Entertainer Robson Ties To Local Troupe In Town
In town this week the bustling manager W T Robson connected with the Negrotto Langley troupe. Local residents include grand jurors Virg Johnson and John A Cartwright, and Peter Weber as petit juror. Various residents report illnesses travels weather and local commerce amid a flurry of notices and small-town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Robson
Virg Johnson
John A. Cartwright
Peter Weber
Belle Miller
John Woods
Robb Township
Carrie [Tartman
B. A. Woodward
Stewartsville
Gev. Haas
Louisville
G. W. Sarila
Mt. Vernon
Lydia Miller
Stewarteville
Chas. Burton
Evansville
Carson Wilson
Vie
Care
Mt. Carmel
River Captain Recounts 1793 Cold Spell and Ice Sailings
The Evansville Journal river column interviews Capt. Tom Boluss about the winter of 1792 93 and a record cold snap on January 24 1793 when the thermometer hit twenty degrees below zero. Boluss recalls loading ice aboard the Summer Coon selling it at Cairo and surviving a dangerous voyage through three feet of ice as the hull flooded and was pumped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Tom Boluss
Wabash
Cairo
Bob McMechan
W. F. Nisbet
Ohio
Robbie
Saya Robbie
Dr. King's Discovery Offered For Cough and Consumption Relief
Advertisement invites readers to try Dr. Kings on Discovery for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with a money back guarantee. La Grippe sufferers reportedly benefitted and trial bottles are free at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co. Drug Store with large sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
Townsmen and countrymen settle tie in marksmanship match
Last Tuesday a planned tie match drew few gunners but produced a lively contest between town and country shooters. Five men per side opened with the countrymen leading, midway scores hovered around a 71 percent hit rate, and the outcome hinged on the final 98th shot. Individual records show Frank Hyatt leading with 8 hits, followed by Wy Hyatt and Jake Hyatt, with others close behind and Ed Baldwin among top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hyatt
W.O. Trethewey
Hyatt
Ed Baldwin
Yom Richards
Tred Walz
Jake Hyatt
Jas. Fulford
A. Sebastian Pearcy Bennett
Frank I Hyatt
Wr. Hyatt
Antony Sebastian
Tom Richards
Fred Walt
W. C. Trethewey
Percy Mennett
Jas. Falfard
Electric Bitters Proven To Cure Various Ailments
S. G. Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin credits Electric Bitters with curing neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorder and severe weight loss after three bottles. Edward Shepherd from Harrisburg Illinois reports a leg ulcer of eight years healed with three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. John Speaker of Catawba Ohio had five fever sores cured by one bottle of Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Sold by Wilmoth Wilehelm & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Clifford
New Cassel
Wia
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg HL
John Speaker
Catawba
Wilmoth, Wilehelm & Co
Walter Hines Frozen to Death Near Pitcher's Lake
A report says Walter Hines froze to death in Black township near his home a mile south of Pitcher's Lake close to Mackey Ferry road. He left Mt. Vernon on Saturday and, as a fierce northwest blizzard set in about 4 or 5 pm, his body was found Sunday morning nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hines
Black Township
Pitcher’s Lake
Mackey Ferry
Mt. Vernon
Liquid Sulphur Soap Promises Soft Skin Wonders
Liquid Sulphur Soap claims to be the only soap made from a solution of sulphur and includes 334 percent Liquid Sulphur. It is marketed as softening whitening and smoothing the skin for various skin conditions and is sold by grocers and druggists alongside Liquid Sulphur Lotion.
