Global unrest and disasters fill news from East to West
The report covers a 50 percent loss at sugar mines in Porto Rico, a Russian Bulgarian clash at Jamboli, multiple cholera cases in Sweden, a deadly accident on the London Chatham and Dover line, a capsizing Princess Alice disaster with hundreds drowned, and continuing financial updates including rail land preemption, silver currency exchanges, and Erie canal grain movements. It notes a regional firemen parade in Chicago, church leadership changes, and ongoing yellow fever relief efforts with Chicago leading receipts.
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Porto Mico
Russia
International Monetary Conference
Jamboli
Sweden
Lavarp
Constantinople
Asia
Great Britain
Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
London, Chatham and Dover
Turkey
Mickalez
Hungary
Eclav
Perth
Vicksburg
Scurrz
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Treasury
Chicago
United States
Illinois
McVosxry
Michigan
Episcopal
House of Bishops
Hickman
Mississippi
Cairo
Buffalo
Jay Cooke & Co
Prohibitionists Meet in Io the Third Virginia district
Prohibitionists of Connecticut meet in Io the Third Virginia district while Democrats nominate Gen Joseph E Johnston for Congress. Kearney California reformer interviews President Hayes in Washington. Republican State Convention of Kansas nominated Aug 28 29 to place ticket. Governor J P St John lieutenant governor Grex Burien accepts Massachusetts governor nomination papers.
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Connecticut
Virginia
Joseph E. Johnston
Congress
Kearney
California
President Hayes
Washington
Kansas
Topeka
J. P. St. John
Grex
Burien
Massachusetts
Plague Toll Rises Across Southern Cities and Border Irregulars
The dispatch reports rising deaths and new cases in Memphis New Orleans and Vicksburg amid ongoing plague fears. It notes strained medical staff, charitable donations, and a grim forecast through September. Smuggling along the Mexican border prompts tariff readjustment talk. Accidents claim several lives in St Louis Winona and Mishigana area.
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National Board of Steam Navigation
Memphis
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Texas
Wisconsin
Lake
Treasury
United States
Mexico
St. Louisa
Winona
Winn
Negwinec
Mich
Public figures enter modest posts and die doings noted
Frederice A Sawyer once a South Carolina senator and Treasury official takes a minor Coast Survey clerkship highlighting public men’s vicissitudes. Obituary notices report Whatsam Nrewo founder of Niblo's Garden dying near 90, plus deaths of Major General Henry Bertnam and ex Gov Henry Haight. Hayes arrives in Chicago for a Firemen’s Tournament.
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Frederice A. Sawyer
United States
South Carolina
the Treasury
Coast Survey
Treasury Department
Sawyer
Whatsam Nrewo
Niblo’s Garden
New York
Con. Mossy
Gen
Grant
President Hayes
Hong Kong
Henry Bertnam
United States Volunteers
Juneau
Tur Desth
Henry 8. Haight
California
Chicago
National Firemen
Robbery at Concordia Bank by Three on Fine Horses
Crime report notes a Criminatis bank in Concordia Missouri robbed in broad daylight by three men on fine horses who rode away after the act. Also mentioned: Ham Hildebrand linked to Hugo Veth slaying near De Soto Missouri. Sevier Lewis hanged at Empire City Oregon for a 1876 murder.
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Tax Concordia
Biz
Prerann
Missouri
Birds as Guardians of Farm and Forest Health
An era article extols birds as natural protectors of crops and forests. Swallows and night hawks curb insects while woodpeckers creepers and chickadees guard trunks and foliage. Blackbirds crows thrushes and larks shield soil surfaces and sun and woodcock guard subsurface soil. The piece warns thinning bird populations harm agriculture, noting farmers suffer fruit losses without these guardians and calling for sparing birds.
