Real estate transfers and court notes dated 1876
Real estate transfers record many parcels: James P. Lockard to Alexander Monroe in section 16 township 12 range 9 for 14666. Mariah L. Bart to Wm Hogan lot 12 Mrs Burt's subdivision for 535. numerous other deeds with prices and parties. Criminal docket notes two year sentences for Arthur Trader and August Swan. selling without license fines. grand jury reports 32 indictments including burglary and larceny. Patent list for Indiana Illinois with multiple inventors. local town items include politics, weddings, and public notices.
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James P. Lockard
Alexander Monroe
Mariah L. Bart
Wm. Hogan
Burt
Arthur
August Swan
Michael Purcell
State
William I. Jones
Wmn
Henry
George Himer
Harrison Johnson
John H. Bar- Ler
John N. Weinhardt
Sophia Weinhardt
McGaughey & Roach
Louis A. K. Pence
McGaughey Roach
B. F. Krozan
J. W. Moore
Jus, McAllister
Esther Boylen
Edward B. Allen
Caroline French
City
John H. Hathorn
Samuel Hubble
Lockport
Mary Myers
Wm. Whitley
Demas Hurst
Thomas J. Bell
Jeremiah Beal
Durham
Terre Haute
Wm M. Henry
Mary J. Landis
Boudinot
G W. Carrico
Wm. Mack
Same
Gerhard Eschman
Barton Place
David A Range
Guardian
Leonidas H. Ballew
James P. Graves
Egbert Curtis
Frederick Myers
James R. Snadley
Mark Beal
Asa Biggs
Tueland Ushers
Grand
Wees Campbell Assaults and Local Editor Feud Escalates
The Herald reports Wees Campbell assaulted traveling agent James Hamilton and attacks editor M C Frost. The paper defends the agent’s conduct in Marshall and challenges Frost to prove claims of debt while promising retaliation if slander continues.
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Wees Campbell
James Hamilton
Marshall
Frost
M. O. Frost
Wes. Campbell
Campbell
Illinois
M. C. Frost
Indiana
Centerville Hopes for Sprinkling Company and Local Growth
Centerville plans for a sprinkling company this month as refreshing showers arrive. Wheat looks exceptionally fine for the season. Dr. Pickins urges home morals and reading to curb Sunday ball-playing. Buskirk and Stark prepare to open a new grocery, with competition easing high prices. Stark Bros. move to Jasonville to run a fine drug store. Two new dwellings a cabinet shop and a millinery shop are planned for spring. The Pierson Township Teachers Institute meets February 12 at District No. 8 and invites neighboring teachers.
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McGan
Messrs. Buskirk
Stark
P. Y. Buskirk
Co. Stark
Stark Bros
Centerville
Jasonville
Chicago
Tam
Pierson Township Teachers Institute
Thirty-Three Gartersnakes Found by Local Boys
Yesterday afternoon three or four boys returning from the sand hills arrived in town with thirty-three garter snakes, all two feet long and of the same species. The snakes, they say, emerged after the thunder and warm sun, meeting their deaths as they chased summer.
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Hanl
Sand Hills
Dolle Case Moves to Judge Patterson Court
Thedore Dolle's case, moved from the Criminal Court to Judge Patterson's court, is set for trial. Both sides are ready and hope routine circuit court business does not cause delay, since every day of postponement adds expense to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedore Dolle
Criminal Court
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promoted for Coughs and Hoarseness
An advertisement urges readers to use Dr Bull's Cough Syrup to soothe disturbed feelings caused by cold and to cure coughs croup and hoarseness, noting availability at drug stores.
