Weekly Intelligencer Terms and Discounts
The Weekly Intelligencer lists a subscription price of $2 per year with a 30 cent deduction for ad subscriptions, noting dates for patent, chemical, and courier services across April and May. It outlines publication and counting cycles for each month including October through November.
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Cikeor Luvkr
Piret Atomiayen
Alrhol Ait Leeoeinten CiuMiwan
Piret Mieniiny
Maren
Ootuber
JuonatTe
Sreowl Momtaya
Bettary
Jon Young Superintendent Seeks Rail Connections
Umanitus will leave coe bolels to the city for k. L. dunection making connection with traine gong east west and north at 700 a m Returning Will arrive at 0001 Onaibus will leave for it L Junc tion making connection WIL traine colog east and weel and worth as far as Richmoni Returning wilhurrive at 7040 om Jon Young Sinperintendent
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Umanitus
Coe Bolels
K. & L. Dunection
Onaibus
Jon
Portico Conversation Turns Eerie on the Late Hour
In a dim porch scene the two figures speak with odd phrasing and a strained mood. One character, Fat Newle, yawns while Uarry notes the other’s stubborn presence and asks why she lingers as the eerie dialogue continues.
Real estate transfers filed in Lafayette County records
Abstracts list transfers from October through November including A E Asbury to ROC Martin in Higginsville and multiple parcels in Higginsville Concordia and other areas. Noted are lots in McDaniel's addition, Smith & Patterson's subdivision, and various acreages with prices and chain of title details. Some figures and names are garbled in OCR but entities include Higginsville, Concordia, Bowen, Crain, and Hopkins with deed records dated from Oct to Nov.
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H Bowen
J. N. Edwards
Asbury' Adil
H. Bowen
W. Woodard
Asbury's
Higglowville
W. Whitsett
Wurrlot
Nik
P & Ss
Chleesm
Puttervon & Smith
Hayden Lot
bIk
Odlewwa
Henry
Etering
Loboefoer Jol
B1k
Concordia
John Gliln
Nleo
J. Hopkins
T. M. Hopkins
Harmon
U. A
M. C. Kemper
Smith & Patterson
W. G. “Hopkins
F.d. Duling
Peewee
Fashionable Children Garments and Kleid Accessories Then and Now
Opened Deutsch & Co's Fifth Avenue shop draws shoppers and merchants with an artful display of children's cloaks hats and jackets. Styles feature matelasse velvet braids and feathered trim while news of high end demi long coats and elaborate headpieces sets the tone for season trends and retail spectacle. An anecdote from a St Louis stay reveals hotel pricing greed and guest extortion practices illustrating consumer caution amid urban commerce.
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Borron Intel Linkneen
Orne Wilkon Cuce Astor
Judge Hilton
Satrakhan
Deutsch & Co
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Anarchists Comment On City Baths And Police Action
Two anarchists exchange remarks about free baths in the city and police moving to arrest a person, reflecting tension between municipal reforms and law enforcement. The dialogue hints at public amenities and enforcement responses without detailing events.
Engagement Fe Off As Vaid Enables Calm Silence
In a clipped exchange from the period, Mabel asserts she bears the engagement with quiet resolve while Vaid supplies a calm, measured reply about house affairs and timing, reflecting social restraint and propriety in the scene.
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Heston
Mabel
Vaid
The Mortgaged West and Mortgage Debt Across States
An 1887 survey highlights rising mortgage burdens in Ohio Michigan and Illinois with high interest rates and foreclosures. It cites Ohio real estate values and outstanding mortgages, Michigan farm data, and broader western state trends while noting sympathy for Greece Ireland and a broader American focus on liberty.
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Ohio
Slate Bureau of Statistics
Uchang
Ninoie
City Lote
Michigan Labor Bureau
Ueir
Wil
Topeka Advocate
Udis
Madiny
America
Ireland
Shadows and Arrests in Irish Street Scene
Harper's Weekly sketches a Dublin or Irish town episode with detectives shadowing Father Hmphreys and others. A Kodak photographer captures officers at a window as political tension rises over magistrates and a looming release. The piece satirically notes Irish resistance and parliamentary maneuvers surrounding an appropriations bill.
