Christmas Day Notes from Bloomington and Nearby Towns
Christmas news from Bloomington Iowa and surrounding places. References include holiday meals with pineapple and whisky, many silk plug hats seen on streets, the Wabash river steady and fears of flood abated, and local thanks for gifts of apples and cider. Also mentions General Kempe in Virginia, Christmas gatherings, a child’s broken leg, shell oysters, Cincinnati opening marble library rooms, a factory accident, a peaceful Christmas with band concert, and speculation on Attorney General Williams’ possible Spain appointment and Sickles’ successor.
New Year greetings and resolutions for 1874
A cheerfully written New Year note looks ahead to 1874, urging merry greetings and social gatherings. It praises old-year reflections and new-year resolutions, mentions egg nog and wine as festive details, and predicts open-house visits by belles and matrons on the boulevards.
The Virginius Case and Political Sparks Across Nations
The Attorney General’s opinion declares the Virginius unfit to bear the U S flag and notes fraudulent clearance papers. Spain will demand return of the ship and prisoners, while Britain contemplates action and a naval show of force in Cuban waters. Domestic bills on soldier bounties trigger partisan friction, and editorials urge spread of Democratic papers as 1874 and 1876 loom. A conundrum joke closes the squib.
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Senate
Wil.Liam
Gen. Sickles
Spain
Virginius
Madrid
United States
Cuba
England
Cuban
Literary Notices in Oliver Optic's Magazine January
The January issue enlarges and improves under Oliver Optic. New features target both old and young readers. Notable items include De Mille's The Lily and the Cross, The Coming Wave, Running to Waste, and The Camp and the Gulch. Household articles by Mrs Urbino, humor by B P Shillaker, and popular departments like Pigeon-hole Papers. Prizes for a full-page rebus, plus a Franco-American Pastello picture for subscribers, all for three dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Optic
James de Mille
Lily and
Cross
Acadie
W.L. Shepperd
High Rock
C. G. Burt
George M. Baker
L. B. Humphrey
L. B. Urbino
B. P. Shillaker
the Royal Magazine
Lee & Shepard
Boston
Messrs. Durkee & Foxcroft
Pork Lots From Wilson Settlement Show High Weights
The Wilson settlement in Lynn Township sends top pork to market with large hogs. Ford and Company received during the week several No. 1 lots including Mary Ann Hiaiman, Alexander Wilson, Joan Wilson, Curis Wilson, William Wilson, plus Wassell, Bailery, Johnson entries averaging 242 to 3584 pounds per head and across totals 36 head averaging 2764 pounds. Can these averages be surpassed?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilson
Messrs. Ford & Co
J.L
N.A. Wassell
James Bailery
James N. Johnson
Town condemns vandalism and seeks legal action
Public reprimand laments Christmas era rowdy acts that ripped up crossings plundered storefronts toppled gates and fences. Esquire Kinsmarr warns wrongdoing will trigger legal action while Col. A T Wir smaller, ex Courier editor and governor aide, may be named Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket. plus hog packers’ output at New Harmony and Spain’s vast debt rise since 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquire Kinsmarr
Col
A.T. Whirrlesey
Evansville
Notice Wardrobe Return Requested by Dramatic Company
Notices call borrowers to return any borrowed theatrical wardrobe to J. P. Jackson or J. T. Hugo promptly as the Dramatic Company gains momentum. Governor Newton Boorn of California has been elected to the U S Senate for the long term as an anti monopolist. Judge Handr of San Francisco, a Democrat and anti railroad advocate, is positioned for the remaining Senate term.
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J. P. Jackson
J. T. Hugo
Sar Newton Boorn
California
United States Senate
Gov. Boorn
Indiana
Senate
Judge Handr
San Francisco
Cassary
Miss Sawyer
Silas Bryant
Sherman
Mark Ts
Justice at Last Pardons Carlisle father and son in Kentucky case
The Courier reports Governor Hendricks pardoned John M. Carlisle and Cyrus Carlisle, jailed for life for a homicide tied to the abduction of a Union officer. The pardon follows strong backing from state officials and notable figures, amid a history of wartime fury and disputed evidence. The paper notes the population’s support for the clemency and recalls Daniel Boone quip from a Kentuckian.
