Conscientious Sheriff forgoes $350 fee in railroad sale
A Iowa sheriff refused a $350 fee for selling a railway at sheriff's sale after discovering the law limited him to lawful fees only. The sale consumed about an hour, and the court upheld the sheriff's decision to take $11,000 in legal fees instead. Manitoba nears republicanism as self government dawns. British rule wanes on the North American continent. Radical managers levy a 1 percent tax on federal officer salaries for the 1876 campaign, benefiting the committee in charge and Loss Grant seeks $100,000 aid for political influence.
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Next Sunday Visit Sparks Tense Exchange Over Collar
Homer asks if he may visit again and Caled her soft refusal as she worries about the sharp outward collars scratching. The pair exchange brief concern about unintended pain and future wear.
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Old Fog Horn label for Gov Allen raises ship of state warning
A Republican paper derides Governor Allen of Ohio as Old Fog-horn. The nickname implies a warning tone toward the government amid peril to the state. The metaphor suggests political danger alongside maritime warning imagery.
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Nellie Russell Affianced to Venezuelan General Zbanow
Nellie Russell the second daughter of Judge Thomas Russell Minister to Venezuela is engaged to General Zbanow a noted Venezuelan. Miss Russell is seventeen years old. The item appears in a late 19th century society notice style.
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Views on the Currency Question in the Boston Journal
Wendell Phillips argues against Mr Amasa Walker’s plan to end credit and return to barter, proposing greenbacks backed by government bonds and broad access to currency. He cites Britain and New York exchanges to claim credit is essential and urges universal participation in currency creation beyond banks.
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Why H Letters Go Astray To N Y Postal Guide Authorities
A New York Herald note explains how misaddressed letters wander the U S due to many towns named alike and state abbreviations. It cites 5 000 money order offices including Albany Orange Newark and Chicago and warns letters without county names fail to reach proper destinations. It highlights Newark in Wayne County N Y versus Newark New Jersey and Orange Sullivan County N Y versus New Jersey.
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Landholders with Vast British Estates From Doomsday Book
The London Spectator cites a Doomsday era list showing many UK landowners with 20 000 acres or more. The top fifteen include the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and Lords and Dukes such as Buccleugh Athole Argyll and Hamilton, with estates ranging from 141 700 to 1 176 343 acres.
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What are we to do in publish and public response
A narrator lists endless complaints about how a newspaper is judged for jokes original matter compliments and status while a boy reflects on a child’s picnic misery and a boy ponders a whale comparison during a trouncing by his father.
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