Illumination plans and regional news from Iowa
Fort Dodge lights to come by gas. Corydon school to cost 15000 dollars. Okobeji post office reestablished. Andrew Hesner of Dyersville missing, last seen in Dubuque. Lynx killed near Clay Mills Jones county. Editors of 8th District to reunite in Glenwood in September. Many other local and national items follow.
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Okobeji
Dickinson County
Andrew Hesner
Dyersville
Dubuque
Clay Mills
Jones County
Glenwood
Andrew Hester
Nathan Franks
Franks
Nathan
Catharine Follett
M. V. Follett
Garner Township
Pottawattamie County
Sussex County
N. J
Follett
Iowa
Henry Delbrick
Charles H. Sage
Davenprt
Sage
Senate
Washington
House
United States
District of
Davis
Select Committee
Kirkwood
France
Spain
Austria
Italy
Williams
Joseph L. Lewis
Hoboken
Dawes
Maxey
Morgan
Paper from Grass Pulp Patent Claims Notable Novelty
The article describes a patent for making pulp and paper from common grasses. It details yields per acre, processing steps including washing, boiling with caustic soda or lime, filtering with magnesia, and bleaching methods with chlorine compounds or water glass. It notes the potential for strong, soft, translucent paper and cautions when sap or chlorophyll degrades quality.
Disgraceful Prize Fight in Colyer's Station West Virginia
On June 1 two fighters named Ryan and Goss battled 84 rounds in Colyer's Station with Ryan winning a $1,000 prize. A mob at Texakana tried to lynch a jailed man accused of rape. shots were exchanged between his friends and the mob.
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Wm. Berscheidt
Slater & Drury
Joliet
Golden Eagle
Keokuk Northern Packet Co
Martin’s Landing
Alton
C. L. Pinn
Quincy
Gryerly
Bowles’ Landing
Silver City
Cummings
Sam Lyons
Hillsborough
Cook’s Canon
New Mexico
Old Fort Cummings
Samuel J. Lyons
Colyer
Gov. Miller
Arkansas
Texakana
Friends
Cromwell
Washington
Omaha
Peoria
Keokuk
Alcoo
Cairo
Kirkwood
Garfield
Brown
Commission
Europe and Turkey dispatches color early June reports
The North German Gazette notes opposition moves against church influence and Vatican talks. In Turkey, Ulemas approve executing Col Commeroff's assassin, while European intervention is resisted. Baghdad unrest grows and England-backed self rule topics rise. France reports a duel brewing involving Rochefort. Cuba notes Duberquy’s surrender and yellow fever in Havana. South Africa mentions Empress Eugenie’s arrival. Congressional actions cover river and harbor bills, a Ponca relief bill, tobacco import limits, and various appropriations with adjournments.
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Great Council of Ulemas
Col. Commeroff
Turkey
Sheik Ul Islam
Constantinople
Bagdad
Aarbs
England
Duke of Marlborough Farewell Levee Attended in Dublin
London Truth reports the Duke of Marlborough's farewell levee on Wednesday the 28th ul. in Dublin. Crowds filled Kildare Street, with spectators in windows and a lively scene on College Green. Students emitted crackers and flour as the Duke's carriage passed amid balloons and mixed cheers and jeers.
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London
Duke of Marlborough
Dublin
Westland Row
Kingstown
Kildare Street Club
Olivia Guinness
College Park
Trinity
Morality of Good Living and Famous Food Quotes
A compact reminiscence on how diet shapes mood and intellect with quotes about toasted cheese, butter, and indulgent meals. It cites Sidney Smith Hazlitt Talleyrand Parr Pope Handel and their dining appetites as examples of how food affects character and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Smith
William Hazlit
Talleyrand
Dr. Parr
Pope
Bolingbroke’s
Handel
Prestissimo
Nature's Way Aids Cures by Expelling Causes
The article argues that nature cures disease by expelling the cause and claims Kidney-Wort supports this natural process, aiding nature in performing great cures by expelling the underlying issues.
Postal money orders claim refunds and uncalled for sums
The article notes no rightful claimant has lost a dollar since the system began and the post office issued over 90 million dollars in orders in the last fiscal year. It adds misdirected or uncalled for orders due to death total 700 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post-Office Department
Remarkable Tiny Carriers and a Man Carrying Load
An ant one eighth inch long moves carrying one sixth grain at one mile in eleven hours. The weight is eighteen times its own. They stumble upon a man five and a half feet tall crowning Pope 140 pounds carrying 2,500 pounds at 176 miles in 11 hours.
