General Garfield accepts letter public amid heat warnings
Across the country telegrams report scorching heat as Gen Garfield's acceptance letter becomes public. Other items note a new Powhattan ship to Cuban waters and orders to arrest Capt Payne in Indian Territory.
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Garfield
Powhattan
Washington
Pope
Payne
Indian Territory
National Soldier’s Home
Boston
W. B. Franklin
Connecticut
W. N. Barnum
F. ©. Prince
Massachusetts
National Democratic Committee
San Francisco
Mission gifts total three thousand for overseas work
During the last year twelve people in the United States and Europe contributed an aggregate of three thousand dollars to foreign missions.
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U. S
Europe
Cause of Foreign Missions
General Markets Chicago Spring Wheat and Commodities Report
Feverish and fluctuating Chicago markets close lower for spring wheat while corn oats and rye show mixed demand and firmer tone. Live cattle and hogs remain steady with moderate receipts and varied price ranges across grades and contracts.
Cattle and Hog Receipts and Pricing Report
Cattle receipts total 289 head through and 554 head locally with supply and demand about equal. Quality weaker than last week and prices steady with best shipping at 5.12, fair to good butchers 4.65, common 3.75 to 4.00, bulls cows and stags 2.00 to 3.60 across two days totaling 1,425 head. Hog receipts 1,265 with Philadelphia 4.70 to 4.90 and Yorkers 34.50 to 64.65. Sheep receipts 6,400 with selling prices holding at last week’s level.
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Philadelphia
Unclear OCR item listing rail market terms
Fragmentary OCR text shows varied commodity names and prices with numerous garbled terms. Likely a market or commodity column listing items such as flour oats barley and mixed tonnages with inconsistent spelling and numbers. Cannot identify a clear event or entities beyond generic grain goods.
Wheat and pork market snapshot with prices
The report shows No. 1 Milwaukee Hard wheat at 1.10 cash and No. 1 at 1.03 with No. 2 at 0.94 cash. Mess Pork held firm at 14.20 cash and 14.10 for August and September. Hard prices noted at 6.05 cash.
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Milwaukee
Market Report Mixed Commodity Quotes
Wheat steady for Milwaukee at 21.14 with line 19. Corn steady ungraded 47 50 cents, steamer 48 45 cents. Oars dull for Western mixed at 34 d44kc. Provisions show pork new era 15.25 13.40. lard weak prime steam.
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Milwaukee
Des Moines Register courtroom farce overheard in testimony
A Des Moines courtroom scene unfolds with a witness mixing up names and ages as attorneys press for answers. The dialogue features misnaming the prisoner Case Smith and a heated exchange over proper procedure and seating, ending with a sheriff’s attempt to remove the disruptive witness.
Stop and rest from the endless grind sermon
A reflective exhortation urges breaking the cycle of constant pursuit of wealth. It emphasizes slowing down, sharing burdens, and trusting in God as the better path to happiness. The speaker, attributed to D. T. Taylor, counsels calm duty and renewal over relentless business and profit chasing.
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Heaven
D. T. Taylor
Man Bitten by Mad Dog Recovers After Stone Treatment
D C McGuilken of Knoxville, Iowa, visited Paris in Linn county to try a mad-stone. The stone indicated poisoning after the owner punctured the arm and applied it, staying for over seven hours. The stone later detached as poison drained, leaving the patient relieved but frightened by the hand’s black and white exposed tissue.
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D. C. McGuilken
Knoxville
Marion County
Ioya
Paris
Linn County
Washington Society Exalts Visiting as Public Privilege
Mary Clemmer notes Washington hosts intense social calls with ladies in society every day. Visitors can trace public receptions by days, visiting Supreme Court judges, Cabinet spouses, Senate families, and the White House. Recipients greet many strangers politely yet with no personal recognition, making the routine monotonous and tiresome.
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Mary Clemmer
Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Mrs. Hayes
Tehuantepec Railway Route Through Chiapas Sketch
The Tehuantepec inter-oceanic railway is planned to pass through Chiapas where the population reportedly lacks iron and any iron industry. In 89 miles around Palenque no blacksmiths exist and nails are unknown. Iron tools are imported axes and machetes, and woodwork uses cords or vines for binding.
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Tehuantepec Isthmus
Chiapas
Palenque
United States
New Jersey Fossil Sea Serpent Found in Marlborough Pit
A marl pit near Marlborough New Jersey yielded jaws and part of the vertebrae of two fossil sea serpents. Professor Lockwood estimates the living animal reached 40 to 60 feet, smaller than a prior 50 to 60 foot specimen. Tooth marks suggest a feast on ancient fish when the serpent rested on the ocean bed.
