Indiana Democrats declare fidelity to constitutional union and reform
The Democracy of Indiana pledges fidelity to the federal constitution and public trusts, condemns corruption and extravagance, and calls for fiscal retrenchment, currency reform toward specie payments, and the repeal of restrictive banking and national currency policies. They praise Thomas A. Hendricks and instruct delegates to unite in the Democratic National Convention vote.
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Indiana
House of Representatives
Republican Party
National Bank
Act of Congress
United States
Congress
District of Columbia
Tanliana
Thomas A. Hendricks
Delegates and electors listed for state conventions
The document lists district delegates to the national convention, state-at-large delegates, contingents, presidential electors by district, and state-at-large electors. It names individuals with districts such as Vanderburgh, Daviess, Bartholomew, and others, including figures like Thomas E Garvin, Samuel B Voyles, Cortez Ewing, and J B McDonald, with details of each district and role.
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Thomas E. Garvin
Vanderburg
O. M. Welborn
Gibson
Samuel IH. Taylor
Daviess
Thomas R. Cobb
Knox
Samuel B. Voyles
Washington
Francis I. Nord
Bartholomew
Cortez Ewing
Decatur
Thomas Armstrong
Switzerland
O. H. Roberts
Dearborn
J. Elder
Wayne
James W. Lansbury
Madison
J. F. McDowell
Grant
W. G. Neff
Putnam
J. C. Ryan
Marion
D. W. Woothees
Vigo
Elijah Newland
Lawrence
John 8. Williams
Tippecanoe
David Barnard
Clinton
J. WT. Winterbotham
Laporte
B. B. Daily
Carroll
John Mitchell
Miami
A. F. Armstrong
Toward
Samuel McGaughey
Huntington
M. B. Spencer
Alien
John I. Stoll
Noble
Daniel McDonald
Marshall
Charles Denby
Vanderburgh
William Fleming
Allen
J. A. Mitchell
Hobart
G. W. McConnell
Steuben
G. V. Menzies
Posey
W. B. Wynum
Jonas G. Howard
Clark
Edward P. Ferris
Ripley
Gen. M. 5. Given
Charles D. Offut
Howard
Thomas Cottrell
D. Pruitt
Parke
T. J. Harrison
Boone
George Burson
Pulaski
J. A. Adrian
Cass
Saiah Bb. McDonald
Whitley
GTPRIBES SALE AND SHERIFF AUCTION NOTICE
Public sale announced by Posey County Indiana sheriff and a commissioner sale of lands in sections 27 and 28 with holdings in 10 and 40 acres plus fee simple exposure. Auction set for May 20 1876 at 10 1 at Posey Court House.
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Posey Chcit
Casper Dawh
John TH
Public Ste
Posey County
Indiana
Algo
Joan L. Wheeler
Fr. M. Spencer
Rosana Eckles
Posey Circuit Court
Lynn Township
Vasey County
Rates and Rules of Advertising in The Register
The Register lists payment terms for subscriptions and strict adherence to rates. It details advertising charges by column width and duration, advance payment requirements, and notes on discontinuation, job work, and payment timelines.
Scenes of Wealth and Poverty in a Domestic Drama
A contrast between two households, one thriving and content, the other rich yet decayed by wealth. The elder daughter Ann dreams of love while the father supports a virtuous, hopeful future. In the 1876 scene a gilded parlor shows luxury and illness, prompting reflections on honest toil and the changing world. Cornelius Me Wildird.
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Cornelius Me Wildird
Year After Year Love Speaks Across Time
A lyrical reflection on enduring affection and lifelong devotion. The speaker recalls cowslips, skylarks, and seasonal changes as a metaphor for steadfast love. He praises sweetheart love as unaged, supreme, and uniquely his, urging a tender embrace and continued devotion despite the world’s changes.
Love and Nature in Mythic Verse Endures Across Time
A fragmentary collage merges romantic poetry with stray lines about love and nature attributed to Tennyson. It reflects enduring devotion where distant presence feels near, with meditations on life, death, and presence within sound and light. An odd technical aside discusses hard water treatment and laundering with lime and sal soda.
