Tragic death after train collision cited in June notes
June 27 train fatality claims Albert An, a 51 year old widower with property nearby, deaf and unaware of an approaching train. The incident joins a wide array of 1800s era notices including smallpox concerns in Dubuque, incorporations in Iowa, and other regional events.
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Albert Albert
Mr. Albertson
State Undertakers’ Association
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
O. P. Arcoald
Marshallown
W Hohanschuh
Iowa City
E. P. Day
Muscatine
O. P. Arnold
W. Hohan
Loreby
Adaptation to Climate in Historical Perspective
Popular Science Monthly discusses limits of human and animal survival across extremes. It cites Boerhaave on lung life in hot air, notes records of high temperature in deserts, and references Cassini Humboldt and Gartok. It mentions mining shafts, diving bells, and living at elevations up to about 14,000 feet with reduced senses.
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Shamotig
Ey Sod Shamokin
Shamokin
William Movilick
Schultz
Umphrey
Eacecaes
Maryland
Elkgod
Big
Little Elk
Eliza Blakeney
Cincinnati
Chris Green
Adair
Adam Smith
Congress of the
United States
Washington
Congress
White House
Blank
Popular Science Monthly
Boerhaave
Africa
Cassini
Gartok
Himalayas
Humboldt
Congo
Syria
Andes
Life expectancy table used by London assurance firms
The document presents a calculated life expectancy chart by age. It notes averages and acknowledges occasional premature deaths, offering readers a sense of expected lifespans under actuarial assumptions, with numbers showing remaining years for ages from one to seventy.
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London Assurance Companies
Washington Letter on Henry Clay and a Stallion Tale
A Washington reminiscence recalls Henry Clay's era with a sorrel stallion, poker nights, and a rambunctious crowd. The storyteller narrates Clay driving, betting stories, and a controversial ending involving a enslaved man named Sam and a Louisiana planter, concluding with the provocative claim as a factual reminiscence.
Old Printer’s Night of Charity Ends in Tragic Silence
An aged printer in Lincoln, downtrodden and ill, sought aid at a newsroom frame and received help from fellow workers. Collecting funds, shelter, nurse, and new clothes followed, but at dawn he lay dead in a bare attic room, with the charity’s gifts lost to his quiet demise.
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Kansas City Journal
Democratic Party
Buchanan
Galent
Oregon
South Ooro
Republican Party
St Garfieid
Blaine
Garfiela
Rae
Can Party
Democracy
Washington
Clay
Henry Clay
Mr. Clay
John Hancock
Jim Bria T
Falls Church
Bright
Hancock's
Sam
Alexandria
Meernon
South Washington
Louisiana
Lincoln
Journal
Noted Author Denied Manuscript Review at Philadelphia Publisher
A manuscript is offered to a Philadelphia book publisher who refuses it as they only accept works from noted authors. The applicant asserts authorship of the book titled Publishernide and pushes for entry, while the publisher rebuffs the claim.
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Philadelphia
Joseph
Jim
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