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Newspaper
Enterprise
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows a pursuit, a local home fringe matter and a named individual. The rough text references Eldora Hawaii and a person Matte in connection with a police or legal action. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal action by the Post Desire authority.
A long 1803 news digest lists ships like Valkyrie and Spraia, fires, arrests, and obituaries. It reports Port, Chicago, and New York items including court cases, labor disputes, rail and railway actions, weather, and notable deaths. It notes Sterling and Muscoutak obituaries, a hotel boycott, and various court actions.
A chaotic dispatch from Port Royal, Beaufort, and nearby islands accounts for over 100 lives lost in a hurricane. Drowning, wrecked houses, and telegraph outages are reported as Port Royal lies cut off. Black residents were disproportionately affected with many deaths among African Americans.
After a devastating storm, Savannah reports widespread ruin. Four deaths confirmed with others drowned, missing, or injured. Vessels wrecked, rails twisted, and coastal settlements damaged. major crews search for two missing fishermen. Estimated damages exceed one million dollars across city, rail lines, crops, and turpentine districts.
Reports from New York to Georgia describe hurricane impact with widespread damage. Islands, coastlines, and inland areas report wrecks, flooding, uprooted trees, and power outages. In Charleston city, three deaths occur as wind and surf devastate riverfront and Battery areas.
Reports of continuing fighting in Mexico with heavy casualties thrill readers while U S local items note Ashland rail trestle danger, Jacksonville bank closure, and Illinois veterans reunion. Disparate notices reflect a mixed era of conflict, finance, and veteran affairs.
An Ohio farmer describes a panel used to confine chicks under a hen in a yard. The design uses fence boards six inches wide and 12 or 16 feet long, cut lengthwise to form two long strips five inches wide, with pickets to complete the panel.
Instructions describe making a frame with four 4 foot pickets, three at 4 feet, one at each end and one center, attached swaces at opposite corners. Pickets project an inch above the frame and 11 inches below, sharpened to fit. Figure references show the completed frame covered with muslin.
A practical article describes inexpensive roost frames for 26 cents, with parts to suspend roosts 10 inches above dropping boards and keep them lice free. It details wiring, stapling, and detachability for cleaning, plus notes on poultry housing hygiene and model roost assembly.
The piece extols patchwork quilts as artful monochrome reassemblies of colorful garments. It favors practical geometric patterns over complex crazy quilts, arguing that careful color balance and sturdy seams preserve form. The author describes assembly from the center outward and highlights simple triangle and diamond designs.
An old advertisement touts Swift's Specific 4S as a simple harmless vegetable remedy that allegedly purifies the blood and improves skin blemishes. The copy claims dramatic results and urges purchase from Swift Surgical Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
An aging classified ad mix touts money lending with phrases about loans, terms, and low interest, then shifts to a Midwest railway promotion offering excursion tickets to Minnesota and nearby states for the World’s Columbian Exposition era. It includes agents and dates, touting low rates and stopover allowances.
An OCR filled with garbled names and routes mentions vetoes and rail travel. It lists Laid out stations and agents like Harary and the Central Railroad with travel tickets and alerts. The note references towns and a general passenger agent in a Midwest setting, suggesting a timetable or travel advisory.
The rapid rail expansion continues to open new lines across the western and northwestern regions. Public interest remains high as observers note steady development in the railroad network, reflecting ongoing improvements and increased travel options for passengers.
Local railroad plans shift travel and settlement as lines expand. Eldora leads, backed by allied routes, touting passenger and freight capacity with 7000 miles of track and connections from Sioux Falls to New Orleans and beyond, signaling cooperative growth for trade and regional development.
A garbled early 20th century note extols a close rail link from Eldora to Kansas City and a panhandle region, promising rapid service to Des Moines, Omaha, St. Joseph, Atchison, Denver, the Black Hills, Salt Lake City, Portland, and San Francisco, with trips to China, Japan, or Australia in three trials and little delay.
Railway ticket office advertises ocean tickets for all parts of the ghobe area with information lines for purchase and inquiries. calls welcomed for further details at the office.
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