Death of S. S. Maples in Jacksonville Florida
A letter from Mrs. Cornwall reports the sudden death of S. S. Maples in Jacksonville on the eleventh at two o clock. A longtime clerk for Cory & Walmsley and later A. G. Austin & Co he had been ill with consumption. A brother W. C. Maples in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio was notified and may be difficult to reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Doherty
Canada
Wm. N. H. McCloud
H.C. Bell
Mr. Bell
Democratic Central Committee
Philip Benallack
John Cotter
Cotter
Casy
Thos
W. Cule
Robert Clark
Jeffersonville
Gay Gazetteer
Indiana
W. C. Maples
Berlin
Homes County
Ohio
Explosion at Mrs Jones home shatters hall lamp
A lamp in the hall of Mrs. Jones at Sixth and Mulberry streets exploded last night, scattering glass fragments as neighbors quickly extinguished a potential fire. All boarders were away from the hall and no injuries were reported.
Ring Politics and Hall's Balsam Ad
A charged political flourish warns of rising discontent against “villains” plundering the public. The ad touts Hall's Balsam for the lungs as one of the few remains of value, noting a revenue stamp embargo and asserting the product bears John F. Henry’s private stamp. Price one dollar. sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
John F. Henry
Tramps Spend Night at City Station House
About twelve hobos stayed at the station house last night. The number held in the city prison ranges from ten to twenty, rarely dropping below ten or rising above twenty. The tramps must perform three hours of work to cover their lodging.
Truth and Victory through Hart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial
Samuel S. James of Warren was declared incurably ill with consumption he took only eight bottles of Hart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial. After use his health was described as perfect and the remedy praised as best to purify blood and clear pulmonary disease.
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Samuel S. James
Warren
Wis Hart
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promoted by Trusted Friend
The advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as effective for all classes from the poor to the powerful through a trusted testimonial. It lists prices of 25 cents for a small size and 60 cents for a large size.
Y M C A News Notes State Meeting Actions and Local Growth
The State Y M C A held its Indianapolis meeting reporting 250 new church accessions in Connersville and 225 in Vincennes. Terre Haute raised 725 dollars for the association while Acton and Indianola hosted successful meetings. Green castle moved into new rooms and gymnasiums with hot water systems installed. Tramps frequent Y reading rooms inappropriately. Monthly expenditures in Indianapolis run 125 to 150 dollars. Moody and Sankey meetings at New York City rink will seat 8000.
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Indianapolis
Connersville
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Eagle Machine Works
J. K. Waits
Madison
New Albany Ledger Standard
Whiteland
Swadnour
Logansport Association
New York City
Moody and Sankey
Belligerent Brown and the Dr Brown Investigations
The Gazette reports on Rabbi Brown visiting the office to inspect the past week’s files regarding a lost valise and a dispute over a supposed doctor friend. It recounts a public lecture, questions of truthfulness, a looming $15,000 suit, and tensions with Carson of St. Clair House.
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Rabbi Brown
Gazette Office
Gazette
Dr. Brown
GazeTs
Brown
Cincinnati
GazrtTx
Carson
St. Clair House
Gazetteer
United Court
Evansville
King
Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy Promoted as Specific
An advertisement extols Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy by R. V. Pierce of Buffalo as a perfect cure for catarrh and related head ailments. The copy claims catarrh causes discharge facially, loss of smell or taste, watery eyes, dullness, and head pressure, noting many cases end in consumption or death.
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R. V. Pierce, M. D
Reverend James Hook Denies Fraud at Seance Controversy
The Vincennes Sun notes Rev. James Hook of Terre Haute denies a Indianapolis Sentinel report claiming he proved Mrs Stewart a fraud in a seance. A witness alleged lamp black was applied to her hand, but Hook argues the pigment could have been added after the event as he shook her hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes Sun
Jas. Hook
Terre Haute
Pence
Greenback Club
Indianapolis Sentinel
Stewart
Almanac Notes on Cold Weather and Cough Syrup
Josh Billing's Almanac warns of approaching cold weather and suggests keeping Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup ready. The quip implies practical health prep amid seasonal chill.
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Dr. Bull
DeBalis Cough Syrup Sells For a Quarter
A well worn line promises relief from stubborn coughs and colds with DeBali's Cough Syrup. The ad notes the product costs only 25 cents and aims to attract readers seeking inexpensive medicinal relief.
