Dubuque and county notes reveal oddities and local woes
A compilation of small town items: a Louisa County jury argued over twenty five cents in a verdict while Adams County questions favor Canning. Indianola wells run dry. Elizabeth becomes a post office name in Colfax township Grundy County. horses show signs of a disease in Union County. coal shortages hit Howard County. a man threshes 4768 bushels in one week. a Marion man fined for lying about dog feed. a Dubuque Democrat pays a receipt on election day. a Davenport train accident ends in death. Dubuque papers debunk a murder claim about Juin Fitzpatrick. and a Dubuque sheriff candidate suffers perverse misfortune during eleection night.
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Pope's health fears amid Gaeta death rumors
The article questions reports of Pope Pius IX grieving deeply over Count Gaeta's death. It notes alleged family liberal leanings, restricted Rome access, and Gaeta's finances. It describes the Pope's frail health, sleeplessness, and use of a cane, with the staff wary of dying within 1873.
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Pontifical Chamber
Imperial leaf ten with sandalwood case shown at Castle Brothers
A reporter learns of a rare imperial leaf tea or tobacco sample exhibited by Castle Brothers and Tack Chang Co in San Francisco. The item, described in ornate detail, is said to come from a plantation in Sandarin province. Prices quoted reach 316.50 in China, with scarcity noted due to export bans.
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San Armeisco Chronicle
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MeDosato & Co
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Planetary Influence Theory Sparks Health Debate
A physician resident in Mexico, Dr. M. S. Knapp, proposes that solar and planetary gravitation affect life and disease. He cites perihelion timings of Jupiter and other planets as correlating with epidemics, cholera, and fever across centuries, prompting fears of star-worship revival.
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M. S. Knapp
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India
Sturm
Jupiter
New Orleans
United States
Hindoostan
Konpp
Fle
Lecky
Perilelia
A Wicked Trick at a Danbury Home
A Danbury News account recounts a Sunday night prank where a young man buys a glass bottle of cologne for a young woman he courts, hides it on a stoop, then sends the gift into a parlor scene. The gift is seized by a brother, the woman uses it, and a quarrel ensues with sharp words and a blow, leaving the man embarrassed and vowing to erase the mistaken impression.
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Buta
Betweun
Louis, Mo
Say Amen to That Brother in Dark Enb Counties
A fragmented reminiscence recounts preacher James Moors also called Jimmy Miers, a devoted itinerant Methodist preacher. In a farewell, a listener cried Amen, provoking a vivid exchange about hearing his voice again, followed by a cautionary line from the preacher about those who cheat the Lord and aid the poor.
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Tie
Lan
Ife
Hit
Lila
Crosna
Varsha
Des Moines to Keokuk Rail Route Timetable 1872
Des Moines tailroad schedule shows May 234 1872 timetable with routes West and East. It lists stations such as Keokuk Ottumwa Iowa City Fort Dodge and Sioux City with departures and stop times. The message notes Aug 4th 187x operations extending to Marble Rock and Junction towns and references line names and schedule points across the Des Moines rail corridor.
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Buada Keokuk
Achiaad
Grand Janerton
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