Drowning and disasters flood Iowa items flood Iowa and deaths
A long list of Iowa incidents follows including drownings at Le Claire Davenport Daven port and Iowa City, lightning deaths near Plymouth and Emmetsburg, a train wreck near Independence with injuries, and floods washing away bridges in Scott county. Other items note crop damage from floods in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan, fires in Maryland Missouri and New York, and volcanic news of regional interest with multiple fatalities and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Golders
Plymouth County
East Orange
Joe Siroway
Johnson County
Jones
Emmettsburg
Scott County
Clinton County
Erick J. Nelson
Lansing
Parsons College
Fairfield
Louis Franke
Des Moines
Palestine towns grow with new buildings and suburbs described
The narrative outlines twenty five years of progress in Palestine with restored Jerusalem houses, western suburbs, Jewish building societies, new barracks and arsenals in Jaffa and Jenin, and modernized Bethlehem. Bethlehem Ramallah Nazareth and other towns show expansion, glass windows become common, and new schools and missions add to the improving urban scene. A family vignette of a child at prayer adds a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jaffa
Egypt
Ramidh
Kaifa
Nazereth
Hop Bitters credited as remedy after long illness
Parents recount a daughter’s twelve year struggle with illness misnamed by doctors and attribute her complete recovery to Hop Bitters. They urge others not to endure costly treatments and praise the simple tonic.
Bradlaugh Case and Irish Distress Shelved in Commons
The House of Commons committee says there is no precedent to refuse a member taking a parliamentary oath and Bradlaugh may be enabled to affirm. Irish distress relief is debated with calls to increase grants and cap interest. ministers face potential referral to a special Irish committee if amendments fail. International talks hint at French proposals, with Germany favoring the French line, while Ottoman affairs show tension over the Dardanelles and Albanian border unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Bradlaugh
Morocco
O’ Donnell
Home Rule
Dungarvan
Charles Dilke
Uunder
Challonel la Cour
London
Germany
O’donnell
Parnell
Foster
Berlin
France
Waddington
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Porte
War Office
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Europe
Osman Pasha
Said Pasha
Tramp Seeks Shelter Then Teaches Lesson in Kindness
A Detroit resident lets a weary tramp use his house to deter four other tramps who come begging. The scene ends with the visitor vowing reform and gratitude for the landlord’s humane handling, expressing plans to become a lecturer.
Monkeys Educated in the Higher Branches, Claim Made
A provocative assertion suggests our primate ancestors were educated in the higher branches. The remark frames evolution in terms of cognitive development and learning progress.
Congressional Proceedings Highlight Conflicts and Concessions
June 14 to 16 reports from Washington show Senate and House handling sundry civil and deficiency bills, pensions, and barleys malt duties. Key actions include a conference on the sundry civil bill, a $2000 appropriation to Amanda M. Cook from Cheyenne and Arapahoe trust funds, and debate over the eight hour law and electoral vote procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beck
Senate
National Board of Health
House
Amanda M. Cook
Iowa
Windom
Exodus Committee
Republican Party
Lamar
Wight
McLane
Carlisle
James Monroe Haskel
Morgan
Ingalls
Conference
United States
Davis
West Virginia
Treasury
Ben Halliday
Blount
Dibrel
Cobb
Anthony
Logan
Bailey
Thurman
No Fun in Being a Princess of Wales
The Princess of Wales faces limited social access and strict etiquette in royal circles. Despite beauty and charm, she endures isolation, selecting dance partners and enduring spectator dances, while finding simple joy in private park rides and public affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess of Wales
Grand Lama
Victoria
Dame de Compagnie
Hobson’s Choice Origin Tied to Cambridge Carrier
Tobias Hobson ran a livery stable in Cambridge in the seventeenth century and forced university students to take horses in rotation at the door. This gave rise to the term Hobson's choice meaning this or none. Milton wrote two humorous poems in 1660 about the death of the old carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Hobson
Cambridge
England
Woman recalls late husbands in troubling family moment
A mother faced a probing question from her five year old as she mournfully contemplates photos of four deceased husbands. The child asks which father is in heaven and whether the others are burned. The mother remains silent, leaving the conundrum unresolved.
Kidney Wort Promoted as Guard Against Disease
An old health notice urges taking Kidney Wort to prevent illness. It claims biliousness head heaviness foul mouth yellow eyes and kidney trouble are avoided by prompt use.
The Brandy That Was Not
A shopkeeper recalls a hurried man delivering a two gallon keg of brandy for a hidden buyer. The keg later proves to be mostly water due to a covert tube siphon. The episode ends with the seeker’s scheme revealed and the barrell emptied of alcohol.
Recalling Old Times A Washington Rememberer In Philadelphia
A portly elder Negro woman Louisa Morris recalls Civil War memories and life on the Eastern Shore. She describes long family history and hard labor in Philadelphia while noting health and age limiting work. The interview ends with a charitable gift from the scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Louisa Morris
Minister Street
Washington
Berlin
Cappen
Philadelphy
Toto’s Box of Colors Sparks Family Plea for Sharing
In a family scene a little boy Toto longs for a box of colors after a four day good behavior bet. Toto’s sister asks to divide the promised gift, revealing a simple quarrel over a small inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toto
Minister dismisses theme as he shifts to new topic
A minister declares he will pass to a new subject and quips I make it spades. A gallery man yells during the moment of the remark, then exits on the next deal aided by a dean.
