Universalist church rises at Cedar Falls amid Iowa views
The era’s Iowa notices report a Universalist church construction at Cedar Falls and note a broad mix of events across the state. From fires in Emerson and Maquoketa to county fairs, road work, and notable deaths, the items reflect a busy regional landscape.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Des Moines
Iowa Universalist Convention
Grinnell
Mitchellville
Thomas Mitchell
E. H. Harris
W. P. Payne
F. A. Boomer
Cedar Rapids
B. F. Snook
A. Vedder
Knoxville
Vital Statistics on Intemperance Mortality and Lifespan
Nelson cites figures from 357 lives showing intemperate individuals aged 21 to 30 face five times higher mortality than temperate peers. He notes longer life expectancy gaps at each decade, with mechanics averaging 18 years lost and different losses across social groups, and that spirits intoxication carries greater mortality than beer.
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Nelson
Wet goods and cemetery talk in a curious 19th century scene
A witness calls himself a retailer of wet goods meaning liquors, prompting a jocular judge. An elderly railroad passenger questions a conductor about a graveyard while riding, then mocks ignorance. A traveler recalls a rustic English cheese toast recipe from a buxom landlady and her accent, describing the method and price.
Settlement of a long dispute about teething cures
Physicians have at last concluded that the best medicine for teething children is Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup, settling a long dispute about remedies.
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Dr. Bull
Glorious and invaluable Hop Bitters remedy praised
A column extols Hop Bitters as a wondrous cure that has revived many from sickness and near death. The writer urges readers to witness the transformative effects for themselves and labels the preparation as a glorious and invaluable remedy.
Fire, fires, and floods of news from Septembers
A vast 40,000 dollar Chicago fire, rising nails to 83.20, Memphis streets overgrown, and multiple yellow fever cases in Memphis. Reports of petroleum value shifts, horse demand in Chicago, France grape crop failure, and deaths including Justice J Warren Woodward and Uncle Daniel Drew. Also notes on imports, railways, Prohibition tickets, and international tensions with Russia, Turkey, and Zululand.
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Chicago
Memphis
Pittsburg
New York
Alturas
Modoc County
California
Washy Arnold
Pryor Ward
St. Joseph
Mass
Daniel C. Eddy
Timothy K. Earl
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Frederick Billings
Samuel Wilkinson
Robert Lenox Belknap
England
Philadelphia
The
Howards
South Carolina Penitentiary
Greenwood
Board of Health
Howard Association
Gok Tefli
Burma
Lampkin
Central Asia
Great Tekke
Ruskya Pravda
Kaldia
China
London
Convictions and Sentences in Hudson River Case and Ohio Murders
Rameal was sentenced to seven years for attempting to blow up the Hudson river steamer Drew. Mary Lang, 16, was murdered near Bucyrus, Ohio on Sept 22 by George Schwab who then shot himself. Chester Munroe implicated in the murder of Thomas Cook in Mulniur township.
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David Trimley
Wheeling
W. Va
Batesville
Ohio
Calcutta
Cashmere
Mahajarah
Columbus
Alexander White
Roch County
Wis
White
George Barmgarten
Chester Munroe
Thomas Cook
Mulniur
Mass meeting planned at Hyde Park over grain crisis London
Abroad reports arrangements for a mass meeting at Hyde Park to denounce government incapacity and press for an immediate Parliament session in November. Short time and low wages distress English workers while a London dispatch notes the grain crisis and potential government action.
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Hyde Park
London
Birmingham Belt and Nut Manufactory
England
Sleep of Years
A Scribner October poem speaks of seasons and memory. Silent autumns outshine spring bloom, as thoughts linger on past loves. The piece contrasts fading nature with enduring recollection and quiet, tender reflections on time.
Utes Residency in Colorado Described and Criticized
Correspondence details the Ute reservation as over twelve million acres spanning White River to the southern Colorado border. It notes three agencies at White River, Uncompahgre, and Southern Ute with about 3,734 Utes, argues for relocation or reduction, and criticizes federal generosity toward natives while foreseeing white settlement expansion and mineral wealth. It highlights Ouray as a centralized leader, Colorow’s violence, O-se-paw’s murder, Ignacio’s southern chiefs, and Camp Lewis military post established to keep peace near Pagosa Springs.
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Panama
Antofgasa
Chili
Huascar
Cetewayo
Lord Gifford
Major Marter
Kraal
Zululand
Ulundi
Umvyoloosi
Kombuld Mountain
Chicago Times
Colorado
White River
San Juan
Brunet
Board of Indian Commissioners
Jtes
Colorow
Douglas
White River Agency
North Park
Thornburgh
Gunnison
Ouray
Hatch
Department of New Mexico
Semen
Washington
Grant
Son of Ouray
O-se-paw
Ignacio
9Th Cavalry
la Platta County
Navajo River
Pagosa Springs
S Rings
Camp Lewis
19Th Infantry
The Streamlet Reflects on Life and Purpose
In a poetic meditation, a Streamlet travels from a mountain spring through trials and visions. Will-o'-wisps, rosy clouds, a crushed water-lily, and a wheel obstruct its course, yet the water finds peace. A poet’s reflection crowns its journey, linking beauty and labor to life’s ultimate meaning.
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Mencure
D. Conway
St. Nicholas
World of Science details large telescopes and electric flood alarm
The article describes a 30 inch clear aperture refracting telescope for Russia ordered from Alvan Clark & Sons with a likely 40 foot focal length, and a 32,000 dollar price. It notes a Paris project on flood warning using electric river sensors and a St Elmo fire in Jura, plus progress at the Paris Observatory museum with historic globes, instruments, and Cassini’s object glass.
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M. Struve
Pulkova
Alvan Clark & Sons
Cambridgeport
Washington
Vienna
Messrs. Grubb
Dublin
Russia
Laroque
Capdenac
M. Gros
Rodez
Ministry of Public Works
General Council
Aveyron
St. Elmo
France
Jura
St. Cergues
Nyon
Dole
Morges
Tropics
M. Raoul Pictet
Paris Astronomical Museum
Paris Observatory
Great Equatorial Lakes
Africa
Mouchez
Fraissinet
Duperre
M. Cornu
Institute
Montlhery
Journal Des Debats
First Republic
Peru
I Lapland
Reoe Commission of Weights and Easures
Fresnel
New Museum
Cassini
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Arago
Neptune
Felicia Hemans Early Life and Hidden World of Verse
Felicia Hemans grew up inside Gwrych where a seven year old reader climbed apple trees with Shakespeare and chased spectres on moonlit paths. She skipped formal schooling, learned French English grammar and basic Latin, began composing at seven, and published a volume of poetry at fourteen.
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Mrs. Hemans
Felicia
Rosalinds
Imogens
Beatrices
Gwrych
Provero Quotation May Mislead on Church Fairs
The saying fair exchange is no robbery is misapplied as commentary in church fair contexts. The line, often cited in secular debate, does not pertain to church fairs in origin or usage.
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Rangoon
Mandalay
Burmah
England
Col. Brown
Madalla
Vienna
Bismarck
Andrassy
Europe
Germany
Austria
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Little Sandy White
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Mr. White
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