Local Notes and Social Roundup Highlight City Life
Twenty eight prisoners are in the county jail. Prof Beyson of Covington Ky forms a dancing class in the city. Mr Albert J Meurett and wife return from bridal tour. Madison Township Institute met Saturday. Gov Porter to lecture at Camp-fire on the 27th. Large winter tobacco crop nearby Saluda. Hon Cons L Jewett of Scottsburg on legal business in the city. Miss Zeerpa Ferousoy of Saluda improves. Mr Thomas Clark and wife celebrate tin wedding. Wm Serron of Hamilton Ohio visits to explore business. A large number of G A R will attend Campfire Friday. Last week’s high water damaged floating property on the Obie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cons. L. Jewett
Scottsburg
Various Local Updates and Notices From Town Wharf
Typhoid cases in John Kelly family. Post office lobby expanded by Linck. Cons Walker building engines for Carrollton and Schofield & Gon. Elizabethtown post office robbed of stamps and some cash. Miss Marshall becomes Plainfield House of Refuge matron. Water Cisco fined for assault. new trial sought. Health board: no smallpox cases. Chapman & Co. soda fountain firm dissolved. J. Smith continues old stand. Munner hires Katie Cochran as Shelby schoolteacher. Correction: Mr Hesgrop, not Mrs Herrod, died. Gun cartridges stolen from W. O. Lewis. G I after thief. Ayer’s Pills praised for family use. Joss Parris contracted for sky light at A P Schenck & Son. Judge Cravens trip to Washington notes Guiteau. Judge Allison bars dogs from courtroom.
Pups Born at Rea Livery Stable and Local News Roundup
Frank Lewis reports a $2,000 Gordon setter litter at Jos Rea Jr s livery stable priced at 100 each Mae Vita actress injured by runaway horse at Greenburg last week Gem Comedy Combination drew slim but appreciative crowds Tuesday and Wednesday Dist Deputy Master A B Woon spoke to Odd Fellows audience Reive Denanpo fined 50 and costs by Judge Allison Debando linked to Metzheiser assault Farr Pray Fire Company plans Mardi Gras masque ball Annie Williams and family travel to Conneraville for trial over child possession questions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lewis
Gordon Setter
Jos. Rea, Jr
Farr
Helena Dolan Fined and Sentenced for Assault
Heenan Dolan was fined one dollar and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for assault and battery with intent to kill on Chris Metzheiser. Hernan Basil, son of W R and Helen Jackson, formerly of this county, died recently in Frankfort Kentucky. The family has the sympathy of their friends in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heeenaan” Dolan
Chris Metzheiser
Hernan Basil
W.R
Helen Jackson
This County
Frankfort
Madison County News Atlas of Local Life
Marriage reported between George McKierven of the J M I Railroad and Jennie Todd of New Albany. Obituary notes Samuel Polleys of Madison recovering. Captain Turnelle’s divorce case discussed. tobacco sales to Louisville. smallpox near disappearance. dam damage at Lock No 2 and flood impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKierven
J., M. & I. Railroad
Jennie Todd
New Albany
Col
John Marsh
Madison
Marriage Notices Listed From Local Registrar Records
Several couples are named in a colonial era marriage ledger. The list includes Manswingr Liceries Joseph and Emma Younger, Charles E Benson and Fiora B Halden, Henry P Coleman and Parthena E Hensley, Martin D Rayburn and Nancy J Chambers, Fred W Partridge and Carrie D Orr, John E Wood and Mary Harrison, Louis Stodlinger and Anna Milan, Edward G Brooks and Lizzie O Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mawningr
Joseph Forses
