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Newspaper
Brazil Weekly Echo
Location
Brazil, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1874
Page
2
The Terre Haute Echo notes base ball club preparations and cost concerns, discusses Miss Nellie Grant’s upcoming marriage to Mr Sartoris, and covers the Illinois and Iowa rail, telegraph, temperance, and factory debates. It records Clinton Vermillion County's newspaper venture, legal trials, and industry progress. It also notes Topeka grange liquor policy moves and Terre Haute Journal changes.
February wrap includes pension approval for General Canby’s widow, Democratic Committee meeting in Indianapolis, Terre Haute works progress at the new mill, and praise for the Daily Terre Haute Journal’s first issue under Col. Hudson. Also notes on Newport politics, Alsace Lorraine, and state Centennial Exposition funding debates.
Tur Duke de Broglie orders Prefects to monitor citizens traveling to Chixelhuret to pay homage to the Prince Imperial on his majority. The Prince declares he will return to France on reaching his majority and resume life on Paris boulevards.
Warwick notes a new meat market in J. D. Bence’s old shop and a boiler shop on Depot street. Coal output targets rise to one hundred tons daily, with shaft work at Niblock Zimmermith and Carbon Coal Co. expands. Vegetables skyrocket in price as cabbage comes from Pennsylvania and potatoes from Michigan. Local tradesmen including Tatbert & Lee, and Lewis Brothers, push business while miners donate labor to ditch drainage.
The piece laments Perth’s economic downturn as its coal industry stalls. It notes a silent coal shaft, unemployed miners, and local figures like George Barker and Joc Filer shifting to other work. It mentions Webster mines, new John Brown store, and lingering gripes over low coal prices.
Thunder showers are forecast for Tuesday in Cloverland. H J Moore sold his saw mill to his brother Joseph Moore. Our Sabbath school funds a new library. Mer Bly Carpenter bought John B Hyden's house and lot at Cloverland Station. Mrs Stevens wife of Jackson Stevens died on the 27th of consumption. King and son of Staunton may succeed Mr Bowles at blacksmithing. A meeting at Jacob's school house discussed forming a grange. J W Hogue plans to roll his crippled ox by hand Friday. A young man trial ended with guilty verdict and twenty dollar fine. E W Lawrence of Boston gave a recital Monday evening. Mr L by profession is an elocutionist. A H Bowles quit blacksmithing and went to Brazil to aid meat supply. If successful, our loss would be somebody's gain.
A 1874 report from Bowling Green records a Saturday February 14 institute at the Chapel School House with President WM. R. Muncie presiding. Schedule lists geography arithmetic reading U S history and miscellany, adjournment set for March at Center School House. Editor note from Janes M. Hosgins addresses date corrections.
Cleveland March 1 The convention of locomotive engineers adjourned sine die with plans to demand restoration of reduced wages and threaten a general strike if not met. Reports note interest in the C T H railroad and cautious optimism from Bowing Green archives about regional development. Clergy from several denominations are urged to unite on temperance and social reform as letters describe evolving cooperation.
The piece asserts advertising acts as a magnetic force, drawing customers to liberal advertisers. It claims no product can resist effective promotion and hails the Brazil Weekly Echo as the best medium for the area to attract buyers.
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