Vast 19th Century Notes on Trade, Tech and Tax
A digest of varied topics including George W. Childs importing cattle for his Pennsylvania country seat, new fiber plants in Mexico, Secretary Teller’s stance on Indian territory land leases, and prairie dog trade. Also noted are Mexican blood-stanching plant uses, Arkansas railroad bond debate, U.S. wheat exports, Father Mulholland’s remarks on post-sunset weddings, a list of American inventions, pecan harvest economics in Texas, and a Michigan lumber firm’s sheet barrel innovation.
Iowa leads in literacy and industry amid eclipse news
The piece praises Iowa for low illiteracy and widespread painted schoolhouses and notes Iowa's industrial progress. It also reports the May 6 total solar eclipse lasting six minutes and its limited land visibility, mentioning a French expedition to Caroline Island and a gathering of astronomers there.
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Iowa
Peoria ‘Transcript
Lowa
South Pacific
Caroline Island
Peart
Local Oil Poet Declares Cure for Ailments, Promises Value
A fragment describes a bold claim that electric oil cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis and rheumatic pains. The text touts affordability and world’s best article status while urging arsons to take heed.
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Thail
Northwestern Iowa News Briefs A mix of crimes floods and rail tales
Smallpox appears in northwest Iowa localities. The United Brethren church in Iowa reports three flourishing conferences and about 000 members. Concerts fund flood relief. A Burlington man sues for 10000 over alleged alienation of his wife. Insane asylums send incurables back to counties. A Grundy County woman harvests 6 to 75 bushels daily. her husband admires her. Drowning death near Iowa City. Trains resume wine service on Chicago to Council Bluffs line. Iowa City depot fire loss about 3000. books destroyed. County and city officials pursue roads and rail deals. Major accidents, murders, and legal cases pepper the region.
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United Brethren Church
Iowa
Burlington
Grundy
Damon Romero
Springer
New Mexico
Brooksmith
Sweetwater
Ogden
Utah
Central Pacific
Montello
Nev
Salt Lake Penitentiary
Wells, Fargo & Co
Henry F. Gillig
American Exchange
Springfield
Mass
Gillig
Lloyd
Nevada
Reno
Isaac H. Vincent
Alabama
Montgomery
New York
Vincent
Treasury
Fred. Wolffe
How to Make a Remittance in 19th Century Trade
Guidance on safe money transfers for country merchants and city suppliers. Highlights bank drafts, endorsements, and avoiding registered letters. Recommends remitting promptly and using stamps for under one dollar, with emphasis on the endorsement history to protect funds.
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New York
Chicago
John Smith
Yankton
Richard Jones
Moline
First National OF
Yankton, Dak
Jones
God
Deacon Learns Billiards After Reluctant Curiosity
A church Deacon visits Chicago and, despite preaching against games, discovers billiards through his son Ben. He enjoys the first sessions, fears discovery, and promises not to tell anyone, admitting later the game gave him genuine amusement.
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Deacon Stowers
Ben
Chicago
Greenville
Marvelous Cure Promoted by Burdock Blood Tonic
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a universal remedy for impurities in the blood liver and kidneys and for constipation and bowel irregularity. It promises free use with a price of $1.00 for the bottle.
News From Abroad and Domestic Disturbances
A heavy gale along the British coast on February 2 caused several coastwise wrecks with loss of life feared on the Isle of Man and the Ansona near Tripoli. The Queen will open the fisheries exhibition. Arch bishop McCabe is ill but not gravely. The gunboat Red Wing failed to reach Innismuriay due to heavy seas. Park murder suspects identified. twenty men involved. Parnell sends 100 pounds to Father Gallagher for Donegal relief amid intensifying distress. France: Prince Napoleon correspondence found. Orleans Princes reportedly drafting a manifesto.
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Isle of Man
Tripoi
Russia
Archbishop McCabe
Red Wing
Innismuriay
Dublin
Phenix Park
Cavendish
Burke
Parnell
Father Gallagher
New York Society of Ancient Order of Hibernians
Donegal
Kilmainham
Kavanagh
America
Cork
Hel
Carey
France
Napoleon
Vernes
Orleans
Soldiers' Home urged for Fort Riley reserve
Senate calls Kansas Legislature resolutions for a Soldiers' Home at Fort Riley. Tariff changes pass with steel and nickel duties altered. House bills move on Elections, post office, and tariff debates. census funding approved. maritime canal bill favored. centennial cotton exposition planned for 1884.
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Caswell
Senate
House
Valentine
Nebraska
Missouri River
Omaha
Carlisle
Roe
Representative Orth
Orth
Cannon
WashiNcton
Ingal
Kansas
Fort Reilly
Walker
Arkansas
Garland
Senate Committee
WashingTon
Miller
California
Committee On Foreign Relations
Maritime Canal Company
Hawley
Rufus Ingalls
Board of Managers
Ortu
Harrion
Frye
Yoaphess
Japan Pagodas and the timber balance in central mass
The author explains how Japanese pagodas use a central 2-foot diameter timber mass and wide timber framing as a pendulum to preserve verticality during earthquakes. He notes that this method, though seemingly wasteful, provides structural stability and demonstrates careful, scientific construction by Japanese builders.
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Japan
Sakata
Woman's Power and the Work of Saving Souls
The article extols a woman's influence in guiding wanderers home through care, prayer, and tact. It warns to tread gently as souls are led toward light, noting the need for deep knowledge of God, people, and discernment to aid what is best in others.
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Indianola
Tex
The Singhalese People and Their Customs
Prof Haeckel notes Singhalese families with frequent polyandry and early marriages with many grandmothers. He cites a male bias in births and describes music dancing and vivid street performances with naked painted men under palm trees while spectators watch closely.
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Haeckel
Derout
Quirked Exchange Between Maiden and Bachelor
A playful dialogue has the maiden confessing dislike for sea-bathing because of salt in her hair. The crazy old bachelor suggests leaving the hair behind in a bureau drawer, leaving an even heavier silence between them.
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Quaker City
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Mexico
Teller
Indian Territory
West
Arkansas Senate
Great Britain
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Father Mulholland
New Haven
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St. Francis
Michigan Lumber Company
James Werral
Iowa City
Pool Line
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Fire Department
Church Extension Society
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Methodist Church of the Northwestern Town Conference
Wesley Gard
Ringgod
Taylor
Eals
Lenox
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Hayes
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Kinross
Burlington City
Philip Moore
Walthy
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Dubuque
Anamosa
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
St. Paul
Minnesota and
Sea Coast Road
Iowa Iron Works Mill Company
B. R. Flenniken
J. K. Graves
Wm. Hopkins
F. I. Massey
TW. Graham
Supreme Court
Hubbard
Mason City
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Iowa City Board of Trade
March Island
W. D. Johnson Coal Company
Des Moines Township
Boone County
W. D. Johnson
David C. Johnson
Carleton Logan
T. N. Canfield
Manchester
J. M. Dixon
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
German Printing Company of
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Secretary of State
der Boone Herald
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Bishop & Bowman, Druggists
Bayard
John Henberger
John Benedict
Walnut
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J N. Wilson
Belmont Township
Warren County
J. L
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Rush Clark
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lee County
Illinis
Armstrong Atkinson
Ottumwa
United States District Court For
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Weekly Review
Denver
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Mauch Chunk
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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Lincoln
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George R. Campbell
St Louis
International and Great Northern
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Texas
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