Vanderbilt Cable Fight: Rival Wages War Over Rail Power
Chicago Tribune reports a heated battle between Vanderbilt and Cable for Rock Island influence. Probes show Vanderbilt’s shift in stance aimed at boosting North Western interests, while Cable consolidates support from stockholders. Critics attack tax delinquency publicity as cruel and inefficient.
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Chicago Tribune
Vanderbilt
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Cable
Mr. Vandebilt
Mr. Cable
Mr. Vanderbilt
Nanely
Keep
Hughitt
Chicago
Alfooke
Rock Island
North-Western
Albert Lea
St. Paul
Northwest
Chicago & North-Western
Davis & Co
New York
Minneapolis
St.Paul
Minnesota
Ofg
Rock N
Eccoonsat
Women Voters and Wyoming Politics in a 1880s Debate
A Detroit Tribune excerpt argues against blanket objections to female suffrage, noting Wyoming practices, political polling behavior, and the effects of women voting. It discusses social expectations, marriage dynamics, and the need to consider actual voting patterns while highlighting nursery business reportage and Rome's St Peter's Basilica as context.
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Bill Nye
Detroit Tribune
Anon
Mary Walker
Wyoming
Vin
Andrew Jackson
Public Shaming of Debtors Should End, Urges Writer
A letter denounces debt lists published by newspapers as barbarous and demeaning. It argues the practice harms individuals by branding them defaulters and calls for ending public delinquent notices in favor of privacy and reform. The writer urges progress and criticizes selective publication by newspapers with small circulations.
Slating Mixture Instructions and Money Mention
The text describes dissolving shellac in alcohol and mixing pumice stone lamp black and ivory black, then straining and applying as a liquid slating. It oddly cites American companies saving over $30,000,000 on attecade Mexico Lake and 1,600 miles of a resulting reference.
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Ove
Attecade
Mexico Lake
Soren
St Peters D. RB Locke Opines on Rome and Husbands
In Toledo Blade rostrum, St Peters D R B Locke extols St Peter's as unsurpassed in grandeur and history, then shifts to a tongue in cheek guide from The Argonaut on winning and keeping a husband, advising flattery, tidiness, and strategic charm.
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D. RB. Locke
Toledo
St Peters
Europe
St. Pete's
Rome
St. Peter's
Nero
Texas Sittings in a Colored Store Tale
An Austin colored worker Jake is fired by Colonel Allspice after being late and misreporting family crises. Jake claims his wife or mother may be dying, prompting the boss to dismiss him. The next day the boss questions his honesty as Jake’s story unravels amid rising tempers.
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Texas
Austin
Jake
Colonel Allspice
Gwinter
ACTU
Mutual Aid Society
Ncheapati Old Line Insurance Company
United States
Western Mutual Aid Society
Frank Ricker
Des Me
Household hints from Lewis Monthly on cleaning and maintenance
Practical tips for readers include washing floors with water and a molasses solution to reduce dust, keeping kerosene sealed to prevent burning and caking on wicks, and using a float device to locate submerged items. It offers fire safety steps with salt and muriatic acid gas and guidance on wagon wheels, axles, and lubrication with tallow and oil blends.
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Lewis
Animal Fascination And The Snake Myth In Media
A column critiques the idea that snakes enchant prey and observers, noting animals ignore danger in zoos and birds perch on snakes. It mocks superstition while contrasting zoological behavior with literary fascination, citing University of Des Moines rhetoric and assorted ads.
Warner’s Safe Cure praised amid Genesee flood tale
A Rochester flood era description recalls Sam Patch and the Genesee Falls while detailing Warner’s Safe Cure. The interview with Mr. Warner promotes his rheumatic cure as a nationwide remedy, claiming broad use and striking successes, amid observations on the city’s ice dam danger and a fireproof eight story building.
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Genesee
Sam Patch
Tte
Rochester
N. Y
Genesee River
Falls
Warner
America
King Throws Like a Horse The Lion Tonic Bitters
An old Greek saying compares a horse that will not flatter to the act of throwing a king with little ceremony. Allen's Lion Tonic Bitters proclaims impartial relief for digestive derangements. Testimonials praise Ely's Cream Balm for chronic catarrh with a grateful user in New York City.
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Allen
J. P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Ely
J. B. Ketsey
Broad Street
New York City
New York
Sure Cure for Piles Promises Pain Free Relief
An advertisement touts Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for piles including severe cases. It claims rapid relief after use and notes the product absorbs tumors and soothes private-area piles. Mail order to J. C. Ward & Co., Des Moines.
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Biiz
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F. Clarkson
State Register
J. Sealth
Setio
Seine
Betae Catiogenst Taxis
THE
York Nursery CO
West
York Nu Company
Dakota
Des Moines
Phenix
A. ML. York
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Fort T. Kansas
Parsons
Kansas
Denton
Sioux City
W. E. and
H. A. Johns
Iowa
Robert Douglas
Waukegan
Ills
Moore
New Yorker
York
Fort Scott
Warcery Company
Col. York
Nebraska
Ohio
A. Dovetas
York Nursery Company
Col. A. M. York
Western Chronicle
Kansas City
Gulf
Lone Star Nursery
Fort Scott Daily Monitor
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Newexico
Messrs York and
Gannon
St. Peter’s
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St. Paul’s Londorf
Milan
Vidi
Tages
Abe
Animal
Pittsburgh
University of Des Moines
Kenney
University
Piso
Aatarra
Bronx
Dr. Sanford
Hazanp & Co
Rover
Carter
USA
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Eggleston Truss
Caicage
Wilbur
OIL and Lime
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Lindsey
RE Sellers & CO. —— Proprietors
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A. Richmond Med. Co
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St. Joseph
Lord, Moutenburgh & Co
Mark
Detroit, Mich
N. U. Des Motes
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Sheridan
Johnson & CO
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P. Ewet
Johnson
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Dubuque Fire Arms CO
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Mil & Bas Cts
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Romer
Pearl Street, N.Y
V. Western
I. O. Mahana Pres. Society
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Chambers, Bering, Quinlan CO
Decatur, Ills
Chambers
Bering
Quinla
Aero Ce 1 CO
Decatur
Uncle Sam
Fx Cattle
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Emmert Proprietary CO
Chicago, Ill
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