Canada to America a Pleasant Crossing and a Storm
A travel diary recounts crossing from Chelsea Massachusetts to Canada and the United States aboard steamers. The journey includes Niagara Falls views, Thousand Islands scenery, a sudden shipboard storm near the Cedar Rapids, and an ominous cabin floor breakage. Travelers describe Montreal and Portland as well as a future note on the G A R encampment. The letter closes with Iowa weather notes and crop conditions.
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Chelsea
Mass
Canada
Port Huron
London
Niagara
Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Kingston. Iere
Coyle
Curtiss
Wilson
Miss Granger
Kingston
Thousand Islands
Prescott
Cedar Rapids
Beauharnais
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Portland
Maine
Boston
Sara K. Wilson
Des Moines Seeks Large Beet Sugar Factory
Des Moines moves to secure the establishment of a large beet sugar manufactory in the city, signaling plans to attract a major industrial operation and boost local employment.
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Des Moines
The English Railroad Car Reflects on Travel Comforts
Julian Halph, writing in Harper's Weekly, contrasts English and American rail cars by imagining an American horse-car converted into an English carriage. He notes lack of in-car amenities in England, with comforts and conveniences seen at stations rather than inside the cars, and observes differing seating and space allocations in third and first class.
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Europe
Third Avenue
Berch
Julian Halph
Harper's Weekly
Minors Central Railroad Announces Seasonal Excursions
The railroad will run five round trips to Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana on April 22 May 20 September 9 23 and October 14. One fare for round trip with 30 day tickets and stopovers south of Cairo. Agency sales at stations west of Dunecomb on the C F M Branch for evening trains the day before.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Central Railroad
Cairo
Dunecomb
McComb City
Manchester
J. F. Merry
Pass
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure and Fresh Breath
Catarrh cured and health restored with Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. It claims to secure sweet breath and offer a nasal injector free. Sold by Westerman & Arnold at 50 cents.
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Shiloh
Westerman & Arnold
Iowa notices span military, health and agriculture items
The report lists Adjutant General Green naming Dr. A. M. Linn as assistant surgeon for the Third regiment. Governor Boies and Private Secretary Lam attend Spirit Lake encampment. the governor plans a Des Moines return Wednesday. Reports include malignant diphtheria in Rudd, Iowa corn averaging fifty bushels per acre, and a blue Craft/Drift themed decor note. Glanders reported in Council Bluffs horses. Twenty seventh Iowa infantry reunion set for Nashua September 10-11. Judge Sam H. Fairall up for renomination in Eight Judicial District Johnson and Iowa counties.
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Lone Tree Lake
Burlington
Green
A. M. Linn
Des Moines
Lone National Guard
Boies
Lam
Spirit Lake
Glanders
Council Bluffs
Twenty-seventh
Iowa Infantry
Nashua
Sam H. Fairall
Johnson
Iowa
Washington Letter on Senate maneuvers and party split
The regular Washington correspondent reports the Senate conflict over Quay’s resolution limiting its agenda to tariff, appropriations, and public buildings. Hoar leads support for both tariff and Federal Election bills while Southern Republicans align with Quay. Public pressure, lobby influence, and Speaker Reed’s stance shape the stalled session.
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Newton
D. C
Quay
Senate
Committee On Rules
Hoar
Edmonds
House
Reed
Burglar’s Joy and the Kitchen Robbery in Suburban London
A London suburb family narrates a home invasion from a burglar who raided the kitchen after lax window latches and back doors. They recover by catching the thief, a shoe-maker named Joe, who kept a diary of “remembrances” and was jailed for seven years. The incident leads the couple to fortify their villa with bells, bolts, a dog, and a gun, confidently awaiting future intruders.
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London
M'M
Jane
Peter
Mile End Road
Joe
Skilly
James
River and Harbor bill debate dominates Senate session
Senate devoted Friday and Saturday to the River and Harbor bill with amendments. The House faced frequent quorum issues last week. Clarkson resigns after September 1 and joins the Republican Congressional Campaign committee, which elected Carter of Montana as Secretary and Edward O'Brien of New York as Treasurer. Windom orders price disclosures for silver under the new law. Plumb proposes tin plate duty remains with a 1 cent bounty on US produced tin plate. Sandal and violet woods used in carved fans with gold inlay.
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Senate
House
Clarkson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Carter
Montana
Edward C. O’brien
New York
Windom
Plumb
United States
Exquisite gauze fans grace grand opera opening in Dubuque
The Hess Opera Company presented Carmen at the new Dubuque grand opera house on Thursday night before a crowd of 35,000 in a gold and ivory decorated venue. Police seized sixty six kegs of liquor at Joe Lehner's package house in Des Moines. A Moose deer and caribou hunting season runs from September 1 to year end with waterfowl dates. Leonard Morrison's barn burned Thursday afternoon destroying hay, machinery, wagons. loss over 24.0 hundred dollars with only $300 insured.
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Dubuque New Grand Opera House
Hess Opera Company
Carmen
Des Moines
Joe Lehner
Iowa
Leonard Morrison
Grundy Center
Pupils rally to defend a girl amid school rule challenge
In a Chicago Herald feature, a group of boys at recess plan to back a girl against a potential wrong. One strong youth declares protection and discipline for anyone who harms her, asserting resolve and loyalty to their teacher at Murphy's Mill.
