25 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1870
Page
1
A ragbag of gossip and opinions cites pardons from Governor Baker, county political shifts, and Renegade Republicans in Muncie and Huntington. It mentions visiting county perimeters, drunken incidents in Terre Haute and Kokomo, and a sharp rebuke of a Knightstown editor. A Memphis tale of a man chasing office and local jabs at Howard and Madison counties close the item.
A. L. Wheeler of Plymouth, charged in the Sue Beaver murder, fled the country to avoid possible gubernatorial clemency. The quarter million worth fugitive evaded the hangman, and all involved in the homicide have disappeared.
More than a thousand fathers are entitled to vote at the Ecumenical Council as the assembly prepares to convene. Delegates from multiple regions gather to participate in key sessions and decisions affecting church doctrine and policy.
Next Monday the Indiana Medical College in Indianapolis will hold its first commencement. Several physicians from Howard County are expected to attend, including Dra. L. Kern and G Scott who completed the full course. The institution is described as an honor to the state.
A jumble of 1870s items notes Brownlow lows, education gymnastics links, Chicago divorce suits, a centenarian and a penniless fellow, plus far flung gossip on Paris papers Wisconsin breweries and political chatter from Kokomo and beyond.
Winter travel note presents a simple clothes washing receipt by Rh H Buck. The method uses one pint sorts soap and two tablespoons coal oil heated, mixed, and used to soak garments for two hours before boiling and rinsing as usual.
The article traces Freemasonry from Roman beginnings to legend and notes Kilwinning Lodge in Scotland founded in 743 still exists. It states Scotland has about 100000 masons, two and a half percent of the population, and that the order has expanded in America and other nations, especially in the last two decades.
An elderly hunter visiting Chicago tells of wandering the city and chatting with a resident. He recalls a chance to buy the land the city sits on for a pair of old boots, but lacked the boots to seal the deal.
Names and terms of county auditors are listed from 1842 to the present. Allen Newhouse served 1842 1845, Austin Sheets 1845 1846, John Bohan filled Sheets term and served into 1856, Harless Ashley 1856 1869, James A Wildman 1859 1868, Luther S Gray elected 1867 took office 1868 and sought re election. Wildman oversaw major county improvements and a debt reduction with a surplus. Ashley was killed in the late war. Next week recorders treasurers and commissioners are promised.
A witness describes the Poin dexter Boggs Spiritual Show as one grand humbug calling the performance a sham during a gathered audience.
The article recommends lemons as a cooling aid for feverish patients. It describes sprinkling lemon with leaf sugar and slowly sucking to increase acidity, noting benefits of coolness, comfort, and invigoration. Two or three lemons daily are suggested as an active substitute for summer supper, aiding sleep and morning appetite.
A gentleman confronts a simple minded man living in the vicinity about stolen chickens. The man denies theft while a pullet’s head peeks from his dilapidated straw hat, prompting the farmer to ask how the chicken got there and the man to humorously suggest it crawled up thetravellers legs.
An eastern paper notes a writer's secret worth knowing that lowering the back legs of a chair by two inches reduces back strain and fatigue when sitting. It claims a slanted seat improves posture and comfort, cautions the front edge for women should not exceed fifteen inches, while most chairs run seventeen inches.
The piece argues that visible wealth signals social status and moral judgment. It notes well dressed coats and gilded jewelry reveal income disparities, while plain attire on a woman implies a stable marriage and favorable finances. It suggests ostentation attracts suspicion, likening excess to gilded book bindings.
The piece urges Congress to place remaining old soldiers of the war of 1512 on the pension list. It argues the nation must support gray haired veterans with more than a paltry pension and warns a republic is ungrateful if its defenders are neglected. It questions imperialism and cites Napoleon I.
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