Emperor Frederick William II Proclaims New Rule
Fragmentary report describes injuries to two men in Berlin as deputies pledge allegiance to the new Emperor Frederick II. The Crown Prince William takes oath with the Second Regiment of Guard. A royal proclamation honors Frederick William II and praises Prussian unity and loyalty, dated March 12, 1866.
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Hollivan
Mitchell
Kentia
Mitchel
Isadon
Frederick Hil
Berlin
William
Berl
Benperec
Feiesas
Ams
Laboriens
Hohenzollern
Fragmentary 19th Century Legal Gloss Overhaul
The report references General Bryan Grimes and a lock up in Washington. It mentions drunkenness, assassination language, and a convention. A bill appropriates $206,444 and notes a near outbreak in the far North. The widow of art and a will by Roeslice Butler are cited, with Judge Hilton involved.
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Bryan Grimes
Washington
Tori Hae
Cstioutireak
Art
Roeslice Butler
Hilton
New Yor
Fragmentary Note on Emperor Willism De Detent
A damaged text fragment references the last hours of Emperor Willism and mentions a giver Ge Maetin Wiaxpated with unclear context. The fragment lacks verifiable names, dates, or locations and provides minimal factual content.
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Emperor Willism
Burlington Strike Dims as Court Moves In
Chicago dispatches report the Burlington strike easing with a U S court injunction sought by the railroad to curb the Engineers’ Brotherhood and compel Wabash freight handling. Indications multiply that the conflict nears resolution as engineers and firemen consider returning to work.
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Boston
Lake Superior
Burlington
Chicago
Omaha
Dundy
United States
Chicago, Burlington and Quiney Railroad
Grand Pacific
United States Court
United States Circuit Court
Wirt Dexter
Arthur
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Wabash Road
Denver
Fort Scot
Gulf
Political Points and School Book Funding Debate
Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee resist action on a tar bill while factions quarrel over punctuation and wording. A petition from Louisville advocates free school books funded by saloon license revenues faces Prohibitionist aldermen. Legislature members, including Seimvel J. Rendall, are involved in the contentious discussions.
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Rays
Washington
Chicago Daily News
House
Cement Ocm
Louisville
Avants
Board of al
National Convention Scenes Mixed with Political Swaps
The north nave of the Exposition Building in St Louis hosts a convention seating 11 000 as Morison writes Gov. Gray of Indiana promises him one day the Tilinoin delegation for Vice President while Washington backs Gen Black. Prohibitionists gain influence in Indiana as appointments by the President include Michael C. Lanfly associate justice for Wyoming and Witten M. Purcell United States Attorney for Dakota. Consular posts assign Frederick Wid at Ghent James B. Coffin at St Helena A J Jones at Barranquilla. Registers named H J Crookston Minn Hubert L Idwick Des Moines Wy Albert M Lew Evanston Wy The House Public Lands committee moves to craft a general forfeiture bill on unearned land grants.
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St Louis
Morison
Weitten
Gov
Gray
Tadiana
Prom
Washington
Gen Black
Indiana
Michael C. Lanfly
Kentucky
Sa Court of
Wyoming
Witten M. Purcell
United States
Dakota
Frederick Wid
New York
Ghent
James B.cofin
Massachu Vestis
St. Helena
A. J. Jones
Tilinots
Barranjgul Columbia
H. J
Crookston
Minn
Hubert L. Idwick
Des Moines
Laws
Albert Ll. Lew
Evanston
Wy. T
House Committee On Public Lands
Han
Fires and Accidents Across Regions Hit Fatal and Severe Losses
Reports from Ginton Iowa describe a fatal fire where Mrs. Frank Brown and her baby died after a kerosene lamp exploded. A British bark Sanoma wrecked near Weymouth with the captain and crew lost. A Denver train collision injured five on the Burnington line. Mitchell South Dakota suffered a deadly fire at Methodist University with ten hurt and one dead. New York endured a historic storm halting transit and paralyzing commerce. Grand Detour Plow Company of Dixon Illinois burned, causing over $100,000 in losses.
