Heavy Rains Reach Petersburg Region and Rail Tragedy Nearby
The Petersburg area and regions southward received the heaviest rains in two months. A man named Angelo was found dead beside the Union Pacific at Laramie City, allegedly run over by a car and shot through the heart. A Republican leaders conference in New York discussed Southern aid, while a collision between a New London to Norwich passenger train and a freight train injured ten, with three seriously hurt.
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July revenue gains and global health notes from 1880
French revenue receipts for July 1880 rose nearly 17 million francs over July 1879. Northern Austria floods in Maloren province cause casualties near Mabrisch Outran. A Paris duel between Gaulois editor and Cherbourg deputy ends without injuries. Yellow fever and smallpox deaths rise in Havana and Rio de Janeiro. Guadaloupe reports couple of yellow fever deaths.
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How to Choose Poultry for Freshness and Tenderness
Guidance from Harper's Bazaar on selecting poultry. It stresses clean, white flesh, pale fat, and easy feather removal as signs of freshness. It details tests for duck and goose age, notes that turkey tenderness depends on aging and weather, and gives serving suggestions like duck with cranberry sauce and olives in gravy.
Encouraged Beer
A Dubuque man buys a saddle horse that refuses to move until it sees beer. At each saloon the horse balks until beer is offered, then proceeds cheerfully. The stunt repeats at seven miles out and back, with the horse accepting the ritual at every stop. The owner learns the horse can abstain if not stirred to drink by its motions.
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Moderation Society pledges aid business men
The Business Man's Moderation Society of New York promotes three pledges to curb drink. One supports total abstinence, another requires abstaining during business hours, and a third pledges not to treat or be treated. The Independent notes the pledges have drawn thousands of signers and endorses the moderate approach as better than nothing.
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Why Mice Gather At A Home And The Cat Myth
A 19th century style essay argues cats attract mice, not deter them, noting that homes with cats still harbor mice. The piece cites a naturalist’s view that cats kill few mice annually, implying cats do not meaningfully reduce mouse populations and that households with cats still face mouse presence.
Richard Wagner Portrait Describes aging Composer
The text notes Richard Wagner will be 87 next October and describes his intense face, gray hair pushed back, bright eyes, aquiline nose, and prominent chin. It praises him as one of the most remarkable Germans beyond his art.
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Hop Bitters hailed as cure all by board of experts
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a discovery that combining well known remedies yields Hop Bitters, a medicine claimed to cure a wide range of diseases and render others unnecessary. Skepticism faded after trials, praising the discoverers as benefactors. It notes a fact about warts and profit from remedies.
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