Heroic Factory Worker Sacrifices Foot to Save Child
Jacqueline Dubois, a poor factory worker known for generosity, steps in to shield a nurse and child from an express wagon, crushing her foot but saving the infant. She is carried to a surgeon as carpenter George Dunham vows to care for her, and wealthy Byron Laflin aids the family. A $1000 check from Laflin’s daughter’s father acknowledges her courage.
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Jacqueline Dubois
Jack Dubois
Mission School
George Dunham
Jack
Jacqueline
Jac. Dubois
Spring Street
Agnes
Gracie
George
Mother
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City
Accident rumors and financial catechism in a 1870s paper
A nervous woman worries about coffins on a train and fears an accident, while a drummer and conductor reveal there has been none for years. The issue shifts to a Financial Catechism explaining silver dollar history, demonetization, and remonetization arguments with pointed economic questions and notes from the Chicago Tribune.
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Keokuk
Des Moines
Moines
Teaven
We Shall Know in the Dawning After Mists Clear
Poem stanza emphasizes knowing one another after misty hills clear and sunshine falls on the landscape. It envisions reading love in nature and united companionship as morning dawns. The verses repeat the theme of mutual understanding when obscuring mists vanish.
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Love
Mailable Matter And Post Office Classification Bill
The Post Office Department in Washington drafts a bill to better classify mailable matter. Publications from recognized publishers fall into second class with two rate options. Weekly or more frequent titles get two cents per pound, others at three cents per pound. Transient printed matter costs one cent per two ounces. Misuse leads to certificate revocation.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Wisdom aphorisms on character and learning
A collection of maxims on anger avarice humility friendship and judgment. It discusses humility kindness conversation health truth perception and the danger of viewing money as the chief good. It also notes fortune and the sun as influencers and warns against envy and careless speech.
Wheat prospects in Texas promise huge crop
Weather permitting, Texas wheat soon to dominate farming. Across the wheat belt, growers shift from cotton, planning extensive planting. If conditions hold, the next Texas wheat harvest could be enormously large.
Letters From A Misdirected Youth In 1836 Family Quarrel
A dramatic scene centers on a discovered letter from 1836, prompting a tense family exchange. The parents react with disbelief as the daughter reveals burningly romantic correspondence with Theodorus. The mother notices the date and the father fumes at the idea of a union opposed by elders. The siblings chime in with humor and confusion. The moment ends with a plan to check the date next time.
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Theodorus
Canard and its rise as a French word in English
A historical note explains canard meaning a fabrication. It traces origin from a French duck tale used to mock sensational stories and describes how the term migrated to English journalism. The piece notes the spread of canards across European papers and into American usage.
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Webster
Europe
America
Armstrong Guns for Italian Government Completed in England
Two additional 100 ton Armstrong guns for the Italian Government have recently been completed in England. They exceed the size of the first 100 ton gun built for Italy, with a 17.5 inch calibre and a 19 inch powder chamber. They will be fired using 470 pounds of powder and will fire a 2,280 pound projectile.
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England
Mars satellites observation prompts cautioned wrap
In a playful admonition readers are urged that mothers ensure daughters are well wrapped when sitting on the piazza to view the satellites of Mars. The note jokes that a coat sleeve helps but only covers so much area.
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Mars
Thunder Storm Strikes Two Howling Dogs Overnight
During a thunder storm two dogs that howled all night were struck by lightning. The incident stands as a cautionary note for pet owners to secure animals during storms and seek shelter quickly.
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