Merengo Gang Intrigue in Isolated California Clearing
A wanderer tracking Merengo and his gang joins a secluded house host in a remote forest clearing. He meets Violet and learns of Merengo’s daughter Juanita. After dinner he is lassoed and drugged, then wakes to find the camp duped and his saddle bags and note missing, with the note signed by Juanita Morengo.
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Agricultural report shows record crops for 1878
The December agricultural report notes the 1878 corn crop exceeds 1877 by about 30 million bushels and oats reach the largest harvest on record. Hay is up twenty percent, while southern coastal states lift production though inland southern states decline.
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North Carolina
Texas
Congress Faces Mortality Alarm Over House Ventilation
Unprecedented deaths among congressional members in this session spark alarm in Washington. The spread of illness is tied to suspected poison from bad ventilation of the house, with many noting similar symptoms across cases.
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Washington
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Illinois Senate Rumor Sparks Washington Political Buzz
Rumor spread in Washington last week that Illinois legislators planned to drop Fogan and Oglesby and elect Ulysses Grant to the U S Senate. Prominent figures who could comment refused interviews but did not deny the possibility.
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Illinois
Fogan
Oglesby
Grant
United States Senate
Small sample, larger justice: a grim appetence joke
The saying notes that law’s hanging is adequate to a point, likening it to a diner who orders a steak, receives a tiny portion, and demands more of the same size. The quip wryly undercuts legal severity through a sharp kitchen metaphor.
Veiled women visit Carson faro bank playing all night
Two women in black with faces veiled visit a Carson Nevada faro bank and play until early morning. They keep bets small and never speak, ignoring surrounding profanity and vulgarity they cannot avoid hearing.
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Carson
Discovery of Virginia Subterranean Cave Shocks Newspapers
A Chicago woman who misplaced an overshoe while traveling through Virginia last year is the subject of renewed press interest as papers write lengthy pieces on the discovery of a subterranean cave in the state.
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Chicago
Virginia
N.Y
Damages Awarded One Cent in Unwarned Kiss Suit
A Pennsylvania girl sued for damages after a man kissed her without warning. the verdict awarded one cent, a result described as breathtaking. The note cites satirical commentary from the Stanford Advocate and references to figures like Burdette and General Grant.
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Pennsylvania
Diptheria Alarm in New York and Northern Cities
Reports show diphtheria prevailing alarmingly in New York and several northern cities. A remedy cited is the use of flower of sulphur introduced into the throat as one of the very surest treatments for the disease.
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New York
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