08 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1880
Page
1
A survey advances plans to link Senegal and Niger by railway, while reports describe atmospheric electricity feats, lightning perception debates, and novel light and sensory theories. Scientists note the eye’s speed limits, the aurora of Edison lamps, and a 20 ton block lift aided by a wooden frame as ancient engineering possibilities emerge.
A nurse in a boarding school tale watches over a scarlet fever patient in a rambling old hospital with cherubs on a tea service and a hopeful romance. The nurse’s clumsy curiosity shifts to a carpenter patient later named Crimpton Crippen as the narrator recovers and the two plan a Thanksgiving wedding.
Mr D J Fallis of the Merchants National Bank of Cincinnati states in a Commercial interview that bonds would not be worth 90 cents on the dollar if Hancock wins. Theodore Cook, banker and Democratic chairman, offers to buy $1,000,000 in bonds at par after Hancock’s election for a $10,000 profit, and Fallis says the remark was his personal opinion and not bank policy.
Summary of sworn statements from Jan 14 1874 testimony before the Poland Committee and various press excerpts. Garfield denies ownership or receipt of Credit Mobilier or Union Pacific stock and profits, while evidence suggests he agreed to take ten shares but paid nothing and received a $329 balance via a check. contemporaneous accounts criticize the Congressmen’s involvement as a breach of trust and possible perjury, with calls for punishment.
A Christian Union writer with nearly forty years in teaching argues that explaining a book’s chief points in simple terms reveals gaps in knowledge and strengthens memory. He urges youths to summarize reads aloud, noting benefits to intellectual taste and clear speech. A Galveston note mentions a man profiting from Mexican donkeys by letting trains run over them. Greenland Bros. advertises undertaker services.
The London Telegraph notes two American steamers carrying grain entered Revel to discharge their cargoes, a historic shift as Russia, long seen as Europe’s granary, now imports wheat from the United States. Other items mention Swayne’s medicines, political chatter, and a Brooklyn police incident.
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