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DeBali
Consumption Cure Promises Quick Relief by Mail
A retired physician claims a vegetable remedy can cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous disorders. He says the formula was given by an East India missionary and offers to mail the receipt and directions free of charge to any reader who writes with a stamped request. Dr W C Stevens Syracuse New York.
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East India
W. C. Stevens Munroe Block
Syracuse
N. YY
Married and unhappy due to a missing child
A brief note warns that many homes lose sunshine when a child is missing or dead. It urges parents to keep Dr Bull's Cough Syrup handy for the dangerous season for children and to seek relief for coughs.
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Dr. Bull
For Sale Heifer Calf and Calves at Hulman Near Providence Hospital
For sale one heifer calf sired by McDonald’s Alderney bull and dam Alderney grade. Two bull calves sired by McDonald’s Alderney bull dam Alderney grade. One bull calf sired by fair blood short horn dam full blood Alderney. One milk cow in prime gave six and one half gallons. All at reasonable prices. Hulman near Providence Hospital.
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McDonald's Alderney
Alderney
Short Horn
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Court House
Noah Tiffin
Elizabeth Hassong
Henry Donha
Eunice C. Buskirk
Joseph D. Brown
Mary E. Biggs
Abraham Vice
Eliza Jane Eby
John L Watson
Eveline Piety
John H. Hughes
Charlotte Chapel
Charles A. Bennett
Flora Sf. Watkins
Peter Ipper
Wilhelmina O. Meisel
James M. Bridwell
Clarissa Green
Clay Pierson
Mede Seever
Harry C. Fulton
Catharine Johnson
Jasper Riv
Leah Hanks
Francis M. Johins
Melissa Smith
United States Patent Office
Illinoois
Louis Bugger & Co
Solicitors of Patents
Washington, D.C
George D. Baily
Spiceland
Afi
J. B. Carter
Hartsville
Elias D. Roths
Frankfort
Lewis Shepard
Mace
Lewis Spangler
Auburn
William J. Westwood
South Bend
L. F. Betts
W Chisholm
Solomon- T Holly
Rockford
R G Norton
George H Schultz
Arlington Heights
P C Addis
Deer Park
Thomas Fleming
Wyoming
Lewis F Btts
W Scott Corning
Batavia
Henry H Ely
Mendota
T Ellison
Abingdon
EH Johnson
J H Johnson
Otto Jankerman
Centralia
William Lott
Elmwood
Giles Malice
Moline
Thill
Thomas McDonough
Ottawa
O ' Noble
Funce
Gillum Shelton
Normal
S. Thompson
Pecatonica
Walker
Marshall Matters
Ben McKeon
Kattawa, Ky
Touse Legore
Wm. Kulman
Republican Central Committee
Clark County
Mr. McCarty
Farmers
Mercantile Association
Martinsville
George Graham
Clark
Mr. Mott
Sheiff Carico
Tuscola Lils
Arthur Traden
Carice
Knox
Morgan
Gunn
Munhall
Terre Haute Association
Terre Haute Y. M.C. A
Prosperous Library Association
Snakes
Jackonsville
Florida
Y. M. C. A. News
Acton
Indianola
Greencastle Association
Calcutta
Ndia
Y. M.C
Pector Brown
Dave Brown
Sphinx
Ebn Zaiat
Tales of
Fate
Beni Elibs
Orient
Shiraz
Heaven
Tami Scirmani
Tilton Ben Absalom
Muftis
Eadis
Sheiks
Beni Eblis
Bowen
Bismillati
Allah
Allah Arkpar
Chin Chin
David
Ibn Ibni
Tilton Ben Absolom
Tami Shirmavi
Cadis
Muezzin
Tami Schirmani
Camel
Tami Shirman
Mohammed
New York Graphic
Josh Billing
Hulman
Providence Hospital
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