29 Jun 1878
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Newspaper
Eau Claire News
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1878
Page
1
Reported date marks forty one years since Victoria ascended the British throne while Madrid and Berlin diplomacy unfold amid health fears. The piece notes U. S. timber and public land policies, D. C. appropriations, and rising Russian rail and trade activity as Europe edges toward a tense, unsettled state.
Reports from Laws Minnesota and northern Wisconsin indicate strong wheat growth with lush straw and good prospects for ripening while oats look well. Cold damp weather favored thrifty plants though some damage from late storms and chinch bugs appears in pockets. corn lags due to cool wet conditions and Colorado potato beetle pressures lightly dampen potatoes.
Senate debate spills over after conference on civil sundry bill fails. A select committee on investigations may sit during recess. House actions include pensions, currency notes, Halifax award debate, and a funeral obsequy committee. Treasury circulars promote four percent bonds and Army reorganization.
June 26 dispatches say the Department of the South and Gulf unite under the Department of the South. An order bars fed eral officeholders from caucuses and canvassing while allowing support of any candidate if duties permit. Treasury allows July coupon bond interest. a wedding in Cleveland notes Senator Bruce. Secretary Schurz letters criticizing political assessments are cited.
An account from Philadelphia describes Reginald Powers of New York shipping two carloads of cattle to Virginia via the schooner Mary Elizabeth. Farm animals escaped at Schuylkill Wharf, injuring workers, rolling into water, and wrecking crates before being corralled.
San Diego Union reports Loreto residents endured repeated shocks after an 1886 earthquake. Witness letters describe initial tremor at 10 AM, massive debris, and 400 aftershocks through eleven days. Houses, stores destroyed. many homeless, temporary huts erected. relief organized by the local political chief and Junta de Beneficencia, with a territory wide subscription underway.
The ant bear or tamanoir, native to Guiana, Brazil and Paraguay, lacks teeth but has a long tongue to capture termites and ants. It measures six to seven feet long, with a two foot six inch tail, an elongated head, coarse hair, and a tail plume. Its body color is brown with clay washes on the head and white hairs interspersed. the snout and facial coloration feature a black area and a distinct triangular shape.
A reader credits Hop Bitters with curing a ill family after years of poverty and medical bills. One month of use ended illness and sustained health, encouraging others to try the remedy at low cost. Also referenced are contrasting voices in London and street cries for berries, plus a note on church choirs.
Report from Lawrence Massachusetts details a disputed French marriage involving Blanche Folliot Richards and Willie Richards. The Lawrence mayor, who oversaw a Paris suburb, states no valid marriage occurred and calls the woman an adventuress. The case ends with the woman leaving for a nursing post in France.
The New York Tribune recounts Mr. Bryant’s simple living and strict routines. He rose early in winter and even earlier in summer, exercised vigorously with dumbbells and a bar, bathed, and ate plain meals of hominy milk vegetables and fruit. He rarely drank tea, avoided narcotics, and preferred quiet study with long walks.
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