Iowa notes and incidents from Ackley to Davenport
The column surveys Iowa items: a house fire in Ackley May 1, oats sowing in Davie county, streetcars running Cedar Rapids to Marion, Col Metcalf selling cattle for 2500, a Mormon chapel in Shelby, real estate demand, a new Grand Junction brass band, deaths and crimes across multiple counties, and a long weekly review with assorted national and international briefings.
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Ackley
Davie
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Col. Metcalf
Portland
Winneshiek County
Schliemann Reports Troy Excavation Findings and Plans
The archaeologist-informant describes ten years of digging in Asia Minor revealing seven ancient cities including Ilion of Homer and King Priam. Many artifacts, statues, and burned ruins are noted with a large, fireproof Athens villa to house the Troy collection, which attracts offers from multiple nations.
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Schlieman
Gradiy
St. Petersburg Golos
Asia Minor
Troy
Ilion
Homer
Greece
Minerva
Glaucopis
Priam
London
Athens
United States
England
France
Germany
The Albany Express Bath Tour Described in Detail
A travelogue fragment details an ornate Albany room with marble floors and tanks, where three Mohammedans perform a lengthy bath ritual. After washing and rubbing with a brick, shampooing, shaving in Hindoo fashion, and a basin-based hair treatment, the two hour experience ends with coffee. The piece compares unfavorably to Turkish and Russian baths and notes Hawaiin lomi lomi as not matching.
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Albany Express
McDonald Denies Proposal for Canadian Contingent to England
In the House of Commons Sir John McDonald stated that no proposal existed or had been contemplated for Canada to furnish a contingent if England entered hostilities with a foreign power. He said such an idea was never made or considered by either the Imperial or Dominion governments.
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Paterson N. J
Garrett Mountain
Joseph van Houten
Dalzell
Young van Houten
Dalzel
Newark
Wayne County
Powwll
Hutchinson
Phillips
Powell
House of Commons
John McDonald
Canada
England
Coal Fields Found in China Slow to Develop Amid Superstition
Immense coal fields were discovered in China and are being developed slowly due to superstition. In one locality ten beds of coal lie 100 feet below the surface with at least 1,200,000 tons of anthracite exposed.
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China
Business Failures Rise In Early Year Compared With Last Year
Fourteen hundred U.S. business failures occurred in the first quarter this year, down from twenty five hundred in the same period last year.
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United States
Advertising Cheats In Plain Honest Terms Hop Bitters
A Providence Advertiser note criticizes deceptive ad starts and urges straightforward praise for Hop Bitters to persuade readers to try it. The piece argues no one who knows its value would use other remedies.
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Providence Advertiser
The Paris Letter of a Modern Jacob
The Philadelphia Telegraph recounts a Paris letter about a Clermont-Ferrand peasant who falls for a noble daughter. He toils four years seeking wealth by discovering springs, selling each for five thousand dollars, while never veering from his single plan to wed his beloved, whom society doubts will ever consent. The tale ends by pondering his fate if she marries another or remains unattainable.
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Jacob
Philadelphia Telegraph
Paris
la Rochelle
Clermont-Ferrand
Claude Melnotte
A Royal Oculist and Bavarian Prince in Royal Practice
Charles Theodor of Bavaria, a royal prince and newly admitted physician, is renowned for eye disease care. He serves patients at all hours and supports poor cases financially. Brother to the Empress of Austria, Queen of Naples, and Duchess of Alencon, he may lead Bavarian ducal lineage on his elder brother’s death. The piece notes the ancient English silver penny history and coinage milestones.
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Charles Theodor
Bavaria
Tegernsee
Prince
Austria
Naples
Alencon
Boston Cocoanut Pie Recipe Note
Recipe instruction describes making a Boston coconut pie batter by grating coconut, adding milk and two eggs until thick like custard. States one coconut yields two pies and suggests processing to bake.
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Boston
Angel of Death and Nightly Flight Reflections
Poem fragment pondering the Angel of Death and mortality. The speaker questions whether death arrives from the unknown, imagines the angel in night and mist, and reflects on loneliness, pity, and the chill of thoughts of dying. The verse maintains a somber, contemplative mood.
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J.C. Harvey
Angel of Death
England and America Compared in Government Roles
The article argues that England's Prime Minister resembles a President in power, while the Queen holds a waning, symbolic role. It notes the British veto is unused, contrasts impeachment with resignation, and suggests a shift toward republicanism as monarchy wanes, with periods long enough to curb speculation.
Washington and His Brother Bequest to Mount Vernon Estate
The Mount Vernon estate was left to George Washington by his elder half brother Lawrence Washington. Lawrence ruined his health in the Vernon campaign and died returning from Barbadoes, bequeathing the property to George whom he loved deeply. Washington’s mother Mary Ball lived fifty years as a widow and saw her son rise to national leadership.
