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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1881
Page
8
Fragmentary notice mentions freight movements and schedules in Minneapolis and St Louis with references to express service and a Sohnson agent. Details are garbled and names or places are uncertain.
The Star lists local items including Mrs Ireland and Mr Kenick's health, Miss Joslyn's Spencer visit, and notes on community figures. Census totals for Putnam County are cited at 22 502 with regional travel and family updates. A fatal accident near Greencastle and Charley Girton’s arm injury are reported with interment details.
Heard from Putnam County lists include Thos. Hanna as Lieutenant Governor and Senate president. Wm. Ridpath named Speaker of the House. Emma Winsor is State Librarian. James T. Darnall serves as Principal Journal Clerk of the Senate. Harry Richardson and J. T. Owen appear as Senate staff members.
A 1880 to 1881 report shows Gillum Raines sold 1168 pounds of butter at 20 cents per pound, netting 285.60, plus 27.40 from milk. Cows yielded calves valued at 132, and a family of ten benefited from milk and butter, averaging eight cows milked daily.
A playful dusting of proverbs and puns about resilience and everyday mishaps on Water Street. The reader meets quips about trying again after a tumble, with scattered humor on snow and neglect, ending with a street arab's lighthearted mischief about a silk handkerchief.
Epivor Swan recalls William Cornwell a Revolutionary War veteran and prominent Putnam County resident famed for memory and battlefield recollections. He was a noted eccentric and public figure who inspired locals during Fourth of July and public gatherings with vivid war reminiscences and dramatic depictions of Yorktown and other battles.
A narrator recalls Civil War era bravado and pioneer leaders in Putnam County Indiana. Notable figures include RE W McGaughey a self educated county forceful public man, and M L McPherson a North Carolina born lawyer who settled in Winterset. Obituary-like reflections touch Col Piercy John McNary and early political life. The piece blends memory, local pride, and community histories with anecdotes of frontier life.
The Governor of Alabama surrendered William Hildebrand to authorities, claiming Sam Hildebrand is still alive. A Times notice asks readers if anyone knows a cure Hop Bitters cannot, and cites various local anecdotes and advertisements from 1880 era papers.
A resident six miles north reports an immense crow roost in Mr Taksheep’s woodland with an estimated 150 million birds uprooting oaks crushing smaller trees and causing three mile wide noise. Cattle bones and animal carcasses hang from trees and shooting is dangerous amid flocks.
An old advertisement claims Shilohs Consumption Cure cures coughs bronchitis and even consumption with rapid and reliable results. It touts a test as proof of effectiveness and urges readers to try it, pricing at 50 cents and 1.00, with Conrad Cook as the seller and shilohs porous plaster recommended for chest back pain.
An old advertisement claims Shiloh Vitalizer cures indigestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin with a 75e price and a nasal injector included. It also promotes Shilow s Catarrh Remedy described as a marvelous cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache sold by Conrad Cook with no extra charge.
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