European and world affairs in 1878 period report
The article highlights financial liabilities for nine months in 1878 with figures for Novi-Bazar and Porto accounts, notes Osman Pasha leading 150,000 troops, and Russian and TurkishMobilization near Adrianople. It reports a panic at a Liverpool concert hall, potential Turkey Austria war relief, and Italian floods. It covers exhibitions at Paris with American success, crime including lynching near Mount Vernon Indiana, Langley hanging in Texas, jail breaks, brigand clashes near Deadwood, and convictions of Haraway and Oakley.
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Liverpool
Turkey
Austria
Novi-Bazar
Bosnia
Italy
Bermuda
Adrianople
Constantinople
Berlin
Belgrade
Servis
Paris
Notorious Confederate Figure Gipton Pruuton Dies
Gipton J. Pruuton, known for Mexican War and Confederate notoriety, dies at his Arkansas home near the St Francis river mouth. Born 1802, he served as Harton Bishop and was part of the Senate since France's present constitutional formation. Edin A Croxix, a noted Oregon elector in the electoral dispute, is dead. Grixr plans a four week tour through Spain Portugal and Algeria before wintering in Paris.
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Grex
Gipton J. Pruuton
St Francis River
Arkansas
Harton
France
Senate
Edin
Croxix
Oregon
Grixr
Spain
Portugal
Algeria
Paris
Yellow plague devastates Memphis and Mississippi towns
News wires report 45 deaths in Memphis from yellow fever with daily relief trains aiding towns along the railroad. New Orleans tallies 42 deaths and 143 new cases as Gov Nicholls calls fasting. Chattanooga reports 28 cases and 4 deaths. Indian tensions rise near the Northwest as Gen Sheridan requests forces. Other items note factory fires in New York and large losses in Pennsylvania and Nebraska.
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Memphis
Howard Association
New Orleans
Nicholls
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
Mississippi
Northwest
Sheridan
Eighteenth Infantry
Department of the South
Wilkesbarre
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sixty-first Street
New York City
Detroit
New York
Marquette
Mich
Epmsors
Lawrence County
Newcastle
Nebraska
Tur
Lady Bryan Mining Company
Virginia
Nev
Kansas State Line
Union Pacific
Sappa
Beaver
Prairie Creek
Republican River
Massachusetts
Charles Killen
Fairfax
Congress
Tenses Parish
Episcops
Mackey, Fair
Pacific Mill and Mining Company
Portsmout h Navy Yard workers cut to half time
Turnages of the employe of the navy yard at Portamouth N i have been cut down 2 percent as the men placed on half time due to deficiency in appropriations. SF sees D. Finpay & Co. East India merchants Scotland have failed with liabilities over 3 008 000 at request of the Massachusetts Bank Commissioners an injunction restraining Lexington Savings Bank from further transacting business.
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Navy Yard
Portamouth
D. Finpay & Co
East India
Scotland
Massachusetts Bank Commissioners
Lexington Savings Bank
Baltimore
Liverpool
England
Carcaco
Nationwide Election Recap Shows Shifts in Governors and Congress
Returns from Ohio Indiana Iowa and West Virginia outline party gains and losses. Republicans win statewide tickets in Ohio and Iowa while Democrats gain key congressional seats in Indiana and Iowa Greenback fusion secures two seats. Vermont reelects J Ver Morgen to a third term in the Senate.
