17 Dec 1858
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Newspaper
Versailles Dispatch
Location
Versailles, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1858
Page
1
Rates of advertising declared for one insertion and adders 50 with 25 cent increments. Attorneys responsible for pay unless otherwise arranged. Various local businesses and inns listed including Broadway Hotel in Cincinnati and Harper House Versailles. Advertisement copy references Tibbetts Medicines and Pulliam's Blacksmiths with faded dates around 1655-91.
Odd catalog of ambrotypes melainotypes and a fence company sale mixed with legal notices and an administrator’s sale in Ripley County Indiana. It lists examplary items, auction terms, and dates in 1835 1859 era language with references to Benjamin Ester and MORSE and White & Co. sale proprietors in New York and Versatilles Indiana.
A garbled advertisement lists EMERSON & CO offerings of jewelry and novelty items including gold pens, watches, and enamel pins. It mentions premiums, catalogs, and a sales pitch for various luxurious goods and fruit trees, with scattered names and addresses and a long stray narrative snippet.
A comic tale recalls Milligan the lawyer and Fanny Lee married after a quarrel over a mouse or rat seen at tea. They separate after a later dispute yet reunite, recalling their earlier silliness and learning from the bicker. The column also reports fires, accidents, and local anecdotes.
Notice states intent to contest funds directed to Prewstt and Co for lots in a city. Message dated November 2 1888 and November 25 1888 refers to parcels and possession of property.
A dubious report claims counterfeit notes of the State Bank of Indiana are quietly circulating in this city. Some denominations have reached merchants who unknowingly accept them, hoping to trap offenders. Detecting the forgeries may challenge even experts. beware of the risk.
A prominent local journalist was publicly assaulted by a popular metropolitan actor after criticizing his work. The incident occurred Saturday night as the writer, seated in a fashionable venue, sipped claret and drafted lively reflections. The piece notes ongoing debates about press reform and reader engagement.
The Crawfordsville Review notes a case of suspected poisoning in Montgomery County. Joy athan S Owens of Latoga faced incriminating rumors after his wife died November 1. An inquest found death due to poison by the husband, overturning earlier neutral suspicions.
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