Minnesota cullings and local legal matters summary
Local notes report a Pipestone fair and corn palace proposal in September, a Crum and Winona church split, and multiple regional incidents. Albert Lea and Windom deaths and fires, forgery arrests in Fergus Falls, new chief inspectors in Winona and Kandiyohi, hogs back iron ore near Plainview, Appleton larceny case, and a Windom harness shop blaze with insurance. Chautauqua plans at Maplewood park, Rochester stock show, and Grimsted county stock fairs highlight agricultural activity.
Speicher Family Holds Indiana Land Record
Cur Spricher, a wealthy farmer in northern Indiana, raised the largest known family with 22 sons and 3 daughters. On his death he deeded 80 acres to each child, distributing 2 000 acres. Wilhelm P Stouffer heads 16 children near Wabash.
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Spricher
Indiana
Emperor Alexander III of Russia A Portrait in Exile
A biographical sketch outlines Alexander III born 1845 as heir to Alexander II. It notes his marriage to Maria Dagmar, his rise after 1881, coronation in 1883, cautious stance toward Nihilists, and his autocratic domestic policy. The piece contrasts his foreign stance with Germany and Britain and mentions education at Eton and Trinity College. It also briefly references Mr. Balfour’s role on the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver Currency.
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Alexander III of
Russia
Alexander II
Maria
Grand Duke of
Hesse-Darmstadt
Maria Dagmar
Christian IX
Denmark
Princess of Wales
Victoria
Duke of
Edinburg
Marie of
Emress
Maria Feodorovna
Nicholas
Russias
George
Xenia
Michael
Oleva
Czar
Moscow
Alexander HI
Germany
Central Asia
England
Alexander I
Eton
Trinity College
Cambridge
Royal Commission Upon
Balfour
Arthur Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland Profile
Arthur Balfour nephew of the British premier and Irish Chief Secretary is portrayed as courageous yet unpopular. He introduced the Irish Criminal Law Amendment Bill amid heated debate and has held roles from Private Secretary to the Foreign Office to President of the Local Government Board. He represents the Eastern Division of Manchester.
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Ireland
House of Commons
James Balfour
Whittinghame
Haddingtonshire
Scotland
Marquis of Salisbury
England
Foreign Office
Balfour
Mane
Douville the Fraud and the Great African Hoax
A historical note on Douville, a Frenchman who claimed extensive travels in Central Africa. The piece describes how he fabricanted reports, invented a tribal vocabulary ending in x, and misled geographers into believing his feats as late as 1850. Critics labeled him a first class fraud as his pretensions collapsed.
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Douville
Africa
Central
Munta Yamvo
Adams
Pittsburg
Bullentin
Russian Superstition Used to Extract Confession in Kazan Case
A Kazan magistrate used a sorcery themed ruse to force a confession from Termalaj Logquin in the Mala Oschoura murder case. The tactic involved water drawn by a sorcerer and two cups to weigh guilt, with Logquin allegedly paid to stay silent. The story notes Termalaj’s motive and the two brothers’ roles, ending with a hint of Termalaj facing Siberian imprisonment.
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Mala Oschoura
Kazau
Termalaj
Loquin
Kazan
Ogresko
Termolaj
Lovain
Parricade
Siberia
Logquin
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Deep Artesian Well Supplies Pesth Baths at 158 Degrees
The deepest artesian well, claimed as the source for Pesth baths in Austria Hungary, reaches about 8140 feet and yields 176000 gallons daily at 158 F. Variations in temperature with depth suggest inflowing streams at different depths, not a single uniform source. The text discusses how midstream influx could limit hot water heating schemes tapping subterranean heat.
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Scientific American
Pesth
Austria-Hungary
A Novel Compromise in California Law Claim
Col Ingersoll cites a California case where idle claims after ten days risk loss. A sick claimant is displaced by an interloper, leading to a court ruling and a brawl. The judge proclaims the law stands but suggests that if the gentlemen wish to compromise they must not be interfered with.
