Labor and tech notes headline 1882
The extra session cost Illinois seventy five thousand dollars. Rochester firms form mutual protection against strikers. Labor party potential support from David Davis for 1884. Ingersoll criticizes biblical celebrities while whitewashing others. Baldwin locomotive to run eighty five mph on Pennsylvania railroad. Boston nurses earn eighteen dollars monthly for fourteen hour days. American bacon at Havre await inspection, sold in New York. Chicago box-nailing contest yields thirty boxes in half an hour.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Havre
New York
Chicago
Mortar durability in Italy linked to water-soaked lime
The London Builder notes lime kept in water for two years to harden mortar in Italy, contrasting with English practice of slaking lime and using it the same day. The piece cites building specs favoring newly slaked lime and cites other 1884 political and social anecdotes from Chicago and Concord.
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London
Italy
England
Growth of Gunnison Marks Western City Rise
The rapid emergence of Gunnison Colorado is shown as three years ago few cabins stood at the edge of the ranges once occupied by Utes and Uncompahgres. Now a city features a rocky club, race course, water works, gas works, and schoolhouses with a daily newspaper.
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Gunnison
Col
Notable Bizarre Fragments Between Barff Inventions and Tiny Mine Child
The Rock Islander reports on diverse topics from Barff's boroglyceride promise to future refrigerated foods, to a mining camp birth of a eight ounce infant with a foot ring, and a note on Chinese immigration and polygamy debates. It mentions Krueger's airship secret and a vivid smallness comparison for the midget newborn.
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Candelaria
Nevada
Giant inmate brings in jail coins from curious visitors
A 6'11" 275 pound twenty year old prisoner in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is used as an exhibition to draw visitor fees. He retreats to his cell when a visitor nears and only emerges after a ten cent payment to a designated collector. Proceeds fund tobacco and luxuries for inmates. The share for the giant is not disclosed.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
New York Sun Endorses David Davis for Senate over Harrison
The New York Sun reports Illinois Democrats consider Charles Harrison for senator if they gain control but argues David Davis is the right man. It notes Davis acts with honesty and respect for constituents, often voting with bipartisan justification, and would serve Democrats with fidelity to his constituents.
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New York Sun
Illinois
Charles Harrison
United States
David Davis
Senate
Illinois Dilemma Over Governor Cullom’s Senate Eligibility
The Illinois constitution bars current officials from seeking another office during their term. Critics argue Cullom cannot be elected U S Senator while governor, though the Senate could admit him. The battle fuels opposition’s attack and raises hopes for a next governor of notable talent.
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Illinois
Auditor of Public Accounts
Cullom
U. S
U. S. Senate
Oglesby
Senate
Gossip Amid Grant Family Finances In Wall Street
In New York chatter, the Grants are said to be badly hurt in Wall Street trading. A family friend notes Ulysses S Grant Jr and relatives lost money on rail stocks including Louisville and Nashville. The speaker suggests the ex president erred in pursuing finance over farming near Washington.
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New York
Grants
Root
Branch
Wall Street
Grant
Buck Grant
Ulysses Jr
Louisville and Nashville
General Hurlbut Celebrated for Memory and Library Wealth
The Rockford Gazette defends General Hurlbut against critics by recounting his immense library a vast western collection of rare books. He read and remembered with accuracy quoting volumes years old and possessing an analytical brain and retentive memory. Scurvy leg in poultry is caused by tiny parasites in leg scales. kerosene oil can destroy them and remove the lesions.
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The
Rockford Gazette
General Hurlbut
Freeport Republican
Hurlbut
Nov a Beverage Helps Build Up Debilitated Systems
The Evening Express extols Hop Bit as a medical beverage not a liquor. It claims Hop Bit contains real hop strength and cures without degrading the body, noting it is sold by druggists in Rochester and prescribed by physicians.
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Rochester
Evening Express
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Dixon Sun
WM. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinis
Labor Party
Bob Ingersoll
Boston Hospital
Chicago Herald
Emerson
Concord
Col. Ingersoll
Chicago Times
Republican Rational Committee
Krueger
San Francisco
Prof. Barff
Springer
Congress
Census Bureau
Theo, McLler
Cor. Main & Hennepin Sts
Meller
Theo. McEller
Brubaker
Carpenter
Hamburg
Rockford
GLOBE
Brubaker and Carpenter
T. J. Miller
Main Street
Dixon, Ill
A. C. Specht
Dixon
W. J. Carpenter
M. Cahill
Lee County National Bank
Dixon, Illinois
McAhill
Lee County
Weir & Buford
Randal
Gorman Seeders
Union and
Keystone Planters
Avery and Haworth
Hollingsworth and Daisy
William Uhl
Dixon, Ills
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