Body found near Council Bluffs with note suicide claim
A decomposed man was found in weeds one mile east of Council Bluffs on August 13. The corpse had a bullet wound and an English dog revolver with one empty chamber. A German note stated the writer chose death due to life’s disdain, but no name or papers were recovered. The man appeared middle aged.
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Wit and Humor Bits From a Frank Page
A collage of light quips and jests about manners manners and morals. The column lampoons cant and crowds, featuring jokes about umbrellas wages sin and a playful Irish alibi with a concluding biblical quote from Robert Collyer.
Be Wise and Happy With Simple Remedies Warns Hop Bitters
A column urges stopping expensive doctors and using nature’s simple remedies. It promotes Hop Bitters as the greatest remedy and advises readers to rely on it to stay wise, well, and happy while saving money.
Weather and harvest prospects from the Mark Lane Express
The week favored threshing where machinery existed but samples of new crops at provincial exchanges show variable quality and average yields. Scotch wheat is unfavorably reported. Trade is uncertain amid harvesting. London supply is nominal with unchanged quotations and modest demand. Flour remains in small supply and trade subdued.
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President Grevy the First Citizen of France
Jules Grevy, then President of the French Republic, is described as a farmer’s boy with stubborn tenacity and a strong physique. The biographical sketch traces his early studies, legal career, roles in the 1848 Revolution, and rise through the National Assembly to President of the Republic.
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Home Life for the Blind Addressed at Upper Norwood
Henry Fawcett, the blind Postmaster General of England, urged that blind people be allowed to live as normal a life as possible. He advocated not isolating the blind in institutions and stressed the value of home life and describing objects and scenes to blind individuals. He called for better organization to support good will and aid the blind.
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One Skill Mastery Over Many Trained Hobbies
The text argues that mastering one task brings lasting benefit and enjoyment while dabbling in many leads to wasted time as interest fades and practical efficiency remains low. It emphasizes focusing effort on a single skill before moving to the next.
Kidney Aches Warn of System Cleansing Urge
A quirked warning from the Damocrat declares many poor workers suffer pain from overtaxed kidneys. It claims the body needs strengthening and cleansing of bad humors, urging viewers to seek Kidney's art.
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Annie Ralston the Outlaw's Wife Found in Omaha Tale
A Republican reporter details Annie Ralston, daughter of the Unionist Ralstons of Omaha, who left Independence Mo after the Civil War era. She later married the famed train robber Jesse James, amid rumors of their meeting in Omaha and the Younger brothers’ Minnesota raid.
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