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Harper's Weekly
Mather Stumphreys
Ireland
Elop
Royal Constabulary
Kodak
New Tipperary
Father Hmphreys
Queen Down
Westminster
House of Lorde
Balmoral
William Gill
Jil
Waterson's Opinion of Blaine in Reciprosity Debate
The Louisville Courier-Journal prints a critique of Secretary Blaine and his Latin American reciprocity policy. It lauds Blaine as the party's keenest intellect and notes his shift toward free trade with Latin America as a notable change, arguing his argument for reciprocity jeopardizes protection and national independence.
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Louinville Courier-Journal
Blaine
Latin America
Republican Party
Acros
Cleveland
Mr. Dlaine
Damages Sought After Man Falls In Open Coal Hole
A man falls into an open coal hole near a house and fractures his leg. The exchange questions the owner’s duty of ordinary vigilance and whether criminal negligence could be charged. The widens the dispute over premises liability and damages.
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Sawyer
Diamond prospects and gems cited across states in US
Major Powell of the geological survey suggests US diamond fields may develop. Water clear diamonds found near Atlanta Illinois? near Rossel county Kentucky. Garnets worth up to 70 and 50 shipped east by Navajo Indians. Opals found in Oraygon. Largish mining developing in Colorado and New Mexico. Virginia garnets praised for luster vs prodigies of Gey fon.
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Major Powell
Geological Survey, Haye
United States
Ile
Atlanta
Rossel County
Kentucky
Virginia
Oraygon
Colorado
New Mexico
Geyfon
Whip and motto prompt quiet kitchen exchange
In a short dialogue Johnny and Maimta discuss the odd placement of a whip tied behind the motto. Johnny suggests a better location, and Maimta agrees to place it behind the motto. The exchange ends with a biblical line “I need thee every hour.”
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Johnny
Mamma
Maimta
Fragmentary St Joseph New item on a man catching a woman
A garbled line from the St Joseph New mentions a plan or event involving men and a woman. The readable text is unclear regarding actions, dates, places, or outcomes. Further context is needed to identify the precise event or subject.
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St. Joseph New
The Ballad of Big Ben the Alligator Slayer
In a sunlit scene near Enter- Mike on Lake Monroe a famed alligator named Big Ben terrorized locals. A hunter lures the reptile, shoots at range, and after a dramatic pursuit the party tows the carcass to Enterprise. Big Ben leaves his visiting card, thanking the crew for bringing his gator home.
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Enter- Mike
Lake Monroe
Lee
Sebtlemen
Big Ben
Hettie
Katecpriva
Hethiad
Big Bow
Gator
Bix Ben
Bea
Teimapo
Surainen
Enterprise
Lucre
Hhis
Hie
Among the Husbands People
Advises a young wife to blend loyalty with tact when joining a husband’s family. She should accept gentle interference from his kin, seek mutual affection, and build support to strengthen love and fealty. Caution against pride, and embrace patience and shared happiness with her husband’s family.
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Harper’s Bazar
Wu Il
Han
Hiahe
Electric mouse trap promises revolution in security
From the Paris edition of the Herald describes an electric trap using a metallic cage with cheese to lure mice. When touched, an electric current kills the intruder. The piece imagines adapting the device to deter burglars in counting rooms and envisions future prisons enclosed by an electric fence making guards and bars obsolete.
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Paris
The
Herald
Boston Herald War Bound Steamer Tale
The Boston Herald reports a steamer bound for Africa with fourteen missionaries onboard and a heavy cargo including gan powder and large quantities of rum. The piece mocks civilization mixing faith and commerce, noting the imagined balance between piety and profit and deriding the portrayal of the “poor savage.”
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Boston Herald
Africa
Eerie phrases from old papers puzzle readers
A collage of quirky quotes from various newspapers hints at playful wordplay and language twists. The excerpts include odd aphorisms and misquotations that evoke a bygone press era, with mentions of outlets like Atenison Globe and Milwaukee Journal.
Fragmentary dialogue on a border case resurfaces memories
A damaged transcript records a brief exchange about a batter and a son, with speakers noting resemblance and age. The fragment hints at personal connections, but provides limited context or clear facts.
You dance a great desk better than you did before we were married
In a fragment from Pixus Sittings, Wile, a wife recalls past dancing and dress tearing while the husband reacts with a curt remark about payment, reflecting strained relations and unresolved conflict.
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Wile
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Inte Express
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Texas Neuwn
Milwaukee Journal
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Sumuer
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Ins de Smith
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Elling eVersiblus
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