Illinois News Items From Various Counties
A compilation of Illinois county notes reports several tragedies and curiosities. Parker’s livery stable fire in Cairo destroyed horses and carriages, while a workman was killed near Vienna after a fall. Waukegan Gazette suffered an incendiary fire, and a banking clerical error surfaced in Bushnell. Other items include a dog tax proposal, a deep artesian well in Paxton, school discipline in Pratt, a carman’s death in Windsor, and a ghost story in Odlkmora.
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Alexander
É Yates
Miles
Parker
Cairo
Joses
Cain
Champaign
Paxton
Ainking
Johnson County
Calrod& Vincennes
Vienna
Lake County
Waukegan
McDonough County
J.B. Cummings
Ashier
Farmers’ National Bank
Jacksonville Journal
Chicago Morning Courier
Peoria County
Ballance
Peoria
Pratt County
Melvin Johnson
Monticello
Shelby County
Rodecker
Windsor
Woodford County
Ofdkmora
Illinois Legislature Resolves for Commission to Study Feeble-minded Institution
The Illinois Senate adopts a resolution for a commission to study buildings and sites near Springfield for the state Institution for Feeble-minded Children. Debates wrap in the House as measures on rail depots revenue law revisions and public utilities are considered, with several bills advancing or defeated.
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Senate
Pb Commission
Springfield
University Farm
Sebring
Marshall
House
Agricul
Chicago
Pulaski
Alexander County
Illinois
Indiana
Copperas Creek Dam
Justices of the Peace
Nebraska
Nepee
Carbondale Normal Coot
Union
Beard Ots Railwaysand Wareyoste Commissiongrs
Board of Fish Commissioners
Rene Ee
Andy
Messrs. Jones
Jo Daviens
Merritt
Hopkins
Poe Paw
Ae Sroats
Soldiers’ Orphans' Home
Jacksonville
Indus University
Ampalen
Charitable Eye and
Egr Infirmary
Southern Insane Asylum
Anna
Normal University At
Normal
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
State House
General “Assembly
Supreme Court
Sunatz
Mound City
Postal Changes in Illinois This Week
The week ending March 20 lists discontinued offices at Coal City Grundy County Fancy Prairie Menard County and new postmasters appointed at Colfax Warren County Forest Livingston County Oak Grove McLean County with appointees Isaac Turner Lucian Bullard George L Kirch ner.
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Illinois
Coal City
Grundy County
Fancy Prairie
Menard County
Sayings of Josh Billings on laziness and wisdom
A fragment of Josh Billings style quips on overrating laziness and worth. It mocks procrastination Adam in paradise hunger vanity and the futility of obstinacy. The humor centers on practical wisdom and plain speaking about happiness luck and virtue.
Quotes on human nature and virtue in vintage reflections
The excerpt collects aphorisms on human nature, happiness, and virtue. It contrasts wealth and contentment, notes Noah’s ark as a symbol of enduring traits, and warns a young man about notoriety. It includes a Y Weekly attribution and a variety of reflective maxims.
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Merlen
W. Y. Weekly
Lecturer recounts life in Siberia and Kamtschatka
George Kennan of Medina N Y delivered a free lecture at Cooper Institute describing Siberian life. He related the overland telegraph expedition of 1865, the Kamchatka route, local customs including marriages, famine episodes among Central Asian colonists, and the aurora borealis. The talk ended with the crew’s dismay at the Atlantic cable being laid.
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Arge
Cooper Institute
George Kennan
Médina
N. Y
Siberia
Kamtschatks
Bretersburg
United States
San Francisco
Someerson
Kamischatka
California
Kamtechatka
Central Asia
Koratz
Arctic
Dix
Harper's Weekly
W. Y. Times
Oddities and Quips From Detroit Free Press Parlor Talk
A Detroit Free Press compilation notes humorous quips and anecdotes from locals. One man laments peevish women while doctors debate a patient’s death risk. A bride-to-be toys with the idea of a place called Homer. Several vignettes cover babies sought for prettiness, a tongue request at a butcher, a funeral for a fourth husband, a girl defending her engagement, and a grocer defending his integrity after being accused of warming old sugar.
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Detroit
Diedrich
Homer Place
Homer
Milwaukee
Landin
Bridget
Detroit Free Press
Campus Martius
Jack Thompson
Father admonishes cuffing children for ear injuries
A Sixth Street father is challenged after cuffing his son as the boy cites a morning reading on ear drum sensitivity. Danbury press notes a critique of corporal punishment and urges safer discipline.
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Danbury
Flogging Scene Described From New Zealand Jail Yard
An 1860s Auckland Herald account details a flogging in a jail yard. The public executioner readies the nine tails as the condemned man is stripped and strapped to the triangles for punishment, the process observed by a governor and a visiting writer.
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Auckland
New Zealand
How They Flog a Prisoner in the Yard
A witness recalls the brutal flogging of two prisoners, one an adult and one a sixteen year old, describing the lash, screams, and physical collapse as they are strapped to triangles and beaten until relief comes.
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Andy
Jace
Jong
Himan
Stepa
Tver
Gunpowder Factory Explosions Persist in Schaghticoke
In Schaghticoke N Y a large gunpowder factory has seen ten drying building explosions over ten years. Three men operate the process, five workers have died and seven injured in accidents, yet more men seek employment and wages stay low. The ongoing dangers attract workers despite the high risk.
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Schaghticoke
Renaselaer County
N. Y
Franklin man takes wife number four in sunset years
A respected Franklin, Pennsylvania resident known for long life and multiple marriages has recently wed a charming widow. The report notes his many years, three prior wives, and his new partner in this later-life union.
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Pittsburgh
Franklin, Pa
Savent Pak
Doctor's Wife Weighs Tears in Odd Quip About Phosphates
A narrative fragment notes a doctor dismissing his wife's tears as useless for moving him. He claims tears contain phosphate of lime, sodium chloride, and water, implying no emotional effect.
Remove Parxr from Wixnow Quass stain paste method
A historical recipe instructs rubbing a copper cent dipped in saleratus paste onto a stain to remove it. The text indicates a chemical cleaning practice using common 19th century ingredients.
Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machines Advertised
Wheeler and Wilson advertise their sewing machines with strong guarantees. The company touts extensive agency networks worldwide and a reputation for reliability and fair dealing, offering favorable terms and warrantied work to the public.
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Wheeler &Wilson
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