Emma Younger
Charles E. Benson
Fiora B Halden
Henr. P. Coleman
Parthena E. Hensley
Martin D. Rayburn
Nancy J. Chambers
Fred. W. Partridge
Carrie D. Orr
John E. Wood
Mary £. Harrison
Louis Stodlinger
Anna Milan
Edward G. Brooks
Lizzie O. Green
Bear recovers buggy and damages in Cravens court
On Friday Bear recovered possession of a buggy and $10 damages from Enes Baglan and Geo W Dickinson who had seized the buggy for non payment of a deed Bear had received from Dr Lightfoot owner of the Lightfoot patent churn. The defendants plan an appeal to the Circuit Court. Four boys Finnegan Gallagher and Cavanaugh were fined five dollars and costs and jailed fifteen days for throwing drift to Vaughn at Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuas
Bear
Esq. Cravens
Enes Baglan
Geo. W. Dickinson
Dr. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Circuit Court
Finnegan
Gallagher
Cavanaugh
Vaughn
Central Avenue
Woman Hurt by Falling Rock on North Madison Turnpike
Mrs James WilpMay of Lancaste r township sustained a severe head wound Thursday morning when a rock ledge near the Shelying Rock section fell from the column and struck her head as she traveled with her husband. She was brought to this city for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James WilpMay
Lancaster Township
Shelying Rock
North Madison Turnpike
Iev
Wildman
Domestic quarrel ends with serious head wound
Samuel Jounson and wife living at North Madison had a heated dispute Wednesday morning. Mrs Johonard hurled boiling water at her husband and their 17 year old son Louis struck the father on the head with a shovel, inflicting a deep cut that may prove fatal. The case is with the prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Jounson
North Madison
Johonard
Louis
Narrow escape as ex county commissioner saved from river
Ex county commissioner James Jackson of Republican township narrowly avoided drowning Monday night. He failed to observe the outer guard of a boat in darkness at a new wharf, fell into forty feet deep water, and was rescued by watch man Jack Bowan who pulled him from the current several hundred yards downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axnoor
Couny
James Jackson
Republican
Jack Bowan
Mr. Jackson
Madison D N Reid to Fingel and Hoag land transfers and more
Property transfers show Madison D N Reid to R J Elvin lot 88 addition west Chas Burkett to John A Fingel 30 by 100 feet lot 2 River block 2 Hoagland to Nancy Hoagland lot 60 by 122 feet corner Main Cross De pot. Several township deeds listed in Shelby Graham Saluda Smyrna Hanover with acreage figures. A man named Peter Merschdorff was declared insane by officials and to be sent to the asylum. The note mentions editorial routine after the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
D. N Reid
R. J. Elvin
Chas, Burkett
John A. Fingel
John Hoagland
Nancy Hoagland
Depot
Shelby
Connell Wallace
Harrison Means
Mary Herrin
A. D. Vanosdol
Graham Township
John Wiggam
John Robbins
Charles T. Pheasant
Leander A. Cooperrider
Saluda
Truman B. Niles
John Hamilton
Smyrna
John A. Hamilton
Joseph E. ‘Wyoner
Hanover
Floyd Sutherland
John A. Sutherland
Peter Merserporrr
Brashear
Johnson
God
Christ
Heaven
Earth
Hillsboro
Merschdorff
Saddle Area
Walnut Street
Insane Asylum
Adver tized Letters list and Dead Letter Office rules
The notice explains that to obtain letters one must call for Adver tized Letters with the list date, otherwise uncalled items go to the Dead Letter Office after one month. Unadvertised items include postal cards and dropped letters, while a long Gentlemen s List records numerous names from A to W with many Mrs and Miss titles.
