Idaho Territory’s Rich Resources and Growth Prospects
Idaho Territory presents vast riches in minerals and farming. It spans from the 42nd parallel to the British possessions with 86,204 square miles, featuring mountains and fertile valleys. The Snake River provides irrigation and power. crops include apples, plums, grapes, and cereals. The mines have yielded $90,000,000 in precious metals and development is rising with the Union Pacific expanding westward. Population may grow from 30,000 to 200,000. wages range from $2 to $50 monthly. settlers with farming or mechanical skills can prosper.
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EniTor Journal
Idaho Territory
Idaho
Snake River
Temperate Zone
Boise Valley
Salmon River
Sawtooth
Yankee Fork
Union Pacific Railway
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Union Pacific
Oregon
Boise City
Kelton
Central Pacific
R. Roach
Blackfoot
Utah
Philadelphia Mayor Deploys Crackdown on Toy Pistols
Mayor King directs police to arrest and prosecute anyone found with any firearm, sling shot, or concealed deadly weapon as part of a crusade against toy pistols. He Go further, ordering patrolmen to arrest all suspects with reasonable grounds to violate the law, signaling a broad enforcement expansion.
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Mayor King
Philadelphia
Belle Boyd and the many doubles of a Confederate spy
The article traces Belle Boyd’s life from wartime liaison with Lincoln to exile in Canada and England, marriage, and later return to America as Marie Isabelle Hammond. It notes repeated sightings of impostors using the Belle Boyd name and recounts a Georgia incident where a bogus Belle threatened violence.
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Belle Boyd
Washington
Ae Aan
Lincoln
North Carolina
Jefferson Davis
Judah P. Benjamin
Friends of the Cause
London
United States
Boston
Canada
England
St. James
Piccadilly
America
Col. J. S. Hammond
Louisiana Tigers
Marie Isabelle Hammond
Georgia
The Jim Jams Delirium Described by a World Correspondent
A New York World correspondent details the torment of delirium tremens with vivid, distressing effects. He describes drink’s failure, sleepless nights, endless pacing, electric shock-like awakenings, and sensations of oversized hands and puffed head, followed by hot flashes and fear of death as rats and vermin appear.
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Jim-Jams
New York World
Kendall's Spavin Cure Praised by Michigan Farmer
Coloma Michigan November 4 1880 Dr B J Kendall Co gent s thanks for circulars aiding sales of Kendall s Spavin Cure. A farmer near Coloma A N Sutton says he used six bottles and cured as many spavins and ringbones on different horses calling the remedy unparalleled. Ryno & Gilson sign the note.
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CoLoma, Mich
B. J. Kendall & Co
Gents
Kendall
A. N. Sutton
Ixendall
Ryno & Gilson
Emigration Drive Aims At English Women Abroad
A movement in England seeks to send young women to colonies where chances at home are scarce. Census data show a female surplus of about half a million, and emigrants would be welcomed in colonies. The main barrier is English women's reluctance to leave home ties and seek new fortunes.
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England
America
Henry Hill Publishing Co
Norwich
Conn
Scratch druggist lauds Burdock Blood Bitters in Ruthven ad
In Ruthven Ontario, druggist Incredible A Scratch testifies to Burdock Blood Bitters. He cites a case where a lady reported half a bottle did more good than many dollars of medicine. The ad notes price one dollar and a trial size ten cents.
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Scratch
Ruthven
Ont
Hotels in India as seen by a traveling writer
A writer in Zinsleys Magazine deplores Indian hotels describing Vienpopalae kept by Baboo Krishna Ghosal Bhat as a Pompeian ruin of pillars and cobwebs. He notes minimal furniture, dirty interiors, and dietary monotony with ghee flavored dishes. He recounts hunger, the need to bring servants and bedding, and the unpleasant inner man administration of meals.
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India
Zinsleys
Enone
Vienpopalae
Baboo Krishna Ghosal Bhat
Nuremburg
Innerman
Wallachia
Young Milwaukee playwright touts originality in odd stage piece
A Milwaukee youth submits a play to Mr. Peck. The reviewer praises its originality though notes bizarre scenes including a dead man who sits up to argue about currency, a winged pink angel, and a pie-woman with a boot-heel in the pie. No traditional plot or love theme.
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Milwaukee
Peck
Soldene’s Mouth Is Perfectly Sized Ad For Her
The St Joseph paper lauds Soldene’s mouth as ideal and the best possible feature. It extols nature for shaping it to perfection, calling it a splendid advertisement for the opera singer that could enrich her reputation if Mr Soldene is not a libertine.
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Soldene
Nature
Burdock Blood Bitters touted as cure for stomach diseases
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters cure dyspepsia indigestion and other stomach diseases at a price of 1.00. It mentions Pintados in Gila Valley Arizona a site 120 miles from Tucson with rocks bearing geometric and anatomical figures resembling the Aztec calendar.
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Gila Valley
Tuscon
Arizona
Mexico
Never Fails, Mr J Leist Treats Chilblain Swelling
Mr J Leist a Lautz Bros warehouseman in Buffalo New York says a swelling on his foot attributed to chilblains was cured by using Thomas Electric Oil. He reports relief and no further trouble.
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J. Leist
Lautz Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Thomas
Corner loafer thrashed after insulting four women
Boston Post recounts a scene where a corner loafer insulted four ladies and nine passersby intervened, beating the offender on the sidewalk. A bystander notes recognizing the aggressor as the cross eyed pirate who previously pranked him at the Museum, vowing further action.
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Boston Post
Burdock Blood Bitters for liver troubles and relief
When enfeebled by long suffering from torpid liver biliousness indigestion constipation or sick headache take Burdock Blood Bitters, which give rest to the weary and reinvigorate all the organs of the body. Price $1.00 trial.
Grim tale of dog trapped in tar ends in death
A Skye terrier in Troy reportedly lay on a mass of hot asphalt that hardened like molasses, trapping the dog. Attempts to escape failed, and bystanders killed the animal after it tore out an eye. A later ad promotes Kendall's Spavin Cure for horses.
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Troy
Rail Road Time Table Chicago area schedule
Illinois Central and Chicago & Northwestern time cards show trains east and west with depart and arrival times. Freeport to Chicago daytime and night pass options listed, plus Freeport Ex and freight schedules. Milwaukee freight via Belvidere with passenger service noted. R. H. Holder, Agent, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Ry announces June 26 timetable change.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Freeport
Chicago
Chigages
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Milwauee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
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