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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1875
Page
3
Fragmented report recalls mob killing in Allon area and ensuing legal proceedings. Mentions Becher trial progress, Beattie and Tilton related testimony, and related political unrest, with extensive references to national events, markets, and labor actions shaping public discourse.
The document outlines apportionment figures from the Auditor of Iowa, listing county allocations, financial figures for the Iowa permanent fund, and notes on county representatives and public works. It also describes local incidents including a foundry fire, bridge construction mishaps, and a run of deaths. Names of counties, firms, and individuals appear as part of the state financial record and local notices.
A ship to Liverpool reports a baboon of extraordinary size and ferocity captured near Magilula Abyssinia. It escaped multiple times, mauling an ostrich and menacing a leopard cage before being subdued with pepper and tarpaulin. The event highlights the animal’s strength and the crew’s efforts to restrain it aboard.
A vivid, humorous fragment recounts a grasshopper plague in Kinens with improvised remedies and a bartender’s hazardous concoction. It also features a Washington letter on Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, and shifts to a contrast about sectional power in Congress from 1864 to 1874, noting Western gains and persistent legislative dynamics.
A New York Bulletin retrospective notes Noah Webster as a democratic American pioneer of liberty whose 1783 Spelling Book and later dictionary shaped schooling. It recalls his wartime youth, college days, moral teaching, and enduring influence on spelling and lexicography.
An article explains Treasury note engraving and printing processes. It describes Washington’s image, columbus Landing design, and intricate dies. Engravers’ distinct styles produce unique plates, later transferred to cylinders that harden to create identical notes and deter counterfeiting.
The column reviews Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines praising reliability and global network. It also recounts odd anecdotes from a wealthy woman who remained single until forty then married a pastor, a dramatic sea chase between swordfish and whale, a touching homage to maternal home life, and curious railway friction notes.
The article argues great artists and thinkers often rise from humble beginnings. It cites figures such as Fon of Doron, Walton, Captain Cook, Arkwright, and Hogarth, noting how education and trades varied widely. It urges examining American history to see how this pattern manifests in the last century.
A New York City burial tale recounts Mrs. Lowden’s dying wish to lie on a board and wear a pale blue dress with white slippers, hair styled in late fashion, and her head turned to show hair art. Bankers replaced the board, sparing her remains for a display as mourners and curiosity-seekers gathered at the funeral. A French naturalist’s recent writings note classroom style observations on juvenile instincts of eute gnaton, spider web behavior, swallows near rain, peafowl rain cues, and peacock flights signaling weather. generally linking weather and animal behavior.
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