Plevna reports and European dispatches in brief
A despatch summary reports Russo Turkish contact near Plevna with forces around 70,000 and rumors of defeats of Turkish and Bulgarian troops. London and Constantinople notes convey civil strife in Eski Saghra, reform attempts, and questions on leadership. Intelligence cites the Eten loss near Valparaiso, Sheridan and Gibbon battle notes, and cross border conflicts in Texas and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Ath
Plevna
Alexandria
Egypt
Sth
Garibaldi
London
Great Britain
Constantinople
Pasha
Nikopolis
Orel
Bevator
McMahon
Eski-Saghra
Caucasus
Adrianople
Varna
Kain-Boghez
Balkans
Danube
France
Balkan
Esk -Saghra
Gourka
Risaian
Turkiah
Atlanon
Europran
Vienna
Gortschakot
New York
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Eten
Valparaiso
Iowa State Lands Value Table for 1877 County Totals
The table lists assessed values for lands town lots personal property and railroad property across Iowa counties as returned to the State Auditor for the year 1877. It provides a snapshot of statewide property valuation and the distribution among counties, reflecting the fiscal landscape of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Iowa
Fragmentary 19th Century Letters and Quotes on Style and Reform
A garbled review-like text quotes journalists and figures such as Dr J G Holland and Prof Fowler, noting disdain for empty style and praising original thinking. It mentions Secretary Sherman and a Westerner’s appearance, plus anecdotes about phrenology and a lawyer, doctor, and farmers. The fragment references Tribune commentary and a Burlington Hawk brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddrees
Pascal
Tapaiog
Sherman
New England
J.G. Holland
Scribner's
Tupper Holland
Daniel Deronda
Chicago Tribune
The Ganges and Hindu rite as viewed by Dr Field
In Benaras a river scene unfolds with pilgrims washing, prayer, corpse exposure, and cremation on funeral pyres along the Ganges. The account contrasts Hindu reverence for the river with biblical overtones, likening the Ganges to the Nile and noting its perceived divine power and cleansing virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benares
Ganges
India
Tiber
Rhine
Deionghan
Nile
Egypt
Riaton
Himalayas
Bengal
Heaven
Shiva
Vishnu
Sana
Christ
Henry M. Field
Evangetit
Employee Benefits System Under the Eastern Railway
The article details a two-tier workforce paid by class with tenure and a commission path, enhanced by housing, travel, and cost-of-living allowances. It outlines uniform attire, monthly acknowledgments, illness and injury pay, coal and beverage provisions, a Provident Fund, and a Pension Fund with a Tontine-based annuity. It notes most staff exceed twenty years of service and cites the Chicago Tribune praise.
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Eastern Railway of
France
Eastern
Laksso Canavan
Satloery
Epe
Provident Fund
Foyes
Council of Administration
M. Jacmin
Eastern Railway
America
Chicago Tribune
Learner Bathing Advice From a Wellness Guide
The text advises when a learner should bathe and how to pace water use. It suggests warm daytime baths near noon or morning after rising, with a dry biscuit beforehand, and an evening bath by eight. It warns against entering water within seventy five to eighty minutes after meals and cautions against bathing when the body is perspiring. It also warns against jumping or diving from heights and recommends walking as a safer alternative.
Proper swimming technique and breathing guidance from early instruction
The article outlines kicking form and arm motion for front crawl, stressing side kick, leg separation, and synchronization. It emphasizes keeping the body level, turning toes outward, and drawing legs together to propel forward. Breathing should be regular with steady exhalation, keeping head low and neck stiff, while avoiding downward kicks that waste energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman
Terra Firma
Obedient steed harmed by rider in grim tale of Dobbin
In a Rural New Yorker fragment, a boy attempts to ride his horse Dobbin to see the Moon. The stubborn animal endures blows and injury until he collapses, his features ruined, while the boy laments the horse is only wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William C. Pike
Stevens
Jones
Eligi. Philosophical Journal
Pike
Con. Tos. A. Scorr
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
San Francisco
Tth
Leslie C. Manks
John E. Daily
Coxxaine
New York
Europe
Downer’s Landing
Boston
Charles Francis Adams
Samuel Hoar
Geo. F. Hoar
John G. Whittier
Free-Soil Party
Buffalo
N. Y
Martin van Buren
Chas. Francis Adams
United States
Crook
Wm. Welsh
Philadelphia
Sitting Bull
Welsh
Interior Department
White
Oregon
Morton
Indianapolis
Richmond
Peoria
Ill
Indra
Thomas Douglass
Edson Trumbull
West Hill
Mr. Trumbull
Mr. Douglass
Trumbull
Douglaas
Gastolet
Anther Pond
Harry
New Yorker
Madison
Cad Tole
Thio
Congress
Hecheek
Danger
Alwaukee Sentinel
Turtle on the Rock and a Wayward Boy
A country boy John befriends a turtle by a brook and returns home from Boston inspired by adventures. Months later he discovers the turtle scorched and dead on a rock, prompting a grim reckoning about cruelty and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Vilage Road
Astute
Boston
Bool
Ton
Hudson
Indian Box Trick Ends in a Violent Fallout
Peter staged an exhibition with a box trick at the club. A movable end was secured with false screws, then genuine ones replaced them. After the crowd left, the box exploded in a rageful confrontation, Peter resigning and taking to study new acts.
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Mr. Chamberlain
A. Boutell
Govs. Packard
Chamberlain
Louiana
South Carolina
Hayes
Blaine
National House of Representatives
Peter
Mr. Jones
Jones
Fence
Wizard
Prestidigitator
Here
Peru
Adeler
N. Z
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Keown
Generalews Simmary
Logan Ami Cieats
Bradley
Bostwick
Gibbon
Williams
Lients
Coolidge
Woodruff
Haa
Firtzex
Mexico
Rio Grande
Texas
Howard
Sheridan
Citizens’ Fire Insurance Company
Newark
N. J
Detroit
John Perkins
Chreulé Court
Protection Life Insurance Company
E. D. Cook
San Antonio
Butler
Maj. Schofield
Valdez
Eagle Pass
United States Treasury
Tom Rage
Citizens’ Vigilance Committee
Beranton
Tron and Steel
Columbus
Ohio
Jersey City
Central Rail
New Jersey
Lovlevilte
Wind
Renee
L. H. Pond
Cincinnati
Frank Skadd
Cleveland
L. A Hine
Bapremeneerick
Board of Public Works
Suecoornee
Peter H. Clark
West Virginia
Charleston
Wheeling
Iowa State News
Fly Mon Bowes
Solav O
Siack
Philedelphia Chronicia
Dobbin
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