The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-24
PAPERS OF LONG AGO
COPIES OF BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
JOURNALS YELLOW WITH AGE.
Some Of the Strange Advertisements
and Notices That Appeared in
Them-EditOr's Announcement.

On recent trip to the East, Harry Niles.
electrician of the Citizens Street-railroad
Company, made visit to the old home
stead OF his father In the central part of
Maine. While there ne found an old chest
lacked away in a garnet fifty years ago,
and unopened until his visit. The lock was
old and rusty and no key could be found for
it. A hammer aided in revealing a lot OF
relics that Mr. Niles values highly. In the
lot are several bottles of liquors OF various
kinds that were bottled in 1921. One bottle
of cordial had not been securely sealed and
the contents had evaporated. leaving MOTH
ing but the solid parts of its contents in the
bottom. The liquors were very thick and
in some cases were such are not found in
this country now.
Some old newspapers attracted his attel-
ton. One of them copy OF the Ulster
County Gazette. which, however, bears the
marks OF being a reprint. 1t is known that
this particular issue has been reprinted and
sold throughout the country as original. 1t
is the issue OF Jan. 4, 1900. the one giving the
account of the death of Washington On
account of the historical interest. sharpers
have reprinted this paper. endeavoring to
give it the appearance Of having been the
original print Mr.. Niles says the chest in
which it was found certainly could not have
been opened in the last fifty years, which
would make even the reprint an old paper.
While the type and general appearance of
the paper are the same as the original it is
printed on machine-made paper and the
color of age, which is given 1t artifcially. is
evenly distributed over the sheet, contrary
to the usual discoloration of paper when
The other papers are undoubtedly genuine.
There are two copies of the Boston Evening
Gazette and General Adyer4ser re o sre many
things about the papers that Wouio seem
singular at this day and age The copy Oh
Aug. IL completes the first year OF the paper
and the editor announces that fact in the
following addressed to patrons and readers:
'tOur 'cock-boat (meaning the paper mas
this evening, completed her first nfty-two-
weeks cruise. During her cruise she has
fallen in with many estimable friends. who
greeted her with their generous smiles. and
literally swelled her sails with tne preezes
public thanks; and hopes to prove nimsen
worthy Of their future support. she mas
also fallen in with few s9y mppaa
sunk her; but they were easily compeiieo 10
strike their colors. or claw of with dlsgrace zee
years cruise, and proved that her construc,,
ton, however novel, was a good one, ana
having arrived in port at .n .imS sresrhts
REQUIRE that her dimensions should be en-
aarged, her commander proposes to RAISE
her, in a few days, to the size or snip OF
the line-when 1t Is hoped she Will prove
more formidable and useful bulwark of the
best interests of society. In making TINS
enlargement considerable additional expense
will be incurred-and her commander must
depend upon increasing announcement to
enable him to manage MS new snip Win
profit and satisfaction to all concerned
IN. B.1The terms Of this paper will con.
finue to be $3.50 per year, payable haif
yearly in advance. Prompt payment Is Ine
the same liberal disposition will continue
to pervade his patrons, whose advance Is
now due (and whose bills will shortly be
presented), as has heretofore been so gen.
erously evinced by them.
There is no division Of subjects in this
paper. Under the head OF second EDITION.
Including everything from the arrival of a
tiny sailing vessel to the situation IN
France, which was just then in a critical
state OWING, to the advance OF the armies armies
of all this tumble is the announcement:
MIR. Crawford has accepted the Office OF
Secretary of War;" but there is not a word
The paper is full of advertisements of lot
teries, many people advertising they have
insay NIB fOs sas char ase
of the Gazette that he has just received
1000 w.t., full blood. 1000 do half do. and
5000 do, common WOOL" also many other
things named in a similar manner. 'One
thousand sheepskins just received and for
sale at the stationery store, No. IS State
street." is the way an unknown tells OF his
stock. The following notice appears:
'Notice-All persons are forbid harboring,
trusting or conveying away lady, late from
England. named Sarah Allison. alias Sarah
a boy and a girl. Ten dollars reward will
be given to any one who will give the sub
scriber information where she may be
found. She has absconded from my bed and
board on account of a disagreement on the
passage. John B. Allison. Reindeer Tavern,
Boston.
an, B.-should said lady return to me she
shall be well received"
In it's foreign news the paper gives two
columns to the French war, its latest ad ID
before the date of the he paper r. ''' - ~
The Providence Journal and Town and
Country Advertiser of May 20, 1901, is un-
nouSteay gRunse 1t has all the IS
made and shows the crude process of max
ing rag paper at that time. The advertise
ment of the town own, criersreads as follows: he
been legally and constitutionally appointed
one of the criers of the town of Providence,
pegs leave most respectfully 10 INFORM me
ladies and gentlemen who honour him with
their protection and patronage. and the
public in general. that he has recently re-
moved from his old stand at the North End
to small house belonging to his Excellen-
cy, the Governor, near the Rooewalks,
South End, where he shall always consider
himself as being in state of reouisition;
and will at the shortest notice attend to all
commands in the line of his arduous pro-
fession.
IN Bile cries in order to lve-and the
aridity of the times and the state or MS
finances are such that contrary to the nat
ural liberality of his mind, he finds himself
under the necessity or requiring prompt
nav for the exercise of his stentorian call
ing" .
Among the business notices the most
common is the statement that - has for
sale 10 600 to 10000 Dutch quilts. This seemed
to be one OF the most important commodl-
ties of that time All ads. give the quantity
of each article hand, but seldom give
the price.