Water works progress and community notices in Cass and Miami counties
The Cass and Miami counties nominate Joseph Gray for joint representative. Over 100 men work on five miles of new water pipes for South Wayne. Angel Tukena and Mercy Jukens visit Fort Wayne. Robert Harding and Anna Myers marry in Decatur and will reside in Garwood New Jersey. A smallpox case near Atwood prompts health measures. Prisoners numbered sixty five in county jail under Sheriff Clausmeier. A boy named Albert Willard dies after a fall from the Gay Street bridge. Various local accidents and incidents follow in Archbold and surrounding areas.
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Boin
Hagerman
Johnie Street
Cass
Miami
Joseph Gray
South Wayne
Laketon
Angel Tukena
Miss Mercy Jukens
Fort Wayne
Robert Harding
DL. Medien
Anna
Myers
Decatur
Mr. Harding
Bride
Helen
Garwood
N. J
Plate
Atwood
Ind
Warcaw
Rome
H-Mcdon
Ifr
Plummer
Con
Michigan
Board of Health
Helmick
Clausmeier
Gangard
Gol
Geo. Riedel
Sagaming
Tin Cun
Annie
Mollie
O Cleveland
Hitzeman
Dunders Almanac Causes Laughter and Tears at the Station
Carl Dunder visits the sergeant with his parodic almanac filled with jokes and tender tales. The sergeant laughs until he recovers, reading aloud quips about an elephant in a trunk and a dying child, while Dunder reels in mirth and sentiment.
Beware of Washington a Man Buys a Great Risk When He Takes His Wife
A passenger recalls a trip to Washington and the swift shift in his wife’s view of him after meeting officials. She initially thought him the earth’s biggest man, but after a week in D.C. she mocked the idea, grew restless, and later fled with a corn-merchant agent. The tale ends with a cynical note on fame and marriage.
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Dean
Central
Sagel
Gop
Mr. Dunder
Dunder
Quericil
Tver
Washington
Dake
Earth
Notic
Knep Sprung PhD
Baldead
Howe
Death by own action shocks frontier town
The town founded in 1873 reports the first suicide in its history, the victim being Donn White once known as Deadshot Jack. Once a feared gunman in Montana, he faced a doctor’s grim prognostication and chose to hang himself behind the Last Buffalo saloon, after years of violence and a fragile grip on life.
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San Sumipy
Donn White
Gocior
Buffalo
White
Telig
New
Alexica
Mr. White
Obienge
Omodoo
Crawford
Hopkins
Witte Fate
Bourdam
Bourney
Ind
Kern
Odare
Legends of Mr Waite and Wild West Fraud Tales
A rambling 19th century missive recounts daring threats and violent boasts by a man named Waite, his pistol theatrics, and a countryside chase. It also parodies a Deep Gulch mine stock scam and a traveling donor narrative amid cyclone wreckage and church fund-raising in a Southern town.
Triple Tragedy in Frankford Affects Evins Family
A jealous man William N Benny of 4684 Willow Street Frankford shot and killed Louis Hecht at Hecht's Montgomery avenue home. He then wounded Benny's wife Eva Evans before killing himself. Evans had been threatening Hecht over the woman. Hecht and Evans were both 29. Evans’ wife had left him with six children. The incident occurred at breakfast in the kitchen with Evans pursuing his victims. The motive centered on jealousy and prior threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite
Pueffle
Deep Gulch
Tucson
William N. Benny
Willow - Street
Frank‘ford
Louis Hecht
Montgomery Avenue
Eva Evans
Evans
Green & Bault
Frankford
Hecht
Rambouillet Merino Sheep Attract European Flock Experts
Baron von Homeyer showcased Rambouillet Merino sheep at a World’s Fair style event, highlighting their fine wool, large carcass, and origins in France though raised in Germany. The Braeder's Gazetta notes the breed’s potential for acclimatization in the United States and praises existing flocks in the west for possible widespread adoption.
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Baron von Homeyer
Baron Homeyer
Germany
Braeder’s
Gazetta
France
Unis
Saxony
Washington County
West Virginia
Ohio
Improved
R. M. Bell
American Agriculturl
Saxony Sheep and the 1840 tariff impact
The article reviews the rise and fall of Saxony sheep in the United States from 1826 to 1846, tracing how tariff shifts and crossbreeding with Spanish Merino reduced native vigor and led to market collapse. It notes limited support in Washington County and discusses breed development and persistence amid economic pressures. It also covers agricultural opinions, veterinary notes, hog fattening, and general livestock insights from period sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oia
Woman’s illness cure claim from Philadelphia notice
A fragmentary Philadelphia notice cites Mrs Waster Warcox of West Street asserting a cure for female weakness. The text is garbled but mentions Lydia LB and Pink hien’s Voge as a remedy and improvements for a woman who suffers from any form of female weakness.
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Lydia LB
Pinkhien
Waster Warcox
West Sti
Philadelphia
Pas
Brownswood citizen cured by Chamberlain's remedy
Mr J C Bowell of Brownwood Texas suffered from diarrhea for a long time. He tried many remedies until Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy relieved him at once. Castoria advertisements and various short items follow, including opium arrest in Obienge and a fatal house fire in Bourdam and a Nebraska crop failure note.
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King
Dreier & Bro
Fred Milter
Patna
Weil
Texas
J. C. Bowell
Brownwood
Chamberlain
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Doaur
Ife Ingurand
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Ake
Nj Roach
Rdfathét
Yan
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Inday
Anyon
J. C
Gay Street
Albert Willard
Athen ,Drowett
Riis
Albert Williard
Thurdey
Pittsburgian
Wesbash
Young Williard
Williard
Harme
Réesler
Hope Lees
Drewett
Hhor Casbaltieg
Nelson Stevens
Wellsstroat
Hrman
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C. J. Siemen
Henry A. Sauer
Dr. Miller
Clark ‘Weisner
Force Street
Fort Kenda
G. N
Samuyey
Anna McHg
McDole
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Jennie Company
Geo. C. Stemen
Baptis
Fred Klinke
N. C. Green
Atraet
George Green
Ed Erickson
Miller
Linnooll
Dunder's Almanac
Charles B. Lewis
Carl Dunder
Ske
Piers
Colemnly
eVelle
Mr Dunder
NOTH
RCD
Arizona
Redding
Eyulin
Dea
Oddler Pussons
Neve
M. Qoan
Frankford, Pa
William Evins
Lillis
Eis
Indiana
Richie Hannon
Ben
Crown Point
Mics May Livingston
Tesa
Fodar' i
Tio J
Whiting
Thia County
Forter
Gristy
Hobart
May Livingston
Thave
Hooxe, Frazer & Co
Cawaco
Board of Trade-Frm
Booge, Fraser & Co
Leora
Hawkeye Commission House
Omaha
Booge and
Fraunt
Hawkeye Company
Stotk
Rambouillet Merino
Ealf
Ae ‘Derthick
Hallar
Bulwer
Vril
Edinburgh
Williams
Shropshire
Cotswold
America
England
Southtown
Michael Smithson
Peat Ridgeville
Richtmond
Columbus
Neeairbank
Niagara
Herman Witte
Pittsburg
William
York County
Neb
Witte
Nebraska
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Hera
Ron Amnisk
Mrs. Patrick
Mr. Patrick
Bill
Jake
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