Paris Smallpox Spreads As Curtis County News Briefs
Paris reports ten smallpox cases spreading despite efforts. Local events include many visits between families in Paris and nearby towns. Notable items list residents traveling to Terre Haute Indianapolis and Martinsville for ceremonies, dances, and news items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Paris
Messimore
Findlay
Ohio
Chas. H. Smith
Scholfield
I. N. Sheppard
Alma_Wyrick
Mirs
J. D. Wyrick
Mrs. Boaz
Indianapolis
Frank Kellogg
Scott's March to Mexico as War Ends in 1847
The piece recounts General Scott landing near Vera Cruz with 13,000 troops on March 9, 1847, marching through Plan del Rio to Puebla and Mexico City. It notes Cerro Gordo's victory, enlistment losses, and the engineer corps including Lee and McClellan. It weighs logistics, mountains, and potential resistance, concluding occupation would demand large forces and long-term control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Vera Cruz
Twigg. Pesan
Interior
Plan del Rio
Jalapa
Robert Anderson
Fort Sumter
Mexico City
Puebla
Gen. Sherman
Gen. Scott
Robert E. Lee
P. G. T. Beauregard
George B. McClellan
Z. B. Tower
G. W. Smith
Isaac I. Stevens
J. G. Foster
Contreras
Churubusco
Molino del Rey
Chapultepec
Pekin
Anderson
Santa Anna
Huerta
Amy
Blanquet
Mexico
Madero
Philippines
Macarthur
Darwin diary notes log rolling and revival events
Mr Hilbert reports a lively log rolling at the Narrows farm last Thursday. Miss Price plans to preach in the Darwin church next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Fishermen report good catches, mussel digging begins promising. A picture sermon in the Darwin church Thursday features 60 colored stereopticon views illustrating Rev C M Sheldon’s In His Steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilbert
Nis
Miss Price
Darwin
C. M. Sheldon
Jesus
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Morris Logue
Terre Haute
AL “Sweet
Peter
Colo
Margaret McCann
Lincoln, Ill
Lietha Scott
Chicago
N. B. DeVol
West Main Street
N. J. Platz
Karl Smith
Martinsville
Marshall Club
J. L. Keifer
Walter Cork
W.B. Scholfield
Springfield
J. H. Rubel
Congregational Church
George Collings
Gladys
Westfield
A. B. Mathews
Frieda Ehrhardt
L. J. Ehrhardt
R H. Brown
Jerry Orthwein
J. M. Archer
Drs. Bradley and
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Trev Davis
D. Foster
Casey
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Walnut ‘Prairie
Edward Grant
Melrose
Frank Davidson
June Tout
Pants Haute
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Thos. Craig
Nelle’ Warriner
Capt. H. Black
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Worth Newton
Dana
Ind
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Marguerite English
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Kilburn
South Fifth Street
Opal Elston
Nellie Guinnip
Byron Anderson
Quincy
William Rapson
Mabel Briscoe
Harry Martin
Utah
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Flora Lake
Louise Eggebrecht
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Russell Orndorff
Becker
Marietta
L O. O. F. Lodge
Order
Charles Williams
Corydon
U. S. Interior Department
Grover Sebastiah
York
Emma Cannaday
Esquire Craig’s Court
Eliza Joy
William Joy
Farrington
Dunlap Church
Minnie Kuykendall
Dennigan
Sol Handy
Levi Garwood
Handy
Garwood
Texas
M. L. Whitlocker
Bridge’ S Club
B._M. Davison
Charles Scott
Auction Bridge
Jayne B. Kerr
Walter Turman
Trevelyan Davis
Kerr
Don E.wees
Winterrond
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Fred Wallis
Kohl Building
East Main Street
Wabash
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Rhode Island
White Rock
Farmers Phone
Jne Casteel
Thomas Whitson
Marshall, Il
R. x. Mitchell
Plymouth Rock
Arthur Cork
West Union
Allison
Vicinity
L. A. Manhart
Jas. S Evans & Sons
Vandalia
Husted
Plymouth Rocks
J. H Maurer
John Randall
Anna Lutz
Edward Garwood
W. E. Huffington
Michigan Avenue
D.C. Athey
Zane Arbuckle
Farrow
Emma Baker
W. York
Jos. F. Lusader
Cole & Cole
Timothy Hay
O. P. Tharp
Hatton
John Weir
N. L. Beauchamp
Nebraska
Ladies’ Home Journal Patterns
Foster Martin
Ces
Iris
Cleveland
Phoenix
Arbuckle
Red Cow
Country Club
Robert Findley
Allright
Darien
Hine
Homer Clough
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Climax Paper Cleaner
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