Winona fair schedules and river tolls marked in county notes
August 14 to 30 the Winona inter state exposition will occur. Drowning deaths include Peter Lundburg of Jordan in the Swan river while booming logs and Martin Johnson near Madeira from wagon wheels. Rum river log jams require heavy rains to break. Other items note bank resources, new flour mill at Adrian, a Demorest medal to Lizzie DeKay, and the Stillwater convict capture.
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Peter Lundburg
Jordan
Swan River
Rum
Jane Knutson
Salem
State Reform School
Red Wing
Norwegian start at Devil's Lake and North Dakota triplets christened Faith Hope Charity
Norwegian newspaper notes a planned start at Devil's Lake and the North Dakota triplets christened Faith, Hope and Charity. It covers wool output, Fargo activities, new construction costs, a fatal train accident near Andover, political committee dates, Captain Crawford lectures, a vitriol accident, adultery laws, state bond sales, and a fatal lightning strike near Williston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's Lake
North Dakota
Faith
Hope
Central Wisconsin veteran reunion and Wisconsin news items
A collection of brief notices from Wisconsin: veterans will gather for the Central Wisconsin Veteran Soldiers association reunion at Ormo from June 10 to 12 with notable attendees including Generals Fairchild and Allen. a West Superior waterworks extension contract is awarded to 3 F Ward & Co of New York to lay 24 inch pipe 8,000 feet across Minnesota Bay at over $200,000. Other items report a La Crosse mill accident killing Eugene Denison, a fatal train collision near Alameda County for Adolph Schmidt, a Sunday law dispute in Eau Claire barber case, poison incidents in Racine county, a stabbing in Baldwin, and the death of Hiram Smith in Sheboygan Falls.
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Beloit
Rockford
Eugene Denison
la Crosse
Anton Schmidt
Lancaster
Adolph
Alameda County
Cal
Caliornia
Fairchild
Allen
Watrous
Bouck
Phil Cheek
Central Wisconsin Veteran Soldiers’ Association
Ormo
West Superior
3. F. Ward & Co
New York
Minnesota Bay
Eau Claire
Wm. Cleopel
Mt. Pleasant
Racine County
Louis Enge
Peter Johnson
Baldwin
P. Bunde
Johnson
Hiram Smith
Farmers’ Institute
Northwest
Sheboygan Falls
Mr. Smith
Bucks County
Wisconsin
L. W. Barden
Portage County
E. V. Briesen
Barden
Keokuk fig-tree promises abundant crop this season
A Keokuk man reports a promising fig crop while Burlington votes six to three to license saloons at $50 monthly. Ottumwa sees bootlegging via original package routes. Council Bluffs man misreads a ruling, takes a keg. faces petit larceny. Corn ing forms a Bellamy club to tackle social issues with communal dining. Myron E. Billings murder case looms in supreme court. defendant seeks to speak. Scranton faces a novel damage suit over lodging comforts. A farmer Coldar sues for $5,000 after a jail night. Tar and feather case continues as P H Wolfenberger sues for $25,000 in Sidney.
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Burlington
Jordan
Hell
Ottumwa
Peter Davidson
Council Bluffs
Corning
Myron E. Billings
Kingsley
Waverly
Supreme Court
Scranton
Coldar
P._H. Wolfenberger
Glenwood
Chambers
Sidney
Fremount County
Senator Davis Triggers Senate Actions On Tariffs and Ports
Senate debates open with Senator Davis proposing a port of entry at Bernardino Minnesota near Lake of the Woods to take effect November 1 1890 while Senator Blair pushes a constitutional amendment banning lotteries. House moves include McKinley tariff discussions and a meat inspection amendment. Wilson updates land proof questions. Davis plans tariff remarks. various committees advance copyright census and patent bills and debate naval and irrigation issues.
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Davis
Bernardino
Boundry
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods
Blair
United States
Congress
HOUSE
McKinley
Wilson
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
New York Dentist Employs Lady Assistant at 50 A Week
A New York dentist hires a young attractive assistant who travels door to door to clean teeth. She earns 50 a week plus commissions per customer and carries dental tools, drugs, pumice, and temporary fillings. She can cap a nerve, ease pain, perform temporary work, extract a child’s tooth, and place wedges. A full mouth cleaning costs 50 cents, while nearby families receive care for about two dollars.
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New York
Ants Dislodge Themselves From Tent Rope With Oil
A naturalist recounts an attempt to deter red ants amassing near his tent by applying kerosene to a rope. The insects splashed onto the oil soaked feather, gathered from both sides, and died in great numbers, prompting him to abandon the plan as others continued to swarm.
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Melius Curtius
St. James Gazette
London shopkeepers warned against leaving hats or bonnets
A Chicago News quote cites Eugene Field recounting a London shopper’s warning about hat and bonnet purchases. The warning says tradespeople may remove plumes or ornaments if customers let items be delivered, then resell the removed pieces to others. The remark reflects distrust of London shops’ handling of purchases.
