Vast Iowa crops and weather woes loom in state report
Iowa notes sowing oats in Davis county the largest on record while Wright county expects 30 000 cattle fed this summer. Several counties report deaths fires floods and fatal accidents including a council of deaths and a tornado in Linn and Marion counties.
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Bigamist
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Gov
Cullom
Ilinois
James M. McIntyre
Union County
Senate and House in May 1879 sweep of bills and debates
Congressional proceedings show reports on Rhode Island suffrage denial, Fort Logan sale, district of Columbia bill, and frontier forts. Senate debates Monroe doctrine, Indian appropriation, Kellogg Spofford seat dispute, and a bridge bill. House advances land relief for settlers, private pension bills pass, and stormy sessions on post office, steamboat, and river projects with adjournments through May 11.
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Eaton
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Lake St. Croix
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Louieville
Kentucky
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Washrneton
Curtin
Secretary of War
New Mexico
Wyom
Arizona
Nevada
Colorado
Business Failures Fall In U S First Quarter
In the first three months of this year fourteen hundred U S business failures were reported, compared with twenty five hundred in the same period last year, signaling a downturn in early-year commercial activity.
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United States
McDonald Denies Proposal for Canada to Furnish Contingent
In the House of Commons Sir John McDonald stated that no proposal existed for Canada to supply a contingent to engage in hostilities abroad. He said such an idea had never been considered by either the Imperial or Dominion government.
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de Kalb County
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T. Miller
Isaac Miller
John Williams
Miller
House of Commons
John McDonald
Canada
Lngland
Garfield
Gath
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Fermi
Stranger Than Fiction chapter recalls slave auction tale
A lengthy narrative recalls the sale of enslaved people, focusing on a family torn apart and the brutal auction scene. It follows Joseph Houston from bondage through escape, endurance, and eventual rise as a wartime speaker and later a minister. The piece links his struggle to Lincoln era politics and postwar life in Iowa.
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Louisiana Purchase: 1800–03 transfers and territorial scope
The text outlines the 1800 retrocession of Louisiana to France and the 1803 sale to the United States for 15 million dollars. It claims the purchase included large tracts and territories such as Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, and the Indian Territory, though the wording is garbled.
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Missouri
Nebraska
Indian Territory
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Dakota
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Wyoming
Rice Blanc Mange Recipe From Old Cookbook
A quarter cup ground rice with ng two ounces of ng one ounce butter and one quart milk plus lemon zest. Mix into a smooth batter with milk. Boil remaining milk with butter sugar and lemon peel. Stir in rice and boil ten minutes until it thickens and pulls away. Cool in a greased mold and unmold.
Transmissibility of Hydrophobia and Rabies Experiment
A hydrophobic patient bitten by a dog forty days earlier at Lamiboisiere Hospital died after seeking inoculation tests with his blood and saliva. Rabbit inoculated with saliva developed rabies, while blood did not. The study concludes human saliva carrying rabies is virulent and dangerous in life and postmortem handling.
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A Persian Bath Described in Albany Express
The article details a two hour Persian bath experience with rose essence and marble surroundings. Muslim attendants perform washing, massage, rubbing, shampooing, shaving in Hindoo style, hair treatment with basin, and final coffee, comparing it to Turkish and Japanese baths.
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Albany Express
Bee Peer
Scotland
Provoking Reply Sparks Handful of Domestic Banter
A man faces his wife entering with razor in hand and soapy face. She asks if he is shaving and he jokes he is blocking the stove. The exchange illustrates light domestic humor and human nature in a familiar scene.
Advertising Claims Adreach Honest Hop Bitters Notice
An old-time fragment notes advertising tactics in early papers, urging plain honest terms to highlight merit of Hop Bitters and avoid cheats. The adversarial snippet hints at ad content and reader trust in a simple presentation.
Owl on Celtic Aboard Ship Recovered at Sea
The White Star steamer Celtic, returning from Liverpool, reported a white land owl found exhausted on a forward spar mid ocean. The bird, nearly dead from cold, revived on deck and is now well aboard the vessel. The owl, a Newfoundland land bird, drifted far at sea likely blown off by westerly gales.
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New York
Liverpool
Greeer Nezas Landen
Newfoundland
Curious Facts on Ancient Signatures and Sign-Digits
The article traces historic methods of authenticating documents from Theodoric’s Greek-letter plate signature to Turkish sultans pressing hands into inks and Indian thumb-dip signs. It notes variations in sign practice, including altered spellings by artists like William Shakespeare, Raphael, and Mary Queen of Scots.
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Marye
Theodorio
Copper Mines in Michigan Pay Over Twenty Six Million in Dividends
Michigan copper mines have disbursed more than 26,000,090 dollars in dividends to shareholders, marking a record payout from the industry this year. The figure reflects sustained mining profits and investor returns across major producing entities.
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