Iowa News Highlights From Aug to Sept Local Incidents
The report covers varied events across Iowa towns: a Johnson County man driven to madness after a jilting, several burglaries in Cass County towns Lewis and Wiota, a wind storm near Donnelson, a boy killed by a fall from a shot tower in Dubuone, and Fort Dodge voting a five percent tax for a railway. It also notes a free bridge with Ottumwa, robberies in Council Bluffs, burglaries in Cedar Rapids, a convict killed by burn on a grindstone, a 420 pound resident of Jefferson County, fatal ladder fall in Boone, Latter Day Saints meeting at Council Bluffs, Joseph Smith sermon, death of Keokuk lawyer R. H. Gilmore, freight train accident at Clinton, robberies near Bladensburg, a lightning fire at a Spring Hill stable, land purchases in Kossuth County, a Plymouth News corn field report, drownings at Pella, and a fatal mine accident near Van Meter with multiple injuries.
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Johnson County
Lewis
Cass County
Iowa
Shenandoah
Wiota
Donnelson
Duane
Dubuone
Fort Dodge
St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Thomas Wharton
Cedar Rapids
G.T. Shamp
Jefferson County
Boone
Samuel Parks
Court House
Joseph Smith
R. H. Gilmore
Keokuk
Newark
Ohio
J. A. Hutchinson
Clinton
Geo. T. Bedwell
Geo. W. Rouse
David Bedwell
Bladensburg
Wapello County
Spring Hill
Hill
James Eckies
Fairfield Zedger
Kossuth
Jacob Funk
Judge Cook
Plymouth News
L. C. Bush
Pella
John .Lobberecht
M. Fossen
Skunk
Epel
van Meter
Samuel Akers
Wilhem Bout
Akers
Scott
Drouth
Indiana
England
Ireland
Scranton
Silver Lake
Manitowoc
Wis
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
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Hocking Valey
Pacific Coast
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Weet
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Hooper
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Cause and Effect Health Remedy Claim
A vintage ad asserts disease has a cause and a physician explains factors that disrupt the body. It touts Kidney-Wort as a cure to overcome obstructions and preserve perfect health, urging readers to try a box or bottle immediately.
First Resistance to British Power Recounted at North Bridge Salem
A Salem, Massachusetts, account recalls February 26 1775 when Colonel Leslie’s British detachment arrived at North Bridge to cross into the north side of the river. Citizens resisted, forcing withdrawal after a pledged crossing distance. The episode is cited as the first organized resistance to British military power tied to the American Revolution.
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Phils
North Bridge
Salem
Mass
Leslie
Marblehead
Northelem
Britain
Belief in Hop Bitters cure across social ranks
A column questions whether common remedies like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion could produce the many cures attributed to Hop Bitters. The writer notes widespread testimonials across age and occupation and invites readers to see another column for more.
Weekly Review of Fires and Deeds in Early September
Hendrick Wright reports fires from Clapp’s rubber works Hanover to Winchester in New Haven with losses up to 75,000. Drownings at Bridgport and Boston death of Butler. Agriculture, drouth, and rising insurance policies noted. Rail earnings rise in Chicago area. a misfortune on petroleum and corn crops dominates the scene. Courts, crimes, and disasters across multiple states are catalogued in a sweeping wrap.
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Wilkesharre
Clapp
Hanover
Mass
James Cooney
Bernard Leary
Bridgport
Conn
Benjamin Israel Butler
B. F. Butler
Boston
Ireland and Russia News in Brief From Abroad
Bradlaugh to seek return to Parliament and urges protection from violence. Cork raiders clash with police. farmer's son Hicky killed, others wounded, four arrests. US cartridges found at Abbey Spinning Works, Oldham, believed linked to arson. Fenian rumors persist. Lancashire floods and Cheshire crop loss reported. Russian household minister Adeleberg relieved. Dashkoff succeeds. Paris says Grevy may offer Gambetta the premiership after Ferry faces votes.
