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Newspaper

Salem Press

Location

Salem, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1883

Page

5

Scone eyes Chicago Route Directory Train Line

Scone eyes town directory for Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railway offering Through to Chicago and direct routes to Iowa Minnesota Kansas and more. Tickets at Salem agent with through baggage check and best available rates. Agent signatures A W Beal Murray Keller G Pal Louisville.

Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Minois Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Kansas Colorado Michigan Salem North. Mail N’t Escl Mitchell Bloomington Greencastle Crawfordsville Lafayette Michigan City Chicago New Albany Louisville A.W. Beal Salens Murray Keller G. Pal

Unclear historic postal routes and schedules listed

The article fragment details 2008 office and mail routes with destinations from Salem to Millport New Philadelphia and Frederick, noting trips on Mondays Fridays Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays. It lists arrival and departure times, but many places are garbled or misspelled, leaving several route names unintelligible.

Fram Salem Millport Rush Creek Koxsnth Sthm Archives New Philadelpha Vila Dieschtys Atel Sairediays Saeives

County Officials and Court Proceedings Review

County officers conduct routine duties and court actions are summarized with references to commissioners and treasurers. The record notes scheduling and authority of local offices amid ongoing administrative duties and legal proceedings.

City Ward Officials and Clerk Listed for Monthly Meeting

The document lists monthly meeting details for Hexes TH Roun with roles across five wards. It names President Coffman and ward representatives, plus Clerk Harvey Morris and Treasurer Robert W. Allen. Marshal listed as Ifenry W. Medlock.

Hexes TH Roun Mansford Coffman Daceb PD Zink Henry H. Routh Elisha S. Williams Winfield S. Porsise Harvey Morris Robert W. Allen Marshal Ifenry W. Medlock

Salem fire company officers and meeting note

Board of School Trustees John R. Bare President John L Williams Secretary Azariah Lanning Treasurer Salem Fire Company No 1 Meets last Friday night in each month Robert W Allen President KE W Menaugh Secretary Cooper Treasurer Mahlon K Chapman Chief Robert Nuckols Engineer

Board OF School John R. Bare John L. Wiliams Azariah Lanning Salem Fire Company No. 1 Robert W. Allen KE. W. Menaugh Cooper Mahlon K. Chapman Robert Nuckols

Salem Fraternal Groups Meeting Schedule Snapshot

A fragmented notice lists multiple Salem lodges and chapters with meeting nights and officials: Salem Lodge No. 68 LO LO UP meets Mondays. Salem Encampment No. 52 meets every Tuesday and third data of each month. Salem Lodge No. 21 AF and AM meets Thursday before the full moon. Newland Lodge No. 96 meets Saturday before the full moon. Salem Chapter No. 3x meets Tuesday before the full moon. Salem Lodge K of P No. 46 meets Tuesdays. Samuel Reid Post No. 87 G A R meets on the first and second Tuesdays.【Note: names and titles abbreviated per source.】

Salem Bort Urprsenocsp Win. M. Cran Serihe Salem Lodge No A.M JP Stianns W. M W.oos. Persise Newland Lodge Eloal M Freep J. Peon Mars S.B. Voyree Levi Prom Salem Lodge K. of P Grorck Descans, Gol BK. W Mennach Samuel Reid G. Alr EL W, Menangh

Local church services schedule listing pastors and times

Salem Baptist Church with Rev B S Davis holds Sabbath services morning and evening and Sunday school at 9 am. CHURCH with Rev ALR Jalian preaches Sundays and alternate Sundays. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH has irregular services and 9 am Sunday school. CHRISTIAN CHURCH under Rev J M Philputt preaches alternate Sundays. CATHOLIC CHURCH led by Father Fitzpatrick offers services on the 3rd Sunday monthly.

Salem Baptist Church B.S. Davis MLF Alr Jalian Presbyterian Church Christian Churcil J. M. Philputt Catholic Church Father Fitzpatrick

Night Hymns of Quiet and Celestial Light

A lyrical meditation on night as a sacred, peaceful force. The speaker describes night as majestic and protective, hearing sorrow and delight in its chambers. The verse childlike in cadence evokes repose from midnight air and the fountain of perpetual peace.

New Michigan proposal aims to settle wills while living

A Michigan bill would let any person place a will before a probate judge with list of potential heirs. The judge would summon those named to challenge capacity. If the testator is of sound mind, the will is established and cannot be reversed for incapacity or undue influence, while contents need not be disclosed. Public reception notes few cases likely, but benefits include reducing lawsuits and scandal.

Michigan Vanderbil Corneldus Stewart Nfn

Flour Test Says Quality Reveals Bread Promise

A provincial exposé advises a simple flour test: rub a thimbleful in the palm and judge by texture and color. Smooth, slippery flour is deemed inferior despite high price and fancy branding, while rough, sandy texture with an orange tint signals good, nutritious bread potential.

President Meets Seminole Prince Tigertail in Florida

The president visits a Kissimmee River peninsula to meet Tommy Tigertail, a Seminole prince, in a tense yet comic encounter. Tommy dons a mix of garments from a street shop, inspects the president, accepts a cigar, and shares curious exchanges with Secretary Chandler before a dignified farewell.

New York Sun Tommy Tigertail Kissimmee River Florida Tommy Uncas Miantonomoh Daxter Street Chandler Heap-a Heap W. E. Chandler Mr. Chandler Humph Bape

Southern railroad eating-houses arouse bold memories

A humorous, rambling portrait from the New Orleans Times-Democrat celebrates southern railroad eating-houses. It contrasts regional pride with the hungry traveler’s trials amid corned beef sandwiches and stale cheese bombs, ending with a comic chorus to endure the feast.