Oldboy Describes House as a Hot House Conservatory
In a vivid scene a friend admires the house calling it a perfect conservatory. Oldboy nervously agrees as a woman with a dust cap exits a ladder and tends the bird dog with a mop, while the setting earns the label a regular hot house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldboy
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Tribune
Bairfield, Iowa
BANKS
GEO
A. Wells
G. A. Garrettson
Sam
L. C. Farmer & Sons
J. F. Winson
Gra
D. Tremapple
Southeast Corner Public Square
A. O
Middle Hall
Jordan Block
J.J. Cummings
Frank R. FeGan
Iowa Legion of Honor
Queen City Lodge No
Geo. A. Wells
M.S. Crawtord
W. C. Lewis
Robert Kaestner
1St West Street
Wilkins & ‘Tilson
Baxter & Hughes
City Omnibus Line
Leggett House
Town
J. Dahlman
Myers’ Building
Southwest Corner Square
H. H. Fulton
South Side Park
Brighaym
Howell's
Chas. Brigham
Lazarus & Morris
Cr. S. Clarke & Son
College
Inghram & Scrantom
Jordan’s Block
North Side Drug Store
W. H. Jones & Bros
C. S. Clarke
Geo. D. Clarke
C. S. Clarke & Son
W. Slagle
Geo. Acheson, JR
M’crackin
Slagle Acheson & McCracks
Attorneys At Law
Fairfield Iowa
R. F. Ratcliff
Ratcliff & McCoy
J. B. Mc’coy
Attorneys
Park
First East Street
R. H. Knicht
Attorney At Law
Bell
North Side Park
Attorneys-At-Law
J. Wilson
M. A. McCoid
H. N. West
McCoid & West
United Counsel
Jefferson County
DR. Worthington
Clarke’s Drug Store
Eug
LE Camph
Tle
Homeopathist
Spencer Bros
North Side
S. E
C. W. Slagle
DRS. Woods & Hammond
East Side
Freeman and Townley
DR. Mohr
Fice
Workman’s
Allen & Co’s
J. C. Sutton
Vpark
Hufford & Bradshaw's Drug Store
CALV
Nook
Dr. N. _ Steele
J. E. King
East Side Square
A. M
T. L. James
Clarke & Son
J. B. Monfort
Sheward
South Side Square
Sea
Rowntree
Wells & Garrettson’s Bank
Lowa
D. C. Cloud
Muscatine
Harry L. Hale
le Claire
Lewis Maguire
Davenport
Independence
Charles City
Iowa River
Iowa City
Gustave Kranz
George
James M. Steel
Sophronia Barringtion
Monona County
Sioux River
Albert Weffle
Joseph Dixon
Dayton
Iowa County
Dixon
Weffle
Marengo
Belle Plaine
Burt Wiley
Dubuque
D. W. McKibben
Wm. Murphy
Edson B. Olds
Ohio
Col
George Davenport
Livingston County
Michigan
Rosedale & Co
Baltimore
Brown County
Texas
Richards & Co
Snow Hill
Malcomb Floyd
Philadelphia
New York
Louis Chatterton
Auburn
N. Y
Starkville
Miss
Pittsfield
Mass
Mexico
Milwaukee
David Hanson
John Schandeke
Chippewa Valley
Grand Rapids
Cleveland
Neal Dow
Maine
A. R. Thompson
Westervile
Alfred Osborne
Indiana
L. Becker
Cincinnati
Lew Scott
Coney Island
W. H. Crawford
Chicago
Charles B. Henry
New Philadelphia
Jessie Raymond
Ben Hill
Wylie
John A. Sutter
California
Setie
Lancaster County
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Baraboo Valley
Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railroad
Lancashire
Boston Master’s Association
Colorado
Ringgold
Carrie Thorn
Brownsville
Twentieth Infantry
Adams
Dade County
Kendall & Barnes
Richmond
Ind
Jno
Fairbury
J. Bradbury
New York Tribune
Horace Greely
New York Word
David L. Philips
Springfield Lil
State Journal
Congress
House of Representatives
Criminal Calendar
Marshalk
Currie
Porter
Brooklyn Internal Revenue Office
Freeland
Silas T. Boone
First National Bank of
Brattleboro
Vermont
Laramie City
Geo. Benton
North Peak
Chauncey Bacon
Jack City
Galvseton
Gordon Moore
Ben Benjamin
Marion County
Moore
Benjamin
Wm. Condon
Concert Ealoons
Lou Perry
Condee
Port Jefferson
Sidney
David Shank
Tine
First National Bank
M. Waite
Hendee
Connecticut River Railroad
Frederick Billinge
Trevor W. Park
Lyon & Healy
Taunton Locomotive Works
C. J. Amidon
Hinsdale
Vamilye
Waite
Hindustan
Calcutta
America
China
Chamber of Commerce
India
Baird
Smithsonian Institute
William
Leon Lay
Chamber of Deputies
de Freycenel
Left Center
Republican Left
de Iricinet Torge
The
Figaro
Count de Chambord Bourbel
Spain
Madrid
Ministery of Foreign Affairs
Ethel A. Merritt
Bulgaria
Sappaia
Roumania
Progress In
Chubby
Papa
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Ismael Pasha
Chios
Demnos
Detroit
Arkansas
Donnelly-Washburne
Keifer
Committee On
Washburne
Donnelly
Maxey
Chambers’ Journal
Queen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!