Corner Stone Gone Into a Packed Casket of County Assets
An extensive list of items deposited today includes copies of enabling acts and election returns, architect plans, and bids for a courthouse. Museum like display features Masonic and G.A.R. records with numerous lodge rosters and historical volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Construction Board
P.O. Colliver
John W. Gaddis
Vincennes
Court House
Caldwell & Drake
Columbus
Ind
Russellville
Greencastle Democrat
Greencastle Star-Press
Greencastle Banner
Daily Banner
Court House Board
M. W. Gd
Indiana
Teimple Lodge
Greencastle, F. & A. M
Unable to Meet Bills. Dumhead-Nelson Visit Cancelled
A fragment from a Princeton Tiger item notes someone unable to pay bills, and a caller named Mr. Dumhead-Nelson was to visit but engagements prevented it. The quoted exchange includes a playful line about dodging bills and a female interjection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumhead
Nelson
Miss Olemade
William
Princeton Tiger
Republican Appointee James Hays Active in Jam County Affairs
James McD. Hays, aged 64, a Republican appointee on the court house commission, is a prominentGreencastle resident in business with Hays and Hirt. He previously served four years under President Harrison and narrowly missed election as Putnam County auditor in 1804.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Commission
James McD. Hays
Jam County
Greencastle
Harrison
Putnam County
Hays & Hirt
Notable Putnam County Leader Remembered
Mr. Hanna, a Republican and influential Putnam County figure, is remembered for superb judgment and integrity. Elected Monroe township trustee in 1850 and to the Legislature in 1894, he is described as a trusted public servant guiding local affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
Hanna
Putnam County
Isso
Oldest New England woman graduate and campus tales
Dr Sophronia Fletcher 95 of Cambridge is noted as the oldest New England college woman graduate. A Massachusetts monument marks the first flag raised over a public schoolhouse on Catamount hill Colrain. The piece recounts campus life figures and a humorous Gen Sumner tassel scene at Lafayette College with flour bags and reflections on wealth.
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New England
Sophronia Fletcher
Cambridge
Mass
Catamount Hill
Colrain
United States
New York Nautical School
Lee Suey Heng
Wiliam S. Lee
Chinoes
Lee
Prof
Lindsay
Porto Rico
Gen. Sumner
Lafayette College
Faston
Tongue Twisters and a Brooklyn Trust Question
A playful passage contrasts mispronounced and altered words with clear speech, noting how pronunciation changes affect meaning. It includes a quotation about consolidating trusts, with a Brooklyn Life reference and the idea of dispensing with superfluous trusts.
Gilbert Returns to Shape Drama of Comic Opera
William S Gilbert of London, famed librettist of Sullivan, plans a comeback to stage work after years of retirement. The article notes his influence on English musical theater, references past collaborations like The Mikado and H M S Pinafore, and mentions his residence at Barrow Weald and a long career in American and British politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Gilbert
London
Shakespeare
Arthur Sullivan
Mols
Antwerp
Mme. Osterrieth
Brussels
Alfred Gilbert
Bruges
Politician J Frank Hanley enters Indiana governor race
Lafayette lawyer and politician J Frank Hanley seeks the Republican nomination for Indiana governor. The piece notes crowded field of candidates and long campaign season amid district and party maneuvers. It also mentions fashion trends and art news as local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Lafayett
Iana
Lafayette
Infant Birth Customs in Holland Silk Pincushions Atdoors
When a baby is born in Holland communities announce the event by hanging a silk pincushion decorated with lace on the porch. A red pincushion signals a boy while a white one signals a girl, marking the infant’s arrival in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roachdale News
Cloverdale Graphic
Bainbridge
Cloverdale
Groveland
Applegate
Morton
Roachdale
G Neastle
O. B.S
Fillmore
Eagle Lodge
Neastle K.P
Bainbridge Lodge
Diamond Lodge
Roachdale Lodge
Russellville Lodge
Lawton Temple Rathbone
Net Sy Houitaale
Filmore Lodge
Rebecca Lodge
Greencastle Court
Tribe Ben Hur
Lotus Council
Royal Arcangl
Gneastle
R.A. Mez
GomoLidke
M. W
Putnam Co. Med. Society
Court of Honor
P.O
Fire Department
DePauw University
Carnegie Library
Putnam County Bar
Temple Lodge
Greencastle Commandery
A. T. Keightley
Henry C. B. Werneke
Samuel A. Harris
T. C. Grooms
John Clarke Ridpath
Old
New Court House
Wine Observer
Yonkers Statesman
Brooklyn
Edyth
Jack
Mayme
Cincinnati Daquirer
Chicago Post
Cgeorce W. Hanna
Europe
Brooklyn Ife
William S. Gilbert
Mous
Champaign County
Ill
Albert J. Beveridge
Congress
Blg Crysmancor
William S Gilbert
Frank Hanley
Brown
Fure
Brooklyn Eagle
Havana
Cafe Au Lait
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!