Principles of Indiana Union Republican Convention 1870
The Indiana Union Republican convention at Indianapolis on February 22 1870 issues a platform praising restored law and order under Reconstruction, endorsing the Fifteenth Amendment, supporting national credit and reduced taxes, opposing railroad subsidies, favoring currency based on national credit, and urging state fiscal reform and canal stock protests. It backs Grant and Morton, laments local taxation, supports veteran pensions, and commends Baker and state officers while noting debt liquidation.
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Union Republican Party of
Indiana
Indianapolis
United States
Congress
Morton
General Grant
General Assembly
Baker
Idol of Ours Laid to Rest
Poem describes a funeral wake for a beloved figure. Angels sing above a dome as mourners comfort a sleeper. The verse asks to smooth the hair, close the eyes, and bear the idol to rest among wildflowers with gentle hands.
Kokomo City Council: road bonds and school plans debated
Kokomo Indiana March 11 1870 council met noting attorney limits on bill posting and debated a $2000 gravel road bond plan to be paid 400 yearly through 1874 with stock certificates for final payment. discussion covered school house funding tax tuition and ward needs while approving street precepts and drains and adjourning to March 25. Also Michigans prison case and township reports followed.
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Cornell, Ward & Comings
Lake Street
Chicago
City of Kokomo
Kokomo
New London
City of
Hendry
James
Armstrong
4Th Ward
L. W. Leach
Leach
S.C. Moore
Pollard
Kistter
Thomas Rayl
J. F. Davis
Dome of the Capitol Reveals Impressive Iron Structure
The Capitol dome in Washington stands 180 feet above the Washington Monument, weighing 8,000,000,200 pounds of iron. A bronze America statue weighs 13,985 pounds and the iron pressure around the dome exceeds 14,477 pounds per square foot. Estimated costs include about 1,000,000 for the dome, 26,500,000 for new wings, and 3,200,000 for central renovations and park expansion.
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Capitol
Washington
America
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Bunker Hill
New York
St. Peter’s
St. Genevieve
Paris
Scene on the Paris Bourse with a Married Friend
Figaro sketches a dialogue between two friends exchanging fortunes and misfortunes at the Paris stock exchange. One reveals marriage and a lavishly dowried wife while admitting risky bets and a missing banker as the other laments the turn of events. A postotico named Hen Peck is noted in Cass county.
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Figaro
Paris
Cass County
A Murderous Sea Flower
A sea flower described as a large double aster like operet feigns beauty with green petals tipped in rose. Its waving tentacles feed a hidden mouth by delivering deadly venom to entrapped fish, which are numb and swallowed as the arms close.
A Beautiful Legend Of Wheat And Brotherhood
The tale recalls Solomon's Temple origin with two brothers and a field of wheat. Each night they guard their untouched shocks, meeting midway with arms full, revealing a mysterious exchange. The moral contrasts past honor with present theft as the brothers seek to prove kindness and trust.
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Solomon's Temple
Shadows and Faith Inspire Forward Motion in Life
A reflective note on how personal light shapes paths. The text emphasizes faith in great past and future achievements as a driving force to advance the world.
Advertising as a Growing Crop Vision
A former philosopher likens advertising to crops, noting that seeds planted by a farmer grow unseen while he rests. The point is that ads are read by thousands who would not know the business otherwise, thanks to advertising.
How to Act in a Burglary, a Humorous Ledger Advice
A satirical sequence suggests steps for burglars and homeowners from lying still to inviting intruders for cold meat and beer. It ends with anger, pistol, and police, then returning to bed to avoid disturbing neighbors.
The Good Life Marked By Health, Integrity, and Kindness
A reflective piece extols wealth of health and clear conscience as signs of virtue. It elevates responsible parenting and ethical behavior by leaders, clergy, editors, and husbands. It praises daughters with purpose, respectful conduct toward women, and the innocence of a child kissed to sleep.
Make Yourself Useful and Faithful in Any Job
The article urges youths to seek any honest work, start at the bottom, and excel with fidelity. It argues that a country needs every capable person and that dedication can create and sustain good, lasting employment opportunities.
A Dandy Swells Up In South Bend Faces Fits
A provincial tale notes a dandy in South Bend in extreme sartorial distress. His tight pants trap his boots, and his boots tear when he moves. Damsels in stays sympathize with his fashionable misfortune, illustrating comic social pressures.
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South Bend
Wanted: a preserving kettle for apple-sarse
Dialogue shows a playful exchange over borrowing a kettle. A neighbor asks to lend a preserving kettle to preserve apples, but the other party recalls a previous loan to the mother, who kept the kettle, and jokes about returning with a new one. The tone is light and domestic.
Quote on marriage by Jeremy Taylor praising wives
The excerpt presents Jeremy Taylor's view that marriage brings health and happiness, describing a wife as Heaven's last, best gift to man. It portrays a wife as mercy, grace, jewel, music, and a bright daily blessing.