New Orleans Times-Democrat Northland Phicas Bunker Hill

If It Were Only Wicked to Drink Water

A French woman exclaimed holding up a glass of water, "Ah if it were only wicked to drink wine how nice it would taste" reflecting playful irony about moderation and taste.

Railway Construction in the United States 1882 summary

The Railway Age presents a 342 line summary of U S rail construction for 1882. It emphasizes track expansion by states and territories, focusing on main line progress and regional totals across the nation.

Railway Age United States Ain Mates and Terrh Riep

How They Name Themselves and Change Their Cognomens

An essay describes freed Black Americans adopting varied names after emancipation. It recreates a Detroit Free Press voice with anecdotal dialogue about "Daddy Moses" and others changing first or last names to reflect family ties and past owners, noting frequent alias use in court records.

M. E Detroit Free Press Mr. Nichols Mammie Marie Eddard Nichols Daddie Mose Marse Eddard Ole Virginny Marie Randolph Ole Marie Jack Ronoke Marse Peyton Randolph Bottlelot John Nichols Maree Peyton Marse Breas Randolph Moses Randolph Martha Grundy Bob Arthur Arkansaw Robert Rector Artur Hisself Artur White Moses Crasar Casar

Touching Prison Scene in New York Journal

A reporter recalls a Blackwell Island visit where a warden escorts a scene of reunion between a jailed father and his wife and child. The man, jailed for a year, faces Moyamensing jail until 1866, after his term ends. The piece closes with a Ruskin quote on war and civilian pain.

Bob White New York Journal Brennan Blackwell’s Island Moyamensing

Peck's Boy Drives Minister's Pacer In Funeral Fiasco

A grocery boy narrates a wild accident after a minister drives a horse to a funeral procession. The old pacer bolted, sending the hearse, buggy, and mourners into the street. the minister fled the scene amid chaos and nervous prostration.

Waukesha Harse Mary Ann Woodon

Butler and Jefferson Davis Speech on Civil War Origins

The speaker recalls the Baltimore deadlock among Democrats and a Breckinridge faction committee's Washington trip to organize secession. He describes interactions with South Carolina delegates pressing slavery empire plans, warning of bloody war, and a final exchange with Jefferson Davis about future loyalties and possible enmity.

Butler Boston Baltimore Voet Breckinridge Washington South Carolina United States Texas Moe Jefferson Davis Mississippi New England Senate Pweent

How Do I Write a Novel According to Wihie Collins

The article quotes Wihie Collins describing his reverse plotting method from idea to structure. He details starting with the main idea and building the plot outward through four parts, then repeating the process until the novel is complete. He estimates six months per novel and notes he writes about fourteen hundred words daily on good days, though he is a slow writer and rarely dictates.

Joaquin Miller Europe Liverpool London England Italy Wihie Collins Cor Philadlphia Times Imain Its Tlegin

Sherman Pail for the Chickens Army Tale by Murray

Governor Eli Murray of Utah recalls a Civil War anecdote in which General Sherman’s forces raid a chicken ranch owned by an old woman. The account describes hunger, Confederate money, and a dramatic exchange that ends with the woman calm after a bribe of bonds.

Sherman Army and Navy Journal Eli Murray Utah Atlanta

A Long Journey

A New Hampshire man mailed a July 1873 letter to his son in Siberia. After three years it returned as the son went to China. He sent it to Hong Kong where it arrived after the son's ship sailed. Last week the letter returned again and was mailed to Alaska near a summer ship visit. It held a notice of his mother's death and a lock of hair.

Peck Julius Crsar Tama New Hampshire Siberia China Hong Kong Alaska

Washington Irving Kin Still Alive at Seventy

A nephew of the famed author Washington Irving remains living, described as rugged and hearty at age seventy. He is a bachelor and very wealthy, owning substantial real estate. He resides in New York but disappears from view for periods, only to reappear without notice.

Washinton Irving New York

The Lime Kiln Club Election and Poetry Stock

In Detroit the Lime Kiln club rejects Hon Polydo mus White’s economics lecture while electing new members Snowball Jones Carter Williams Pope Green Rev Amos Taylor Abner Johnson Nullification Parker and Trustee Jackson Unfinished business notes poetry totals for January February and March with quips about a mule and a Cincinnati weather prophet joining the club.

Isaac Walpole Polydomus Snowball Jones Carter Williams Pope Green Amos Taylor Abner Johnson

Curious vacant Broadway houses in Houston Street

The writer notes two five story marble fronted stores on Houston Street in New York remain empty for nearly twenty years. Despite potential rent of at least $25 000 annually and ongoing taxes and interest, no tenant has been found, while an agent stands daily hopeful yet perplexed by the vacancy.

Detroit Free Press Pokydemua White Grenada Miss de Norf Am Mons Skale Polydemus White Toledo Cleveland New York Broadway Houston Street

Analyses of Various Nostrums by College Students

Students at Michigan State Agricultural College test nostrums sold by quacks in a lab setting. The College Speculum lists prices for Silver Polish Pill, Ozone, Silver-plating Fluid, Moth and Freckle Care, corrosive sublimate, and Fire-Teat Powders with notes on contents and costs. The piece contrasts poverty as hardship with poverty itself and includes a Sentinel quip about poverty.

Michigan State Agricultural College Costa Marie Fontaine

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