Grasshoppers Ravage Missouri and Kansas Farmlands
From Spartusbutz in Missouri and nearby Kansas counties, a grasshopper plague has stripped fields of corn, wheat, oats, and even foliage, leaving farmers desperate for seed, feed, and plough horses. Swarms darken skies, halt trains, and force forest clearance as public meetings seek relief. Weather, crops, and regional reports warn of broader disaster across the South and Midwest.
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Spartanburg Herald
Kansas
Orry
Henan
United States
Missouri
Kinna
Colorado
Mina
Here
St Louis
Tyro
Spartusbutz
South Carolina
Mississippi
Europa
The
Garonne
Tyrol
Bohersh
Tain
Byil
Tie
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Detroit
Editorial Questioning Population Surplus Sparks Debate
The Mobile Tribune opens with a provocative editorial musing on a 40 million surplus after removing women from the population. It argues for free speech and suggests a reasonable listener should permit reasonable voices without halting work.
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Mobile Tribune
United States
Chicago husband kills wife and tries suicide
A 65 year old Chicago man, driven by jealousy, killed his wife and attempted self harm. The incident evokes questions about morality as editors complain about heat and the strain of producing papers.
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Chicago
Tury Staimers
Regular Eating Prevents Dyspepsia and Nervousness
A mid nineteenth century health piece argues regular meals every five hours or less prevent digestion problems. It claims eating between meals stalls digestion, rots stomach contents, and leads to fatigue and nervousness. It warns that late meals exhaust the stomach and disrupt rest, citing dyspepsia among young women as common.
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Fidl
Untitled Scribbles Hint at Offense and Viewpoints
An Indiana writer uses the phrase the principle of evil to describe the devil, reflecting a belief that angering powerful people is to be avoided. A comment attributed to Samberly notes that large cars signal broad perspectives and ways of thinking, while a Boston Journal item questions the essential five attributes of a jackass.
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Samberly
Boston Journal
Long Branch Presidency At Center Of Secession Protests
The article denounces President Grant for abandoning Washington to reside at Long Branch with Count Corti present as a foreign envoy, arguing the move turns presidential powers into a public spectacle. It claims the president profits from cottage gifts and rentals, drawing officeholders and sightseers to create a de facto summer capital and inflating property values.
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Long Branch
Washington
Count Corti
United States
Cadwallader
Pacibiates
Europe
T Corti
Thip
Grant
Baroum’s
Go, Farter
Measurer Babcock
George W. Childs
A. M
Philadelphia Ledger
Sun
Apoplexy risks and prevention for middle aged brains
A historical discussion notes apoplexy as a leading threat to educated men around middle life. It explains causes such as weakened brain vessels from fatty degeneration and high arterial tension, warning that poor circulation and lack of exercise raise rupture risk. It also cites microscopic findings of fatty decay in brain arteries per Popular Science Monthly.
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Taball
Popular Science Monthly
Early July Chambers and fragile news of fashion
A Maine Parmer correspondent notes July chambers are best picked at dawn when dew remains for eating while late gathering under sun renders them unfit. New Orleans papers crave sensational lines with a romance of wrecks from 181? and unknown islands. Times grow harsher still. A test of the nation’s progress is in fashion updates on ladies stockings.
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John S. Preston
University of Virginia
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
New England
Freston
England
Washington
Adams
North
Preston
Virinia
Old Dominion
Estes
Virginia
Southern University
South Carolina
Toombs
Georgia
Wreston
South
Christiana
Wendell Phillips
Massachusetts
John 5
Beauan Isles
Churicnton
Churien
Maine Parmer
Chambers
New Orleans
Pienyame
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Cape Cod
Turkey
Anthony
Union Times
Gare
Ong
Louisiana
House of Representatives of
Alice la Branche
Lanter
John B. Grymes
Col. Grymes
Canal Street
Grymes
Congress
Bossier
Gatenvie
House of Representatives
Republic of Texas
Huston
Baton Houge Grazette
Hiis
la Branche
Baton Rouge
St. James
Sud
LaBranche
Mr. Huston
Duton Jours
Sam Altec la Ebranche
Suerte
Lls
Warren Stone
Hunton
Scientific America
Uni Insecl
Peletee
Gabriel
Auguste
Tennessee
Court-House
Tva
the Storm King
Philadelphia
France
Toulouse
St. Cyprien
Buda
Danube
Germany
Hall
Ifilmington
Ravenel
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