New Ulm Officials Re-elected And Local Industry Grow
Jos A Eckstein was re elected city attorney of New Ulm by the council. The Northfield wire and Picket Fence factory has started work. Eagle mill at New Ulm will double capacity to 1 000 barrels daily. A $25 000 contract was let. J C Blake died at Winona after a lingering illness. Mankato council elected R D Hubbard vice president and W E Young city attorney for two years. Mrs Sarah B White won a $2 000 verdict against Michael Pastoret.
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J.C. Blake
Winona
Mankato
R. D. Hubbard
W. E. Young
Sarah B. White
Michael Pastoret
Duluth
Laura Aldrich
J. C. Aldrich
Fairbault
Forest Mills
Zumbrota
Rust & Mason
Mutual
North Star Mutual Accident Insurance Company
Timothy Doyle
Montgomery
Kilkenny
Ireland
Des Moines
Sidney Stowe
Floyd
Fort Dodge
John J. Heilmann
Clayton County
McGregor
Davenport
Iowa City
Duncan
Burlington
Green
Iowa
Mason City
Southern
W. 8
Dooley
Sargent’s Bluff
Sioux City
Lowa
Committee On Home Missions
Dickerson Press enters ninth volume as folk note
The Dickerson Press begins its ninth volume while rural notes report wild ducks migrating north and ground conditions favorable for grain. Committees are organized to fundraise for the Fargo firemen’s tournament and local stories cover cattle theft in Turtle Mountain country and violent incidents at Bismarck electric works.
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Dickerson Press
Fargo
Vfr
Kreieder
Cando
Len Gardner
Valley City
Wisconsin
Mr. Gardner
Turtle Mountain
J. E. Truesdale
Church's Ferry
John Solberg
Aberdeen tankmen spark a lively rate war
A competitive rate war erupts among Aberdeen tankmen as 32 quarts of lacteal fluid sell for $1. Mitchell firemen plan Fourth of July celebrations with grounds secured on the Jim River. An artesian well near Mitchell taps a strong water vein at 507 feet. A youth pleads guilty to stealing five cigars and pays a $15 fine. Daniel Link dies in a runaway near Scotland at age 70, a prominent Bon Homme County farmer. Frank N. Freeman, a neighboring farmer, is mentioned.
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Aberdeen
Mitchell
Jim River
Iowa Investment Company
Hatlestad
Canton
Daniel Link
Scotland
Bon Homme County
Frank N. Freeman
Aging squaw Angelica Bear rumored to be 124 in Door county
A long list notes many local oddities and records including claims of Angelica Bear’s age in Door county. It mentions abundant ducks in Winneconne at 10 cents each and multiple regional happenings from Oshkosh to Davenport.
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Door County
Winneconne
Guenther
Oshkosh
Fox River
Berlin
Matherbank
Baby cries prompt comment from parents in New York Weekly
A humorous exchange shows a young mother asking why the baby cries while a young father jokes that his snatched sleep last night may have caused the disturbance. The quip reflects domestic life and newspaper humor of the period.
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New York Weekly
Diamond Heist Tale at a French Soiree
A man finds a diamond at a party and hides it to help a woman, then is suspected of theft. An officer arrests him and the next day a banker proves his innocence and fixes his finances, while the hostess and Claire’s father reveal generous reconciliation.
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Henry Marbel
Durand
Decolletee
Mademoiselle
Claire
Iit
Papa
Child
France
Hygiene for the Eyes and Cold Air Therapy
The article urges eye hygiene through daily salt water baths and warns against reading in bed. It argues cold air can aid health, claim cold air reduces illnesses in winter, and suggests ventilating rooms by opening windows at both top and bottom.
Finnish Honesty Praised In Saturday Review
The Saturday Review extols Finnish honesty as proverbial saying tradespeople tell the full truth even at the cost of losing customers. An English traveler recalls a Helsingfors merchant who refused to recommend an unsuitable £15 item and a drosky driver who returns half a coin, both actions lauded as natural honesty.
