Macomb Weekly Telegrapher Note 1883 Edition
The Macomb ILLS weekly issue edited by CHAS. H. WHITAKER notes terms per year in advance at $2.00. Publication date April 28, 1883.
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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1883
Page
5
Frugal postage set to vanish on October first
The three cent stamp will go out of use on October first after thirteen years in circulation. The item also notes political satire, high society gifts, and various editorial opinions from the era with references to notable figures and events.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vanderbilt
Keifer
Oshkosh
Tabor
Stilson Hutchins
Washington Post
Sarita Brady
Washington
Europe
Arthur
Custom House
Corcoran
Ethuselah
St. Louis
Clay County
Missouri
Hancock
Garfield
Miss Muller's Confession Note and Odd Rail Road Talk
In St Louis a German girl Mina Muller receives a mock confidential note from a would be suitor. Her father answers by proxy while the suitor fails to appear. The text includes a flamboyant postscript involving disguises and weapons. The piece also covers Mexican railroads and Christian church sermons on gamblers and confidence men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mina Muller
Miss Muller
Biddle
10Th
Adolpat Ss
Graves & Mares Win Low Dry Goods Prices Bid
Notice from McDonough County that Graves and Mares have been elected to name the lowest prices on dry goods shoes and notions for the season of 1483.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonough County
Graves & Mares
New Goods Highlighted at Surry Warren’s
Shoppers are invited to see fresh arrivals at Surry Warren’s with praise for vibrant new stock. The notice emphasizes appealing merchandise and enticing displays designed to attract customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry Dz Warren's
Baby Cats at Wixatow & Sox’s Selling Fast
Advertises Baby Cabs or cats at Wixatow and Sox’s, urging quick call to secure one as stock dwindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wixatow & Sox
Augusta Roller Mills Flour Tops Local Grain Quality
Augusta Roller Mills Flour is praised as the best kept in Macomb, matched only by W F Weta, highlighting high quality flour in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Macomb
Census figures spark alarm over civilization decline
The St Louis Globe-Democrat questions census based judgments claiming a 10 percent population rise in a decade yet a 115 percent rise in insanity and one in 100 era passing toward crime, pauperism, lunacy or disability, amid notes on growing Black population. Northside Photograph Gallery advertises new work by Tuomas Pururor & Co with first class photography services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northside
Chicago
LE Ines
North Side
Tuomas Pururor & Co
Spring Millinery Opens New Lumber Yard Offerings
Mrs M F Ja Cops on the north side announces Spring Millinery with a full stock of latest novelties for ladies selections Call and see goods and prices New Lumber Yard at No 7 South Randolph Street J B Gamtene Macomb Illinois opens yard with lumber lath shingles sold at low cash prices by the carload specialty lumber supply
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F Ja- Cops
North Side
Spriig
Randolph Street
Havin
Gamtane
Macomb
Illinois
East Side Book Store
Wall Paper & Borders
A. Moore & CO
Macoms
N. P. Tinsney
W. F. Wetts
Northeast Corner Public Square
T. B. Shaffer
Horses Wanted at Tayton’s Livery Stable Mondays
A buyer will visit Tayton's Livery Stable every Monday for 90 days to purchase horses mares and mules. The advertiser promises the highest prices for good sound stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tayton
Bedouin Arabs Arrive in New York From Liverpool
The steamer from Liverpool brings twelve Bedouin Arabs representing several tribes to New York. They travel to the Westminster hotel under engagement to W W Cole the St Louis showman and were escorted by an agent from Constantinople. Their Syrian costumes feature red tarboosh hats and knee length blue silk trousers with bright red morocco shoes. The chief, with wife, appears ancient yet vigorous, with a heavy beard and imposing presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Etic
White Star
Liverpool
Westminster Hotel
W W_ Cole
St Louis
Cole
Constantinople
Munro Seaside Library Pioneer Rises From Poverty to Wealth
A profile of Mr. Munro in New York who built the Seaside Library into a fortune estimated near one million. From near poverty, he rose after partnering with Beadle and publishing Mrs. Wood stories, then expanding to the Franklin Square Library as Harpers followed his model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mr. Munro
Gotham
Seaside Library
Munro
Beadle
Franklin Square
Paradice
Damnel
Beer
Texas
Tive Pur
Extraordinary divorce case tests Indiana law on open court
In Indiana a physician and his wealthy wife sought a divorce over the doctor’s night calls. The judge lauded Indiana law as progressive, noting the couple could now seek happiness apart. The open court testimony framed the unusual proceeding and its outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iridians
Mather
Indiana
Wit and Wisdom Bits From The Nation
A collection of pithy lines and anecdotes on professions and manners. Jokes about clergymen physicians editors and lawyers mingle with humorous exchanges between clerks and customers and a Texas livery keeper misreading a request in a whimsical tale.
Reappearance of Bethlehem Star Foreseen by Astronomers
The Star of Bethlehem is predicted to reappear this year or next after historical parallels from 1572 and earlier. Tycho de Brahe noted a star in Cassiopeia brighter than Sirius for a month before fading. Astronomers connect these fluxes to Nativity-era timing and note the current star as due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Tycho de Brahe
Cassioeia
Sirius
Venus
London Telegraph
Specialty Counter Goods Offered at Half Price
Local advertisement notes Good Goods for one half their real value at Kerman and Howard's Specialty Counter in Macoms Illinois. Dated April 14, 1888, encouraging shoppers to seize bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerman & Howard
Macoms
Ills
Cooking Stoves Sold On Trial By West Side Hardware Man
For Summer Use. Buy your Coal Oil or Gasoline Cooking Stoves of J. A. Surra, the West Side Hardware Man. They are warranted and sold on trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Surra
West Side
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