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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1876
Page
1
The document discusses ongoing Centennial Exhibition debates, government exhibits remaining in place, and a push for stronger educational enfranchisement. It surveys naval affairs, proposing a marine yard fleet, an expanded navy manpower, and improved pay and logistics, alongside remarks on annexation, Cuba, and Domingo.
Treasury processes convert worn national bank notes and fractional currency into pulp. After rigorous counting and cancellation, notes are shredded in a macerating cylinder powered by steam, with three officials supervising.
The article reports on a method where currency and bonds are burned to create pulp used for paper. It notes large-scale batches, with about 4.5 million dollars worth of notes involved, and cites Mr. George F. Bill as a principal purchaser. The piece highlights cost savings and health concerns from odor and fumes, prompting calls for method changes.
Fragmentary remarks show Spanish speakers praising Amadeo and his consort amid mixed judgments on wealth and unity. The text mentions a prolonged refrain about never gathering until it is too late and hints at looming changes through 2037.
The article outlines three forms of diphtheria with varying symptoms and outcomes. It recommends drying remedies like sulphate of iron tannin or chlorate of potash on the tongue hourly, stressing regular day and night dosing and noting possible preventive use.
Ma correspondent recalls the late Queen Maria Victoria in Madrid’s memory sparking a charity of a chapel and orphan home. Amadeo and the Queen funded the Manzanares project aiding washerwomen and their children. The piece frames royal generosity amid a church, hospital, and school complex in the capital.
In a domestic scene Mrs Ellis asks her husband and others about a church meeting at aburel. He cites little action and a committee to discuss the furnace. Deacon Jones’s opposition remains unclear while Mrs Ellis grows frustrated and resigned.
Guidance on molding boys into courteous sons and brothers. Emphasizes washing, grooming, chairs by the fire, politeness to mothers, kindness to sisters, doing errands without complaint, cultivating cheerful temper, making family evenings enjoyable, and resisting smoking drinking or chewing. Encourages pride in mothers and sisters as best friends.
The statement urges men to observe essential habits as safeguards, noting that vagabonds lack them and that such rules are necessary for good men. It stresses that these habits, though costly, are the backbone of conduct and discipline among the chosen gentlemen.
A Michigan girl, bold and determined, sought an interview with opera star Miss Kellogg in Detroit. After a thwarted note campaign and a refused meeting, she forcefully boarded a Chicago-bound train, embraced Miss Kellogg in the car door, exchanged a farewell kiss, and left with a high-spirited promise to return for conversation. The encounter drew astonishment and a warm reaction from Kellogg before the train departed.
The grasshopper infestation advances through Wisconsin and across Minnesota counties. Reports from Rock, Wright, and Martin counties note heavy egg-laying and large losses, with petitions for relief reaching 7369. The pest spreads 25 to 60 miles, expanding to Freeborn, Scott, Carver, Wright, and other counties, covering a wide swath of the region. Ex Senator Carpinter plans winter in Washington with his daughter.
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