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London
Eugene Field
Chicago News
Spelling quirks and famous misspellings
The Cambridge Tribune quotes anecdotes on mis spelling from Harvard instructors and others. It notes notable figures like Napoleon and the Iron Duke misspelled words, cites Mrs Pendennis on spelling affection, and ponders whether correct spelling should affect marriage.
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Cambridge Tribune
Harvard
Cambridge
Mackrel
Cobbett
Teusday
Napoleon
Iron Duke
Major Pendennis
Gen. Taylor
Andrew Johnson
Courtesy Across Classes in Anecdotes From The Youth's Companion
An anthology of brief moral sketches on courtesy and breeding. A rich woman questions bowing to a cook, a generous reply honors workers, and an Irish woman praises a gentleman who respects all. A young Englishman declines royal dinner to keep a Geneva engagement, earning the Emperor’s respect.
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Fontainebleau
Napoleon III
Geneva
How a Shawl Sets a Man's Worth in a Teasing Wife
A traveler returns home with a seven hundred dollar camel's hair shawl for his wife and she teases him by weighing his behavior against the value of gifts she receives after trips. She questions whether the shawl signals winning or losing, prompting a lighthearted moral about indulgence.
A Singular Affliction At Vienna Hospital
A 34 year old navvy treated at Vienna general hospital had his left forefinger amputated last year. Since then his left hand moved constantly and the nervous condition spread to his whole body forcing him to turn left. In bed he springs into the air like a fish. Doctors in Paris recently noted a similar case calling it clownism.
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Vienna General Hospital
Paris
New York Telegram
Food of Hebrews and kosher dietary rules
A Montreal rabbi argues the low Jewish death rate reflects adherence to Mosaic law. He states acceptable land animals must have cloven hooves and chew cud, with strict slaughter to prevent illness. Jews may eat fish with fins and scales, while oysters and crustaceans like lobsters and crabs are forbidden.
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Montreal
Chicago Herald
Porter Accused of $1400 in Stolen Goods Theft
A large New York firm suspected a porter of stealing items for years. Detectives were assigned and within three days recovered stolen goods valued at $1,400 carried away under his clothing.
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New York
Winning a Fortune in the Louisiana Lottery
Mr Carty a Orchard Street restaurateur in Cortland New York won $ five thousand from the Louisiana State Lottery drawing held April 15 He mailed $1 in March and received one twentieth of ticket 27 994 then the second prize list confirmed the ticket won 100 000 He sent the ticket back and agent Robert Bushby paid the $5 000 on April 30 The prize will help keep the wolf from the door for some time.
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Thos. Carty
Louisiana
Democrat
New Orleans
U. S. Express
Robert Bushby
Cortland
N. Y
Hare the Dick Turpin of his Day Linked to Madison Plot
The Philadelphia Times recounts Hare as a notorious figure allied with Murrell and Mason, tied to a rumored plan to kidnap President Madison and hand him to Admiral Cockburn. The gang’s scheme faltered after Farren’s death, leading to raids, a Baltimore capture, and executions for Hare and Alexander, with Louis receiving a ten year sentence.
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Hare
Dick Turp'n
Murrell and Mason
President Madison
Admiral Cockburn
Ross
Washington
Capitol
Farren
Potomac
Gen
Baltimore
Louis
Alexander
Havre de Grace
Hunt
Philadelphia Times
Fisherman Succumbs to Fountain Prize at Wayside Inn
In a dusk episode a man fishing by a large fountain at a wayside inn hooks a pair of speckled trout from the trough. He pockets the half pounders and one converts to a captured catch with envy among hotel boarders. The landlord rants about thieves and blackguards the next morning.
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The
New York Herald
Wayside
Post Office Fight Settlement Mocked in Allegheny County
A Washington returnee derides the McKeesport post office episode as a farce after Congressman Ray fixed on Elmer Soles but a local Edwin Soles was found to be the winner. The mix up involved the Baltimore and Ohio Road backers and leaves them regretting the outcome.
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McKeesport
Washington
Jay
Edwin
Elmer
Baltimore & Ohio
Ray
Elmer Soles
Baltimore Ohio Road
Politeness Pays in Town Says Lecturer
A lecturer argues politeness pays in all towns while a heckler retorts that in this town it does not. The interrupter recounts how he removed his hat at a lunch counter only to have it stolen, concluding with a humorous Arkansas Traveler style tale about manners and misfortune.
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Arkansaw Traveler
Atlantic
Two Illinois wanderers travel through North Carolina
Two Charlotte women on a visit encounter an old white woman and two girls hobbling along. The trio from Illinois walked here, begging for money and planning to stay with a Lincoln county relative before returning home. The girls travel six to ten miles daily and prefer staying with black families.
