18 Feb 1884
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1884
Page
1
A reflective poem speaks of shadows and sunlit hills as patience and faith guide travelers toward divine timing. A Chicago Herald report recounts a rehearsal for a wild man of a side show who mimics savagery, learns he must “devour raw meat” to captivate crowds, and is deemed crude but potentially seductive with polish.
A desperate laborer, with a sick wife and a young daughter named Janey, eyes a glittering necklace in a jeweler’s window. He contemplates stealing the heart shaped locket to ease his family’s pain, torn between crime and his love for his child.
A man awakens from a troubling dream after hearing a thief cry and fearing harm to his family. His wife and a nurse reassure him, and the dream reveals his fear of moral danger rather than a real loss. He embraces his wife and child, grateful it was only a dream and resolves to stay true.
At a Woburn conference meeting, Farmer Allen of Wakefield told of a Sunday visitor who begged for food. A deacon, scolding the tramp for desecrating the Sabbath, started the Lord's Prayer. The beggar asked if the Father is his father too, revealing a shared bond and a humorous clash over belief.
A humorous regional essay weighs parental choices on spanking and discipline. It contrasts maternal quickness with paternal caution, arguing both sides while urging measured, thoughtful parental action to avoid escalating conflict and harm.
A garbled exchange shows a black speaker asking an Arkanean colonel about hiring a man to clean a well. The dialogue is incomplete and reads as a dialect fragment with few clear details or context.
In a Philadelphia Press anecdote a well known New York journalist who tips the scales at 800 pounds charms porters with stories and uses a late train to swap lower berths. When the nervous traveler on board seeks safety the porter recalls a past tragedy involving two boys and a preacher in the car.
A quirky home remedy piece touts a flexible varnish spell that fastens loose pages, repairs wallpaper, fixes frames, stiffens collars, and decorates walls with hand painted touches. It emphasizes careful use to avoid overcoating and notes its usefulness for furniture and small crafts.
Cincinnati reports the river dropping about an inch and a half per hour to around sixty four feet ten inches. Rescue workers retrieved bodies of Thomas Burke and his wife with two children from a Pearl and Ludlow building wreck. others identified include Ray E. Colter James Ogden and J W Kyle. Relief efforts funded by the Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Grand Army of the Republic include rope supplies and steam pumps to dry homes and empty cellars.
The Columbus Democrat lauds George W. Cooper and related figures for rising from modest means to esteemed positions. It praises a self-made citizen and eminent orator, noting pride across Bartholomew and surrounding counties for such achievements.
The Nation reports flood fund totals in this city and surrounding areas. Subscriptions include five installments of $20,000, with the Board at 87,000 and hardware and jewelers contributing 1,400. Miscellaneous gifts, including yesterday's concert, total 9,000. Additional nationwide and local totals are listed with dates February 17. Ladies plan daily sewing at the Baptist Church.
River levels dropped about fifteen inches in twenty four hours ending at six. The water stood forty four feet by canal mark and forty three feet at the falls. Weather was wet and rainy but did not greatly affect the river. significant rain would be needed to halt the fall.
A fragment mentions Hon. George W. Cooper of Columbus as a favorably mentioned candidate for Congress, linked to Vincennes. The text is incomplete but indicates political speculation around Cooper’s candidacy.
The coroner's physician stated the man died from strangulation after refusing food including meat, with a long history of eating only raw meat. The article notes Omaha Indian customs defining an orphan after losing a parent and explains temporary widowhood and child custody within paternal kinship systems.
The State committee for flood relief received 4000 in voluntary contributions from local and distant sources, with the New York Stock Exchange sending 1000. Five carloads of provisions and clothing were sent to Portsmouth Gallipolis Middleport and Pomeroy as food demand subsides. About 7490 people and 626 families remain nearly destitute across twelve upriver towns.
Large open air welcome greeted Archbishop Feehan as he arrived from Rome for council duties. About 8 000 Catholic societies members, bands and banners accompanied the bishop to the Cathedral of the Holy Name where he addressed the crowd before returning to his residence.
In Walesboro a ramble by the river uncovers a band of pilgrims moored at Stringer's ford. The group speaks no English and holds morning services seeking converts. A lighthearted yet unclear note mentions a local love triangle and division of someone for parts, with no agreement on who.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.