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Saturday Review
Helsingfors
Jes
Colors of Garibaldi Flag Sail From Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record notes the Davide departed Philadelphia with a white papal flag bearing a mitre and keys. Seized by Louis Paris, a Garibaldi veteran, during the 1858 Rome action, the colors vanished for years until recently passing into the hands of unnamed gentlemen after the vessel left Point Breeze bound for the Mediterranean oil cargo.
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Philadelphia
Davide
Point Breeze
Mediterranean
Garibaldi
Rome
Louis Paris
Raising good horses and caring for fowl and cattle
Practical guide for farmers on selecting draft horses, focusing on Clydesdales, breeding from quality stock, proper feeding and shelter. Advice on isolating sick animals, consulting veterinarians, and maintaining farm infrastructure. Also notes weather vanes add value and tips for training fowls and dairy butter quality.
Planting Carrots for Market and Feed This Winter
The article advises readers to plant carrots this year and suggests selling at 50 cents to $1 per bushel depending on scarcity and location. It notes leftovers can feed livestock for butter color, with cows consuming a few pounds daily to improve winter quality. Experienced growers yield about eighty bushels per acre.
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Settlig
Butter Should Be Brine-Salted for Grains and Washing
Hoards Dairyman argues brine-salting butter while granular aids removal of caseous matter and speeds salting by enveloping granules in brine. Initial high salt use pays off, and saved salt minimal after standing and clarification. Overfeeding poultry remains a common beginner error, more harmful than underfeeding.
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Hoard
Onion farming tips for compact soil and bulb quality
If growing onions this season plow deep then roll and harrow to compact the soil. Finish with a light harrow and hand rake to create a fine surface. Well-developed bulbs form near the surface while roots go down only a few inches. loose soil yields long, slender bulbs.
The Cruel Checkrein Opinion Cited as Cruelty
Youth's Companion argues against tight checkreins so the horse’s head rests naturally. It claims freedom reduces fatigue at watering troughs and improves load leverage while preventing neck paralysis and muscle strain from constant tension.
Field and Farm Advice on Wheat Rust and Dairy Practices
Field and Farm suggests destroying rust spores in soil and seed to prevent rust in wheat. It recommends hot weather soil work, burning stubble post harvest, deep plowing, seed steeping with vitriol and arsenic, drying with ashes, and sowing half a bushel per acre. Dairy guidance emphasizes cleanliness, water, space, and testing milk for fat globules or caseine for cheese.
Caricera Anti-Pain Plaster Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Rheumatism kidney pains and weakness are relieved in one minute by Caricera Anti-Pain Plaster priced at 25 cents. The copy emphasizes fast relief and broad symptom coverage.
Ways to End a Serial Tale and Its Tricks
A writer discusses methods for ending installments in serials. Examples include dramatic cliffhangers like a girl falling from a fifty story window and a German verb broken mid word to spark curiosity. The piece notes multiple devices used to compel readers to await the next issue.
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Artemus Ward
Inez
Empress Declines Paris Rally for Lack of Suitable Riding Habit
Mrs. Lucy H. Hopper reports to the Philadelphia Telegraph that after Sedan the Empress did not address guards and Parisians to rally for her son. The reason given was no proper horseback riding outfit available in Paris, save a green velvet Compiegne hunting costume, too theatrical for the moment.
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Lucy H. Hopper
Paris
Philadelphia
Sedan
Tuileries
Compiegne
Soldier cured by throat wound shows bullet in mouth
A paralyzed soldier, unable to speak, was found to have a bullet in the back of his throat after surgeons failed to locate a wound. Dr Norton’s probing restored speech and health, with the man recalling a Chickamauga charge.
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Chickamauga
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Praised as Universal Remedy
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as superior among dyspepsia remedies and claims it effects rapid relief. It asserts the tonic also treats constipation biliousness sick headache nervousness debility kidney troubles and rheumatism with thorough efficacy.
Man Ready to Denounce Prize Fighting After Loss
A man who lost his money is set to denounce prize fighting and its immorality. Dobbins' Electric Soap is praised as the best and most economical family soap. Try it and judge for yourself. your grocer supplies it.
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Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
California Fig Syrup CO
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