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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1886
Page
3
Local items report re-election of Lanning to the school board, several residents ill or traveling, and frequent business ads for Prow's and Harvey Thompson's. Notes include a northbound train incident, pension increases for Harrison Cole and Joseph Reyman, and upcoming July Fourth program at Salem with Col Hoe's press tribute.
A collage of local notes reports and notices from Salem Indiana including travels of Prof Lugenbeel and Dr Hendersons drug ad a circus visit and opera festival attendance shipments of baggage and scenery a harvest of cabbage and horse racing results at Terre Haute and Minnesota. It covers civic events church fairs postmastership disputes and local politics with multiple named residents and businesses.
The notice markets Henderson's drug store as the town's best source for inks in multiple colors and for liquid bonding mucilage in various bottle sizes. It asserts all products are self manufactured and warranted at a small price.
Travelers describe our town as possessing notable enterprise, water works, and a fine stone structure, claiming no other place in the state matches its development and prospects. The account highlights the town’s potential and the investors’ favorable impression.
Three effects claimed for Hood's Sarsaparilla are blood purification, system strengthening, and improved digestive action. The ad asserts these produce lasting health by forcing disease to leave the body and invites purchase from all druggists.
Mrs Joanna Brown 72 died Sunday evening at 8 45 from dropsy. Born in Shelby County Kentucky in 1814 she moved to this county with her parents as a child and married Samuel L Brown in 1832. A Methodist for fifty years she leaves several children including Robert Brown Bally Brown Annie Martin S L Brown A E Ward and Jo Alspaugh. Funeral from North High street residence Tuesday at 2 o'clock with Rev T D Welker, interment Crown Hill Cemetery.
Porm references ship of twelve hundred gallons of strawberries to Chicago and a general humbug view. Clara Baker visits Campbellsburg this week. Miss Sue Hamilton subscribes to Pagas for one year. A lively county campaign features a solid soldier ticket. Tom Betts enlarges his house. Jerome Parlee and family visit James Kydsley. Rev Baxter’s appointment at Alt. a cunt Ips i?
A lively account describes crowds at a circus with bright-eyed couples, older bachelors, rural cousins, and showgoers roaming from grounds to town. The hot sun, treats, side shows, and lingering goodbyes highlight a festive, bustling scene and the couple's postevent moment at the gate.
A social was held at John Boling's last Thursday with attendees from Salem. Sam Gilliand wires Canton to Harristown. Ciel Linkhorn passed Canton and reported securing a vocal class of 33. Jeff Mead returns from Clark County for Quaker Valley Nursery work. Hiram Carr visited his brother in Canton. Children’s service postponed to June 30. Canton orchestra performed well last Saturday night. An ice cream supper will be hosted by C. C. Mead next week. Joel S. Denny and wife visited Canton. Miss H. P. Albertson is slowly improving. Henry Dawalt plans to move to Kansas this fall. Revs. Austin, Gilcrist, and McCoy visited Dr. Harrod for a trip to the Sunday school convention at Newpee. Presiding Elder Ketchum of New Albans visited B. E. Cadwell last week. June 44.
Mrs Amanda Reyman of Fredricksburg visits her mother this week. Miss Minnie Golden returns home from Salem. Walter Bundy burned a 30 foot square barn Thursday. Sunday school at the M E church reorganized with Frank Jin Chambers superintendent KR L Medlock assistant Macy Stanley secretary. Mrs Cyrus Nixon and daughter of Indianapolis visit relatives. Rev I S St John heard an alec cer? in this place.
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