Basco brass band to aid Keokuk street fair music
The Basco brass band will assist in furnishing music at the Keokuk street fair. W. H. and Lee Holly become proprietors and editors of the Macomb Times. A department store of metropolitan style will open soon in Galesburg. Remodelling funds for Augusta’s Christian church total between three and four thousand dollars. Grasshoppers in southwest McDonough damage corn and clover crops.
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Basco Brass Band
Keokuk Street Fair
Galesburg
Christian Church
Augusta
McDonough
Frank €. Tilden
Macomb
Weather Bureau
Newton
Letitia Biscoe
Hamilton
Supply of Credit at Low Interest
The note promises abundant funds at a low rate to meet needs in this direction, aiming to supply liquidity and financial support to the requester.
15000 Laborers Sought for Hawaiian Plantations
George F. Baldwin, ex treasury official, arrives in Washington returning from Honolulu as representative of the United Sugar Planters association of Hawaii. He aims to recruit 15 000 healthy migrants for island plantations, opening an office in New York near the barge office. Annexation has halted Japanese labor supply.
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Hawaii
Washington, D. C
George F. Baldwin
Treasury Department
Washington
Honolulu
New York
United States
United Sugar Planters’ Association of Hawaii
Not at All Funny Country Publishers Lead Strenuous Life
A Brandon News editorial extols the hard reality of running a country newspaper. It notes editors perform many tasks beyond writing, including bookkeeping, advertising, collecting debts, subscribing, and keeping staff paid, all while meeting daily deadlines and serving readers.
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Brandon News
First National Convention and Early Party Nominations
The Anti Masonic party held the first national convention in Baltimore in September 1831 with delegates from all states, nominating a president and vice president and adopting a platform. The Democrats met in Baltimore in May 1832 with 318 delegates. Harrison led for president while Henry Clay contested the Vice Presidency.
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Baltimore
Harrison
Washington
Henry Clay
New York Sun
Mormon Relics and a 1844 Expositorotype Find
Will Reimbold of the Oriental hotel collects Mormon and Indian relics in the valley. He found Indian arrows and type from the 1844 Expositor printing in front of the Rustler office, said to have been type set by order of the Mormon city council. The Expositor aimed to expose Mormonism. its single issue led Mormons to demolish the press and ruin the office, yet some type remains in Reimbold's possession.
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Will Reimbold
Oriental Hotel
Expositor
Rustler
Mormon City Council
Reimbold
Nauvoo
Boy Writes From Country After Boat Rescue And Fire Plan
A mother receives a letter from her son describing a boat accident that left him unconscious, a drowning victim found, and a horse kick incident. He mentions a buried peer, a crying mother, plans to set a barn on fire that night, and a wish to bring home a tame woodchuck if possible.
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Logansport
Bicycle for sale Lady's bicycle nearly new bargain
Bargain sale of a nearly new lady's bicycle. It has not been ridden more than a dozen miles and is available for viewing at this office.
Balm Heals Burns Quickly without Scars
Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves burn or scald pain instantly and speeds healing. It purportedly leaves no scar and is sold by Marsh, druggist.
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Chamberlain
Marsh
Marah
Disease liver disease described with symptoms and remedy
A historical ad describes a diseased liver with symptoms of restlessness melancholy and constipation. It claims HERBINE will restore the liver to health and lists Marsh Druggist as the seller with price details.
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Price Sue
Marsh Druggist
Bodies of children tied to sisters found in ruins
In Galveston on September 14, the Catholic Orphan Home disaster revealed groups of eight children bound to sisters as the hurricane overwhelmed the building. The collapse left over ninety children and sisters dead, with many bodies buried under wreckage and debris.
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Galveston
Texas
Subscriptions Repaid by Reader List
Ca sh paying readers reimburse the CHRONICLE since the last issue. Names include C R Binkley ars Cue S725 and James M Thompson.
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The
Chronicle
C. R. Binkley
Ars Cue
James M. ‘Thompson
Farm For Rent And Remarkable Hen Turkey Tale
A Griggsville Press item notes farm rental listings via a local office while recounting C G Wign s tale of an industrious old hen turkey. The bird hatched five young, laid many eggs, then cared for two broods across days and nights, with the farmer attributing the last hatch to heat and sun.
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C.G. Wign
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Colorado
Idaho
Lawrence County
Bentley
Darsha
City Drug and Book Store
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Bicycle For Sale
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