21 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1878
Page
4
The Pittsburgh Dispatch reports post office rules now allow third class mail items up to four pounds or four feet long to be sent for one cent an ounce with a 10 cent registry fee. The move insures safer delivery but draws ire from express companies as usage climbs and processing time increases.
Sioux Falls Pantagraph reports a man named Leonard Pratt formerly of Spencer, Iowa, abducted two young women Georgiana Heaton and Bridget Glasgow in October. Police search expanded to Bronx Falls with a $150 reward for Pratt, described as 5 feet 11 inches, about 30, dark complexioned, with a scar on his left cheek. Victims were last seen near Bronx Falls and authorities warn for information to Stephen Heaton or John Glasgow.
The Lemars Sentinel calls calves, steers, and heifers the real foundations of prosperity and warns that low prices for agricultural products and farm machinery debt threaten farmers. It argues stock feeding and efficient buying could bolster wealth amid economic strain.
A Boston based memorial urging Congress to create an Industrial Bureau to study the impact of labor saving machinery on employment and wages. The petition calls for comprehensive census like data on employment, production and consumption, with a commission to assess machinery displacement and guide immediate legislation to restore broader prosperity.
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