Electric light queries and stock market notes from Cedar Rapids weekly
In Cedar Rapids the Weekly Review notes electric light plans in progress and lists diverse items from this week’s news. It reports Dubuque ice shipments, a Mechanicsville burglary, livestock market data from Carlisle and Warren County, and the death of George W Singly in Moluton at age 110. The summary covers accidents, fires, a St Paul explosion, and various criminal cases, with many coastal and midwest incidents and a broad sweep of late Feb items.
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Dubuque
George Hines
Mechanicsville
Halterman & Hargis
Carlisle
Warren County
Chicago
Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Adams County
Ilinois
Vermillion County
Toledo, Burlington & Delphos
St. Paul
Summit Avenue
Earl
Books as Family Treasures Worth More Than Luxuries
The article argues books are essential in households, not mere luxuries. It contrasts frugal views with the value of libraries and biographies, urging investment in reading to elevate culture, character, and family unity rather than disposable ornaments and fleeting pleasures.
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Prudence
Duff
Bushnell
Macaulay
Robertson
Trade note on a medicinal cough remedy
An ad fragment touts a 25 cent bottle of a remedy claimed to save time and strength in treating coughs and colds, noting wealth is minor compared to medical expenditure. The short note emphasizes value and quick relief.
The Ideal Woman’s Everyday Dress in Fine Detail
A detailed portrait describes a class of women whose outfits meet high standards. They walk with healthful vigor, wear cloth walking and church suits with precise tailoring, thick-soled shoes, and well-kept gloves and bonnet strings. Hair is carefully waved over the forehead, the head shaped to please artists, and a parasol provides sun and rain protection. No fault is found by the censorious.
Three Policemen Shot and Emperor Comments on Trade Talks
From Edinburgh on February 5 three policemen were shot. The Emperor in the Reichstag praised the financial policy and urged a favorable outcome for pending commerce treaties. He announced the stamp tax brewing tax and other measures.
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Reichstag
Hidden objects in trees baffle curious lumbermen
Michigan lumbermen found a chain-link embedded under bark traced to a steel trap deep in the wood. In New Jersey a willow uprooting uncovered two footstones enveloped by roots, and a third embedded in solid wood as sawed sections revealed the hidden forms.
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Michigan
New Jersey
Woman credits Sir Walter Scott with Scotland’s name
An American visitor to Sir Walter Scott’s home exclaimed that Scotland must have been named after him. Her enthusiastic remark sparked amusement and a lighthearted reflection on the author’s fame.
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Sir Walter Scott
Scotland
Kidney-Wort Promoted for Liver and Kidney Cleansing
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a remedy claimed to cleanse the liver kidneys and bowels to restore normal function. It notes liquid preparations and regular uses, urging readers to try the product.
Felicity Joke Highlights Language Gap in Rural Speech
A city minister’s sermon mistakes simple words for high talk, provoking a farmer who defines felicity as something inside a pig. The tale underscores how plain folks interpret speech and the misalignment between educated language and common understanding.
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Edward Everett
Felicity
Wife chides husband in bleak sea tale quip
A fond wife teases her husband who follows the sea trade urging him to brighten his appearance lest a dangerous voyage end in disaster. The dialogue conveys concern and affection within a maritime setting.
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Joe
Congress Counts Electoral Votes and Garfield Victory
The Senate and House meet in joint session to count the electoral votes. The tally shows James A. Garfield as President and Chester A. Arthur as Vice President elect, with Georgia votes questioned but not changing the outcome. The adjournment follows memorials and routine bills, while Fernando Wood’s death is announced.
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Rock Hill
North Pennsylvania Railway
Michael Hoghan
South Easton
James Fraley
Seifert
South Bethlehem
George Green
Charles Everett
Bethlehem
Wood
Philadelphia
Jas. Moore
Mauch Creek
Senate
Randall
V Assembly
the of Alabama
Hamlin
Hancock
Epuish
Alantavia
House
Garfield
Georgia
Crowley
Springer
English
Congress
Climois
Iowa
Thurman
James A. Garfield
Omea
Chester A. Arthur
Gillette
National Bank
Frye
Funding bill debate and stalled amendments in Congress at Washington
In Washington on Tuesday February 15 the Senate and House clashed over a funding bill with a proposed 400 009 000 bonus and a bond versus stock question. Debates focused on appointing a treasury secretary role, awarding subscriptions to banks, and restricting contracts with syndicates. The session included tax and railway penalty actions and continued with river and harbor bill discussion before adjournment.
