Turbulent Weather and Crop Reports Across Regions
The report notes destructive storms in Osnixosa Wisconsin and neighboring areas while crops in Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and northern Illinois show generally favorable prospects. Ohio River levels fall as flood danger declines in Tennessee and Arkansas. Gold excitement at Decatur Illinois eases. Weather has hindered prospecting efforts overall.
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Osnixosa
Wis
Iowa
Wis- Feansin
Minnesota
Hlin Ois
Tennessee
Arkansas
Ohio River
Morton Speech Stuns Democrats in Urbana Rally
Sen Morton delivered a speech in Urbana Ohio last Saturday that reportedly staggered the Democratic ranks, drawing strong reactions from attendees and media observers.
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Sen. Morton
Urbana
Civil rights law praised for its practical impact thus far
Critics long argued against the civil rights law yet observers note its purpose and effects have remained evident. Supporters credit the statute with advancing equal access and protections in various sectors, while opponents warn of unintended consequences.
Times tight at New York exchange message
A New York exchange reports financial strain with quotes noting friends refuse to lend money during tight times and requests for assistance go unanswered. The remark underscores broader liquidity pressures affecting personal lending and economic sentiment.
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New York Exchange
It Is the Currency That Bears an Equal Value
The Inter Ocean notes that rage honey claims equal value across Maine and California, a statement the speaker doubts. The remark suggests a statewide or national standard but invites scrutiny of its geographic applicability.
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Inter Ocean
Maine
California
Telegraphic failures raise questions of monopoly motives
The English report of cheap telegraphy failures prompts speculation that the claim may be a pretext to besmirch a government enterprise in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Liberals Return in Large Numbers to Republican Party
The piece notes a significant shift as liberals rejoin the Republican fold and feel at home there, contrasting with their prior hoped fit in the Democratic party with figures like Morrissey and Tweed.
Police nab three men in Treasury cash theft case
Washington police say they can identify who took forty seven thousand dollars from the Treasury cash room. They have arrested three suspects: an elderly teller in the Treasurer's office a saloon keeper and an ex quartermaster's clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Selerki
Temperance call on saloonkeepers to enforce liquor laws
The Laporte Argus admits some county saloonkeepers sell liquor without licenses and then urges temperance supporters to see the law enforced. If aligned with temperance, the writer would tell whisky interests to enforce the law themselves as their project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Whiskyites
Opposition to easy divorces and urging caution in marriage
The writer attacks the ease of obtaining absolute divorces across states. They argue publicity is unnecessary and fees should apply only after divorce is granted. The piece condemns Western laxity, calls for moral caution, and quotes biblical standards to curb hasty marriages.
Illustrated History of Indiana Promoted for Subscription
A sample copy touts an illustrated Indiana history covering exploration to 1875 with county histories, biographical sketches, and portraits. It claims broad utility second only to the U.S. history and urges subscription sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States
Island Picnic Programme Highlights
Tomorrow’s event features music by the Band and a welcome address by Emma Mulloy with a response by W.4 Andrew. The Marle-Quuartette club performs and the Rhoder Dinner offers music by the Quartette club. Croquet sets and other amusements will entertain the young attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Mulloy
Andrew
Marle
Fast Trains Push Westward Mail Service Initiation
Supt Bangs in Philadelphia and New York pushes to start fast mail trains west on October 1. The plan, supported by Postmaster General Jewell after full route review, aims to speed Chicago mail and New York papers, transforming postal operations and enabling near real time dispatch and delivery across states.
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Bangs
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Eastland West
Areswell
New York Central Railroad
Creswell
Jewell
Chicago
Hudson River
New York Central
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Cleveland Me
Buffalo
Thenchéreon
Boston
San Francisco
Wancox
Daniel O'Connell hailed as Ireland's liberator and world figure
The piece extols Daniel O'Connell as Ireland's liberator and a defender of oppressed peoples. It quotes Wen dell Philips praising his prophetic reach to Americans and South Carolina, and lauds O'Connell as a great statesman, jurist, and orator who favored peaceful reform over revolution.
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Daniel O’connell
O’connell
Ireland
Wendell Philips
Exeter Hall
Atlantic
South Carolina
God
Webster
Everett
Choate
Clay
Senate
Tom Corwin
Corwin
College
America
Henry Clay
Calhoun
A Brakeman as Is a Brakeman in Grand Style
A travel anecdote extols a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman seen during a Western Virginia landslide. The writer praises his authority and refined conduct, recalling the moment he sternly admonished a passenger and refined the car’s mood with superior bearing.
