Murphysborough postmaster relieved over campaign portraits
A Murphysborough postmaster, brother of John A., is removed for displaying Blaine and Logan portraits in his office windows during a campaign. The piece notes a forthcoming expediting postage stamp and analyzes Polk County GOP factional divisions, arguing for William Larrabee as Governor candidate to save the party.
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JaAveEs
Gan
John A
Murphysbouron
Blaine
Logan
Polk Co
Given
Capt
Hull
Sterling
Polk County
William Larrabee
Larrabee
Ten : Ge 7? ev is attacked with the most fevee a deainl
A testimonial letter describes Hop Bitters relieving years of brain fever and body aches. J J Berk, ex-supervisor, claims the remedy cured him after long illness and enabled him to work again. His wife and children also benefited.
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Hop Bitters
J.J. Berk
Mind cure urged to revive business activity
An editorial advocates applying mind cure principles to business circles to end lethargy and stagnation. It argues fear of risk and investment is imaginary and that decisive faith and courage can restart economic wheels.
funeral procession honors ex confederates and Grant remains
Tut president and cabinet officers will lead the funeral in New York next Saturday with salutes from ships on the North River. Gen Simon Cameron calls the choice of ex Confederates as pallbearers a final end to bitterness of war. General Grant’s remains are well preserved. Ex Senator Blaine will deliver the Augusta Maine memorial address.
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New York
North River
Simon Cameron
Grant
Augusta
Maine
Blaine
Forty years of memories and Union casualties remembered
The article recaps a Civil War memory piece praising older classmates and lamenting lost friends, then reports official 1885-84 death tallies for Union forces. It notes 359,496 total Union deaths, with 319,913 enlisted men and 9,853 officers, and discusses missing prison death registers and unresolved counts.
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New York
General Drum
J. W. Kirkley
Adjutant General’s Office
Mexcco
Kirkley
Volunter General Staff
South
Americus
Atlanta
Augusta
Charleston
Lynchburg
Macon
Marietta
Mobile
Montgomery
Savannah
Shreveport
Tyler
Cahawba
Columbia
Florence
8. C
Millen
Salisbury
Meigs
Army and Navy Journal
Iowa
Cholera Fears Spread Through Europe and Britain
The cholera outbreak is centered in Madrid and also affects Toulon Marseille and other French cities. With six weeks of heat ahead and three months of potential frost to curb it, officials urge strict quarantine, cleanliness and sanitary reform to prevent importation and avoid panic.
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Madrid
Spain
Toulon
Marsailles
Europe
British Isles
America
General Black Draws High Pension With Questionable Disability
The new Pension Commissioner, General Black, tops the nation with a 106 dollar monthly pension based on alleged war injuries. He claims total incapacity, yet holds the post in Washington, raising questions about conscience and the fairness of the pension system.
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General Black
United States
Black
Yellow Fever Delays Panama Canal Work and Raises Doubts
A historical report laments yellow fever in Panama hindering Lessep's canal project. It notes high death toll among foreign workers and questions whether future global benefits justify current human losses, while acknowledging the vast long term impact on world commerce.
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Aspinwall
Panama
Lessep’s
Canal
Cape Horn
Three Fundamental Questions in Evolution and Religion
The Christian Union calls on Mr Beecher to address three core questions about origin and nature, sin, and biblical authority. It argues these questions determine whether humanity is divine in origin, whether sin is a fundamental condition, and whether the Bible is divine revelation or human thought, shaping theology and Christianity’s primacy.
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Christian Union
Beecher
God
State Fair Premiums and Attractions Begin September
The State Agricultural Society announces the 1885 State Fair from September 4 to 11 with liberal premiums totaling thousands for horses cattle hogs sheep poultry implements bees fruits plants paintings grains vegetables cheese butter and more. Entrance fees stall rents and amphitheatre receipts fund the event with railways offering round trips at one fare and free freight on certificate. Sunday services, a P H Butler Co Wild West show, Indian and chariot races, mountain mail carriers, and a reunion of ex members are planned.
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State Agricultural Society
John Shaffer
Department of Children
Iowa Railways
Iowa
P. H. Butler Co
John R. Shaffer
Fairfield
Lowa
Hydrophobia treatment echoed from 16th century sources
The note presents a dental tongue pustule method to prevent hydrophobia after a mad dog bite. It cites a 1552 New Orleans Tropic transcription and claims success in 1832 with a negro woman, aligning with Marccitti of Moscow and an English magazine report from Tartary.
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Baltimore Sun
New Orleans
Marcchitti
Moscow
Tartary
Tonic Promises Relief for Worn Women
The ad claims Parker's Tonic can relieve fatigue and nervous irritability in women by restoring color and vitality. It presents a medical-style pitch targeting mothers worried about everyday burdens and minor ailments without serious disease.
Wright and Richmond Offer Haying Tools
Local supplier Wright and Richmond stocks a range of haying implements. Customers can find Horse Rake Mowing Machine Horse Fork Hay Carrier and other equipment to meet farming needs.
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Wright & Richmond
Century Magazine features Camp Grindstone canoe tales and Civil War recollections
Henry Eckford recounts life at Camp Grindstone in the Thousand Islands with lively anecdotes and illustrations by W. A. Rogers. W. D. Howells describes Siena with Pennell etchings. Frontispiece portraits include Garrison and companions, with Higginson framing prewar agitation. Civil War pieces by Porter and others accompany Mrs. Burton Harrison’s Virginia Girl recollections alongside camp life anecdotes.
