Iowa News Briefs Highlight 19th Century Local Events
Iowa reports in brief across counties: Willow Grove post office discontinued in Story county. George Clevenger acquitted of Peter Nelson murder in Grundy county. Tim Connell of Lansing killed by a colt. 75 head of Alexander Houk’s steers sold in Chicago at $520 per 100 pounds.
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George Clevenger
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Peter Nelson
Tim Connell
Lansing
Alexander Houk
Washington County
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Jane Judd
Illyria
Fayette County
Davenport
Sigourney News
Muscatine
International affairs and local unrest in 19th century notices
France links aid to Greek question while England seeks currency reform. the Porte halts Ottoman Bank negotiations and plans debt unification under a French syndicate. Empress Augusta visits Windsor. U S swine import order delayed to June 16. London collier mass meeting vows to starve rather than accept Durham award. 30 delegates tour to Durham. Spain’s communal elections favor government. Martine backs gov. Rumor of Austro Crown Prince marriage to Infanta Maria del Pilar. dates given for births in 1861.
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Treasury report of 1877 1879 refunding bonds and interest saved
The Treasury issues a statement on funding operations since March 1 1877 detailing bonds sold for refunding 4 12 and 5 20s 5 30s and 10 40s with annual interest saved totals 503 095 700 and 13 458 651 respectively. It notes redemption on July 1 for 520 registered and coupon bonds from 1867 and 1868 calls with interest to date of maturity.
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Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
State Auditor Reports Iowa Insurance Activity for 1878
State Auditor Sherman releases the annual insurance report for Iowa ending April 15. It notes 96 companies active in the state with 16 foreign firms, seven Iowa home companies, and others from other states. Five new companies joined the Iowa list last year. Total Iowa and non state premiums and losses are summarized, with home companies showing assets of 1,902,575 and net surplus near one million. Neighborhood insurers carry risks totaling 14 million. fire premiums total 1,453,084.12 and fire risks written reach 114,543,023.
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Davenport
Henry Kobl
John Daily
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C. F. Clarkson
State Register
Paul Boyton And Merriman's Life Saving Dress
The piece argues Boyton paddling for Merriman's life saving dress, suggesting his motive is financial gain from a congressional bill requiring shipowners to equip vessels with the suits. It claims large profits from each sale and mocks the bill as a revenue source for Merriman, urging action if the revenue proves real.
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Paul de Cassagnac
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Paul Boyton
Nautical Gazette
Merriman
United States
Local press changes and a playful domestic scene
L B Coleman sells his Columbus Safeguard stake but remains editor. J J Davies buys the Independent Citizen at Stuart and eyes a Republican alignment. A husband bids farewell as a baby tooth delays, a circuses admission follows, and a neighbor touts Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for a restless wife.
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L. B. Coleman
Columbus Safeguard
O. E. Hobbie
J. J. Davies
Stuart Locomotive
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Sal
Dr. Bull
Frauds and farming tips in Graham flour and sugar from sorghum
The St Louis Trade Journal warns graham flour is often adulterated with bran middlings and corn meal, harming health. Practical advice covers pruning, pasture, cattle care, and water, with farmer notes on cow feeding, mangels and carrots, and the rising sorghum sugar industry including the Mississippi Valley Cane Growers Association.
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Agricultural Department
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Stewart
Mind and body links and solar spot activity noted
The article surveys how mental states reflect bodily conditions and affect digestion and health. It then shifts to solar observations, noting sun spots rise with an eleven year cycle and are visible with early telescopes, with historical notes on Galileo and Herschel and methods to observe spots.
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Popular Science Monthly
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Galileo
Augustus Cesar
Schreiner
Fabricius
Kelper
Herschel
United States
Beetle Leg Confusion Sparks Park Bavarian Echoes
A whimsical linescape from a park scene features two infants debating a beetle with extra legs and a playful exchange about breaking one off to keep the creature from being lame. The odd dialogue invites a gentle, humorous interpretation.
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Johnony
Aged bachelor would praise women's medicines wisdom
The speaker imagines a crabbed bachelor observing women's intense thought and study in choosing medicines to keep families well at nominal cost, recognizing their sagacity in maintaining health and suggesting past sentiments about women’s roles were baseless.
Cherries in Kent as Farmers Weigh Risks and Rewards
Thousands of acres in Kent are devoted to cherry growing where rents range from five to twelve pounds per acre with an average around seven and a half. Cultivation costs run about ten pounds per acre plus picking packing and marketing. Prices swing with weather with plentiful crops driving prices down and scarce yields lifting them, brokers and auctions handling sale.
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Chambers’ Journal
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