Fair Count commission seeks true national vote totals
A syndicate of about a dozen congressmen formed a Fair Count commission in early December to obtain official presidential vote tallies from each state. Reports show shifts in Democratic and Republican votes across several states and list 1880 census populations for multiple states and the District of Columbia.
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Chicago
New York
Garfield
Hancock
Alabama
Tennessee
Texas
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago prices show soy and corn futures with cash and forward rates for No. 2 corn and oats, while hogs and cattle fluctuate with specific bid ranges. St Louis reports mixed wheat and corn values, while New York shows varied wheat and oats figures and export pork and lard prices, all reflecting a broad commodities snapshot.
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New York
Liverpool
Froduce
Beavers Hats Stir Philadelphia Sermon Debate on Women
A Philadelphia rector argues women should not appear mannish in dress while the Philadelphia Press targets cigarette hats and tall beaver hats as street wear. The piece notes beaver hats were originally for equestriennes but are now common on city streets, masking flaws beneath their brims.
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Arapahoe to get a new post master in Nebraska
Nebraska news notes several local items including Arapahoe preparing to appoint a new postmaster, Fairfield organizing a Pleasant Hour club, Plattsmouth's 300 member red ribbon club, and the new River ton Methodist church completed last week. Also reported are a large Grand Island building boom in 1880, Neligh corn fuel use, a Lincoln billiard parlor opening, and various civic notices and incidents across the region.
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Riverton
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Bumblebee, Association
Grand Island
Neligh
Ove
Death at 107 Years at Elder Ridge Pennsylvania
Mrs. Letitia Ewring, aged 107 years and 25 days, died at Elder Ridge Armstrong County Pennsylvania on the 18th ultimo. Her family included an 82 year old son and a youngest child aged 60, with two other sons and a daughter, the latter 77. She left 82 grandchildren, over fifty great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. She kept a precise chronological record of her many descendants without memory aids and enjoyed naming them by birth and marriage dates.
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Indolence Chains Us With Silken Threads
Fragmentary lines describe indolence growing from suffering and tying people with silken threads, ending in fettering waste. The text reads as a moral or reflective meditation on idleness and restraint.
Notorious crimes and political unrest pile up in early reports
The article narrates a series of grim crimes from various locales including Mrs. Salter in Missouri who left a newborn to freeze and died of hemorrhage with her children nearby. It also covers hangings in Kentucky, a Mexican border outlaw gang disturbed by a Santa Fe pursuit, and violent incidents in Allentown and New Mexico with conspiracy and executions. International notes discuss Greece Turkey Ireland Russia England and Albania with political tensions, trials, and military actions.
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Second Judicial District
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New York
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Kitchen Crash Sparks Racial Slur Incident on Galveston Avenue
A family in a Galveston Avenue home reports a loud crash from the kitchen where the head of the family calls a cook a racial slur. Matilda answers with hymn lines and the passage mentions Oregon’s Smoking Valley boiling spring used to cook meat and vegetables.
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Railhead worker credits remedy for diabetes cure
A railroad employee long affected by diabetes claims to have been cured after taking Kidney-Wort. He urges others to obtain the bottle and try Ig. Zrinee and Karn.
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Death of an Aged Veteran in Wheeling
Anthony Deiters aged 93 died at 4 PM in Wheeling. Born in Westphalia in 1788 he arrived in 1791 and served in Napoleon’s army. He fought in major campaigns including Jena Austerlitz and Waterloo, was wounded in battles, witnessed Moscow’s burning, and the retreat of the Old Guard.
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Tina
Detecting Adulteration in Coffee with Chicory and Caramel
An analysis explains how adulterants like chicory and caramel color coffee brews, diffusing quickly in water and producing yellow or brown tints, while pure coffee shows no tint. It notes that some vendors roast sugar coated coffee to inflate sweetness, masking dilution of real coffee by caramelized sugar.
Malarial Fevers and Related Ailments Reported
Fragmentary medical note describes malarial fevers affecting liver and kidneys with general weakness and neuralgic pains. It mentions ongoing repair and recovery in a broad sense.
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