Drowned and fire losses mark Iowa notes of June
Iowa crop prospects improve with garden land in Muscatine Island and central state yields praised. Drownings reported include Patrick Bane Iowa City June 14 Alfred Anderson Burlington June 9 Albert Lambert LeMars June 5 and a cedar rapids bridge builder Seitz in Shell Rock river June 12.
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Golden wedding celebrated in Berlin and world notes
Berlin marked Emperor William's golden wedding with heavy decorations and public addresses across provinces. Reports cover floods in Austria Hungary, seizures in Russia, Servia border changes, and political tumult in Paris and Washington, with health and sanitation questions facing Chicago and U.S. cities.
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Rhine
Cherson
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Usury ruling could end foreign loan agency business in Iowa
Monroe county district court found usurious contracts in two cases where farmers borrowed from eastern capitalists via agents. The court ruled plaintiffs may recover only amounts paid, with no interest or attorney fees, and must cover court costs. If upheld by the Supreme Court, the ruling could crush the foreign loan agency trade in the state.
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Iowa
District Court
Monroe County
Supreme Court
Small Charlotte Russes Instructions for making cream filled treats
Instructions describe forming small Charlotte Russes by wrapping white paper around sponge cake hoops. Cut sponge cake strips two to two and a half inches high, insert a bottom piece, push to the base, then fill with cream. Squares possible by four pieces, hiding the bottom.
Railroad mileage growth 1878 compared with prior years
The Railroad Gazette records 493 miles added in the current year. It notes 1878 added 12 miles and 1877 added 354 miles, indicating annual progress in rail construction and expansion.
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Railroad Gazette
Unclear fragment hints at Dr Bull’s Pills pricing
Fragment discusses Dr Bull's Pills with mentions of venom and price but provides no clear details or complete context.
McDonald bill in congress and army provision debated
In Washington the Forty Sixth Congress Extra Session resumed work on the McDonald bill authorizing troop use and repealing election laws. Amendments were reported, a veto of a President ordered printed was examined, and the House debated the army bill including a section on cadet graduation and future commissions with a later vote and adjournment.
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Hop Bitters Restores Daughter After Years of Illness
A grieving family credits Hop Bitters with restoring their daughter to health after eleven years of misery under various physicians who failed to cure her. They warn others not to overlook the remedy they once dismissed.
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Prejudice Hills
The Garrote and Spanish Execution Practices Described
A detailed account explains how the garrote is used in Madrid executions. The public ceremony draws crowds, with observers judging bravado or unmanliness. The condemned is bound, the collar tightened by a lever, and a black cloth covers the face as a brief convulsion ends the sentence.
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Moncasi
Madrid
Ferdinandil
Cervantes
Judas
Short Rules for Action in Accidents and Poisons
Professor Wilder offers practical emergency guidance for burns eyes ears and choking. It covers rinsing dust from eyes with water removing debris with a pencil point treating cuts and bleeding by compression, handling burns with cold water, smothering fires, and poisoning remedies including coffee for acids and methods to revive fainting.
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Wilder
Ill-bred manners spark dining room chatter
A light two character exchange notes social protocol as one man objects to smoking around ladies and another asks how to proceed when a companion smokes. The scene hints at etiquette and social expectations in a formal setting.
Fragmentary obituary note from Norristown Herald fragment
A damaged clipping mentions a man living in Bethlehem Pennsylvania and a past editor who died long ago, described as unwept and unhonored. The text is garbled with broken phrases about a journey and family references.
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Norristown Herald
Bethlehem
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