Exposition push and trade notes from 1877 era
The item lists a mix of market and political notes: new sugar and molasses on market, England’s beetle resilience, damp English climate, Ashtabula relics auction in January, Swiss prisons flag display, steam engine shipment from Richmond to St Petersburg, Cincinnati plans for 1878 exposition, three Boston to England steamships with 133000 bushels of wheat, Miami Conference of United Brethren bars tobacco using ministers, no elections in Indiana and Kentucky this fall, Democrats in Ohio call it an off year.
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England
Cincinnati
Boston
Miami
United Brethren
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Clothing for All in Van Wert Features Wide Stock
An advertisement proclaims a large stock of ready-made suits overcoats and gents furnishings at No 10 South Washington St Van Wert. The notice blends shop offers with brief society items and excerpts from Harper's Magazine and a sentimental poem about family and homes.
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Evans & Collins
Union Block
D. A. Newcomer’s Grocery
van Wert
Ohio
South Washington St
Little Dan Lead Frontier Dwarf Heroic Indian Raid
A dramatic frontier tale recounts six western men led by a fearless dwarf named Little Dan. They dodge a large Indian force, raid a village, rescue comrades, and reach Fort McKavette after days of starvation, leaving a memorial post proclaiming a brave man died here.
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Fort Territt
Texas
Llano River
Fort McKavette
San Saba
Fort Mason
Llano
Rhode Island
Gray Horse Hills
Territt
Fort MeKavette
Mechavette
Dan
McKavette
Little Dan
Antietam
White Horse
No. 24 A whisper from a woman's lips and a blackening tale
A poem warns how a whispered word harms a virtuous life. A snake-like rumor slides through a fair field, killing innocence and turning a bright face dark. The speaker asks whether truth can lift the curse of slander.
Dream Reveals Drover Murder in Ohio Hills
A young girl in Noble County recounts a dream detailing a drover’s murder near Sarahsville and Whigsville. She leads investigators to a hollow tree, finds a skeleton and old saddle parts, and links the tale to her father William Styles, long reputed cowardly, with local suspicions lingering despite his death.
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Noble County
Ohio
John A. Bingham
Congress
Switzerland
Baltimore
France
Germany
Whigsville
Sarahsville
William Styles
Styles
Philadelphia Trial Showcases City's Garbage Furnace
A Philadelphia trial tests a furnace that burns city garbage in a blast furnace similar to iron region furnaces. Coal fire heats the chamber, waste is fed in, gases power boilers, and remaining slag is sold at twenty cents per load.
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Philadelphia
Pensylvania
Candidate Shown Paying Subscription on First Sight
A man is identified as a candidate and pulls out his wallet to pay his Saturday Night subscription as soon as he is spotted, marking his immediate action after sighting the photographer.
In Heaven there is neither marrying nor given in marriage
A Rochester Democrat comment notes that Brigham Young would not have enjoyed heaven where marriage is not practiced, highlighting a cultural clash with Mormon beliefs.
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Brigham Young
Rochester
Tramp Printer Tries Backer Scheme in Sabetha
A tramp printer visits the Sabetha Republican office asking for work then seeks a backer for a plan. He buys flour calico coffee tea tobacco and notions, pockets the tobacco, leaves to fetch his team and never returns or pays for the goods.
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Sabetha
Kansas
Republican
Massive canyon rock houses a colossal bee hive
The Santa Barbara Press reports a huge rock in the second canyon west of Mission Creek stands about 150 feet high with deep crevices that host bee nests. Mexicans found the hive 17 years ago and it has remained untouched while Hayes and party yesterday felled a bee tree nearby and brought several swarms to town.
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Santa Barbara
Mission Creek
The Cinchona Bark Tale in Early Europe
The article traces cinchona bark from its obscure discovery to its spread in Europe before 1638. It cites Countess Cinchon and Jesuit explorers, notes initial opposition in France and Italy, and details Louis XIII and Louis XIV backing the remedy. It mentions Vituperative reception, secret preparations, and the bark’s Peruvian forests and perilous harvest.
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Cassell
America
Cinchon
Peru
Europe
Humboldt
Count del Cinchona
France
Italy
Louis XIII
Talbot
Louis XIV
Ohio election vote shifts threaten 1870s balance
The Pittsburg Chronicle argues that transferring Greenback and Labor votes to Republicans would have likely made West Ohio governor. It claims Democrats underperformed vs 1875 76, while about one quarter of eligible voters stayed home, a factor not to be overlooked.
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Pittsburg Chronicle
West
Ohio
Captain Rhodes Dives From Niagara Bridge
Captain Julius D. Rhodes leaped from the lantern crib of the International Bridge at Black Rock in a 35 foot plunge amid gale winds and turbulent water. He wore a life saving coat and surfaced quickly, aided by his wife who joined him on a yacht. For safety he was brought aboard after 25 minutes, with plans to dive again from the Niagara Falls suspension bridge on a calm day.
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New York World
Architenthis Princeps
Aquarium
Victor Hugo
Catalina
Hugo
Rhodes
Niagara
Buffalo Courier
Julius D. Rhodes
International Bridge
Black Rock
Strawberry Island
Niagara Falls
Intelligent dog Dan dies after fatal high window leap
Dan a black and tan dog at Arlington House leaped from a third story window to end a street dog fight. He fractured both forelegs on impact and died after a pistol shot ended his suffering.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dan
Arlington House
Friction Behind Fire Lossal Insurance Gaffe
An insurance adjuster questions a homeowner after a house fire. The owner, puzzled, learns the case hinges on a policy covering a higher value than the dwelling. The exchange ends with the adjuster defining friction as the motive: using a thousand dollar policy on a six hundred dollar house.
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Northampton Gazette
Connecticut Deacon Remembers Impious Son’s Street Whistling
In a church meeting a Connecticut deacon prays that his afflicted son was seen on the last Sabbath strolling the village main street with his hands in his pockets, whistling Yankee Doodle as the congregation listens with astonishment.
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Connecticut
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Opera House Block
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M. D. Eee
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Main
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East Main Street
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Ey Iney
Convoy
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Helist’s
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A. J. Porter
John Darnell
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G. M. Saltzgaber
Alexander & Saltzgaber
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West Main Street
J. L. Price
Ira P, Shissler
Price & Shissler
Ieix AT Law
Iron Block
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W.j. Beers
Adome
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J.B. Brodnix
Edson & Brodnix
Re. X
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MB Court House
Main &T. van Wert. O
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Arcdae
van Wert, Ohio
Swineford & Sonb
Wert
C.N. Yokel
Hertz
A.p.woonahay
Werekly
Pn Rye
Richmond, Va
St. Petersburgh
Russia
Phillips Patent
O. P. Clark & Son
South Washington Street
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H.v.olney
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Moody
Minnesota
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Harper’s Magazine
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Summerville
Holmes
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plaster-of-Paris
Cleveland
Frank Wells
M. D
Ella Wheeler
C. P. Clark & Son
S. Hamilton
Pittsburg, Pa
A. W. Fritz
Wenger & Pennypacker’s
Weible & Thomas
Michigan
Grand Rapids and
R.R. Co
Grant
W.C. Ehughart
Grand Rapids
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