Walls of the new state house to use Harrison county stone
The passage notes various political and social items from the era. It mentions the south’s yellow fever subsiding, emigration from Europe, and forthcoming votes, then focuses on state house construction with Harrison county stone. It also touches on election results, radical returns, and accusations of electoral manipulation, concluding with commentary on patrons and rascality.
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State House
Harrison County
Temperance Column Urges Temperate Habits In Corydon
A Temperance Union committee-led column in Corydon Democrat appeals for abstinence from intoxicating liquors. It stresses personal conscience, voluntary choice, and urges readers to act up to their own light, not to follow others’ pressure.
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Temperance Union of
Corydon
Corydon Democrat
Temperance Meetings Issued At Several Churches
Temperance meetings scheduled at Pleasant Ridge church November 6 with Geo W. Denbo and Rev. J P Funk. Now Middletown November 7 with Dr H B Wolfe and Robt J Tracewell. Cold Friday church November 10 with Elders S S Nye and W I Strouse. New church near Meg Rhodes November 12 with Elders S8 S Nye and Plage. Loudens church November 10 at 2 pm with Wm N Tracewell and Col E J McBride.
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Pleasant Ridge
Geo W. Denbo
J. P. Funk
Middletown
Wolfe
Robt
J. Tracewell
Elders
Nye
W. i. H. Strouse
New Church
Temperance Meetings Sign Pledge in Pleasant Ridge Area
Temperance meetings drew crowds at Pleasant Ridge and Loudens church in Scott township and Corydon. A long list of local residents signed the pledge, including Joe Critchfield, Chas Bruder, Matthew Stillman, Catharine Kopp, Amantha Wallace, Mary Albin, John Stromger, Samuel Wright, J. E. Smith, M. Wallace, Maggie Stonecipher, and many others.
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Pleasant Ridge
Loudens Church
Fairview
Precinct
Scott Township
Corydon
Joe, Critchfield
Chas. Bruder
Matthew Stillman
Catharine Kopp
Amantha Wallace
Mary Albin
John Stromger
Samuel Wright
J. E. Smith
M. Wallace
Maggie Stonecipher
Henrietta Smith
Carrie Fleece
Eliza Gehi
Katie Fogle
Rebecca Stonecipher
Minerva Keller
L. E. Smith
Amzi E. Smith
Julia A. Smith
Keller
R. J. Keller
Ed. Wallace
Minnie Keller
John Fleece
Harvey Walker
Ed. Gohl
Wm. H. Getz
Samuel Stonecipher
Chas. Martin
Henry A. Gilham
Jonas Eckart
Chas. Kopp
Davie G. Miles
James W. Arthur
Henry C. Smith
John A. Smith
Corted”Nelson
Charles Smith
Mary C. Keller
Reed Sharp
Peter Fogle
John Curtis
A. Sharp
Jennie Sharp
Malinda Getz
Elizabeth Sharp
Julia A. Louden
Alva G. Ward
Amos Burgess
John S. Burgess
Katie Pennington
Rebecca Pennington
Sherman Conrad
Charlie Louden
Abraham Pitman
Joseph Burgess
Wm. Pennington
Mary C. Davis
Robi Peters
Wm. Kopp
F. Dean
Henry H. Richards
Blue Ribbon movement shows no effect on county election
The Blue Ribbon temperance drive did not injure or help the Democratic party in the county vote. Majorities remain similar or slightly larger, with declines in areas lacking temperance influence and gains where it was strongest, though not due to the movement.
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Democrat
Amsterdam Itema Sparks Local Happenings and Trade
Our town shows lively business with Kendell thriving trade. Farmers harvest potatoes while Captain Windell plans to tow flats to Memphis. Mr. Win Jack recovers from illness and Dr. Melton relocates to Valley City. Rosedale Seminary opens next Monday with a full teaching corps. No cats in the apple hutter.
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Kendell
Captain Windell
Memphis
Mr. Win
Jack
Rosedale Seminary
Apple Hutter
Dangers of Kerosene Lamps and Safety Standards
The article explains kerosene derives from crude oil and is hazardous when volatile gases remain. Explains explosions stem from hidden vapors in confined spaces and that lamps heat oil. safe kerosene should be near 150 degrees proof. Only eight of sixty three samples tested were entirely safe, linking to deadly losses of life.
Veedle Work and the Quiet Arts of Women
A reflective piece on traditional women’s crafts sewing knitting netting and spinning once central to womanhood. It laments their devaluation to low pay and poverty while celebrating the grace and comfort these activities bring to women and families. It recalls luxurious images of mothers sewing coats and Bulwer’s tender detail of a boy’s ruff.
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Bulwer
Local Symbolic Attack Sparks Rhetoric Against Democrats
A Rose area spat erupts as Democrats are singled out by Republicans who accuse them of venom and filth. The piece notes a Democrat targeted by Corydon Republicans failing to prosper, arguing such attacks prove the target’s standing in the community.
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Thomas M Brown
Congress
Rmneth
Corydon
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