Iowa and Illinois News Summary From 1880s Ledger
A compendium of notes reports and broadcasts including grain payouts in Garner Iowa crop projections Keokuk and Davenport criminal cases the renewal of rail bridges a lumber shipment at Otisville a German American teachers convention in Davenport and a Wisconsin style suffrage meeting in Fort Dodge It also notes Iowa corn and wheat acreage and yields state and county election returns and a perspective on national events with brief storm and railroad updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Keokuk
Iowa
Liverpool
Dubuque
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Otisville
Davenport
L. W. Chandler
Burlington Hawkeye
Vernion
Dakota Territory
Diptheria
R. H. Branhem
Clarion
Wright County
Nancy Monroe
Hamilton
Sacramento
California
Z. C. Luse & Son
Iowa City
Moses Ellis
Dexter Park
Iowa State Woman's Suffrage
Fort Dodge
Bwain
Callanan
Des Moines
M. W. Campbell
C. A. Ingham
Algona
C. F. Hark
Ft. Dodge
L. B. Read
M. A. P. Darwin
Burlington
M. V. Campbell
M. J. Green
M. ©. Callanan
N. T. Bemis
C. R. Pomeroy
Ametis Bloomer
Alligators Nest Construction And Hatchling Behavior
Ancient nests reach four feet in height and five feet across with two hundred eggs laid in mortar and mud layers. Female guards nests until hatching then protects young. A specimen in St Petersburg yielded a live brood after a voyage, and the brood exhibited puppy like cries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutzemburg
New Orleans
St. Petersburg
Rumors Hint Chinese Embassy in St Petersburg Reducing Presence
Diplomatic circles report a ministry of foreign affairs note suggesting the Chinese embassy in St Petersburg no longer needs a prolonged stay. In Spain, Madrid journals announce the government plans to end the present year by lifting the siege in certain Cuban districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
St. Petersburg
Spain
Madrid
Cuba
Milk and Milking A Guide to Healthy Dairy Practice
The article argues against feeding cows just before milking, stressing undivided attention and gentle handling. It warns that poor water, dirty air, heat, or stress can directly ruin milk quality and fat content, and that odors from nearby manure or fish manure can injure milk.
Wedding Tours Fall Out Of Fashion A Century Ago
A century ago wedding tours were not fashionable as communities and families debated appropriate celebrations and traditions. The remark reflects social norms and evolving customs surrounding marriage in that era.
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Ao “S
Deacon Wilder Answers About Bro 7 Taylor Fealty
A fragmentary exchange features Deacon Wilder discussing Bro 7 Taylor and loyalty. The dialogue mentions costs and bars and implies ongoing ability to work, with a promise to clarify in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Wilder
Taylor
Keaton
Deacon
Orang Outang Arrives as London Zoo Attraction
An adult orang outang from Malacca has arrived in London and will soon become a major draw at the Zoological Gardens. The middle aged ape stands about five feet tall, is bald with whiskers, and contrasts with the smaller infant orangs previously shown, who behaved like human babies and needed constant care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Malacca
Zoological Gardens
England
Elie
Ublic
Java
Ren
Ter
Lord Romfield
Malebranche
Descarte
Cowley
Spencer
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Richardson
Corneille
Moliers
Monrose
Alboa
Pacific
Charles V
Ignatius Loyola
Order of
Jesuits
Gibbon
Rosas
la Fontaine
Bonnet
Beaumur
Dr. Franklin
de Foe
Faraday
Mr. Deane
Sir Humphrey Davy
Vaucanson
Guicciardini
Isaac Disraeli
Martin Luther
Cardinal San Sisto
Apostolic
Franklin
Lord Grenville
Pennsylvania
Duke of Clarence
Navarino
Robert Walpole
Horace
Accidents of History and Small Causes That Shaped Worlds
A London Standard meditation on how minor events and chance acts altered great events. It cites Columbus, Napoleon, Clive, Nelson, and others, showing how accidents, memory slips, or missteps redirected nations, wars, and ideas across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Catherine de Medici
Ministry & Service
Lord Beaconsfield
Lord Redesdal
Beaconsfield
House of
M. Fournier
England
Ferdinand
Isabella
SS A
Juan Perez de Marchena
la Rabida
Diego
Bartolomeo Colon
London
Christoval
Europe
Buenos Ayres
Napoleon
Aeld
South America
Bonaparte
Louis Capet
von Moltke
Moltke
Prussia
Sadowa
Sedan
Grant
Illinois
Saddler’s
Galena
White House
Washington
Thackeray
Stuart
Scotland
Earl of Mar
G James
Northumberland
James
St. Germains
Prince Charlie
Cardinal York
Clive
India
Lord John Russell
Louis Philippe
Waterloo
Wellington
Louis VII
Frederick the Great
Elizabeth Petrovna
Russia
Catherine II
Potsdam
Elizabeth
Frederick II
Peter III
Poland
Bay of Islands
Lelerrima Causi Belli
Louis Phillippe
A Romantic Match
A Boston bookseller narrates a romantic tale of a misaddressed gift box destined for Miss Sysier in California. An Englishman used the box to write a letter, later revealing his intent to marry, and returned with his wife to thank the seller for the coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
William McKinney
Bayard
Libe Johnson
Mr. Steele
Buena Vista
Tenn
Owens
Seddery
Johnson
John A. Woodward
Treasury Department
Boston
Amy Knowlton
Continent
America
California
The Jewish People and Civilizational Progress Across Lands
The piece surveys Jewish populations in Europe and beyond, noting contrasts among England France Germany Russia Romania Turkey and Syria. It argues Jewish adaptability in commerce philosophy poetry and art, with expansion into new nationalities while preserving identity, and predicts that progress in civilization benefits Jews.
