Local notes from Lacon and Wenona area in 1680
The Wenona court room handled three cases with two decided and one hung jury after four days. Local items report Dr. Post from Peoria preaching, John Oberer plans to move to Chicago, and Bellegs family visits. Town news cover dancing class, a horse fall injuring Conrad Held Jr, new assistant, and various health, weather, and community updates.
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Wenona
Post
Peoria
John Oberer
Chicago
Bellegs, Sr
Hisamily
Mallory
Nye
Conrad Held, Jr
Reeder
P. m
Henry Specka
Indley
George Baines
Mize
Local Trip Reports and Mixed Farming Notes Near Bradford
The report describes western travels and farm plans around Bradford with mentions of a new home out west, a well attended sale, and minor charges. It notes marriage details, injuries, and a postponed book project, plus various personal anecdotes and a reference to a town area event in Annawan and nearby locations.
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Soalyo
Ratirnad
Missouri
Oling
Monior
Bradford
Harney
Wesley
Ewall
Annawan
Fragmentary notes on townships and schooling
Readers report scattered reminiscences about local townships Slatery Marshall and Putham Counties. The piece mentions a school superintendent Santon and rumors of a lodge, with uncertain references to towns, individuals, and events.
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Mr. Wathore
Furthcoring
Slatery
Larshall
Putham
Tringwid
Fambuamen
Mompry
Dan
Santon
Havarn
Village Social Notes Describe Stable Quiet, Busy Evening
A local gathering at the palatial residence of Win Whacher drew residents from nearby farms. Guests enjoyed a large spread, with Mr Wheeler showing renewed home furnishings after repairs. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J XQ Talisfarro, Mr and Mrs J Sf Winship, and ANCIEN among others.
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Bampson
Win
Wheeler
John Kilne
Afr
J. XQ
Talisfarro
Center and Clear Creek Triumph In Mt Palatine Baseball Match
A game at Mt Palatine Inst featured Center and Clear Creek versus Mt Palatine and Fairview. Center and Clear Creek won by more than eight runs. The report also cites Chicago juvenile saloon statistics from the 1870s, noting declines after a reform league, arrests, and saloon counts, ending with a dying mention of Me. Ma Sean.
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Mt. Palatine
Spence Boetwaan
Center
Clear Creek
Mt. Palatina
Fairview
Citizang League
Chicapyo
Chicago
Chicaze
MA Sean
Bozzy
Magnolia Notes and Local Society Reports in Magnolia
In a letter to the Henry Republican Bozzy condemns Magnolia youths for bad conduct at a recent meeting and asks for similar coverage of Gunter boys at a Magnolia Library event. Magnolia society reports a Saturday gathering electing W. D. Gamble president and James Mitchell as vice president with Kate Conk secretary and Aaron Ruble treasurer.
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Bozzy
Henry Republican
Magnolia Boys
Magnolia Library
Inez
W. D. Gamble
James Mitchell
Kate Conk
Aaron Ruble
J.D. Fyffe
Wenanna
Jonathan
Atore
H. T Fairchild
Townes
Clear Cree
BFP
George M. West
Linn County
Missouri
John W. Thornton
Jacksonville
Wenrietta McCormick
Conran
John Kline
Henry
Belek Patterson
Thomas Stainbrook
Kan- Bue
B. G
Crowded Fulton Street Court in Disorderly Session
Justice Prazer's court on Fulton Street was packed beyond capacity as a chaotic scene unfolded. A boy named Tuttle and musician Nigholis Riel faced disturbances while witnesses described misconduct and a young girl endured distress amid tense proceedings. The judge fined a defendant amid commotion and observers murmured about officials departing for Washington.
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Tyuradey
John G. ‘Luttle
Rhaswite Cutis
Joanne Aer
Bulding Hare
Washngton
Saviour Found and Murder Suspects Arrested in Peoria
A man named Frederick died suddenly in a south Peoria house where two women, Clarice Edmond and Anna Keyes, lived. The coroner’s jury urged arrest on suspected aconite murder, but a chemist’s exam cleared the case, releasing the two women. The text notes a wealthy farmer father and an Ireland famine relief fundraiser netting between 9000 and 4000.
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Frederick
Peoria
Clarigs Edmond
Anna Keyes
Friderink
Sufferthiz
Ireland
Serious accident injures Clinton Avery in village incident
Clinton Avery, son of a village merchant, suffered a severe facial injury when a horse kicked him on Sabbath. His front upper teeth and the nose were damaged. Dr J B Holgate treated the wound and reports the patient is progressing well despite the severity. N J Tram.
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Clinton Avery
J.B. Holgate
N.J. Tram
Temperance movement praised by a Henry County reader
A Henry Republican reader endorses the temperance movement, recounts quitting drinking after years of excess, notes rifts with a saloonkeeper, and urges Whitefield’s young men to avoid temperance mistrust. The letter closes with a call for divine aid and a dated sign-off from J. H. Hofeman, Whitefield, January 26, 1880.
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Henrytha
J.H. Hofeman
Whitefield
Happy Bridegroom Reunited After Four-Train Mixup
Sam Burwell, an ex Rio Grande conductor now a Placer businessman, married in Pueblo yesterday morning. A delay at the depot caused his bride to depart on a southbound train without him, but the railroad receiver arranged a locomotive to chase and reunite them the same day.
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Sam Burwell
Rio Grande
Placer
Pueblo
Burwell
Jone
Sam
Denver Tribune
Romeo and balcony bring out folly at watering places
A bemused reflection on Romeo figures at resorts where women complain of too little Romeo and too much revelry. The piece jokes about roving young men, mischief, and the mood of balcony scenes, noting how Juliet’s romance fades amid crowds and late hours.
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Romeo
Fox
Stig
Mercutio
Juliet
Boston writer recalls Friday incident in city editorials
A Boston newspaper writer reflects on a Friday incident, referencing a local event and people involved. The piece comments on how the moment was described and the public response, noting names and locations connected to the occurrence.
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Boston
Uced
Imagined Philadelphia Maiden Graces Parlors With Diamonds
Guests lingered in damp chilly parlors as a central figure, a Philadelphia maiden clad in rich apparel and dazzling jewelry, drew a cluster of admirers. She spoke on domestic matters, admitting little knowledge of housekeeping while discussing literary topics.
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Maiden
Philadelphia
Fourth of July at North Cape Norway aboard midnight sun
A party of Americans celebrated the 102nd anniversary of independence at North Cape Norway, latitude 71 15 and longitude 25 50. They reached the site at 11 pm on July 8 and fired guns at midnight while their flag rose on a 900 foot cliff. The flag, made by local ladies, fluttered as cheers rang out over the Atlantic beneath snow clad mountains and seabirds. The North Cape lies over 71 degrees north, about 100 miles north of Hammerfest, the world’s northernmost town.
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North Cape
Norway
Atlantic Ocean
Hammerfest
Iceland
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