Newcomer and Co Calhoun Street BRIS Adverts
An old railroad settlement ad promotes homes near a great railroad with maps and pamphlets. It lists businesses including Newcomer and Co on Calhoun street near the Depot, a sign and house painter D J Rover at the corner of Calhoun and Washington, and Lingefeller and Bro trunks at 117 Columbia street. LIndeman and Rubin tobacco and liquors at Malin and Calhoun. Land Commissioner OO. F Davis offers descriptive pamphlets mailed free to the US, Canada, and Europe. Omaha Neb
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D J. Rover
Calhoun
Washington Streets
Lingenfeller & Bro
Columbia Street
United States
Canrads
Europe
Davis
Omaha
Neb
Oliver P the President's Dog Satiric Verse
A satirical verse from the Sentinel ridicules Oliver P the President's dog and Ulysses Grant. It combines caricature of political patrons, Ku Klux critique, and a travel through power and scandal with biting quips and period tone. The poem mocks loyalty to the administration and warns of political consequences as Grant faces calls to end annexation and resign from influence.
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O. P
Senate
J Ckal
Domingo
Oliver P
Ulysses Grant
Aly Boy
Foo
Andy
Unfortunate Interference and Happy Reunion at Longview
Longview Asylum era tale of a Columbus area romance ends in separation and eventual lunacy as a wealthily paired couple defies parents leading to elopement thwarted by guardians. Both end up in pay wards at Langdon’s Longview and Central Lunatic Asylum. The piece shifts to a Salt Lake City visit describing Mormon polygamy with a host of wives and many children, praising communal and moral aspects.
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Trom
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Langdon
Longview Asylum
Columbus
Central Lunatic Asylum
Studson
Cincinnati
Longview
Central Asylum
Salt Lake City
Chicago Times
Anna Dickinson
Miss Dickinson
Utah
Betrothed Lovers Reunite After Long Courtship Ordeal
Longview Thursday visitors witness a dramatic reunion as a betrothed couple, once separated by family tension, is guided by doctors and parents toward a confirmed union. Over five months their condition improves until both return home, followed by a lavish wedding and a blissful honeymoon, with hopeful wishes for a long life together.
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Longview
Lingdon
Proposal to move Grant Robeson and radicals to Utah
A speaker extols Salt Lake City as ideal to house President Grant Robeson and radical members of Congress to instill sobriety and decency. He recounts visiting a mansion with six wives and 26 children, noting the wives live harmoniously and would not trade places with others.
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Salt Lake City
Grant Robeson
Congress
Love and Religion a Turkish Romance
The Levant Herald recounts a Greek convert Mehemet who renounced Christianity, took a Circassian girl Asl-Melek named Angelica, and faced backlash as his family resisted. After legal pressure from Turkish authorities and intervention by Russian Ambassador Ignatieff, Angelica reaffirmed her Christian faith and left for Greece with Roxandra.
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Levant Herald
Constantinople
Mehemet
Asl-Melek
Stamboul
Ash-Melek
Roxandra
Syra
Angelica
Rouxandra
Miltiades
Ignatieff
Greece
Turkish Harem and Salamik Customs Described
The account explains Turkish house division into Salamik and Harem quarters with separate male and female spaces. mentions eunuchs guarding, restrictions on Christians and Jews, mourning customs with gender separation, and the ritual greeting observed by Turks and Arabs. It notes the proper salutation toward the heart, forehead, and lips.
Wedding Toilets in 1770 Described for 1871 Readers
A century-old wedding morning portrait notes the bride's hair piled high in an immense cushion that dominates her head like an incubus, with plastered styling and a formal constraint reflecting past fashion. The piece offers amused contrast for brides and grooms of 1871 viewing 1770 traditions.
President Grant and San Domingo Dispatch Report
Hartworp Conn April 3 Ex Governor Hawley reports a Washington dispatch stating the President will accompany the San Domingo Commissioners report to Congress next week with a message. He says the subject was not fairly presented and demands full investigation by Congress. No action is asked now, annexation remains desirable, but Congress may indicate its will. He will not force policy against the people's will.
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Hartworp
Conn
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Washington
Congress
Dovutrut
Mary Walker
Capt. Hall
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Wade
Bridgepot
Chicago
Angels
Boston
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Bigamist
George Washington
Woxparrut
Spoon and Fish Alliance
Sumner
Joint High Commission
Mt. Vernon
Curcaco
Mr. Greeley
Detroit
Norwich
Springfield
Prorer
Colfax
House
Senate
A Domingo
House of Representatives
Houses of Congress
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Baez
Republic of Sa Domingo
United States
Ita
Sai Domi
Republic of
San
Republic of San Domingo
Mien Wid Espace
Sao Domingo
Republic
Sean Weedon
U. S. Grant
Description of a Quadrillc in lively social dance
A young man describes a quadrille style dance with couples facing, promenades, swings, and spins. Partners exchange places, ladies lead or follow, and the group cycles through figures with calls to turn, twist, and promenade. The narrative captures the energetic sequence of movements and crowd participation in a foreign shore setting.
