Greenback currency bill touted in 1879 Congress news
The dispatches discuss a proposal by Congressman De La Matyr to issue one billion dollars in greenback notes legal tender for all debts, with bonds to be issued to corporations for internal improvements. It lists loan-eligible firms and future repayment terms, then notes later that De La Matyr did not author the measure but introduced it at a constituent's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de la Matur
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Secretary of the Teasury
James River and Kanawha Canal Company
Atlantic and Great Western Canal Company
Florida Coast Canal Company
Fort St Phillips Canal Company
Mississippi
Pacific
Rock Island and Hennepin Canal Company
Oswego Canal Company
Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad Company
Niagara Ship Canal Company
de la Matyr
Local notices and incidents from Greencastle and district
Reports detail a colored prisoner Sam Parrot released after six months for assault on William Nelson. Mrs. Steeg hosts a farewell reception for W. W. Brown family bound for Kansas. Arch Cooper’s team ran away injuring the wagon and Cooper. Local marriages, church events, rail and road news, and county notices are noted with community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Parrot
William Nelson
Durance Vile
Steeg
Junction House
Greencastle Junction
W. W. Brown
Kansas
Arch Cooper
Woman tries to drown self in creek near Rockville Ford
Mrs. Sue Smiley wife of Smith Smiley attempted suicide by leaping into a creek. Rescued after spanning a root, she lay near death from exposure and cold. The episode followed months of illness and personal losses, casting gloom over the city as officials reported the incident and neighbors offered sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Smiley
Smith Smiley
Rockville Ford
Walnut
Messrs
Joe Stewart
Wm. Watson
Voter Sentiments Favor Various GOP Figures in Local Meeting
Local notes show support for John Sherman by A C Stevensom and J W ODaniel, Blaine gains from H Denny and J McCoy, Grant backing by Dr Cobb and W D McCoy, with Denny and Poynter backing Western and Sherman respectively. Several residents cite financial policy and sound governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Stevensom
Putnam County
John Sherman
Joseph Allen
Grant
Succes
G. C. Smythe
Chovephpage
Dr. Cobb
H.W Myers
Blaine
P.M. Sandy
W. Larkin
Sherman
W.D. McCoy
U.S. Grant
A.v.o'daniel
T. Brown
Dim Blaine
Amos Neier
J.C. Merwin
J.W. O'Daniel
Indiana News Briefs Include Poisoned Livestock and Jail Breaks
From Greenspene to New Albany and Brazil Indiana reports detail a farmer losing ten horses and cattle to poisoning, inmates Bill Lankford and James Meaneal escaping a $20,000 jail, a near fatal rope jumping incident in Knightstown, and mining shutdowns affecting 1,800 workers. Additional items recount a fatal accident at Evansville shingle mill, a rumored Hoosier suicidist, and the Cincinnati woman Emma Tryon dying after a desperate note to her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Bill Lankford
James MeaNeal
Chicago Man Kills Roommate Over Sleep Faces
A Chicago man in the early stages of insanity killed his roommate for making faces in his sleep. He said the roommate annoyed him terribly and he could not stand it any longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Local notes on residents and farming prospects in Parke County
The column lists moves and new fences for Thomas Welch and Thos Stults and Sam McGaughey. John R B Dickerson and family visit Luska Springs. Wheat and fruit crops look strong if frost stays away. Preaching at the Christian Church by Rev. Johnson. Anna Brown opens a dress shop. Mrs Adair of Illinois visits Mr and Mrs Wyatt.
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Dickerson
Thomas Welch
Boone County
Thos. Stults
Sam McGaughey
John RB. Dickerson
Luska Springs
Parke County
Sol
James
Christian Church
Johnson
Montgomery County
Lamasco
Fincastle
K. L. Bridges
Montezuma
Indianapolis
Anna Brown
L. James
Bainbridge Notes and Local News Update
Lecture by Mrs. A Goulds of Chicago. Weather favorable for planting corn next week. Curthon Ellis and Roscoe Ellis back from the West visit family in Bainbridge. James Bridges plans to sell in the South if he likes it. Frank Tucker ships hogs. Arch Allen in St Louis with horses. Mrs. James Priest visits. Two deaths: Mrs Stone and Mrs Minnie Hutchinson. Entertainment at Fillmore a success. Reformers at Fillmore-Local and Veritas discontinue. Card playing seen among some youths. concerns raised. Omega end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
Link
Bainbridge
Minnie Hutchinson
Minois
Samuel fTillis
James Bridges
Frank Tucker
Arch Allen
St. Louis
James Priest
Clinton Township
S. T
James Reeves, Jr
Anderson Springer
Maple Grove
OMEGA
Dr Tingleys Lecture On Numbers At City Teachers Meeting
Dr Tingley spoke at the March city teachers meeting presenting a theory of numbers and quantity. He argued number should be seen as concrete and tied to objects, not abstract, and critiqued common arithmetic rules. His demonstration showed how powers relate to linear measures, and teachers found the interview profitable.
