Correction on Matson’s age and Greenback nomination noted
The Star reports Colonel Courtland C. Matson is thirty eight years old as corrected by the Indianapolis Sentinel. The Danville Union notes the Greenback party meeting at Martinsville nominated Prof. Ridpath for Congress and urges Republicans to endorse him.
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William Bayard
Edwin Bayard
Thomas Walker
Joan Berrym
Johnstone
T.n.c
Keator
M.D
Harding
W. Rk
J.D. White
St. John
W. W. Jones
GRAY
T. Gnear
Gray Medicine CO
Mechanics’ Block
Detroit
Mich
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Courtland C. Matson
The
Danville Union
Greenback Party
Martinsville
Ridpath
Congress
Republican Party
Roachdale Park Grand Opening Set for June 12
Roachdale plans a 20 acre park opening on Saturday June 12 with excursions from Indianapolis via I D and S and likely from Crawfordsville and Greencastle via L N A L C A. Gov Williams may attend to inaugurate the enterprise and speak if his wife’s health allows. local readers invited to join the picnic and hear remarks from notable figures including Will Camback J W Billingsly James I Harney and C Matson.
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Roachdale
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Greencastle
Williams
Will Camback
J. W. Billingsly
Jas. I, Harney
Matson
Dreams that foretold Civil War events in Detroit Free Press
A New York volunteer warned of a coming battle a week ahead and was killed early in the fight, matching his dream of death for him and sergeants. A Cedar Creek tale follows of a sentinel who dreamed a log barn location, guiding Union scouts to three Confederate spies without a shot fired.
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Batttle
Fair Oaks
New York
Third Michigan Infantry
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Brandy Station
Texas
Ile
Ohio
McClellan
Yorktown
Michigan
Kelley's Ford
Michigan Cavalry
Kilpatrick
Custer
Tolbert
Early
Childs
Hartford
Cedar Hills Cemetery
Dreams and omens in Civil War era tales and notices
A mixture of wartime anecdotes notes and anecdotes of premonitions showing soldiers who dreamed battlefield events saving or altering outcomes. The column recounts Captain unhorsing, knee injuries and multiple near misses, plus other items about Helen Coolidge kidney tonics and a baby syrup ad. It mentions Jefferson Davis plantation leased by Montgomery & Sons and various human interest vignettes including a boy in girls’ clothes and a petrified baby fraud.
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Hurricane, Miss
Montgomery & Sons
Vicksburg
Charity tableaux and old bank mystery headline mix
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent recalls a charity event where Maud Muller was portrayed in a stark tableau with bare feet to evoke sacrifice for orphans. The column also notes a hatful of brief notices including a bank’s missing funds recovered, a controversial arrest, and a marriage elopement with a $15,000 fortune involved.
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The
Cincinnati EnQuirer
Maud Muller
Hagerston
Merchants’ Bank of Baltimore
Hagerstown Bank
Why Wear Plasters and Other Health Claims
A fragment essay notes kidney remedies and a claim that Kidney-Wort both treats kidneys and regulates bowels. It mentions an 1881 Hop Bitters prize for children, a church burial dispute over race, and a Kentucky tale of second sight. The piece mixes medical prompts with sensational anecdotes and ads.
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N. Y
Hop Bitters
Hop Bitters Mfg. Co
Rochester
Fragmented Church Row and a Wedding Fracas
A Mount Olive Baptist congregation faces internal strife as Deacon Howard is denounced by the Sunday school superintendent and tensions erupt into a public quarrel. Separately, John Meadow seeks marriage with Miss Pinard but friends and family scandalize by revealing her bleaching of hair, breaking the engagement.
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Mount Olive
Philadelphia
Howard Pe
Sundschool
Howard
Bradder Howard
Deacon Holliday
Harry
John Meadow
Miss Pinard
Mem
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Kezeneenee West Side ‘Public
Lueteke & Haspel
Restauran
Fine Cigars & Tobaccos
East Side Public Square
Wwe
Ianny
Church & Co
Lesias
St.noma
N. B
C. Lueteke
James Gillespy
Public Square
Ind
Lexington, Jr
Bloomington
Suis Robt
Chenowetihl
Frank A. Arxoup
Yorkshire
Pump Shop
Vandalia
James E. Poudray
Charles H Goodale
Landreth
Allen’s Drug Store
Wysong's
Northwest Corner Public Square
Castle Mills
Gage’s
Detroit Free Press
Helen E. Coolidge
Niles, Mich
Coolidge
Allie Keith
Wetfield
Mass
Springfield
Illinois
Lindsey
Hill
Huey
Burlington
Nuey
Wells, Richardson & Co
Dr. Hammond
Minneapolis
Miss Bly
Miss Winter
Salvisa
Vaughn
Durham
Apraxapolis
St. Lo Solas
Idea M
Rana Goingt
N.Y. Express
John W. Earp
Louis Vanpaxia
Trente Havre
Diaxapolis
Sam Licatherwood
Louisville, New
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Ciaran
Richard Harte & CO
Cincinnat
Malt Bitt CO
Boston
Mags
BK. G. Taylor
Baptist Church
Providence
Hunt
G. Taylor
E. Cranke
All
Egesora R. I
Lanae
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