A Letter From Dakota Proclaims NorthWest Fertility
The writer, a Dickinson Dakota correspondent, extols the North West as richly productive with free government land and booming farms. He contrasts Dakota soils and climate with eastern regions, urges settlers to move, and details Dickinson as a growing rail hub with 700 residents, hotels, churches, and stock shipments to Chicago.
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Dakota
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Delaware
New Jersey
Great Lakes
New York
Baltimore
England
Pacific Coast
100Th Meridian
Montana
Texas
Atock
Missouri Passenger Division
Eagle
Mandan
Helena
California
Oregon
Garden of
America
John H. Zimmerman
Willow Green Mills
Rand
U.S
Pelton Vigilance for Accurate Information
The note urges caution and steady observation to avoid deception and to obtain correct facts, signaling a disciplined approach. It emphasizes diligence in verification and suggests Pelton as the referenced subject or authority.
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Pelton
Men in the Moon An Alleged Inhabited Satellite Claim
A Berlin professor, Dr Blendmann, claims telescopic observations show the moon is inhabited. He says excessive lunar light hindered study until he used camphor smoke to soften the glow, allowing a detailed photographic view of the Moon’s disk.
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New York
Berlin
Blendmann
Royal Academy
Poisoned by Peaches From West Chester News
A woman developed severe hand poisoning after peeling a basket of peaches. A physician diagnosed an unusually serious case and attributed the condition to the acidity of the fruit contacting her skin, noting she had not touched soil or vegetables.
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West Chester News
Domesticated Partridges Achieve Confinement Breeding
Hagerstown Herald and Torch light reports Fred F. McComas and Geo A. Davis succeeded in breeding partridges in confinement, a likely first. They placed birds in a 12 by 4 foot cage in March, simulating wild conditions, and recently observed a mother partridge hatch a brood of six. The male contributed to incubating more than half.
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Hagerstown Herald and
Fred F. McComas
Geo. A. Davis
Local Notes From Ceresville and Mr Pleasant
Correspondence reports Mrs Rebecca Poole convalescing Milton Zimmerman preparing to rebuild his barn after a recent fire Messrs David Wachter and Jasper Smith visited Sunday Misses Emma Mart and Laura Kline visiting near Lewistown An attempted burglary at J Henry Cramers residence failed Mr Bradley Hoke injured handling powder charged cast iron pipe last week
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Ceresville
Mr. Pleasant
Rebecca Poole
Milton Zimmerman
David Wachter
Jasper Smith
Emma Mart
Laura Kline
Lewistown
J. Henry Cramer
Bradley Hoke
Electric Bitters touted as cure for kidney and liver issues
An ad claims Electric Bitters cure kidney and liver complaints quickly, citing 39 thousand cases permanently cured and daily recommendations. It promises blood purification, bowel regulation, and targeted action on diseased parts, with a 60 cent per bottle price and Garrots & Steele as sellers.
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BP Garrots & Steele
An Unamerican Custom of Tipping in New York
A New York Sun excerpt condemns widespread tipping in the city. The piece details tips given to policemen, barbers, elevator boys, stage drivers, streetcar conductors, and theater staff, noting how gratuities influence service, memory, and delivery of messages. It contrasts past behavior with current norms and hints at social changes driven by servant-class tipping.
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New York Sun
New York
London
Paris
Jefferson Market
Household Corps
A New Joke Triggers Circus Panic in San Francisco
A New York Commercial Advertiser item recalls a San Francisco circus night when three men suddenly stood on their heads and shrieked after a new joke. Spectators panicked, an elderly man was carried out declaring he might die from excitement, and several patrons spent the night in the streets fearing an earthquake.
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New York
San Francisco
Post
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