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Cain
Lawyer Tricks Win Suit Over Furniture Theft
A New York merchant is tricked into keeping a bedroom set bought for eighty dollars after a lawyer arranges a sham case. The attorney has two witnesses testify the sale occurred and the man paid cash, securing the win with no payment required.
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New York
Young Brierstone
Judge Remits Fine After Lawyer’s Courtroom Jokes
In North Texas a judge of a district court, famed for wit, scolded lawyer Thomas Fannin Smith for misstating law. The judge fined him $10 and then $50, which Smith paid, remarking the sums exceeded the court’s ability. Next morning Smith respectfully asked to erase the error in minutes after learning the clerk treated the joke seriously, and the judge remitted the fine.
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Aites Heys Ghee ‘. Mills
South Carolina
Texas
Thomas Fannin Smith
Pine
Clarke
Smith
Nightly security routine ends with a whisper
Mr and Mrs Jones discuss bolting doors and securing windows before bed. He checks the hall door knob brace and blinds while she sleeps. He plans to leave a revolver and a bright light and asks not to be awakened if a burglar enters the room.
Cant Agree Fight It Out Like Ma And Pa Do
A guest narrates his separation at tea with a lecturer as a child probes for truth. The girl asks where his wife is and he blurts out we do not live together. She presses, urging a fight to settle matters as adults do, prompting a derisive exchange.
Wearing Glasses and the Folly of Spectacles
A spirited critique argues that only a small fraction of young people truly need glasses. It condemns decorative eyewear as vanity and notes eyes adjust naturally, urging proper medical treatment only for disease. The piece mocks eye doctors and laments profit motives behind spectacle sales.
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St. Paul
Romantic episode of a Limoges fire heroism in 1838
A midwinters fire at a Limoges female seminary in 1838 trapped a girl inside a room. The girl, tall and in disheveled attire, dashed through the flames with a small child, earning a gold medal from King Louis Philippe and attention from a French captain who would become president.
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Limoges
France
Louis Philippe
Madame MacMahon
English wedding fees and clergy sandals of bribes in ceremony
A quirky tale on marriage payments in England shows how grooms traditionally hand the fee to the clergyman with the ring, with some clergy returning the money in the vestry. High Church clergy refuse fees, while a New England farmer story ends with a comical line about paying for nuptials and even freight on next fall’s potatoes.
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England
New England
Domino
Dominic
The eel vendor's threat echoes through Craven Street
As Mathews the elder recalls a boyhood encounter with a muscular eel seller who mocked the crowd with a guttural chant. The seller pursued the boy to his father's Strand bookseller shop and struck him, vowing to skin him for imitating the eel cry before fleeing with his basket to Hlungeford Street.
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A&a Lenglek
Mathews
Strand
Craven Street
Hlungeford Street
Amusing English and Scotch Conceptions From Ramsay
Anecdotes recount gentle clashes of English and Scottish conceit. A Lowland cattle dealer mocks Nelson’s Trafalgar signal with “agland expects.” A Scot retorts that Englishmen spoke only of England, not Scotland, as Scots claim the Sev means they will do their part. A witty exchange ends with a Scotsman hinting at long-standing Scottish attachment beyond Stirling.
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Dean Ramsay
Nelson
Trafalcar
Agland
C. Io
Nolaan
Scotland
Stirling
Master Colly and the Prompting Misspoken Name
Colly Cibbers Festime known as Master Colly faced a stage blunder that drew Betterton’s ire. Downes the prompter identifies him, sparking dialogue about his status and salary. Betterton suggests a modest deduction in pay, ten shillings weekly, and forfeiture of five.
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Cibber
Colly
Rongr
Betterton
Downes
Golly
A BBB Night Boy and His Generous Pets
A little boy with a colt and a dog often faced visitors asking to see his pets. He told a gentleman he might keep the colt and reserve the dog, much to his mother's surprise. She asked why he did not warn the man, but he urged silence as he refused the offer.
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Jacky
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H. J. Bright
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M. D. Manson
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M. C. Kerr
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George Hisler
Joe Utley
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the Register
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Tuwo Pictures
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