Classified Advertisements and Local Notices Summary
A clipped local page shows ad rates for one to fifteen column inches with yearly discounts and per-line legal notices. It mentions a light docket for the April Common Pleas term, remarks on politics in New Hampshire and Corydon, a jury panel list, and a dictator in San Domingo quip about Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
San Domingo
United States
Sumner
New Hampshire
Grant
Corydon
Grant's reaction to New Hampshire results shocks observers
A telegram from Concord reports New Hampshire voting Democratic. General Grant reacts by kicking his chair and uttering a profanity about the state, prompting calls for more temperate behavior from a gentleman of his standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Concord
New Hampshire
The Good Wife Should Resemble Three Things
The piece lists three traits a good wife should resemble yet avoid. A snail stays within home yet should not carry all belongings on her back. An echo speaks when spoken to yet should not always have the last word. A town clock keeps time quietly yet should not speak so loud that the town hears.
Transfers in Harrison county real estate list
A detailed transfer list in Harrison county shows numerous deeds with parties and parcels. Names include Jane McFarland, Alexander McFarland, George W Jones, Jas W Jones, Gideon Feiler, Joseph Deubo, Jul Shuart, William Suart, John H Utz, Daniel K Utz, and others with sections, townships, ranges, and acreages.
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Harrison County
Jane McFarland
Alexander McFarland
George W.juones
Jas W Jones
Jeames W. Jones
George W. Jones
Gideon Feiler
Joseph Deubo
Gorydon
Tor
Jul Shuart
William Suart
Bot
John H. Utz
Daniel K. Utz
Daniel Hewet
Susan Becky
Elizabeth MecCuteneon
John Barksliwe
Reuben Barkshire
John Barkshire
Samuel Thomas
Thomas Bridgemanta
George A. Anderson
Thomas J Anderson
Robert W. Finiy
Amos L. Ransoom
Palmyra
Jobo Bruni
Deeob Clark
Robert Stubhers
Henry Keehn
Henry C. Elis
Francis M. Ellis
James H. Miller
Cornelius R Hoke
Stownship
William Siar
John Fink
Elum
Guervisy
William HE. Newby
B. F. Littell
Enoch Hancock
Allen W. Hancock
Lafayette Taylor
Laurch Hancock
Township L
Wim. HW. Farnsley
John Cross
Henry Fisher
Susan Bell
Charles G. Hartman
Township Four
John H. Keptey
Thomas Stevens
New Salisbury
Charles Vouk
Charles H. Ginkens
Mag Seacat
Harrison Seacat
Frederick W. Fuveinsn
J. M. Zatill
Lanesville
Samuel Ramsey
Jacob Erb
Richard H. Heth
Sarah J. Lit
Divorce Delays Sparked Frontier Quip in Wisconsin
A Sparta Wisconsin man in a lawyer's office demanded a divorce at the first term of court. After learning of delays and costs, he declared a contrast with frontier tales of Poe and Dum guiding Westward expansion, noting a farm purchase and a squaw at twenty five dollars as preferable to divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilm
Sparta
Wis
Eagle
Poe
Greenbicks
Counting the blackguards in an Eastern village lecture
A peripatetic lecturer tests audience reaction by asking how many blackguards attend a sea side lecture. Nine tenths raise their hands, prompting a hush as the speaker denies intending to tell a story and asks again how many blackguards are present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackguard
Love Letters and Union Gossip From a Downtown Firm
A businessman writes a sentimental letter to a beloved, then copies it in a firm’s book, causing astonishment when read by his partner. Atlanta papers note Miss Findley joining the Typographical Union, provoking satirical remarks about propriety and courtesy in printer circles. The piece lampoons workplace romance and union etiquette with humorous scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tip Top and Center Brown Tie Knot in St Louis News
The Democrat notes Tip Top of St Louis wed widow Jannie S Jenkins, pairing the couple in a humorous brief about taste and marriage. Center Brown, famed writer, is linked as the groom, with three ready made children aiding the union’s bond. The piece ends with good spirits as the ceremony concludes.
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St Louis
Lise
Luens
The
Democrat
Géorge Center Brown
Jannie S. Jenkins
Wade
A Pugilist's Love Letter Fragment Offers Comic Banter
A crude, humorous epistle from a boxer describes Emma with vivid, comical slang and exaggerated affection. The missive blends ribald imagery with playful boasting as the speaker hints at romantic devotion and rivalry, ending amid an odd catalog line about spring goods and baby jumpers.
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James D. Irvin
Corydon, Ind
W. B. Slemons & Co
Ind
Marehind
W. Matthis
W. T. Zenor
Corydon, Indiana
Harrison
W.E. Zenor
Matthis
ER. M. Melson
Elizabeth
Indiana
J. W. Potts
John P. Zenor
Rosewood
R. W. Patterson
Ges. W. C. Self
Ally
Law and Notary Public Office
Over Reader’s Drug Store
Corvdon, ID
Giemittances
George W. Denbo
Atvtorney AY Dlw
Githess
Pemocrat
Grrifin & Metham
S. M. Stockslager
Eeice
N.W
Pic Square
Stoilt & M’ccarty
Attorney’s At Law
Garrison
Be Bruret
John Mann
Frontier
Strate Street
New Albany
Tragewell & Sod, Attorneys At Law
Leavenworth
Crawford
Scott Wolfe
Mauckport
Mauckport and Vicinity
A. W. Brewster
Ytiii Ce
K. Wolfe
Wolfe & Stockslacer
Corydon Indiana
Favisg
Mir. Stocksliger
N. W
Vic Square
Wolfe
Pearl
Market and Springstreets
Circuit
Common Pleas
Gordon Democrat
Amie W. Brewster
Templar
G. JT
Frank P. Blair
United States Senate
Congress
South
Petit Jury
John H. Dike
Mathias Yort
Joseph Bussabarger
Charles E. Miller
William V. Bankiss
John H. Shields
John Wiseman
George Seacat
E J. McBride
Philip P. Strider
Chas. L. Hilderbrand
Geo. W. Fox
Verbenas &c
B. M. Watson
Old Colony Nurseries and Seed Warehouse
Plymouth
Mass
Emtebls
Exinibicy
Hineley Knitting Machine CO
Bath
Maine
Wabash Av
Chicago
Douglass, Boone & Co’s
South Side Public Square
Jin A. Glaze
Wiliam Glaze
Isaa Denton
Thomas Ferguson
Clion
Pleasant D. Bean
Elizabeth Fravis
Catharine McCown
Lmuel J. Wright
Coryden
John Bellows
John
Pusilist
Emma
Pvs
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