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Naure
United States
Superstition Links Famine to Imperial Displeasure
The article notes a belief that a famine mirrors divine displeasure with the Emperor and that the present era leads to reduced food supply, prompting people to cut their meals in half as a sign. It reflects public sentiment and cultural superstition surrounding leadership during hardship.
Eruptions, anesthetics, and a vanished moral code
Scattered notes cover scientific curiosities from livers and plants to color vision and volcano theory. Topics include a proposed Diamond Peak monument near Honolulu, kerosene refining, a new Paris copper paint, electrical safety advances, a narcotic plant with life-restoring potential, plant sap theories, color blindness prevention measures for railroad workers, Reyer’s volcanic crust theory, and a reformulation of religious visions tied to Mother Ann Lee.
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Sandwich Islands
Capt
Cook
Diamond Peak
Honolulu
Maz. R. Stuart
Port Au Prince
Maj
Stuart
M. Joseph Boehm
Favre
Reyer
Vienna
California Millionaire Michael Reese Dies in Germany
Michael Reese, a California magnate reputed as the richest Jew in the United States and a major landowner, died at Wallenstein Germany. Once a Virginia slaveholder and speculator, he fled to the Pacific coast after heavy losses. He left nearly all wealth to Jewish charities, with relatives in Chicago and St Louis.
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Michael Reese
California
Wallenstein
Germany
Uni
Senator Sharon
Richmond
Pacific Coast
An Reese
Reese
Chicago
Rosenfeld
Rosen
Frank
St Louis
Jewish Advance Warns of Jewish Disappearance If Intermarriage Continues
The Jewish Advance of Chicago warns readers that Jews may vanish as a distinct race if intermarriage with Christians is not checked. It cites marriages of a Friedlander daughter in San Francisco and two Berlin ministers' children to Christians. A Paris letter from Mr. Bischoffheim notes many Parisian Israelites have abandoned rituals, risking Jews living only in name and eventual conversion to Christianity.
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Chicago
Isaac Friedlander
San Francisco
Berlin
Geiger
Bodin
Bischoffsheim
Paris
Blaine
Devens
Massachusetts
En. Dalen
Mrs. Blaine
Walpole
Beacon Street
Edward Thornton
Evarts
White House
Increase in United Society of Believers membership noted
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing shows a material rise since 1876 and now numbers about four thousand, reflecting growing activity and belief as their numbers increase and influence expands.
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Akers
United Society of Believer In Christ
Birds in the Air and the Air in Birds
Text discusses bird anatomy and flight. It explains feathered surfaces, lightweight yet warm bodies, and the air sacs and lungs that balance internal and external pressure. It notes how birds ascend and descend safely, with adaptations like air tubes to prevent pressure-related injuries.
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Nicholas
Edison’s Tin Foil Receiver Transforms Speech to Sound
In a winter trial Edison used tin foil with a diaphragm to read indentations from a phonograph, producing the first clear voice through the device. He later grove a grooved cylinder with foil and paper, shouting into it to hear words returned with vivid elocution, signaling a phonograph breakthrough.
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Mr. Edison
Popular Science Monthly
Costly English elections deter many candidates
The London letter notes corruption is confined to few English and Irish constituencies while election expenses remain steep. General elections cost about £4000 in all, with candidates facing £1000 to £20000 per county and up to £20000 for a single candidate, deterring many from contesting seats. The landowning and farming classes are portrayed as largely Tory.
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England
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
United Kingdom
London
Grizzly Flat Miner Survives After Cave-In Near Iowa Hill
An elderly miner known as Grizzly Brown was trapped seventy five yards from daylight in a mine at Grizzly Flat near Iowa Hill, Placer county California. With no food water or aid he began digging his way out using his pick and shovel buried with him. A miraculous escape followed after hours of peril as rescue efforts and luck culminated in his freedom.