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London Times
The
Land League
Paris
Pargell
League
Ireland
House of Commons
Senate
Way Askengton
Thomas C. Crittenden
Bayard
Kirkwood
Treasury
Finance Committee
The Principle of Accountability in Moral Life
The essay argues that moral force, not physical power, guides human history. It asserts that belief in a just Judge shaping conduct from religious origins sustains empires and republics. It emphasizes accountability as a universal, defining force underlying society and virtue.
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Lake
Michigan
Inauguration Committee Named and Bills Considered
Washington on February 10 reports Pendleton Anthony and Bayard as inauguration committee. An appropriation bill was received and referred. Blaine introduced a bill for temporary increase of facilities for exam and adjudication of claims. The postal appropriation bill was taken up and amended before Senate adjourned.
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Washington
Wallace
Spain
Mexico
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Hamlin
Russell
Cuba
House
Morton Monumental Association
Plumb
Morzan
Seveen Coedent
Booth
Morgan
Thurman
Tomouse
Rennes Caus Wood
Rouse
Pendleton
Anthony
Bayard
Blaine
Private bills debated as river and harbor bill moves to committee
The House opened committee on the river and harbor bill amid a long debate. Members Pace Tod Okt Townsend cannon Dunnel Marsh Chalmers and others spoke before the committee rose and the House adjourned without further action.
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HOUSE
Pace
Tod
Age
Townsend Cannon
Dunnel
Marsh
Chalmers
Resolution on international exhibition and navigation policy
In Wasnaoron a plan to invite foreign nations to join the 1883 international exhibition was introduced. A resolution instructed the judiciary committee to report on arming troops under U S officers and other issues, and another proposal sought tolls on river commerce. The postal appropriation debate included a $1,000,000 mail service provision. amendments were debated as the Senate adjourned. A second item proposed equal privileges for vessels built in foreign countries under law for U S vessels, with related amendments.
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Wasmaoron
Kanawa
Yeas
Hamlin
Senate
Washington
Saturda
United States
Cromwell Reforms England and Saaved France’s Peasantry
Fragmentary quote notes Cromwell’s reforms in England and claims the peasantry saved France, highlighting a historic ideal of reform shaping nations.
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Cromwel
England
France
The Yak in High Mountains Its Uses and Habits
The yak supplies milk richer than cow milk and its hair is used for fabrics. It travels easy on slopes, avoids dangers, and can form a moving highway in snow. It climbs to high pastures, eats snow, and returns by the old ice with its calf kept as a pledge.
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Kirghts
Volcanic Feats Through History at Cotopaxi Vesuvius and More
Historical eruptions reveal Cotopaxi throwing rocks 3000 feet from its crater in 1833 and Vesuvius casting ash and scoria across vast distances, with eruptions at Etna and Tungurahua reshaping landscapes. Notable expulsions include lava flows, ash clouds, and stone projectiles measured in feet and miles, plus mass volumes and distances recorded in chronicles.
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Cotepaxi
Tunguaragua
Gmud
Vesur
Torre del Greco
Elma Boureau
Monte Rosini
Nicholosa
Etna
Vesuvius
Eins
Constantinople
Syria
Egypt
Pompeii
Cotapaxi
Sumbawa
Java
Governor Porter as a Slave in 19th Century Hoax at Hanover
An old correspondent recounts a Hanover incident where a group of youths spotted a "likely young negro" and offered a $200 reward. Albert G. Porter, then a Han over student later Indiana governor, allegedly posed as an African with lampblack and disguise. Hall and others played out the ruse, imprisoning a white man and deceiving Hall, while the real enslaved person escaped toward Canada.
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Hiberian Secent
Fairfax
Linn County
Waterloo
John Graves
Sabula
Salem
Ohio
Smith
Wright
Ray
Hall
Porter
Ward
Hanover
Lor
Canada
Wheat scare report from New York Herald summary
The New York Herald downplays western wheat crop failures noting some fields may be frozen or flooded but unlikely to yield no harvest. It suggests fields sown late will be replanted or resown to recover and does not confirm widespread destruction.
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The
New York Herald
West
Growth of Youth Advised for Healthy Development
Brief note suggests that young people thrive when fully engaged and active, emphasizing that growth accelerates with healthy, complete involvement in daily life.
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Patrick Egan
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Henri Lezere
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Ways and Means
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Philadelphia & Reading Railway
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