May debt declines as grasshoppers depart in moralizing notes
The May public debt fell by about twelve hundred thousand dollars. Grasshoppers retreat from western fields toward the mountains, possibly hastened by Missouri fasts and prayers. The Beecher trial nears end as Mr. Hyatts closes and Mr. Beach plans a four day push for the defense. Fires since January have destroyed property valued at about 1.5 million dollars, with insurance covering the losses. Indian policy and jurisdiction issues are debated, urging harsher federal control and equal treatment under law. College commencement season begins with nationwide announcements and reflections on education's benefit to practical life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cloud
Indo
Gilkeng
Mrs. Dilkens
Parsons
Whimsical Clippings From Indiana Newspapers
A collage of humor and small-town notices from Indiana papers. Items include editor quips about wheat crops, a Newark prank with Timothy Hay, serendipitous serenades to Logansport’s Father Mathew Band, jokes about marriage in Missouri, a Fourth of July inquiry, wool yields from Jesse Hodson’s Leicester flock, a dangerous rail crossing near Crawfordsville, and a baker's wife coal tale.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
New Jersey
Peru
State
Logansport
Baptist Conference
Frankfort Crescent
The
Terre Haute Express
Timothy Hay
Timothy
Aamp
Mac Democrat
Father Mathew
Winamac
South Bend
Union
New Castle Mercury
Missouri
Auburn Courier
Tom
Noblesville Ledger
Jesse Hodson
Washington Township
Crawfordaville Review
Danbury
Liberal education and college commencements highlighted
The passage emphasizes advancing liberal arts enlarging scope and raising mental vision of people. It argues liberal education of youth preserves national prosperity and notes annual college commencements provide comparative insight into the character and intellect of young men who form an important societal element.
Lightning-Rod Peddler Wows Widow and Bulldog Curse
A sensational ledger of oddities and anecdotes features a lightning rod peddler at a widow’s door, a ferocious bulldog, a revolver flinch, and a magnetic rod sale. The Lafayette Sunday Leader riffs on local notices, soldiers, sermons, and curious animal tales from several Indiana towns.
A French Solomon to His Son and Sabbath Reflections
A collection of wry maxims on love and virtue followed by notes on American Sabbath observance and centennial planning. The Penn trustees announce a million dollar Towne endowment creating the Towne Scientific School at the university.
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Solomon
University of Pennsylvania
John Henry Towne
Department of Science
Towne Scientific School
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Kansas
Misssouri
Bear Mr. Hyatts
Beecher
Mr. Beach
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LaPorte Herald
Michigan
Lafayette Diggitteh
Remington Record
Cambridge City Tribune Save the Fish Law
Wayne County
Terre Hue Gazette
TE Hawtin
South Seventh Street
Anderson Herald
Grant
Madison Courier
Columbia City
Crawfordsville Journal
Robert John
Charles Goddard
Terre Haute
Paris
Chiavari
Board of Managers
Tawley
Niagara
Ball & Naylor
John Roots
Seneca Street
Buffalo
New York
van Schaack
Steveman & Reid
Jah Roots’ Bitters
Chicago
Sinem
R. J. Connolly
James McTagcart
101 Market Sr
Eias&s
H.C. Eversole
Broadway
Fourth Sts
Western Coal Yard
L. P
C.E. Gridley, Watchmakers & Jewelers &8 Market Street
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Roshnthal & Mack
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C. H. Ewing
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Thos. Murphy
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Philadelphia
J.B. Highstown
N.J
J. S. Buchanan
Clarence
Iowa
G. G. Smith
Pittsford
N.Y
Jos. Beags
Falls Church
Marshal Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson
Howe
Grover & Baker
Singer
Barnheiser& Co
Union Square
Washington St
Ind
Olis
Market St
Woltt
Johnson's Warehouse
Win
Johnson, Tanguy & Barnheisel
H. H. Barnheisel
Johnson, Anguy
Cor. Fifth and Market Ste
N. B
Jas. Finegan
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