Woolen mills oldest in the state and harvest tales
Indiana fruit lead, Cooney Byrant farm visit, church pastor search, railroad work, and funeral notices appear as a broad local update. A bridal event at St Michael's, a notable sermon by Rev Turner, and the death of Mrs Almond mark key community moments.
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Indiana
Cooney Byrant
Christian Church
Nellie Mayers
Michael J. Mogan
Indianapolis
St. Michael’s Church
Frank Roush
Apingdale
J. W. Turner
Newport
Bishop Foster
Union Church
Covington
H. C. Fack
John McKenna
North Madison
J. T. Brashear
John Beach
Patrick Howley
John Leach
Charles Johnson
Charles Walker
Mrs Davis Faces Loss From Belford Book Failure
Mrs Jefferson Davis struggles as Belford Company fails and insolvency halts any profits from The Memoirs of Jefferson Davis. She was owed $4,000 last June, but the publisher transferred rights, leaving the widow with limited income and hopes for future profits tilting toward a possible arrangement to share future earnings.
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Jefferson Davis
Belford Company
Davis
Belford
Blind man sentenced for murder at Madison
Stokes Brown a blind man was convicted of choking his six year old stepson Peter Davis in Madison during June. He was sentenced to hard labor, but the Warden refused to receive him due to blindness, sending him to Jeffersonville jail as Attorney General reviews the case.
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Friedley
J. B. Patten
Stokes Brown
Corda Hibbetts
William Brooks
Milton Township
Brooks
Peter Davis
Madison
Brown
J. W. Tevis
Jefferson County
Jeffersonville
Convrets
Louisville
Bob White Whistles on Opening Day of Game Laws
The article notes Oct. 15 as the day game laws take effect and describes abundant quail and snipe, with stable shot and powder prices. It predicts hunters will flood fields, rabbits will be plentiful, and warns of careless behavior during the start of the season.
Blue Ribbon Club Faces Internal Fight Over Assets
Financial troubles plague Sanxay’s Blue Ribbon Club. Some members plan to sell club furniture and carpets, claiming ownership by the club, while others obtain an injunction. Indignant meetings follow at Davis ice cream parlors as temperance trust is contested. The W C T U ladies stay out of the quarrel.
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Blue Ribbon Club
Sanxay
Davis
Half Fare Excursion to Reading Pa For Encampment
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway offers a half fare round trip to Reading Pennsylvania for the National Encampment of the Union Legion in Reading from October 13 to 15 1891. Tickets available October 9 to 13 returning by October 19 with one return fare from all points on the line. Local O M railroad agent for rates and details.
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Union Legion
Reading
Ohio & Mississippi Ba Y
Press opinion sparring on tin supply and wheat market
The Press notes Republican and Democratic takes on tin shortages and farm prices. It cites a Columbus Herald headline about tin and reviews speeches by McKinley and Campbell, alongside local gaffes in wheat deals and calls for penalties on life essentials gambling.
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Columbus Herald
America
New Albany Ledger
Old Hutch
Louisville
Republican Papers
Ohio
Campbell
Low Mississippi River Dampens Boat Traffic and Repairs
The Carrollton and Convoy boats report strong mail service as navigation slows at Pittsburg for two weeks. The river is very low, with gauges near eight inches in January 1889 and October, delaying rising water. A new boat, Mabel Comeaux, will be christened and tested tomorrow with Capt. Comeaux pleased with the vessel. Commodore Seck, active in Cincinnati, oversees boat building and keeps light draught ships in service while others are repaired.
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Carrollton
Convoy
Pittsburg
Memphis
Mississippi
Mabel Coimeaux
Howard
KE. J. Comeaux
Commodore Seck
Cincinnati
Rail line promotes travel to Dakotas and West with sleeping cars
Advertises Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway routes to the Dakotas Minnesota Montana and Northwest with Compartment Sleeping Cars calling out Duluth Lake Minnetonka White Bear Lake Denver and Colorado Springs and connections to transcontinental lines. Promises rates through company agents and F H Lord.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Far
Northwest
Puget Sound
Chicago
St. Paul
Kansas City Railway
Duluth
Lake Minnetonka
White Bear Lake
Denver
Colorado Springs
F. H. Lord
Phenix Building
One Pure Baking Powder Claims Purity Over Alum
The article warns that over seventy percent of baking powders contain alum or ammonia or both and notes the slow harmful effects. It promotes Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as free from alum and adulterants, claiming it works well and costs no more than adulterated brands.
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Dr. Price
Arrival and Departure Notices for Jeff.County Mails
Mail is collected from street letter boxes daily except Sundays. Subscriptions for the Herald are available.
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Jeff
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Lon Noble
Marshal Johnson
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East Main Street
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China
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Second and West
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Oak
R. R. Bridge
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Chicago, Ill
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