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Perod
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Virginia
Robespierre
Elkhart Area Festivities Mark Wilhamsville Celebration
A large turnout from Elkhart and nearby areas attended the Wilhamsville celebration on Thursday. Ex-Lieut. Gov. May was ill and did not attend. speeches by M. F. Shuey and a Niles speaker, plus Miss Dyer’s address. A Dowagiac band accident injured several riders when a wagon fell from a bridge. Grand ball planned for the evening.
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Elkhart
Wildhamsville
Thara_s
Gov
May
Kalamazoo
M. F. Shuey
Niles
Dyer
Nashville
Dowagiac
Williamsville Wagon Accident Leaves Band Hurt
Four horses pulled the wagon carrying fourteen band members who plunged forty feet. One man suffers a dislocated shoulder while a farmer riding beside the driver breaks a leg. Others escape with minor injuries. The farmer vows to sue the township for damages and the band seeks 3000 dollars. The unsafe bridge had been warned about but not closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsville
Mermaid Picnic Misadventure Ends With Rescue
A party of ladies and gentlemen aimed for the Island for a picnic but could not pass the locked footbridge gate. One woman climbed the railing to go around, slipped into the river, and was rescued by the gallant gentlemen who fished her out. Experience is a hard school.
Goshen News Sketches Grain Labor and Local Scandals
Farmers labored Sunday to save grain dried after heavy rains. A girl, eleven, dies after staying with Chauncey Kerstetter. parents from LaPorte shocked. Peter Marquette and son Ed, plus a woman, poisoned by wine bought at a drug store. condition improving. Water works extension won 197 to 19. gas soon promised. Rev S H Rhoades leaves M E church for Marysville California. Lutheran Sabbath School plans a Syracuse Lake picnic. normal school opens with many students.
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Goshen
James Kerstetter
Chauncey Kerstetter
Peter Marquette
Marquette
S. H. Rhoades
M. E
Marysville
California
Syracuse Lake
Plate Ours
C. Ul Boxo
Climbing the Heights Promotes Progressive American Spirit
The Observer urges readers to embrace light and knowledge as America climbs to new heights. It extols liberty, progress, and the republic, contrasting with those who cry retrogression. The essay celebrates ninety nine years of the Union and calls for hopeful, courageous action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Trurg
Bristol Croquet Growth and Local Injury Report
Bristol notes croquet players expanding a grounds project while last week a furniture factory worker suffered a severe hand injury at a circular saw. The Good Templars installed officers Saturday, and S. B. Romaine fills his new store with goods as Bristol croquet teams faced White Pigeon with no Bristol gains.
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Bristol
Good Templars
S. B. Romaine
White Pigeon
How We Didn't Join at White Pigeon
A narrator recounts a failed social gathering at White Pigeon on a summer eve. Beulah and Mr. R. were invited but scheduling and a sprinkling ceremony kept them apart. A distant canoe sighting brought playful misgivings before the group finally departed for the express home.
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Erxnant
Eviors Ouserver
Beulah
Mr. R
Bro. R
Edwardsburg Correspondence From Epwampspure Michigan
An editor notes billiard hall disputes in Epwampspure with the town ship supervisor ordering closures. Rev J S McCord led a U S convention in Allegan, ending with a concert. The editor criticizes post office delivery and laments the editor's vindictive stance while predicting readers may drop subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epwampspure
Mich
Masonic Hall
Depot
Billiards
J. S. McCord
Allegan
Mishawaka
Goon Witt
McClure Library Association Meeting Minutes 1875
The McClure Library Association met at B F and A Stephens store. Three committees were appointed to arrange a room fund books and finance and the group adjourned to meet in four weeks at 7 30 p m August 31 1875 with T G Davis as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.G. Davis
M. G. DeCamp
Andrew Stephens
B. F. Swinehart
T. G. Davis
Sec
Tramps Ejected From Train Car In Morning Incident
Conductor Terry reports hearing a noise in a train car this morning and finding nine tramps stealing a ride east. They were promptly ejected and residents urged to stay vigilant for them. South Bend Tribune, August 7.
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Terry
Bloodied Dentist Tour in South Bend Gory Session
Dr. Cummins pulled 51 teeth on Tuesday afternoon after 3 o clock in South Bend. One party had 20 teeth drawn, another 16, and others 9, 4, and 2 respectively. The episode described as a gory season in the South Bend Tribune.
