General Directory Listing Local Officials and Churches
A long directory lists delegate in congress Gifford governor Pierce and numerous state and county officers with district commissioners board members and clerks. It also details local church affiliations including Methodist Baptist Congregational St Marys Episcopal and Catholic churches with service times and parish leaders.
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Congress
Gifford
G. A. Pierce
M. L. McCormack
John W. Raymond
E. W. Caldwell
Maris Taylor
A. 5. Jones
Supreme Court
Artlett Tripp
John E. Carland
United States
Dan Maratta
Trains Depart East and Arrive From the East
Train notices show passenger and freight schedules with departures to the east and arrivals from the east. Some lines indicate daily service with exceptions on Mondays Sundays and holidays. Time notations include 4:30 PM arrivals and morning departures with multiple inconsistencies in wording.
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Passeng M
Ha. M
Excoll
Mondi
Old Chicago Citizen Charles H. Curtis Found Drowned
Charles H. Curtis, a 74 year old Chicago resident since 1840, was found drowned near 37th Street. Police doubt whether it was accident, self harm, or foul play, while family favors a dizzy spell as he walked onto a pier and fell in. Curtis amassed wealth in several ventures and was known for generosity despite past losses.
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ChicaGo
Charles HI. Curtis
37Th St
Itis
Curtis
Illinois & Michigan
St. Charles
Quincy
Illinois
Des Moines Growth Lights Up 1880s Iowa Outlook
Des Moines rapid growth marks the city as the state’s leading population and wealth center with 1886 prospects seen as bright. Reported figures show new buildings and improvements totaling 3.10 million dollars and manufactured products valued at 156 thousand dollars in a year.
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Des Moines
Ja. Dee
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Toam Norrow
Sioux City
Frederick Bill Criticized as Outrageous Dakota Enabling Act
Delegate Gifford denounces the Dakota bill introduced by Mr. Frederick of Iowa in Congress. He contrasts it with the Washington enabling act, arguing Dakota grants no land or statehood rights, lacks popular referendum, and offers no guarantees or provisions for submission to Dakota voters. He calls the bill an insult to territorial intelligence. O.S. Gifford, House, Washington, December 30, 1885.
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Mstelline Bell
Pierre
United States
Dakota
Frederick
Iowa
Democratic Committee
Congress
Washington
Union of States
Mineral division chief named in General Land Office
Jacob Frolick of Little Rock Arkansas is appointed chief of the mineral division of the General Land Office. Senator Beck has received hundreds of letters urging support for the silver dollar after his Senate speech and during Congress recess.
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Wasington
Jacob Frolick
Little Rock
Arkansas
General Land Office
Congress
Beck
Senate
Victims of solitary vice urged to seek aid
The piece warns of solitary vice as a deadly habit that destroys young men of talent and intellect, urging them to seek help before irreversible consequences end their promising futures.
Doctors Offer Confidential Confidence for Suitors
Married persons or young men contemplating marriage are urged to seek relief from nervous debility or other disqualifications. Readers are advised to place themselves under the care of Drs. FL and Dr. and to rely on their honor and medical skill.
Improper Indulgences Warn of Dreadful Consequences
A historical notice warns that excessive indulgence leads to lasting illness and ruin, describing symptoms such as weakened power, nervous irritability, indigestion, and eventual decay. The passage emphasizes severe health decline and mentions the risk to life and marriage.
Health hazards blamed on repeated use of poisonous compounds
A short notice warns that persons harmed by health teas with poisonous compounds should seek immediate remedies and report to authorities. The fragment suggests ongoing use and calls for urgent action to address the health risks.
Remarkable Cures Reported at Esteemed College
Graduates of a leading US college describe astonishing cures for head ringing at night, nervousness, sensitivity to certain sounds, overheating and flushing, even temporary mental disturbance, all cured immediately. The account reflects notable medical claims tied to a prestigious institution.
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United States
Wanny
Pension Agent Grants Record Back Pay to Indiana Soldier
Pension Agent Everett yesterday issued the largest pension for a private soldier, $12,151, to Alex Gilchrist of Indiana Pennsylvania. The back pay goes to a blind, decrepit man who has spent twelve years in a poor house.
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Pirrspunk
Everett
Alex, Gilchrist
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Early Habits of Youth Warned By Drs Advice
The Drs address those harmed by improper indulgences and solitary habits that ruin mind and body. They list effects from early youthe age such as back weakness, headaches, dim sight, loss of vascular power, heart palpitations, dyspepsia, debility, nervous irritability, and consumption.
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Drs
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Territorial
Ee Ve Sheri Soroner Isuirer
J. K. Smith
W. G. Metcalf
Wulfing
Alterton
John Tatman
D. Prescott
M. Cooley
A. J. Waterhouse
H. J. Bingham
JW. Ottmnan
W. W. Gardner
M. D. Lewis
G. B. Kelsey
M. M. McDonald
B.A. Huggins
D.W. Ward
Winslow Abbey
Kimball, Mentze
Board OF Aldermen
F. M. Hammer
H. B. Rogers
K. D. Welch
M. ¥. Bloss
Louis Beckwith
Mons Distad
I. Dundas
Henry Alen
Board OF Education
G. Lb. Ors
F. Dun
E. B. Bri
M. F. Donkin
O. O. Stanchifield
H. E. Kratz
G. M. Wallace
Chileld
G. W. Hunter
Be Beckwith
RN. Writtz
Methodist E Hsc
B. Chirk
Oelock P
Ts’ T Baptist
Winegar
Rey A. A. Brown
ST. Mary's Episcopal
Anderson
Catholic—Church of the
Holy Family
George Sheehan
City Drug Store
A. M. Binpy
Mitchell
D. Stafford
St. James Hotel
Lea & Perrine
Indies
China
Jamaica
Charm Manufacturing CO
St. Louis
Iis
Tie
Castorla
Miss
Oberne, Hosick & Co
Warsaw
F. F. Dairy
J.J. Bearup
Mitchell, Dak
James S. Foster
Offee
Second
Lawler Streets
First National Bank
Dakota Advocate
Reierson
Bryn Julson
Story & Clark
Canal and Sta Sts
Akron, O
Geo. Gallagher
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railway
Wadsworth
Gallagher
Railroad Secret Service
Theodore
New York
Andrews
Supreme Court Today
Musical Mutual Protective Union
Theodore Thomas
the Frederick Bill
Territory of
Washington Notes
Iluron, Dak
Duluth, Huron & Denver Railway
M. Harrison
Duluth
Iness
John D. Lawler
J. E. Gilbert
A.M. Bowdle
Vice Prest
N. Grant
Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Fishblatt and Hubbard
SEY
W. W. Walker
Rh. F.woolpole
D. C
Cottace
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The
Chicago Cottage Organ Co
Randolph and
Ann Streets
Ill
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
AMS
S. 8Th
St. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Drs. Fishblatt & Hubbard
P.O. Box
Minnesota
Hammer & Hamter
Hammer & Hammer's
Standard
Main
First Stree
Café
Minneapolis & St.Louis
St. Paul
Albert Lee
Fort Dodge
Watertown
Oak
ST. Paul, Minneapole
Mississippi Vals
Union Depot
Evenworth Ally
Runnills reguWerth
Atchis K
Kansas
Cla & Saute Ke Union
Allway Olis
F. Boyd
Minneapolis, Mi
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