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England
France
Germany
Cists
Palestine
Titus
Judah
Roumania
Funeral Sermon Advises Simple, Sacred Tributes
Rev. J. C White of Cincinnati urges restraint in funeral preparations. He condemns display and expense, calls for simple, symbolic acts, private mourning, and avoid public leave-taking, recommending a single crape badge to signify death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas Pacific Road
Denver
Kansas City
Thomas Bell
Bell
J. C White
Cincinna’i
Poem Excerpt and Dialogue From Reading Class
In a classroom exchange a boy questions why ships are called she and a teacher-intervening voice cites gender roles. The scene includes a humorous aside about boyhood, growing up, and domestic chores as a parenthetical remark by Harold St. Clair Atherton riffs on a poem line about roses and a sailor’s fate.
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Harold St. Clair Atherton
Harold
Kidney Wort advertised as a universal cure claim
An advertorial note urges readers to tell someone with kidney or bowel trouble about Kidney-Wort, claiming a certain cure available in liquid or dry powder forms and stating the effect is the same. The message cites Avanewville Tribune as the source.
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News
Garner
Hancoc’ S County
Edmunds
Mississippi
Decatur County
Garden Gove
Iowa State University
Weekly Review
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bloomington
Wyoming
Charleston
D. C
New York
Shelbyville
Ind
Fohilund
Bengal
Jesse Jordan
Carlinville
T.J
Wabash
Chicago & Alton
Wm. Eckert
Meridian, Sr
A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company
Natick
Western
Columbus
St. Louis
Utah
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Virginia
Colorado
Larned
Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
Lowell
Mass
Mark Hopkins
D. D
Wm. E. Dodge
8. C
Lake Michigan
Western Union
St. Joseph
Illinois Central
Howell
Cimarron
Cline
Rancho
Chavanaux
Los Pinos
Gibson
Oct. Ltd
Spaulding & Eggleston
Thos. Nelson
Fred. Hummell
Vulcan
Leadville
Little Chief
Annie
Climax
Little Pittsburg
Mises
North American Review
William Beach Lawrence
United States
W. C. Doane
Een
Montgomry Blair
Republican Party
M. Desire Charnay
Central
Africa
Nicaragua
Daniel Ammen
Dr. Crosby
T. F. Crane
Cooper & Jackson
Augusta
Little Rock
Admas
Ballford
Crime
Charles H. Voorhees
Congress
United States Grand Jury
Trenton
N. J
Hackensack Bank
Galveston News
Gonzales
Issa L. Warren
del Norte
Robert Magill
Harrisburg
Charlestown
West Virginia
Thomas Hillard
A. B. Hendrickson
Crab Orchard
Williamson County
Hiram P. Allen
Sandwich
Pereiga
the Orient
Daily News
Paris
Dulcigne
Cettinge
Tusi
Times
Danubian
Balkans
Berlin
Turkey
Count de St. Vallier
Westminster
East
Mexico
House of Representatives
Gen. Gonzales
Gomez Palacio
Carlos Pacheco
Manuel Toro
Tenor Ruelas
Ramiezez
Sonora
14Th Air
Seymour
Treland
Dublin
Land League
Colum
Iaukinen
Saas
Foster
Counoe
Ote Samelz
Brows
Lick Lucas
Otowa
U ' Wa * Nees
Sandusky
Fae Ross
Lucas
Republican Committee
Townsend
Lang
McIlvaine
Judge Supreme Court
Follett
Butterworth
Young
Annai
Shultz
Mariz
Inontgomery County
Indiana
Porter
Indianapolis
Jayne
Cnox County
Lagrange
Lawrece County
Marion County
Onroe
Montgomery
Hip
Porter County
Stark
Tince
Blican
Vanderberg
Arren
Ashington
Onty
Wheeling
George C. Sturgis
Chicky
Dr. Butl
Nape
Cpe
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