Relic Unearthed and Political Rhetoric Mix in Local Notes
A century old notice describes a tavern site at the public square being razed, revealing ancient tokens of a bird emblem trade. Nearby, an elegiac poem is recited for a bishop’s funeral as Senators elected by state legislatures attract editorial critique of modern talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Aydeloste
Bunecal
Rounseau
Wilmer
Louisiana
Man
Lusitana
Laycock
Lewis
Charles Spinner
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Senate
Christan
Cambact
Kravery
Webster
Clay
Culhoun
Cass
Douglass
New Railroad Debate Divides Crawford and Corydon Counties
The article notes public meetings across counties for the New Albany and Vincennes railroad. Crawford County delegates subscribe and Jasper requests 10 000 to route the line, while Harrison County shows little interest. The writer urges Corydon away from a new courthouse to back railroad expansion for broader public benefit.
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New Albany
Vincenes
Crawford County
Jasper
Harrison County
Harrigan County
Mauch
Corydon
Bradford
Debated Punishment Methods in Delaware Prison
The piece laments barbaric punishments and notes Delaware and Indiana as the only states using the cat-o-nine-tails in state prisons. It questions the Senate president’s role in addressing the alleged cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Indiana
Union
Senate
Sleighing Joy and Scarce Sanity in an Odd Editorial
An Indianapolis editor mocks overblown winter praise while proposing a controversial “wet nurse” fix. The piece disparages Utah mail facilities and notes senators wives toilets in Washington as contract temptations. Corydon ladies are cited in a crude jab about broken contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington
Corydon
Lamp price unsettled by local dealer Critchlow in New Albany
W G Critchlow, a Harrison county trader at the lower end of Main street New Albany Indiana, urges buyers to inspect his dry goods stock and notes he will purchase all marketable produce. He invites friends to visit while noting steady sale terms and direct buying options. In Newark New Jersey, a snow and ice slide caused a roof collapse during a sermon, described as a notable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Critchlow
Harrison County
Main Street
New Albany
Indiana
Local query on marriage roles raises church question
A dull local asks how a clergyman should name the parties in marriage. The bachelor suggests the man as the elder, though the question probes contemporary convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelor
Tailor William Shaw Praised As Honest Workman At New Albany
An editor lauds William Shaw of 37 State street New Albany as an honest fashionable tailor. The piece also lauds Mr S an esteemed longtime resident and gentleman of the city urging those seeking an elegant suit to call on Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shaw
State Street
New Albany
Falls
Mr. S
Mr. Shaw
Local Tale Echoes Winter Moonwatch
A rural ramble recalls Heth township being beaten and a tale of a man in Taylor township who waited all night on a fence to view a full moon, only to be thwarted by clouds. The piece ends with a quip about schoolmasters nearby and a nod to Uncle Tommy.
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Heth
Taylor Township
Tommy
Tombstone request sparks family quip at Daniel’s gravesite
In a domestic scene a niece asks for pretty tombstones for Uncle Daniel, prompting the widow and Aunt Keziah to joke about his presence at the Judgment. The exchange highlights a stoic, humorous take on mourning and memory within a bereaved family.
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Rcngy
Daniel
Keziah
Jane
Night school chat in Cory don ends with frost talk
A fragmentary scene at a night school in Cory don unfolds as a man greets a woman and asks about her sister. The exchange notes unusually cold weather and a downed thermometer, with a retort about birds flying higher in some seasons before a man exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
El-Ab
Prophecies of Calhoun Warn of Emancipation
A Richmond Enquirer and Examiner communication cites John C. Calhoun predicting emancipation would threaten social and political hierarchy. The piece laments avarice and fears white and black equality, warning of national danger and possible forced integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Calhoun
Richmond Enquirer and Examiner
Senate
Unites States
Negeves
Egypt
Matrimonial Engagement Registry Endorses Furniture Purchases
A local notice cites an engagement registry encouraging county families to buy furniture from John Shrader & Sons of New Albany. The firm offers a wide range of cabinet ware and bedding, including mattrasses, with aggressive claims of low to high priced options and agencies for burial cases and coffin hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shrader & Sons
New Albany
Falls
Shraders
Fiske
Leap Year Tales From an Iowa Town
Thirty six girls in an Iowa town availed themselves of the Leap year privilege the past twelve months. Twice thirty six tried to avail themselves in Corydon within the last year but could not, says a young widow friend who wouldn t give a pinch of snuff for a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Corydon
Ady
Senate debate on a constitutional amendment and coinage plan
The Senate reported a proposed amendment guaranteeing voting and office rights regardless of race, discussed retriev ing a political disability for W H W Bagley of North Carolina, and considered finance bills. A broad currency proposal from Morton and Sherman aimed to issue coin bearing bonds and gold notes, with taxes and banking provisions, while other amendments and bills circulated for printing and committee referrals.
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Senate
Wasumeron
Stewart
Judiciary Committee
United States
W. H W. Bagley
North Carolina
Mr. Sherman
Finance Committee
Morton
Mlr. Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Hhis
City of
New York
Pollard
Butler
Massachusetts
Committee On Reconstruction
Fashionable tea trends sweep Corydon in budding trends
Four o'clock tea becomes the latest Paris fashion in Corydon. A bachelor friend jokes about “cutting off a coupon” from the marriage bond as a playful reference to births. The marriage register hints at a notable clipping last summer and suggests growing social interest in weddings and babies.
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Paris
Corydon
Adrican Confession and the Surrat Military Trial
The article recounts Edmund Spangler's role as a theater employee during Lincoln's assassination era. It asserts no evidence ties him to conspirators and notes the military commission sentenced him to six years. The piece places Spangler amid Booth Herold and Atzerodt's movements and the broader plot.
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Vyrainy
Surrat
Booth
Herold
Bizrodt
Spangler
Fred
Maina
Texas
Freney
Canada
Payne
Morton's Financial Schemes Approved Despite Skepticism
Honorable O. P. Morton sees his major financial schemes receive approval despite widespread doubt their effectiveness. Supporters tout potential gains while critics warn of risks and possible inefficiencies.
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Donuglass, Beene & Co
Blarkson
Douglass, Boore & Ct
Eri
Ioc
Ottis
LaLa
Leonard Keller
Hes
J. Bonner
Doctum DE Mediciens ET
Chiruqla
Hie Kincoees
Promntagisto Calla
N.B
Herce
Sewell
Corpilon Zlemorrat
Brewster
Corydon, Indiana
Ety & Liberal de Lacsiva
Ia Pot
Cere
Eee
Nut
Utah
Newark
N. J
Gur Tailor
Mauckport
Congressional News
Williams
Efense
O. P. Morton
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