12 Nov 1875
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Newspaper
Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Location
Linneus, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1875
Page
1
News snippets cover Thanksgiving Proclamation Shingle weddings and a railroad marriage. Iowa’s treasury totals 12 million while imports of dry goods exceed 90 million since January. Debates rage over Nebraska direct senatorial elections and U S money policy with resumption plans and national banks’ power cited.
A humorous tale recounts a wealthy New Yorker paying sixty five thousand dollars for a pair of steppers after a playful road test on Long Island. The piece from Spirit of the Times also extols the value of a splendid orchard as a farmer’s index of thrift and skill per the New York World.
A widower bargaining over a hat weed after his wife’s death sparks a short exchange about costs and sorrow. The farmer laments the price of a crape and chooses to endure grief at home until after harvest.
A Vicksburg boy defuses a neighbor dispute by clever talk with his mother and a boastful tease to Mrs. B. A separate note reports extensive and destructive prairie fires in Southern Kansas along the Ft. Scott railroad with tied track burned, and fires sweeping across miles, threatening homes and crops.
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