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Henry Eckford
Camp Grindstone
American Canoe Association
Thousand Islands
W. A. Rogers
W. D. Howells
Siena
Pennell
William Lloyd Garrison
T. Johnson
Garrison
Wendell Phillips
George Thompson
Wendell Philllips Garrison
Francis Jackson Garrison
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Burton Harrison
Virginia
Fitz John Porter
Malvern Hill
Brown's Iron Bitters Promises Health Through Digestion
An old advertisement touts Brown's Iron Bitters as improving digestion and blood quality. It claims enriched blood, better appetite, sound sleep, and strength, citing Henry Hallam of St. Louis and "thousands of others" as testimonials.
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Henry Hallam
South 17Th Street
St. Louis
Lea & Perring
Indies
China
Jamaica
Charm Manufacturing CO
Union Pacific Excursion to Portland Planned by Hoyt Sherman Jr
Des Moines special agent Hoyt Sherman Jr announces a September excursion to Portland and neighboring areas. Round trip tickets cost 100 with six month validity, via Denver and Oregon. San Francisco return adds a small extra. Sleeping car fare 14 more each way for double berth. side trips to Shoshone Falls Walla Tacoma Seattle Astoria and Sitka offered. Full details mailed on request.
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Hoyt Sherman, Jr
Des Moines
Union Pacific Railway
Portland
Oregon
Denver
San Francisco
Shoshone Falls
Walla
Tacoma
Seattle
Astoria
Willamette Valley
Sitka
Iowa Press Association
Sherma
Doctor Praises Hunt's Remedy for Dropsy
Dr L A Paulmer of Westerly Rhode Island declares Hunt's Remedy the best medicine for dropsy and claims it has nearly raised the dead.
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L. A. Paulmer
Westerly, R. L
Hunt
La Crosse Business College Advertisement Notice
An advertisement placed in another column promotes La Crosse Business College offerings. The notice highlights courses and enrollment options for prospective students seeking business training.
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KarSee
la Crosse Business College
Soldier Enlistment Law Misinterpreted on Confederate Veterans
Marshall News argues the state assessment law wrongly lists Confederate veterans as soldiers. It calls Confederacy illegitimate and stresses pensions apply only to ex-union soldiers, not ex-confederates, urging correction of the enrollment lists.
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Confederacy
Marshall News
Mishler's Herb Bitters Endorsed by Ship Sailors
Jacob Palmer, mate on the U S S Portland, writes that he always stocks Mishler's Herb Bitters before a cruise. He praises it as invaluable for diarrhea dysentery colic and cramps, a remedy landsmen would recognize for sea life discomforts.
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Jacob Palmer
U.S
Portland
Mishler
Doctor Cites Hunt's Remedy for Dy Heart Disease
Dr. A. W. Brown of Mystic Connecticut states that Hunt's Remedy immediately relieves dyspnea caused by heart disease in his case. He endorses the treatment as effective for breathing difficulty associated with cardiac conditions.
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A. W. Brown
Mystic
Conn
Pioneer Family Grows With First Twin Birth
In the Ida Co. Pioneer a foreman Sam Holcomb and his wife welcome their first twins, a bouncing girl, prompting town chatter that there are two babies though only one. The family recovers, and the paper notes higher living costs and a 25 cent yearly subscriber raise as expenses rise.
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W. Ildlcomb
Daugther
Sloscomb
Mr. Ll
Sam
Holcomb
Ida Co. Pioneer
Excursion to Chautauqua Lake via Illinois Central Railroads
The Illinois Central Railway promotes an Excursion to Chautauqua Lake New York from Chicago on Monday August 3. Passengers may choose Lake Shore Michigan Southern or Chicago Atlantic routes. Tickets are non iron clad farm and valid until October 15 with stopovers. Apply at local IC station agents for fare and request sleeping car berth by July 30. Specify preferred route from Chicago. J F Meury General West Passenger Agent.
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Chautauqua Lake
N. Yeveryone
Ohio
York State
Illinois Central R. R
Chicago
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Chicago & Atlantic
Illinois Central
J. F. Meury
Gen. West
Infant of Britson Family Dies in Story City
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Lars Britson died on Wednesday this week. Flags in Story City were at half mast after dispatch announced General Grant's death last Thursday. Prof Leighton ex principal of Story City schools and Ellsworth has accepted the Van Horne principalship. Bert Grinnell of Gilbert had a lightning strike on his house Thursday night causing minor damage to chimney and plaster.
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Story City Review
Lars Britson
Chris Franson
Story City
Dispatch
Gen
Grant
Leighton
Ellsworth
van Horne
Bert Grinnell
Gilbert
Patent medicine claim for skin cures at Pickett & Co Drug Store
An advertising claim touts a salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chil blains corns and all skin eruptions. It promises cure or money back with 25 cents per box sold by Pickett & Co I Drug Store.
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Pickett & Co
I Drug Store
G. A. R. reunion plans promise grand Maxwell event
Preparations underway by the G. A. R. to host a grand reunion in Maxwell. All old soldiers sailors and Mexican war veterans are urged to attend. A full program will be published next week in the Maxwell Tribune.
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Princey Tires
Maxwell & Sun
Maxwell
Maxwell Tribune
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