Commissioner Sale of Real Estate in Posey County Indiana
The Posey Circuit Court appointee will offer for public auction on May 16, 1874 in Bethel Township Posey County Indiana parts of Section 10 Township 4 South Range 14 West totaling about 54.50 acres plus 44.45 acres plus 58.65 acres and 40 acres with staged payment terms four equal installments over two years secured by notes freehold security and occupant possession until March 1 1875. Also includes a stove trade advertisement and non resident notices listing George Husbands John Kh iee J.& A Simpkinson & Co John McConnell and William A Soule.
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Posey
William and
Margaret Calvin
Amelia Delashmit
Bethel Township
Posey County
Indiana
Samuel Griffin
A. Posey County
Ghenit
Dnchnna
Posey Circuit Court
J. and A. Simpkinson
Wal Nelson
Parcuann
Samson
Tucifer
England
Paris
Nortal
Rcen
Europe
China
East India
Scinde
France
Paria
Philadelphia Ledger
Fresh New Goods Bought Low for Cash at Panic Prices
Ayers announces a sale of fresh goods bought at low cash prices to be sold at unprecedented lows. The note signals a big stock and drastic discounts to attract shoppers.
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Novis Jacob Brelel
Ayers
Vite
Jacob Brecke
New Harmony
Ind
Lichtenberger & Hons
Postoffice
Wendel Schmitt
Fen Lichtens
AGN R & Sons
Lichen Berger & Sons
New Orleans
Thrale & Mumford's
Widowers and morals in a midwest era offbeat tale
The piece blends a long anecdote about a man lamenting his failed search for marriage due to persistent widowers with a satirical essay on integrity. It contrasts flirtations and losses to widowers with a broader call for moral reform, criticizing deceptive practices in commerce and urging honesty in business and life.
Witty Bits and Niggling Nonsense From a Dim Epoch
A collection of puns and quips on common topics including farming whisky and clothing mishaps. The item parodies social MO and features brief gags about professions and oddities from a bygone era.
The Language of Fans and Courtship Signals
A historical guide explains fan movements as marriage status codes, from outward moves signaling married to inward moves indicating freedom. Downward or upward fanning conveys widowhood or never married, while open versus closed positions express silence or invitation.
Sheriff’s Court Quips Stir Vermont Satire Moment
A Vermont sheriff opening the County Court joked about cases to be heard, while a Tennessee father arrives at a newspaper with a shotgun wishing his daughter’s poetry published, prompting reflections on press demands.
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Vermont
Grantism and Law Across Histories in The Suffolk Bar
A provocative note from the Cincinnati Commercial cites a Suffolk bar member asserting that true law only reveals itself after the Supreme Court has a chance to interpret it. The text weaves in named ideologies and figures, presenting law as influenced by money and power.
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Gay
Suffolk
Supreme Court
Isaac the Angel Visit Turns Into Pranks
A devout farmer Isaac, known for loud nightly prayers that unsettled farmhands, is startled when a prankster plays the angel Gabriel outside his cabin claiming the angel comes for Isaac. The scene ends with Isaac noting a week’s absence from church and prayers.
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Isaac
Allus Reddy
Biddin
Dee
Angel Gabr
Lawd
Elovy
Practical advice on raising independent, self-sufficient heirs
In this Detroit Free Press excerpt, parental guidance urges training children for independence with prudent allowances and early financial sense. It contrasts humane support with lavishese and cites urban observations on industry, economy, and the curious fate of rats in Paris and beyond as a broader reflection on utility, economy, and human ingenuity.
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Detroit Free Press
Bijah
World Rainfall Variations Across Regions and Climates
The passage surveys rainfall: Khasia hills India average six hundred inches annually, Hye England wettest in Europe, 1866 record of 296.56 inches, Scotland Highlands and English lakes see five to seven inches daily, European and Asian averages, northern US 27-45 inches, southern US 50-65 inches, deserts Sahara Cochi Peru Patagonian rain nearly every day.
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Khasia
India
Journal of Chemistry
Hye
England
Derwentwater
Westwater
Europe
Highlands
Scotland
English Lake District
Irance
Lowel
Russia
Sahara
Africa
Cochi
Asia
Peru
Patagonia
Oliver Optic
Mag
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Desoto
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Granger
Paran & McLean
Maelunati
Olio
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O Premiunis
Apl Lichtnderger
George Husbands
John Kh. Iee
J.& A Simpkinson & Co
John McConnell
Williamn A. Soule
Burniture Store
Wilson Alsop
Test Stee
Alain Street
New Liarmony
Kar
Evansville Road
Din Williams & Donaldson
Bear Brag
Eleadquarters
Thrald & Mumford's
Parly Rose
Barry Goodrich
Shaker Russett
Golo
Pgdagdad
Lichtenberger & Sons
Chosing Out Sale
Casget!i
Thrall & Wmiumford’s
Merchant Tailor
Thwrall & Mumford's
the Register
Co. Vw
Skater
Eveese
Welseves
New York
Manhattan Gas Company
Central Park Commissioners
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Jenkins
Boston
Inen
John Randolph
Randolph
Brimstone
South Carolina
Robert Gordin
Sucre
Cincinnati
Bindila
Ex Isuaappinsad
Milwaukee Sentnel
Pas
Sumner
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