Marengo County News Touts Local Social Events And Notices
Over the county, Marengo area reports a string of local happenings. Names like Richland Michigan, Poland China stock, and Mrs Rogers appear among visits, auctions, church services, and school activities. Community notices include a Ladies Aid meeting, Chicago excursion details, and upcoming fundraising socials.
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Marengo
Marengo. Ort
Frank E. Smith
Richland
Mich
W. Jones
Poland
Rogers
Santth
Marahall
Carper
Mit
Crneaman
Blake
Chonga
Minnie Wells
Bimat Loehr
Chicago
Mra
Gunnison
Mra. Clupine
J. Slarka
Denvis
Coxvix
Austin
J. H Brown
Ood
Ludien Aid Society
Ura
Brown
Benjamin Templeton
George Upright
John Potter
Thomas Nudge
Dublin
There is Something in the Air Can You Get It
A collection of famous press jokes about reporters chasing sensation. Messages from James Gordon Bennett and editors reveal the urge to produce bold, fact based items despite critics. A Washington wire promises sun facts at once while others demand local matter and quick replies.
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Ublic
New York Herald
James Gordon Bannett
Ohio
Washington
Sun
San Francisco
Society
A Queer Look At Camels And Lemons In History
A fragment from Harper's Young People notes camels as tobacco lovers during the Sudan campaign with a vivid, humorous tale. It also discusses two lemon varieties Citrus Lumia and Citrus Lemonum and tips for keeping lemons fresh. Europe’s Twenty Million soldiers section cites Major General Turrell estimating Europe’s continental armies at about 20 million, with France, Germany, Russia, Austria, and Italy noted.
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Europe
Turrell
Halle
Russia
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
London News
Washington's Head Gardener and a Hidden Reunion
A Philadelphia Times tale recounts how George Washington's head gardener, a European expatriate, grew despondent far from home and planned to return. His wife secretly sailed to America and secretly joined him aboard a new vessel, reuniting the couple through Washington's quiet aid.
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Washington
America
Jean
Philadelphia Times
Wedding Anniversary Classifications and Superstitions
A fragment outlines traditional wedding anniversary names from first to thirtieth and beyond, listing cotton to pearl and ivory to sapphire, with garbled notes on escalating years. The piece then veers into unclear commentary about superstition among Arabs and a corrupted passage about vows and human endeavor.
Historic strikes and labor unrest spanning centuries
A sweeping, if fragmentary, chronicle recounts strikes from 1271 in Norwich to 1832 in England, noting executions, draftings, and exiles for worker protests. It highlights Wat Tyler’s 1381 insurrection, Constantinople tailors in 1495, Peter the Great era craftsman protests, and the rise of trade unions, with laws restricting unions after 1799.
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Norwich
England
Cathedral
Mary Houses
Wat Tyler
Constantinople
Escorial Palace
Spain
America
Canal of
Langradee
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Sberia
France
Germany
Friendly Society of Iron Founders
Wales
Ireland
Nottingham
Steel Yard Society
Physiognomy Traits and Character From Facial Features
A fragmented discussion links facial traits to personality. Prominent nose and bold eyes imply favorable disposition, while long eyelashes, strong eyebrows, and a feeble constitution suggest melancholy. Forehead arches and eye shapes are tied to prudence, wit, and temperament with scattered examples.
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Ohio
Old Men in Indian Jails Driven by Family Crimes
A British report notes an increase in elderly inmates in Mooltan jails. Convictions prompt families to sacrifice their weakest members, sometimes leading to paralyzed elders being blamed for crimes they did not commit. Observers warn jail conditions tempt such false confessions.
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Haven
A. S. Badger
Lansing
Presbyterian Church
Bia Wifa
Lake Shore
Ming Church
Chas. &. Bunnell
Medicina Lodge
Kansas
I. A. Bunnell
Mornday
G. J. French
Intun
Mooltan
Nes
Annals of England 1855 Farm laborers in Britain and Ireland notes
A compact chronicle listing events from 1855 to 1880 including 1 055 952 agricultural laborers in Great Britain, US in Ireland, gold in British Columbia, mutiny rumors, Handel commemorations, the Trent affair, Atlantic cable completion, disestablishment debates, Alabama claims, Suez shares, and Parnell land acts with various political and colonial milestones.
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Great Britain
Ireland
British Columbia
Baron L. Rothschild
Handel Mueie
United States
London
Ska
Atlantic
Dni
Sriah
Church of England
Alabama
Special Commission
European Congress
TSTS
Cyrus
Bradlaueh
Purlive Mount
Parnell
Alexandria
Vast claims mix of empires and odd facts
A garbled late 19th century jumble asserts global sizes and rivers, vague climate extremes, language notes, and improbable forecasts. It threads in elided advertisements for medicines and patent cures, with stray notices about real estate, jobs, and aging shops, all in one fragmented column.
Dates in Medicine from Greek and Roman Times
A timeline of ancient medical practices and figures from B C eras through A D centuries. It lists Scu la plua surgery experts, the Egg Han Tela amputations, Demoacedes cures, Hippocrates on disease, dissection under Ptolemy Lagus, Herophilus on criminal bodies, and Caesar's decree granting citizenship to doctors, with further notes on cataract and fractures.
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Han Tela
Pythagoras
Jupiter
Hippocrates
B. C
Rome
Celaya
Callus
Tale of Several Cues in a Quiet Baseball Afternoon
A fragmented note references eager sports chatter about watching a baseball game this afternoon. The dialogue hints at uncertainty about a gene and a casual cheer, with stray phrases about being at home and anticipation of play.
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Marshall
F. B. Snyder
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W. W. Cleaveland
J.J. McGoLpsiex
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