Afghans Repel Invasion As British Advance Ordered
Reports indicate Afghan defenses held by European forces incurred heavy losses as British plans to move on Jelalabad faced resistance. The Ameer fled toward Turkestan after the disaster, seeking to resume friendly ties with Britain per a stated ultimatum. Swiss election sees Col. B mer elected President and Dr. E Welti Vice President for 1875.
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I Teks Ieee Ag Ain
William
Germany
Nobl
Oneen
Jelalabad
Ameer
Bmer
E Welti
Swiss Confederation
New Orleans backs Texas Pacific rail subsidy
The New Orleans Commercial Convention voted in favor of the Texas Pacific railroad subsidy. A boiler explosion in Columbus, Ohio killed several and injured many at a mill complex. Losses and insured values are noted.
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Texas Pacific Railroad
Obrcongee Se
Pacific
Brooklyn
Hayes
Senate
New York
Edwin A. Merritte
Charles R. Graham
Silas W. Burt
Thomas Hillhouse
United States Eeven
John J
Frisbee Michigan
St Rio Grande
Brazil
John & Mosby
Virginia
Hong Kong
John C.white
Llinois
G. Harrie “Heap
Constantinople
John N. Fuller
Ohio
Tomne
Miami District
Internal Revenue
F. W. Robb
Nebraska
John S
Pennington
Arkansas
Dakota
Emagé Tiéeting
Columbus
Congress
Washington
Washington County
Lows
Memphis Citizens’ Relief Committee
Minneapolis
Macon
Miss
Louisville Courier- Snr
Breathitt County
Jackson
Potter
Chicago Packers Strike Paralyzes Meat Industry
About 1,500 workers from three large Chicago packing houses walked off the job for higher wages, halting operations. The move comes amid other financial disruptions including Caledonian Bank's Inverness office suspension and a treasury bond issue. Market pooling discussions in New York set freight rates for 5 years, with Albert Fink empowered to adjust percentages. Wheat and grain stocks in Curacao elevators total 7,901,850 bushels, up from last year, while several banks face suspensions and a $5 million bond call looms.
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Chicago
Scotch Bank
Caledonian Bank
Inverness
Trunk of Railroad
New York
Treasury Department
Trade unionists plan national convention and criticise Resumption Act
About 108 trades union representatives in Philadelphia form a political group and plan a mid January national convention in Chicago or St. Louis. Judge Kelley, likely Greenback speaker candidate, avoids opposing mechanisms to enforce the Resumption Act. He sees interconvertible bonds as a possible compromise. A Washington meeting is set for February 224 with free rewrnet Congressmen elect to the party-13 Congress to frame policy.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Wasainatos
Judge Kelley
Greenbackers
Kelley
Washington
Appointment of Adjutant General for Louisiana
Gen. Beauréga d appointed Adjutant General of Louisiana by Gov. Nicholls. Orson Yype dies. President Alcantara of Venezuela died last month and Chief Justice J. Gutierrez acts as Chief Magistrate pro tem. Grant may visit China this winter aboard the Richmond. Orville Grant released from lunatic asylum after partial mind restoration. Details emerge on the death of Errrvcuim Lawrence near New Orleans, a former Secession Convention member and 1573 Congress delegate. Carer Justice Monanan, Ireland’s Attorney General during 1548 troubles, is dead.
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Louisiana
Nicholls
Orson Hype
Alcantara
Venezuela
J. Gutierrez
Gen. Grant
China
Richmond
Orville Grant
Errrvcuim Lawrence
New Orleans
Congress
Carer Justice Monanan
Ireland
Convictions and Executions Shake Midwest Jurisdictions
Jons O Connor, expelled Ohio legislator, convicted of perjury for pension fraud. Grand Jury in Yankton South Dakota returns twelve indictments against Dr. Livingstone, ex Indian Agent at Crow Creek. In Nebraska City two men convicted of second degree murder face life imprisonment after a midnight verdict and a hanging at dawn.
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Jons O'Connor
Ohio
United States
Grand
United States Court
Yankton
D. C
Dr. Livingstone
Crow Creek
Nebraska City
Neb
Senate and House proceed with budget and yellow fever actions
December days feature committee appointments on the Hot Springs clause and yellow fever investigations, debates over silver redemption and currency, and multiple bills advancing in the Senate and House. Executive sessions confirm patents and appoint officials as shifts in committees occur.
