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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1886
Page
3
A humorous verse mocks a well-dressed man praising his outward finery. The piece jestingly contrasts material display with inner worth, noting the recipient’s lack of brains despite impressive clothes and accessories.
Salem items report visits and illnesses, court sessions, school openings, and local commerce. Residents Lizzie Griffey and Capt S C Attkisson appear among many notes, with weather, elections, auctions, and announcements shaping a busy community page.
An Exchange piece mocks a busy editor who "goeth forth in the rany morn" and returns exhausted. He promotes sponsors, advertises rivals, backs church causes, writes locals, and profits from reprints, ending his life in service to humanity before a tombstone claim of transformation from devil to angel.
Local newspaper page promotes subscription attempts with threats to collectors and notes on barroom pick up terms. Vendors advertise groceries Craycraft Henderson's drug store seed oats liver tonic syrup of tar and tobacco, and a Lyon Comedy Co visit praised for honesty and showing quality entertainment.
Also part of the north east quarter of see eight town eight north of range four east in the district of land offered for Jeffersonville beginning twenty nine polls west of the south east corner of Carter section then west to the line twenty four polls north to a stake east to a stake and south to the beginning Also part of the north east quarter of eight town three north of range east bounded starting at northwest corner and running west thirty nine rods then fifteen polls to a stake east thirty eight polls to a corner then nineteen polls to the beginning Also part of the north west quarter of number nine township eight north range four east bounded beginning at east corner running north eighteen polls then twenty polls then south twenty poles then east twenty contains forty polls Lands offered in parcels or as a whole with vendor reserve to sell for best price Terms one third cash day of sale one third in nine months and one third in eighteen months notes with 6 percent interest Thornt on Gallaway commissioner Zaring attorney.
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