13 May 1878
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1878
Page
1
A collage of political chatter and local notices notes Harney and Hayes, mentions Democrat control in Indianapolis, Republican convention plans in Corydon, and remarks on possible 1880 ticket candidates McCreary and Thupman. It includes vendor and shop updates, a shoe shop opening, and quirky quotes from wartime days.
The item notes Elder Wright of Loninville Kentucky will give lectures in Corydon on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The column also mentions a range of local anecdotes from the Boston Glebe and New York papers, including commentary on public figures, commerce, and a Nevada mine king’s career.
In Elizabeth, last Monday's corporation election produced trustees George Neamer Jacob Kessinger John Q A Rask Jacob Bottorff and N B Beard with Isaac W Evans as Clerk Jacob Hand Jr as Assessor. All votes were polled. In Corydon the May election featured a bog ordinance repeal question with a ticket listing D F Lemon C H Beader Geo W Lynch Wm Zollman W H Hudson and others amid unclear tallies.
The Blue River township will dedicate a new Christian Chapel on the fourth Sabbath in May at 103 o clock. Elder Howe of Charles Town Indiana will lead the service and the public is invited.
The text strings together disjointed snippets about doctors, a colt in a stable, young ladies at night school, a ball at Ister ling's, and a Sunday school official. It mentions opinions on marriage among widows, a base employment comment for Sunday afternoon, and a character named Uncle Billy wavering on choices, with Max noted at the end.
A Shanghai correspondent of the London Times says clever locals in Chicago have blackened chunks of ice and sold them as coal. The report notes several lumps treated in coal production, a scheme that fooled buyers though credibility was scarce.
A New York Graphic warning lawmakers that adjourning could leave the nation with a crippled army an inefficient navy and a disorganized militia. The piece notes widespread discontent across the country and frames a severe historical indictment against Congress.
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