Thief hog thefts and a wild ride in Iowa news
Local officials pursue thieves who molted twenty six head of hogs sold to citizens. A judgment against Madison County for insane asylum maintenance. News of Kate Shelley bravery contributions at Moingene. Gen M W Brown dies in Oregon after printer’s trade in Osceola. A Delmar groom-to-be flees with hired team. officers chase suspect. Bradstreet reviews Iowa industries highlighting farming, brick, flour, lumber, cheese and dairy growth. A Union College professor loses clothes in a Northwest travel mishap, narrowly escaping nakedness after river swim.
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Pottawattamie County
Madson County
Madison
Kate Shelley
Hewkeye
Moingene
A. A. Deerme
Posmmus
Ui Boone
Dokn McCabe
John Perton
M. W. Brown
Oregon
Lower Soda Springs
Oskelooss
Oskelooss Bernd
Henry C
Dradstreet
Bear fight and bear chase described in old diary
An Oregon diary recounts a teeny bears attack as a dog barks a bear approaches. The narrator fends off the bear with a stove, pine knot, and gun, while the dog harasses the bear. They flee, climb a tree, and the bears chase them through brush, ending with the narrator escaping home alive.
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Loge
Old Bear
A Protective Duty and Kidney-Wort Remedy
A derangement of paneys or Iver imposes a protective duty to buy Kidney-Wort. The remedy is claimed to invigorate organs and cleanse the system. The excerpt ends with a domestic tip for preparing Lina Beans: shell, wash, boil, season, and serve.
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Lina
Cured of Driniity by Hop Bitters
A friend was cured of a parching thirst for alcohol by Hop Bitters. It subdued the craving, steadied nerves, and left him sober for over two years with no urge to drink again. Several others reportedly found cures as well.
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B.R
Chicago
British Quarterly
Europe
Africa
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Americas
Grand Basin
Pacific
Asia
Australia
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Earth
Multiple Fatal Attacks and Arrests Rock Several States
Crime reports describe Bryan Golden of New York likely killing his wife before taking his life on Aug 11, James Gatley of East Deadham Mass arrested for clubbing his wife to death, and Valentine Schmidt in New Berlin Wis fatally shooting his wife after she refused to live with him Aug 18. Also notes include abduction case in Boston, embezzlement arrests in Chicago and Boston, thefts in Minnesota, threats in Arkansas and Texas, and a mysterious killing in Illinois with no clue.
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Bryan Golden
New York
James Gatley
East Deadham
Mass
Valentine Schmidt
New Berlin
Wis
Geo. Walker
Boston
Alderian Pitts
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Charles Wright
Chicago
Fred James & Co
Wheelock
Walcett & Co
England
George H. Long
Charles P. Howard
Allance Isurance Company
Albert Lea
Minn
Yell County
Ark
Sturdevant
Burgess
H.W. Howgate
United States
Bundy
Hazen
Stenar Service
Orange
Texas
Mitchell
Morrilton
Little Rock
City of Mexico
Arizonia
Sonora
Tucson
Washington County
Ilinois
D. Drue
Drue
Destination Time Tyrant in Prose of Quiet Living
The piece laments modern haste and praises Shakespearean restraint, arguing that constant hurry blots memory and dulls perception. It urges individuals to adopt methodical work rhythms, delay unnecessary tasks, and teach children the value of steady, unrushed progress.
Ovids Advice and Home Study for Rural Colleges
A writer argues for home courses in agricultural schools with prescribed readings and college faculty reference support. The piece cites Europe’s debates on elementary instruction and notes many teachers fail to teach basic reading, then shifts to a poetic description of night sky and celestial displays, contrasting earthly limits with cosmic vastness.
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Europe
Lord Sherbrooke
Mr. Lowe
Ovid
Taking Comfort in Life and Family Advice
A reflective editorial urges mothers to seek comfort through nurturing and presence rather than focus on appearances or ambition. It counsels tender, attentive parenting for boys from infancy to manhood and cautions mothers about overemphasizing daughters public life, urging closer bonds and shared time before time slips away.
Japanese Art and its Decora tive Mastery in Composition
The Atheneum praises Japanese painters for swift, decorative composition using a stick or brush to render flowers, birds, and other motifs with intricate detail. It contrasts Japanese draughtsmanship with European limits, noting their balance, symmetry, vibrant color, and rapid execution that would challenge Durer and Holbein.
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Albert Durer
Holbein
Atheneum
Rest and Repair in Mental and Physical Health
The text argues that real rest is not mere inactivity but targeted, moderate exercise for the specific weary body part. It cautions against relying on idleness or travel to recover from overwork and stresses that nutrition and adapted activity stimulate recovery, not passive rest.
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Weekly Review
Williemcoort Bar and Banner
Anson & Eldred
Oconto
Bishop E. C. Haven
Salem
Utah
Haven Victoria
Trish Jend
Ower
Deadwood
Adevtown
Midh
Cook County
Marseies
Prewrix
Tranevea
Marseilles
Warner & Merritt
Philadelphia
North Carolina
East Saginaw, Mich
J. B. Bilinge
J.B. Loomis
Brooklyn
Treasury
Thomas Pettit
Waor
Henry Boakes
Quebec
Canada
James Curley
Detroit
Tie
Minnie Williams
Prof. Williams
Hastings
Nebraska
Beott Creek
Lincoln
Leonidas Robertson
Ind
Allerton
Mich
Francis J. Parker
Towa
Davenport
Tander
Martin F. Conway
Kauruk
Benator Pomeroy
Humbert
Italy
Francia Joseph
Austria
Germany
Maly
Baron Breuben
Washington
Yorktown
Cardinal Jacobini
Pope Leo Vti
Blaine
Old Colony Iron Company
Taunton
A. M. Huston
Galveston
Urso Major
Lexington
West
Interior Department
Hunt
Avadarko
Indian Territory
Fort Sill
Kiowa, Comanche
Wichita Indian
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Benator
Victoria
Yale
California
Caledonia Hotel
Rosebud
Crow Dog
Black Crow
Tzil
Fort Niobrara
Omaha
Western Newspaper Union
Union
Des Moines
Kansas City
Washincton
Hooper
Corwin
Arctic
Siberian
Cape Serdze
Samuel Rider
Northwest
John A. Kaseon
John Quincey Adams
Elmer Hull
E. Dilion & Co
Bloom-ingdale
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Illinois
France
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Missouri
Executive Mansion
White House
Handsomi and Young
Mary Louise Eminger
Broadway
Paris
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Red Creek
San Mateo Mountains
San Mateo
Jack Crawford
Ft. Craig
Chloride City
Red Canon
Gilfoyle
Lagrina
Hiruel Chaves
Parker
Nana
Saburel
Santa Fe
Nona
Rio Quinado
Juan Salas
Agcorro
Amargo
William Long
Dick Gray
Jim Crane
Charles Enow
Thomas D. Clinton
William Beevers
Harry Erneshaw
Guadaloupe Canon
Tombstone
Long
Arizona
Kan
Thompson
Mexico
Clinton
Fremont
Harpir
Shakespeare
Felows
Coriolanus
Destination Time
Amyas Paulett
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