Questions on Working Women for Elkhart Census Aid
National survey seeks names and jobs of self supporting women in Elkhart. Respond by Sept 1 to Mrs Emma Molloy with details on occupations pay lodging education ministries doctors teachers scientists agriculture and philanthropic groups plus any criminal reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of Women
Women of
Elkhart
United States
Emma Molloy
Elkhart Council Proceedings August 4 1870s
The council met with most members present. Bills approved include Gas Co 66.68 and street work payments. a quarterly treasurer’s report was filed. Sidewalk petitions favored. fire department bids for a new engine house to be received. Street grading and city engineer duties discussed. Lydia Ritter case noted with potential city liability. Adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas Co
Marshal Gillette
P. Burns
J. W. Kellogg
J. J. Stauffer
1. Bucklen & Son
Street Commis Missioner
J. Andrews
A.j.lefwell
Eli Bair
C. Steeples
C. H. Hagen
D. Kegerise
J. A. Rice
Jeff Fisher
E. Newman
H.N. Flint
E. P. Elmer
Middlebury
Harrison Streets
Fire Department
Cook, Simonton
Gravit
A. E. Faber
Main Street
Committee On
Lydia A. Ritter
Corporation of Elkhart
Minking
State Supreme Court
Lossing's Pictorial History of the United States Centennial Edition
A new centennial edition of Lossing's Pictorial History of the United States is described as a complete history of the first century of American independence. The two language volume weighs about 800 pages and is marketed as cheap in price and time. English and German editions available. Delivery planned after September 1, with orders possible earlier if placed. agent currently in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lossing
United States
Lost patent blue black pass book returned
Lost a patent covered blue black pass book. Please return to A. N. Chamberlain, Col. Washington and Main Sts.
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A. N. Chamberlain
Col
Washington and
Main Sts
Jeff Davis to Speak in Illinois at County Fair
Jeffer son Davis, former President of the Confederacy, who served in the Black Hawk war, will address the Winnebago County Agricultural Society at the upcoming County Fair starting September 14. Poet B F Taylor will deliver a poem at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
Ilinois
Rock Corp
Jefferson Davis
Northwest
Rock River Valley
Winnebago County
Building a House in Eight Hours
A Lancaster Pennsylvania gentleman famed for a two story brick house built in nineteen hours plans a 24 by 40 foot replica on the Centennial grounds next summer and to complete the work in eight hours The galvanized iron cornice will require a thirty minute allowance for installation though the contractor believes he can halve that time
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Lancaster Pennsylvania
Centennial Grounds
August Races Open at Saratoga With Fast Track Record
Saratoga N Y August 10 The first day of the August races opened in delightful weather and a fast track. In the third race a sweepstakes for all ages over three quarters of a mile six ran Madge led by a length in 1 15 12 the fastest on record Rhadamanthus second Teander third Australia fourth
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Saratoga
N. Y
Madge
Rhadamanthus
Teander
Australia
Woman Found Murdered in Brooklyn Tenement
The lifeless body of Catherine Maxwell, 35, was found in her apartment at tenement 299 Nevine Street near Union Street Brooklyn. She lived with husband James B Maxwell 36 and two children aged 7 and 21 months. She had bruised eyes and face, a severely bruised arm bandaged. Husband arrested but denies the murder.
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New “York
Catherine
Maxwell
Nevine Street
Union Street
Brooklyn
James B. Maxwell
Rumors of Beecher Moulton consultation and anti Beecher action
Dispatches report rumors that Francis D Moulton conferred with Gen Butler to pursue a perjury action against Mr Beecher over his Tilton reply. Other items note railroad fare wars in Missouri and Illinois with Chicago and St Louis routes, Parker recaptured, and Tweed suit proceedings with a bill of particulars ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Mountains
St. Louis
St.Louis
Kansas City
Northern
Missouri Pacific Road
Hannibal and
St.Joe Pad
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Command to Black Hills Post Established and Command Changes
Fort Laramie W T August 10 Captain Pollock left this morning to assume command of the new post in the Black Hills established to keep out miners. The post will be garrisoned by one company of infantry and two of cavalry. New York August 10 Miss Lovejoy bathing at Southampton L I was carried beyond her depth a boy aided her a man saved them both.
