Humboldt Streets to be Lit and Other Iowa Notes
The Humboldt streets will be lit. A Manning farmer was killed by a train at Tiffin. Sanborn seeks county seat status, while Iowa legislators plan to adjourn March 16. Warren County builds a 10000 jail. Frank Birdsey, 10, drowned at East Okoboji Lake. Richard Striker found dead in a New York hotel room. Des Moines elected Capt. P V Carey mayor. Ossa died near Northwood from a falling tree incident. Two counterfeiters arrested at Belle Plaine. Afton wolf hunt captured one wolf with 800 participants. Chicago & Northwestern round house in Council Bluffs burned. Burglars looted Artley’s Hardware in Alden. Four buildings burned in Winterset. Clinton’s city costs rose to 32708.82. Ophasia station accident killed a fireman. Guthrie County courthouse fire caused 20000 loss with 15000 insured. Macedonia burned including Kelley Co drug store. six buildings lost. Three men from Milwaukee and Burlington drowned after affray near Ft Madison.
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Okoboji Lake
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P. V. Carey
John Erickson Ossa
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Chicago & Northwestern Round House
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Ophasia
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Peter Kuntz
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Shaw and McCarty
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Ft. Madison
Mississippi
Larrabee
Cedar Falle
Anamosa
Boys’ Reform School
Eldora
Robinson
Supreme Court
Ida County
Iowa
Senate
House
Monona County
Boards of Supervisors
Nichols
Yeas
Russell
Cotton
Teaching Children to Think in Boston Primary Schools
The Boston primary schools adopt Quincy methods that teach thinking over memorization. Critics fear loss of grammar school control and salaries as supervisors shift back to grammar masters. The Boston Herald notes opposition from traditional teachers while praising a shift away from note teaching and averages.
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New York Tribune
Boston
Quincy
Boston Herald
Massachusetts woman mother of a family of seventy
A Springfield Union report profiles Mrs Lydia Tatro, wife of Isaac Tatro of Pittsfield, a 58 year old mother who has borne twenty two children with her husband plus fifteen from her first marriage, totaling more than seventy descendants including grandchildren and great grandchildren. The piece emphasizes her health and endurance as a sturdy French matriarch who sells berries and mats door to door.
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Springfield Union
Pittsfield
Tatro
Washington Mountain
Isaac Tatro
Isaac
Innada
Prudent Pare
Wdow
Lydia Doras
Shepherd
Lydia
Rooks
Weekly Review of General News, March Excerpts
A digest of diverse items: Wilkesbarre gas works exploded March 7 causing substantial damage. Illinois calls a special legislative session. logging camps report discouraging outlook. German emigration to America rising. Arizona bullion output totals 13 171 707 for 1881. Incident notes from Ohio, Shanghai, Topeka, Lagos, Armourdale, Mexico, Ogdensburg line wrecks, Illinois winter wheat seeding, Cincinnati banker Ed C. Werner found dead, Baltimore & Ohio wreck near Parkersburg with fatalities, Irish-Queen sympathy messages, Polish unrest signals, Odessa nihilist arrests, and dynamite in unclaimed hats found by customs.
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Wilkesbarre
Illinois
Germany
America
Arizona
Walnut Hills
Ohio
Jesse Richardson
Shanghai
Oregon
Tennessee
Topeka
Kansas
Africa
Lagos
Armourdale
Mexico
Ogdensburg
Lake Champlain
State Board of Agriculture of Illinois
Ed. C. Werner
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore & Ohio
Parkersburg
George W. James
John Gigley
John Bremer
Grafton
James
Attempted assassination of Queen Victoria in Windsor yard
A man named Roderick MacLean fired a pistol at Queen Victoria as she entered a carriage at Windsor station. He was seized by police and the crowd. the Queen arrived safely at the Castle after the gun event. MacLean, a London clerk, claimed hunger drove the act.
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Windsor
Roderick MacLean
London
Helena of Waldeck
Prince Leopold
Buckingham Palace
John Brown
Harcourt
Northcote
MacLean
Congress Debates Tariffs and Chinese Exclusion in March Sessions
In Washington reports from March 4 to 9 detail House and Senate action on the deficit bill and consular appropriations, a measure to curb foreign adulterated foods, and proposals to consolidate missions. Debates cover the Bancroft treaty, tariffs, banking reforms, and Chinese exclusion, with several amendments laid on the table or rejected and bills referred to committees. A statehood and territorial acts discussion also appears, along with hospital tent usage for Mississippi flood relief.
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United States District Court
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Committee On Commerce
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Springer
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Frye
Senate
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Tariff Commission
Valentine
Committee On
Aikin
Averflow
Army of the Cumberland
James A. Garfield
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Daniel McSweeney
Bayard
Edmunds
Yeas
Washington Territory
Capitol
Harr
Michigan
Turner
Kentucky
Dil
Congress
Internal Revenue
Burrows
Nineteenth General Assembly Bills and Debates
In Des Moines the legislature introduced and postponed many bills on hog cholera and district organization, while passing measures favoring town and school acts, tax rules, and public works. Debates covered highway labor, crime, education, and a major bill establishing a supreme court at the capitol, with sessions continuing through March 9.
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Larrabee
Baker
Castalia
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Parker
Avoca
Permanent
J. W. Buel Milage
18Th
General Assembly
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Fort Dodge
T. Whitney
Reform
HOUSE
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Nichols
Guthrie
Dallas County
Clark
Wayne
Wright
Uest
Shrader
Boards of Supervisors
Iowa State Medical Association
Iowa State Improved Stock Reeders Association
Terrill
Manchester
Hall
Hutchinson
Wapelio County
Robert
Ludlow
37Th Regiment of
Iowa Infantry
Grey Beards
Committee On Federal Relations
Monona County
West McGregor
Winnesh‘ek
Supreme Court
17Th General Assembly
Committee On Public Lands
The Wedding Ring Symbolism in Matrimonial Tradition
The ring’s design and meaning are traced to ancient custom and sacred writings. The circle represents endless love and the couple’s unity, symbolizing devotion, fidelity, and the lifelong bond in wedlock. Some authorities view the ring as a token of purchase among marital exchanges.
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Arrabo
Earth
Cause and cure promised by Kidney-Wort in old ad text
This fragment promotes Kidney-Wort with claims that disease stems from unknown causes and that the remedy will restore organs. It asserts the product clears Kidney issues and preserves health, presented in period ad language with medicinal promises.
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Perry
Beautiful Things and Arabi Bey Biography
A collection of verse praising beauty and character followed by a lengthy profile of Ahmed Ourabi Bey the Egyptian minister of war. The piece details his ascent from peasant to lieutenant colonel and minister, his clashes with Ismail Pasha, his leadership of nationalist forces, and his oratorical skill. It also includes a long anecdote about Daniel Webster and a farm day in Massachusetts showing Webster’s vigor and character.
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Arabi Bey
Ismail Pasha
Wilson
Khedive
Effendina
Ourabi
Assembly of Notables
Pasha
London Times
Moses
Sopheles
Antigone
National Party
Egypt
Tribune Printing House Ad Promises Broad Job Services
The Tribune Printing House offers extensive job printing including envelopes statements notices letterheads bill heads business cards and other printed materials. They advertise capabilities for varied orders and prompt service.
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the Tribune
Desori
Say
Clare Ra
Tribune Printing House
Spire Ives Eam
Orde Bost
A Short Sermon on Women’s Feet
An English shoemaker now in this country compares English and American women's feet. He notes American feet are generally smaller with higher arches but harsher toe pinching. He explains shoe last sizing and fit choices to accommodate American customers and the effect on gait.
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England
America
London
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