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Ginton
Iowa
Frank Brown
Sanoma
Launceston
Australia
London
Weymouth
Eng
Clever
Burnington and Missouri River
Denver
Humboldt
Neb
Pire
Methodist University
Mitchell
D.T
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Stock Exchange
Emaliest
West
Washington
Baltimore
Pittseburgh
Grand Detour Plow Company
Dixon, DL
The Criminal Record Bloodshed Across Towns and Jails
Reports describe Macey Warner's public hanging at Jeffersonville and a lynching in Tunnel Hill Georgia. A Chicago note says Tascott remains at large with a 50 000 bounty, while Coal Hill convicts face flogging and a warden alleged to incite violence. public fury grows over Grafford.
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Macey Warner
Jeffersonville
Lod
Tunnel Hill
Thomas
Beon
Groner W. Hoppann
Coal Hill
Ark
Grafford
Fraud schemes in life insurance and congressional probes span the nation
A sprawling fraud scheme targeting life insurers in South Carolina surfaced with corpses insured as live people and multiple arrests. In Washington, House committees began probing trusts, focusing on the sugar trust with lawyer John E B Parsons testifying about a deed of trust. Hamilton County Ohio treasury overdrawn by 208407. U S agents pursuing Sterns train robbers captured them in Mexico and sent to Washington.
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South Carolina
House Committees On Manufactures
Washington
Sugar Trust
John EB. Parsons
New York City
Hamilton County
Ohio
United States
Lanos
Mexico
Sowing Oats and Dairy Tips From Rural Journal
Rural topics share a sowing method for corn stubble using crossways plowing and multiple hoes to achieve dense, even rows and high daily acreage. It also covers dairy welfare and feed ratios, noting cow comfort boosts milk and efficiency, with specific rations and milking guidance.
Farm Notes on Crop Rotation and Jute Advice
Discussion on hoeing crops as part of rotation to prevent weeds and improve yields. Instructions mention using cultivators with corn, starting early with oxo fruit cans and shells, and guidance from Weatherford Native Jute Company on a free pamphlet about jute cultivation and handling. Also notes on manure preparation and turning to finer, available material.
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Weatherford Native Jute Company
Weatheford
Tex
Planting Small Potatoes For A Superior Seed Crop
The Garden notes potato planting advice from the Farm Field and Stockman, detailing how drought affects U S crop quality while the far North adapts well. It urges saving seed from select plants to preserve pedigree and secure good yields next year, even as farmers plant leftover seed for immediate harvest.
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United States
Salt use in animal feeding outlined by French commission
A French government commission examined salt in livestock diets noting salt should be added to prevent salt loss in feed by processing, counteract wet pasture effects, and accelerate fattening. Recommendations specify amounts: 2 ounces for a fattening ox, 24 to 44 ounces for stall fattening, 1 ounce for a lean sheep, and 1 ounce for a horse.
Intelligence in Horses Guides Breeding Choices
An English writer argues that horse breeding should value intelligence as much as pedigree. A dumb colt cannot be educated into reliability, while intelligent horses are trainable though some can be vicious. Inherited traits shape both temperament and intellect, so avoid breeding vicious or dangerous horses regardless of appearance or lineage.
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Natre
Ee Ensington
Sechine
Qoute Aise
Ees Ee Coktemas
Aserite
Sesorta
Trina Pga
The Guinea Hen for Poultry Flocks
The article extols guineas as effective hawk deterrents for small flocks. It notes African origins with several varieties including white and pearl types, praised for flavor though small, and warns guineas guard nests but may relocate if nests are disturbed.
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Africa
Poultry Feeding Tips for Winter Breeders
Poultry notes advise avoiding crowding hens in small quarters as crowded houses reduce laying. Ensure comfortable houses with good feed such as granulated oats and early-hatched chick feed, keep troughs available, and provide meat feed when indoors. It suggests plucking geese if kept in good condition, offering fodder like turnips, and using butchers scraps. warns against over fattening certain breeds and recommends balanced corn-based diets for Brahmas Plymouth Rock and Langshan.
