Roachdale postoffice name uproar stirs Green Castle readers
A heated debate grips Green Castle over the Postoffice Department naming of Roachdale, with Langsdale proposed by Indiana officials and Roachdale favored by locals. The dispute touches rail stations, town records, and local politics as residents demand the original name and await a promised change.
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Putnam
Post Office Department of the
United States
Roachdale
Lewis
Washington
Langsdale
Tyner
P. O
Indiana
Greencastle
Postoffice Department
Readers weigh Exodus talk as Floyd Twp Republicans respond
A local reader letters page debates Republican views on population shifts and the Exodus question. The writer cites measles, lung fever cases, and school progress under James L. Belton. He ridicules critics, urges unity, and questions political motives behind black migration and labor use. Quin.
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Borror
James L. Belton
Wim, Timmons
Chatham
Wm. Williams
Daniel
Washington
Friends
Mr. S
Ray
Kentucky
Quin
Saloons in Albia Hostile Raid Incident Mentioned
The keepers of Albia saloons feigned ignorance of a recent raid by women who held prayer meetings. Friction arose when the women grew angry and left, while the town men continued their diversions as if unscathed by the event. A dairyman alert promotes Perfected Butter Color by Wells Richardson Co. as a bright year round dairy aid. A lawyer’s heated courtroom exchange ends with the attorney being whipped and suing his client for damages over alleged failure of promised protection.
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Albia
Luwwa
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
Ike
New England
Medicines and money schemes headline odd 19th century notices
A health ad touts Kidney-Wort for malaria prone districts urging use during constipation and illness. A Southern Atlanta resident hoards Confederate currency worth over 1.4 million dollars to print as circulars. A circus note praises a balsam remedy for coughs and a breach of promise suit exposes bitter words from letters.
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Atlanta
Deer hunt at Atlanta ends in tame tragedy
A deer hunt in Atlanta, Lal., ended in failure as the deer, tame and unafraid of hounds, resisted pursuit. One hunter killed the animal with a knife after it was prodded, while the doctor’s warning and home remedies are noted in a patient’s account of illness and mercury poisoning.
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Kelley
Peck
Texas
Askin
Breeden
Greene County
Bethel Church
Wallace Williams
Missouri
Wm. H. Smith
Indianapolis
Jacob Shoptaugh
Laura and
Abece Shoptaugh
Stilesville
Garner
Bride
Iowa
Williams
Shelbyville
Atlanta
Lal
Feel of doctors fee comparison in a brief notice
A brief item argues doctor visit fees are costly citing a 3.00 visit schedule and 1000 annual cost for daily care, claiming Hop Bitters could prevent sickness and save the expense. The tone is promotional and reflective of the era's medical advertising.
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Otal
Milk Setting Apparatus At International Dairy Fair
The late Dairy fair showcased many milk setting devices led by Ferguson Bureau Creamery of Burlington Vermont. The portable ice chamber closet cools and airs milk pans, preserves cream color and aids butter making with 10 to 240 quart pans and gauze ventilation for cleanliness and efficiency.
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Ferguson Bureau
Burlington
New York Weekly Times
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Northwest Corner Public
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R. L. Higert
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Conrad Cook
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Gage’s
Louth Greencastle
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Swithville
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Lilly
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Dan Riggs
College Avenue
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Tingley
Atim
Warren Township
Floyd Township
Exodus
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Owen
Circus
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Mark
Parm
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Olliver
Derek
Indiana and
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Undertakers
East Washington Street
Putnam County
Tali
East
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Mouligfoln
Pearna & Black
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Auryery
Nichols, Shepard & CO
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