Vast Iowa items span crime, rail, and agriculture notes
March decision on water works at Ft. Dodge looms as Beacon births and deaths, robberies at Montour, and Ames assault... also reports on Boone farms for sale, Doubling rail surveys from State Centre to Des Moines, and heavy onion and potato shipments from Davenport.
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Ft. Dodge
Harry Davis
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Mahaska County
State Centre
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Boone
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Extra
Sabula
John Hizer
Fontanelle
Frank Peltz
Cedar Rapids
McLaughlin & Co
Council Bluffs
Foreign and World News Snippet
Dispatches describe mixed fortunes on multiple fronts. Massey and McPherson misdated their movements while cavalry blundered forward. English casualties included a colonel. Cabul remains quiet as MacPherson holds the ridge. Reports cover Turkey’s constitution reforms, rising floods, Lytton’s assassination scare, Abyssinian campaigns, Balkan turmoil, and Cuban-Spanish tensions.
Sighting a Monster Whale Near Sandy Hook Off Thanksgiving
Captain Al Foster aboard the William Fletcher described a 80 to 150 foot whale sighting several miles southeast of the Highlands while cod and blackfish fishing. He said the creature surfaced repeatedly and nearly collided with the steamer, which narrowly passed the tail. Passengers aboard the voyage corroborate the tale.
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Sandy Hook
New York
Pier 1
al. Foster
William Fletcher
Hog Inlet
Anl
Rockaway
Highlands
Foster
Dr Bull's Baby Syrup endures relief claim
The ad copy asserts rapid improvement in babies with Summer Complaint or Dysentery after using Dr Bull's Baby Syrup. It also notes the King of the Belgians offers 25 000 francs for a prize winning essay on developing commercial relations with Belgium.
Woman’s Mechanical Genius Enjoys Notable Local Talent
In Dalton Georgia, a woman earns town praise for prowess across shoe making, sewing machine repair, clock fixing, and crafting items such as picture frames and keys. She even made her own last and a serviceable key from a file and iron, and repairs neighbor clocks free of charge.
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Dalton
Hop Bitters Claims Quick Relief for Fatigue and Pain
The ad touts Hop Bitters as a cure for languor fatigue and irritability. It promises immediate relief from irregularities and obstructions and permanent removal of periodic pain.
Transparent Pudding Recipe from a Historic Page
Recipe instructions for a dessert pudding using sugar butter rose water and eggs. Step by step, blend ingredients until light, line a baking dish with thin stale cake, add sweetmeats if desired, pour batter, and bake about an hour. The text also notes a social remark about women and aprons in ball games.
Loud Colors in Dress a Sign of Low Culture
A 19th century essay argues bright dress shows coarse nerves and low culture. It claims American women prefer quiet tones, avoiding sunset-bright colors that would irritate the eyes and dull sensibilities, contrasting with European use of bold hues.
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Dec
Switzerland
Germany
America
Publisher Seeks Ads in Terra Haute Gas Works
A Terra Haute publisher travels to Indianapolis to pitch advertising to a gas works in Terra Haute. He argues the paper's vast circulation, cites success, and presents statistics. The counter clerk finally replies the location is the gas works, not a customer base for ads.
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Terra Haute
Indianapolis
Pensylvania Street
Pogue
Backbone Pie Recipe Instructions
Take the smallest end of the backbone cut into pieces two or three inches long and boil until done. Prepare rich pastry, line a baking dish, add the bones with the boiling water salt butter and pepper and pastry bits. Cover with pastry, bake in a warm oven until browned.
Man with a Babys Mind Rev Dr Marcus Ormond Case From Burgettstown
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports a singular Burgettstown case of Rev Dr Marcus Ormond who after a 1878 fire loss and health decline now walks southern states for health. Once a clergyman and war chaplain he speaks little, writes only by his wife, counts and bargains, and his family runs a Burgettstown furnishing store.
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Burgettstown
Pittsburg
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One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania
Washington
West Alexander
Mollie
Clara
Why Aunt Sallie Never Married
A humorous reminiscence recalls Aunt Sallie recounting a seventeen year old incident in Utica New York. She describes an engagement with a pious minister, an accidental fall through a parlor door, and his dramatic departure to Illinois. She attributes her lifelong singleness to the fright and suspender mishap, noting the man never married and possibly preached out west.
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Utica
New York
Graci
Dlinois
Iris
Parrot Speech Mirrors Human Language Learning
The article explains how a parrot learns to imitate words like a child, through hearing and association. It notes that parrots repeat phrases on cue, invent new calls for objects, and forget phrases when not reinforced, suggesting closer parallels between animal and human learning than instinct versus reason.
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Wilkes
England's Old Nobility and the Origins of Their Estates
A London Echo series concludes that 122 noble houses own about 5.5 million acres with a rent roll near 5.75 million pounds. The discussion notes most land came via inclosure, grants, marriage, or royal acts rather than purchase, and that only a small portion was acquired for value.
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London Echo
England
Erskines
Fanes
Lord Tredegar
Lord Penrhyn
William the Conqueror
William Rufus
Bentincks
Domes of Iowa Capitol Take Shape in Des Moines
Des Moines correspondence reports continued work on the new capitol domes. The four small domes are complete and well proportioned, and the central dome has been sized down after multiple revisions. Architect Hackney backs the design as his reputation rests on it with completion hoped for 1882 if funds are provided.
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The Little Things That Tell Of Everyday Kindness
An essay on small daily acts of love that brighten families and neighborhoods. Repeated small kindnesses by children and parents form sunbeams lighting a world, with cheerful service such as fetching items, running errands, and comforting gestures.
Visiting ladies view inmates in penitentiary sitting room
In a St Louis circuit court a ruling says each bank director is liable to depositors when the bank becomes insolvent after receiving an check. A recipe suggests stewed apples with whipped egg white dessert and cream.
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Circuit Court of
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