Iowa Panamas ditch probe looms as funds mapped
The article notes French plans to study the Panama Canal scheme before more money is invested, suggesting a likely abandonment. It covers Iowa’s Twenty-first General Assembly convening in Des Moines, with details on Senate and House leadership, adjournments, and early organizational statements.
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Panama
Twenty-first
General Assembly
Capital
Des Moines
Senate
Dannon
Whaley
Postmaster Feud Ended by Union of Families in Ripon
In Ripon Wisconsin the long running feud between the retiring and incoming postmasters ends as the outgoing official's daughter marries the incoming postmaster's son. The couple plan to live together and run the postal office jointly using its resources.
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Ripon
Wisconsin
Northwestern contractors for cars and locomotives
Northwestern has let contracts for eight parlor cars for the main line and four for the Oma ha. Directors authorize constructing thirty to forty passenger coaches of the latest model, with negotiations underway to build thirty passenger locomotives at Schenectady works.
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Northwestern
Omaha
Schenectady Works
Pension claim for Civil War soldiers widows and children
The article notes that an 1836 act, carried into revised statutes, granted widows and children of militia or volunteer corps members who died in federal service five years of half pay. If still operative, at least 50 million dollars could be paid to families of those who died in the Civil War, pending court questions on its current validity.
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New York Telegram
Siberia
Ivan
Peter
Mire
Irkoutsk
Alexsandrovski Zavod
Militia
United States
Intelligencer
Church of Faith
Palestine
Iowa Criticizes Speaker Carlisle on House Committees
The piece notes Congressmen from Iowa receive limited posts on various committees with Conger on invalid pensions and others in areas from elections to liquor traffic. It argues Speaker Carlisle and Cleveland undervalue Iowa beyond agriculture.
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Iowa
Carlisle
House
Conger
Br. J. Hall
D. B. Henderson
W. P. Hepburn
J. 8
Struble
A. J. Holmes
Pacific Railroads
Jos. Lyman
State Department
J. B. Weaver
Interior Department
Labor
Jere Murphy
B. T. Frederick
W. E. Fuller
Cleveland
Bland bill silver dollars and government stockpiling discussed
The article outlines the Bland bill passed in February 1878 ordering monthly coinage of silver dollars valued at 2000,000. It notes intrinsic silver value fluctuating from about 89 to 80 cents, total minted 215,000,000 by Dec 1, 1885, with 165,000,000 in vaults and about 50,000,000 in public circulation via silver certificates totaling 143,000,000 in use, leaving 72,000,000 silver dollars as a dead weight stored by the government.
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Congress
Practical Religion and the Call to Faith Reform
A reader weighs in on the INTEL LIGENCER piece Practical Religion arguing that faith alone is weak without ethical conduct. The writer condemns profiteering and deceit hidden behind religious forms and urges worship aligned with justice and universal good.
Picturesque Washington book highlights city history and government life
A promotional overview of Picturesque Washington touts its complete history from founding to the present, detailed government descriptions, salaries, and operations. It emphasizes vivid descriptions of streets, parks, buildings, statues, the White House, and a readable yet statistical narrative.
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Picturesque
Washington
United States
Capitol
White House
The
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil Endorsed by Doctor
Dr C T Bromser of Rochester N Y reports personal benefit from Scott's Emulsion with Hypophosphites and endorses it for wasting diseases. He notes its palatability and efficacy and recommends its use in conditions of wasting.
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Scott
C. T. Bromser
Rochester
N. Y
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Scrofula
The ad claims no sufferer from scrofulous disease need despair. It asserts the tonic purifies the blood, destroys scrofula germs, and infuses new life and vigor throughout the body.
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Ayer
Grain buyers and merchants seek 500 in a book sale
For grain buyers commission merchants and others 500 in a book for sale at Bosworths and Westermans drug stores Ames also at The LyTel Licencer Office.
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Bosworth’s
Westerman’s
Ames
Lytelligencer Office
Bedtime Poem and New Year Garden News
A poet recalls rocking his child and valuing a smile over gold, while the Iowa Falls Citizen notes a resident of Webster City discovering unfrozen ground while plowing on New Year’s Day. The item blends a tender verse excerpt with a brief local gardening anecdote.
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Iowa Falls
S. B. Hoserkrans
Webster City
Reeman
British Navy Review by Sir Edward Reed in Harper's
An American magazine features Sir Edward Reed’s analysis of the British Navy and coast defenses. He credits the United States for naval lessons from the Civil War and presents diagrams and ship illustrations including a Trafalgar frontispiece by J O Davidson in Harper's February issue.
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Edward Reed
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Admiralty
Electric Bitters Prove Powerful in Home Use
Mr Geo W Willing of Manchester Michigan reports his wife regained ability to work after five years of near helplessness. He cites two bottles as turning her condition around. Electric Bitters praised by hundreds of testimonials and sold for fifty cents at J N Pickett Co Palace Drug Store.
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Geo. W. Willing
Manchester
Mich
J. N. Pickett & Co
Palace
Reefec
Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Set
David Claypool
Sergeantros
New Jersey Senate
Otary
Cedarville
Cumberland Co
N.d
Mishler
All Gregg Sunny
Hunt's Remedy Promises Cure for Bright's Disease and Nerves
Advert shows Hunt's Remedy advertised for Bright's Disease and nervous disorders. Claims wide range of kidney and female ailments addressed by the preparation. Includes testimonials and pharmacist endorsements.
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Hunt
Bright
Vast Dnieper Basin Reclaimed Through Canal System
The St. Petersburg Vedomosti details the Polese region reclamation begun in 1874. By last year a canal network spanning about 1 695 verts drained 1 141 000 desjatinas. Over 1 250 square miles of forest and 750 square miles opened, with remaining 2 500 miles drained and cultivated. Annual cost about 265 000 rubles.
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London Times
St. Petersburg
Rats in Storage Case Sets New Legal Precedent
The New York Morning Journal reports that a flax seed case ended with warehousemen not liable for rat damage. Rats gnawed sacks and bred in bags, forcing owners to pay storage despite believing the loss should be theirs. The piece notes rat nuisance in the city and cites Wall Street as affected. Autumn winds prompt farmers to shelter cattle.
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Knickerbocker Brothers
Treasury
Wall Street
New York Morning Journal
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Jack
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