Greencastle notes and university progress in Indiana
The article surveys Greencastle events including weather and social visits, while detailing Indiana Asbury University progress. It highlights East Hall and West Hall completion, fire rebuilding, library rooms, potential boarding facilities, and ongoing fundraising for permanent endowment.
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Indiana Asbury University
West Hall
Brother Newkirk
Connersville
Christian Education
Nahas
Ashbury
Natural Science
Asbury
Rosewood Takes Second Money in the Trot
The report notes Rosewood finishing second money in the trot while Mel caused a scare. It states Frank L. was barred claiming a 2 18 record, though the horse is described as green with no such mark.
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Rosewood
Mel. McHaffie
Frank L
We urge support for Indiana Asbury University and education
A frontier Congregational gathering calls members to promote the university and recruit students while urging liberal giving. The address pledges faithfulness to the church and fathers, and seeks broader attendance and youth education. Also notes Ayres Pills as a purgative and Charles Loebner in Indianapolis selling pianos and organs.
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Christian Church
Jesus Christ
Indiana Asbury University
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company praise from Indiana Grange letter
A July 1 1880 letter from Henry James of the Indiana State Grange lauds the Ohio Farmers Fire Insurance Company as a Western institution defending its reputation amid pressure from eastern insurers. The message commends State Auditor Gen. Manson for impartiality and notes Indianapolis firms like A L Wright & Co and Chas Loehner as benchmark merchants.
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Eastern Insurance Journals
Eastern Insurance Companies
Ohio Farmer Company
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company
Henry James
Ind
State Grange
Massachusetts reform plan calls for juvenile style reformatories
The Massachusetts board of prison commissioners urges reform over punishment in prisons. It condemns mixing inmates of all classes and proposes a small male reformatory with hard labor schooling and workshops. It also backs women’s reformatories run by women, noting proven success and untapped usefulness.
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Inter-Ocean
Massachusetts Board of Prison Commissioners
Massachusetts
Man as tiny amidst vast cosmos in scaled Earth model
The piece muses on human insignificance when scaled to the universe, comparing sizes from elephants to mountains to worlds. It imagines an Earth model eighty feet across, calculating miniature heights for a mountain, elephant, and average man, and notes how small humanity appears against vast cosmic order.
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Baron Humboldt
Earth
Pope
The Illinois Profile and Civic Questions
The article notes Illinois geography with extreme north south length of 378 miles and width varying around 150 to 210 miles. It lists Illinois area at 55,415 square miles and over 30,000,000 acres while hinting at social concerns and civic meetings involving a society on cruelty to animals.
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Bridget
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Winois
Illinois
It matters little where I was born and how I live
A reflective verse emphasizes the inner measure of a man: reputation, integrity, and compassion. It argues that birthplace and wealth matter little compared to living honestly, easing others’ sorrows, and facing death with a victor’s crown. The call is to endure adversity with virtue.
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Death
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