Losses report across nine counties and postal alert
Des Moines officials report over two million in losses with nine counties showing declines and a postal finding of corrosion sublimate. Nora Springs reports emphasize diphtheria data as exaggerated while John Bolt of Dubuque, a contractor and builder, is noted as deceased. Dickinson County election actions discuss land purchase for a poorhouse. Doehel and Roxbury grocers of Boone have failed for a thousand dollars.
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Des Moines
Mins
Nora Springs
John Bolt
Balldor
Citron
Dubuque
Dickinson
Mig
Hawkeyes
Lowa
Landers
Shaw
Taoyary Clayton
Dayla
Henry
Fones
Pottawattanile
Keokuk
Paga
Woodbury
Sioux Qty
Cornell Bluffs
Muncathere Ile
Dubuque County
Sinus City
Jug
Isby
IBM
Adarys Suss-Eee
Adama
Alamakes
Aminmakee
Shane
Fenton
Wack Slawky
Dat Cate
Moone
Uwuenn Vhia
Hutlee
Saseeee Lau
Gal Malboun
Carroll
Aston Wisie
Sinn
ABO
Crawford
Stu Dallas
Alekinsen
Hamilton
Hunvork
Anelka
Kowuth
Madtaon
Xi Marton
St Marshall, Milla
Mitchel Py
al Monnna Bees
Wats Munroe
Shelby
Wean
Urol Sioux
Tamin Sic
Taylor
Wapello
Warren
Waahltston
Wayne
Webster
Wee Baer
Wright
Tremor Across States Shakes City and Telegraph Network
A strong quake rippled from Kentucky to Michigan shortly after Goo'clock Thursday, shattering glass and rattling clocks as buildings trembled from Chicago to Indianapolis and beyond. Telegraph rooms emptied, power was interrupted, and many feared further damage while residents surveyed ruined shelves and toppled items in offices and homes.
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United States
Devarnt
Wacoal
Michigan
Missouri
Hingis
Ohi
Virginia
Chicago
Nitkinen
Western Union Telegraph Room
Louik
Indianapolis
Repurta
Waa
Arkansan
Knows
Lincoln Monument Unsafe At Oak Ridge Cemetery
The Lincoln monument near Springfield at Oak Ridge Cemetery is deemed unsafe and likely to be torn down. Officials note the brick interior beneath granite facing. the state trial court and General Assembly records indicate plans and a $30,000 appropriation during the last session.
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
General Assembly
Monument saga shows Lincoln statue a brick fraud
Historic uproar follows discovery that a Lincoln monument was veneered brick rather than solid granite. Governors and trustees debate repair versus replacement while funds exist to build a true granite tribute. A separate wartime ship note and a distressing suicide attempt by a woman in Laguna reveal broader local concerns.
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Abe
Aluald
Tio
Staal
Lincoln
Fragments on fruit drying and garden tools guidance
The text discusses airflow through a top sieve, perforated tools for drying fruit, and washing axes. It notes eight to twelve inch clearances above a stove, galvanized iron parts, and greasing or oiling axes. It also mentions pulling up eggplants before frost and hanging plants in a dry, frost proof room for storage.
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Toose
W. DB. Troop
Practical Farm Notes and Tips From an 19th Century Paper
Various agricultural pointers including a simple sawhorse gadget, sowing schedules for bluegrass redtop and orchard grass, weaning calves tips, a new fertilizer bisulfide of carbon, feeding bog ivy, using sulfuric acid on weeds, and crop rotation benefits. A New Hampshire girl’s odd Boston hotel visit ends the column.
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Orange County
Notes on Education and Teaching Reform
A discourse argues higher pay and better training for teachers, linking justice and fairness to child development. It critiques current certification, calls for universal teacher preparation, and condemns untrained staff. Free textbooks are debated, with Boston and New York districts cited. Practical teaching reforms include replacing rote recitation with teacher-led instruction and student-led meetings.
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Lily
Lnto
Derk
United States
J. M. Rice
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Ene
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Edwin J. Leaver
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B. J. Rosenthal
Cushing
Bobby
Wille Green
Willie
New York Weekly
Detroit News
Willie Doe
Philadelphia Bulletin
New York Dispatch
Jobanle
Johnnie
Johncole
Ueary C. King
Oberlin
Endre
Up Uternity Sociecy
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