Mystery of a Brass Baggage Check and Hermann Radke
A curious tale follows Hermann Radke who buys a rail ticket and vanishes. A brass baggage check stamped with a date and location links to a missing man and an unsolved mystery in the North Western system. The piece chronicles searches from Chicago to Council Bluffs and unsettled questions about Radke’s fate.
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Hermann Raduke
Chisago
Union Parife
Cora
Chicago
Goan Oil Bluffs
Liangeage
Hermann Radke
Dage Gige Ofics
San Francisco
Fwiibude
PS. W. Go
Hermann Rucker
Chien
Uncle Sam
Hermann Buriike
Council Bluffs
Radtke
Franky
Enlisting Men For Cuban War Recruitment Report
The Duluth Herald describes a covert recruiting effort by a Cuban war supporter under US law. A man named McPherson offers three dollars monthly and forty acres in Cuba for volunteers, with twenty five signed and more awaiting. Recruits are told to report in Superior and may sail to Tampa, then to Cuba.
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Deluth Herald
Flerule
Park
United States
Bis
Cuba
Tolesco
McPherson
Waltlog
Inuen
Tampa
Fla
Railroads Rumblings From Stevens Point Journal
The Stevens Point Journal reports possible railroad growth affecting local shops and routes. Rumors suggest Wisconsin Central and other lines may move Waukesha shops to Stevens Point, with talk of a Knowlton route and a new 75 mile bed through Berlin to Wattona, shortening paths to Milwaukee and Chicago.
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Stevens Point
Tavo Roads
Central
Waukesha
D Marshfield
Abbotsford
Journal
Waushara County
Wautorma
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Exack Roweo
St. Paul Company
Ange Fly Eyes
Berlin
Wattona
Knowlton
Walt
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bec
Little Rathina
Atestemor
Hose
Aushority
Wisconsin Central
Slavens Palat
Lomira
Lawlers
Ciy
Douglas County Builds Workhouse for Vagrants and Offenders
Under a 1805 law Douglas County completes a workhouse to house vagrants and offenders. The $7,600 building near Jan. Beh will be used by neighboring counties for prisoner support, with charges set by county boards. Capacity about 75 prisoners, expected to fill quickly as awareness spreads. The plan envisions sharing inmate care with Bayfulé, Washburn, Burnett and others, lowering per-prisoner costs. Includes appendix praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a trusted remedy for rheumatism, backache and swelling from readers’ letters.
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Vouglis
Hus Xbays
Vramps
Ole Putsy
Douglas
Usher
Bayfulé
Washburn
Burnett
Wisconsin
County
Gils
Lumber Tariff Aims To Restore Duty On Timber Exports
Following a large lumber convention in Cincinnati, sentiment grows to restore a duty on lumber imports. A memorial signed by Wausau lumbermen and manufacturers requests 1 per 1000 TL on all lumber shipped into the United States. Similar petitions spread nationwide as Congress plans a special session with tariff changes likely, focusing on lumber.
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Cincinnati
Wausau
Congress
United States
Canary
Vie
Tamber
Pain Balm Relieves Back Pain After Fever
A Sardis Kentucky writer notes his daughter suffered severe back and hip pain during fever recovery. After trying several remedies, she found relief with one dozen a dotale? of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The product is advertised as a cure for rheumatism and sold by Henry Horn.
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Louden Grover
Sardis
Chamberlain
Henry Horn
Munyon’s Homeopathic Remedies Publicized Ailments
A garbled 19th century advertisement extols Munyon’s Improved Homoeopathic Remedies for rheumatism, indigestion, kidney and blood diseases, throat and lung issues, and related complaints. The crude copy touts cures with rapid relief, listing products like Rheumatism Cure and Dyspepsia Cure while urging readers to consult the Milwaukee address for purchase and more testimonials.
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Munyon
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Wood County Wisconsin Court
Foreclosure action filed in Wood County Wisconsin by creditor on January date in 1867. Public sale of described property to satisfy debt with two representatives named. details reference judgment and sale terms under law. Warped OCR yields numerous misspellings but identifies foreclosure sale, county, court, and sale action pending.
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Cleeit Court
Wood
Sonn
Aytenseb
Platts
Wood County
Wisconsin
Imw
Ube
Marshtel
Wood Conny
Dusertoni
Wooud
Ducembey A. D
Epidemic Diphtheria Strikes Menusha Amid Alarm
A dyspeptic miscellany of medical cures and local misfortunes floods a chaotic report. Diphtheria spreads in Menusha with fears of death, while claims of cures from One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt's salves populate the piece. A county clerk's shooting and various incidents punctuate the uneasy notice, reflecting a ragged, urgent health and crime snapshot.
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Lung Venables
Lyney Horn
Strauss
Tourglade County
Jin
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Price Foe
Minyon
Mipathy
Wali
Pladelpela
Phrat
Menusha
U.mora
Charles Reily
Stanley
Lynch
Betty
Dewite
Mayville
Terry Harn
Henry Worn
Phare
St. Paul
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Gil
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Hyal
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Upiyan
Koetting
Tiffault & Kamps
Chow
Derby
Dr. Brewer & Son
Trenont House
Marshfield
Hinda
Loney
Debill
Cumeers
Dlabeu
Mrbion
Inirenza
Br. Grewer & Son
Ghlenso Avenue
Evanstaa
Ferd
Hirzy
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Estey Organs
Nurtuo
Slot City
Graught
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Adler's
J. E. Paine
Stee
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C.s, Vedder
Marshfield, Wis
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GEO, Seubert
Schiller
H.C. Eiche
Kentucky Liquor Store
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Galafornia Wines
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Anheuser-Busch Deer
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H.C. Koenig
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