Nebraska News Highlights Local Growth and Incidents
Syracuse real estate flourishes in Otoe county while churches near completion in Alexandria and Bidney. Siam returnee Miss Hillis visits Nebraska doubles as bridge talks loom. A Fre mont man identifies a found body as Henry Reveillac. Mary Kearney faces possible amputation after freezing injuries. Legislative spending on Olive party prosecutions nears thirty-two thousand nine hundred ninety-two dollars. A Squatter Legislature and state historical society gatherings unfold with leaders and plans for future meetings. Local crime, waterworks legal action, and a Cork-like variety of weathered notes fill the rest.
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Miss Hillis
Pawnee County
Siam
Nebraska
Omaha
Chicago
Peter
Liley Boyer
Fremont
Henry Reveillac
A Reliable Remedy for Kidney and Liver Woes
An old advertisement touts Plaindaler Kidney-Wort as a remedy for kidney and liver disorders with claims of curing pains and disordered organs. The garbled copy references teas and health benefits without clear medical validation.
Resignation of Boston stamp department head over unsettled funds
Thomas A. Hutchins, superintendent of the stamp department at the Boston post office, resigned citing a deficiency of 500 to 600 dollars in his accounts with no evidence of intentional dishonesty. Edward Reinhardt was executed on Staten Island's jail yard for murder. long prayer by a Baptist minister preceded the execution, the trap operated, and the body was handed to relatives.
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Thomas A. Hutchins
Stamp Department
Boston Post Office
Edward Reinhardt
Richmond County
Staten Island
Reinhardt
Retired Army List Bill and Senate Debate
The Senate discusses a bill by Mr. Logan to place Grant on the retired army list with potential active duty in emergencies, and a heated exchange on the Holliday bill. House and Senate proceed with Indian appropriation and finance debates, calling for mails contracts data and budget amendments as procedures continue.
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Washington
Login
Grant
Senate
Crank
Ren. Holliday
Y C
Donald
Maxey
Military Committee
Ord
Slater
Ben. Holliday
Cockrell
Postmaster General
Department of Payment
Holliday
Funding bill and amendments in Congress arise in January sessions
The records describe measures in early January debates. Amendments to the funding bill include limits on duties after July 1 1881 and a proposed bond issue of up to 650 million dollars bearing 8 percent interest redeemable at the United States’ option. The army and military academy bills progress, and reports on Iowa elections are noted. Adjournments occur across sessions in Washington.
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House
Wood
Stevenson
Weaver
Mr. Wood
Randall
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Colerick
Committee On Elections
J. C. Holmes
W. F. Sapp
Eighth Congressional District of
Iowa
Wilson
Carpenter
Ninth Congressional District of
Johnson
Gen. Ord
Washington
Johnston
Committee On Agriculture
Windom
Senate
House Joint
Townsend
Illinois
Panama Canal clash fuels Monroe doctrine debate
The House foreign affairs committee held a hearing on Crapa’s joint resolution denying any European charter or sponsorship for a canal under Europe’s auspices, asserting it violates U.S. policy and the Monroe Doctrine. Participants included Nicaragua’s Jeres, Captain els, A ads, Thorndike Rice, and Admiral Ammen. Rice cited a French subsidy letter relating to DeLessep’s scheme. Rep Sherwin proposed oleomargarine export rules with treasury inspector oversight for New York and other ports.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Nicaragua
Els
A.ads
Thorndike Rice
The
North American Review
Admiral Ammen
Rice
France
DeLessep
Sherwin
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Legislative actions proposed in Congress on inter state trade and education
A collection of bills includes a representative's plan to regulate inter state commerce and curb discrimination with court remedies. Proposals to elevate the agricultural department to a cabinet level body and redirect public land sale proceeds to education are noted. A senatorial measure would pay ex presidents a quarter of their former salary, with Boston residents among the petitioners. Cadet Whittaker faces charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and related misconduct.
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Devester
House Committee On Agriculture
Covart
Agricultural Department
Senator Hoar
United States
Perge
Seuss
J. M. Forbes
Leavitt Saltanstill
E. R. Hoar
Boston
Congress
Whittaker
Senate committee backs census funding and private report push
The senate committee on census on the fifteenth inst. agreed to support a bill for an additional 500000 dollars to finish census bureau work. They also decided to report a bill authorizing Superintendent Walker to contract with private parties to push census reports for quicker publication due to the government printing office being overburdened.
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Senate Committee On Census
Census Bureau
Walker
How Beecher Looks Now
New York Letter describes Beecher in his sixty eighth year with strong endurance. He weighs about 225 pounds according to a fair guesser. The preacher has a full head of hair that is silvered and wears a soft hat. He is used to being stared at and the exclamation There goes Beecher is heard often.
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Beecher
New York
Hope Bitters Promises Broad Cures Despite Doubts
The piece argues against doubt of a remedy made from common plants like Hop Bitters claiming it cures many ailments. It cites testimony from a diverse audience including pastor, lawyer, and laborer who say they were cured, urging readers to try it themselves.
Adages on Conduct and Character From a Past Sage
A collection of maxims on anger honesty friendship and self control. Do not trust a rapid temper or a too cheap friendship. Speak wisely guard your talk aid others bear burdens and perform entrusted tasks. It also muses on integrity taste and the limits of intellectual pride.
How Orthodoxy Comes
M W Beecher argues unbelievers seeking noble life find orthodoxy through practical charity. Send them to aid the poor and sick, teach the ignorant, and they develop love, patience, kindness, and self sacrifice, reinterpreting the Bible as a guide born from rescuing others.
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M. W. Beecher
Christ
Sankey Urges Choir Led Church Music at Convention
Mr Sankey proposed church music reforms at a San Francisco clergy convention. He urged a choir at or beside the minister, harmonizing with preaching, with Christians as singers. He favored large chorus support for quartets, two congregational hymns, minister participation, and orderly choir conduct.
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Sankey
San Francisco
Jolly Dutchman and the stubborn life preserver
A humorous tale recalls a Dutchman aboard a sinking steamboat who struggles to inflate a life preserver. A bystander quips that the device leaks, prompting the man to decide to hold back his wind instead.
Unknown historical item sentence fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a cough remedy and brand mention, with unclear dates or figures, making a definite event uncertain. No identifiable persons, places, or organizations are clearly readable for concrete factual summarization.
Parisian Marquise and Lover Entangled in Armory Mystery
A Paris letter recounts the Marquis of R proudly displaying a vast private helmet collection at his chateau near Paris. The marchioness, desiring variety, carries on with a Parisian suitor, leading to a scandalous scene that ends with her helmeted arrest and confinement, while the marquis remains elusive.
A Sister's Noble Place In The Home
A long verse praising sisters as guardian angels of the home. It extols a sister’s love virtue guidance and influence, arguing her presence lifts the home, wards off vice, and inspires virtue and wisdom through gentle steadfast care. The piece treats sisterhood as a sacred, everyday duty.
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Chicago Journal of Commerce
Home
Editor on vacation praises sea and ships in eloquent refrain
An editor salutes the sea and sky while noting ships gliding like spirits. The piece contrasts with attention to fashion and bathing dresses, then mentions Fredrick Ransome's cement from blast-furnace slag mixed with lime and kalsamin. It asserts alcohol and acetic acid arise from putrefaction and hints at alcohol discovery in ample quantities.
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Fredrick Ransome
J. Beechamp
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