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Newspaper
Versailles Dispatch
Location
Versailles, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1858
Page
2
The Despatch urges county readers to subscribe, pledging weekly mails and a digest of legislative actions. It critiques taxation for education, urges reduced public schooling costs, and questions state offices while urging inaccuracy inReader Aims and public notices, promoting enterprise and local progress.
42 Common Pleas Court begins its session at Lawrencesburgh next Monday as Judge Shook notes a full docket of cases. A notice urges property claimants to contact W H Ti Hunter of Versailles for Old Jenna Insurance Co. of Hartford. Also a quarterly meeting set for Saturday the 408th of December with preaching at 10 12 oclock by Thomas H Lynch and John Lozier.
A letter to The DisFatTen argues against the tax funded school system and for a longer school term. The writer claims most county citizens oppose the current system and urges ending coercive payments for others’ metal or physical decoration.
A traveling druggist stops to help a loaded Yankee unable to pull his wagon from a mud hole. The exchange reveals the Yankee is carrying tombstones. Separately a Rochester writer suggests using bourbon whiskey laced with sugar to attract and kill rats, noting the rats become intoxicated and disposed of, with the remedy described as agreeable to take.
Obituary tribute notes Rebecca Jane Benham daughter of James and Mary Benham died Sabbath morning November 28 at age 5 years 4 months and 7 days. The piece mourns the child as a hopeful life cut short and reflects on mortality and heavenly consolation. It recalls a family incident of a sister injuring herself by a kettle and expresses faith in the afterlife with biblical allusions.
Died at L Peston on Saturday morning November 37 infant Charles M son of I W and Catharine Robinson aged three months. Died at his residence in Versailles December 2 James H Ayres aged 47 years. A Narrow Escape from Frontenac. A gentleman from this city once connected with the Turf visited England and attended races betting freely and often winning. He risked his pile on Ton Broecks Pri oress at Cecarawitz and narrowly missed a 140,089 gain by the horse finishing six inches behind.
December 2 1358 notice of public sale of land in Ripley county following court order. sale of part of north west quarter section 23 town 8 range 11 excst near Osgood set for January 1 1359 with terms cash and notes, names of defendants and witnesses listed, court clerk certifies and sets hearing February 4 at Versailles.
A physician touts a secret cure for a range of sexual and systemic diseases including nervous debility, kidney and bladder complaints, and digestion issues. He denounces patent medicines, claims 20 years of practice rescuing patients, and promises a permanent recovery after abandoning religious practices, warning of dire outcomes if untreated.
The document lists prices of 50 pounds, 40 dollars, and 25 dollars and claims Lisins Giant outperforms rivals through multiple features. It describes counterfeit or deceptive improvements including increased power from double cones and spread reseeding, a strong box substitution, sealed reservoir for meal, and trial results of cob breaking and crashing, noting the machine remains unused in some cases.
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