26 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1879
Page
1
The notice explains pricing by line for local notices and states that any notice, no matter how brief, will be inserted for a standard rate. It also mandates that transient advertising be prepaid before publication.
District offices list including George A. Bicknell and Sohita Wells with references to congressional and senate roles. County offices show courts with W Dende as judge and Zener as prosecuting attorney, plus commissioners Peter M. Zener David Durdan and Joseph Deweese. court sessions meet first Mondays in March June September and December.
Offical county post offices announce daily mail runs from New Albany to Lanesville Locust Point Evans Landing Rosewood Mutickport New Amsterdam Valley City Worth Laconia Reroboth Palmyra Yankock Barren New Salisbury Bradford Prenchtown Georgetown Burnville Mill town and back each day. New Middletown mails arrive Monday and Thursday mornings at 74 M. Masekpart Cedar Wood Crisp Cross Roads Thursday 6 O. M. Sharp Mit runs Saturdays at 12 A. M.
The Sentinel reports a unified Southern Indiana Democratic front for 1880, condemning disorganization and pledging loyal support for a united ticket led by Thomas A. Hendricks. The piece endorses harmony in selecting a governor candidate, names potential congress candidates, and recalls a dramatic river rescue with communal sympathy and lessons on crowd reactions.
In 1799 Napoleon besieged Joppa and the garrison offered surrender with life spared. Eugene and Crosier agreed to terms, but Napoleon condemned four thousand to death, ordering them shot after being bound and led to the sea shore. Soldiers fired for hours as the massacre unfolded.
A stark passage describes a massacre with a brutal aftereffect. The tide allegedly washes away the killer's blood from the sands of Joppa, yet cannot cleanse the memory of French executioners and a self styled soldier god from history and conscience.
A New York Sun editorial attacks the rump of the Republican party for removing Union soldiers from office during Grant’s 1869 administration and later. It lists officials and appointees ousted or cushioned by Grant and Secretary of State and contrasts with Union supporters in the South.
The article argues wealth comes from selling desirable goods or livestock and understanding customer demand. It compares farmers who study markets and breed high value stock to merchants who avoid dead stock. It warns against holding unsellable stock that drags profits down.
The Rural New Yorker argues against speculation and shifting stock. It stresses disciplined management, avoiding loss from second and third rate animals and insisting on a fixed, well planned system for successful farming and business.
A 15 year old girl transplanted from Kentucky to Maine astonishes readers with farm feats. At 13 she cut wood for publication and now she herds hay milks cows and farms efficiently. She works after supper loads hay stores boots for herself and returns home before dark.
The Bradford News page notes daily deaths, local figures like Mr Bras Durnall the singer, and social chatter about fashion with red calico. It mentions Sheriff Brown's visit, Dr Hoffield, Clara Klosse visiting, Perry Taylor Calhoon’s upcoming marriage, and James Taylor the peddler turning plasterer amid praise for Bradford’s business diversity and moral character.
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