State Indiana District and County Fair Dates
Indiana fairs listed with dates and locations from Bridgeton to Terre Haute. Entries include Bridgeton August 28 to September 3 and multi county fairs in Cambridge City Lawrenceburg Daviess Edinburg Pendleton Madison Greenfield Kokomo and more. A poem about labor and poverty follows.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Bridgeton Union
Bridgeton
Cambridge City
Edinburg
Elkhart Agricultural Fountain
Warren Agricultural
Attics
Fountain
Princeton
Gosport Agricultural
Gosport
Hancock Agricultural
Greenfield
Hendricks Agricultural
Danville
Huntington Agricultural
Huntington
Henry Agricultural
Newcastle
Howard County
Kokomo
Henry, Madison and
Delaware Counties Agricultural Society
Middletown
Honey Creek Agricultural
New London
Hamilton County Agricultural
Cicero
Harrison County Agricultural
Corydon
Johnson County Agricultural
Franklin
Jefferson Agricultural
Madison
Lawrence
Bedford
Morgan Agricultural
Martinsville
Monroe Agricultural
Bloomington
Madison Agricultural
Anderson
Mooresville Agricultural
Mooresville
Orange Agricultural
Paoli
Perry County Agricultural
Rome
Putnam Agricultural
Greencastle
Parke County Agricultural
Bloomingdale
Richmond Industrial Association
Richmond
Rush Agricultural
Rushville
Spencer County Agricultural
Rockport
Switzerland
Ohio Agricultural
East Enterprise
St. Joseph Agricultural
South Bend
Sullivan County Fair
Sullivan
Thorntown Union Agricultural
Thorntown
Union Agricultural
Knightstown
Union Joint Stock Agricultural and Horticultural
Liberty
Vigo County Agricultural
Terre Haute
Vermillion County
Newport
Wabash County Agricultural
Wabash
Warrick County Agricultural
Boonville
Wayne County Joint Stock Agriculture Association
Centerville
Tine and Crime in Tittox's Golden Age
It argues that crime and insanity rise with liquor adulteration, not pure wine. The piece urges banning all adulteration to cut poison from drinks, noting modern liquors often counterfeit imported labels. It questions total abstinence and calls for criminalizing deceptive mixtures to improve health and morality.
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Holmes
Prohibition Views From The Madison Courier
The Madison Courier argues prohibition is an ideal but impractical theory. It champions temperance as moral suasion guided by church and personal influence, not law. It urges continuous, faith led effort across generations to fight intemperance through social and spiritual work.
Beneficiary Scholarships Offered by Louisville Medical College
The Louisville Medical College trustees announce Beneficiary Scholarships for each congressional district in the South and nearby states. Each award is worth at least 200 dollars and requires applicants to contact Dr. E S Gallard, dean, for a catalog and instructions. The names of recipients will be kept confidential by the dean. Lecture fees for non Scholars are 120 dollars annually. Also recounted is an incident from Milwaukee where a wife dislocated her jaw during a quarrel, the husband intervened, a surgeon reset the jaw, and the household enjoys quieter days afterward.
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Louisville Medical College
Louisville
Gaillard
Milwaukee
Mexican Journals Debate Possible US Absorption
The Mexican press again discusses the prospect of absorption by the United States, weighing political and diplomatic implications and public sentiment in both nations.
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Mexico
United States
Democratic press urged to pledge governor to public service only
The text argues that Democratic papers in Indiana should declare any governor candidate will serve the people only and not seek a Senate seat. It condemns duplicity in politics and recalls 1860 Republican tactics. It cites Governor Geary and comments on bayonet use and fair elections, plus remarks on Chinese labor and immigration from the New York Sun.
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Indiana
United States Senate
National Banner
Geary
Pennsylvania
Grant
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Republic
Polle
Radical vs Democratic federal expenses contrasted in peace years
A 19th century analysis compares federal outlays under Democrats for the year ending June 30 1860 with Radical expenditures for the year ending June 30 1870. It notes a $404 795 868 84 excess in Radical spending and urges voters to change national leadership from General Grant downward.
Minister Quizzed Drunk Man on Afterlife Promise
A tipsy man leaning by a fence was asked by a minister where he expected to go after death. The man replied that if he cannot improve his life before dying, he sees no destination beyond the present state.
Not suitable quotation on parental discipline sparks debate
A misquoted line from a 19th century column comments on discipline and child rearing in a widower’s house. It critiques the idea that a young woman should not have authority over a child and hints at social expectations of guardianship. The tone suggests satire of generational norms.
Medical Bigotry and Reform in 19th Century Healing
A critique of medical sectarianism in the old school era, describing how Eclectics and Homeopaths faced prejudice from mainstream physicians, and urging unity in medical education. Includes a moral appeal to reform and notes on professional societies and gatekeeping practices. Also addresses advice to Rural Girls to stay in country life and improve education and manners.
Merchants and Columns Rights Cited in Madison Courier Claim
The Madison Courier argues that newspapers are trade stock and that pressure groups and societies have no inherent right to publish in its reading columns without payment. It states every line costs money and requests compensation for any submission that advances group interests. The paper offers liberal rates for religious and charitable notices.
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Madison Courier
Dutchman’s second wife asked to ride after death
A Dutchman married a second wife within a week of his first wife’s death. On the Sabbath after the wedding the bride requested to ride, but the husband rebuked her saying he would not ride out with another woman so soon after his wife’s passing.
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No. 1
Love as a Wretched Business Says an Old Bachelor
An elderly bachelor calls love a wretched business claiming it brings a sigh, crying, dying, and much lying. He describes love as a frail, sorrowful venture with little reward for the heart.
Little Women in a Backyard Gossip Scene
Three little girls play near poppies and sage brush as two pretend to keep house. One instructs the youngest to spy on Sarah and report back, sparking a plan to feud silently. The scene portrays children as keen observers in a close neighborhood.
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Sarah
Origin of the cigar traced to Cuba and early accounts
Early sources cited by Navarrete Las Casas and Irving describe Columbus era sightings of natives rolling dried herbs in leaves as a tabaco later named the cigar. The Indians reportedly inhaled through the nostrils using forked cane to draw smoke from burning leaves.
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Navarrete
Las Casas
Irving
Cuba
Historia General de Las Indias
Toe Game Law Protects Seasons For Birds And Rabbits
The article outlines hunting seasons for wild ducks quail pheasant prairie chickens rabbits doves lark and kildeer with dates from February through November and bans trapping quail at any time and destroying specified songbirds and related species under penalties including fines and prosecution costs.
Barn Door and Barn Bore Joke Leaves Reader Smiling
The Vidette poses a pun about an entrance to a barn and a loafer in a printing office, noting one is a barn door and the other a barn bore in a lighthearted quip.
Local School Lesson Sparks Girding Question
A Sunday school superintendent reviews the lesson and quotes a Biblical exhortation about girding loins and keeping lights burning. A child’s quip about girding loins elicits laughter as the class grapples with the phrase.
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Iowa
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Will M. Carletor
John
Charlie
Susan
Thomas
Rebecca
Isaac
Harper's Weekly
Tittox
New York Sun
North Adams
Massachusetts
China
Radical Party
The
Medical Independent
Philadelphia County Medical Society
Homeopathic Medical Society
Hahnemann
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