Exeter Floods Leave Homes Lost and Streets Submerged
A severe Exeter flood after a Tuesday storm inundated St Thomas and Longbrook Street. Water rose to four feet in Eldon Place and carried away doors and walls in Barrack Road, forcing residents to flee to safety. Railway lines and stations were flooded, delaying traffic, while Red Cow village and Exwick saw property damage and high water in Union Road.
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Exeter
Sheeta
St. Thomas
Longbrook Street
Pennsylvania Hill
Old Tiverton Road
Barrack Road
St. Bidwell’s
Houris
Eldon Place
Agtheron
Eldon
Park
Ifere
Park Road
Waterloo Place
Southwestern
Longbrook Strout
Messia
Greenshire
Murray
Mr. Sheppard
Ben
Exwick
Lion's Holta Hong
Liverton Road
Union Road
Pennsylvania
Wive Jerton
Heroms
England’s cat shows spark cultural debate at Sydenham
A tongue in cheek New York Times piece argues English cat shows at Sydenham reveal national interest and moral concerns. It mocks American cats and praises British judging, cups, and medals while warning against superficial beauty over virtue.
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New York Times
England
Bydenham Palace
Sydenham
Remarkable blind woman runs neat Fourth Avenue store
A blind Pittsburgh area woman operates a small store at 195 Fourth Avenue selling cake, candies, notions and more. She identifies coins by feel, uses a subdivided money drawer, and prevents theft with shelves and wire netting. She threads needles with her tongue and sews dresses, beads, cradles, and crafts, earning prizes at fairs.
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Pittubarg
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Nevenue
Sho
Kho O
Soma Mors
Pope and Visitors Demand Vatican Freedom in Address
A Rome audience with a Belgian pilgrim prompted the Pope to condemn suppression of the Church. He laments church oppression, calls for freedom to appoint clergy, and denounces political interference in church matters, warning of conflict between progress and clerical power. The piece notes U.S. politics and Italian press reactions.
Blind woman builds store despite sight loss and pity
A blind Philadelphia woman trained at the Philadelphia Institution for the Instruction of the Blind earned a silver medal for fancy work in 1864. She started a store a year ago despite doubts, has worked every night, and remains proud and determined, seeking only a little sight to improve.
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Philadelphia Institution For
Mary Quinliven
Sho
Poker Game At Dodge & Shanes Saloon
Three well known professional sportsmen, two of them from Goll Wil and the third from Silver City, played poker at Dodge and Shanes saloon. A passing Chinaman joined, admired the coin, and soon left with all the spare cash the players had. The puzzled circle around them mourned the losses.
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Gold HD
Goll Wil
Silver City
Dodge & Shane's
John
Mo Heap Sabo
Michcan
Sparta
Infernal, Stupid Looking Pig God Heathen Question
The question remains unresolved and Bose Sports appear clumsy and cheap. Their many friends try to cheer them up, showing sympathy and steady support amid the ongoing debate.
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Bose Sports
Meridan Mercury views on punishment and debt
The Meridian Minnesota Mercury urges harsh punishment to curb crime and calls for abolishing costly jail upkeep. It attacks Yankee sentimentality and supports reviving whipping and branding as economical deterrents. The piece denounces state debt as fraudulent and pledges to pursue repudiation.
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Meridian
Minn
Mercury
Republic
Ohio
Division movement in Adams County to form new county
In Gamp Point Journal an eastern half of Adams County opposes the Quincy county seat plan and tax aims. Leaders propose petitioning to form a new county from existing territory, claiming the county’s 200 square miles suffice for two counties and outlining the legal process for establishing a new county.
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Gamp Point Journal
Adams County
Quincey
Quincy
Coatsburg
Counsties
Sach
General Assembly
Murderer Henry Jacobs Faces Hangings Sentence
In Will County Circuit Court Judge McRoberts denied motions for new trial and arrest of judgment for Henry Jacobs convicted of murdering his wife in Homer Township last May. Jacobs, broken and tearful, awaits execution on January 21, 1878. The judge, near emotion, adjourned after delivering the sentence as Jacobs appears doomed without gubernatorial intervention.
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Wiber
Will County
McRoberts
Henry Jacobs
Homer Township
Jacobs
Jacoby
Learning to Swim From Plain Directions in Water
The extract explains how humans can keep afloat in deep water by raising arms and moving legs, contrasting with animals that cannot act similarly. It notes that lifting hands to the surface aids breathing, and that leg movement helps shoulders rise, enabling freer use of the hands for other tasks. The advice is urged for those who never learned to swim.
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Sion
Hou
Thous
Quiet Death and Our Garden Love
A lyric poem speaks of loving farewell as the speaker faces death. Love’s perfect flower remains in memory and faith, guiding the hoped reunion in God’s garden land beyond parting.
An Old Maid's Regret At Norton Folgate Ball
A first person tale of three Howard sisters from Norton Folgate who fail to wed due to social stigma. The narrator recalls Captain Bebb rejected for his name and poor status, later meeting him again as Col. Bebb with a family, while she remains unwed. The piece ends with reflections on love, aging, and the value of companionship.
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Tam
Margaret
Louisa
Helen
Norton- Folgate
Howard
Marriange
Margeret
Louise
Pediter
Aylmer
Lowas
Aylmer’s Court
Capt. Bruce
Bebb
Norton-Folgate
Capt
Mlubber
Caluimndes
Bobb
Norton Folgate
Nelly Bebb
Nelly Blubber
Babb
Goard
Aylmers Court
Lord
Lady Aylmer
Col
Nelly
Amy
Charley
Papa
London
Nelly Howard
Bubb
Sanda
Col. Bebb
Benidg
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