Christmas Turkeys Donated to Starch Works Employees
Mr. R. Johnson of the starch works gave a Christmas turkey to each of his many employees. The Madison Guards have been invited to a parade for Garfield's inauguration. Bertha Rovusca in Cincinnati has a Vine Street Opera House engagement. The Jos Peyton murder trial in Cincinnati was postponed again. Reiley of that city reportedly swallowed two quarts of raw oysters in a local item. Muss Rosa E Dea, daughter of Me Rohn't Dean of Hanover, married Sidney P. Haines at Leadville. Wa H Milner of Quincy NL and Miss Jennie Knowles of this city wed on the morning of the 21st.
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R. Johnson
Starch Works
Bertha Rovusca
Vine Street Opera House
Cincinnati
Jos. Peyton
Nellie Stickley
Muss Rosa E. Dea
Me. Rohn't Dean
Hanover
Leadville
Col
Sidney P. Haines
Wa. H. Milner
Quincey
Jennie Knowles
Alfred Knowles
Bee Camp man tried for disturbing religious meeting
Aloxzo Iuew of Bee Camp was tried before Exq Cravens on Monday morning for disturbing a religious meeting. He was fined five dollars and eneta, and sent back to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloxzo Iuew
Bee Camp
Exq. Cravens
Eneta
River Ice Closes Boats as Shelters Sought
Floating ice covers the river forcing vessels to seek shelter on Monday and Tuesday amid dangerous conditions. Local reports note incidents and civic actions including road closures and casualties among livestock and residents.
Horse stolen near Worthville recovered in city sale
Samuel Goodwin of Worthville Kentucky had his horse stolen on Wednesday. He traced the thief to the city on Thursday and recovered the horse which had been sold to A J Fisher. A boy named Edward Havey was struck on the Michigan hill road Sunday afternoon by a heavy double coasting sled and bruised, thrown to the hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Goodwin
Worthville
Goowin
A. J. Fisher
Edward Havey
Michigan Hill
California
Beavers Buried After Fatal Heymar Accident
Thomas Beavers, killed by cars at Heymar a week ago, was buried last Saturday at Bethel Church near Lexington, Scott County. He was a half-brother of the late John Beavers and described as a straightforward, honest citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Beavers
Heymar
Bethel
Lexington
Scott County
John Beavers
Scummrare Lopes No 408 Freemasons Elect Officers
Scummrare Lopes No 408 of Kent held its last regular communication electing W A Cooperider as W A Henry Jones as W M M C Daly as J W J A Fadenist as Treasurer J C Earhart as Secretary H J Coombes as D V K Officer J D J H Blankenship as Tyler for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scummrare Lopes No
Kent
W. A. Cooperider
W. A
Henry Jones
M. C. Daly
J. W
J. A. Fadenist
J. C. Earhart
H. J. Coombes
D. V. K. Offcer
Jury acquits Stackhouse after brief six minute deliberation
The jury retired at 7 oclock Friday evening and after six minutes returned a verdict of acquittal. Members listed include James Kinnear Leander Coop erider David Kinnau Thomas S. Jones George McCurry William A. Taylor Cyrus Evans BE. B. Bishop Joe R. Branham George Shayler Mulford Stout and George Hart.
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Stackhouse
James Kinnear
Leander Cooperider
David Kinnau
Thos
Jones
George McCurry
Will. A. Taylor
Cyrus Evans
BE. B. Bishop
Joe. R. Branham
George Shayler
Mulford Stout
George Hart
Coyvostrs Lover No. 406 Officers Elected
Coyvostrs Lover No 406 F and A M elected officers at the last meeting W M M A Marks 8 W R H Renkin J W 3 C Abbott Tr R Pahr Secretary 8 9 Charlesworth Trustees J E Filirper R H Rankin and 8 O Chirlsworth. Newly elected Sere and Union Lodge No 2 officers were installed Monday night.
List of names in Ain Shoes Gentlemen and Misses
A long OCR list enumerates many names with prefixes Miss, Mrs, and Mister across two sections marked GENTLEMENS LIST. The text appears to be a roster or social directory with numerous individuals including May Breshoos Rabecce Carson Con Sella Reet Eckert Amnie Louise Fard Liasie Kate Pigna Emme Fanthrop Kite Gownell Jenkins Ellan King Kate Klor Mel Ristey Lilie King Emma Kirstine Kenner MeOie Lal Lope Maggie Leach Susie Lanha Rosie Miner Rosanna Miller Henritta Martin Mary Matthews Mobie Muse Mollie Townsend Nettie Taylor Tennie Thompson Lang Weber Mary ve Tischey Willis Nellie Wal Maryrene Caroline Belle Wood and many others. The list continues with Rares Altizer Ames Adams Brown Bingham Copeland Clark Dickson Douglas Eads Francia Gray Hayden Gray De Henrys Hill Hennessy Peter Joham Kealey Law Law Jacob Layton Lord Mona Mille Her Moses Mocer McCore McKay McKinney McKinney Owen Owen Phillips Bell Schwegel Spivey Stanley Salyers Umbach White Man.
