Dogs Fight for a Dollar in Indiana Century
The report describes a dog fight near Evansville Indiana where two Hoosier farmers bet a dollar a side. One dog tore the other’s throat, killing it on the spot, leaving the victor visibly distressed. The text also mentions controversy involving the North American Review and Ingersollism with printing disputes at Appleton & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
North American Review
Appleton & Co
Review
Pietl
Kentuky
Will Ie
Mixed 19th Century Musings and Local Disasters In 1880s News
Fragmentary notices recount Cincinnati music critiques and a biting church fair critique. It lists multiple fire losses across Woodstock Omaha Mederto Richmond Reading and notes the Chicago Theological Seminary adopting a revised New Testament edition as more accurate than the authorized version.
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Cincinnati
Patti
Woodstock
Omaha
Knowles & Cloye
Mederto
Cal
Richmond
W.E. Tanner
Reading
Orphan's Home
Chicago Theological Seminary
England
America
Consolidation Quietly Unites St Louis Iron Interests
Long discussed merger of iron and steel firms centered in St. Louis was completed on the 12th, forming a new combine including Vulcan Steel Works of South St. Louis Pilot Knob Iron Works Iron Mountain railroad and Grand Tower Mining and Manufactore Company of Illinois.
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Tre Long
St. Louis
Vulcan Steel Works
South St. Louis
Pilot Knob Iron Works
Iron Mountain Railroad
Grand Tower Mining and Manufactore Company
Illinois
Savings from Electric Lighting at Philadelphia Post Office
Tax bill for October shows electric lighting costs of 354 dollars versus 1,184 dollars for the same month in 1880 when gas lit the office. The net saving is 830 dollars for the month.
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Philadelphia
Lefroy found guilty and sentenced to death in murder trial
The journalist Lefroy, on trial in England for the railway carriage murder of Mr. Gold, was found guilty and sentenced to hanging. The case is described as a cold blooded and horrible murder, marking one of the worst years remembered.
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Lefroy
England
Gold
Detroit
Sylvanus Blowe
San Antonio
Texas
Julius Stark
United States
Wm. Petty
Albert Madden
Rock Island Road
Keokuk
Nome
Pastor's Move from Moline to Sandusky Wisconsin
E C B writes from Kenosha Wisconsin November 5 1881 about relocating to Sandusky Ohio to take a Congregational church post. He recalls escapes from care delicious home grown produce and friendly neighbors while reflecting on plans to settle and begin work by December seven years after starting in Moline. He notes Appleton Milwaukee Sandusky Sandusky Bay and Kelleys Island as context for future duties.
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Congregational
Moline
Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Toledo
Detroit
Kelley's Island
Eandyen
Aeven
E.C. B. Kenosha, Wis
Omaha Missouri Pacific line completed between Hiawatha and Falls City
Major rail progress as the Omaha extension of the Missouri Pacific is finished from Hiawatha Eas to Falls City Nebraska with track laying at about a mile daily. Officials including Grant of the Wabash toured Keokuk and approved false work at the Keokuk Hamilton bridge after the War Eagle damage.
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Omaha
Hiawatha
Eas
Falls City
Nebraska
Grant
Wabash
Keokuk
Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge
War Eagle
Belvidere
New York
John Mercer
Grand Haven
Mich
Sisson & Lulley
Spring Lake
Kelley, Rathbun & Co
Chicago
Ofere Street
Fifth Avenue
Mixed historical notices surface from scattered reports
Reports include a Michigan relief fund totaling 125945 dollars in New York, a Cape Coast Caste dispatch alleging mass killings in Ashante territory, and a fatal explosion in Aurora causing a large fire and 40600 dollars in insured losses.
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Michigan
New York
Electric Bitters Prove Popular Remedy Across Ailments
Demand for Electric Bitters rises as they help with bilious attacks stomach, liver and kidney complaints diabetes and related issues. Drugstores report quick sales at fifty cents a bottle. A court martial is ordered at Trenton New Jersey to probe General Madison Drake’s statement supporting Guiteau's Garfield killing.
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Trenton
Madison Drake
Guiteau
Garfield
Rough on Rats advertised for pest control and school hillside coasting
An old advertisement urges druggists to stock Rough on Rats noting it clears rats mice bed bugs roaches vermin tires and insects for 5 cents a box. A fragment mentions youngsters on the hillside with red cheeks big appetites and sore throats while coasting.
Etna Insurance Company Still Leads With Big Asset Rise
The Etna Insurance Company reports an added 1,000,000 in cash, lifting assets to 8.3 million with a 4 million capital and 3.0009 million surplus. It claims the largest capital in America and a long history of prompt fair settlements while noting over 53 million paid for losses.
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Etna Insurance Company
Theompany
America
Etna
Hartford Courant
Frazier's Root Bitters advertised as medical tonic
A letter praises Frazier's Root Bitters as a strict medical remedy for liver and kidney issues and bodily ailments. It claims to improve digestion, nerves, and blood purity, mentioning dizziness, dyspepsia, and weak health. Sold by Wm. Clendenin in Cleveland for 1 per bottle.
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Frazier
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Review- Dispatch
Eb Line
Ehas
Towa
Dubuge
Iowa
Ava
E. C. Barnard
Mark Twain
Appleton
Congregational Churches
Milwaukee
APPLE
Fox River
Winnebago
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Banka
Farorth
Ohio
Sandusky, Ohio
Republican State Committee
Albany
Dr. Sykes
Vennor
Mecca
CoLovet Corbis
Yorktown
Egypt
Epowin Booth
J H. McVicker
Cape Coast
Africa
Ashante
Aurora
Gaff Alstillery
Tilly Fowler
Rostow
Atna
THE
Atna Insurance Company
Gould, Walker & Hemenway
Moline National Bank
Capital
Aurplus
Porter 8K Co. F. E
Dr. Frazier
Bucomesora
Thomas Yates
Rophecter
H. Yo
Toronto
Ont
Jarley
Samuel Frech & Son
14Th Street
Nation
Sistent
Vickery
Gco
Penn Se & Co
Geerze Reese
C. T. Warren
Rooman Ave
Stewart
Lexington
E. Smith
Main Street
Molipe
Dalry
Mark
M. Christ
Officn
Steam Bakery
Rook Island, Ill
Dada
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