10 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Algona Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1878
Page
1
The report mixes debt figures, government actions, and international affairs. It cites debt totals, silver dollar stocks, New York steamship cargo, railway notes, Mexican border tensions, and Porto Panig measures, with Paris and Berlin congress discussions and U S treasury data.
The author describes a Japanese habit of wearing sandals outside the house with a separate toe compartment and a clacking sound on the street. Biraw slippers are common, travelers pack replacements, and feet are kept free from house wear. Sandals are removed at doors, with long rows visible outside. Observers praise the dexterity shown in stepping in and out without pausing.
A Washington dispatch dated June 27 reports on a joint consideration to remove the India burnt to the war department. Borator Jainiera says no committee meeting is set, plans to meet in Chicago with Senator Oglesby, and a Western post visit for testimony. Internal revenue for pecan fecal gene ag regressed to about 100,000,742, with expected shortfall after year-end returns.
Sorneyville correspondent recounts the life of Mrs. La Moth of whisky fame from Jefferson County Illinois to Grafton and St Louis. The story ties widows Margarat Lewis and John McDonald to a long divirce saga, noting marriages, abductions, and a Wisconsin suit involving Captain La Moth, Col. John McDonald, and Maury Frank Conway.
Grainle correspondent reports a force of about seven hundred under Lt Col W. Blintter advancing from Pinto Creek Texas toward the Santa Rosa Mountains. MacKenzie crossed near Devil's River with cavalry and Seminole scouts to strike Indians, while Shafter's column moved toward Old Town crossing the Rio Grande. a sharp but bloodless engagement near Reymoling occurred as Mexican forces fled and the expedition pressed on, with uncertainties looming before the Mexican government.
London’s distinctive atmosphere is described as tangible and real, unlike Detroit’s. The piece notes the dominance of coal fires in producing fumes that give the city its consistency, with estimates showing London releases about 8,000 tons of coal sulfur annually, five times greater than the country’s sulfuric works.
A garbled historical reminiscence discusses the 1848 Paris upheavals, the provisional government, and the attempt to establish worker ateliers. It mentions the Lyons Commune, street fighting, and repeated government turmoil. The text reflects on socialist ideas, land tenure, and the struggles of agriculture versus urban experiments.
A discussion of a fashionable wife constrained by marriage and money, portraying her as cold and unfulfilling despite societal ideals. The piece laments lack of passion, companionship, and purpose, contrasting duty with personal joy and the hollow aims of late Victorian morality. The husband views her as devoid of vitality, while the piece critiques social expectations and marital duties.
New York Sun reports a victorious lawyer exposed a Miami sister’s will that left property to charitable institutions and a New Jersey farm to the sister’s brother. The court voided the will, assigning the estate to the husband, and the attorney attached the house for $20,000 with interest, while questions linger over the farm and potential payment for breaking the will.
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