New Swindling Scheme Targets Farmers With Patent Wagon Tongue
The article describes a two-step fraud where con men approach farmers about a patent wagon tongue. One swindler offers the rights for 250 dollars and sends the farmer to contact a second man who boosts the deal to 400 dollars, then collects a 10 dollar binder fee. The farmer pays 250 dollars and never hears from either swindler again as debts surface in a nearby town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Vand
City Council Adopts Health Board Clerk and Vaccination Push
The council elected Dr. J. R. Lewin as clerk of the Health Board, noted the city’s smallpox free status, and urged continued vaccination with vaccine on hand. A $16 judgment against the city for vault cleaning was settled by authorizing collection from property owner Mrs. Rupert. Street payroll of $3375 was approved after verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fir. Kirk
J. R. Lewin
Col. Marsh
The
Health Board
Brashear
Peter Thenis
Squire Johnson
Board of Health
McGregor
Kirk
Rupert
Miller Infant Alfred William Dies in City
Alfred William Miller infant son of William and Jennie Miller died Monday of brain fever. Funeral from the family home Monday at 3 p m with Rev Q Wright officiating. The church and community extend sympathy to the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred William
William
Jennie Miller
Brain Teaver
Q. Wright
Community invites friends to visit Herald office
The Herald calls on country friends to return and bring neighbors. The office latch string is always left hanging for friends to drop in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Herald
Social call and exams noted by local page editors
Prof Marrin and wife invited the Herald to attend oral examinations in the city school this week. Dr Braxot of Hanover visited last Monday and reports rumors of smallpox along the Kent road are not well founded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrin
The
Herald
Braxot
Hanover
Kent Road
New York Letter on Rent and Inequality in Tenements
An unsigned New York Letter critiques voters who avoid ballots and contribute to penitentiaries. It condemns landlords profiting from the poor, calling Bell's Kitehei a lucrative investment as tenement wealth grows while the miserable bear the burden. It highlights class respectability amid urban deprivation and rent exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
York
Debated Origin of Coal and Vegetable Heritage
The article discusses M Fremys experiments challenging the view that coal derives directly from vegetation. He shows synthetic coal can be produced from substances like sugar starch and gum. Heat and pressure may transform plants and peat into coal like material, indicating two stages in coal formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fremy
Plateau’s Flower of Six Petals Demonstrates Color Play
Belgian physicist Plateau describes bending iron wire into a six petal flower on a forked stem. After oxidation and dipping in glyceric liquid, the model shows evolving color changes for hours before petals burst. The note gives a soap glycerine solution recipe for preparation and notes the medium quality liquid used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Plateau
M. Pisteau
Marseilles
Price
No One to Flip
A Detroit Free Press excerpt humorously depicts a Michigan Avenue merchant confronting a beggar woman who pleads mercy to borrow a nickel. She claims past charity, jokes about vice and poverty, and references a prior dime given, a bottle, a riot, and a sixty day Work House sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Michigan-avenue
Mercy’s Sake
Shilohs Vitalizer and Porous Plaster Ad by H C Firth
A vintage medical ad promoting Shilohs Vitalizer guaranteed to cure dy spepsia and liver complaint. Contains additional sale item Shilohs Porous Plaster for lame back side or chest priced at 25 cents, offered by H C Firth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
H. C. Firth
Shilor's Cough and Consumption Cure Sold on Guarantee
The advertisement states Shilor's Cure for consumption is sold with a guarantee. It claims to cure consumption and is offered for sale by H. C. Firth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
H. C. Irth
Shilor
H. C. Firth
Shiloh Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure and Fresh Breath
An advertisement claims Shiloh Catarrh Remedy cures catarrh and improves breath. It lists a nasal injector device and a price of 50 cents, sold by H. C. Firth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Firth
Weight of a Million Gold and Silver Dollars
Government actuary E B Elliott provides weights for one million standard gold dollars and one million standard silver dollars. Gold dollars weigh 53 750 ounces troy or 3 685 71 pounds avoirdupois. silver dollars weigh 71 614 58 pounds troy or 58 928 57 pounds avoirdupois. A round table lists the tonnages for standard gold, standard silver, subsidiary silver, and minor 5 cent nickel coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
E. B. Elliott
United States
Donkey Teacher and Glee Club Earthy Notes
The Nashville Jacksonian recalls Webster Dixon as a careful new prosecutor pushing thorough State cases. A schoolboard joke shows a teacher writing Our teacher is a donkey driver on the board, then opens with prayer. The New York Produce Exchange forms a glee club with playful song titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Jacksonian
Webster Dixon
Austin
New York Produce Exchange
Peculiar Locality Names Highlight City’s Notorious Areas
A historical look at strange neighborhood names in the metropolis. References include Mackerelville Cowboy Hell's Kitchen Murderer's Row Devil's Eelpot and other rookeries famed in police reports. The piece notes poverty, alcohol, and violent incidents tied to these districts and the residents nicknamed by society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cara
Hells Kitchen
Rooney
Hell’s Kitchen
True discovery and virtue guide life and actions
A timeless reflection states that uncovering truth and pursuing goodness define the core aims of human existence. The emphasis rests on moral clarity and ethical conduct as essential to a meaningful life.
