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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1885
Page
2
A collection of short items notes a bumper banana crop likely to oversaturate markets. Other tidbits cover Miss Florance Marryat urging women to “sit down on the men,” a Windsor Castle guest, mosquitoes in New Orleans, a Lincoln saloon license, and various brief curiosities from politics to dandelion parties.
A former staffer recalls Grant's security during the Civil War. A sentry guarded his door at Culpeper at night, provoking a humorous breakfast incident when the general believed he was under arrest. The piece also notes Beltway reflections on married life and various 19th century curiosities.
The New York Tribune urges Legislature to pass a high-license act citing Illinois data. It notes reduced liquor shops in Cook County from 5000 to 1000, higher public revenue, fewer arrests, and less drunkenness. It adds that high taxes curb liquor consumption nationwide and shrink low groggeries and crime.
A Massachusetts veteran denounces the drive to relieve ex soldiers from civil service duties as demagogic and insulting to intelligence. He cites pensioners seeking stoppage or repayment, calls out Snyder of New York pension rolls, and notes Wyoming Governor Warren praises woman suffrage while Burlington mayor resists circuses but yields under threat. Hunt's Remedy advertised at article end.
A neighbor derides Abe Buzzard as a petty thief rather than a hero, recalling Buzzard gang arrests and harmless country-store robberies. The piece notes Frances E Townsley’s ordination in Nebraska as a first modern instance. It cites a physician urging safe cough remedies and praising Red Star Cough Cure as vegetable and non narcotic.
A Weymouth couple with no funds for the parson’s fee married after agreeing to pay $1 weekly for five weeks. The arrangement completed the ceremony, claiming the Lonor and Weymouth as witnesses to the unconventional payment scheme.
The Indianapolis Journal claims broad global coverage with Washington reports and full state legislative news. It promises railway, financial, and market reports, Western Associated Press dispatches, and special state and national coverage, aiming to appeal to all classes and parties.
The Saturday Journal plans a year long feature of original stories for its Saturday Edition. Writers include Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen W D Howells Thomas Bailey Aldrich and Sarah Orne Jewett. Subscriptions are two dollars per year for a twelve page weekly paper.
A celebrated Indiana periodical showcases the day’s finest literature and contributions from leading writers of Indiana and the nation. It is sold for three cents and is praised as the best paper published in Ta jana.
The Weekly Indiana State Journal markets itself as the best weekly for farmers and country readers in Indiana. It promises a week review, Farm and Household department, and features from the Daily and Sunday Journal with editor prepared content. Subscriptions cost one dollar a year with agent terms offered.
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