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Charlotte
Illinois
Lincoln County
N. C
Lincoln
Norfolk
Sensitivity and misread signals in a sleeper car tale
In a Kentucky tale a Michigan Central sleeper passenger recalls a tense clash over perceived galley standards. Gardner’s wife hosts a music night that ends with a misunderstood invitation to attend opera. A note from Gardner demands apology, prompting a hurried exit to New York.
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Michigan Central
Gardner
Sin
Sim
Snake scare at Iowa statehouse rattles night watchmen
A bull snake nearly six feet long was found lurking in the statehouse agricultural society office after a prank by retired police chief Beall. Two night watchmen, fearing burglars, reported the creature, while Secretary Shaffer doubted there was any reptile in residence.
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Des Moines Register
Statehouse
Iowa
Agricultural Society
Dogberry
Shaffer
Beall
Audacious thief known by many aliases arrested in Trenton
James Johnson alias Jersey Jim and other names stole a hotel letters package in Philadelphia. It included Alfred H. Torrecell’s railroad passes and a Western Union one year free-use frank. He hid the items in a wallet lost en route from Philadelphia to Trenton and advertised rewards for their return, leading to his capture by Trenton police.
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James Johnson
Jersey Jim
H. B. Barton
E. A. Hobbs
Alfred H. Torrecell
Michigan Central Railroad
Western Union Telegraph Company
Johnson
Owever
Philadelphia
Trenton
Philadelphia Record
Queen Victoria Surprised by Drunken Follower at Windsor
An elderly woman broke through police lines as Queen Victoria was driven from the railway to Windsor Castle. She shouted that she must speak to the old woman, was arrested on intoxication charges, and frightened the queen for at least a day.
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Kate Hovista
Springfield
Redfield
Victoria
Windsor Castle
Artificial honey boom fails as 1887 88 honey crops fall short
Popular Science notes that the 1887 and 1888 seasons were unfavor able for honey, especially comb honey, causing a general shortage across America. Dealers and customers cried out for honey while producers received countless orders. Despite glucose, paraffin, and machinery, bogus artificial honey attempts did not materialize and no product hit the market.
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America
Wiley
Buffalo head prices rise sharply in Kansas City market
Ten years ago a buffalo head sold for 15 to 40 dollars. Now prices range from 75 to 400 dollars. No green buffalo head in Denver for three years, but Buffalo Jones herd in Kansas may add a new head to the market. Rocky Mountain sheep bring 35 to 100 dollars, mountain sheep sold in pairs for 350 dollars a pair when the taxidermist preserves the whole animal. Elk heads 35 to 300 dollars each. Grizzly rugs 35 to 200 dollars, black bears up to 75, cinnamon and brown bears common and not very durable, best not over 50 dollars.
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Kansas City Journal
Denver
Buffalo Jones
Kansas
Answered Roll Call with Foot on Chair Ruse
Gus Williams describes a night in a town theater where a man in a prominent seat put his feet on a chair back. Williams used a ruse by pretending a telegram for a resident from Missouri. the man rose and left the theater and did not return.
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Gus Williams
Missouri
Chicago Tribune
Shade trees near electric lights droop in cities
Observers report shade trees near electric lights in small cities show blight while trees away from illumination stay healthy. Arboriculturists say trees require darkness like people need sleep, suggesting proximity to lights may cause the drooping observed in these trees.
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Boston
Old Time Torture Methods Outdone by Sawdust
Detroit Free Press notes a Wisconsin man survived after being buried under six feet of sawdust for fifteen minutes. He reported he would rather burn at the stake, comparing the pain to that of being crushed with a ton of bricks.
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Wisconsin
Detroit Free Press
Vast frozen ground between seas never thawing since creation
A Detroit Free Press fragment notes a large yet unnamed frozen tract between the Ural and Okhotsk seas, ninety four feet deep, said to have never thawed and of little practical use even if it ever did thaw. It also references Byron’s line about truth in masquerade and touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil as swift remedies.
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Ural
Okhotsk
State of
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Byron
Stanley
Afric
Annanias
Cairo
Syrup of Figs Ad for Gentle Laxative Cure
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as produced from the laxative and nutritious juice of California figs with medicinal plants. It claims to act gently on the kidneys liver and bowels cleansing the system dispelling colds and headaches and curing habitual constipation.
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California
Hood
Iever
N. A. Stanley
Canastota
N.Y. Hood
Lowell
Mass
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Maine
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Washington, D.C
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Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
F. Heath
Binghamton
Jones
Binghamton, N.Y
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E. 3Rd St
St Paul
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Cincinnati
Ohio
G. H.ingraham
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Amsterdam
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Druggista
Chichester
Kelief
Pape Chichester Chem’! Co
Madison Sq
Phila
N W.N. U
Rocers & Ordway
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Tsao E. TazevTine
M. Ps
Issapo
C & Ae
Sapolio
Northwestern Newspaper Union
St. Paul, Minn
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