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Grizzly Flat
Iowa Hill
Placer County
Cal
Grizzly” Brown
Forte
United States
England
Belgium
William E. Dodge
National Temperance Society
Horacette
Chicago Tribune
Women in England Buy Groceries While Men Act as Primary Shoppers
In a fragmented account from an English context, women are described as the main purchasers of groceries with men taking on selective tasks. The passage reflects household roles and trading dynamics among housewives and husbands.
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England
Guide Me in the Path of Right
Fragmentary verses appeal for guidance from a father figure. The text mixes stray lines and garbled names, mentioning Eliot Ryder and a devotional plea for the narrow way despite hardship. The readable parts center on seeking divine guidance and steadfast pathfinding.
Jesus Lives and Dies Like a God Says Rosseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau extols Jesus as superior to Socrates in morality and wisdom contrasting the peaceable death of the philosopher with the suffering crucifixion of Jesus. He argues Jesus embodies divine virtue and authority beyond human sages.
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Plato
Jesus
Iscus
Mary
Socrates
Aristides
Leonidas
Sparta
Greece
Jean Jacques Rosseau
Sunset Reverie on Distant Lands and Spiritual Light
A reflective medley on sunsets inspiring hope and thoughts of faraway lands. The speaker contemplates the sun as a sign of divine light guiding toward a distant country where the Lord’s presence lights life and existence.
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Anon
Nothing Sufficient for Troubled Minds But Real Hard Work
A quotation from Dr. Eliot extols hard work as a path out of trouble. He argues that sustained effort that employs hands head and heart builds resolve, shifts focus from sorrow, and leads to trust and lasting peace.
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Dr. Eliot
Dexter Smith and the Songs That Made Him Famous
Dexter Smith wrote verses that a publisher rejected as too good for him. He later wrote the dreary hit song that boosted his fame, with sales models listing dozens of popular tunes like Put Me in My Little Bed and Tramp, Tramp. Many songs tied to current tastes sell steadily for years.
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Dexter Smith
Smith
Atlantic
Boston
Moslie Darling
Will
Hays
Danks
Evangeline
Norah O'Neill
Peach Basket Swindle Sparks Lurid Chicago Rant
An irritable Chicago Tribune editor laments a “pesh oe its SANT load” of fraud amid hot weather and taxes. He railingly derides deception in peach baskets and politics, painting a chaotic scene of depravity, cholera morbus, and swindles flavored by sensational imagery.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Chi
Depravity in a Dark Mockup of Labor and Morality
A fragment discusses depravity and moral doubt tied to everyday goods like peaches. It contemplates whether the grower is the most depraved in fruit-raising, contrasting the value of simple bread, butter, and fruit with human nature and ethical standards. The tone mirrors a philosophical critique of industry and desire.
Blaine and Devens clash over Massachusetts incident at dinners
The piece recounts a quarrel between Blaine and Devens tied to Massachusetts tensions. Devens withdraws from Blaine dinner invitation after Blaine’s Massachusetts remarks, later attending a White House dinner with Blaine present. The tale frames a social and political snub amid national tariff debates and economic strain.
Wisconsin Legislature Bounty Spurs Steam Road Motor Trials
Wisconsin offered a $10,000 prize to develop a steam or motor vehicle for common roads as a draught cattle substitute. Oshkosh and Green Bay machines met a 200 mile test at five mph with loading trials. Oshkosh completed 201 miles in 33 hours 27 minutes, hauling 3,500 pounds then about five tons of lumber at Oshkosh.
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Wisconsin
G. M. Marshall
Milwaukee
Madison
Schomer & Farrand
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Cowles Brothers
East Green
Oshkoshe
Fort Howard
Waupun
Watertown
Fort Atkinson
Bere
Scientific American
Fragmented OCR Folio Shows Scattered Names and Dialogue
Fragmentary text shows a street attorney, a man courting a fair wife, a church setting, and a friend reacting. The readable fragments hint at a domestic scene with names and phrases tangled by OCR errors.
