Local items reflect community notes and events in Franklin
Friday notices include property repainting on Jefferson street and a note on the late Newton Temperly life-insured for 3000 in favor of his mother. Topics cover school lectures, church services, marriages, jail incidents, and upcoming city election talk with Democratic primaries under discussion.
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John Cross
Jefferson Street
Newton Temperly
Trinity Church
Opera House
Cbrist Episcopal Church
James Whitcomb Riley
Robert J. Burdette
Mmbers
Indianapolis Press Club
Sounty
John L. Bolding
John Winkel
Peter
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Typographical Union
David Graham Phillips
D. G. Phillips
National Branch Bank
Washington
Harper's Weekly
M.S. Brooks
Brooks
Indiana
Arno Schmidt
Main Street
Central Avenue
Marshal Sisco
Nick Riser
John Wesley
Episcopal Church
Trinity
Bull Creek
Bethlehem
Barrison Hogan
Clark County
Harrison
Democratic Party
Perilous Ohio River Rescue and Local Doings
A Milton mail carrier Will Cooper survived a second Ohio River accident after being swept by waves and currents and clinging to a log for rescue. The column also notes a marriage attempt near Sulphur, a distressed Lena Densford, a pastor Rev J S Gatton resigning his post, and a witty value exchange advising young men to avoid alcohol and gambling while navigating life and temptation.
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Will Cooper
Madison
Milton
Ohio
Mr. Cooper
Our Ship Yard and Madison Interests Editorial Clash
A Madison column denounces a ship yard reorganization as a meritless piece, while editorials from O Regan note the author’s growing ignorance and spleen as the paper moves toward reform. The piece hints at a factional struggle over Mapison's interests and local industry.
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Herald
Madison
Abbott Organ
O’regan
Mapison
Jefferson Circuit Court Ends Term With Adjournment Notice
Yesterday the shipyard affairs were closed and today’s session handles routine work and minutes as the court prepares to adjourn. The Jefferson Circuit Court will not meet again before Monday April 6.
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Jefferson Circuit Court
Browna's Iron Bitters Ad Targets Digestive Ailments
An old ad endorses Browna's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders priced at one dollar per bottle. It notes genuine bottles feature red trade-mark ecromed lines on the wrapper and claims all dealers stock the product.
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Genuine
Local notices mix with ads and society notes in Jefferson County
The Jefferson county page reports a range of items from a First Presbyterian social at Mrs. Tilton's to medicinal ads for Simmons Liver Regulator Hood's Sarsaparilla and other remedies. It notes a regular teacher licensing exam at the High School, a fox drive at Canaan, a doctor opening in the city, a transit of telephone offices, a Jeffersonville theft, revival meetings, a judge's strong rebuke, ward crime concerns, and Miss Carrie Monroe pursuing a law career in Saluda township with prospects of practicing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Simmons
Carrie Monroe
Saluda Township
Public Library Rules Adopted by Madison Library Association
The Madison Library Association Executive Committee adopted rules effective March 2, 1891. Residents must register to use books. children under 12 cannot obtain cards. under 17 with cards may take out only one book per week. no same day exchanges. defacement fines of 25 cents for first offense and loss of privileges for repeats.
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The
Madison Library Association
Madison
Jim
Enou
Foxe
Christian
George Fox
John Foxe
Purgatory
Paradise
Venice voyage recalls ancient city and its rises
The piece describes Venice’s unique lagoon setting, historic founding by the Doges, and maritime rise linked to Constantinople. It notes St. Mark as patron after 828, the aristocratic governance, and the 1453 decline with new trade routes. A sunset arrival via the Grand Canal ends at hotel Luna with a gondola ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adige
Alps
Adriatic
Venice
Attila
Byzantium
Constantinople
Paulacius Anafestus
Riovalto
Angelus Participatius
St. Mark
Alexandria
Republic
Enrico Dandolo
Marino Falieri
India
Lagune
Oxt
Grand Canal
Peppe
Hotel Luna
Great Square
Afternoon Tea in Lent Sparks a Humorous Social Riot
A narrator recalls hosting a lent tea with convalescent friends, sparking lively talk on Dante and Foxe while plans collide with illness and social mishaps. A jokey note about a stern herbal remedy caps a chaotic, humorous day.
The Selfish Fat Turkey
A selfish turkey ignores his wife until a scare goes wrong and he falls into a deep hole. A passerby frees him and he returns home to a feast. Later, the farmer plans to kill a fat turkey for a dinner and the tale ends with a moral about keeping one’s spouse safe.
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Mopau
Srcono Morau
Lipa Hurchines
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promises Health Guarantee
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for women noting a five mile walk to obtain it if needed. It claims toning and regularity benefits from early use, with a one dollar price and a money back guarantee if it fails to help, urging readers to try a second and third bottle.
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Dr. Pierce
Rev Anna Shaw to Lecture for Local Relief Fund
The Rev Anna Shaw, an ordained Protestant Methodist minister and theology medic student, is invited to lecture at the Opera House to raise funds for local sick and helpless residents amid rising poverty and unmet needs in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Shaw
Miss Shaw
Protestant Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Catherine McCann
New Albany
Brook
Hood
Thomas Ruddick
Franklin
Edna Land
Warren F. Roller
Cincinnati
Queen City
Gatton
Vine Street Baptist Church
Harvie Burnett
Ada Giiden
Mike Strottlebower
Jack
Mike
Milton Free-Prese
Nelson
Lena Densford
Scottsburg
Scott County
Wm. Densford
Oldham County
Kentucky
Gattun
Dennis
Circuit Court
First Presbyterian Church
Canaan
J. T. Davis
M. E. Church
Henryville
Jeffersonville
Stanton
Henry Thornton
Henry
C. Stearns
Mulberry Street
Mr. Stearns
EB. H. Wood
Aurora
J. W. Martin
D. D
Moore's Hill College
J. W. Turner
Martin
Epworth League
Kent
J. H. Fankhouser
Friedley
Bar of Justice
Lower Second Street
Public Library Rules
Ateppea
Russia
Bucklen
Arnica
J. E
F. Harper
Simmons Liver Regulator
Suraty
tebMd&wiw
Shakespeare
Bessie H. Woolford
Lovugmof Despond
Bes
M. C. Christian
Fat Turkey
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