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Mies Sella Reet
Mies
Catherine Eckert
FoMice Amnie
Louise Fard+ hofier
Mie Liasie
Kate Pigna
Mise
Emme Fanthrop
Mie Kite Assert
Minn de Gownell
Bes Jenkine
Ellan King
Ies
Kate Klor
Mice Mel Ristey
Lilie King
Miles Emma Kirstine Kenner
MeOie Lal Lope Maggie Leach
Rares T Altizer
C C Ames
Enoch Adam N Brown
James Bingham
George Wae M Copeland
Reiga Clark
Edwinent Dickson
Jerry Douglas
Mike E
Jesse F Eads
F—David T Francia
Gene M Gray
Hayden Gray
Mathiassae de Henrys
Tareways Hill
David Hennessy
Jacob J
Peter Joham
K—Jc Kealey
Wm Kabe
Frank Kelkee
Wm Kreil
Sam Kelso
T D Salyers
U—H Umbach
W—Geo Whiteman
Destructive Lexington Fire Consumes Multiple Businesses
A Saturday night blaze in Lexington Scott County Indiana destroyed Mrs. Smiths store Gladdens store Lon Fouts confectionery and Perry Smiths store and saloon. Mrs Smiths store burned from discovery near total loss about eight hundred dollars in goods. Gladdens goods damaged almost worthless. M Storen's saloon also burned. Northeast courthouse square burned with potential ten thousand dollar loss. Snow on roofs helped limit spread.
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Lexington
Scott Co
Robbery of Market Wagon in Republican Township
Friday night or Saturday morning a market wagon belonging to Wm. Jackson in Republican township was robbed near Main and Main Cross of butter eggs dressed coons and pelts. Sheriff Cisco arrested Bill Hunter who confessed implicating Bill Sanders and Henry Chadwell and led to recovered items at Sanders home in Carpet alley. Chadwell was arrested and jailed. Both prisoners were held to answer after preliminary trials.
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Wm. Jackson
Republican Township
Main
Main Cross
Cisco
Bill Hunter
Hunter
Bill Sanders
Henry Chadwell
Sanders
Carpet Alley
Chadwell
Hope for Madison & Southern rail line to spur Eminence growth
Eminence and Henry county may gain from the Madison and Southern Road charter granted last legislature. If completed, it would connect with the Lexington and Big Sandy to form a Chicago to Richard, Virginia through line, boosting regional development and stirring Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eminence
Madison & Southern
Henry County
Madison
Chicago
Richard
Death of Miss Anwig Parks After Christmas Party
Miss Anwig Parks of Shelby township died on Christmas after a walking return from a wedding party. She was accompanied by a young man she was to wed this week when she suddenly suffered a severe pulmonary hemorrhage and died almost instantly.
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Anwig Parks
Shelby Township
Five Thousand Barrels Sold by W. Trow Co to Antwerp Firm
W. Trow Co., major city millers, recently sold five thousand barrels of four to an Antwerp firm. Guo Lovp and Mrs Nellie Martin of Monroe township wed at North Madison on Thursday last.
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A. D. Streinat
Geo. Meurer
W. Trow & Co
Antwerp
Germany
Guo. Lovp
Nellie Martin
Monroe Township
North Madison
Swindler Souis Promises Low Prices For Patrons
A local merchant named Jons W. Souis thanks the public for support over the last two weeks and pledges to keep his goods at low prices. In a nearby tale a hunter at a poor farm hole found a pistol and counterfeit money totaling fifty two dollars in coins while searching for a rabbit. Mrs Exotus Haktsock of Smyrna township recently gave birth to triplets weighing six eight and twelve pounds.
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Jons W. Souis
Temple
Exotus Haktsock
Smyrna Township
Leonard Scott Publishing Co Issue Promotes Subscriptions
The December number of Bulack Swoopo's Magazine from Leonard Scott Publishing Co includes The Private Secretary Part II and Winter Sports and Pleasures. New subscribers for 1881 receive 1880 numbers free while stock lasts. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly offers Shakespeare's London with thirteen illustrations and varied articles and fiction. Copies cost 25 cents each, year for 3 dollars, six months 1.50, four months 1, with postage prepaid.
