01 Jun 1883
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Newspaper
Rochester Tribune
Location
Rochester, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1883
Page
1
Fragments show officials and offices listed by title with few readable names. The text references a buildy or property, a post office, and multiple offices including sheriff auditor treasurer recorder and superintendent, but lacks coherent details or dates.
A memorial poem by Joan H. Cochran eulogizes Decoration Day observances honoring Civil War veterans from both Union and Confederate sides. It recalls Fort Sumter and the long war, praises sacrifice, and calls for honoring the dead and living with charity toward all.
Debt-ridden Methodist Church of New Albion sees a six hour fundraising surge led by Rev. Thorpe and banker supporters. Donations from First Congregational, Universalist, Baptist, and Second Congregational churches total over thirty thousand dollars, restoring the parish’s finances and strengthening inter-church ties.
A wife notes a sanity release from a lunatic asylum after three years, revealing the husband’s calculated plan to rid himself of her. He prefers poisoning her to costly longer-term confinement, proclaiming financial thrift and business sense in a stark line about arsenic. The exchange ends with her sharp mockery of his stingy ways.
A farmer notes cattle, sheep, and horses multiply quickly when all female offspring breed annually. With 109 cows breeding for ten years, the herd could grow greatly as every generation starts at two years old. Bulls match the number of heifers. A second item reports a Schuyler county youth who aged eighteen bears extreme aging signs after years of physical changes.
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