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New Jersey
Marlborough
Lockwood
A Pen Picture of Salisbury from The London Truth
The London Truth portrays Salisbury as a dignified and noble figure with a marquis-like presence. It notes a broad forehead, humorous eyes, and a puzzled mouth showing inner conflict and fear of missteps.
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Salisbury
London
Roumelia Farmer Is Slain by Gypsy Tribe
A Roumelia farmer wed a young gypsy girl from a nearby tribe. He ignored warnings from rivals and was later killed when gypsy youths broke into his home, bound him to a plank, and sawed him in two while his bride was strangled. The tribe then fled.
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Balaklava
Inkermann
Yoledo
Byers
Col
Grain Commission
Christy, Cobb & Co
Cincinnati
Col. Cash
Col. Shannon
Baltimore
George Price
Price
Willie Black
S.S. Rickley
Capital City Bank
Columbus
Andrew Eichenberg
Eichenberg
Mr. Rickley
Mr Rickley
Roumelia
Principles of good breeding and social success
The Boston Herald notes that speaking rightly, showing courtesy, respecting others, and avoiding self-promotion earns respect, success, and usefulness. It argues such behavior, not speed or strength, wins self-respect and favors in life, shaping how society views honorable, sincere men.
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Boston Herald
Healing Ointment Promises Scarless Cure for Many Ailments
An early advertisement touts a 25 cent salve named Glimax Glimax Glan Bers agers. It claims to heal without a scar and treats sores ulcers scrofula fever sores salt rheum sore breasts or nipples erysipelas inflamed eyes scalds burns cuts bruises fistula piles boils chilblains frost bite corns and other cutaneous diseases in humans or animals. The formula is described as a compound of Arnica with extracts and balsams, proven over twenty five years with no failures. Available from druggists.
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Waring
Crucifix
Lord George Bentwick
Purgyll
Cincinnati
Alfred Gilbey
Winmerchant
London
Gilbey
Gibley
Pantheon Bazaar
Oxford Street
Langdon W. Moore
Concord National Bank
Philladelphia
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Charlemagne
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Eginhard
Fraulein Lueck
Bessingen
Darmstadt
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Russia
Ministry of Domains
Jean de Grouchy
Harfleur
Jean
Grouchy
Marquis de Grouchy
Waterloo
Gijon
Spain
Mr. Weller
Iberman
Pall Mall Gazette
France
Department of the Oise
Clabaut
Procurer of the Republic
Republic
Clairaut
Moffat’s Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters Sold by Mills
Ephemeral medical ad touts Moffat’s Life Pills and Phoenix Bitters as the world’s most successful remedies established 1835. Claims cure for malarial diseases, liver issues, dyspepsia, colds, headaches, and female complaints with certificates of success. Prices listed 25 cents a box for Life Pills and Salve. Phoenix Bitters $1 per bottle. Proprietor J. P. Mills, 85 Liberty Street, New York.
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Moffat
Phoenix
North
South America
Page
Woffat
J. P. Mills
Liberty Street
New York
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Des
Riyal
van Wert County
Aultman & Taylor Threshers
America
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Giiliren
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L. F. Gackenheimer
East Main Street
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Ohio
Chig Drug Store
Suilmett
Main Street
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Ray Man
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Washington, Nn.j
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State St
Talogue
Lust Ray
Mast Arlin ST
van Whet, Ohio
Webster & Wise
Jas. Boss
March Std
J. T. Ringgold
Lafayette
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Drs Moines
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State Leader Co
Wataska
Iles
M. H. Peters
Iroquis Co. Times
Wausau
Wis
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Word of Liberty
Young Kien
Robert J. Culverwell
Culverwell Medical CO
Aun St
N.Y
P. O. Box
Warner’s
Craig
Bright
Warners
Warner
RVR Bovers
Warner's
Hiuguists & Dealers
L. F. Gackenheimer, van Wor
van Wert, CO
Convoy
Hoaglin Township
Tully Township
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Paulding County
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John G. Farnam
No. 15
Gates
Richard Harte & CO
M. 3Tripe
Pleasant
Missouri
P. M. Dix
R. M. Fowler
James Pettit
George Beamer
Leess
Dover
William Fowler
P.M. DIX
Price & Shissler
Oxford, C
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Helen Peabody
Malt Bitters Coo
Mass
Foint
van Wertr
Washington Township
Van_ Wert County
W.H. Mozier
McGuffty
M.H. Tuttle
Santomo
Mississippi River
Cy. Hushart
Grand Rapids
Charles J. Foster
State of
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Court of Common Pleas of
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Mary Stewart
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