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Pope
Woman's Wisdom Advocates Family Health First
A New Haven Palladium quote urges women to prioritize family health over fashion. It applauds using Hop Bitters at early signs of illness to prevent costly sickness and worry, urging all women to exercise this wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Palladium
Marblehead Superstitions and the Screeching Woman Tale
The article recounts Marblehead legends from the seventeenth century including the Screeching Woman, a murdered English lady whose screams haunted the harbor anniversary for 150 years, and village rites where single women sought suitors through burning tallow and dropped hob nails and yarn offerings for marriage prospects.
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Marblehead
Oakum Bay
Jesus
How Oceans Were Made
The article describes a theory by H N Moselly that ancient oceans began as highly saline seas. Early Earth had atmospheric water vapor under extreme heat, condensing and boiling, with seas forming and dissolving rock mud. Intense rainfall washed salts into seas, creating a thick, suspended volcanic mud that gradually settled into clearer deep water over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Moselly
London Royal Institution
Mallet
Training that Girls Need by Mrs Woolson
Mrs Abba Goold Woolson argues for a practical education for girls, urging quiet lifestyle, open air exercise, ventilated homes, and simple dress. She says girls should master disciplined studies, physiology, natural sciences, and civic knowledge to reason well and earn an honorable living.
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Abba Goold Woolson
Boston
Moral Education Society
George Eliot Marriage Shocks Critics In London Church
The marriage between George Eliot and Col. Cross has unsettled admirers who pictured her as a devoted Hedda-like figure. Cross, a Chelsea businessman aged about 35, and Eliot, about 60, wed at St George’s Hanover Square then planned a continental tour.
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George Eliot
Col. Cincinnati
Carlyle
Marianna
Mr. Cross
Chelsea
London
St. Georges
Hanover Square
Clifford
Lewes
Marian Evans
New York
St. George’s Church
Inanimate Objects. Chequer- Work and Personal Atmosphere
A discussion on how living and nonliving surroundings reflect and influence a person’s character and life. Objects around a home convey taste and personality, shaping perception of the dweller, with examples from Napoleon’s hat and apparel in the Louvre and the symbolic power of artifacts.
Postal Card Address Legibility and Mail Acceptance
The text notes that if any part of a postal card’s face remains legible the card is still considered mailable, though officials discourage this practice as it can lead to mistakes.
French fox-hunt guest says meet came off his hands and knees
A French participant at a fox-hunt was asked where the meet occurred. He replied that it came off his hands and knees after being thrown, delivering a dry quip on the mishap.
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the Tribune
Cc. M. McCoelroy
Geo. A. Wells
BANKS
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Sam
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RST National Bar
J. F. Wilcox
Gra
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Southeast Corner Public Square
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Middle Hall
Jordan Block
M. J.J. Cummings
Frank R. FeGan
Iowa Legion of Honor
Queen City
M.S. Crawtord
W. C. Lewis
Robert Kaestner
1St West Street
Oposite
Baxter & Hughes
City Omnibus Line
Leggett House
J. Dahlman
Myers’ Building
Southwest Corner Square
H. H. Fulton
South Side Park
Brighandis
Harness and Saddles
Howell
Chas. Brigham
Lazarus & Morris
C. S. Clarke & Son
College
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Nalaner
Jordan’s Block
Fairfield, Iow
North Side Drug Store
W. H. Jones & Bros
Clarke
Geo. D. Clarke
Cc. S. Clarke & Son
S Mall
R. F. Ratcliff
J. R. McCoy
Ratcliff & Mccoy
Attorneys At Law
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R. H. Knight
Bell's
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Be. J. Wilson
M. A. McCoid
H. N. West
McCoid & West
United Counsel
Jefferson County
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DR. Worthington
Jill
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Eug
Spencer Bros
North Side
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3Rd South
C. W. Slagle
DRS. Woods & Hammond
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Freeman and Townley’s
DR. Mohr
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J. C. Sutton
Hafford & Bradshaw's Drug Store
Calvin Snook
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Negus’ Block
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Clarke & Son
J. B. Monfort
Sheward
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Mills County
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Ezra F. Chase
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Graham
H. Menshaw
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Wm. Henney
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Michael Hines
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Weekly Review
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Fulton County
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Committee On Exodus of
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Ilona
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C., R. I. & P. Railroad Company
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Secretary of the Treasury
Townsend
Secretary of War
Uinois
Warner
Page
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Knott
Judiciary Committee
Acklin
Foreign Committee
Ewing
Jagg
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Decatur
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