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Harris
Matthews
Lamar
Paddock
Conover
Garland
Cmona
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company
Tis
Eaton
Wallace
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Edmunds
Cameron
United States
South Carol
Committee On Indian Affairs
Indian Territory
Hassert E. Paine
Wisconsin
FE. J. Hail
Testh
David H. Bailey
Ohio
Shanghai
Jas. Se
Porstmaster
Grand Rapids
Mick
Mr. Felton
Barchard
National Bark
Buckner
Cummings
Vance
Atkina
Chalmers
United States Army
Julius Powell
Oldest US couple in Gallia County at over 100 years
Cincinnati Gazette reports William J. Davis born 1771 and Lucy Ann Davis born 1778 living in Gallia County infirmary. The pair, married twice before, share a household for 43 years and remain vigorous with sharp faculties. he never sick, she reads without glasses, and they twice walked long distances recently.
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Giallipolis
Cincinnati Gazette
Gallia County Infirmary
United States
William J. Davis
Lucy Ann Davis
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Union
Burial lore links Stewart site to unmarked graves
The piece recalls Nathan Hale and other famed figures said to have no graves. Hale’s body was buried in an unmarked negro cemetery. after the war bones were moved. The text notes Stewart’s warehouse on that spot and ponders resting places of Girondins and other notable names.
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Stewart
Nathan Hale
Mme
Roland
Charlotte Corday
Savant Lavoisier
Chenier
Greene
Search for Civil War Hero’s Grave Remains Unfound
A Cincinnati Gazette report notes that the veteran led a Southern ration near the war’s end and died there. His burial site was neglected, and Congress later funded a monument, but the exact grave location could not be found despite the search.
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New York Cor
Cincinnati Gazette
The Boss Vagrant of Detroit
A junky old man in rags is saved from social invisibility by Bijah in a Detroit Free Press tale. Bijah shaves and cleans him, turning the sooty, feathery wanderer into a refreshed, wary traveler who storms off in defiance after a drastic act of “care.”
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Bijah
Detroit Free Press
Crow Sam Reappears in Old Slavery Court Tale in Arkansas
A Long ago Arkansas tale recounts a former slaveholder recalling Crow Sam, a feared enslaved man he whipped regularly. After the Civil War, disputes arise when Crow Sam sits as magistrate and quips that law will halt its direct rem. The narrative ends with reflections from Little Rock Gazette.
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Crow Sam
Sam
Old Crow Sam
Old Sam
Germ theory lecture extols soap and hot water against typhus
Dr Richardson spoke on germ theory and air dust spores noting 50 000 typhus germs fit a pin head. He warned spores die at 120 degrees and with soap, urging public to fight typhus and malaria with hot water and soap per a Philadelphia Press health board view.
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Tyndall
Board of Health
Philadelphia Press
Fate of Collins Graves in Italian Flood
A private letter from Turin recounts the collapse of a flood near Turin that killed hundreds. A young shepherd warned villagers from a mountain path using his sheep horn but locals doubted him as the water rushed toward the town and many perished.
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Collins Graves
Italy
Collins
Turin
Orig
Remedies for Burns and Eye Care From Historic Guide
The text reviews curing burns with baking soda and alkalies, including immediate relief from bicarbonate of soda. It covers eye health, warning against overwork and dust, recommends cold baths, rest, tonics, and outdoor air, and urges avoiding twilight work and bright sun for vision preservation.
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London Lancet
Ateo
Guidance on Beauty and Cheer in Dress and Demeanor
A section from the Young Woman's Journal advocates cheerfulness and natural grace to enhance beauty. It advises women to study posture and dress to offset flaws, suggesting practical tips for different body types and urging improvement through artful presentation and decisive, proactive behavior.
Greatest world landmarks and wonders listed in brief
The passage catalogs top world items such as Niagara Falls as the greatest cataract, Mammoth Cave as the greatest cave, the Mississippi as the longest river, and Lake Superior as the largest lake. It also mentions Philadelphia’s city park, Chicago as the greatest port, Pilot Knob as the largest iron mass, Girard College as a premier Grecian building, and the Croton aqueduct as the largest.
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Niagara
Great Upper Lakes
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lake Superior
Pacific Rairoad
Pilot Knob
Missouri
Girard College For Orphans
Croton Aqueduct
New York
Pennsylvania
Youthful Spurgeon’s First Lesson Sparks Humorous Exchange
In a London Echo tale, young Spurgeon is sent to teach an aged Baptist minister, who derides “boys for pulpits.” The boy braces himself and prepares for his first lesson, recalling the verse that “a hoary head is a crown of glory” as rebuke and resolve.
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Spurgeon
London Echo
Epee
Mr. Spurgeon
Bere
Stewart the greatest merchant and keen warehouse inspector
The letter profiles Stewart as the era’s top merchant with vast fortune built by trade. He is described as plain in dress and appearance, five feet ten, auburn hair, blue eyes, and a quiet, observant manager who knew every department. An anecdote recalls his insistence on not wasting remnants and his sharp, practical judgments in a New York letter.
