Week of Sluggish Land Transfers Cited in Local Reports
The past week saw poor land sales and bad weather hindering property disposal. The Circuit Clerk recorded numerous transfers, mostly in Mendon and surrounding areas, totalling numerous parcels with prices up to multiple hundreds of dollars, reflecting farmers’ focus on agriculture over real estate.
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Circuit Clerk
Desry C. Walker
T.C. Snodsrasa
Lot
Origial
Apna Simpson
John Finley
Joseph J. Wilson
W. I. Stewart
Nancy Fergusus
G. BR. Stewart
Wu. Wilson
G. Ik. Stewart
E Aes
W. Hi. Wilson
G. IL Stewart
W. IL. Wilson
G. R. Stewart
George Wilson
Maritz Zanger
An Stewart
So Wec
Stewart
Nwecc
Jobo Guroan
James Jam
No Acc
Mary J.gorman
James Jameson
D. Wired
Hi. M. Lewis
W. N. Cling
T. Corcoran
W. Gray
Keyes Quincy
Ioe
Amea Arifith
Miller
Coataburg
O. H.rowning
Als
A. Sickinzer
Highland Addition
Quincy
James A. Spice
George A. Carnaga
Adair
Seis Coat Tod
C. Kane
Colum
Martha A. Phelps
Julis A. Woaver
Wood's
Qalacy
Metastus
F. McBride
Sau
Jim Nae
E. DB. McBride
James Hood
Jacob GU. Mann
T. H. Waite
Samuel Andrew
Luin
G. Andrews
John Dyler
Sac
Mrs Lincoln Insanity Linked to Spirit Seances and Monomania
From the Hartford Times, the piece argues Mrs. Lincoln’s mental decline arose from constant immersion in spirit communication and séances at the White House. It notes her frugal, reclusive Florida sojourns and compares her case to Chicago banker Iran Eddy, who faced an 1851 Hartford insanity episode tied to spiritualist obsessions.
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Lincoln
Hartford Times
White House
Old
Rome
Florida
Jacksonville
Chicago
Iran Eddy
Hartford
Eddy
Mre. Linenin
Obituary of Jacob Perkins of Melrose Township
Jacob Perkins died at his Melrose Township residence on the Sih inst in the 76th year. Born April 6 1800 in Malden Massachusetts he moved to Hinels in 1835 and lived there until death. He was an affectionate husband father and neighbor noted for upright conduct and benevolence. His five month illness ended peacefully leaving wife children and relatives to mourn.
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Jacob Perkins
Melrose Township
Mr. Perkins
Malden
Mass
Hiinels
Fair grounds under work for Quincy exhibition and Payson event
Gen Singleton oversees preliminary preparations for a city fair to showcase agriculture horticulture and sport in Quincy with grounds improving for both the local fair and the Payson event. Dates and details remain unsettled though organizers aim to avoid farmers’ travel conflicts across counties.
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Singleton
Quincy
Payson
The Casper Hauser Mystery and Baden Dynasty Scandal
The article traces Casper Hauser's origin as the true heir of Baden and details a web of intrigue. It alleges Charles Grand Duke of Baden, his wife Stephania, and the Hochberg countess conspired to steal, substitute, and murder Hauser. It describes Hauser's life, assassination, and the Grand Duke's scandalous downfall amid newspaper revelations and imperial pressure.
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Auser
Charles
Baden
Stephania
Napoleon
Geyer von Geyersberg
Countess von Hochberg
Casper Hanser
Hochberg
Leopold
Casper Hauser
Casper Asuser
Frederick Louia
Louisa
Germany
Frankfort
Garde
Job Printing Office
Gazetés
Grand Duchess of
Coincidence in Hoosier Horse Names Reported
A Reporter on the Indianapolis Views notes an odd coincidence as yesterday at noon for an hour or 60 minutes two horses, one owned by Fount Robertson and the other by J Perry Elliotti, might have shared a moment or place, drawing curiosity from local readers.
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Indianapolis Views
Fount Robertson
J. Perry Elliotti
Horses Hitched On Washington Street During Thunderstorm
Two horses hitched to the same ring along Washington Street were left in a thunderstorm when a lightning strike set one barn alight, killing one horse and destroying the barn while the other horse appeared to be saved with minor damage. The event occurred near noon as the storm raged.
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Washington Street
Attock
A Town Where Women Are Scarce in Havana
A social portrait of Havana showing a severe gender imbalance with 3683 white males to 1204 white females and more male deaths among colored residents. The piece notes scarce eligible women, a male-dominated culture, extensive cafe life, and limited domestic life for women, with commentary on immigration, conduct, and a quirky aside on ice cream orders by women.
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Havanna
Rome
Romulus
Havana
Sububs
Iask
France
Italy
Annea
Lady Fashion and Vulgarity in 19th Century Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes lampoons decorative pretensions of genteel women and the dirt of fashionable dress in urban life. He mocks long trains and titled airs, contrasts luxury with cleanliness, and condemns affectation over substance in society women’s displays.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Europe
Boston
Haa
David
Guarding Against Swindles in Purchases and Deals
Instructions warn readers to avoid scam tactics by patent rights men traveling agents and sensational offers. Do not trust propositions promising huge savings or unusually low prices. Read all papers, avoid strangers, buy locally from known or steady businesses whenever possible.
