Tornado and storms sweep several towns with injuries and deaths
The report lists tornado damage at Wall Lake Iowa injuring several people while storms in Storm Lake and Tahbito cause fatalities and substantial losses. Galesburg Illinois hail and fruit-tree damage accompany a huge eight inch stone find. A Memphis rainstorm floods areas as gold futures move. Local notices discuss political candidates in Posey county and a new shop opening at Thrall and Mumford.
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Dexter City Missouri notes and local updates 1878
A Dexer City Missouri letter from 1878 describes the town in Stoddard County on the St Louis Southern line. It lists six dry goods stores two drug stores five saloons two blacksmith shops two hotels and other amenities. It comments on agriculture shipping cotton wheat and livestock and notes healthy local conditions. It urges readers to buy healthy fish from Frank Collins and condemns fish vendors selling stale stock. It mocks Democratic Central Committee corruption and mentions May Balls at Union Hall with a Queen of May election. It notes a sheriff candidate and Maple Hill Cemetery meeting and reports the Wabash river rising with damage from storms and local lawyers.
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