Tallest Man and Woman Living Giants of the World
Interview with Captain Bates and Mrs Bates details their height of seven feet eleven and a half inches, weight around 413 pounds for her and 478 pounds for him, their custom furnishings, silk dress material, and plans including a royal audience with Queen Victoria. They describe upbringing, travel, and a July circus appearance in Freeport with Cole's Great Circus.
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St. Louis Hobe Democrat
M. W. Bates
Jady
Globe-Democrat
Bates
Captain Bates
Capitan Martain van Buren Bates
Whitesburg
Letcher County
Kentucky
Vicksburg
Nature
Anna H. Swan
Colchester County
Nova Scotia
Apollo
Ife
Seville
Medina County
Ohio
Mrs. B
Capt. B
St. Martin's Church
Trafalgar Square
London
Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
Masonic Lodge
Louise
Beatrice
Arthur
Leopold
America
Freeport
W. W. Cole
Evils of Infant Baptism in Bible Teaching
The article argues infant baptism hinders obedience to Christ, citing Genesis Red Sea baptism of Israelites, John the Baptist in Jordan, and apostolic household baptisms. It questions infant inclusion, mocks papal authority, and notes a typographical correction from last week.
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Moses
Red Sea
Israal
Christ
Israel
John
Jordan
Judea
Jerusalem
R. Cosy
In Memoriam Carrie Hartman of Marshalltown Iowa
Death notice for Carrie Hartman aged 31 who died May 28 after a winter and spring throat illness described as quick consumption. Born in Freeport Illinois, she moved to Iowa about ten years earlier and made LeGrand her home. The obituary laments a gentle, sunny life and bids farewell with poetic imagery of pansies and spring birds. Signed J Q Evans LeGrand May 6 1879.
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Marshalltown
Io.1 Statesman
Carrie Hartman
Carrie
Freeport
J.Q. Evans
Legrand
Revenue origins in ten states from 1869 to present
From official records a table shows internal tax revenue collected by the ten states contributing most to federal revenue, tracing totals from 1869 through the present. The report accompanies Senator Conkling’s army bill speech which highlighted sectional revenue inequities and sparked statisticians to review North versus South contributions.
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Inter Ocean
Washington
Conkling
Tax revenue shifts among states after the war
The table shows Illinois rising from fifth to first in government revenue contributions over thirteen years, while New York drops. Georgia’s tax payments plummet from 4,250,000 in 1866 to 250,000 in 1878, not due to prosperity but reluctance to pay taxes. Kentucky’s revenue share climbs, making it the fourth state in the list.
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New York
Georgia
South
Hill
Gordon
Hayes
Kentucky
President backs negro exodus to western states
Washington May 25 President expresses view on the negro exodus from the South. He says the emigration should be allowed as a right, aided by public persuasion, and spread across the Western states for better employment. He condemns using violence to block boats as rebellion and vows government protection.
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Inter Ocean
Washington
South
Ohio
Mississippis
Pigs in Vienna Inspire Jewelry Fashion Across Europe
The vogue of gold and silver pig pins and charms spreads through Vienna and beyond, tracing to a German origin linked to the Emperor William's escape and his "Schwein's gluck" moment. Meanwhile opium refuges in Shanghai, led by foreign doctors and missionaries, gain local support as patients seek freedom from opium slavery.
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Vienna
Germany
William
Schwein
Shanghai
Heines Last Hours Describes Paris View and Final Wish
German poet Heinrich Heine, eight years bedridden with a spinal condition and eyelid paralysis, whispered he was a nightingale in Voltaire’s wig. He asked to smell fresh flowers before death and, unable to see, to roll his sofa to the balcony to hear Paris while gazing at the Champs Elysees.
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Henry Heine
Voltaire
Heine
Champs Elysees
Paris
How to Use up Cold Mutton Scene Miss Dods Cooking Lecture
A humorous scene shows a cooking lecture by Miss Dods on repurposing cold mutton. A lady soliloquizes about using leftovers while another notes she has infallible recipes. A third woman asks for guidance as the first calls for a favor. A playful exchange mentions six boys as part of the audience.
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Fifth Kentucky Infantry
Pesident Hayes
MT. Carroll Seminary
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Oread
Williams & Babcock
Steffen & Bangasser
Stephenson Street
Hettinger Hall
Illinois
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United States
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F. Deforest
the Second National Bank
Dirk
Johnn H.addambs
Michael
Alfred H. Wise
John Kenegy
Pells Manny
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L.w.guiteau
Thompson Wilcoxon
Jacob Krohn
WM. Young
David Neidigh
Jungkunz & Becker
Chicago Street
W. W. Krape
Knowton Bros. Bank
Soldiers’ Monument
Court House Square
W. H. Taggar
Munn
Court House
Freeport, Ill
Kingsley & Mills, Dentists
Minois
Elson’s Jewelry
Second National Bank
Esther W. Taylor
Oficehours
Sandey
James I
Nett
J. H. Stearns
Neff & Stearns
Bailey & Neff
Attorneys AT Law
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Iinois
E. L. Colby
D. B. Schulte
Stephenson Eee Rays
R. Pelck
Insurance Agency
WM. Trembor
Fry’s Block
Liverpool
London & Globe
Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co
Insurance Company of North America
Philadelpia
Phanix Ins. Co
Springfield
Springfield Mass
Continental Luis, Co
N. Y
Girard Ins. Co
Philadelphia
General Land Office
Jeremiah Dean
Western Star
C.C. F
Odd Fellow’s
Geo. Lowis
J. R. Perkins
Budge &T
Chicago
van Buren
Joury
the Journal
Bill Heads
Journal Printina
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