Many Iowa notes from March to April in town and state
Fort Madison reports 865 convicts. Cedar Rapids manufacturing value hits 7.5 million. Plymouth county corn duty over 300 acres remain. judges rule office furniture exempt from levy. numerous deaths, incorporations, and legal actions across Iowa with railroads, cattle, and floods shaping the news.
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Justices Courts
Jefferson County
Public Park
First East St
Fairfield
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
I. D. Smith
Plymouth County
Beaconsfield Relapse Feared Amid London Health News
London dispatches report Lord Beaconsfield’s bad night and a marked relapse in his condition with Dr Quain attending. Officials warn of a plan to blow up the London custom house as authorities heighten security while political agitation for Davitt’s release grows.
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London
Aincon Beaconsfield
Davitt
United States
Canada
Australia
O'Connor
Ireland
London Custom House
Liverpool
Standard
Lord Beaconsfield
Dr. Quain
Beaconsfield
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Carlingford
Duke of Argyle
Parnell
Birmingham
Cologne
Nicholas Constantinovitch
Mount St. Gothard
Bugard
Igratieff
Baron Nieslar
Teberenaseff
Ohenburg
Population Figures for German Cities From 1880 Census
Population tallies for major German cities from the December 30 1880 census. Berlin totals 1 118 630 including stationed soldiers, up from 528 900 in 1860. Other cities listed include Hamburg Breslau Munich Dresden Leipsic Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Hanover Altona Aix-la-Chapelle and more with counts ranging roughly 70 000 to 290 000.
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Germany
Berlin
Danish
Hamburg
Strasbourg
Breslau
Munich
Nurnberg
Dresden
Magdeburg
Leipsic
Barmen
Cologne
Chemnitz
Konigsberg
Dusseldorf
Frankfort-on-the Elberfeld
Main
Stetsin
Hanover
Altona
Stuttgart
Aix-la- Bremen
Chapelle
Kidney-Wort Claim Promises Broad Health Cure
An advertisement asserts Kidney-Wort cleanses the blood and cures kidney disease gravel piles bilious headache and related ailments caused by liver and kidney disorders. It claims thousands have been cured and urges readers to try it.
A Jumping Toothache Silences a Lover's Memory
A saying compares a sharp toothache to a forceful disruptor of love, noting how a persistent toothache can temporarily erase memories of affection and obsessively claim attention over romance.
New York Police Vaccination Quip Circulates
A Boston paper mocks New York police vaccination remarks noting sarcasm about catching criminals. The satire implies skepticism about policing effectiveness and public health efforts.
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Boston
New York
Bed-ridden farmer cites Hop Bitters cure
A farmer, after six years of sickness at $200 annually, reports total expense $1200 stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by his wife. He adds she has performed all housework for a year since with no days lost and urges others to learn from this outcome.
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Allerton Cream Company
I. J. Ely
New York
Griswold College of
Iowa
Barris
Divinity School
John Hawthorn
le Claire
Frank H. Evers
Clinton
James McConnell
Bluffton Township
Fayette County
Decorah
Council Bluffs
W. R. Vaughan
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Barran
Louisa Lange
Jefferson Township
Dubuque County
Independence Insane Asylum
Dubuque
Louisa
Iowa Brewers’ Association
Wisconsin
Illinois
Koehler
Davenport
Louis F. Heeb
H. Long
Fred. O' Donnell
C. J. Rogers
F. L. Downing
Oskaloosa
Colfax Springs
Downing
Madison County
Ohio
Muscatine
19Th
Iowa Infantry
The
National Bank
Mahaska County Society
State Fair Association
Sidney
Nebraska
Roddy McDonald
Court House
McDonald
Ryan
Michael
Ahasuerus
Ethiopia
Indus
Susa
Tapistry
Babylon
Solomon
Israel
Jerusalem
el Dorado
W. 2
Senator’s Quip About Edmunds Prayer Amendment
A New England senator, annoyed by Edmunds' proposed change, joked he would bet $50 that when Edmunds' mother taught him the Lord's Prayer he suggested amending it. The remark reflects partisan humor in a Senate exchange.
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New England
Edmunds
Rusks Recipe Instructions
Two cups sugar and butter two eggs one cup yeast and two cups milk. Let rise overnight. In the morning mix with flour and roll into small soft cakes. Let them rise until light and bake. Brush tops with egg white and powdered sugar, beat well, spread on tops, and dry slightly in the oven.
Bull vs cough cure pun inquiry
Question asks if using Dr. Bull's cough Byrap to cure a cough can be called bullying a cough, exploring humor and phrasing rather than medical claim. The wording treats a product name as a subject of linguistic play without asserting efficacy.
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