18 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Joliet Daily Sun
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1876
Page
1
A snapshot of commodities prices dated Feb 18 to May with oats pork and rye figures, and an entry noting firm and moderately steady lard and dressers. Includes cash bids, futures style quotations, and shipping terms for grain and livestock.
A Joliet man elopes with a young Joliet girl after deceiving his Dwight Illinois wife. The deserted woman, despondent and nearly penniless, attempted suicide with laudanum but was saved after four hours of revival efforts. Authorities seek the husband’s capture while a house mover removes a displaced dwelling near Van Buren Street.
Maggie Donavan of Chicago sues John Morrison of Peotone for breach of promise to marry. The trial features two well dressed, respectable parties and detailed testimony on their past meetings, gifts, and the Catholic marriage condition, with Morrison denying the match and the Catholic church being cited as a condition Maggie demanded.
Public speaker Prof Palmer, in town for a free talk on Man's Intellect, drew a massive crowd with 300 turned away. He has a 35 year career and taught here 25 years ago, presenting phrenology with a cabinet of busts and skulls. Lecture promises insights on talents, education of abilities, and character delineations.
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