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Ohio
Ak Terinnes
Butterworth
Young
McMahon
Keifer
Lefevre
Hill
Hurd
Finley
Converse
Ewing
Dickey
Indiana
de la Matyr
Indianapolis
William Heilman
Thomas R. Cobb
George A. Bickdell
Jephtha D. New
Thomas M. Browne
William R. Myers
Gilbert de la Matyr
A. J. Hostetter
Godlove
Orth
William H. Calkins
Calvin
Cowgill
Walpole G. Colerick
John H. Baker
Iowa
Weaver
Gillette
M. A. McCord
Hiram Price
Thomas Updegraff
N. C. Deering
Rush Clark
J. M. Weaver
E. H. Gillette
W. F. Sapp
CC. Carpenter
West Virginia
Benj. Wilson
B. F. Martin
J. E. Kenner
TRE
Missouri Republican Convention
St Louis
Supreme Court
Alex. F. T. Nordel
John B. Cuardson II
Porter
Congress
New York
Lewis Tillman
Édanvass
Tennessee
Jverrs & Morgen
United States Senate
Vermont
Commodores Will Fraud Scheme Involving clairvoyant Dr Stoddart
Testimony describes a plot where William H Vanderbilt used clairvoyant Dr Stoddart to influence Commodore Vanderbilt to change his will. Plans included private conversations, trance messages from the late wife, and a staged spirit message to secure the estate. Witness details payments and repeated assurances the Commodore would name William H as heir.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Dr. Stoddart
Fourth Street
Mec Dougal Street
William H. Vanderbilt
Commodore
Washington
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Chambers Street
West Broadway
Mr. Stoddart
Mr. Vanderbilt
William H
William
Stoddart
Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan daily school attendance cost
The report of the United States Commissioner of Education shows per capita daily attendance costs in blue schools across principal cities in Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan. The figures list various city values and percentages indicating relative costs per student.
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United States Commissioner of Education
Blie
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Fire losses rise sharply and a kitchen arson tale
A Burlington Eye item discusses rising fire destruction and costs, noting annual losses increasing from 35 million to 100 million, and examines labor value lost. It recounts a Burlington anecdote in which a man suspects arson in a kitchen, secretly investigating as matches and fumes provoke dramatic reactions.
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Boston
Chicago
Remarkable Debt Law in Bengal India Cited
A Bengal India rule imposes on a debtor an obligation to civilization and creditor relations. The text notes a strong legal mechanism requiring the debtor to fulfill obligations when unable to pay. The phrasing suggests historical context on debt enforcement within colonial law.
The Eruption of Mt Vesuvius Reported From London
Mail advices ten days old from London state Vesuvius was throwing lava about 300 feet above the new crater rim and a grand flames display could occur at any time. The century saw several eruptions, a new crater opened in September 1809 and fired lava and ashes for four years. Quiet followed for twenty three years until October 1832 when renewed activity began.
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London
Great Cone
Subsidiary coins explained by Treasury and AG ruling
The Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury explain that public officers may not be required to accept five dollars in subsidiary silver coin when the debt or payment exceeds five dollars. The memo clarifies the 1875 circular on receiving silver for duties and outlines limits for payments in minor coins and change in import duties.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Devens
Congress
Tam
Treasury Department
Ohio boy clings to boat as schooner rescues him at sea
George Percy, a 20 year old from Cleveland, submerged thrice after a fishing trip with An gus McGillis ends when a schooner rescues him at midnight near Rocky River. The companion disappears and Percy survives by clinging to his boat and fighting the cold. He is returned to his mother.
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George Percy
Cleveland
Ohio
Angus McGillis
Rocky River
Percy
McGillis
Hiim
Benton
Dr Luke P Blackburns Theory of Yellow Fever
Dr Luke P Blackburn argues against the idea that yellow fever originated locally, claiming it started with infection after importation. He cites an 1878 voyage of the Russia from Havand to New Orleans on June 15 as the source and calls for strict quarantine to prevent spread.
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Luke P. Blackburn
New Orleans
Russia
Havand
Memphis
Vicksburg
Grenade
Gun Safety Rules From a Sportsman
The text lists cautionary gun handling tips. Do not load in a house. Keep clear of negligent handling by servants. Do not cock or hand a loaded gun to others. Do not rest a cocked gun during meals or on a tree. Avoid carrying the gun if it risks harming a person.
Bismarck Thwarts Attempted Assassination in Berlin
In 1866 Count Bismarck, returning from the palace, was shot at by a young man in Unter den Linden. Bismarck seized the assailant, felt wounds to his shoulder and ribs, and held him until soldiers arrived. He calmly returned home, reassured his wife, and joked about dinner after reporting the incident to the King.
