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Newspaper

Cambridge City Tribune

Location

Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1876

Page

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The Canvaseser's Tale Echoes and a World of Collections

A wandering canvasser recounts a tale of an uncle Ithurial who amasses rare collections from cow bells to echoes. The story centers on a costly echo hoard and a U.S. Supreme Court dispute over its ownership, ending with debt and broken betrothal as the echo remains divided and mortgaged.

Fragmentary Exchange on Echoes and a German Speaking Gun

An odd barter ends after an intolerable hour as two double-barreled echoes are bought in good condition. The seller adds a third, claiming it was unsalable because it only spoke German and quips that she was a polyglot once but her palate declined.

Wonders of the Fac Simile Telegraph Display

Philadelphia Times reports General Meyer attends a demonstration of a new weather chart facsimile telegraph by Sawyer and Smith. The system transmits maps and handwriting from Washington to distant points, using shellac patterns on zinc and revolving cylinders to reproduce exact images at high speed.

Philadelphia Times Albert J. Meyer United States F.C. Grogan Second Cavalry United States Signal William Edward Sawyer New York James G. Smith Hackensack Panama Labrador Washington San Francisco New Orleans Bull Run Arlcée

Meteorological maps available nationwide after signal reports

Weather maps showing conclusions from meteorological reports reach any part of the country within two hours of their receipt by Old Probs in Washington. Signals from 100 or more stations feed the forecasts, allowing rapid public access to the latest weather conclusions.

Washington United States

Important Tax Decision in Patterson vs Cummings

In Parke county Indiana Judge Davidson ruled that taxes due before the 1872 act could not be collected after its repeal, as the 1852 law was superseded. The case concerns Patterson losing 789 bushels of corn to satisfy delinquent taxes and advances toward the Supreme Court review.

Newport Hoosier Vermillion County Patterson Cummings Davidson Parke County Supreme Court

Night on the Nile by Charles Warren Stoddard in San Francisco Chronicle

The narrative describes a moonlit voyage up a river gorge in Arabia with a silver barge and silken sails. A narrator recalls dazzling natural light, palm groves, and distant gates of Paradise as a crew of Nubians and hashish eaters listen to a moonlit tale replete with sensory detail.

Charles Warren Stoddard San Francisco Chronicle Arabian Hills Paradise

Minority Presidents and their vote shares in U S history

The article lists five presidents who won the popular vote while not securing the presidency, including Adams in 1824 Polk in 1844 Taylor in 1848 Buchanan in 1856 and Lincoln in 1860. It provides vote counts for Adams Jackson Clay Crawford and for Polk Clay Taylor Cass and Breckinridge and for Buchanan Douglas Breckenridge.

John Quincy Adams James K. Polk Zachary Taylor James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln J.Q. Adams Andrew J . W. H. Crawford Henry Clay Adams Jackson Polk Clay Taylor Cass An Buren Buchanan Fre‘eived Douglas Breckenridge

Northern Democrats Invited to Open the Fight

Fragmentary report discusses Northern Democrats urged to take a firm stance amid regional warning signals from the South. The text references past insurance debates and a referenced decision at St. Louis, echoed in telegraphed sentiment.

St. Louis

Advertising Rates and Conditions for Legal Notices

The notice lists pricing for legal advertising at 100 dollars per inch for the first insertion and 0.50 dollars per inch for each additional insertion, with a 10 percent surcharge for ads with cuts or large type and advance payment requirements for certain notice types. Longer-than-three-month ads prorate to three months, biweekly ads get three quarters of full rates, stationary ads on pages two and three incur a 25 percent extra, special notices add 25 percent in advance, and local business notices are charged per line with set variations for large or black faced type. Discontinued ads are charged for the time inserted under the stated scale.

Peculiar Aversions Linked to Famous Figures Across Eras

The excerpt lists historic personalities from Lamothe Lemayer to Tycho Brahe and Cardinal Henry de Cardonna who faint or swoon at sights, sounds, or smells such as thunder, mice, roses, cats, apples, or fish. It notes infancy sensations as a possible cause and recounts a parent’s harsh warning about devils in books, suggesting long lasting psychological impact.

Lamothe-Lemayer Cresar Bacon Mary de Medicis Duke d’Epernon Marshal d’Albert Henry III Ladislaus Poland Scaliger Erasmus Cardinal Henry de Cardonna Tycho Brahe Cardo Aristo Crasstés Cesar Lescalles

Prairie Dogs Run Wild in a Village Front Yard

From the Rod and Gun: a village yard hosts more than twenty prairie dogs bred from six or eight. A guard dog sounds a warning, others dive to holes. The pets climb into laps and nibble fingers, chasing cake and crackers. One dog named Billy reliably answers calls and leads a feeding scramble amid playful chaos.

Billy

Mendrick Home Organ and Hendricks in Political Turmoil

A Chicago Tribune piece notes Hendricks as an ambitious but dependent figure tied to Mendrick's home. It portrays him as alternately courting gore and facing sheriff's sale. The article hints at past Sheriff actions and a chaotic political backdrop without graphic detail.

Chicago Tribune Hendricks

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