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Newspaper

Columbus Democrat

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1877

Page

3

Minstrels and court dates mark busy Indiana week

Cal Wagner's minstrels book an early December date at Pal las theater. The Jones-Steinberger trial set for hearing in Nashville, beginning Monday. Weather, church attendance, county meetings, tax penalties, and local notices thread through a busy Columbus region week.

Cal Wagner Pallas Theater Nashville

How to make a newspaper lively and the editor hireable

A candid dialogue shows an editor offering a chance to revive a paper with vigor and local items. A hopeful applicant showcases misread history and spelling gaffes but strong imagination. The editors set pay and expectations, then the hopeful reporter compiles a batch of lively items, including town notes, court-house incidents, and local Gossip.

The Democrat Adam England Moses Israel Bonaparte Waterloo Christ Calvary Jefferson de Soto Washington West Benjamin West Brigham Young Aaron Brooke Aaron Brooks Aaron Brooks Mr. Brooks Times

Wheat prospers in early season with local notices

Wheat never looked better at this time of year. Clifford’s boss bunter Mr Hitch thanks for past favors. H. H. Pinney departed for Kansas City on the 22d for a business tour. John Magaw of Nineveh Township claims invention of the champion kraut cutter.

Mr. Hitch Cliffords Bunter H. H. Pinney Kansas City John Magaw Nineveh Tp

Local Notes and Gossip from Taylorsville and Beyond

Community items report marriages, mill chatter, and crops around Taylorsville with notes on a Indianapolis wedding, a mill damingest dam, and the widow and orphan care. Politically charged remarks favor Ohio victories, Sam Randall as speaker, and a call against corruption ahead of 1880.

Cameron for English Mission Sparks Pennsylvanian Fracas

Washington dispatch reports the Pennsylvania delegation backing Simeon Cameron for the English Mission, provoking talk and a perceived farce. President Hayes faces a dilemma over offering the post. Cameron’s age and Civil Service reform concerns cloud the choice, while Evarts’ promise to satisfy Pennsylvania complicates the caucus politics.

Washington Pennsylvania Simeon Cameron Cameron Evarts Don Simon Camerons Keystone Hayes Pierrepont Massissippi

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