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Grandpa
Illnois
Grandma
Murphy's Mill
Nixon Waterman
Chicago Herald
Destructive floods hit Algerian desert towns and oases
Deluging rains swelled Laghouat and surrounding areas to flood levels not seen since 1888. Mzab Ouargia Taggart Itrains and other oases suffered inundation while Laghouat residents camped out as mud collapsed brick houses. A French traveler noted dangerous crossings and widespread damage.
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Laghouat
Biskra
Mzab
Ouargia
Taggart
Demorest
Salt Mountains of Nevada Show Pure Crystalline Salt
Reported on the Rio Virgin banks in Lincoln County Nevada the salt beds span about twenty five miles. The salt is pure and unusually clear with a thickness that can reveal a newspaper through a seven or eight inch section. A sandstone cap hides a salt field described as a colossal snowdrift with evidence of a prehistoric camp beneath including charred wood and cedar bark mats preserved by the salt.
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Rio Virgin
Colorado River
Lincoln County
Nev
N. Y. Ledger
Patent horse liniment and cholera remedy ad flare
An extended ad lists English Spavin Liniment for horses and Shilohs Cure for whooping cough and bronchitis. It promotes Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for summer bowel attacks. Sold by Westerman & Arnold and L M Bosworth Ames Iowa.
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L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Iowa
Shiloh
Chamberain
Westerman & Arnold
Habit of Submission to Duty Voices
This piece argues authority's value while warning against tyranny, tracing how true obedience blends freedom with duty. It notes authority's aim to guide all, from childhood training to lifelong self control, citing Emerson and stressing self sacrifice, restraint, and conscience.
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Emerson
Philadelphia Ledger
Uncle Sam Medicines Sold by All Druggists
Uncle Sam's Condition Powder and Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment are advertised as two great medicines sold by all druggists. The notice emphasizes their availability and reliability through widespread distribution.
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Uncle Sam
Iowa Central Route Promotes Northwest Travel
Travel agents for the Iowa Central Route offer cheap through tickets to Minnesota Montana Mani toba the Dakotas Washington Oregon Puget Sound and the Sioux Reservation. The line claims fastest shortest cheapest service with daytime through trains to St Paul and new palace cars. Time cards rates and information available from A F Banks Marshalltown IA or T P Barry A G P A.
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Minnesota
Montana
Manitoba
Dakotas
Washington
Oregon
Puget Sound
Iowa Central
St. Paul
Northwest
Electric Bitters Prove Life Changer for Ida vile Residents
Ida ville residents praise Electric Bitters as a key remedy for kidney and liver trouble. Postmaster Timmons says it improved his health greatly while farmer John Leslie reports feeling like a new man. Hardware merchant Gardner notes renewed energy and appetite after using the medicine. A bottle is sold by druggists.
New Railroad Towns Spur Growth in Northwestern Iowa
In the heat of Iowa’s corn belt along the Sioux Falls and Onawa branches of the Illinois Central, several towns are springing up and poised to become villages and cities. For investors seeking business locations, contact Cherokee Western town Lot and Land Co., Cherokee, Iowa, to obtain pamphlet Homes for Everybody and details on towns as they were in 1888. Apply to Manchester Town, J. F. Merry, Ass't Gen’l Passenger Ag’t.
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Sioux Falls
Onawa
Ilinois Central
Iowa
Cherokee Western Town
Lot and Land Co
Cherokee
Manchester Town
J. F.merry
Ag’t
A Woman's Discovery of Dr King’s New Discovery
A Shelly North Carolina case reports a woman named Mrs. Lutz suffering seven years from a wasting illness and severe cough. After taking Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, she slept through the night and, with one bottle, was miraculously cured. Free trial bottles offered at the local drug store.
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Dr. King
Mra. Nother Lutz
W.C. Hamrick & Co
Shelly, N. C
Aborigine harpoon work and far flung plants
The article notes South Wal aborigines shaping harpoon heads by hollowing across the grain. It cites London imports of potted plants, lilies and roses from Holland and Italy, and a Southern France cultivator sending white snowdrops worth 60 090 annually. It mentions a Missouri bride surprise, a twelve-year-old drinker in an industrial school, a North Carolina hen and her chicks, melon juice used as a cosmetic, and salt mountains near the Rio Virgin with clear salt layers and a prehistoric open camp beneath.
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South
Wal
London
Holand
Italy
France
Hanibal
San
Salt Mountains
Rio Virgin
Colorado River
Lncoln Counev
Some Directions For Ladies to Follow While Traveling
A Harper's Bazar travel guide advises women to prepare for journeys with careful grooming. It outlines packing habits for nightwear and attire, organizing toiletries, and maintaining cleanliness in the sleeping car. The tone is practical and instructional for staying tidy on trips.
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Finith
Harper’s Bazar
Not Such an Ass as He Looks
A donkey feeds on abundant grass and herbs while horses and cattle overindulge in luxury. They scorn the donkey for his simple diet, yet soon find the field bare except for thistles. The donkey smiles, proving appearances mislead. Washington.
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Washington
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