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Plymouth Rock
Langshane
How to Choose Roast Beef
Advice on selecting roast beef from an honest butcher and handling trimming, aging, and cooking. Notes on buying fresh, keeping meat on ice, trimming fat and bones, and cooking quickly over high heat to avoid taint. Also includes housekeeper tips on fruit storage and safe use of cleaning agents.
Savory Puddings and Orange Desserts From Leftover Bread
A guide to using stale bread and cake scraps to create puddings and desserts. It lists half pound bread crumbs, suet, figs, eggs, and milk for a beef pudding, plus a bread and cake pudding with sugar milk eggs lemon rind and butter. An orange pudding method is described with boiled oranges and pulp, butter, sugar, and baking.
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Avery
Spring Debility Remedy Promoted by Dr Greene
An advertisement proclaims a nerve and chronic illness cure labeled the spring debility remedy. It touts Dr Greene of New York as grant specialist and offers free consultation at 35 West Fourteenth Street.
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Dr. Greene
Weat Pourteenth Street
New York
Grant Cialist
A Special Jack Train Ghost Tale from Leadville
In a Leadville tale a ghostly jack train appears on a mountain trail at night, its specter goods glinting in phosphorescent light. The observer and companion wait in寒 wind near the old Leadville trail, witness nonhuman riders, and hear a short driver’s goad crackle as the line of spirits passes.
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Leadville
Jumbo at Madison Square Garden A Century Ago
A recount of Jumbo the elephant at the Garden, his long containment, and the public spectacle as he traveled to a wharf aboard a ship. Barnum notes the high costs of Jumbo and the public interest drawn by fashionable crowds and celebrity visitors including Lady Burdett Coutts.
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Ken
Wegan
P. T. Barnum
Health and vitality amid social strains in the era
An editor in Arizona frets over shifting health and vitality among peers. The piece argues for practical wellness approaches to restore bodily and mental vigor, noting nerves, digestion, and potential rheumatic or neural issues as common concerns.
Bertie and the mother clash over shocking language
A Detroit Free Press quote shows a mother scolding her 10 year old son Bertie for his speech while a line about truth, sense and humor appears. The clipping also advertises laxatives and hair dye products amid a jumble of unrelated items.
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Bertie
Dan
Bey
Detroit Free Press
Seven Cheap Excursions to the West Take Advantage Now
Cheap round trip reading from Chicago to Kansas Nebraska Northwestern Iowa Minnesota and Dakota with departures March 20 April 3 May 8 22 June 5 and 19 at one fare 30 day return postage First class tickets and Rock Island routes via Santa Fe and Pacific Hamway listed for rates and full particulars to E A Holbrook G T A Chicago Ill
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Great Rock Island
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnes
Dakota
Chicago
Pacific Hamway
E. A. Holbrook
G T
Ili
Consumption Surely Cured on it seee Fe address
Ad advertises LeaurelLe Om cream promising anti wrinkle and anti aging effects for the skin. Claims to preserve a youthful plump complexion and alabaster features. Mentions a druggist or exporters and a Jersey City address.
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Blocum
Peart
N.Y
Leaurelle Om
Jersey City
Untitled Fragment Describes Patent Remedy Beliefs
A garbled OCR passage recounts claims about Pierce's Soda and a universal cure for consumption. It mentions a Washington figure pressing tariffs for school compulsion and hints at public support for a remedy that promises dramatic health improvements.
Prominent Ads Promoting Wartime Cure Alls For Consumption
An 1887 Maxchesten Michigan clipping features Mrs. Morgan speaking with Dr. Lyech about remedies. It touts Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Scott's Emulsion as cures for consumption bronchitis and general debility, claiming universal acclaim and doctor endorsements. A spiral of dubious claims ends with a muffled reference to Brown’s cough remedy sold in boxes.
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Mrs. Morgan
Dr. Lyech
Maxchesten
Mich
Sam
Hibbard
Cians
Scott
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