Despotism praised amid union talk and reform echoes
A shattered collage of 19th century notes reports Michigan City electing a Peoples ticket by a large margin and Elkhart choosing a Conservative mayor. It cites whiskey tax prosecutions, a Chicago reunion of Civil War veterans, and crude commentary on crime, labor strife, and political leanings with scattered anecdotes about animal experiments and domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Chicago
Wrights
Union
Ben Brown
Bowen
David Thompson
D. S. Simonton
David
D. L
Democratic Union
Old Town Board
Westmoreland Memory Sparks St Clair and Washington Feud
The essay recalls General Arthur St Clair and his clash with Washington over Revolutionary memory. It covers the 1791 St Clair defeat, Harmer and Deming's news, and lingering ancestral pride in St Clair’s role, with later notes on Westmoreland lore and local reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland County
Mecklenbert
St. Clair
Westmoreland
Philadelphia
Gen. Harmer
St. Clair’s
Major Deming
Harmer
Lake Erie
Carolinas
Beaddock
Monongahela
Denney
Washington
William M. Meredith
Ephraim Douglas
Fayette
Douglas
Amherst
Louisbuez
Wolfe
Quebec
Revolutionary Army
Congress
WV. Y. Sun
North
Year start notice to settle debts at office
All persons knowing themselves in debted to me are hereby notified to call at my office and settle the same. As it is a new year, we have to pay all old claims before we can do further credit business. C. S. Eyer.
Note to Debtors to Settle Accounts Now
A business notice urges all owing money by note or account to settle promptly to carry on operations. The speaker emphasizes the necessity of payment for continued business activity and invites call-ins for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Locke
Main Street
The Wakarusa Grist Mill Opens Regular Weekdays
The Wakarusa Grist Mill announces regular custom milling on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays after the stated date. Urine and Szastan, proprietors, keep corn meal and chop on hand for exchange and sale. Also includes an ad for doors sash blinds lumber and prices from Maxon Parmater & Co. of Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Maxon, Parmater & CO
Elkhart
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wakarusa, Ind
Michigan City
Louisana
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Cranton
Carbondale
Westren
Sam R. Armtrong
Adamsville
Michigan
Norry
Grand Army of the Republic
Bome
Harrison Street
Brick Brown
Wricht
Werntz
Werntz & Sellers
Gummer
Wal Gum
Wakarusa
Gore A Hess
Issac Bucklin and Son
N. E. Cor
Main & Jackson Sts
Elkhart, Ind
Fred. D. Richmond
WEW Agricultural
McSherry’s Force Feed Grain
Dayton
Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!