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Stewart
John Jacob Haber
New York
Blind French sculptor Vidal overcomes blindness to sculpt
The article chronicles Vidal, a renowned blind French sculptor who lost sight at 21 yet pursued sculpture with genius. From 1855 to 1875 he displayed works, earned medals, and saw the French Government buy his pieces. He works by touch, prefers night, and could model a hunter dog from memory.
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Vidal
J. W. Forney
Removal of Entire Scalp by Machinery
At a New York Pathological Society meeting Dr Finnel described a 28 year old woman who was injured by a revolving shaft in an oleomargarine factory. Her scalp was torn away from the occiput to the left eyebrow, with the left ear damaged. The scalp measured 24 inches in circumference and remained attached to 32 inches of hair. Initial plans to reattach failed due to grease on the wound. healing proceeded by granulation after three months.
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New York Pathological Society
New York Medical Journal
Finnel
Panenenens
Abbe
St. Luke's Hospital
Beea
Waiter Experiences Grizzly Mirror Injury and Recovery
A waiter suffered a severe scalp avulsion when a falling mirror struck him. The scalp split into two flaps but was reattached at the base. The wound was stabilized and, within days, healing began as the union formed.
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Sine Anaon
Scientific American
Miscellaneous Provocations and Notices From Abroad
A collage of brief items notes Moorish women wearing nose rings engagement rings, yellow fever spreading in Southern cities, a Georgia slander bill, foot size vanity, large Gulf of Maine fisheries catches, Albany Capitol lighting by electricity, whipping restoration debates, Portchester estate disputes, Georgia liquor dealer politics, a Vermont sheep with a chewing mouth, English separation act limits, Rome court appeals, Oxford railroad fears, Philadelphia tax valuations, Georgia wealth shifts, wedding cake grandeur for Lord Granville Gordon, Scottish bank relief fund schemes, snake milk drinking, Philippine drought and famine, a Wilmington romance tragedy linked to a murder suspect, and a Lebanon Ohio incident ending in madness.
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Portchester
N. Y
Roger Merritt
Vermont
England
Court of Appeal
Rome
Cardinal Antonelli
Court of Cassation
House of Commons
Oxford
Board of Revision of Taxes
Philadelphia
Lord Granville Gordon
Miss Roe
Dublin
Emerald Isle
Roe
Gordon
Scotland
Bank of Fraud
Glasgow
Kingswood
Calcraft
Corfe Castle
Philippine Islands
Wilmington
Del
Adderzook
Lebanon
Ohio
A Mexican Storm Destroys Rancho Cattle and Crops
A fierce storm swept the rancho of Jesus Maria in Coahuilla striking at 5 PM with dark clouds heavy rain and thunder. Hailstones large as oranges decimated cattle flocks and wildlife. crops were ruined and several lives were reported lost in the disaster.
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Rancho
Jesus Maria
Coahuilla
Boys and Tobacco Warns Against Teen Smoking
Physicians warn growing boys against tobacco use linking it to nervous diseases. French studies trace a chain of harms to developing nerves, urging teens to quit to avoid feebleness and poor health.
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France
Face to Face with Disease Prompts Early Warning
The piece warns that people often ignore symptoms until disease becomes visible. It stresses early medical aid and criticizes neglect, urging readers to follow precautions and consider Parsons' Pills as a remedy to prevent suffering.
Damme' Te Nae Comma Dentifrice Claim Quoted
Fragmentary text shows a claim about a dentifrice with a quoted price or figure. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to anchor the item.
Wastes of society and life extension in Beecher lecture
The text discusses Beecher's claim that life has waste and burdens, attributing misfortune to lawful breaches. It advocates Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Adviser as a modern work addressing disease and health, noting it contains over 800 pages, two color plates and wood-cuts, priced $1.50, postpaid, from R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
PusitsHen TeStimongees on Sheridan remedies and cures
A fragmented advert-like excerpt touts Scovrin’s BLoop and Liver as a cure for scrofulous disorders and white swelling. It praises old resident C. R. Sykes, references Sheridan’s pure horse and cattle powders, Brown’s Bronchial Troches, and Winslow’s soothing syrup for children. Mentions Dr Parsons and a depot address.
Venetian Liniment Promises Cure All Ailments
Dr JOBIAS VENETIAN LINIMENT advertised as remedy for feverish, diarrheal and dysentery conditions plus external uses for inflammation toothache sore throat and skin irritations. Claims long history since 1877 with depot listed at 43 address.
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Jobias
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