15 Feb 1884
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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1884
Page
1
The Greensburg firm thanks patrons for 1883 gains and outlines expands in machinery and facilities, new designs for Chamber Suites Tables and Wash-stands, and a plan to maintain low prices with jobbers' rates. The upholstery line will exceed prior offerings with broader Parlor Goods in plush fabrics and varied colors. Red Lounges and other fabrics are in stock, and the firm pledges quality over price.
The Standard notes Daly is entered as Second-class Matter at the Greenaburg Indiana Post Office.
Passenger trains Nos 8 and 29 taken off No 2 Express and accommodation schedules show arrivals and departures amid reductions. Trains No 4 active at 5 00 p m. No 1 Mail and No 5 Express listed with limited services. Nos 2 and north of Greensburg removed. west east routes include No 6 No 7 accommodations and No 2 accommodation with times 12 51 p m and 5 15 p m.
The Columbus Republican warns that the Ohio Valley floods and river town comparisons expose the dangers of political corruption. It argues the Democratic party faces a dynamite charge under the county ring as frustrated men denied nominations may disrupt the current arrangement.
Special offer valid thirty days or while stock lasts on bedsteads sold wholesale to Indiana Illinois Kentucky buyers. Warranted perfect and identical to store stock. request No 16. Also few extension tables. Undertaking goods reduced to affordable prices. Milton Siling, William Sharp, and Thomas Powell available for service and embalming needs with 25 years of experience.
A memoir fragment honors Joseph M Garrison an early Oregon resident born December 11 1812 in Decatur County Indiana died January 14 1884 at age 70 years 11 months and 2 days He arrived on the Pacific coast in 1843 and contributed to Oregon’s growth and politics as a devout M E Church member and local preacher He leaves a wife and six children and is remembered for Emigrant Trail scenes and the development of Oregon’s railways and industry
A fragment reflects on Cetewayo with phrases about death and pursuit. The lines hint at a historical or satirical tone, mentioning a missionary and a sense of swift action as if in a rumor-driven scene. No clear event or identifiable entities beyond Cetewayo.
A speaker denounces temperance agitation as capable of ruining the party and calls the Republican stance on prohibition a test of its convictions. The piece likens the struggle to an irrepressible conflict and warns the party against failure, invoking moral and political arguments.
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