Firesburned towns and incidents across Iowa in late October
Reports detail a fatal fire near Muscatine killing a girl. Prairie City lost nine buildings to fire. a Lyons man died after a wagon crash. Other items note a Des Moines poisoning suicide, a divorce suit, new Muscatine machine shop, and multiple local accidents and legal filings.
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Prairie City
Jasper County
Yohn Kenney
Lyons
Dubuque
Muscatine
Bush
Ottumwa
Weekly Review General News Summary in London and U S
Sir Thomas Bouche dies in London. Fires in Philadelphia and Bayou Sara cause large losses. Irish rent issue debated in Limerick with Parliament stance on rents. Princess Olga dies in Athens. Oil mill fire at Shreveport. Boiler explosion near Guntersville kills two. Wisconsin hop crop falters. Ship Allysion arrives with crew from Isaac Webb. Lake storm damages exceed half a million in vessels and cargoes. Lydia Maria Child dies in Wayland. Local suicides near Streator and rail collision near Burgettstown kill one engineer and three passengers. Trade data shows large export surplus. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meets in Boston. Ute commission party reports from Loss Pinos. Homestead entry ruling affects entry rights. Bernhardt to pay customs on wardrobe. Bulgaria Assembly opens. Turkish relations tense. Kurdish and Persian fighting escalating. Russian politics gloom with Melikoff rumors. Africa coast reports governorship killings. colonial troops mobilized. Vienna dispatch notes war funds for Galician fortresses.
Garfield Leads in Nationwide Returns with Big Majorities
Early dispatches from New York, Ohio, Indiana, and other states show Garfield leading with substantial margins. Reports indicate Republican gains in Maine, Wisconsin, and New Jersey while Hancock trails in several areas. Connecticut and Rhode Island also back Garfield with sizable majorities. Returns compiled through November 3 show broad nationwide support for Garfield and Republican ticket gains in multiple districts.
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New York
Garfield
Abram
Oery
Congress
Fernando Wood
New York Herald
Massachusetts
Boston Journal
Ohio
Maine
Portland Argus
Hancock
Illinois
Chive
Ohic
Grrfeld
Tennessee
Hawkins
Wright
Wilson
Chatanooga
Connecticut
Weaver
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
South Carolina
Shackelford
New Hampshire
Republican Committee
Con- Gene
Hanes
Kentucky
McKenzie
Caldwell
Knott
Carlisle
Blackburn
Thompson
Rhode Island
Hays
Tilden
Cooper
New Jersey
National Republican Committee
Aryland
Kent County
Baltimore City
Vermont
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Endorsed for Colds and Coughs
An old and trusted remedy touted as effective for coughs and consumption. The ad promotes Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as suitable for curing various respiratory ailments and urges readers to rely on this longstanding remedy.
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Ford
Dr. Bull
Philadelphia minister notes ants show social hygiene
The Rev H McCook of Philadelphia observes ants in confinement displaying neatness and communal care. He describes workers cleaning, assisting after meals, and a hierarchy where one ant bows before another before work begins.
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Rev. H. McCook
Philadelphia
Spinster Landlady Hears of Married Life in Parlor Conversation
A spinster landlady questions a young woman about sharing rooms with her spouse. The young lady confirms she married last year, and the landlady expresses surprised, yet sympathizes, noting she bears no ill will toward the couple.
Davenport glucose works use 2000 bushels of corn daily
Instructors pupil remarks on spelling aloud while the Davenport glucose works report a daily consumption of 2,000 bushels of corn.
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Davenport Glucose Works
Get Gut Bden and Huy Bitters Benefit Factory Workers
The piece notes that exhausted factory operatives with pale faces poor appetite and health troubles find relief only by outdoor activity or using Huy Bitters described as pure and best remedy with hearty appetite rosy cheeks and vitality claimed. The ad-like paragraph cites cost and urges reading the Christian Recorder for more.
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Christian Recorder
Montpelier Convicts Murderer to be Hanged
A Vermont jury convicts Royal 8 Carr of first degree murder and sentences him to hang. The report also notes other crimes including a $50,000 embezzlement by P K Barker, a store robbery in Warrenton Missouri with heavy cash and stamp losses, and multiple domestic tragedies in San Francisco and Minnesota.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Carr
Wilhelm Fritsch
Franzciska
San Francisco
Ott
P. H. Talbott
Marysville
Albert Talbott
Talbott
How to Grow Apple Stocks from Seedlings
An experienced nurseryman outlines a method for growing apple seedlings. He details soil preparation, seed sourcing from ripe apples, drying and storing seeds, and sowing density. He notes pomace as fertilizer, mulching for soil protection, and later thinning and sorting by size for sale.
Youth Follows Troubled Heart Through Love and Missteps
A youth guides himself by a wayward romance and misguided choices. The piece traces his temptations, the friction with family expectations, and the consequences that follow for his future.
