Railroad lime tables trains westward and eastward
Railway schedule shows westward and eastward trains with Pacific Ex and Atlantic Ex lines. It lists stations including Chicago Galesburg Cameron Monmouth Kirkwood Biggsville Sagetown and Burlington with day and night departures and freight and accommodation trains. Officials D ARMS station agent and D W Hironcoes general passenger agent are named.
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Pacific
Galesburg
Cameron
Monmouth
Kirkwood
Biggsville
Burlington
LyChicago
Sagetown
Dea
Atlantic
Laurea Nee
Salesburg
ArChicago
Ly Burlington
Ae D. Arms
The Light of Hell Book Froze Sabbath School Fear
An extract from The Light of Hell, likely Catholic, is reviewed with strong condemnation of its lurid depictions of hell. The critique notes graphic scenes of punishment and a warning not to read to children. Enclosed appeals from Wichita aid groups and counterpoints on temperance in Massachusetts follow, with broader government spending and political notes.
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The
Plaindealer
Galesburg
Marcus James
Hell
Saint Frances
Rome
Gabriel
Letter from Kansas Appeals for Relief Aid to Starving Town
A formal appeal from the Relief Society of a Kansas township reports 175 residents with over 100 destitute of food, 40 men and 34 women and 34 children lacking clothing and bedding, and stock dying from cold and starvation. The message asks Monmouth Illinois officials and Warren County aid networks to provide seed, supplies, and sustained support for five months to prevent famine before March.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
Wichita
Sedgwick County Aid Society
Sedgwick County
John Carpenter
John T. Carpenter
R. Moore
Suez
Mercer County
Horr
Monmourh
Stn
Str
Kansas
Illinois
Re R
Cit
Monmouth
County Aid Society
Warren County
Iitencettlove
Weary yearnings and Saintly Hope in Saint Paul’s Poem
The verse speaks of eternal longing and spiritual striving. It references Sir Galahad and a biblical city of gold, pairing personal pain with a quest for heavenly reward. The speaker asks if enduring sorrow will ever yield future peace and the eventual vision of the divine dream.
Wit and justice in old England and a jab at the President
A tale shows Dr Sydenham failing to cure a patient and sending him to Inverness for a nonexistence doctor. The journey ends with the man’s rage but slight health gains. A Chester judge grants Mary Lancaster relief, praising restraint after a brutal husband. Don Pratt’s quip mocks the U S president as “His Alcoholic Majesty.”
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Sydenham
Robinson
Inverness
London
Dr. Robinson
England
Mary Lancaster
Mary
Chester
Repeal of ten percent conventional interest urged in Tennessee
Gov Brown urges repeal of the conventional ten percent interest law. The piece argues the law harms agriculture by diverting capital from land to money lending, depressing land values, and burdening farmers under taxes and loan costs. It cites land depreciation, foreclosures, and broader economic distortions.
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Gov. Brown
Tenn
Friends of the Ten Percent
Friends of the Law
Greenville
Tenn. L
Reminiscences and Public Appeals From Tattered Pages
Anecdotes about Colonel Levi Boutwell’s bald head and a red haired intruder prompt pithy quips. Public appeals in Yankton, Dakota Territory urge aid for destitute settlers, with no solicitors to be sent and donations handled by trusted groups. A Scottish clergyman’s son story and Attorney General Williams suing railroads for $3,265,000 close the item, noting failed reports of earnings and five percent payments. Fruit growers report further peach tree losses.
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Levi Boutwell
Montpelier
CIA
Supreme Court
United States Attorney
United States Marshal
Dakota Territory
Yankton
D. T
Boards of Trade
Williams
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Ooe
Gleanings of Odd Facts and Local Notes
A digest of scattered items including railway disputes, shipbuilding efforts in St. Louis, jokes and quotations, immigration trends, the Tom Paine Memorial building dedication in Boston, a declined governor-elect pass, Grange expulsions policy, postal card production in Springfield, and various anecdotes about public figures, religious revivals, and municipal finances. Several named persons and places appear, with brief observations on industry, politics, and culture.
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New York
Tom Paine
Boston
Tilden
New York Central Railroad
Indiana State Grange
Springfield
Massachusetts
Douglasa Jerrold
Johnson
National Grange
Charleston
S. C
Dudley W. Adams
Iowa
New Orleans
Atlanta
Columbia
South Carolina
John Chinaman
Spencer
Moodus
Conn
John Morrissey
Jacksonville
Florida
Pinchback
Hammond
Jim Moore
West
Treighton Coleman
Wisconsin
Warburton Avenue
Des Moine
New Jersey
Sing Sing
Clinton
Pennsylvania
Portland
Talmage
Astor
Plymouth
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Banking House
H. Tubbs
Yerk Wood, Illinois
W. Kreider
B. Day
Bilby
Kreider
Day & Bilby
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Exchange Building
L. F. Rost
Avon
Ilinois
B. F. Day
H.C Lawn
John A. Gordon
Keimer Laham
CIM Gars
Indian Sign
East Street
Ill
Woodward
Orrick
Wallace
Public Square
1St National Bank
W. P. Smith
Broadway
G. W. Kennedy
West Side of Square
Monmouth, Ill
Saltzmann & Endrils
W. Mallam
David Rankin
WM. M. Gregg
T. W. Hallam & CO
Commission Merchants
la Salle Street
J. A. Boynton
Spriggs & Bro
J. H. Richey
Onmouth
C. B. & Q. Railroad
BRI & St L Railroad
ArKock Island
Mail. Express
LyRock Island
Cc'ng
N. Hendr
Alexandria
S. Grove
Cb&qc'ng
Lenox
Roseville
S. Creek
Youngst
Bushnell
St. Louis
Chicago Stock
J H. Williams
George Snyder
Novary and Conveyancer
Monmouth National Bank
Tiorney
Madden
William Marshall
James D. Sterett
Marshall & Sterett
LAW
Solicitors
Chancery
Wra
F. Smith
Bill
W. 8. Holliday
Postoffice
Depot
J. Glenn
Joan W. Matthews
Glenn & Matthews, Vtorneys & Counsglors At Law
I. M. Kirkpatrick, Oy and Counsglor
George Babcock
Almon Kidder
Hardin's Block
WM. C. Norcross
Library Block
West Side Public Square
M. Stewart
D. P. Phelps
W. KE
Tewart Stewart, Phelps & Stewart, CorNrys At
Law and Solicitors
Bankruptcy
H. Marshall
Monmouth and
Hardin’s Block
John Porter
Iran
Mosher Porter & Mosher
Cornies
Counselon
Harlin
Bloc
Reomonth
Ilidee
John T. Morgan
United States
H. Cuntsman
St. Augustine, Knox Co
Allegkly Review
Amos
Pengens
Massachusetts Total
W. B. Spooner
Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Secretary of the Treasury
Post Office Department
Grant
Washington
Schenck
Great Britain
John Bulls
John Logan
John v
Sedgwick Co
Christ-knight
Galahad
Ciy
Guerdon
St. Paul's
Don Pratt
Ara. Lovit
Mass
Tilton-Beecher
Newsraver
Mark Twain
Nineveh
Babylon
Walla
Diana
Ephesus
Alton Fruit Growers
Greeley
la Crosse
Casabianca
Macomb
Heena
Wickham
Common Council
New York City
Bavaria
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