Two New Churches Rise in Fort Dodze Presby and Catholic
A Fort Dodze report notes two fine churches under construction Presbyterian and Catholic with other Iowa items: Burglars rifled Cass county post office at Lewis, horses ill in Des Moines and Carroll delegation losses. Notable deaths include Otto and Raymond Strodel drowned near Burlington and a boy struck by lightning near Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodze
Council Bluffs
Herdic
Lewis
Cass County
Linn County
Johnson
Wiota
Otto
Raymond Strodel
Burlington
Duane
Dubuque
Gen
Trumbull
Butler County
Shell Rock
Mother Upright
Clear Lake
Steve 8. Bonbright
Des Moines
Newton
Fires, floods and conflicts sweep August reports
A roundup of late August calamities and incidents across the U S and abroad includes Evans planing mill in Chicago burned August 24 with $13000 loss, Cairo distillery burned August 29 with $5000 loss, Dan gerfield Texas business district destroyed for $25000, Arkansas City business section burnt for $75000, Ogdensburg Baptist church fire at $20000, Alleytown Michigan two-thirds destroyed by fire, and other disasters. Also listed are court actions on concealed weapons, immigration figures at Castle Garden, movement of Jefferson Davis to Europe, deadly rail and water accidents, cholera in Bangkok, and major fires in Evansville and Cleveland with multi‑million losses.
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Evans
Chicago
Schuizky & Morelock
Cairo
Dangerfield
Texas
Castle Garden
New York
Jefferson Davis
Europe
Louisville
Cook County
Emperor Maximilian
Queretaro
Mexico
Richmond
Cincinnati
City of
Penobscot Bay
Frederick Volta
Marseilles
James Curley
Detroit
James Clark
Jersey Cty
Pana
Baltimore
Martin F. Conway
Kansas
Pomeroy
Washington
England
Ireland
Trelam
Kansas City, Sprinefeld & Memphis Railroad
Missouri
Bangkok
Siam
Singapore
Hong Kong
Beaver Falls
Mellon & Sona
United States
Charles Gaven Duffy
Clinton
James
Bardstown
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Yorktown
Pennesylvania Railroad
M. Huston
Galveston
Lexington
Illinois Volunteers
Gould
Greenback Convention
Elmira
Israel W. Adams
E. Howe
John Hooper
Dennis O'Feary
Allen G. Woods
J. N. Gould
Beaufort
Savannah
City Exchange
Macon
Flow to Hat a Watermelon from the Baltimore American
A humorous guide to savoring watermelons proposes methods from the daring patch raid to fancy hotel cuts. It extols chilling the fruit for two days and then slicing lengthwise at night, while warning against overeating and pairing melons with heavy meals.
Mrs Carlyle Echoes Grief Over Pet Dog Nero
The tale recalls Mrs Carlyle keeping a beloved lap dog Nero and the decision to euthanize the ailing pet. Her distress at the thought of stuffing the dog contrasts with a friend’s callous remark. She also cared deeply for her servants and peas, tying affection to loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carlyle
Truths and mishaps in a fragmented column
A quirky clipping notes that indoor work is blamed for bodily ills and praises a remedy named Kidney-Wort. It recounts a belated husband driven insane by a wife’s sleepy taunt about lighting a match. A stray line questions dancing ability and a girl’s interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseiald
Curious Patent Remedy Claim Promises Wide Cures
A fragment argues that common herbs such as hops buchu mandrake and dandelion can yield marvelous cures surpassing bitters. The writer claims widespread testimony across ages and professions and invites belief without doubt, noting another column for details.
Vicissitudes of life spark Denver memories and crimes
A patchwork of crime reports and human tales runs through a Denver feature. Arrests span Count Jourdevie for theft in Spa to duels in Warren Virginia. A Milwaukee son kills his father-in-law, and a Cook County Texas tragedy ends in two dead. A White House intruder prompts asylum and strange bath suit clues. A veteran Denver observer muses on life’s vicissitudes, from nobles washing dishes to Gould kin driving streetcars, all illustrating fate’s sudden shifts.
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Mureka
Jourdevie
Spa
New York Sun
Warren
R. ¥. Camp
Jas. C. Scott
Milwaukee
Herman Hilton
Paul Kimmer
Paris
Wm. H. Pewee
Loddato Ue Mulacantae
Lue Wolrwus
Desperado
James
Current
Orange
Texas
Mitchell
Morrilton
Little Rock
Morriston
O Mexico
Arizonia
Sonora
United States
Tucson
Arizona
Cook County
Ben. Blanton
James Todd
Todd
Blanton
Tith
Executive Mansion
Erounds
White House
Mary Louise Peminger
Broadway
Brooklyn
Enre
Denver Trinne
Denver
Tribune
Young Men’s Christian Association
Barnum
New York
Delmonico’s
The
Brunswick
Chicago
Hast
Nyvan
Congress
Illinois
Jay
Jay Gould
Chevalier Wykes
Bradlaugh Announces Return to Parliament in Manifesto
Ireland dispatch reports Bradlaugh issuing a manifesto to the English public pledging to seek a new term in the House of Commons and asking protection against unlawful violence. In Strabane Purnell spoke before moving to Derry where Captain Beresford faced attack on stage and required police rescue.
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Ireland
Bradlaugh
House of Commons
Strabane
Purnell
Derry
Beresford
Duke of Abercorn
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Kowa News
Daniel Langtry
Oska- Joosa
Jerry Savage
Wm. Patrick
Susemiel
Scott County
Alex. Grace
Leo Hartmann
East
Alven Robinson
Burnington
Thomas Sproul
Seymour Warren
W. F. Thomas
Charles Thomas
Anamosa
Archie Langell
Ciloton
Daniel Burns
Mississippi River
Gustavus Bosse
Creston
Bloomfield Republican
Jerry Johnson
Monterey
Davenport
Charles Luppy
Minnesota
Fort Snelling
Scranton Journal
Friend
Carroll
Scranton
Charles City
Riverton
B. Cook
Trey
Frank Wagner
Keokuk
Charleston
Salem
Mt. Pleasant
Gowrie
Elmer Penderson
Vinton
Grand Lodge
Brooks
Davis County
Hiram
Bass
Manning
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Grinnell
Fulton
Victor
Guthrie Center
George
Charles Miler
Charley
Is. Miller
Weekly Review
Arkansas City
State Street Baptist
Ogdensburg N. Y
Alleytown
Mich
Hureka
New Mexico
B. L. Eds
Lyman G. Spaulding
Newport
R. 1
State of New York
Connecticut River
Joss
Frelett
North Carolina
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
New Haven
Conn
Cleveland
Moody’s Saw
Campbellsville
Henry Gaines
Jack Fletcher
Sam Cook
Columbus Maquie Sun
Senator Brown
Evansville
Ind
Nz Walla
Col. W. A. Cook
W. I. Howgate
Victoria
Yale
Californian
Caledonia
Rosebud
Crow Dog
Black Crow
Spotted Tail
Fort Niobrara
Walter Ballou
Oshkoshi
Wis
Siberian
Cape Serdze
Samuel Rider
Northwest
Griggsville, Jr
Mows River
Missouri River
Antwerp
Natural History Museum
Brussels
Sandusky
Pensacola
Liverpool
Hudaon
Mary G. Fisher
Philadelphia
Wilmington
N. C
Indea
Santiago de Cubs
Pan
James G. Harris
Lawrence
the Treasury
H. Temple
A. Mitchell
Filton
Charles Stockley
Batavia
N. Y
John Walker
Welker
Stockley
United States District Attorney
Mercantile National Bank
Faymanter Tripsde
Gifford W. Gould
Bob
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