Pocket-Book Mystery Ends in Father-in-Law's Confession
A romance ends in a drastic moral twist as Arthur Wallace learns his benefactor George Thorne is Alice Thorne’s father. Thorne reveals he found and kept the missing $20,000 pocket-book to save his family from ruin, confessing a lifetime of guilt while restoring Wallace’s lost fortune and securing his daughter’s future.
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Alice
George Thorne
Overton
Jey
Witene
Duke
Messrs. . m
Thorne & Wallace
Dr. Ponard
Mr. Thorne
New York
Philadelphia
Arthur
Indian matters and land sales advance in Washington session
The judiciary committee reported favorably a bill to relieve Richard Fathery from political disabilities but it was defeated 30 to 16. Indian affairs favor bills for selling prairie band lands and Miami lands in Kansas. A bill on disseminating disease information for domestic animals was discussed with a five member select committee chosen.
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Senate
Wasumerox
Hoarmer
Johnson
Committee On Agriculture
Ottramp
Theoinl
Washington
Carpenter
Secretary of the Treasury
Freedmen’s Bank
Freedmen’s Saving and Trust Company
HOUSE
Newberry
Great Britain
Malifax Fishery Commission
United States
Governernments
Ford
Post Office Committee
the & Ot
Pos
Telphic
Converse
Public Lands
Ender
Des Voines
Iowa
van Voorhies
Congress
New York
Prescott
Lapham
Judiciary Committee
Richard Fathery
Ingalls
Committee On Indian Affairs
Pottawattamie
Williams
Fkill
Johnston
Rollina
Kirkwood
Coke
Edmunds
California
Teller
Plumb
Thurman
Blair
Local Official Praises St Jacobs Oil Quality
Peroha Stein, City Brewer, told a News representative that St Jacobs Oil has proven dependable in her family. She said it offers flexible use with reliable reliability and high quality for familiar needs.
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Peroha Stein
St. Jacobs Oil
Alwa
Seieeta Belesens
Digest of Dean Swift Dinner Might and Mystery
Fragmentary OCR recalls Dean Swift dining with a family where the matron boasted of the number of ip with the prefix de Se the hats of her ances- Sodiems and oft. The garbled text hints at satire or anecdote about de prefix usage in names and lineage.
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Dean Swift
Cure Claimed for Female Weakness by Lydia E. Pinkham
Advertisement asserts thousands of women cured of stubborn female weakness using Lydia E. Pinkham's remedy. Mentions sending for information to Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and lists a claimed number of million quack remedies.
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Lydia E
Mra
Lydia EF
Estern Avenue
Lynn
Maas
Ham
Iowa State Board of Agriculture Holds 1881 Meeting
The Iowa State Board of Agriculture met in Des Moines on January 12 with officers Downing Brockway Shaffer Rounds and directors Duffield Porter Gray Clark Knapp Snouffer Stacy Wilson Coffin Beebe present. Officers elected for 1881 include Porter Shaffer Rounds Duffield Gray Wheeler and others. next fair set for the first week of September 1881 in Des Moines.
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Iowa State Board of Agriculture
Des Moines
F. L. Downing
E. ¥. Brockway
John R. Shaffer
J. G. Rounds
George G. Duffield
John W. Porter
George Gray
E. N. Clark
A. Knapp
J. J. Snouffer
Fitch B. Stacy
James Wilson
L. 8. Coffin
T. J. Beebe
Europe
Iowa
France
W. Porter
We City
E. F. Brock
Farfield
J.G. Rounds
George C. Duffield
Keosauqua
W. T. Smith
Oskaloosa
Audubon
H. C. Wheeler
Odebolt
R. C. Webb
McNeil
Harry Fulton
Fonda
J.J. Snouffer
Stacyville Oane
Gates
Ar Ra Wongery
Caesar
William Patsy Des Moines
Charles 8. Wells
Knox
Willard Collard
Des Tetess
W. 8. Saample
Keokut
J. G. H. Little
Muscatine
Geo. Gray Smith
Imte
Coffin
J. T
Beebe
E. F. Brockway
Fine Arts
Wise Words of a Willing Wit at Local Meeting
A La Grange publisher’s report notes references to St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for rheumatism and other pains, highlighting strong public endorsement of the Old Germany Remedy and its perceived efficacy.
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Walla
la Grange
St. Jacobs
Germany
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
U. 4
Twain Letter Skeptically Supports Abused Children Fund
The famed author Mark Twain, asked to contribute to a Boston fair benefiting abused children, voices sharp sarcasm about a society for preventing cruelty. He cites personal turmoil and a failing burglar alarm to mock the effort, then hints at writing a book if urged to prove cruelty to fathers.
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Mark Twain
Boston
Society For the Prevention of
Louey
Hawkeye Insurance Co Leads Iowa With Steady Growth
The Hawkeye Insurance Co of Des Moines, organized in 1865 with E J Ingersoll as president, shows a strong 1880 financial position with total assets of 620 051 91 and a net surplus of 287 381 63. Its record highlights continued asset growth, rising income to 190 136 87, and prompt loss payments across Iowa, reinforcing its reputation as a reliable state insurer.
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Iowa
Hawkeye
E. J. Ingersoll
Iowa Insurance Company
Des Moines
Rinker
J. Ingersoll
Old Timber Ties of Ancient Egyptian Temples Survive Millennia
The article notes timber used in Egyptian temple stonework dating back at least four thousand years. Tamarisk ties fit into carved notches between blocks, forming dovetailed joints that keep stones in place. similar ties from sacred trees are rare in the Nile valley today.
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Egypt
Valley of
The
Nile
Incurable to Healed by Warner Cure Says Ferris
A Chenango Forks man named Alexander Ferris credits Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for his recovery after years of illness. The testimonial notes improvements in wellbeing and endorses the product for others with similar kidney and liver troubles.
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Alexander Ferris
Chenango Forks
N. Y
Warner
Lyon
Hale
Gentle climate note warns of frequent colds and cures
A Victorian-era notice urges keeping Boechee's German Syrup for sudden weather-related illnesses. It claims cures for consumption and severe coughs and sells sample bottles at 10 cents. It also plugs Rough on Rats and a hair growth product CagsoLing, with promotional addresses and claims of improved formulas.
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Boechee
Tate
Homestead
Des Moines
Laws
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