Coonskin Licks Pursuer and Aids Elopement on Train
A Detroit Free Press account describes a staged elopement aboard a passenger train from Bath Township toward Chicago Junction. A red shirted man in a coonskin cap intervenes to confront the angry father and brothers, defending the couple and vowing to ward off any pursuers. The scene ends with the lovers resumed toward their future as Coonskin asserts his protection and the groom vows to marry Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Township
Gicage Junction
Coonskin
Cara
Mary
Tia
Quonnakin
Ononskin
Tre
Lansing
Howell
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Waterspouts in Kansas Described by a Farmer
A Kansas farmer recounts early June 1876 experiences with waterspouts near Latia g and the Smoky Hill River. He describes the formation of multiple funnel clouds, their rapid descent, and the destruction they cause to wheat fields, buildings, and equipment, including a year’s work ruined in moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latia
Janes
Seoul
Fonmelee
Kanans
Louisiana Moss Industry Revives Despite Labor and Processing Details
The Louisiana moss business, once in a lull, is said to be reviving as Cypress moss dominates due to its resilience. Moss is collected mostly by African Americans, rested for seven years, wind and weather clean it, then sold to plantation stores for a high, quality dependent price before shipping to New Orleans for washing, drying, and dust removal to produce final bales graded by quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
McDonald's
Wallram
Kansas
Louisiana
Qualiy
New Orleans
Backlen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
The salve claims to treat cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped bands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a price of 25 cents per box sold by Richards and Sohrbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backlen
Arnica
Richards & Sohrbeck
Widow Informed Of Husband's Death In Railroad Accident
A bleak note to a widow states her husband is detained and a undertaker will call tomorrow with Andrew's Bazaar. The missive hints a fatal railroad accident and the expected funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnteretaker
Andrew's Bazaar
Why Are Your Bilious
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a remedy to cleanse bowels and stimulate the liver, claiming it cures bilious headaches, clears yellow skin, and revives the blood. Druggists stock it.
German Kursaal vault found empty of cash full of letters
At a German watering place near sea season end, a money box mounted outside the Kursaal by a local benevolent society yielded no coins but contained letters from an American visitor to his family, revealing unexpected correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sous
Kursaal
Benevolent’ Society
Spanish Bull Fight Draws Crowds to Regla Arena
The New York Tribune reports a brutal Regla bull fight with eight bulls and Mexican matadors. Spectators watched horses lanced by horns, bulls stabbed and gored, and animals dragged by ropes as crowds cheered the grisly spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez
Regle
Havong
Bagr
New York
Anther Arenal
N. Y. Tribune
Fallen doctor turned criminal hub of the city
A nearly sixty year old man once trained as a physician, now a convicted thief, received a five year sentence at Sing Sing for hoarding house thefts after confessing to major police efforts. He had planned further robberies, claimed many educated men err under pressure, and shows little chance of return to respectability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt
Sing Bing
Bing Jing
Doctor
New York
Fragmentary tale of John Gilpin and Ella Sanford
Readable fragments tell of John Gilpin described as thin and awkward and Ella Sanford as buxom and loving. The couple marry and travel toward Woodbary with limited funds, sharing modest steps and a hopeful visit to relations, amid tattered phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gilpin
Ella Sanford
Bontie
Buxon
Loving
Nelkhbs Ore Arms Ak
Bott
Woodbary
Rson
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Wells, Riskaldson & CO
Wu Sound Pest Pall
Burlington
Rot & A. Mariner
Chicago
Lawrence & Martin
Madilson Street
Carter
Carter Medicine CO
Erie
Dr. Marshall
Dental
Perry Street
Davenport
Rodman Avenue
Moline Review
Moline Manufacturers
Dimock, Gould & CO
Moline
Illinois
Moline Iron Works
DuPour & Co
VNI Parnishtag Goode
J. S. Keator & Son
Delscon
Cara Mill
Atkinson Street
Victor Standard
5 Moline Scale Company
Nichols,shepard & CO
Bill Creek Mich
Wisgaton
Lanema
Dane
J. A. Sherman
West
J A.sherman
Broadway
Cor. Murray St
Tor
Conaupen
Haven
Ilo
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