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Jeremy Taylor
Spiritualism Said to Rise in Fort Wayne
Reports from Fort Wayne indicate a growing interest in spiritualism with more people attending meetings and seeking guidance from mediums and spiritual practitioners. Local groups note rising memberships and broader public curiosity across the community.
That's How. A Child Learns to Push Through Snow Drifts
A boy shovels a path through a large snow bank before his grandmother's door. A passerby questions the effort, and the boy answers that steady, persistent effort is the key to overcoming any hard task. He urges study to conquer faults and bad habits and to keep fighting until successes are achieved.
Sunset clap shocks Irish immigrant aboard ship tale
An old ship arrival anecdote recalls an Irishman hearing a gun signaling sunset. He asks what the sound is and learns it is sunset, exclaiming Howly Moses and wondering how the sun can go down with such a clap.
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North Carolina
Paddy
Moses
Ohio editor jokes on butter quality and baldness
The Ohio editor complains about a local butter maker with a humorous jab. The note urges better ingredient proportioning after a batch with too much hair and not enough for a waterfall. It quips there is no sense in going bald when butter costs sixty five cents a pound.
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Ohio
What is the size of this place
A traveler asks a Southern conductor how large the area is after the brakemen sing out at a remote station amid pines. The conductor replies that the place is about as big as New York but not yet developed, describing an "eating saloon" as a lone rambling building.
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New York
Pap and Preacher Prayers Prompt a Pondering Child
A young urchin asks if the Lord knows everything and questions a long prayed sermon. The parent affirms divine knowledge and reflects on the preacher’s lengthy prayers.
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Pap
Roanoke Robbery Suspect Caught In Garden
A man reports a Black intruder found in his Roanoke North Carolina garden near cabbages. The nettled suspect allegedly exclaimed that he could not pray without being troubled, uttering a racially charged remark.
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Roanoke
North Carolina
Wise clergyman on preaching clear, not misread
A deceased clergyman once said that true preaching should be easily understood by those willing to listen and impossible to misinterpret by those who choose to misunderstand. The quote offers a standard for modern preachers to emulate.
Hay Wagon Flip Leads to Extra Tare Weight
An An Towa farmer, known for his buxom wife, habitually places her in each load of hay sold. After a wagon overturned near the scales, 195 pounds were added to the tare, altering the shipment’s weight.
Man Rescued After Threatened Drowning in Leavenworth
A man in Leavenworth attempted suicide by drowning but was stopped when another man accused him of lying. The ensuing scuffle left the first man chastened and thus away from death thoughts. A separate report tells of a young woman freezing to death while sleigh riding with a young man in northern Kansas. Claims a man who cannot keep a woman from freezing deserves full punishment.
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Leavenworth
Iron Works Relied on Clay County Iron Supplies
The New Albany Iron Works sourced iron from Clay county and reports indicate local fruit production in Northern Indiana has been nearly ruined by recent conditions.
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The
New Albany Iron Works
Clay County
Indiana
Telegraph Line Planned From Terre Haute to Ruckville
A telegraph line is planned to extend from Terre Haute to Ruckville, signaling an infrastructure expansion expected to improve communication services for residents and businesses along the route.
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Terre Haute
Ruckville
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James W. Robinson
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Howard County
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Pencer
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JW. Gray
WSL
Canan
Jusm States Hotel
Louisville
Kentucky
C. F. Vent
Weet Fourth Street
T. H. Rich
Hazzard & Co's
Walnut Street
Winchester , Sapp, Proprietors
Union Depot
Winchaster
Woop
Barr
Jodianapolis, Jud
M. Phillips
Union Central
West Third Street
John P. P. Peck
N. W. Harris
Foun Davis
M.D
WM. N .Davinear
WM. E. Harvey
HI. C. Cole
Dryden & Co’s
N. E. Corner Public Square
N.B
C. D. Murray
J.u. Krow
Murray & Kroh
Attorneys AT Law
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FFICE
Purdum
N. E
Public Square
North Washington Street
Henry A. Brouse
East Side Public Square
W.A. Newcomb
Metsker & Wildman
B. Waveens
Rau
Washington and
Kokoaino
Walnut Street Hotel
6Th
7Th
Davis § Tucker
R. H. Buck
Kokomo, Ind
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Marshal Duke
Kistler
Pierson
Bayles
E. C. Leach
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Dr. James
Les Timothy Cook
Michigan
Journal
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J. H. Braden
Taylor Township
L. E. Boyd
Peter W.cole
Jackson Township
Hiram W. Jones
J. M. Demmitt
Ruoning
Wildcat
H. Brown
Underwood
Jerome Kennedy
J. L. Clayborn
J. K. Reeves
J. C. Garrett
Center Township
National Capitol
Fort Wayne
Bioward Drug Store
Darnall, Scotton & CO
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