Journalistic Knack Over Wealth Determines Newspapers Rise
The piece argues that success in journalism comes from natural talent and a keen sense of writing rather than money or family influence. Wealth cannot buy a real journalist's place or advancement, and many self-made reporters rise from simple beginnings to lead roles through skill and voice.
London inquest finds misadventure in infant death
A London inquest heard Harris asked her five year old son to rock his eight month old brother. The boy refused, a struggle followed, and the infant died from a wound. After deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of death from misadventure.
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London
Harris
Refugee Jews Snubbed by Bal i themsaay, Bulgarian Punishes
A fragment reports Jewish refugees returning to Haskol and entering a shop of a Bal i themsaay who declares hostility toward Jews. A Bulgarian official condemns the protesting Jew to 100 blows and one month in prison.
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Haskol
Fragmentary medical note hints at dyspepsia and developmental forms
Fragmentary OCR text mentions multiform symptoms and endaut processes, suggesting a medical diagnosis note. The readable terms point to dyspeptic or developmental examinations, but specifics are unclear.
Can the truth Overtake a Lie
Botanicscixk Co. of Buffalo New York defends Anti Fat claims saying over 100000 bottles sold with no proven harm. They offer five thousand dollars for evidence of injury and challenge physicians’ statements linking the product to a death while urging refutation.
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Allan
Buffalo
N. Y
Botanicscixk Co
They Don’t Know It Dooley Powder Ad Appeal
An advertisement promotes Dooley’s Vast Powders as superior baking powder. It claims buyers are unaware of inferior products and asserts Dooley Powder is absolutely pure and full weight. Sold by grocers.
Heart Regulator and Tonics Advertised for Various Ailments
An old advertisement lists remedies for heart conditions including palpitation and stoppage. It promotes the Heart Regulator available from druggists, with testimonials from Concord New Hampshire and references to other tonics like Wilhoft's Tonic and Weston Fry Proprietors.
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Withert
Wilhoft
Caiiaco Lepair Story Paper Seeks Shared Spread
Tue Caiiaco Lepair, a West based story paper, is offered at half the price of Eastern papers. Three specimen copies available for Tex Cents to any address. Address Tax Laperr, Chicago.
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Tax Laperr
Chicago
Hexxy's Caxnoric Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
An old advertisement claims Hexxy's Caxnoric Salve clears abscesses ulcers and eruptions, speeds healing of pimples and notches, relieves rheumatism and chest soreness, and is sold by all.
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Fiursa
Hexxy
Grace's Salve Sold By Mail For Foot Ulcers
Jonesville Michigan resident Co J Wax Ness reports two boxes of Grace's Salve healed a foot ulcer and seeks two more. Each box costs 25 cents in drug stores or 35 cents posted, from Sara W Fowix & Sons Boston Massachusetts.
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J. Wax Ness
Jonesville, Mich
Grace
Sara W. Fowix & Sons
Boston
Mase
Mrs Winslow’s Ng Syrup Teething Remedy Ends
For 30 years Mrs Winslow s Ng Syrup has been used for children from teething or other canser. Joe tried remedy priced at 25 cta per bottle.
Johnsons Anodyne Liniment Promoted as Universal Cure
The notice extols Johnsons Anodyne Linment as the most valuable remedy ever produced claiming it cures diarrhoea dysentery and cholera morbus. It portrays the preparation as a universal solution and urges sales or use.
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Johnson
Parson’s Pure Pills Claim Health Benefits
An ad-like snippet touts Parson’s Pure Pills as a cure for diseases by yielding rich blood and claims famine and pestilence are outrun by its use. The piece presents a sensational, period-tinged health tonality typical of old newspaper notices.
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Parsons
Mike New
Fragmentary ad copy and garbled text from a 19th century publication
The readable segments show a dental product advertisement for Brown's Camphorated Tana ceous Dentifrice and scattered misprinted phrases. The rest lacks coherent news content or identifiable events or people.
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Janesville
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