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California
Col. Ingersoll
Plantiff
Limbs of Stone
Guy Jones, a Lee County Georgia man, describes limbs as hard as wood with no feeling yet blood flows if cut. He says the condition began nine years ago and that a doctor warned it would kill him in four, but he remains alive and speaks about his unusual strength.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Guy Jones
Lee County
Guy
Household Nonsurgical Remedies and Tips
A collection of domestic hints covers ringworm treatment with borax and washing three times daily, flour choices for baking, room papering to enlarge spaces, turpentine to whiten fabrics, kerosene for soiled garments, baking dish cleaning with ashes, and a humorous exchange about flour prices. Also included are home remedies for burns with egg white, a cabbage dish with sour cream and eggs, resin powder for cuts, proper starching of shirt fronts, benefits of whitewashing cellars, and a winter cold treatment for children using onions and sugar simmered into a syrup for frequent dosing.
Plant care tips for thrifty growth and feeding
Wash plants at least once a week to keep leaves clean and promote growth. Use a tin teapot half full of hen manure soaked in water as a weekly fertilizer, applied about once or twice weekly with a teaspoonful per standard pot. A small amount of phosphate helps but too much can harm plants.
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Long
Chamber of Agriculture
England
New York Daily World
New Yorker
Manly Miles
Coarse Beef Roast for Family Dinner
A simple method for cooking inexpensive beef. Select three to six pounds, bone out with some fat, dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown in a flat kettle without water, add a little to prevent sticking, then cook slowly for three to four hours until tender. Serve with gravy poured over or in a tureen.
How to bake large Bermuda onions to tender perfection
Wash the onions with skins on and boil them in salted water for an hour, changing the water once or twice. Drain and pat dry, wrap each in buttered paper, seal the ends, and bake slowly for an hour. Peel when tender, brown lightly in butter, then baste and season with salt and pepper for serving.
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Bermuda
New Age Ahead as Resources Deplete and Aluminum Reigns
A Chicago News overview argues that global exhaustion of coal oil gas and minerals is near-term yet distant. It forecasts aluminum replacing steel, cheaper homes phones and airships from the silvery element, plus sea-derived food and new electricity work. The piece optimistically predicts a mid-century labor solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Kimberly
Man’s gaze on cat ends in surprising melee on Blake Street
A local test of a man’s theory that eye contact can tame animals ends when Mr. B. provokes Thomas the gray cat in a shop near the cheesebox. The cat claws his face twice and he strikes back, knocking the animal into a soap barrel as customers look on. The tale closes with the man abandoning his eye power for more practical methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Street
Thomas
Mr. B
Swords and Bullets and Naval Forces Across Europe
The piece lists orders and naval strength across nations with specific counts: Italy orders 250 Krupp guns and nickel plating for English magazine rifles. Turkey fields 30 000 seamen and 10 000 marines. Germany questions bayonet use. Norway has 44 ships with 4 ironclad monitors. Denmark operates 33 steam vessels with 9 ironclads. England’s fleet safety target remains unmet before 1893. 419 swords tested in England yield 363 passes with 25 breaks.
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Italy
Norway
Denmark
England
Ducks in China and their vast farming scale
The Brooklyn Eagle notes there are more ducks in China than in all countries outside it. Ducks fill every farm and waterway, with boats carrying up to 2,000 birds. Duck eggs are a major food, and large hatcheries produce tens of thousands of ducks yearly. Salted and smoked ducks are common in towns and exported where Chinese communities live.
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China
Brooklyn Eagle
What Daniel is There for in Philadelphia Retainer Question
The quotation frames attorney Daniel Dougherty as a sought after defender amid political contention. It recalls a Philadelphia origin and contrasts grand military imagery with legal duties, underscoring intrigue around courtroom strategy and loyalty.
