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Newspaper
Corunna Headlight
Location
Corunna, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1885
Page
3
The article promotes a transcontinental corridor linking the East to the West via the Lake Shore Mid, Southern Rail Road, and Great Through Route, highlighting its role in travel and commerce.
Close connections at Buffalo for New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington. Air Line Division trains run by Standard 90th Meridian Time about 23 minutes slower than Columbus time. Time card in effect Sunday May 24 1885. Going AST.
Hon George B Pendleton of Ohio receives appointment as 68 Minister to Germany. Born in Cincinnati in 1825, Pendleton was a lawyer and longtime public servant. He served in the Ohio State Senate, four terms in Congress, ran for VP with McClellan in 1864, sought Ohio governorship in 1869, and served as U S Senator starting 1879.
The piece highlights rapid development across the South with farmers clearing land and building, villages expanding, and towns pursuing large enterprise. It notes increasing Yankee drive among Southern youth and overall beneficial outcomes as commerce flourishes, followed by a humorous scene of a young lawyer before a Washington judge with an umbrella.
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