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Tingley
Groveland area notes include community improvements and visits
Farmers busy as H Timmons Albert Evans and N B Summers improve yard fencing in Stringtown division. N R Evans runs full time at the mill. Jasper Carter visited Greencastle. Central Normal term begins CG M Pickett Randolph Summers. New Maysville Dry Goods merchant John Sutherlin visits relatives. Cumberland Presbyterian Sabbath School organized with officers named. Rev Vandyne preached at M P Church. Jacob Summers heads contract crews. Dagouts and local travels noted. Miss Summers teaches spring school. Miss Welch at Center. Ornamental fence rising. Sleepy Lonesome represented by Laura and Eddie Kurtz. Miss Kelly’s school closes with exhibition. Mr Omer moves to Portland Mills. S Sewell injured but fine. National Union Blue Ribbon society meets Farrow Chapel. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society active. Advisory note on clapboards for Old Gray.
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Messrs. H. Timmons
Albert Evans
N.B. Summers
Stringtown
Groveland
N. RR
Evans
Jasper N. Carter
Greencastle
CG. M. Pickett
Randolph Summers
Central Normal
John Sutherlin
New Maysville
Cumberland Presbyterian Sabbath School
Eleeting William Kurtz
Alice Kurtz
Emma Summers
Joseph Weller
Oscar Shepard
Rev
Vandyne
Georgetown
M.P
Jacob Summers
Chet Hall
Danville P. M
Sleepy Lonesome
Laura
Eddie Kurtz
Sallie Welch
Center
James Turner
Tightman Pickett
Reelaville
R. F. Long and Lady
Irvington
Ike Mendehall
Reno
Ike
Breeding Yard Cockerels and Prize Hens Listing
A dealer catalog lists Yarp and Yaro cockerels with multiple hens and pullets. Birds include lemons from Massachusetts and New York stock, with imports from Jim, Wonder, White Cloud, and Black Cloud lines. Some sales reference Hartford Fanciers Club and Prentias' strain, all noted as large, well-pencilled, or pure black birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockerel
Howard
Philander Williams
Massachusetts
Wonder
New York State
Jim
Pennsylvania
Hartford
West City Advertises Fine Fowls for Sale
A local seller offers 13 HGGS for $2.00 and invites interested buyers to call and visit. The yards are on the west gravel road within the city. The vendor touts exceptionally fine birds in the West and welcomes inquiries.
Drovers' Journal From Green Castle Hogs Cattle and Sheep Sales
The Drovers Journal reports Greencastle Indiana hog receipts 10 000 head shipments 3 800. Cattle receipts 3 900 head shipments 1 300. Sheep receipts 1 000 head shipments 500. Market slow mixed racking 3 35 to 3 70 for hogs and 4 5 20 for cattle, sheep firm 3 50 to 5 70. Protracted church meeting yields accessions. community notes on residents, social events, and local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubao
James Patent Stiffened Gold Watch Cases Offer Savings
The article explains a gold plated composition watch case method reducing gold usage to one third to one half of solid cases. It describes a three-layer plate with gold on both sides, formed into cases with engraving able to wear for 20 years. Sold via jewelers or Hagstos & Thorpe Philadelphia catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagstos & Thorpe
Ledger Building
Philadelphia
A. R. Brattin
Greencastle
Ind
Cannon's Bitters and Dr Swayne's Syrup Ad Review
An 1879 advertisement extols Cannon's Bitters as a cure for bilious attacks and debility, with a testimonial from WM. C. Sexton of Xenia Indiana dated March 4, 1879. It also promotes Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry for coughs and lung troubles, claiming broad health benefits and noting trial bottles at 25 cents and larger sizes, manufactured in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. C. Sexton
Xenia, Ind
Allen’s Drug Store
Dr King’s New Discovery Promoted For Lung Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds asthma bronchitis consumption and throat lung diseases with promises of immediate relief and many cures. It offers a ten cent trial bottle and a one dollar bottle at Allens Drug Store and includes a separate free recipe offer from Rev Joseph T Inman for youth indiscretions and nervous weakness sent by mail in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. Bherar
Powers’ Block
Rochester
New York
Dr. King
Allens Drug Store
South America
Joseph T. Inman
New York City
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Durang
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Lafayette
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Swayne & Son
Sixth Street
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Louieville
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East Side Square
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Fancy Goods
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Citity
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