Fifty Years Ago Cambridge City News Highlights 1853 Items
A collection of 1853 notes from Cambridge City includes a marriage of Robert B. Lynn to Mary M. Burgess, local forebears, livestock market prices, and social items. Reports cover a thyspian society formation, Wayne County Agricultural Society officers, teachers institute plans, and local business and rail activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoshour
Robert
Lynn
Mary M. Burgess
Wm. G. Burgess
Wayne County Agricultural Society
Centerville
D. P. Hollaway
Sol. Meredith
David Commons
W. T. Dennis
F. Fletcher
Abington Township
James Endsley
Boston
Levi Drury
Clay
James Ogborn
Center
D. B. Abrahams
Dalton
Wm. Dickey
Franklin
B. F. Elliott
Greene
Branson
Wayne County
Cambridge City
M. E. Moon
R. K. Moore
J. C. Stanley
Milton
Our Mission in Philippines Aims at Civilization
The author argues that the U S presence in the Philippines should follow the flag through education and civil reforms. He cites teacher deployment, harbor and road improvements, a budget surplus, and efforts in Porto Rico as precedent. The program emphasizes insurrection suppression, schooling, infrastructure, and gradual Filipino self-government under republican ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Taft
Manila
Porto Rico
Havana
Santiago
Buffalo
Sick Liver Affects Happiness And Health
A historical ad summary notes the liver’s role in waste removal and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery restores liver function, purifies blood, and aids digestion. It quotes Edward Jacobs of Marengo Indiana praising the product after three years of illness, then urges against substitutes and promotes Pleasant Pellets as a supporting aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Jacobs
Marengo
Crawford Co
Indiana
Pierce
Indiana Republicans Rally To Preserve A Decade Of Victory
Indiana Republicans urge active campaigning to keep the state in the lead, arguing Hoar’s criticisms clash with policy. They reference Cuba, Philippines, and Fairbanks’s defense of past aims, warning Democratic inertia risks losing legislative seats and delaying debt reduction and efficient governance.
A Debt Paying Party in Indiana Politics
The Indianapolis Journal argues that the Democratic party in Indiana has long been a debt paying party. It notes the state debt fell from $10,286,855 in 1860 to $3,937,000 by 1870 after Republican rule, crediting the debt reduction to that era while saying the Democrats would not have started it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Jersey Bulletin
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Gaw Belt
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Wayne County
Elgin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Illinois
Spain
Manila
Insular
Islands
Philippines
Paris
American Congress
Congress
Indianapolis Journal
Mortgage exemption law upheld by supreme court ruling
Green Castle Banner Times notes the mortgage exemption law, passed by a Republican legislature, was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. The paper says the measure saved taxpayer money, is popular, and aligns with the state convention platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Greencastle
Times
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F. M. Jones & CO
Milton, Ind
Sterling Suits
B. Wissler & Son
Cambridge City, Ind
Roy Copeland
Peions Ada
Cambridge City News
Crawford
Connersville
Rev Stout
John Parker
E. Clementine Tyner
Thomas Tyner
Kirby Ferguson
Eeq
Wabashtown
Ind
Chapman’s Chanticleer
Chapman & Gardner
J. P Chapman
Berry Sulgrove
Crow
Chapman
East Germantown
Alexander Dasher
Dauphin
Mary A. Long
Mary
Pennsylvania
The
Richmond and New Castle Railroad
New Castle
New Albany
Richmond
Morrison & Newby
McTaggart & Co
Indiana Central Railroad
J. Andrew Smith
California
Andy
H. E. van Norman
Lafayette
Purdue University
America’s Mission
Hussey
the Hussey Mower & Implement Co
Dublin
W. W. Levexton
Milton and Vicinity
Pittsburg
Kiseh’s Block
Tate & Mitchell
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Indiana Democracy
Democratic Party
Fairbanks
Cuba
United States
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