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Bismarck
Count Bismarck
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Hoedel
Nobeling
William
Blackwood's
Patent Medicines A Distinction and a Difference
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue clarifies tax treatment for proprietary medicines and medicated preparations. If sold as medicines and made from private formulas not published in standard authorities, they incur tax. but those not framed as liquors escape rectifier taxes. Medicated liquors, wines, gins, or distillates sold as beverages require stamp taxes and liquor dealer status. Washington telegram.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington Telegram
Signs of Weather and the dew relation to sky and wind
The passage explains dew as a sign of fair weather, forming under clear skies. It notes wind and clouds prevent dew by retaining solar heat and warming the earth, while west winds dry moisture, and easterly winds bring different effects.
Corn Stalk Sugar Experiments Might Prove Profitable
The Chicago Journal reports experiments by Prof. and colleagues showing corn stalks yield about 24.79 percent juice by weight, with sorghum stalks reaching up to 88 percent juice in theory though only 35 percent was extractable with old machinery. Across 25,000 pounds of corn stalks, 781 pounds of crystallized sugar were produced, suggesting potential increases with better equipment. Minnesota farmers already grow amber sorghum for sugar profit per acre, while officials foresee a lasting Northern industry and possible South adoption of new sorghum to replace cane. Further testing may determine viability.
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Chicago J Ys Journal
American
Minnesota
Cleopatra's Needle Raised on Thames Embankment
The Cleopatra's Needle obelisk was moved into position on the Thames embankment with minimal effort by a dozen men using an iron axis. It rests at a ten to fifteen degree angle and settled into its place. The article compares British and continental feats, noting the rarity of such colossal obelisks moved since Roman times and listing remaining obelisks in Rome, Paris, London, and Constantinople.
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Cleopatra
Thames
Sed Gees Place
St. John
Africa
Louis Phillippe
Luxor
Rameses ST
Place de la Concorde
Paris
St. Peter's
Rome
London
Constantinople
Phiilippe
Medical student and examiner debate sweating remedies
Examiner asks how to treat a feverish patient by inducing perspiration. The medical student lists sudorifics stimulants tea and coffee, then volatile oils alcohol ether, then diaphoretic powders and tonics, ending with a plan to send the patient for examination.
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Dover
M. S
Man shoots 205 birds in Sierra Valley field
Dan Newman of Sierra Valley California shot two barrels from a shotgun and felled 205 black birds in a grain field where a threshing had just ended. The claim is supported by a dozen reliable witnesses cited by the Nevada City Transcript.
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Dan Newman
Sierra Valley
Cal
Newman
Nevada City
Whisky declines as beer gains in internal revenue returns
The republic's internal revenue shows whisky taxed income fell from 57,000,000 gallons in 1877 to 50,704,000 in 1878. Beer revenue rose from 9,480,000 to 9,937,000 barrels, an increase of 457,000 barrels or about 1,371,000 gallons, reflecting a shift to beer.
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Internal Revenue Returns
The
Republic
The Average Boy’s Labor and Temper
The passage describes the average boy who works hard six hours to make a cheap peach-stone ring and carries trunks ten hours daily for a 25 cent admission. When his mother asks him to do chores fifteen times he grows angry and goes home.
Bar-keeper recalls a social party punch request
A bartender recalls being asked to mix a punch at a social gathering. He notes it was one of those nights when the guest did not mingle with others.
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Gass of
Hayes' Title and Medical Advertisements Note Debates
The mixed page notes Hay title validity amid party debates and includes medical notices praising Dr. Pierce and Dr. Graves remedies, with testimonials from readers. It mentions Scovitt’s Liver Syrup and counts London and Paris housing totals, then comments on poetry selections from Moore Byron and related poets.
Proxserr Topnacco Company Ad in NYC Boston Chicago
An old medicinal ad touts Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children and claims swift relief for teething diarrhea and stomach acidity. It markets tonics for health and blood enrichment, urging internal and external use and promising strong outcomes across the system.
Brown's Bronchial Troches and Venetian Liniment Ad
An 19th century style advertisement praising Brown's Bronchial Troches as a cure for throat irritation and a tooth whitening Dentifrice. It promotes Dr Tobias Venetian Liniment as a universal remedy for cholera diarrhea dysentery croup seasickness and chronic headaches with testimonials and certificate mentions.
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Brown
Tobias
Marray Street
New York
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