Funeral Arrested A Child Arrayed for the Grave Revives
A Milwaukee Ninth Ward family reports their child, believed dead after illness, revived during the burial service as the Lutheran pastor felt warmth in the hands and postponed the funeral. The clergyman’s suspicions were correct and the child remains alive with a good recovery chance.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Ninth
Bren
Teutonia Street
Riot at Industrious School Newcastle Enrages Dorms
A serious riot broke out Sunday morning January 7 at the Industrious School in Newcastle. Girls, after midnight, tore beds apart and smashed windows and frames. Officers failed to quell the disturbance. police arrested eleven rioters who were confined in cells. The remaining youths dispersed after seeing the arrests.
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Newcastle
Veiled Street-Car Driver Charms Boston Passengers
A Boston street-car driver wore a thick green veil to shield his eyes from dust. The transcript notes he appeared feminine in appearance and acting as a deceptive figure, drawing several young men to ride beside him believing a woman was driving.
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Boston
Boston Transcript
A Curious Patchwork of Names and Doodles in Print
A rapid collage of political nicknames, oblique references, and anecdotal snippets. It weaves names like Grant and Ulysses with foreign figures, techy quips, and odd convos, painting a scattered panorama of public figures, theater of ideas, and humorous asides.
Perambulating Post Office Heads to New Location
Martinville post office plans another move after being off wheels for over three weeks. Alexander Murphy, early Carroll county settler, dies at 67 in Clay township on the 25th ultimo. Temperance Alliance of Bedford raises 2000 for recent liquor law enforcement costs. Madame Annie Ritchings English Opera Troupe secures Academy of Music in April. Newark Rolling Mill bonds. City Council approves 30000 bond issue per Conant & Co. Mishawaka reports potato crop concerns as bugs survive sun. Kankakee Draining Company to start active operations after Wanatah meeting. bonds to be sold to fund work.
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Acre
Harrow
Canada
Dan O'Rourke
Buist
New York
D. Gaterford
Jamesd. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Mase
Michigan Agricultural College
Phildelphia Presa
Alexander Murphy
Carroll County
Clay Township
Temperance Alliance of
Bedford
Lafayette Courier
Madame Annie Ritchings
Academy of Music
Annie Ritchings
Newark Rolling Mill Company
Conant & Co
Rolling Mill
Mt. Vernon
M. W. C. Hart
Willow Creek
Mishawaka Enterprise
Kankakee
Wanatah
Laporte Herald
Real Estate Transfers in the County Auditor's Office
A list of recent real estate transfers in the county includes Wm R Carnahan to Henry Becker for lot 125 Hanna's add at 100 dollars and James Hutchinson to John H Bass for Old Platt corner of Clinton and Madison streets at 10,000 dollars. Other deeds cover various lots in Lewis and Hanna adds, Univers ity and College streets, and Homestead add with prices ranging from 400 to 26,000 dollars.
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County Auditor's
Wm. R
Clary Carnahan
Henry Becker
Ernst Meyer
Henry F. Gerke
Lewis
Thomas M. Edmunds
John W. Orr
James Hutchinson
John H. Bass
Old Platt
Clinton
Madison Streets
Wm. Stewart
Wm. H. Rodebeaver
Williams
Chas, Nell
Cyrus K. Fairfield
Isaac Cross
Fairfield
Thomasetta Hanna
John Bush
Wm. Strassburg
Hanna
C. Chapman
Mary A. Ferry
Lasselleville
Jacob Maurer
Joseph J. Romary
P. M. Adden
Northeast University
College Streets
John Taylor
August H. Carter
Homestead
Bee Line Route to Fort Wayne Details and Connections
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes that from Monday April 3 the Fort Wayne route via Muncie will be known by a specified name. It covers the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Bee Line and the Fort Wayne Muncie and Cincinnati Railroad, with a Connersville junction. The line is the shortest 13 miles to Mishigan lumber regions, with through service to Fort Wayne on the ten o’clock Bee Line, arriving six o’clock pm, and the Indianapolis Express from Fort Wayne reaching Indianapolis via Bee Line at 6:40 pm. A Fort Wayne to Muncie train departs at 4:30 am, arriving nine, and is the Fort Weyne Accommodation, not freight. Connections extend from Fort Wayne to Michigan and Canada. The harbor work at Michigan City began on the Ist.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Fort Wayne
Muncie
Cleveland
Mishigan
Indianapolis
Annexation of San Domingo Outline by President Grant
President Grant transmits Domingo Commission report to Congress detailing efforts toward annexation of the Republic of San Domingo to the United States. He recounts negotiations, commissions, and the rationale to uphold the Monroe Doctrine, noting public debate and the need for national unity amid divided sentiment.
Lafayette Courier Appeals for Cruelty Prevention Fund
The Lafayette Courier notes a request for twenty dollars to fund a cruelty prevention initiative in the city. The appeal seeks support from readers to establish a local fund aiding vulnerable animals and enforcing humane practices.
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Grnmon & Bro
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Phonix Paomas Mannix
Chiuna Ware
Ward
Calhoun Street
Calhoun Et
S Bash & CO
la Abe
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Ward & Co
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Foote & Wooster
Main
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Mexer Bro'’S & CO
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Columbia St
Niel Vollmer
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Ames Harper & CO
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J F. Fitzsimmons
Lange
HBE
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Valhoun Street
Musical Instruments
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Newcomer & CO
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Malin and
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A J. Pickens
Cal* Hour Street
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Offman Bro’s
Main and
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C. L. Starkey
West Berry Street
Union Pacific Railroad
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