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Ireland
Bradlaugh
House of Commons
Cork
Hicky
Pomeroy
U.S
Abbey Spinning Company
Oldham
Lancashire
Cheshire
Darlington
Paris
Presiden Grevy
Gambetta
Jules Ferry
Chamber of Deputies
Mount Garfield Named In Franconia For Garfield Honor
Franconia New Hampshire town officers, all Democrats, approve naming Haystack Mountain in the White Mountains Mount Garfield to honor President James A. Garfield. The town boards formally designate the mountain near Mount Lafayette to reflect public respect and sympathy.
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Franconia
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Mount Garfield
Mount Lafayette
White Mountain Range
James A. Garfield
United States
Iowa State Fair Opens With Vaststock Show and Races
The twenty eighth State Fair of Iowa opens with large horse entries from Iowa Illinois Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Hogs cows and sheep displays fill crowded stalls as new pens rise amid scarce carpenters. A second day prayer by Elder Lucas precedes Gov Gear remarks and a chariot race won by Chicagoan Mrs. McDonald amid near mishap and lively equine exhibitions.
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Iowa
Rept. Ltd
Des. Moines
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Fair Grounds
Shaffer
D. R. Lucas
Des Moines
Porter
The
Agricultural College
Gov. Gear
Evolution of the American flag from Columbus to 1818
A concise timeline traces banner history from Columbus landing in 1492 through early flags in North America, the Grand Union standard of 1776, and the 1777 Congress flag decree. It notes star patterns, the 1818 shift back to thirteen stripes, and how new states added stars.
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New World
Columbus
St. Salvador
Iceland
South America
Americus Vespucius
North America
White Plains
Cambridge
Mass
St. George
St. Andrews
Committee of Safety
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
State House
Boston
Congress
United States
In His Own Coin Folk Tale From German Folklore
A Courier Journal note translates a German tale where a village fortune teller promises to reveal the future. A thrifty peasant, after hearing various prophecies, refuses payment, prompting the teller to insist that the peasant must wait until events unfold to settle the debt. The story highlights wit and irony in a parable about expectation and value.
The Case for Noontide Naps in Summer
The author laments daytime sleep deprivation and urges shifting meals and longer noon recess to allow a digestive siesta. Cites intertropical practices and natural rest in heat, argues against restrictions on naps, and notes children and animals common need for rest after meals during hot afternoons.
The Latch Strings of Heaven Described by Old Man Rise Up Jerry
Detroit Free Press notes the death of Rise Up Jerry a central market figure living on Wilkins Street. He was over 80 and frail yet lucid in his final moment asking his two grandchildren to “close to me” and to latch the gates of Heaven from under a plum tree.
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Detroit Free Press
Jerry
Wilkins Street
Old Man Passes Quietly as Children See Heaven
A calm, lyrical scene unfolds as birds sing and a breeze tempers heat. The old man dies in the presence of children who drift into a dreamlike journey, crossing a dark valley and reaching radiant gates. The gates open softly, and the old man kisses the children before passing through.
About Love and Marriage Says a Woman’s View
A reflective piece on courtship and marriage. It asserts that timid men are first to marry, girls favor girls, and women marry to care for others. It explores biases about homely spouses, late vs early marriages, and the merits of marrying or remaining single.
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Mr. Fact and Fancy
Iris
Localities of Consumption Favor Cold Dry Climates
Hall’s Journal of Health recalls a former article arguing that warm climates worsen consumption. It states debility accompanies the disease in all conditions and asserts the sick recover better in cool dry latitudes such as Greenland. The piece notes low damp places aggravate lung disease and warns sea voyages and coast locations are harmful.
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Hall
Journal of Health
Cuba
Florida
Greenland
West Indies
Massachusetts Medical Society
Hands of American Women Glove Size Quirk Explored
A column notes American women have the smallest hands and European gloves tailor to larger sizes. It cites France producing smaller gloves for the U.S. market, and a European resident in eastern Europe who must order in New York. The piece quips idleness shapes hands, praising work as enlarging them.
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France
Europe
New York
Western mining fortunes hollow as Colorado gold rush ends
The Sun reports mixed views on Western bonanzas and mining profits. It notes huge ore values yet widespread failure among investors and miners, predicting Colorado will become a vast superficial hole in twenty years as many fortune seekers fail to cash in. Wisconsin investors are urged to stop funding western ventures.
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Missouri River
Colorado
Denver
Wisconsin
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