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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1879
Page
8
A lengthy catalog lists inexpensive and premium jewelry items offered at Brattin’s Jewelry Store. Items include cheap sleeve buttons, necklace sets, silver and rolled gold pieces, watches, rings, bracelets, napkin rings, cutlery, and various precious stones with prices ranging from cents to several hundred dollars.
Eastward and westward train schedules listed with times for St Louis to New York Indianapolis and Louisville routes. Agent John W. Earp directs services from St Louis Vanpai Terre Haute. Includes daily and Sunday departures with morning and afternoon slots and connections to Chicago and other points.
A local notice reports the Dec 7 1879 wedding of a Mrs Reeves daughter to Martha E Shinn with wishes for long life. It notes a double funeral last Saturday for Edward Morarity and his grandchild Samuel Summers. Dr W H Goode of Richmond aged 72 died recently. Dr Martin attended the funeral. Locust Street Church to host a free Christmas tree with Sabbath School children performing and present distributions at seven.
The wedding of Mr. Detrick and Miss Alda Iry, both of Green Castle, was held last Wednesday at the Christian Church with Elder O. P. Badger officiating. About 400 guests attended from nearby and distant places, and a reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home. The event featured ornate decorations and a long list of notable presents including silverware, china, a grand piano, and a sewing machine, with praise for the refreshments and social atmosphere.
P. R. Christie advertises a large stock of new shoes and boots in all styles and makes. Customers are urged to call for good value and quality, with Washington Street on the north side as the location.
An 1879 letter from Fulton Missouri requests a subscription renewal for The Star. The writer encloses a money order for one dollar and praises the paper’s enlargement and improved format, hoping for a larger readership. He notes a preference for The Swan for Greencastle news and items of interest from his old home.
A woman named Mary Hibbitt stayed at the Jones Hotel and attempted suicide with chloroform after learning her husband abducted their child. A doctor revived her. she planned to find her son and hinted at hardship. The piece also notes local notices about births deaths school, and holiday ads.
A reader-friendly note describes Barwick's stock including glassware sets, pickle tins, vases, goblets, lamps, lanterns, silver and queensware, chamber sets, blue dishes, and bird cages. Also items from Los Rabbit and Rome and other groceries, buckets and tubs.
A collage of small town items reports on a family alleged to abuse a child, social mischief around Blue Ribbon events, serenades and hires, local trades, and a temperance gathering. Updates include missing shoes rescue, a night operator change, a runaway near Jackson street, and a medical case in Washington Indiana. Also noted are a Christmas shop window promotion and a land trade offer for Putnam County farms.
An advertisement promises a free cure for youth errors and nerves, touting a remedy discovered by a missionary in South America. Readers are asked to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station D, New York City, for details.
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