Diverse Nebraska notices span storms to mills and marriages
Local items report a valuable Major North mare injured after a runaway on Nebraska avenue, civic critiques of Omaha council, land sales totaling 100000 dollars in six months, and Doniphan’s building boom with plans for mills hotels and churches. Red Cloud reports crops booming with 60 bushel oat fields and a large Ashland bell.
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Columbus
Democrat
Missouri Pacific
Talmage
State Land Commissioner
Nebraska
Doniphan
Congregational Church
Ashland
Red Cloud Argus
Sammy and the pump challenge ends with tart reward
A four year old boy called Sammy boasts he can jump higher than a yard pump. Bridget the maid bets him a cranberry tart if he succeeds. He climbs the platform, leaps with gusto, but the pump stays still. She later washes him, dresses him again, and gives the tart.
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Sammy
Bridget
Lee
Biddy
Sensible Dakota Husband Charmed By Thunder Sits On Wife
Reported in Dakota a husband who calmed his wife's storm fears by sitting on her lap was struck by lightning and killed instantly. the wife escaped with no serious injuries. The notice advises husbands to avoid such behavior and to instead sit on their own lap for safety.
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Dakota
Hop Bitters Claimed To Cure Kidney Liver and Bright's Disease
A medicine that destroys the germ or cause of Bright's Disease Diabetes and kidney and liver complaints is praised as Hop Bitters. The ad asserts it can root them out of the system and cites trials and neighbor testimonials as proof of cure.
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Meyer Bros. &Co
St. Louis
Kansas City
Bright
Dynamite Factory Planned in Saxony Amid Local Protests
Government to enforce strict safety rules during construction and operation. All work to be daylight only and storage limited to 2,500 pounds per magazine as authorities address public concerns.
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Saxony
War in Egypt escalates as British fleets bombard Alexandria
The article reports Arabi Pasha's defiance and the British naval action at Alexandria. It details cannonading of forts, shelling of Mex and Ras El Tin, fires in the city, and evacuations. It notes American and Turkish perspectives, plus casualty figures and evolving commands aboard Invincible and other ships.
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Marebout Island
Admiral Seymour
Condor Ia
Invincible
Ras el Tin Palace
London
Alexandria
Sultan
Superb
Fort Pharos
Turkey
DeFreycint
Egypt
America
Nickereon
Eax
Marabout
Condor
Pharos
Ras el Tin
Ada
Phiros
Khedive
Fort Mex
Penelope
Monarch
Standard
Ras-El-Tin
Hospital
Fort Ada
Bittern
Temaraire
Arabi Pasha
Thia
Lieut
Lambton
Mex
Mexfort
The
Fort Mox
Adjad
Arab Bey
Constantinople
Mail I
Allegi- Multan
Ena
Tion
France
England
Pasha
Arabi
Emedive
Kefrelder
Stone
Arab
Cairo
Ramleh Palace
Dervish Pasha
Train Robbery Bravery Cited In A Missouri Hold Up Account
A Cincinnati reader recounts how train robbers demand surrender with guns drawn and passengers raise their hands. He recalls a California miner who lost his belt containing $10,000 and nearly his temper at the sight of danger. Jesse James notes the bravest man he met resisted with calm gunfire, halting a raid and earning a robber captain’s respect, though the robber lamented future violence.
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Cincinnati
California
Jesse James
Jesse
A Baron With Eighty Three Pairs of Trousers
The Deutches Montagsblatt notes a Berlin financier dubbed Der Baron mit den 83 Hosen. A tailor’s cloth pattern inspires a monopoly plan as the baron buys the rights to eighty three trousers worth, making him the most fashionable holder of many pairs while others count him as a financial noble.
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Deutches Montagsblatt
Berlin “Bourse
Herr
Jgergsohn
Summer Shoes Trend With Low Heels For Comfort
The piece notes a shift from high French heels to low sensible summer footwear. It highlights low Newport ties of kid and patent leather options that endure damp seasides and mountain air. Patent leather suits everyday wear while easy to clean tie styles stay bright. decorated options are minimized for plain satin or prune slippers to suit full dresses.
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New York
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Osceola
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M. Mills
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Bitenbender
Atlhaw
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Hickey
Nance & Morrill
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T. J. Potter
Perceval Lowell
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Osecola
Rises Star Lodge
W. F. Mruume
Uvenile Temple
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T. M. Brix
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Physicians and Surgeons
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Square
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Geo. P.waller
Jefferson Medical College
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Ipsic Medical College
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McCoy
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Henry Keys
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Marcus
Michael Reese
J. F. Monson & Bro
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John. B. Mitchell
Polk County
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Oscar Wilde
Minnie Hauk
W. W. Evarts
City Barber Shop
Fred. Blau
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Heabache
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Vo Medical Colleges
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Felemman Trench
St. Cuarlen
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Ath & Barbet
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Porte
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Seymour
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Havire
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Fit Said
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Stone Pasha
Tewfik
Ramleh
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John Brightz
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