Official Directory of Portland Indiana Weekly Publication
The Democrat releases its official directory published every Thursday by YY W Timions from Portland Indiana. Subscription is one dollar per year in advance or one ninety cents if paid at year end. Benevolent Societies include Omera Lodge No 1 and Portland Lodge No 27 meeting weekly in their respective halls with brief officer lists and meeting notes. Jay Lodge No 87 meets Saturdays before the full moon and every two weeks thereafter with officers listed.
Portland professionals and officials listed in court and civic notices
A fragmented historical notice lists attorneys at law in Portland and nearby towns, physicians and surgeons with offices, and district officers including judges, prosecutors, clerks, sheriffs, auditors, treasurers, and coroners. It references rooms, buildings, and offices with hours and services for professional appointments and public offices.
Historic 19th Century Inns Advertised for Guests
The document lists several inns and their proprietors offering accommodations, stabling, and reasonable bills. Fouse Wenry UFPinit Voritasp advertises a refitted house near Meridian with good stabling and moderate charges. Washington House at the corner of Main and Washington promises well furnished rooms and attentive service. Kunkel House at Harptrorp Cry boasts updated style and guest comfort under proprietor Lewis.
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Clarges
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Meridan Sta
Portland
Indiana
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Kunkel House
Hartrorp Cry
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Lewis
Portand area offers meats and goods in diverse offerings
Local advertiser promises a wide stock of meats and groceries at fair prices, highlighting first-class quality and willingness to show prices beforehand. The notice includes a city block location near Meriden trees in Cortland Indiana and urges customers to visit the shop.
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Cortland
Indiana
Rew Hardware Store and a Portrait of Perseverance in Work
An article blends an advertisement for Rew Hardware with a narrative of a poor orphan boy who rises to success in a New England machine shop. It portrays his mother’s hardship, his self‑improvement, and the mentor who guides him, urging courage for other boys to strive. It also includes anecdotes about temperance and domestic economy.
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Ealer
Tameelf
Bngland
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Thougat
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The Siamese Twins Eng and Chang in North Carolina
Eng and Chang or Siamese Twins live in western North Carolina. They were born in Siam and later moved to the United States. Their mother bore seventeen children with no deformities among them. The twins share a fleshy chest band two inches by four inches. They respond to stimuli individually yet show joint reactions at the center link. Both are married with children.
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Eng
Chang
North Carolina
Lyinz
Siam
United States
Dream and theft tale in Fort Wayne Sentinel account
A Fort Wayne Sentinel item recounts a dream prompting a father to identify suspects in a $3000 theft at a hotel. The son verified names James Franks and John B Wilson, leading to arrests and a penitentiary sentence. The tale includes a moralized Oriental fable about integrity and industry.
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Omalr
Omtha
James Franks
John B Wilson
John Bo. Wilson
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Polite conduct guide for social life and hosting
A reflective piece on personal manners advising restraint in self promotion and family talk, urging readers to treat others as they wish to be treated. It warns against overemphasizing one’s own status or belongings and stresses earning others’ respect through considerate behavior and attention to guests rather than surroundings.
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Estonia
Artemus Ward and the Stranger’s Frustrated Crackling Exchange
While riding in a train Artemus Ward is approached by a stranger who grills him about Horace Greeley George Train and Grant. The comic exchange ends with Ward jokingly asking the man to name Adams other name revealing the stranger’s forgetful confusion.
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Artemus Ward
Horace Greeley
Greeley
George Francis
England
George Beancis
Artemna
Ceveral Grant
Grant
Arteman
Adam
Artemis
The Role of Passion in Moral Action
A reflection on impulse and virtue, noting passion can be benevolent or malevolent. The text argues moral judgment must govern all actions with discretion, recognizing two motives for new action: animalistic instinct and rational restraint, and that properly directed passion remains innocent.
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Wien
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