Secretary Blaine Denies American Pork Disease Reports
Blaine informs the British legation that the Philadelphia British Consul's disease claims about American pork are false. He supports Evarts' March 7 note and forwards Merchant Exchange St Louis and Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce denials, noting Ohio and Illinois stock are healthy and that foreign schemes aim to curb U S pork traffic for foreign benefit.
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Blaine
Philadelphia
Evarts
Department
Senda
Echange
St Loui
Chamber of Comerce
Cincinnati
Ohio
State Department
Garfield remarks on the South and national unity
In Charleston the News and Courier reflects on President Garfield's speech. It lauds his broad view of the Southern question, calls for education to remove literacy barriers, and emphasizes that Americans share a duty to uphold Republican institutions across regions.
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Pepe
Garfie
Peple
South
Garfield
Charleston
News
British Despotism and Irish Liberty Assertions
The piece criticizes English rule and calls for Irish resistance, urging Boers to reject armistice and urging European powers to unite against Britain’s actions in Ireland India the South African Republic and beyond. It notes a Bloomington Illinois convention in 1881 to improve the Mississippi system and lake connections. It also reports a projected four month surplus of 45 million dollars and a 5 million sinking fund with 37 million available for bond operations, plus a flurry of diplomatic consul appointments approved by the Senate.
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Gladstone
England
Ireland
India
South African Republic
Germany
Austria
Holland
France
Chicago Journal
Bloomington
Ill
Mississippi
Illinoi River
Hayes and wife greeted by Fremont neighbors on return
Ex President Hayes and his wife were welcomed by over 55 Fremont residents on Tuesday evening. Speeches of welcome were made and Hayes replied, expressing gratification at the warm reception from old neighbors.
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Hayes
Fremont
Ohio
Dr King’s New Discovery Advertises Cough Cure
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal throat and lung remedy. It claims over a million bottles used in a year and promises free trials or a regular bottle for $1 via Richards & Sohrbeck’s.
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Dr King
Dr. King
Richards & Sohrbeck’s
Shrewdness and Ability in Hop Bitters Adverts
The Examiner and Chronicle notes Hop Bitters widely advertised in secular and religious papers. It states the bitters are selling heavily and supplanting other medicines, praising the hop plant’s virtues and the proprietors’ shrewd compounding skills.
Cordova Rail Surveyors Return Amid Snow Blockade
Surveyors for a projected railroad visited Cordova again last Saturday the second visit in short order. The town's isolation persisted as a snow blockade halted mail and brought 50 men to the area. Miss Josephine Huff and Mr James Cooper wed Saturday evening with a serenade and collateral party. The Baptist Sociable drew crowds despite storms with the Bad Four of LeClaire providing music. Miss Stevens of Carroll gave a Friday reading at Johnson's hall.
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Harel Hoane
Cordova
Josephine Huff
James Cooper
LeClaire
Stevens
Carroll
Johnson’s Tall
Jason
Snow and Fire News Across Cities and Regions
Reports show Scotland hit by 76 hours of snow and Chicago still snow bound with fresh snowfall. Peoria church burned, losses about 18000 dollars. J A Fay & Co building in Cincinnati burned for 150000. Widespread storms, wrecks, and economic tensions appear across the United States and Europe.
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Scotsland
Chicago
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Peoria
Mussouri River
J. A Fay & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
England
Grain Receipts and Snowbound Freight Hit by Snow
In Chicago the first twenty four hours saw eight car loads of grain with five of corn and three of oats. Snow has nearly halted freight traffic across the western scene.
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Chicago Journal of the 4Th
Ants cooperate to move prey in a nest study
Field notes describe experiments with Camponotus-like ants from Algeria dragging a dead fly and a dead spider toward their nest. An initial single ant returns with increasing numbers, showing staged recruitment and collective effort. a later trial with a Pherdole megacephala soldier shows recruitment of five helpers over fifty minutes.
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Striha Pal Oky
Delongin
Algeria
Peco
Care of Winter Fodder and Corn Stalk Quality
The article urges careful harvesting and storage of corn fodder to preserve leafy green quality. It warns against weathered, blackened stalks and favors early cutting, shelter storage, and fodder cutters. It notes small-stalk corn can improve feed efficiency but stresses grain yield remains primary. It cites Dr Nichols on corn nutritive value and mentions 87,550 rolling stock pieces produced by fifteen U S manufacturing establishments last year.
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Nichols
New England
Tux
United States
Feeding Horses and Fodder Practices Across Europe
A French correspondent reports on horse feeding economy, noting oats and hay quality, weight-based rationing, and regional practices in Prussia Bavaria and Germany. Observations include oats aroma, straw usage, beet and carrot feeds, linseed water, rape cake, and sawdust as a volume aid, with cautions on beech mast and straw freshness.
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M. Bouley
Prussia
Jerusalem
Bavaria
Germany
Ly Soma Arrigon
Kespers
Moselle
Sarre
Life a Disappointment and the limits of knowledge
A reflective essay on overconfidence and the limits of skill. It argues that self arrogance blinds preparation and that true success lies in character and service rather than wealth or fame. It notes parents cannot transfer experience and talent cannot be fully inherited.
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Heron
Fouman
Bacon
Noted Lower California Bandit Cota Arrest and Escape
The article outlines Clodimero Cota a famous Lower California revolutionary and bandit once aligned with Lerdo. Arrest warrant issued by Dr Perkins on government requisition. Cota seized and held aboard the Mexican warship Democrata awaiting departure for Mexico. He led a feared band of about 240 fighters pillaging towns and kidnapping for ransom. Sentences discuss his ascent attempts to govern California, subsequent outlaw status, and likely execution if returned to Mexico.
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Ui —— Mewham
Perkins
Lower
California
Clodimero Cota
Democrata
Mexico
Cota
Emanuel Markes
Lerdo
Diaz
San Francisco
Arizona
Best Time for Cutting Grafts and Orchard Notes
A farmer explains grafting timing and storage methods for winter survival, noting grafts carried out in February can succeed. Personal trials show cherries grafted in February thrived on a 15 year old tree, while fall cuts may suit some varieties. A separate Austrain police action seized bamboo canes packed with socialist papers, and a funeral procession in East Maches, Md, was halted by an election day incident.
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Germantown
London
Vienna
East
Machias
Adleagon
Fan
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Fairmount St
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Redman Avenue
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Moline
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Reaidence
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Gault
Levi F. Cralle
Madison Street
O. BR I_& P Railroad
Wallace's Bakery
Harwood
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Til
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