04 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1877
Page
1
The garbled text recalls a Cheagora area event at Horton four years back with jumbled names and phrases. It suggests a nostalgic reminiscence of a past gathering and intimate memories, mentioning Tegan Serna Tom and old hauntings near a churchyard and a faded social scene.
A young woman identified as Miss Barton escapes into the night from a house and roams roofs and yards across town. She is chased by Captain Starkweather and others, jumps between buildings, and is finally nabbed at Crawford Stock Park before being taken to the police station. Relatives later collect her, marking this as her second reported escapade.
Edbum Pacha, the present Grand Vizier, rose from a Turkish slave to a boy with extraordinary abilities. Born 1829 in Clio to Citeusaian parents, he was educated in Puis after Paris years under patrons who funded his studies. He pursued mining engineering in France, Germany, and Switzerland before a career in diplomacy and state service, including service with the Young Turkish party.
March 18 1822 Webster on Farming urges readiness for spring work. John Taylor is advised to read Virgil for farming wisdom and await warm weather to begin plowing, sowing, and managing the meadow while considering cows and oxen in the field.
At a Deloit Temperance Reform Club gathering a stage fright incident followed a shouted question about retreating troops during a Sheridan march. A sudden fire alarm caused a panic, the crowd fled, and President Onfield urged calm as the choir led everyone in Hold the Fort and other hymns to restore order.
A San Francisco Daily Bulletin description outlines a first class opium den with a long table, oil lamp, and a Mahogany pipe, detailing the smoking ritual and a new law punishing den keepers and white patrons. The piece also reports high value jewelry thefts in England, including items once gifted by a queen and a prominent duchess.
A Detroit police chief encountered a strange story about a singer who told a joke about a buttonless coat and a booted sleeper in a saloon. The chief finally laughs, admitting the joke lies in the saloon itself, while an arranger departs chuckling.
A Chicago Butter and Egg Association reading details export figures from 1874 to 1878. New York butter shipped 10,791,700 pounds. cheese 93,025,404 pounds. eggs 0 shipped. Total exports from all ports reach 15,987,87... dollars. milk exports value 128,565. reductions from prior year noted.
Prof O W Riley notes a grasshopper outbreak affecting multiple counties including Plata Oley Jackson Lafay Cass Johnson Bats Pettia Houten and surrounding areas. The report lists several towns and regions with affected districts spanning Holt Nodaway Ap Yom McDonald Temper Earve Barton Dalle Cedar Yeruun.
A Hepatople, Mr Bailey, reports from the West praising the inhabitants as liberal and well read. He observes railway travelers buy daily papers and hotel breakfasts show a habit of news consumption, noting differences between western and eastern regions.
The fragmentary text references lecturer B Redpath of Boston, his engagement with Hicary W Beecher and payments of 3500 each totaling 40000, plus Titan earning about 9000 in eight months. Mentions uncertain terms, travel from home, and various names such as Phillips, Gough, Orme, Chaillu, and Lack, with scattered figures and dates.
Fragmented OCR discusses various monetary figures and trades. It mentions different people and items with prices around 40 to 100 dollars, referencing beats, sales or demonstrations and a 1860 context without clear structure. The text remains readable only in hints of market activity and personal offers.
Shino Cameron, Banater Cameron, is described as the eldest member of the Benate with a long, intermittent public career. Elected first in 1845, he helped shape the early Republican party, served as a Fremont elector, briefly held the War secretaryship, and remained politically influential into 1872, though health and shifting roles limited continuous service.
From Downeterville California the tale says Walpole of Tassen county faced a 11 foot 1400 pound grizzly while hunting near adversick. After wounding the bear with a rifle and being knocked senseless by a shoulder blade blow he used a bowie knife to strike the beast in the rear and finally hugged the creature into death. A neighboring passerby found the bear dead later that afternoon. Walpole suffered severe injuries but lives and says he is wiser not a better man.
In Stockton a miner family and neighbors’ children, aged 2 4 and 8, ate a white wild root from a swamp. Convulsions followed. Millie Bevans 2 Gus s ie Jones 6 and Mary Davis 8 died. Others were found in agony. a doctor treated the survivors and hopes remain for recovery.
The article notes only three citizens born abroad ever held Cabinet posts, highlighting Alexander Hamilton born in Nevis and educated in the Caribbean, who served as Treasury Secretary from 1789 and later. It references other foreign-born figures connected to Washington's administration and Jefferson era as proof of limited foreign-born appointees in early government.
A Davenport page summary reports varied items from local courts and institutions. It notes debt figures for Des Moines Sun day of Morph, city council aims to address budget and infrastructure, and the Agricultural College opening with 25 applicants. Also covered are court sentences in Cherokee, Burns real estate litigation in Duburns, and a church dispute in Davenport sparked by a sermon, with community tensions highlighted.
A jumble of humorous sketches and short notices from the region recounts odd incidents and tall tales. It includes a description of a sick man who nearly dies after an accidental inhalation, quirky local chatter, and軽 racy gibes about manners, with wry observations on social foibles, incidents, and a parade of brief city vignettes.
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