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S. S. Mofeit & Spy
City of
W. H. Rogers
City Treasur
Manmiox
Ind
Beneereemenseen
Pee Orly
Main Cross Street
National Branch Bank
J. B. Antle, Prop'r
College Hill Institute
Opeus
Clagsim College
J. G. Craven
A. M
Miss Mawr Craven
P.O
Lancaster
Jefferson Cos Ind
Homes For All
Missouri
Paris
Chicago, Ills
the: Herald
Indiana
Columbus
Tayloraville
Joan Andrew Parse
Prof. Beyson
Covington, Ky
Madison Township Institute
Gov. Porter
Mms Zeerpa Ferousoy
Saluds
Tuos
Clark
Ww. Serron
Hamilton, O
Obie
the Herald
Williams-MclIntyre
Connersville
W. O. Lewis
Joan Gaunt
Will Collins
Carrollton, Ky
Henry Kirk
A. J. Fisher
E. K. ‘Traserts
Braham Kennedy
Mr. Ext Rayt
Altizer
Canaan
Wm. Smitha
James Dewey
Cincinnati
W. H. Hooxenk
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Sorrce Jimmy Lemon
James Lemon
St. Magdalene
Ripley County
John Kelly
Here
Versailles
Linck
D. D. McKee
First Presbyterian Church
Cons. Walker
Carrollton
Schofield & Gon
Elizabethtown
Mr. Wa. Mctnrire
Alice Trout
Milton, Ky
Morre Marshall
Plainfield
Water Cisco
Cisco
Chapman & Co
J. Smith
Munner
Shelby Township
Katie Cochran
W. W. Hesgrop
W. W. Herrod
G. I
Ayer
Joss Parris
A.P. Schenck & Son
Vevay
JupGs
Joan R. Cravens
Washington
Guiteau
Jupge Allison
Mae. Vita
Greenaburg
Iseanp
A. B. Woon
Odd Fellowship
Reive Denanpo
Allison
Debando
Dolan
Metzheiser
Annie Williams
J. G. McIntyre
Trimble County
Conneraville
Ramuel Jackson
Indian Kentuck Creek
Oscar Thea
Garlinghouse
Ryker’s Ridge
County Asylum
Gro. W. Torrecce
Madison Courier
Virginia
Laura Merrett
Turnelle
Evansville
Schooley
Jefferson County
McKenna
Louisville
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Company
Thomas Davis
North Vernon
Vevay Reveille
Samuel Polleys
Capt. Polleys
Loxtn Samees
Charles McKay
Milton Township
Owine
West Third Street
Journ Danner
Moorefield
Switzerland County
J. E. C. F. Harper
Inet
H-Baker
W A Bennett
Jac R Cushman
Crewer & Baker
John E Cope
Mike Fister
Henry D Graham
Mat Hill
Alvarado Hammel
J—Oliver Johnson
K—William King
L—James Leening
Jom Lindsay
M—Frank H Miller
J C Mahon
Chas W McIntyre
R G Ridgway
Peter Robinus
S—W Shannon
LaDibe’ Lave
Miz Susan Brown
Millie Craig
Alice Corey
Mies
Flora Hanter
Henry Hall
Mary Housefield
Rora Klien
Permelia King
Bettie Morton
M Martin
Sarah Oneal
James McKenna
Agnes Mevlure
Katie Riley
Sue Reever
Honori Vassey
Fannie J Ward
Mary L Walker
City Council
Roberts
Robert C. Jackman
Washington Fire Co. No. 2
Committee On Fire
S Jacobs
Cerwan
Farthie Sr
Hkara
Medicine
A. Vogeler. & Co
Altlenore, Md
U. B.A
Croup
George
Webster’s
Fale
New York
Pian Lea Tevalerie Wail
Bend
Wdbrecy M. Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mich
Deow
Aid
Daily Herald
American News
the Weekmy Herald
Politicay. News
the Farm Department
Weekly Herald
London
NEW York Herald
Addrena
Broadway
Run Sts
Madison, Nnd
Cutting and Manufacturing Department
Farranto
W. V. Clough & CO
D. F. Bellamy
Beerck’s
Masonic Temple
Foundry
Machinedhap
Chas. Walker, Prop’r
Brora Goods
St Negow & Co
Porthind
Maine
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