Iowa News Briefs From Across the State
Reported events include a new steam grist mill planned for Sheldon in O'Brien county costing $20,000, numerous building projects in Grundy Center, a fatal run over of a ten year old near Fort Madison, and various local crimes, fires, and court actions. Notable deaths and political notes cite Rush Clarke’s passing and a special election in the fifth district.
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Sheldon
O’brien County
Grundy Center
Lawrence Heer
Ft. Madison
Kayey
Des Moines
Rae
Keokuk
A. P
Joseph Berg
Dubuque
Meyers
Adel
Arthur Lozier
Jackson County
du- Greville
John D
Alsop
Rush Clarke
Gear
Clerke
Andrew Snyder
Paddy Miles
Central Railroad
Steamboat Rock
Iowa City
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
James Johnson
Fort Madison
Stephen D. Richards
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Clark
Washington
Pennsylvania
Jefferson College
Bristow
Town City
Ger
Snow storm and fires across North America and Russia
A May 1 snow storm shakes Ottawa Valley while April fires devastate Meadville Pennsylvania and New Hampshire New Market. Reports of church and factory damages, coal mine closures, and a salt Lake polygamy verdict accompany global notes from Russia to Panama.
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Ottawa Valley
Canada
Meadville
Page & Coffin’s
New Market
New Hampshire
Loas
Salt Lake
Wm. B. Holmes
Beverly
Mass
Boston Athenian
Swordfish lore and Beecher anecdote in 19th century column
The piece explores swordfish behavior off New England with notes on a protective iron cage for divers, Mediterranean origins, and new catching methods. It also recounts a Beecher anecdote about his early journalism, editors’ fame, and learning flowers while posing as a gardener.
Irregular Speech Fragments From A Party Recorded
A garbled vintage dialogue includes quips about misfortune remedies and tonic pills. It mentions Dr Bull’s Baltimore Pills and Grandfather’s Clock with stray jokes about leaving a party for a drink.
Tragic double tragedy in Connecticut and Massachusetts rumor
At New Preston Hill Connecticut on May 5 Egbert Cagewell killed his wife while intoxicated and then died by suicide. In Pocasset Massachusetts A P Davis a prominent Adventist land abettor is reported to be hopelessly insane.
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Ezra Rose
Palmyra
Ohio
Sylvester Canfield
Canfield
Secretary of War
Pope
Department of Missouri
Indian Department
Indian Territory
Theodore B. Weber
Roberts
Chicago
Lewis Coons
Hudson
N. Y
James A. Harriott
John C. Maxwell
Wm. Maxwell
John McCailen
New York
Ring
Pierson
Paney County
James Cogburn
William Bates
Lockhart
Samuel Pavey
Taylor Pavey
Leesburg
John Link
Pavey
Link
Ada Roberts
Weber
Edmund Jussen
Edith Freeman
Pocasset
Mass
Alden P. Davie
Freeman
Davis
Potcasset
Mase
Charles F. Freeman
Panama
Obaldia
Leutenant
Battallion
Carvajal
Cuartel
New Preston Hill
Conn
Egbert Cagewell
A. P. Davis
Special Tom Thumb Wedding Planned Amid Midget Nuptials
Chic Times reports a forthcoming Tom Thumb wedding involving Lucie Zarate, 15, and Gen. Mite, 14. The two dwarfs, from different families, are united by convenience and faith differences resolved. wedding expected a week from Sunday as a spectacle of silliness.
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Chic
Lucie Zarate
Gen
Mite
Francis J. Flynn
Em & Gee
Issparate
Episcopal Church
Pioneers Tell Denver Snake Tale Of Narrow Escape
Two Colorado pioneers recount a Denver meeting in which a rattlesnake perched on a rocky shelf nearly struck Jim. The narrator leaped to shield his companion, wrestling him to safety as the creature struck and slithered away, leaving Jim stunned yet unharmed.
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Colorado
Denver
Denver News
Jim
Jimmy
Stranger’s remark on green persimmons to fit rations
General Lee questioned a man gathering green persimmons and called them unfit for food. The stranger replied he was not eating for meals but to draw his stomach up to fit his military rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Lee
Darkness Guards Aged Warnings On Volatile Topics
A remark notes some matters remain hidden like an open keg of gunpowder, not policy to illuminate them. The statement implies caution around exposing dangerous or sensitive subjects.
Unscrupulous Physician in Pittsburg Sought Fame
A garbled report alleges a Pittsburg physician tried risky treatments on a patient, claiming success with a cure that cost high sums. The fragmentary text suggests public concern over medical ethics and patient exploitation.
Coffee as a Global Staple and California Experiments
Inter Ocean notes coffee’s rise to a staple in America with annual consumption around 300 million pounds valued at about 25 million dollars. It recounts historical spread, climate limits for coffee plants, and a California grower’s failed attempt with Cona coffee seed despite greenhouse care and grafting, ending with frost killing the trees.
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Inter-Ocean
America
Ethiopia
Abyssinia
Egypt
United States
Ifi
J. W. Alexander
Sandwich Islands
California
Portrait of Lady Arabella Stuart in Chatsworth Gallery
A vivid description of Lady Arabella Stuart with a blue eyed, alabaster skin portrait. The Chatsworth painting shows her delicate face, chestnut hair, and a sapphire diamond bordered gown. Pearls adorn her throat wrists and hair as a spaniel rests near her hands.
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Chatsworth
It Takes a Man of Nerve to Tree Medicine
A sharp saying contrasts nerve with vocation noting a boy unwilling to kill a fly should not pursue medicine. The aphorism hints at hard work and courage as prerequisites for doctors.
Marketing Trend Touts Tagged Heels and Earrings
A quirky note links modern marketing with a playful image of a tagged heel and a lamb wearing earrings. The piece reads as a light commentary on branding and fashion, mixing whimsy with consumer culture.
Poh sa most laps
A fragmented note mentions laps and a location called Poh sa with unclear details. Names, dates, or organizations are not discernible from the readable text. The item reads as a partial sports or event reference with insufficient context to specify participants or outcomes.
Jacksons court clears bribery claim over Greyhound race
A Nashville correspondent recalls General Andrew Jackson presiding over a violent bribery dispute at a Clover Bottom track race. Witnesses showed Greyhound’s rider was paid 250 in advance to throw the race, and Jackson organized a makeshift court to hear evidence. Spectators fled as the crowd surged toward the fence ending the betting event.
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Nashville Cor
Herald
Jackson
Parton
Tihe
J Us H. Conn
France
Conn
Stokeley
Donelson
Iton
Anderson
Jerry
Grehound
English trade decline noted by traveling salesman
An English commercial traveler discusses the decay of English trade and the rapid rise of American manufactured articles in Australia. He argues English farmers reject old styles while American artisans meet new demands, with U S goods increasingly substituting home products in some towns.
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Australia
United States
England
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Lady Arabella Stuart
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