The note predicts over one hundred thousand bushels of wheat will be marketed locally this year. Citizens met at the old school house to select teachers for the coming term, naming Maurice Markle, TB. Everhart, and Homer Harris for first to third grades. England is denounced for imperial aggression in a lengthy critical passage.
Disjointed excerpts discuss Samuel J. Tilden’s nomination and a political polemic on party corruption. A gossip-like note recounts a Springfield anecdote about an old-maid narrator and John Wilson’s unrequited love, with a Vanity Fair reference and a moral about sacrifice and honesty.
A dispatch reports that several towns in the state will soon be connected by telephone service including Hartford City Rushville and others. The project aims to improve local communication and access to distant markets.
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