Vanilla as Medicine Then and Now in Ice Cream Lore
An Eagle excerpt recalls a belief that vanilla was the earliest ice cream flavor used to counteract presumed hysteria in strangers to city life. The speaker notes vanilla’s medical associations and the old idea that ice cream could have a salubrious effect, reflecting early medical views and changing tastes.
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The
Eagle
Old river days with Sam Clemens on the cotton boats
St Louis scene recalls Mark Twain era pilots and the cotton trade. An elder engineer tells how young Sam Clemens faced a prank that fed his nerves about fires aboard cotton cargo boats, ending with a clever smoke trick via the engine room speaking tube.
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St. Louis
Milwaukee Sentinel
Southern
Sam Clemens
the Atlantic
Mark Twaine
Nocise
Ena “T
Alexander Scott
Mark Twain
Sam
Beatt
Memphis
Orleans
Texas
Scott
Garden of China region described as vast water-mesh meadow
A writer extols 50,000 square miles near Shanghae likened to the Garden of China. He notes ancient bridge builders, cotton cultivation, silkworms, three harvests a year, and a densely populated landscape with boats and waterfalls. The passage ends with a contrast to the Camorra in Southern Italy and theft.
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Solomon
Shanghae
Garden of
China
New York
Pennsylvania
Criminal networks and influence in Naples described
A historical account explains the Camorra as a pervasive, organized crime network in Naples. It details their reach across social classes, control of municipal functions, and demand for legislative tolerance. The piece likens their power to rings and councils in other cities and notes their role as unrecognized detectives profiting from trouble.
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Ring of Nineteen
Chicago
Ted
Philadelphia
Camorra
Naples
Startling List 01 Housebreaking Rampage Hits Chicago
A Chicago Post report describes a wave of burglaries as a well organized gang targets homes in broad daylight. At Farnsworth's residence two servant girls were away at church the rear window was left open a safe damaged and most clothing and jewelry stolen worth about 250 dollars. Arrests followed a boy identifying suspects with a pistol and mask found on one in custody. Additional robberies are noted including a 150 dollar loss at Peters Reid's home and a tobacco factory break in. Police Captain Buckley vows prosecutions and seeks rapid arrests to curb the spree.
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Chicago Post
Buckley
South Side
Joliet
George Farnsworth
Thirty-seventh Street
Stewart Avenue
Mr. Farnaworth
Hood
Deering Street
Williams
Farnsworth
St. Louis
Villians
Phillips
Cois
Peter Reid
West
Indiana Street
A. B. Battin
Fulton Street
Hopkins
Lawndale
Thia Pest
Quincy and St Paul Railroad Directors Elected and Court Continuance
The stockholders elected a long list of directors for the Quincy and St Paul Railroad Company for the ensuing year led by J. M. Mason and T. T. Dwight with officers including President T. T. Dwight and Treasurer A. J. Morrison. Judge Allen granted a ten day continuance in the George Fountain murder case as defense requests venue change. trial set for next Tuesday. Also notes Adams County Fair plans Payson September 25 1875 and a medicinal advertisement touting Wallace's Tonic Bitters and Dr Jayne's Sanative Pills.
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Quincy :& St. Paul Railroad,Company
J. M. Mason
St. Louis
C. L. .Thompson
St Lola
N. D. Munson
Quincy
T.T. Dwight
O. H. Spencer
J.W. Kettle
Keokuk
Iowa
H. H. Trumble
Bloomington
W. Hill
Bloomfield
A.J. Morrison
Monlton
P.‘H. Callen
Moulton
M. W. B. Howell
L.C. Thompson
W.G. Downing
Memphis
G. M.° Ochiltee
Waterloo
E. P. Buell
Warsaw
T. T. Dwight
C. H. Spencer
H. 8.Tromble
George Fountain
Allen
Ewing
Col. Grimshaw
Justice Allen
Colored Criminals Killed By Light Skim The Crops
Editor Whig reports Ashby the negro murderer from Tas Wahc era shot a barber two years ago and has just been sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. A second black man pled guilty to larceny and received two years. A heavy rainstorm killed a man named Stevens and his team west of town. Weather notes predict a heavy corn crop with strawberries and apples. A teachers class will form at Camp Point July 6 for six weeks to help local teachers, with $1 weekly tuition and board $3.00 to $3.50. June 4, 1875.
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the Whig
Ashby
Onary
Stevens
M. Suenuina
Whig
Cymp
Sid Saeco
John H. Brack
Camp Point
Summer Hill, Piko County News and Observations
Letter from Illi nois reader notes Summer Hill nine miles west of Pittafield on the main road to Louisiana. Describes one Democrat, one store run by Anderson & Carroll, a postmaster, two churches, a new Methodist building, doctors Reynolds and Schwartz, a flooring mill under construction, and grave decorations. Reports poor crops due to winter-kill, chinch-bug, grasshoppers, and dry conditions with scattered yields around Rockport Pittsfield Eldora Barry. Also mentions private letters from Atchison about locust plagues, and promotes Sozodont breath freshener and Hacy’s Catholic remedy from GraxtenporG Company.
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Buallen Hill
Piko Co
Ill
Whig
Piko County
Summer Hill
Pittafield
Louisiana
Anderson & Carroll
Crora
Rockport
Pittsfield
Eldora
Barry
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Danmer
Casper
Stanhope
Hauser
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Irth
Nome
Niller
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Order of Camorra
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Hampshire Street
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Apans
Adams County
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Lil
Wallace
Parnos
Zeppy
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Dr.i Price
Shelbina
Atchison, Kan
John Crockett
James Gordon Bennett
England
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Excelsior
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