09 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1870
Page
1
A Kokomo Journal Friday issue carries an error notice involving Geri L. J. Templin. The brief item flags the name as incorrect in the publication and notes a correction will follow.
The Evangelical Alliance of the United States outlines a week of prayer starting January 1 1871 with sermons on inspiration and faith and daily prayers for nations, authorities, children, missions, and the spread of the Gospel. It urges Christian unity and adoption of similar topics nationwide.
The article discusses widespread winter schooling and argues most districts provide free education to ages six to twenty one. It criticizes parental indifference and irregular attendance as major factors hindering literacy and student progress, noting that inconsistent attendance disrupts learning and discourages students.
Local debate urges a county wide hitching rack near the public square to serve farmers and townspeople. Arguments address beauty, fairness, and practicality of placing posts around the court house, versus per-house or outskirts options. The piece also notes a stock clothing seller Kraus and Rosenthal remains affordable.
The annual meeting will be held in Indianapolis starting Tuesday January 3 1871 and run three days. A meeting programme will be sent to members and available on request from W H Ragan. Fruit growers and farmers are urged to attend and bring specimen fruits. A new scion exchange department will allow contributors a share of distributions. A Furnas and S W Pearson preside and record.
S E Strattan submits a detailed account of receipts and expenditures for the Howard County Court House erection up to December 3 1870. The report includes line items for cutting stone brickwork plastering carpentry paint roofing hardware excavation and other costs with a balance of 565 in the bank and a total shown of 2135155 in the auditor's certified copy.
Special arrangement offers list combined subscriptions with The Journal and various periodicals. Deals include Western Home Little Corporal Indianapolis Journal and others at discounted prices, with single copies and club rates. A 25 cent late fee applies after three months.
There was no meeting last Tuesday night. A new meeting is set for next Tuesday evening to decide if meetings will continue through the winter.
A promotional snippet extols Harper's Weekly as a premier American family paper. It highlights its broad departments, civilization role, superior illustrations, and literary merit, citing praise from the New York Evening Post Boston Traveler and N. Y. Sun.
Harper and Brothers lists prices for Tranper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine and Bazar. One year subscriptions at four dollars each, with discounts for clubs, extra copies, and multi-year sets. Postage 20 cents per year to subscriber post offices, Volume XIV ready January 1 1871.
Sole agents sell a large European watch line cash price offers undercutting import costs. Watches feature English movements, jeweled full plate, regulator adjustments, and gold plated cases with chains and keys. shipments prepaid nationwide. Low-cost English watches offered at eight dollars per piece with mail prepaid and express options for returns.
An advertisement touts Genuine Oriole gold watches from $18 to $200 with free mail delivery and a premium for clubs ordering six watches. It promises jeweled lever movements, ornate finishes, and comparable gold appearance, plus Oriole gold chains from $2 to $6. Payment terms include cash on small orders and prepaid shipments, with safeguards on delivery and refunds.
The item notes two hundred fifty dollars in prizes for best story poem and lessons for children, plus calls for agents for Bright Side juvenile books. It mentions Shortridge Button and Alden Co publishers in Chicago, and highlights Amelia E. Daley as associate editor and rhetoric teacher.
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