05 Jan 1877
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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1877
Page
1
Eight years ago Mrs. Mason, now Mrs. White, came to Nashville with an opera company accompanied by her six year old daughter. The girl, sent to Manchester for schooling, visited the Grand Opera house during a Christmas matinee and failed to identify her mother among the chorus. A heartwarming postperformance reunion followed.
Old Si recalls a theater spectator story about a slick money handler. The tale centers on a performer who makes money appear and disappear with practiced showmanship, described with colorful dialect and regional humor. A Georgia or Southern press tone frames the anecdote as a dated, vivid reminiscence.
A memorial tribute extols a statesman of Spartan virtue and incorruptible character. It praises his public service, moral purity, and leadership, noting his ascent from humble origins to national prominence before a divine wisdom ended his career. The writer laments the nation’s grief and asserts his enduring legacy in public life.
A North Hill man mistook tartar emetic for seidlitz powder on Thanksgiving night. He attempted self care as the Returning Board began its session, and it seems nearly all votes or actions were overturned or discarded.
Condensed from our State Ex Casa county has 155 school teachers. Fort Wayne bankers for Moody and Sankey, Allen county agricultural society has gone down. Greensburg touts best city marshal. Lafayette water works debt accrues eight five dollars daily. West Wood fatality near Fort Wayne. Evansville suicide by Robert Schultz at Christmas. Eggs hatched by electricity in Indianapolis. hens dispensed with. Evansville jail contractor Mosara Farman Pearce built. Vevay eyeing city charter. potential mayor. First National bank robbery attempt at Franklin met by shots from a sleeping young man. Troy landlady lowers boarder prices to save carpets. Faille silk costly hosier wear. Water cannot quell fire. treacherous man described. Young woman warns drowning searchers to bundle up. Uncle Robert adopts found boy. stepson. Cremation Society head nicknames daughter Cinderella. son named after Coke. Iowa paper notes wife helps husband with wheat. shakes broom for motivation. Jury finds death by unknown wagon. Milwaukee verdict blames machinery. Black man elopes with white woman in Campbell county Ky. officers pursue. six bullets. New York reports exhaustless cold water reservoir under Manhattan. driven wells yield streams.
Vigorous inquiries about letters end when a captain’s wife, described as cross-eyed and slighted in mind, plans to visit the window to ask for mail. A sagely suggestion to handle the eccentric visitor is to be soft and sly, praise her, and deny knowledge of any letters.
A speaker urges humane handling of horses on cold mornings noting the delicate mouth tissue and the warm blood, comparing horse distress to human discomfort. He recalls using leather coverings on bits before India rubber bits were available and warns that repeated irritation can ruin a horse's health and appetite.
A rapid penman writes thirty words a minute and traces vast distances with the pen. The piece notes a Louisiana story about Kellogg's Returning Board failing to count Til den electors and three thousand Til den votes allegedly thrown out by seven Supervisors. It mentions a Congressional investigation in Louisiana yielding satisfactory results.
While the Beloit Anti-Horse Thief Association was active, three members reported horse thefts. The incident highlights ongoing concerns with property rustling within the equine owner group.
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