Diverse items and notices from early Indiana county papers
A collage of short items mentions Miss Marie Faylor hosting euchre, population notes for Indiana and New York reservations, Emma Abbott’s wealth, Lee Misner the kleptomaniac, staffing changes at Walnut Street Seminary, stock and business notes, a baker lithograph firm in Indianapolis, and various local incidents including a London literacy and gin-drinking stat, a produce store sale, and church notices.
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Evansville
Indiana
Union
Marie Faylor
New York State
Emma Abbott
Lee Misner
Boys’ Reformatory
Sherif
Maggie Leggett
Brilliant Nuptials of a Chief Justice's Daughter and Debtor Hampden
The Hampden Watch Company of Hampden Canton Canton City faces a 1.5 million asset assignment to Howard Douglass with liabilities of 360 thousand. Deuber claims the move protects creditors and promises full payment. Also reports Montana legislature gains a Democratic majority but a separate Republican faction resists. In Washington, Mildred Fuller, daughter of Chief Justice Fuller, marries Hughs Campbell Wallace of Tacoma as the president and Congress attend. A hostile anonymous letter criticizes a county superintendent for political behavior, urging strong leaders.
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Crncrmati
Deuber- Hampden Watch Company
Howard Douglass
Deuber
Hampden
Hampden Company
Springfield
Mass
Denber-Hampden Company
Canton
Maj
McKinley
Warwick
Thomas B. Walker
Tacoma
Daniel Weston
New York
Dr. Douglas
St. John's
Weston
Local notes mix science, politics, and notices in Fort Wayne
Prof Adair visits Fort Wayne over holidays and returns home. James Simonson heads Tuesday to Philadelphia to enter a college of Pramacy. Jacob Reisinger recovers from severe illness. Dr Reynolds of Kent attends him. Rev Dr Barnard of Madison to lecture January 7 at 2 pm opening the college. Farmers Alliance club formed. George Schneider Jr president Alonzo Renfree secretary John Schneider treasurer. Koch and Major McKinley aligned in politics. debate over prices and home consumption. Rev J T Funkhouser preaches at Methodist on consolidation of denominations. praised for vigor. Editorial laments GOP precinct chairmen for seeking office. compares to Koch lymph in township politics. Mentions Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil as remedies.
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Farmers’ Alliance Club
George Schneider, Jr
Alonzo Renfree
John Schneider
Dr. Koch
Major McKinley
J.T. Funkhouser
Methodist Church
Funkuouser
Death of John Philmore Kirchner at West Street home
John Philmore Kirchner died shortly after 3 p m yesterday at his West Street home. He was 42, born Sept 14 1905, son of Mr and Mrs Kirchner, husband and brother. Kidney trouble and typhoid fever were given as the cause. Aware steamboatman, he recently worked in Middleborough Ky aboard the Mississippi steamer Robert E Lee. Funeral from his residence near City Hall at 2 p m tomorrow.
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John Philmore Kirchner
West Street
Mr. Kirchner
Phil
Middleborough
Robert E. Lee
Great chief and Ireland unite in timeless tribute
A nostalgic verse memorial praises a great statesman and Ireland’s union of shamrock and rose. It lauds experience, learning, and duty, contrasting heroic legacy with modern figures while invoking national pride in Kilkenny and Erin. An adjacent ad extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as superior medical remedy developed by expert pharmacists.
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Ain
Homer
Parnell
Erin
Kilkenny
Ireland
Shamrock
Rose
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Maassachuset's
American Pharmaceutical Associations
Jandé& Wilt
Stoner trial date set. several items listed
The Stoner case in Scott county is scheduled for the 26th and will take significant time. In Monroe township Fred Riner pleaded guilty and was fined one dollar plus costs for incidents involving his son and his son's wife. the fine was suspended. The rest is marketing text about a plating business and a fire company meeting listing officers and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoner
Scott County
Fred Riner
Monroe Township
Unprecedented dictionary sale offers limited Webster copies
The Daily Herald offers Webster's Dictionary library binding for seven dollars and twenty five cents with a one year Daily Herald subscription. A Weekly Herald subscription plus a Webster's book is available for three dollars and fifty cents. First come, first served.
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DaiLy Herald
Weekly Herald
Letters Uncalled For at Madison Post Office 1891
The Madison Indiana post office lists uncalled letters as of January 6 1891 including ladies and gentlemen lists with initials only. Addressees must request advertised letters by date and show advertisement. unclaimed mail after two weeks goes to the dead letter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Indiana
Washington
Child burns to death in Lexington area fireplace
A three year old child of James Davis a farmer near Lexington was burned to death Saturday night. The family was away from the room when the mother returned and found the child had crawled into the large open fireplace and roasted alive.
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James Davis
Lexington
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Shade Co.'s
Comilutdon
John Braun & Co
Mulberry Street
S. S. Moffett & Son
London
Paul Thomas
Taylor Beard
Gallatin County
Children Home Society
Atchison (Kin
John Afuffud
Baker Randolph Lithographimg and Engraving Co
A. B. Stribling
Madison Machine Co
Francis I
France
van Buskirk
Indiaanapolia
Claire Teal
Wolliam Lach
Andres Fromieid
Auben Dehoer
Leo XT
Aleady
John Lacy
Dilis
John Hendricks
Joe Gable
Columbus
Dr. Bull
Ind
Warsaw Independent
Second Presbyterian Church
Mr. Aten
Church Universal
Moembera
Grace M. E Church
M.L. Wells
Wells
Soldiers’ Orphans
Knightstown
Indianapolis News
Chicago
Suez
Mexico
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Mary Brown
Emanuel Brown
Poplar Street
Presbyterian Avenue
Ever County
Nichole
G. D. Nichols & CO
Broadway
N. Y
Duecker-Hampden Watch Co
Montana
Fuller
the Herald
Helena
Mont
Silver Bow County
Archibald Brown
Grace Fuller
Supreme Bench
Congress
Boards of Trustees
Lowell
Hanover
Prof
Adair
Fort Wayne
James Simonson
Philadelphia
Jacob Reisinger
Dr. Reynolds of
Kent
Dr. Barnard of
United States Senate
Gladstone
T.D. G
U. S. Gov't Report
Circuit Court
W. H. Griffith & Co
Zanesville
Ohio
J. C. Noble
Fair Play Fire Co., No.1
J. W. Bishop
Ben Mayo
W. J. Graham
George W. Jones
Louis Ernst
Lou Lowry
Press Lewis
Gao
Gerte
Bruce Tague
J. D. McIntyre
Robert Scott
J.T. Schofield
James Hargan
Otto Heuse, Jr
Webster’s Dictionary
Sallie Gilter
T. F. Menninger
Lizzie Pence
Mollie Thornton
Mres
Cinda Wait
Gentlemen's
F—Marion Ferguson
Leroy Fleming
Frank Holt
George McGee
George Monroe
James Power
Charlie Smith
George Steele
Jesse Turner
M. C. Garber, P. M
Eprrom
P. O
Slocum
M. O
N.Y
BROWN
Ue Binerent Fittes
Albany Dental Association
Cincinnati
Albany
East Main St
DeLoate Bro
Queensware House
George Diederich
West Main Street
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