06 Nov 1873
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Newspaper
Brazil Weekly Echo
Location
Brazil, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1873
Page
1
A dramatic scene unfolds in a bank boardroom as Fields the paying teller seeks a wage raise. The directors read a biting reply letter that belittles him, and Fields hatches a nerve tested plan amid tensions of a looming audit and a looming marriage.
A street conversation unfolds as a very orthodox man argues for tradition in politics and religion. The speaker contends against public judgment tyranny and urges personal thought, urging belief in better days and rejecting the notion that age equals superiority.
Reopened meat shop in Staunton. Local residents, including Postmaster Matt Yocom, John C. King, and farmers Lanham Bailey, Wm Wardlaw, and others, engage in daily business, social events, and exchanges. A playful note on town life includes a currency idea, a concert by Will Yocom and Mrs. James, and a lighthearted dog incident at Last Chance.
Spelling schools discussed as W S Carpenter begins term on Monday. A Cloverland citizen lends his store to a poodsman for two weeks. J A Carpenter and Cyrus Reeves visited Lockport area. Reeves notes doors locked as people depart. Fred Robinson praised as a true gentleman. Walter Gentry spent about 1500 dollars on improvements after taking charge of the establishment.
A fragmentary note recalls a woman leaving a church with a friend and mentions a man facing an end alone. The text then shifts to a stray piece about Carpentier and a horse, describing its tail and a fence crack, with the animal later found in a swamp while someone dug roots.
Manstr Indiana letter describes Markle on the Wa bash River 50 miles from its source as a thriving agricultural area with dry goods stores a grocery a drug store a wagon shop a harness shop a boot shop a blacksmith and fraternal halls. It notes lime and blue stone deposits awaiting shipment and a proposed Chicago and Atlantic Tubway railway progress that will boost employment and markets. Land selling from 40 to 60 per acre town lots 25 to 40, apples and grains in abundance with fruit valued at 5 to 15 cents per bushel.
A man in Washington township claims poverty prevents him from taking a newspaper though his wealth nears $1,000. He says he did not know of the late election. The article calls for sending him a paper by donation and asks readers to provide his name and address for a charity donation.
A Brattleboro editor, facing poverty, slips into a mock poetic riff about dreams and paying printers. The piece ends with a blunt note that hard work would fill empty pockets, highlighting financial strain and satire.
In round numbers the Commercial says October results show 25 000 fewer Republican votes than Noyes in 1871 and 52 000 fewer than last year for Secretary of State. 68 000 more Republicans voted for Grant in 1872 than Noyes in 1873. Democrats fall less, Allen trails McCosin by 3 580 and Wiley by 37 260. Total governor vote 447 298 versus 528 973 for president last year.
C J Murray recalls how pioneer newspapers arrived in frontier towns via editors tethered to party and business backers. He describes press owners chained to factions, living in fear yet delivering political campaigns while seeking money, ink, and distant paper supply. The era's bondage, though fading, still weighs on surviving press men.
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