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Wendricks
Messia
Carlisle
Dixon
John Young Brown
Azro Dyer
Kentucky
Speed
John M. Carlisle
Cyrus Carlisle
Hampton
Carlisles
Webster County
Spencer County
Indiana
Posey County
Hendricks
Courier
Hvansville Courier
List of perfect pupils at New Harmony Public School
New Harmony Register reports week ending December 18, 1873. Principal C W Mills lists pupils perfect in all lessons with no absences or tardies: Alice Holton, Lillie Ford, Effie Cole, Lillie Ferguson, John Kilbinger, Dalton Althouse, Martha Burton, Charles Collins, Ella Duclos, Annie Freeman, Annie Breith, Ellen Sutton, Ollitha Smith, Jane Armstrong, Mollie Randolph, Annie Boren, Frank Carr, Ada Cross, James Shepherd, Homer Shepherd, Amelia Heenan, Lawrence Warner, Clara Smith, Willie Schnee, Annie Miller, Fred James, Arthur Stoker, Louisa Shepherd, Eddie Mathias, Gus Mathias, Lena Hugo, Frank Holton, Louis Lance, Norah Breith, Julia Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Holton
Lillie Ford
Effie Cole
Lillie Ferguson
John Kilbinger
Dalton Althouse
Martha Burton
Charles Collins
Ella Duclos
Annie Freeman
Annie Breith
Ellen Sutton
Ollitha Smith
Jane Armstrong
Mollie Randolph
Annie Boren
Frank Carr
Ada Cross
James Shepherd
Homer Shepherd
Amelia Heenan
Lawrence Warner
Clara Smith
Willie Schnee
Market Prices in Mumford District December 27 1873
A fragmentary price list from Mumford recorded December 27 1873 shows commodities including flour, wheat, corn, corn meal, poultry, eggs, butter, lard, hams, shoulders, sides, coffee, sugar, molasses, feathers, rags, tallow, hides, oils, coal oil, turpentine, vinegar, whiskey, potatoes, dried apples and peaches, salt, beans, tea. The list lacks complete pricing and quantities for several items.
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the Register
Ernest Dale Owen
Torneyt-At-Law
Walter E. Thrall
Notary Public
New Harmony, Inc
Office of Notary Public
Henry Hunsdon
Office
Florence, Howe
Wheeler & Wilson
Grover & Baker
Tf J.kight & Son
J. Kight & Son
Gale
New Harmony
Jesse M. Neal
Far
Congress
Wabash
Mesars
Willliams & Donaldson
Bloomington
Iowa
Denocrat
Moses Johnson
General Kempe
Virginia
Sar
Wasu. Cowcutt
Joan Rowson
Wa. Wimp Lesere
Mt. Vernon
Cincinnati
Cossy
V. C. Dteros
Wa. E. Niprack
House of Representatives
Committee On Military Affairs
New York
Marshal Bazaine
Thiers
Bazaine
McMahon
Literary Notices
John Ribeyre
R. Ford & Co
Lichtenberger & Sone
John Church
Daniel Boone
New Harmony Register
New Harmony Public School
T. J. Montgomery
M. A. Wilkingon
N. E
Wilkinson
Jaquess
C. “Nash
N.E
Johnson
H. Sanders
Ss. W
T. E. Lerkin
L. Meyers
N. W
Susan Baldwin, Sr
H. W. Pisely
Maclure
Burns
C. C. Ford
F.A. Pentecost
R.P
Ahips
Eby & St
Wiedetrich Bs Ccllabanca
Lynn Township
Sisersevee
Point Township
Sreeeeee
Harmony Township
Robb Township
Marrs Township
Robinson Township
Smith Township
Bethel Township
Center Township
Es Sintecarlegt
Cescese Ooeee Als
General Assembly
State of
Mount Vernon
John G. Young
Wrall
Mumford
Aenrte
Bameee
H.and L.co
New Harmony Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Company
John Walz
WM. Reed
Vick’s Floral Guide
James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
Ax. I
Adam Lichtenberger
James B. Cuyler
Mount Vernon and
South Road
Main Street
Manin
John Beal
Beal
Day
Edward Homer
Church Street
Union Hall
Mugo & Ferguson
Jacob Breith
New Furniture
Wilson Alsop
Lichtenberger & Sons
Register— Estreewep
T. F. Burt
William Street
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