Severe wind storm hits Richardson county and more across Nebraska
Richardson county suffered wind damage on the 22nd destroying wheat and rye and harming corn while Falls City saw fruit trees damaged. An elevator and other buildings suffered losses. Falls City and Beatrice notes report storm mortality and a Beatrice choose remains. The state fair is set for Omaha starting September 11.
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Omaha
B. A. Saunders
Oakland
Beatrice
Omaha Republicans
Gege County
E. M. Bartlett
United States
Nebraska
Kidney-Wort Hailed As Superior Remedy Says Advert
A sensational claim extols Kidney-Wort as curing everybody and uniquely aiding the bowels and kidneys. The advertisement asserts it as the most popular medicine sold, urging trust in its specific action despite cautions about figures.
Why the Baby was Not Named After His Uncle
An Austin couple discuss naming their newborn. The mother suggests naming the child after the uncle who went to Kansas for health, while the father questions what name the uncle now goes by. The humor rests on uncertain family naming conventions and a playful exchange.
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Texas
Austin
Kansas
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted as Universal Remedy
An ad extols Burdock’s Blood Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation kidney and liver issues and skin humor from pimples to ulcers. It quotes Jacob H. Bloomer of Virg ille NY praising quick cures including a swollen neck and a lame foot. The notice also cites Goethe and a car noise quip.
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Burdock
Jacob H. Bloomer
Virgille
N. Y
Hop Bitters Vows to Cure Kidney Liver Bright's Disease
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a remedy that destroys the germ or cause of Brights Disease Diabetes and kidney and liver complaints. It claims to root them out of the system and urges readers to verify with a neighbor who has been cured.
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Bright
Internal Revenue Bill and Harbors Appropriation Debate
Washington news notes that the Internal Revenue bill will take time in Congress while river and harbor funding moves forward. The appropriation is allowed to Mrs. Garfield and to the widows of ministers Kilpatrick and Hurlbut, detailing allocations and political context.
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Congress
Revenue tax debate on tobacco and tariff amendments
July 24 proceedings resume on the revenue bill with an eight cent tobacco tax reduction vote. Amendments grant partial rebates to manufacturers, some in stamps at reduced rates, and a section sets cigarette and cigar taxes with a 1882 effective date. District of Columbia business and a conference report on appropriations follow.
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Senate debates naval bill amendments and defense funding
The senate resumed the naval appropriation measure with a double turreted monitor clause under review. Beck's amendment cut the Monoma and Munanehee four monitors from 1,000,000 to 400,000 and blocked further orders. Miller moved to strike the commodore grade. outcome tied at 27-27. An amendment removed a procurement condemnation clause and required a report on naval stores to Congress. A vote was set for Monday at three o'clock before adjournment.
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California
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Navy
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Exposition by Kansas City Leaders Planned with $500000 Capital
A new exposition company formed by Kansas City leaders, with $500000 in capital, plans to open on September 29. The Iowa grand lodge A O U W dissolves its connection with the supreme lodge. No. 2 spring wheat July price set at 1.10 by Chicago board of trade directors. Yellow fever outbreaks reported in lower Rio Grande towns with cases at Matamoras but not Brownsville. The storm spreads through southern Texas with strict quarantine measures. several fatal cases noted, disease not yet on the American side of the river.
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Senate
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St. Louis
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Willard, Jonesboro Bank President Missing. Bank Suspended
Over several days E A Willard grain dealer and Jonesboro Illinois bank president disappeared. The bank closed and a depositors crowd gathered as a committee found liabilities around 150000 with assets near 53000, likely exaggerations. Speculation linked to the bank failure. depositors may receive little.
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Jonesboro
Fnovestigion
Will Send Troops and Arrests Reported
A Constantinople dispatch says the porte will dispatch troops to Egypt. A report confirms an arrest at Posito Cabello Venezuela of one of Cavendish and Burke’s assassins. Detectives doubt O'Brien is the killer. Anna Parnell is critically ill in Dublin after news of her sister Fannie’s death. Minister Marsh was buried in Potas sieve Italy with the American colony in attendance.
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Anna Parnell III
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Fannie
Marsh
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Italy
Nebraska’s bountiful crops spark prosperous farmers and growth
The State Journal notes Nebraska’s record grain yield with fifty bushel averages for small grain and an immense hay crop. It praises abundant rainfall, a vigorous corn crop, and widespread wealth for farmers, predicting full granaries, fat stock, and banked money as Nebraska’s soil proves highly productive.
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State Journal
Nebraska
Lincoln
Alexandria Egypt's modern growth and historic streets
A New York Herald description of Alexandria shows a population growth from 6000 a century ago to about 300000 today. The city blends European style boulevards with narrow Turkish quarters and features the Mehemet Ali Square, the Pasha palace, and busy European consular and commercial activity around the eastern harbor.
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