Reminiscences by an Old Settler at 1877 AMA meeting
The writer recalls attending the 28th annual American Medical Association session in Chicago. He describes Farwell Hall, the diverse delegates, opening addresses, and the social receptions hosted by Chicago elites including George M. Pullman. He notes clinical talks on meteorology, Colorado climate, and debates on moral insanity, finishing with reflections on Chicago hospitality.
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Davenport
Omaha
Cairo
Horrible African Custom and Varied Victorian Snippets
The piece catalogs a brutal Urua funeral rite of burying living women with a dead chief, followed by lists of disparate items from Jenny Lind to Boston crafts and fashion, temperance notes, and social curiosities. It mixes sensational ethnography with society squibs, jokes, and portraits of public figures, weaving lurid tradition with modern wit.
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Rushville Town Council Approves Ordinances and Infractions
Town council met June 26 with all members present. Minutes approved. E H Wolfe granted permission to erect a flag staff in front of his business. Ordinance 142 outlining town offences passed. Ordinances 140 sidewalk grades on Noble Street and 141 sidewalk widths on East Pearl Street read and passed. Culverts ordered on Magnolia Main Willow streets. sealed bids due July 5. Bills approved for Patrick Barrett R Poundstone HM Davis inc BF Groge. Adjourned subject to President’s call.
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Beecher on Temperance Sunday Sermon
The sermon urges temperance advocates to show broad wisdom and charity, avoid vindictiveness, and use reason to cultivate ripe public sentiment. It argues the temperance struggle reflects a war between reason and impulse, requiring patience and inclusive dialogue with Germans and others.
Europe buys more American fruit amid dryer progress
The New York Tribune reports Europe has purchased over 32.5 million dollars of American fruit since June 1876, vastly higher than the prior year. Dried apples dominate exports, with more than 12 million pounds shipped since last June, up from 522 thousand pounds the year before. Inventions in drying and preserving advance the trade, with fruit dryers poised to become a regional staple akin to cider mills and cheese presses.
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United States
The Curious Origin of Canada’s Name
Spaniards sought gold in a land called Acanada by Indians who watched them closely. The French misheard the sound as Canada, believing it to be the country’s name, and the term stuck. The Indians’ warning and the Spaniards’ search thus shaped the nation’s historic label.
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Idea on Mormon problem split Utah with neighbors
San Francisco Bulletin argues the best solution is dividing Utah between Nevada and Colorado. Nevada has about sixty thousand residents while Colorado is under one hundred thousand. The suggestion contemplates annexing eastern Utah to Colorado and western Utah to Nevada to justify statehood.
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