Love and Sacrifice in a Mexican War Spy Plot
A brief tale recounts two U S officers posing as Mexican and Teekee officers who are captured in Fourtado's camp. Winchester draws the fatal black stone and is executed while Holmes is exchanged. Major Fourtado notes the noble act and the men’s secret ties to West Point families and Taylor.
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Zachary Taylor
Mexico
Santa Anna
Ma Fourtado
Fourtado
Meno
Winchester
War Holmes
Holmes
Taylor
West Point
Holmes Winchester
Fourtade
Otis Winchester
Thunderstorm Kills Mia Stephensen and Grandchild West of Weldon
In a field two miles west of Weldon Colorado a thunderstorm killed Mia Stephensen and her 2 year old grandchild. Reports include chaos from weather and local distress. The chaotic scene reflects peril in rural Colorado during severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia. Stephensen
Weldon
Colo
Is He Fond of Exercise Yet He Walks In His Sleep
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press quotes a question about a person’s habits and notes the odd detail of sleepwalking. The brief line reflects a humorous or reflective tone without further context.
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Detroit Free Press
Two Leading Citizens Face Duel Over Oldest Inhabitant
Bronda Bok laments the trouble stirred by two leading citizens eager to settle who is the oldest inhabitant. Each locks eyes with a six shooter from dawn to dusk in a dispute that seems more personal than polite. Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronda Bok
Washington Star
Grace Hill Social and Local Notes Quiet In July
Special bulletin from Round About reports a Christian Endeavor social at Rev Romig’s and updates on local workers. J OG Rehmel in Muscatine, fencing and ballast gangs active on the Th R M ra, I M Lewis ill, Pearl Corpman of Dublin visits Charley and family before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Pearl Corpman
Dublin
Charley
Fire damages Turney wagon works in Fairfield incident
A Wednesday blaze at the Turney wagon works in Fairfield caused property damage valued at 4500. An exploding lantern started the fire as wagons were being loaded for shipment. Fairfield firefighters tested their new equipment during the incident.
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Fairfield
Turney Wagon Works
German farmer killed in horrid mower accident
Henry Reynawotz, a prosperous German farmer near Maolia, was killed yesterday evening when his team spooked a mower. He was thrown and dragged under the moving sickle, hacked to pieces. he survived only a few hours.
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Council Bluffs
Henry Reynawotz
Maoila
Ile
Regular meeting urged for tomorrow with important business
A notice calls a regular meeting for tomorrow and urges all to attend due to important business on the agenda.
Advertising Proves Power. Chautauqua Opens with Notable Guests
A newspaper column extols advertising as an art that boosts business and cites a reluctant advertiser who sold through the journal. It notes the Columbus Junction Chautauqua opening August 8 with a Burton Tillman debate on Republicanism vs Democracy and lists prominent participants like Maud Ballington Booth and Hooker Washington. The piece also mentions local and regional notices, bakery promotions, and various town visits and social rounds.
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Columbus Junction
Burton
Tillman
Maud Ballington Booth
Fred Emerson Brooks
Hooker T. Washington
Fremont man fired from job sparks new job hunt
A local exchange reveals that an unnamed man, once busy, has been fired from his current position and is now seeking new employment. The discussion contrasts his former ease with current unemployment as he pursues opportunities.
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Husy
Napoleon's Follies and the Russian Invasion
A critical examination of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, detailing his ambitions and miscalculations. The piece notes the failed front frontier battle attempt at Smolensko, the brutal march, the loss of the army in winter, Moscow's burning evacuation, and Kutuzov's pivotal escape of Napoleon. It reflects on the despot’s capacity for evil and the devastation of war.
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Napoleon
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Paris
Smolensko
Borodino
Moscow
Kutusoff
Beaulieu
Mack
Pirot United Presbyterian Holds Afternoon Service
Services were held at Pirot United Presbyterian this afternoon in preparation for communion Sabbath. Rev Sawhill from the Second church preached. The regular service is set for tomorrow afternoon. Stanley Miller of the Democrat suffered a sharp pain when a large bug entered his left ear at H M Eicher’s home. the insect was removed after several minutes and he has since recovered enough to be at work today.
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Johnson Bakery
Johnson's
County Attorney's Association of Town
Albert Sawhill
Mansfield
Ohio
Mr. Sawhill
Roy Patterson
Ottumwa
Pirot United Presbyterian
Second Church
Stanley Miller
The
Democrat
H. M. Eicher
The Hidden Door Mystery Of Porchar d Street Shopkeeper
A shopkeeper on Rackett street vanished after locking his shop doors and leaving no trace of money or valuables. Police found no body, no hollow vaults, and the cellar was explored for years without results. Neighbors and kin pursued leads, but the case remained unsolved for a decade.
For Rent or Sale Classified Items
For Rent or Sale a furnished house apply at Journal office. For Sale a good second hand organ cheap apply at Journal office. Lost a sorrel mare blind in one eye white strip in face Notify Journal office. Wanted a cook or party to take charge of hotel. tf
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Eodtf
Journal Office
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Markets Today Shows Mixed Close Across Trading Sectors
Daily market roundup notes Sd men 76 Ty x6 6 percent figures and percentage shifts with 764 494 and 4935 49 percent values. data suggest mixed performance across indexes. Trading activity varied as sectors displayed gains and declines in volatile session.
Secret Vault Found Behind Crumbling Wall
Four boys discovered a hidden door after a football rolled into a base of a crumbling wall. Old Burchard had a stone vault under the yard with a secret opening from the cellar. He was killed by foul air inside the vault, where about 80 000 in cash and loans' collateral were found. three or four boys won about 1000 each for solving the mystery.
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Burchard
Leost
M. Quad
Early Morning Air and the Dew Vitality Claim
The article argues dew brightens the early morning air through oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and ozone produced during dew formation. It links the freshness to atmospheric changes at dawn and suggests dew sustains plant and animal well being more than commonly realized.
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New York American
Pickings from Fiction and Witty Sayings Collage
A collection of maxims from varied authors including Diana of the Crossways and Eden Phillpotts. The lines joke about wit beauty and loneliness while pondering magic and hospitality. Miscellaneous literary quotes stitched into a themed excerpt.
The Corsican Vendetta and the Crab Dictionary Tale
A Corsican discovers a death threat on his door and faces a vendetta that spreads beyond two men to involve families and women. The passage uses a crab analogy to warn that exact knowledge matters, citing Cuvier’s quip about a small red crab that walks backward and isn’t a fish.
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Cuvier
The Mind and Busy Hours in Dialogue
A Witty exchange contrasts unreflective minds with disciplined ones. The speakers John and Charles debate being interrupted, while a quip about future needs follows, ending with a Puck quote on paying storage charges.
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Puck
Visit Ends for Des Moines Family in Iowa Town
Mrs. Alice Johnson of Des Moines arrived for a visit with her sons M. Johnson a baker and Prof. L. W. Johnson. Miss May Brookhart, who had been visiting her brothers S. W. and James, returned to Cantril Iowa.
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Alice Johnson
Des Moines
M. Johnson
Prof
L. W. Johnson
May Brookhart
S. W
James
Cantril
Iowa
H and W Scofield Install Glass Front at Baird and Son
H and W Scofield are installing a new plate glass front in the building occupied by Baird and Son grocery. The project updates the storefront, signaling ongoing business improvements at the market location.
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H & W. Scofield
Baird & Son Grocery
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