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Washington
Cor
Troy Times
the Times
Mount Vernon
Lawrence
Augustus Washington
Mary Ball
Balls
Ballston Spa
Lawrence Washington
Admiral Vernon
George
Barbadoes
Ocean
Mr. Verson
Railroads Employment Figures Across the United States
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company and New York Central each employ about 15 000 as do major carriers like Chicago and Northwestern and other large lines. Other roads such as Chicago and Rock Island, Chicago and Alton, Grand Trunk, Baltimore and Ohio, and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern each run 10 000 to 12 000 workers, implying roughly 1 800 railroads in the United States and Canada.
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Indianapolis
United States
Great Britain
France
New York
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Compan
New Yor Central
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago and Alton
Grand Trunk
Baltimore and Ohio
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Canada
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the Tribune
Fairfield
Iowa
Pubec Square
North Side Drug Store
W. H. Jones & Bros
Clarke
Geo. D. Clarke
Cc. S. Clarke & Son
Slagle, Geo, Acheson
Crackin
Shae Acheson & McCracks
Attorneys At Law
Fairfield Iowa
RE. F. Ratcliff
J. B. MC Coy
Attorneys
Park
First East Street
R. H. Knight
Lavy
Bell's
North Side Park
Attorneys-At-Law
Fairfield, Lowz
Be. J. Wilson
M. A. McCotd
N. West
McCoid & West
Lay
Town
United Counsel
Jefferson County
Lown Mony
Mes
DR. Worthington
Clarke’s Drug Store
Eugene Camp
Spencer Bros
North Side
East Side
DR. Mohr
Workman's
Allen & Co
Trok
J. C. Sutton
Hufford & Bradshaw's Drug Store
Calvin Snook
N. Steele
J. E. King
Negus’ Block
East Side Square
T. L. James
Clarke & Son
J. B. Monfort
Sheward
Qanth Gide Canara
Atvfuele
Koimel Atu
Gar
Rowntree
BANKS
GEO
A. Wells
G. A. Garrettson
Wells & Carrettson
Bankers
Sam
L. C. Farmer & Sons
J. F. Wilsox
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Public Square
Middle Hall
Jordan Block
J.J. Cummings
Frank R. FrGan
Iowa Legion of Honor
Queen City Lodge No
Geo. A. Wells
M.S. Crawtord
Garrett & Patterson
Robert Kaestner
1St West Street
Wilkins & ‘Tilson
Shelby
Grand Junction
Mary E. Whicher
Muscatine County
Kentucky
Elliott
Grundy County
Ajex
Barbart
Buckeye Township
Hardin County
Davenport
Bondinot & Co
John Burns
G. B. P. Carpenter
Burlington
Colorado
Des Moines River Association
The
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Mount Hope
Davis County
James Eggleston
New Hampton
Boone County Agricultural Society
Odd Fellows
Prescott
Navy
Weekly Review
Cleveland
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Jimmy Boler
Milwaukee
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Henry Clay
Shamokin
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Joseph Seligman
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Astor City
Col
Chris. Sibb
Wm. Spottslater
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Central Lunatic Asylum
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Gray's Road
Portpool Lane
Supreme Court of Georgia
Cox
Alston
Minnesota
Arthur Pond
Indian Territory
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Western Iron Association
Pittsburg
Huse
Loomis & Co
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Columbia River
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Teuscher & Co
Fred Schreiber
Sixth Cavalry
Victoria
Hock Creek
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Geo. H. Stevens
San Carlos Reservation
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George Woodruff
Woodruff
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Supreme Court of Louisiana
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Louisiana Savings Bank
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Palmer
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Whetton, Burdette & Young
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W. J. Morgan & Co
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Rew City
Communipaw
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Methodist Episcopal Church
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Scott
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Peck
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House
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Dubuque
Rock Islands
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Iee
Rock Island
Missouri River
Crime
Isham Knapp
Ft. Worth
Texas
Spencer Bettis
Concord State Prison
Robert de Corviscer
Toronto
Crockett
Denton
Davis
Bigamist
Martha Jones
Christiansburg
Adam Waggoner
Gallia County
Philip Waggoner
Clarksville
Lyle
Fairview
Todd County
Geo. Salman
Farmington
N. H
Wm. Kinney
Samuel
May
Catharine Miller
Geo. Smith
Andrew Miller
Jersey Shore
R. M. Goodwin
John R. Goodwin
Brookville
Ind
Goodwin
Royal Academy
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George Eliot
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Gray
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Worsley
John Dunn
Zululand
Cuba
Council of Administration
Peru
Marth
House of Representatives
U. S
Ruttnerford
Baxter & Hughes
City Omnibus Line
Leggett House
J. Dahlman
Myers’ Building
Southwest Corner Square
H.W. Fulton
South Side Park
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Chas. Brigham
Lazarus & Morris
Inghram & Scrantom
Hooks and Salonen
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Jordan’s Block
Poreigna
Edward L
San Fransisco Bulletin
Japan
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