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Bulack Swoopo
Leonard Scott Publishing Co
Barclay Street
New York
England
Scotland
N. Y
London Quarterly
Edinburg, Westminister
British Quarterly Reviews
Blackwood’s
Frank Leslie
Nugent Robinson
London
India
Helen W. Pierson
W.J. Fioence
Austin Dobson
Pauline Krilot
Park Place
Vicks Floral Guide Praised By Seedsmen And Nurserymen
The passage extols Vicks Floral Guide among seed and plant catalogues. It highlights its informative content and beauty, notes its paper quality, numerous illustrations, and a colored plate. Despite costing only 10 cents, it is suggested as suitable for a gift book or parlor table. James Vick of Rochester, New York publishes it.
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Vick
James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
When the Democratic Party Was Killed in American History
A series of provocative dates claim the Democratic Party's downfall by 1797 1840 1860 1864 1868 and 1876 through presidential elections resignations and procedural shifts. The piece traces alleged defeats from Adams Jefferson Taylor Lincoln Grant and election-contested cycles amid social musings on eccentricities and reputation.
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Monmouth
N. J
John Adams
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Harnaga
Gen. Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Grant
Ragged Prose Bits and Puns Parade in Public Notices
A jumble of quips and proverbs mixed with notes on social norms. The fragment references Alphabet with Omega, the postmaster, the Board of Education, and remarks on behavior, manners, debts, and propriety. It reads like a caustic humor column filled with wordplay and social commentary.
Night at Dan's Cabin Echoes of Colorful Town Legend
A memory scene recounts a boy listening to Daniel the enslaved man at night. The tale describes cabin life, spinning wheel, red bedframes, and a tobacco spit challenge that tests manhood. The narrator recalls fear, comfort, and a decisive moment around the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Dan
Tom
Dean Chanterbarker
Walt
Merchant seeks church ties in Broadway saloon sting
A Western merchant, after entering a Broadway saloon, questions passersby about ownership and future partnerships. Each man hints at plans to gain church or business status, culminating in the merchant revealing he is the owner. The episode ends with the observer exclaiming burn my buttons. The piece closes with asides on obedience and self-critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Nere
Wall Street News
Hasdcome Nickel Lamp Promises Safety and Convenience
An advertisement touts the Hasdcome Nickel Mated New Home Lamp as safer and more convenient than the Student Lamp. It features a clamp to attach to desks or machines, adjustable light, wall-mount option, Argand burner, filling indicator, and match box. Endorsed by religious papers and offered by Home Lamp Co in Cincinnati with exclusive territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Christian Advocate
Am. Christian Review
Herald and Presbyter
Journal and Messenger
Christian Standard
Cincinnati
American Express
Gen. Lee
Home Lamp Co
Cincinnaty
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething pain
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a cure for teething distress. It claims immediate relief and bowel regulation, praising the product as safe and pleasant tasting. The copy notes it is sold widely for 25 cents per bottle and attributed to a respected female physician.
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United States
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Dolmain S&s
Newcat
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Aving
John L. Phillips
Victory
Remington
Goodrich
Singer
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John T. Eitel
West Main Cross Street
Continental Hotel
E.S. Hill
Main Cross Street
Ollege Hill Institute
County Board
J. G. Craven
A. M
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P.O
Lancaster
Jefferson County
Ind
the Herald
Indiana
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J. J. Murpney
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W. L. Eriest
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Garfield
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Reiley
Jimmy O'Donnell
Mariaa Hearn
Brooksburg
Jas. A. Booyeg
Hag
Rairoad
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Conrad
Kentucky River
Dons
Wm. Pate
Hunter's Bottom
Owre
Michigan Hill Road
Carrottton
George
Dean
Clay Horee
Mr. Rea
Mas
Saray Sallupay
Hanover Township
Ep. E. Jewett
Birmingham
Ala
Maggie Hulburt
Peter Wester
Union Brewery
Emma
Chas. Henry
Mr. Henry
Howard
Caleb L. Schmidlap
Crarlee
David Milligan
Fairmount
Mary Ulmer
East Main Cross Street
W. E. McLeland
J. Smith
John D. Schmidlap
Wm. R. Stanley
McLeland
Miss Sensing
May Breshoos
Rabecce
Irs
Jimwa
Nannie Branham
Sarah Carson
Mary
Vick’s Floral Guide
Democratic Party
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Nebraska
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Jane
Little Rick Ganet
Religion and Business
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Ladies and Gentlemen
Roberts Bro
Tasued
American Newspaper Directory
Twelth
Givertine
Charact
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Public Intelligence
AXP Extoyer 7
THE
Indiana State Sentinel
Wis
Unites States
Sticuil
CLAAS
Inel
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Second
Walnut Streets
J. W. Gavitt
Otice
State of
Sereh J. Floyd
Napoleon B. McKay
John McGregor
Att’y
John Wenrle
Frank Wearle
Wehrle & Brother
Luccmora
W. F. Bruning
West Main Cross
Madison, MD
Clubs of Fear
Frank Leslie Publishing CO
Dey Street
Qld
Geo. Kahle
Seawar
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