Eighteenth General Assembly Debates and Adjourns
The eighteenth Iowa General Assembly adjourned sine die after a long session. Bills passed include funding for libraries and asylums, reforming courts and taxes, and streamlining state offices. Notable topics covered involve road improvements, railroad land records, school support, asylum matters, and militia expenditures.
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Senate
Des Mores
House
Regi
State Land Office
Secretary of State
C. N. Muljen
Black Hawk County
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
W. E. Miller
Campbell Annies
General Assembly
Quiet parlors and temper shape a joyful life
The speaker notes clean rooms bright furniture and cheerful children in both town and country. Wealth or rank do not determine happiness, but tone, temper, and God's grace shape life as a steadfast, enduring psalm.
One Bitters Advised for All in Burlington Hawkeye Offer
An early 20th century Burlington Hawkeye notice urges readers to use Hop Bitters in the family to save time and expense. The short appeal claims the product strengthens the system against illness and attack in season preparation.
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Neas
Burlington Hawkeye
Prince Leopold Plans Direct Canada Trip For April 29
The article notes Prince Leopold will make a direct journey to Canada on April 29. It cites the London Times on the Panama canal debate and the Monroe doctrine, questioning U.S. rights and political interpretations. It also mentions Queen Victoria's Speech and Parliament's policy shifts, with praise for government efforts and improving imperial relations.
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Prince Leopold
Canada
Francisco
London Times
Panama
Law of Nations
Hays
Congress
Select Committee
House of Representatives
United States
Home Rule League condemns Enniscorthy mob attack on Parnell
The Home Rule League in Dublin passes a resolution denouncing the treatment of Charles Stewart Parnell at Enniscorthy as a disgrace to O'Cleary and all who organized or aided the assault by a hired mob.
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E. H. Paine
United States Commissioner of Patents
Keene
N. H
Ponemat
Norwich
Conn
Connecticut Senate
Vicksburg
St. John’s Parish
Louisiana
Superior City
Wis
Sheridan House
Harrisville
R. L
Gaston
Fairmount
West Virginia
Kentucky
Senate
Hayes
John E. Gridley
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Henry Wise
Israel Brandt
Joseph Hummel
Raber
Patrick Fenton
Springfield
Charles Colby
Santa Cruz
John W. Wright
Columbus Delano
Interior
Dublin
Franklin County
Supreme Court
Gribbler
Homer Wellington
Boston
Mass
Wellington
Pittsburg
John Allegheny City
Goehreny
Coothoff
Home Rule League
Parnell
Enniscorthy
O’cleary
Russian Prince Enlists 300 Into Bulgarian Army
Emperor Nicholas approves 300 Russian subjects to serve in Bulgaria's military to facilitate amendments to the Bulgarian charter. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria leads the conscription move as part of reform efforts.
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Russia
Alexander
Bulgaria
Berlin hosts an expansive international fish exhibition
An April opening in Berlin will host a broad fishery show running into midsummer. It promises a comprehensive display far surpassing earlier Norway and Fran modern fairs with scientific value, including edible and inedible fish, shellfish, aquatic animals, birds, casts, photos, and literature. It also covers fishing gear, ships, hooks, lines, seines, and gear evolution, maps, charts, artificial hatching, and related industries such as canning and glue production.
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Berlin
Artificia
California Friends Reignite Interest in Young Man
In California a local tale describes New England friends waking up his interest with letters to his native place. The letters, arriving in varying quantities, include one from an old and cold survivor and several more since, touching on a tolerably sized farm and related matters.
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Senate
Edmunds
Cockrell
Brazil
Postal Committee
Commerce Commit
Marston
Mer of
New York
Ai Atic
Plom
Ps Eee
Cir
California
New England
Chinese Pawnbrokers. Fourteen Months In Canton.
A Canton license system for pawnbrokers sets a fourteen month term with renewals, a 12 percent annual loan rate from provincial treasurers, and a government watch on redeemers in the tenth month. Pawn towers are strong, but targets for theft, with incidents of attacks by bands reported.
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Canton
A Vegetable Curiosity at Worchester Grounds
A tomato bearing vine grew from mixed seed in a Worchester Massachusetts plot. A strong tomato vine sprouted among potatoes, their stems intertwining. The vines were pulled before full growth, but observers speculate on cross fertilization within the solanaceous family and possible cultivation insights.
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R. B. Tatman
Worchester Mass
Solancee
Absent minded Boston man asks after son and father
A Boston man, so forgetful, meets his son on the street and inquires awkwardly about the father’s return, illustrating his absentmindedness and concern for family.
Sociable man among endings to spars and ers
A fragmented line notes a sociable man who engages with endings to spars and ers, implying social activity or interaction. The readable text hints at wordplay or a riddle about endings. No clear individuals or organizations are identified.
A Blind Man's Pleasures
The blind MP Professor Fawcett recalls his early losses and the pleasures he pursued. He describes enjoying salmon on the Tweed, fishing by streams in Hampshire and Wiltshire, and long rides and skating with friends. He argues there is happiness available to the blind if they seek it with courage.
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Nowlee
Interior Department
Sitting Bull
Ft. Peck
Harmony Mills
Fawcett
Tweed
Hampshire
Wiltshire
Oxford
Fens
Ohio Merchant Receives Quirky Reply Mail Response
A Ohio merchant sent a dunning letter to a man who replied by return mail with a puzzling note claiming he had not received the letter. The curt response urged perseverance and included misspelled and clipped language, ending with a formal sign-off.
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Ohio
Dunsing
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