Sensation Returns After Arm Loss in Railway Accident
Conductor A S Parker of the Grand Trunk in Battle Creek lost an arm and leg at Stillwell Station. The severed arm, sent by telegraph, caused Parker to demand its return and to feel contact as if still attached. Doctors call it an unexplainable phenomenon in nature.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis Company
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Orrin Robert Buchanan
Sioux City
St. Paul
St. James
Minn
Mifflin County
Order S of United Temples of Temperance
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Davenport
United States
Supreme Templere
Supreme Templar
G. W. Taylor
Princeton
Ill
Templar
R. Dobsins
Lawrence
Kan
R. R. Cottren
Mendota
R. Burnett
Peoria
Samuel Porter
Battle Creek
Mich
A. S. Parker
Grand Trunk Railroad
Stillwell Station
Trac
South Bend
Stillwell
Parker
Messages From Buried Miners
Survivors and rescuers report memorials found in the Seaham colliery after a deadly explosion. Messages scratched by victims reveal faith and farewell notes to wives and children, including a man writing to his little ill son.
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England
Seaham
Ether Pray
Herbert Jehan
Richard Cole
Michael Smith
Margaret
Samme
Michael
Gladstone the Scottish Prime Minister of English politics
A Scribner essay portrays Mr. Gladstone as a Scottish born premier with a blend of high intellect and intense emotion. The piece argues his Celtic roots shape his understanding of English character and notes his brisk, expansive mind that builds intricate arguments while his passion drives every subject he touches.
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Mr. Gladstone
Scribner
Ee Ate Sebing
Lord Bute
England
Brougham
Bolingbroke
Walpole
Pulteney
Chatham
Lord North
Charles James Fox
William Pitt
Lord Liverpool
Scotland
Fishing in Alaska from the Alaska Letter
The report describes vast salmon runs in Southeast Alaska with streams crowded by fish and people wading and catching them by hand. It notes abundant other species like cod and halibut and estimates at least 1000 salmon streams in the region.
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Alaska
Benjamin Pierce Made Mark in Mathematics and Astronomy
Boston obituary notes Professor Benjamin Pierce of Harvard died in Boston at 71. Born 1809 in Salem, he rose to a Harvard mathematics professorship in 1842 and led the coast survey. His linear algebra system and Lowell Institute lectures marked a lasting if misunderstood influence on mathematics and science. He faced illness the prior summer and could not lecture at Concord School of Philosophy.
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Benjamin Pierce
Harvard University
Boston
Salem
Harvard
Coast Survey
Boston Herald
Pierce
Lowell Institute
Concord School of Philosophy
Webster at Washington and the Girard bequest case
November letters describe Daniel Webster wintering in Washington after leaving state service and facing Boston rivals who question his finances. The period highlights his defense of the Girard bequest for education though Binney and Sergeant argued against it. Justice Story praised the argument as learned while noting Webster's generous hospitality and sharp wit at his table.
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Webster
Atlanticiel Webster
Washington
Department of State
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
John Tyler
Boston
Stephen Girard
Girard Co
Messrs. Binney
Philadelphia
Justice Story
Mr. Webster
How to Help a Chick Hatch From Inside a Shell
A detailed old method describes peeking a developing chick by perforating the shell from the inside and carefully removing an egg to a warm moist box. The text explains the chick’s emergence with the beak, twisting, and pushing off the cap of the shell as it frees its body.
The Distressed Writer’s Plea Against Illiteracy
A November Atlantic reader decries illiteracy and chaotic poetry. He argues for literacy and discipline before publishing and calls for penalties against those sending first efforts for critique. He praises a pamphlet on illiteracy but rejects rushed literary ventures.
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Atlantic
Gabriel
First steps in courage amid adversity
In a school scene a boy responds to a challenge about suing an insurance company, recalling his father’s repeated losses to a fire, reflecting resilience and practical thinking in a classroom moment.
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Stearns
Seed corn selection and winter farming tips from 19th century issue
An 1870s farm column discusses seed corn selection from multi ear stalks and braiding husks for storage. It also covers humane horse handling, potato storage, winter reading clubs, currant cultivation profits, and fattening old cows with progressive grain and fiber diets.
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New York
American Agriculturial
Anti-cruelty To Animals Society
New Yorker
Salaien
Rowland
Kvurrarmt
Odcerver
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Heig
Versailles
Canada
Lunatic Cab Driver Captured After Five Hour Elm Siege
In Berlin's charity hospital gardens a strong lunatic cab driver climbed an elm and vowed to stay aloft. Fire brigade drenched him, warders and police negotiated, and he agreed to descend after a three round applause demand. The standoff lasted five hours and a half.
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Great Charity Hospital
Berlin
Neeve
Arenaue
Terra Firma
Amber Fossil Resin From Ancient Forests Across Hemispheres
Ancient amber originates from forests spanning Holland to North America with major deposits in Samland Prussia near the Baltic. Amber yields rewarded finder shares, large pieces sell for high sums, and storms bring new material. Fossil insects and plants are preserved. over 800 insect species and 160 plant species have been identified in amber.
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Pliny
Holland
German
Siberia
Kamschatka
North America
Samand
Prussia
Baltic Sea
Brusterort
Plewing
Berlin
Professor Zaddach
Konigsberg
Man Kicked to Death by a Dead Horse in North Leiington
A North Leiington resident reports a strange incident where a man was killed by a dead horse. The horse had collapsed and allegedly kicked the man during the event, leading to his death.
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North Leiington
Mass
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