Conspicuous Cheek of the Massachusetts Mendicant
An elderly wanderer, travel stained and weary, asks for food at a Boston home. Mrs. McCormick offers a meal but the guest mocks diners, then empties the plate and departs after a brief ruse. The scene blends pity with sharp irony in a small domestic vignette.
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Six Legged Kittens Stir Mild Alarm in Nevada Town
A Carson woman hatched nine kittens and reveals two show six legs each. The Silver City Times notes calm public reaction, joking that cats may gain legs first, lungs later and sing, but warns Americans tolerate only unusually vocal felines before calling for action.
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Cenotaph for Washington Irving Planned for Central Park
An American ladies organization funds a cenotaph for Washington Irving to stand in Central Park. Sculptor Wilson McDonald builds a colossal bust on a granite pedestal with four bronze figures including Rip Van Winkle and an old Knickerbocker. The work will be shown at the Philadelphia Centennial before installation. McDonald also completes a colossal bronze statue of Fitz Greene Halleck.
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King boys again accused of grain theft in North Liberty
The South Bend Union reports that the King brothers of North Liberty, recently released after serving a state prison sentence for stealing corn, are suspected of burning 300 bushels of wheat on Mr. Grannis's farm last Thursday. Grannis testified against them at sentencing.
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Northeastern Indiana Fair Dates Announced Across Counties
Fairs in Elkhart, Goshen, Huntington, Waterloo, Port Wayne and Columbia City are set this year. Elkhart County Goshen host September 22 to 25, Huntington September 21 to 25, Northeastern Indiana Waterloo October 5 to 7, Port Wayne September 13 to 15, Whitley County Columbia City September 1 to 22. The schedule includes late September events and mixed locations.
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Andrew Johnson insured for 350000 dollars in life policy
Mrs Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin finds strong Southern sales since the war while Andrew Johnson carries a life insurance of 350000 dollars General Judson Wilpatrick is announced to lecture next winter on The Irish soldier in the Rebellion
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Republican Policy on Currency and Public Debates
The piece outlines a Republican platform opposing any immediate contraction of paper money and pledging to resume specie payments in January 1879 if feasible. It also calls for open debate on finances, rejects repudiation, and stresses honesty and restraint in monetary policy. Additional dispatches cover varied global items from Mexico to London, with brief notes on rail sales, obituaries, and local incidents.
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Carlists Triumph and British Discharge In 19th Century Dispatch
A New York dispatch reports Carlists defeated government troops at Arduna with heavy losses, capturing prisoners, artillery, and ammunition. Separately in Britain Colonel Valentine Baker is dismissed from the army after indecent assault conviction. The Bayne ship from Brazil to Southampton was lost off Brest with all aboard saved. Paris notes delegates to the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and Druzel Hayes Co. cashing $100,000 letters of credit from Duncan Sherman Co.
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Defalcation drains $40,000 from New York dry goods firm
New York on August 14 reports E. F. Jaffray & Co. suffered a $40,000 loss due to the defalcation of C. A. Church, head of the ribbon department. Church has fled the city.
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Church listings and pastors in town parish notices
Church listings show pastors and service times for Presbyterian Congregationalist Baptist Methodist St Johns Catholic Mennonite Evangelical Association English and German Lutheran congregations. Services span mornings and evenings with Sunday schools at 9 to 12 and midweek cues in various corners.
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