Diphtheria Cases Rise in Adair Area and Local News
The column notes nearly fifty diphtheria cases near Adair and reports various regional items including an insurance company in the county, a Ced Rapids grocer’s death, a former editor in Boone county, a bridge fare cut by the Union Pacific, a Des Moines stock breeders’ convention, and marital deaths and elopements. It also mentions a large oatmeal mill under construction in Davenport and other local notices.
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Adair
Clinton
County
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
Fires and upheavals mark late January across cities and nations
Late January reports detail fires in Baltimore Toledo and Red Bank with losses ranging from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars. Political shifts include Garfield's Ohio Senate nomination and a New York interest law change. Internationally, South Africa unrest eases, Afghan politics shift, and famine looms in North Persia.
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Dubuyee
D. J. McDaid
General Assembly
Sac Cty
New York
Chicago
James Keene
Third District Press Association
Manchester
Luke Prior
Gov
Cobb
Alabama
Houston
Menomonee
Wis
Internal Revenue
Customs
Cetewayo and an English conjurer entertain captive king at Dutch castle
The article describes Cetewayo hosting Dr Holden the court magician in the king's prison. It recounts the pageant with wives,现场 observing guards, and the conjurer performing tricks while Cetewayo inspects sleight of hand and dangerous feats. It also includes digressions on cod fishing and marine life.
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Windsor
Aul Castle
Rae
Royal Engineer
Micawber
Uito
Moses & Sons
England
Dr. Holden
Patch on Breeches Urgency Amid Busy Major
Major Holcomb notes no patch on breeches as he dresses and declines time to fix it. He insists on carrying the patch himself to avoid exposing the flaw and argues he cannot afford to delay.
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Maria
Major Holcomb
Insurgent chiefs depart for Spain as Cuba campaign intensifies
Reports say several insurrectionary leaders surrendered and left for Spain while heavy troops are sent to Santiago del Cuba to pursue mulatto chief Gillerman, the last major armed adversary. Observations on paper use and new paper products underscore growing interest in inexpensive materials for bedding and manufacturing.
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Spain
Santiago del Cuba
Gillerman
Berlin
Guilty of Wrong and Preferring Patent Medicines
A reader criticizes wishing for overhyped remedies and notes many patent medicines are overvalued. The author shares experience with bitters in Bay climate and warns against extravagant claims while commenting on wind and public talk.
Forbidden Witchery of a Fair Woman
A lyrical portrait praises a woman’s beauty and virtue, describing fair skin rosy lips and golden hair. The verse extols her tenderness and grace while asserting purity of soul and resistance to evil.
The Cod in Harper's January Issue
The article praises the cod as a prolific, large food fish. It details its utilization from flesh to oil and bones, notes its cold-water range from Cape May to polar waters, and mentions Habitat like Canadian coast waters. Professor Baird comments on its omnivorous diet and stomach as a prime dredge.
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Harper's Magazine
Baird
Cape May
Massachusetts
Canada
Wild cat attack on hunter ends with son killing beast near Delaware River
Wilhelmus Westfall and his son Alexander hunted foxes in Sussex County New Jersey when a six foot long fifty pound wild cat leaped at Wilhelmus. The hunter’s rifle misfired twice before Alexander fired, fatally wounding the cat. The beast charged the elder hunter, injuring his face and clothing before the son’s shot ended the danger.
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Long Branch
New Jersey
Woodbridge
Hainesville
N. J
Wilhelmus Westfall
Montague Township
Sussex County
Alexander
Delaware River
Helmus
Wilhelmus
Honest impulse saves half dollar from pocket at Smith
A man confesses he nearly pocketed a half dollar left by a previous passer at a counter but resisted the urge. He notes the moment occurred as Smith prepared cigars, and a curious coincidence made the coin the right change. A second excerpt describes a home remedy with brandy lemon water and isinglass for fevers or weak stomachs.
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Smith’ S
Jones
Smith
Time wagers and a thyme tale at Cort landt street clock shop
A clock emporium on Cortlandt Street hosts a humorous bet about time from many places including Greenwich and Paris. A stranger wins with thyme as the sought time, but counterfeit bills reveal the prankster’s ruse and the trio’s amusement turns to caution about wagering and stakes.
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Greenwich
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Webster
Chicken Jelly and Scotch-Out Cakes
A wartime kitchen recipe describes boiling two chickens to pull meat, reserving bones to simmer, then combining shredded meat with jelly Worcestershire salt mace cloves and allspice to set as a chilled dish. It also gives a oat cake method with dripping water and rolled oatmeal baked thin in a hot oven.
Busy Post Office Blunders Highlight Human Error
Tribune notes that carelessness in mail handling is widespread, with even leading men often at fault. A long list of misaddressed, undirected, or lost letters is kept, showing errors from senders and the public as well as mail staff, including one case where a father blamed the office for letters about his son.
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Cavagnari
London
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the Times
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Russia
Balkh
England
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Haigh
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Leemacann
New Land
Snorro
Massachusetts
Magundsson
Greenland
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Proman
Asia
Tribune
John H. Purdy
Prairie” Jones
Express
Street Scene on Tremont Avenue in Boston
A fragment describes Felicia walking down Tremont Street in Boston with a rough street encounter as passersby ask about a cigar. The casual street chatter and urban moment capture a brief, vivid slice of city life.
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Boston
Felicia
Tremont
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