Nebraska letters from the Henry Republican field notes
A Missouri River frontier letter from N E Nebraska describes early May farming near Cedar and Dixon counties. It notes 1000 acres broken at Taylor cattle ranch, 60 carloads of emigrants to Coleridge, German settlers near Lawn Ridge, Catholic church activity at East Bow Creek, variable rainfall, and local crop yields and profits including a Cedar County Iowa farmer’s three year gains.
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Nebraska
Henry Republican
N. E
Illinois
Smith
Taylor
Wayne Co
Marshall County
Ill
Concord
Dixon County
Coleridge
Cedar County
Lawn Ridge
Germany
East Bow Creek
Jordan
Robert Clark
N. W
Sparks
Iowa
Onranae B
More Care Needed in Town Affairs From The Legal Adviser
An examination of supreme court reports shows frequent town officer lapses in many forms. Careless work costs taxpayers time and money in attorney fees and litigation. Officers should inform themselves of duties to prevent blunders and save public funds. The piece also promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for biliousness.
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Supreme Court
Fisher Packing House Fire Destroys Lacon Landmark
The Fisher packing house at Lacon built in 1849-50 by Jabez Fisher & Co. burned on Tuesday afternoon last week, ending a century of pork packing that shaped the region. The 100 foot square structure, once a hub for hogs from 12 counties and steamboat shipments to New Orleans, stood as a relic of Marshall County’s early industry. The fire’s origin remains speculative. the loss reverberates through local history and riverfront memory.
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Fisher
Lacon
Marshall County
Jabez Fisher & Co
New Orleans
Fenn,Howe & Co
Elisha Swan
Park House
Lacon Democrat
Illinois
Jabez Fisher
Boston
Riel
Fisher, Sons &Co
W. R. Fairbanks
Anandal
New Hampshire
Baking Powder Tests Favor Royal Brand Says Government Chemist
Dr Edward G Love reports 67 brands tested for leavening power with Royal leading in available gas per ounce. Alum powders like Rumford and others deemed unwholesome, while Royal is described as healthful by H. A. Mott. Hennepin village votes 750 license for saloon for next year.
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Edward G Love
Love
Patapsco
Rumford
Hanford
Amazon
Cleveland
Stowait
Price
Groff
St. Paul
Lewis
Congress
WB. Andrew's & Co
Hecker's
H. A. Mott
McMurtrie
Washington
Mishler’s Herb Bitters and Dr Bigelow’s Cure Featured
The notice touts Mishler’s Herb Bitters as invaluable for bilious fevers and cites Henry Heister of Cleveland Ohio. It also promotes Dr Bigelow’s Positive Cure for consumption and throat lung diseases with 50 cent and 1 dollar prices and free trials at C B Durfee’s drug store. Andrew Cain marries Mary Lawless at Chatsworth and settles near Wyoming on the Kerns farm. Baxendale and Smith unveil a new tri color barber pole for their shop.
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Mishler
Henry Heister
Cléveland
Andrew Cain
Mary Lawless
Chatsworth
Whitefield
David Kerns
Wyoming
Dr Bigelow
C. B. Durfee
Baxendale & Smith
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East Park Row
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V. Becker
Wy West
Cano Otalra
Vincent Becker
Roain
Gery Republicany
Hennepin
AR Arter
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Feita and
Geo. Ball
Geo
Swarts
Honry
Hupp
Second Street, Ewry, Ill
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Chicago & Alton
Chicago
All Crow
James Charlton
Dearborn Stree & En Paes Beer
J. C. McMullin
Vide
H. Chappell
Prati
Ceneccoes Oes Dsu
W Carroll
Joseph Schick
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