Political chatter and local election notes in Indiana
Saturday, February 26, 1880 page notes Blaine potential vice presidency with Grant unlikely Hendricks may not seek top ticket California Supreme Court allows women as attorneys Has tints on paper costs and newspaper pricing Discusses local congressional nomination race in Martinsville district, county delegations, and calls for competent assessors ahead of elections
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Martinsville
Bartholomew
Brown
Hendricks
Johnson
Morgan
Nonroe
Owen
Putnam
Assessment of County Property Valuation in 1880
The law requires a five year appraisal cycle for real estate and personal property to be completed in 1880. A comprehensive valuation of all lots, lands, and taxed personal property must be recorded, plus a full statistical report on county wealth and production. Assessors face heavy labor and public scrutiny, with emphasis on competency and impartiality.
Community Notes and Events In Center Township
Wm Wilson convalescent after lung fever. Grand fox drive planned next Saturday on John Millman’s meadow. Measles spread. three schools closed. Spelling bee at No. 4 on Tuesday night. H Underwood hosts valentine meeting at Zion Church led by Elder A S Mayhall. Exhibition at Wesley Chapel Friday night March 5 with pieces such as Hans Van Smash. Duck hunting info available from a local guide. Omer C Wright heads West. others to follow. District No.7 school closes Friday. W R Allee teacher. Democratic convention at Center schoolhouse Saturday March 6. Clifford reports trapping success. Ps.
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Wm. Wilson
Grand Fox Drive
John Millman
H. Underwood
Boss Valentine
Zion Church
A S. Mayhall
Wesley Chapel
Hans van Smash
Omer C. Wright
Far
W.R. Allee
Center School House
Clifford
Man Crushed by Iron Rail Fails to Escape Car Accident
A New York City streetcar on the Forth avenue line carried passengers when a long strip of iron tore through the floor at Twelfth Street, pinning Samuel Glover of Fairfield, Connecticut, to his seat. Firemen and police cut away the car to free him, with severe thigh injuries deemed very serious. The rail failure stemmed from loosening outer flange spikes on the 1 tracks, a rare hazard in horse-car service. A Baltimore barber incident followed, involving a beard shav ing dispute that drew a crowd.
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Forth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Samuel Glover
Fairfield, Conn
Glover
Mulrbney
Grand Central Depot
Freigh Depot
Center Street
Heartlessness of the American Father-in-Law
The piece criticizes American fathers for not supporting marital unions with adequate ante-nuptial settlements. It argues that generous settlements ease marriages, reduce spinsterhood, and protect both families from financial trouble, contrasting with European practice and wide contemporary attitudes.
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Brown
Miss Robinson
Old Brown
Old Robinson
Mrs. Brown
The Great Prairie Fire Threat to Settlers on the Border
A vivid depiction of prairie fires menacing settlers with flames leaping across blue stem fields, smoke, heat, and a roiling horizon. The scene shifts from calm sunlit plains to a deafening roar and sudden darkness as fire overruns hay stacks, homes, and outbuildings, while communities quarrel over sleep and nerves under shared red clothing and restless nights.
Dandy and Ostrich Parable Sparks Self-Check on Dress
In Virginia City Chronicle style a dandy in a dazzling shirt front is mocked by an ostrich on a Persian street. The bird seizes a diamond pin and yanks the dandy’s fake shirt bosom free, exposing a dirty shirt. The tale ends with the moral to mind one’s own attire before scoffing at others.
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Virginia City
New
Richardson elopes twice shows sly trickery in romance
Albert Payne Richardson eloped with a married woman from Melrose Massachusetts and was arrested tried and fined. He then returned to his wife and lived with her until recently when he eloped again choosing a maiden. He wrote to Mrs Richardson that there was no law against running off with unmarried females.
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Albert Payne Richardson
Melrose
Mass
A CROSS BABY TRAVEIER ADVICE AD QUIP
A humorous travel ad copy notes a man’s stay at a married friend’s home ends in a sleepless night due to a crying baby. It then asserts cross babies improve with Hop Bitters and ends with a casual reminder to remember the remedy.
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Traveier
A Pretty Romance and the Nanogenarian Bodfish
Oliver Bodfish of Syracuse aged 89 sought a new wife after becoming a widower for the third time. He remembered a Massachusetts woman from 60 years ago, invited her by mail, paid travel expenses, and arranged a rapid marriage upon her arrival at his Bodfish mansion. They wed that evening despite a five year engagement.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Oliver Rodfish
Massachusetts
Bodfish
Wistar's Balsam promoted as cure for lung diseases
An 19th century advertisement touts Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry as a cure for consumption asthma bronchitis and other lung ailments. It claims quick throat and lung relief a night dose promotes sleep and a vanished ordinary cough by morning with a pint bottle priced at $1 and authentic signature required. A separate incident notes a Cooperstown Illinois man shooting at an opponent hitting a bystander and fatally wounding another.
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Wistar
Hope
N. B
Sanford & Park
Guysett's Yellow Rock and Sarssporilla Health Tonic Ad
An old advertisement touts Guysett's Yellow Rock and Sarssporilla as a blood purifier and tonic. It claims to cure scrofula syphilitic disorders kidney weakness nervous disorders debility indigestion and urinary issues. The quart bottle is priced at $1.00 with directions.
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Guysett
Yellow Rock
Sarssporilla
Shilohs Cure and Other Remedies Promote Health
Advert shows Shilohs Consumption Cure claiming rapid relief for cough bronchitis croup whooping cough asthma and consumption with gentle pleasant taste and child safe formula. Also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster Shilohs Catarrh Remedy and Shilohs Vitalizer with nasal injector and promises free trial if no cure. Sold by C Cook with prices listed.
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Shiloh
C, Cook
Shtlou
C.cook
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