The Best Salve and Stage News From Winter Weather
The ad touts a 25 cent salve claimed to cure many skin ailments with money back guarantee. The Tur Negrotto-Langley troupe laments poor business due to zero weather while Harry Langdon’s acting in The Bells is praised. Polk McFaddin sues L and N Railroad for 10000 after being ejected. News notes Ice 13 inches thick, J N Johnson wrestles with apoplexy, county infirmary has 33 inmates, and 14 divorce cases set for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Langdon
Jfaffias
Posey County Farmers Institute Opens In Cold Weather
The Posey County Farmers Institute opened on a cold day with a broken program and light attendance in the morning. Afternoon sessions welcomed Rev. D T Davis, President Snlliott, papers by Martel and Mrs. Staats, and vocal duets by Miss Clara Pisely and others. Friday featured Wheat Industry findings, road-law notes, and a committee on nominations, concluding with a national airs medley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey
D.T. Davis
Snlliott
Wm. Loudoe
Martel
Warrick County
Clara Pisely
Geraldine
A. Ju. Smith
Gibson County
Snelling
McDonald
Lonely Bird
Dr. Wilson
Messrs. J. Pletchall
W. Carr
John Cale
John T. Sanders
Ohio
Messrs
Elliott
Owen
James Gwaltney
Lawrence Glaze
John B. Davis
T. J. Truscott
Harmony
J. 4
Montgomery
Robb
James Moye
Genter
Walter Nadicott
Smith
Alex Wilson
Lynn
Fred Nole
Black
Jas
Krentzinger
Point
Valentine Fisher
Marrs
Nicholas Sipe
Robinson
Miss Shoptaugh
Grace Golden Gains High Praise In Gotham Opera Cast
The New York Dispatch last Sunday lauds Grace Golden as one of the sweetest singers in comic opera now in the cast of The Pencing Master. She understudies Marie Tempest, a trained voice, amiable in life and artistic on stage, with a purer fresher voice claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
Gotham
Miss Grace Golden
Marie Tempest
Miss Tempest
Mandolin for Sale by Miss Eliza Lichtenberger
Miss Eliza Lichtenberger offers a first class mandolin 21-11b for sale at a bargain price, appealing to any buyer seeking such an instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Lichtenberger
Real Estate Changes Across Poseyville and Evansville Areas
Multiple transfers listed from Joseph Williama to Eli Wade and others including Arthur Dransfield to Charles Dransfield with land parcels in Poseyville and Mount Vernon. Transactions mention lots in various blocks and streets, including Main Street and Mill Street, with owners such as H Ten Bares John A Bea Camille Bion and Isaac Wolf. Additional entries include sheriff transfers to W M Ford and qualifying parcels in Evansville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Williama Et al
Eli Wade
W. Fairchild
Inte
A. Anderson
Charles Dransfield
Arthur Dransfield
Wilsey
New Harmony
H. Ten Bares
John A. Bea
Posey O
W. M. Ford
Owen
John Pfeffer, Sr
Isaac Wolf
Mt. Vernon
Appropriation Asked for G A R Encampment Support
At the last meeting of John Kighman Post No 415 G A R held Friday night January 4 1895 the post urged the Indiana General Assembly to grant a liberal appropriation to aid the state in hosting the next G A R National Encampment in September. The motion pressed for substantial funds to ensure a creditable reception and dignified entertainment for veterans and guests. A small house near Doele mill was filled with 115 lodinehive yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Nighman
G.a.br
Whiernas
Commonwealth of Tndiana
G.A.R
John Ko Wighman
Dept. of Ind
General Assembly
Honsee PL
Jitias B. Owen & Morais Fort
Doele
New Harmony Literary Club Sings at High School
The New Harmony Literary Club met Tuesday evening in the high school room at 7 50. Misa Aggie Snelling opened with a vocal solo, and W H Owen won with Sidereal Astronomy. The program included instrumental duets by Dr and Mrs Willis, Grace Thomas in The Strangers Story, a vocal duet by Clara Peasley and Tom Wilson, Ethel Wiley reciting Second Settler's Story, Mary Truscott in a vocal solo, and Eugenia Johnson reciting another piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newarmony Literary Club
Misa Aggie Snelling
W. H. Owen
Mary Truscott
Eugenia Johnson
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Yhursday
Misa Mamie Dartman
Jas. Welborn
Altra
Pheoebe Elliott
Ail, Carmel
Mark Sondag
Chicago
Franzmano
Dr. Woodry
Charley Edmonds
W.M. Ford
Grayville
Chan
Ford
Johnson
Dueck
Henry Brown
Trrre Cyothiana
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Co
Finn
Wilmoth, Wilhelm & Cos. i
W. W. Trarronp
Boya
Wabash River
Literary Club
Tom Bolus
Awe
Pereenerer
Sanka
Bucklen
Witsoru, Winneum & Co
Tur Mt. Vernon Democrat
Polk McFaddin
L. & N. Railroad Co
Ucket
Jonny
Duss
The
Rappite Society
Economy
Walz
Jas. N. Johnson
Tre County Infirmary
Farmer Institute
Drv
Willig
Laura Corbin
Staats
Vermiliionce
Clyde Snoptaugh
Princeton
Emmett
Miss Histo Newsom
Caradn Wilson
Elsie Newsom
Wm. J. Cox
Bos Incersort
Grace Golden
Camille Bion
Catherine Moore
Mt. Vow Ae
L. B. Halleman
Mill Street
Mt. Vi
Henry Williams
Leroy Williams
Poseyville
Chas. Dunn
Mary E. Fretageot
Magdalena Dutlnm
Adam J. Doll
Lamasco
Margaret Damm
Jacob Dall
Lot
Elif Black
Roo Hood
Hunter's
Tad
Stiay Eng S Haith-Cutting
Selasep Ogeng
Psa
Indiana
Leverpuen
Deatler
Mott
Herry Husra Baller
Postoffice
Agey
Sandy Henry Husband
PLAK
C. Duclos CO
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