Public Sales of Real Estate in Posey County Indiana
Public notices describe two sales in Posey County. First, Sheriff Alex Crank will auction rents and profits of the New Harmony Woolen Mills property, with building machinery, on April 25 1874 at Mt. Vernon courthouse, to satisfy a decree in Hornbrook v Richards S Hornbrook et al. If needed, defendants rights may be offered to discharge the decree. Second, Commissioner Samuel Griffin will offer Bethel Township real estate parcels at public auction on May 16 1874, with staged payments over two years and occupancy through March 1875.
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Circuit Court
Posey County
Indiana
Philip Hornbrook
Richards S. Hornbrook
Reuben Miller, Jr
E. Ball & Co
Adam Lichtenberger
Ernest Dale Owen
Sidney Allen
Otis Hinkley
Edward Homer
Eugene F. Owen
Horace P. Owen
Robert Dale Owen
Caroline C. Owen
Mt. Vernon
New Harmony
Posey
Main
New Harmony Woolen Mills
Alex, Crank
William and
Margaret Calvin
Amelia Delashmit
Bethel Township
Closing Out Sale Boots and Shoes at Less Than Cost
Jacob Breith announces a closing out sale offering his entire stock of custom-made boots and shoes for cash at less than cost. The business will relocate to the rear of the store at the northeast corner of Main and Tavern Streets. Breith invites old customers and new to shop while the large stock lasts.
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Shose
Jacob Breith
Alain and
Bought Low for Cash at Panic Prices Unprecedented Paneer
A fragmented market note reports unusually low cash pricing amid panic conditions and indicates paneer sales will be priced at unprecedented levels. Specific dates, vendors, and locations are unclear in the readable text.
Rates and Rules of Advertising in the Register
The Register lists subscription costs and strict payment terms. Ads rates include one square ten lines at $1.00, with multiple insertions and durations priced up to $60 for a year. Local notices cost 10 cents per line. Column rates vary by quarter, half, and full column, with advance payment required for all transient ads.
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Desoto
Mississippi
Nestor
Grouse Hunt Leads Hoosiers Across State Lines
A 1853 prairie chicken hunting party from Lafayette and Indianapolis, including Governor Wright and Lieutenant Governor Willard, accidentally crossed into Illinois while pursuing birds. They were chased by Sucker Regulators, fled back to Indiana, sought a drink at Monticello, then kept silent about the incident amid sensational press stories.
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Indianapolis
Hoosier State
The
Sentinel
the Journal
Madison
Henry Ward Beecher
Fallmouth
Indiana
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Joe Wright
Ashbel P. Willard
Bates House
Willard
Lloosier
Fis Excellency
Joseph A. Wright
Thomas A. Sendricks
Shelbyville
Lafayette
Prairie Chicken
W. W. Fosdick
Cincinnati
Wright
Vinton
United States
John Petit
Dan Voorhees
Barnard
Rhode Island
Illinois Central Railroad
J.J. Reynolds
Regular Cavalry
Monticello
Grouse
Governor Wright
Kankakee
Illinois
Ioosier
John Gilpin
Jefferson House
Chicago Press and Tribune
Kankakee County
New York Sunday Mercury
Use and Purpose in Life’s Practical Tests
A reflective piece questions the value of actions if intent to act is missing. It pairs questions about lighting a lamp, fighting a wrong, tending a hat, wooing a maid, wearing a coat, sharing a home, keeping gold, reaping a field, reading a book, and needing a cradle with the implied demand for purposeful living and deliberate choices.
The Bachelor's Lament
A poem fragment asks who keeps home fires burning and comforts the sorrowing heart when I return from my day. The speaker asks who tends the chair, prepares the room, and piles the fire while no one stands ready to share companionship through illness and grief.
A Gentle Hint From Rhoda Island About Four-Leaf Clovers
A passerby overheard a Brown University scene where a young woman asks Charley if a four leaf clover in her shoe could bind him to her. He says nothing, leaving readers to guess whether the rumor works.
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Rhoda Island
Barkis
Brown University
Charley
Seventh Charity show nets 2364 at Fifth Avenue
A New Orleans reporter faced jail after being found to have wives in Vicksburg Natchez Cairo Memphis and more before counting stopped. The seventh Charity performance at the Fifth Avenue Theater New York grossed 2364 while Divorce at the old theater drew 1476.
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Fifth Avenue Theater
New York
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Natchez
Cairo
Memphis
A Car Load Estimating Yardage and Stock Rules
A historical list defines a car load by weight and volume with figures for salt lime flour whisky cattle hogs sheep boards siding flooring shingles and farm produce. The note acknowledges railroad rule variance but offers the table as a useful reference for shippers. It also includes a veterinary remedy from the Agriculturist for stiff horses and leg care.
Lightning Rod Man's Mistake at the Court House
In Blossburg a traveling rod man offered to install costly rods on a building he mistook for a private residence. He installed multiple rods on the court house before Summers reveals he never ordered them. The man flees town after being refused payment and the town recalls his disruptive visit.
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Blossburg
Summers
Blossbury
Court House
Don’t Do It and the Bar Room Faro Tale
A Logansport Pharos excerpt warns against worldly attachments and harmful behavior with proverbs about treasure, pride, and virtue. It includes a New York lady’s visit to a bar describing the soul-devouring faro game, played with sticks, balls, and chalk.
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Tom and Jerry
Logansport Pharos
New York
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Granger
Faran & McLean
Ohio
Gsberiee
Samuel Griffin
Thrall & Mumford’s
Wendel Schmitt
Merchant Tailor
Lichtenberger & Sons
Postoffice
Feh7
Lichten Berger & Sons
Thrall & Mumford's
Thrall & Mumford
New Furniture
Wilson Alsop
Main Street
Evansville Road
Williams & Donaldson
Ferre Eibadquar
Thrall & Mumford 'S
Goto
Gggeeg
Lichtenberger. & Sons
the Register
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