Ancient mound yields bones and artifacts in Woodbury county
Reports from Egaty A. in The Cherokee Times describe a rain-washed mound in section 14 township 9 range 42 Woodbury county exposing human bones two layers of interred skeletons with earthen jars and shells. Finds include skulls arm bones legs and numerous implements. A sitting giant skeleton and large skulls suggest a prehistoric race, with another mound nearby.
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The
Cherokee Times
Township $9
Range 42
Woodbury County
Wm. Kairns
John Kairns
Wayne Township
Jones County
Wyoming Territory
Denver
Peeblos
State Auditor’s Office
Tneane Hospital
Independence
Dubuque County
Poweshick
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Des Moines County
Hamilton County
Des Moines
F. W. George
John Epps
Epps
A. D. Loveland
Council Bluffs
Wabash House
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Company
Moberly
Gear
Des Moines & Ft. Dodge Railroad
Paloo Alto
Polk
Pocahontas
Webster
Humboldt
Kossuth
Iowa
Interior Department
Congress
Town Falls
Shellsburg
Christian Diebel
Fremont Township
Benton County
Yorktown a Neglected Scene of Surrender and Decline
The article surveys Yorktown from its role as a tobacco port and colonial outpost to its wartime siege and postwar decline. It notes railway access, earlier prosperity, and a current population around three hundred, with few descendants of original proprietors. The tone laments a once historic hub fading into obscurity.
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Yorktown
Trarper
Miz
Virginia
England
Baltimore
Norfolk
York Town
Dinner in France as social feast of conversation
John Durand notes that a French dinner centers on conversation and companionship rather than the food, likening the meal to a domestic symposium where talk replaces the salon as the main attraction. The piece also reports the Utah and Northern Railroad reaching Melrose Montana, 377 miles from Ogden.
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John Durand
Atlantic
France
Izank Walton
Jie
Yam
Utah and Northern Railroad
Melrose
Montana Territory
Ogden
Milwaukee Sentinel
Arcadia
Green Bay & Minnesota
Trempealeau County
Paul Hess
Wess
Hess
Wimyeall
Kidney Wart Liquid Form Sold by Wells Richardson Co
Detroit dispatch notes demand for easier kidney wart preparation led Wells Richardson Co of Burlington VT to produce it in liquid form as well as in dry form, for sale to the public.
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Detroit
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
J’ost and Tribune
Three Horses Abreast Harness Trial in New York
The American Express Company begins an experiment in New York using three horses abreast on wagons for goods delivery. Each horse has its own whisfletree with two poles, aiming to improve speed and handle heavy loads in the upper city.
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Scientific American
American Express Company
New York
London Omnibuses
Ashley
Edith
Lottie Low
New Jersey Central Railroad
Indiana
Michigan
Dinois
Iowa
Kidney-Wort Offered In Dry And Liquid Form
Sure and safe paniony Kidney-Wort is now available in dry vegetable form or liquid form for convenience. It is concentrated and effective in all cases, as advertised.
Notre Dame University Portrait and Texas Rail Rivalries
A long survey highlights Notre Dame Indiana as a premier American educational center with modern facilities and strong moral training. It also reports multiple railroad reorganization plans led by Jay Gould and Keene Flood Markey, including gauge changes and new telegraph services, plus varied national and international crop, crime, and political notes with emphasis on rail corridors and security.
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United States
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Joseph Valley
Grentenre
Marshall
Texas
Brown
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Gould Roads
St Louis
Greenville
Jay Gould
Red River
Dallas
Texas Contificntal
Texas Pacific
Gould
Texas and Pacific
Pacific Coast
Red River Road
Troy Mountain
Keene
Flood Markey
Western Union
General Commercial and Telegraph Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Omaha
Winnebago
Washington
Ebb Bi Werk Tae
Manethy Dypyieen
T BT Shone
Han
Indian Territory
A. Disputch
Clinton
Central
Inolg
Europe
Cominipstoners
Castile Garden
Florida
Louisiana
West
Conflicting reports of near Sfax engagement and dynamite fears
The report notes a battle near Sfax on July 16 with many casualties among revolt readers, a French demand for hostages and 15 million francs indemnity, and French disarmament of natives. It also covers explosives traffic rumors between America and England, clockwork devices in cement barrels, and a parade of political and church figures including Bishop Schiuffeno becoming a Cardinal.
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Tunis
Sfax
Rome
Schiuffeno
Averora
Vatican
Avera
America
England
Malta
Custom House
Wn. Harcourt
Boston Advertiser
Matta
Liverpool
Dean Stanley
Westminster Abbey
London
Dudley
Kentucky
St. Margaret's
Westminster
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Boveyment
Standard
United Irishmen
Stony Democrat
The
Consignees
Decrease in English Skeleton Size Linked to Urban Life
A Manchester Guardian correspondent argues that not only skulls, but overall body size is shrinking in England due to reduced outdoor activity and poor play spaces. He cites crowded towns, prevalence of pubs, and lack of playgrounds as hindering physical and moral growth, urging councils to provide play areas and gymnasia.
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Manchester Guardian
Europe
England
Manchester
Salford
Slanders and slurs in colonial discourse headline
Redpath attacks Sir William Harcourt as a slanderer and coward and calls William Forster an infamous Quaker. In SOUTH AFRICA the royal commission draft risks transferring most Transvaal to the Boers with Boers ready to accept about £500,000. The Boers have not accepted the draft, debating natives and finance terms. Paris reports Nihilists plan to warn the Czar and threaten harsher measures if not heeded.
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Sir William Harcourt
William Forster
South Africa
Royal Commission
Transvaal
Paris
Rochefort
Geneva
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