Pekin births, rail work, and coal trade rise in Illinois
A long column notes Pekin births and a yearly July birth pattern, rail expansions near Quincy and St Louis, and new Wabash shops. It reports Peoria coal mining with 37 mines, 639 workers, and 443268 tons annually, plus Eureka coal vein finds and planned shaft. It mentions Elopement at Virginia, a Cairo liquor-license surge, Hoopeston corn business failure, and upcoming levee plans in Adams County.
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Wor
Krother Day
de Witt County
St Peoria
Carpenter
Quincy
Stolis
Henry M. Corrs
Belvidere
Sto Flint
Mich
Winwiam Young
Secor
Modtora County
Little
Adams County
Quincey
Board of Supervisors
Marion
Dillsboroughi
Thitong ii
Tax County Inspector of
Peoria
Eureka Coal Company
Prorta
Congress
Farmington
Orange
Virginia
Cass County
J. A. Lormon
Belle Hardin
Paris
Turne
Cairo
S. McCain
Hoopeston
New York
McCall
Journalistic Abuses and the Call for Royalty on Language
In the Zexac Siftings piece a critic denounces certain newspaper phrases and calls for a law requiring royalties to the state for use of such language. The author mocks labels like old landmark and high contracting parties, arguing these terms taint respect for elders and couples while exposing how marriage notices and social gossip distort truth. The argument centers on personal taunts, professional insults, and the ethics of sensational reporting.
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Old Mile Post
Zexac Siftings
Salt Lake City Red Man and Bryant Birthplace Mentioned
The text comments on Salt Lake City's festive red man trading venison for fire water, and notes a Bryant birthplace monument in Cummington Massachusetts. It also cites Henry Wann Bureau saying God keeps a list of rich men who cheat their poor neighbors.
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Salt Lake City
Zion
Salt Lake
William Cullen Bryant
Cummington
Mass
Bryant
Henry Wann
Snakes Die at Sundown Myths Debunked by Observers
An excerpt from The London Field surveys beliefs about snakes surviving after decapitation and people claiming venom resistance through inoculation or ritual. It notes that despite sensational claims, careful examination reveals largely fantastical or misinterpreted tales.
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Mile
la Barca
Mexico
Pliny
London
A New Engine of Destruction In Love and Slings
A columnist ridicules a supposed nitro glycerine belt used to rupture young matches. A snail cartridge in the belt supposedly explodes if warmth is applied, injuring a boy and girl while a mother seeks to break up couples. The piece mocks the idea and assigns blame to meddling mothers.
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Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
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