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Daniel Dougherty
Philadelphia
New York Sun
Re-covering Chairs With Simple Materials
Re covering chairs is not difficult with a little contrivance and skill. Remove old covers, cut patterns, and apply new fabric using flat headed tacks. Use Canton flannels or furniture satines for durable, colorful results and re tuft seats with buttons.
Butler's Ready Wit in Court
In a Boston Courthouse exchange a general reading a statute provoked the judge. The general coolly replied he preferred the old law to the new, noting he had read both, with perfect nonchalance.
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Boston Courier
Butler
A Privileged Widow. Drake's Magazine excerpt
Dialogue centers on Wellington's household and a new servant described as deaf near-sighted red-haired and a stutterer. The wife’s jealous temper is spared by allowing the servant’s mother to visit the daughter three days weekly while the wife is away on missionary work. The scene hints at class and propriety tensions.
Growing Mixed Oats and Peas for Hog Fattening
A New England farmer urges growing oats and peas together as the best compatible feed. The oats help support pea vines, both ripen together for simultaneous harvest. Cut green they feed cows. later they fatten hogs better than corn, with minimal labor and hogs helping harvest.
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New England
Poultry Profit Depends on Proper Housing and Feeding
The text argues profitable poultry farming requires avoiding pampering birds, proper housing, ventilation, and controlled feeding. It warns against cold unprotected buildings, excessive artificial heat, and feeding too hot food, noting heat costs may offset gains and that grain alone is insufficient for profitability.
Handling a Kicking Cow With Rope Technique
A farmer explains that calm handling stops cow kicks and that kindness prevents kicking. For unsafe cows a rope gag is used around the hind leg to deter kicking, loosening only when milking, with the same method helping heifers.
Floating Island Reported on Henrys Lake Idaho
A floating island about 300 feet in diameter is described on Henrys Lake Idaho. It drifts erratically with the wind, sometimes staying near shore for days, then at night moves away and reappears miles distant by morning.
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Henry’s Lake
Idaho
Allen's Lung Balsam Endorsed by W H Worthington
In a Feb 25 1882 note from Columbus Massachusetts editor W H Worthington of the Patrons of Husbandry praises Allen's Lung Balsam as the best remedy after fifteen years of use for coughs and colds. The product priced 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle. St Paul water works bonds fetch the highest premium ever paid in the West.
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W.H. Worthington
St. Paul Water Works
West
Biggest thing I ever struck ad copy tease
A terse ad tease asks readers to contact B F Johnson & Co of Richmond for opportunities as it promotes outside engagement. The Minnesota state statistics annual report is released. Folds Griffith Culver of Minneapolis, the Northwest’s biggest carpet house, offers special inducements with carpet samples. A Marquette hotel man murders his mistress and attempts suicide.
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B. F. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond
Folds Griffith & Culver
Minneapolis
Northwest
Marquette
Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Hypophosphites
Doctors note the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites for wasting diseases and general debility. Scott’s Excursion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites combines both, producing strength and nerve support. Thousands cured where other preparations failed, and Scott’s Emulsion is palatable and easily digested.
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Scott
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John Uhlmann
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Boston
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R. Oe
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Baby Sarriaces C.O.D
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Chicago
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P. U
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Amsterdam
N.Y
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Sons Sons & CO
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Drvoorsrts
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Swift
Joan Ray
Fr. Wayne
Swirr Srecific Co
Atlanta
EVI Sigkhe Carters Little Iver
Carter Medic
Sma
New York
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michigan Avenue
Paine
J. B. JeNkins
Cloyd’s Creek
Tenn
F. G. Stickney
Havana
Ala
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Bage
Folds
Griffith&colver
Wilton
Woodward & CO
A. J. Towe
Washington
Joseph H. Hunter
C. Austin Mfg. Co
Ill
General Ag
Dak
Minn
Rogers & Ordway
Pearge
Hoon
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