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Easton
Hikhart
Chicago
Elkhart
New York
Observer
Fort Laramig
W. T
Pollock
Black Hills
Holman’s Azucé Cure Endorsed by Local Merchants
The Cincinnati paper reviews Holman’s Azucé Cure calling it not a universal remedy but positive for fever ague malaria and liver issues. It cites ten thousand testimonials and praises local agent J C Erwin with grants of informational books on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Holman
Pearl Street
Fairchild
Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society Meeting Set
The ladies missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the church on Wednesday at three p.m. Mus F W Mire, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary ‘Society of the Presbyterian Church
F. W. Mire
German Syrup for Severe Coughs Featured in Ad
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs colds and throat lung diseases. It claims quick relief with three doses and offers a sample bottle for 10 cents before purchasing the 75 cent size. Sold by I Bucklen & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Germany
I. Bucklen &Son
Bradt’s Tonic Bitters Proclaimed Best Blood Purifier
Bradt’s Tonic Bitters touted as the greatest blood purifier and cure for many ailments. The ad claims it cleanses the blood while aiding digestion, lungs, liver, and skin conditions, with cures for dyspepsia cough and neuralgia, noting some diseases may require six or seven bottles. Made from roots herbs and plants by Joseph Bradt on Prairie Street near Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Bradt
Prairie Street
Green's August Flower cure for dyspepsia and liver ills
Sickness prevails everywhere and many suffer digestive complaints. The advertisement claims Green's August Flower provides relief from dyspepsia liver complaints indigestion costiveness sick headache sour stomach heartburn and biliousness. A sample bottle costs 10 cents from Bucklen & Son with a promise that two doses will relieve you.
Local Names List Includes Multiple Individuals and Places
A fragmented OCR passage lists numerous individuals such as Armstrong, Brown, Brisslon, Bailey, Cole, Drake, Davenport, Risher, Hughes, Yontz, Hall, Johnson, Kohn, Mille, Miller, Newman, Neff, Riley, Reid, and others. It mentions Philadelphia and Chicago and ends with WEED FOR POSTAGE and a couple of initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstron
JaNon Brown
Wark Brisslon
Frank Bailey
Monroe
Bragg
Mary’ Cole
Lizzy
Dellue
Clark Drake
Lucy Davenport
Robbert Risher
Elia
Field
HH Hughes
Albert Yontz
Elsie
Miss .Hall
James R Johnson
Abraham Kohn
Eiblinger
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Elkhart Observer
Felkhart
Molloy
Epitons
R. K, Brush
Decatur
Ill
Americus
Edwardsburg
McClure Library Association
South Bend
Council
Evenart
Simonton
Claveston
Parker
Camden
Columbia
Irons
Panama
United States of Columbia
William M. Tweed
Sudge Lawrence
Aueteme ‘Court
J. C. Erwin
Third and
Pigeon Streets
Bradt’s Tonic Bitters
Worti
Elk
Hart, Ind
Miller
Eideth McNilie
Edwr Miss Mille
Jane
Merchant
Mary. Newman
Lizzie Neff
Sarah
MW & A
Hissler
Solon McElroy
WELD
Clara Mittenbarger
India
Wim’ Mishler
Derby
Lae Mich
Milger
OF New York
U.S
E. G. Bickel
Ag’t
Vanfleers
Azrdawsa
St. Joseph Valley
North Elkhart
Grd
Menit J. C. Erwirn
Elkhart Co
Ind
Tae
Reas
Salk
Gale Uy
Isaac ‘Bucklen
Janie Apa
Apiece
Domasts
Asily
Wat
Hly
State St
Palmer House
Gricago, Ill
Elkhart “Market
Lake Shore & Mich
Southern Railway
Night Express
Grand Rapids Express
Michigan
Navas Way
Butler
Ageankmodation
New York Express
Atlantic Express
Laas
Oing West
Cincinnati, Wabash
Us AB
Marion
Amy Meg
Nortin
Mailand
Dfarion
Fxpress
La‘xe Shore
Michigan Sea
R’y
Milford
Ndianapolis
Louisville
South
Indianapolis
Peru
R & Ticket
M. Gill
Atree
High’ Street
Baltimore & Ohio
Wi Ier
Anita
Garrett
Hicksville
Defiance
Deshter
Mauser
Mt. “Vernon
Newar
Columbus
Zanesville
Cambridge
Wheeling
Grafton
Guenderland
Arpers Ferr
Stiunton
of Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Rattagelonie
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