State Levy of 1874 Taxes and Odd Massachusetts Tale
The Auditor and Governor certify tax rates for 1874 revenue 144-100 mills and school 96-100 mils per dollar of equalized value raising about 1.5 million for revenue and 1 million for schools after abatements. In Springfield a quarrelsome deacon ejects a woman over a bonnet blocking view, then worship resumes. the bonnet incident ends with a jab about a strong male relative and a No 9 boot.
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Massachusetts
Springfield
The New Twenty Cent Silver Coin
The committee notes passage of a Senate bill for a twenty cent silver piece to streamline payments and change. It explains removing a Pacific coast change problem from the five cent nickel-copper coins and the prior use of the term bit. It argues the five cent silver coin was discontinued to protect notes redeemable in gold coins and minimize treasury redemptions.
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United States Mint
Senate
Congress
Pacific Coast
Texas
United States
Sensational Report on a Mid Ocean Rock Mystery
The New York Sunday Mercury prints a sensational piece about a rock in the Atlantic that purportedly explains the fate of several steamships including City of Boston President United Kingdom Ismailia and others reported missing after leaving port. The tale hinges on this mid ocean rock as the key to the mystery.
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The
New York Sunday Mercury
Atlantic Ocean
City of
Boston
United Kingdom
Mysterious Rock Reported Off 40 North 62 West
Captain Picasso of the Italian bark Teresa reports sighting a rock shaped like a trapezium at about 40°N 62.18°W on September 9. The rock, reddish brown with minimal water exposure, measured roughly 100 metres long and up to 6 metres out of the water. Discrepancies exist with charts dated 1848 and 1872, and no soundings were obtained nearby.
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Picasso
Teresa
Queenstown
New York
Noneys
Wilson
The Moon And Its Place In Our Cosmos
A lecture style discussion extols Earth as a fine planet with seas lands and waters. It notes gravity links the Moon as a satellite orbiting Earth every about 28 days. The Moon’s size distance and orbital path are described along with its light and lunar days. The piece hints at grand telescopic studies and lunar geology.
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Earth
The Moon As A Wonder Told In Numbers
The author surveys the moon detailing its barren surface and lack of life. He notes its orbit, eclipses, and the historical dating power of eclipses. He lists distances and speeds, calculating a 28 day orbit and a 1432 mile per hour sweep, and ends by affirming the moon’s gravitation lifting the oceans.
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Earth
T. T
Mind over matter in a tragic rural assault
In Mingaut Valley a bedbound husband, James Tolin, aided by his wife Mrs. Tolin, attacked an itinerant pedlar who forced entry and assaulted her. Defending his wife, Tolin used a crutch to strike the attacker, who collapsed. Tolin then died from the exertion. the pedlar fled and a lynching fear grips the community. Meanwhile Marshal MacMahon roams Paris boulevards without notice, paying for shows.
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James Tolin
Mrs. Tolin
Villian
Mr. Tolin
Family Groceries Promises Quality and Fair Pricing in Troy
An advertisement from a local grocer pledges complete departments with top brands, strict one price policy, and attention to best goods. It invites patrons to compare prices, trade in country produce for high quotes, and recalls the old stand at Main and Market streets in Troy Illinois.
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Sax
Smith’s
Old Stand
Cor
Market Street
Troy
Illinois
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Deebly
James N. Jarvis
Ceeeeee Ees Eet
Astronomical
New York Herald
Mingaut Valley
Nids Ia
Marshal MacMahon
Paris
Samuel Rawson
Andrew Rawson
Sau Rawson & Bro
Risser & Rawson
N. E
Main & Market Streets
Troy, Ils
Grocers
Edwardsville, Ills
St. Louis
Barcash
Fred. Allwarter
Seth Thomas
Clay Street
Troy City
St. Danis
David Seligman
Germaan Lutheran Church
Dental Headquarters
OLIVE
ST. Louis, MO
Llub
aneEnre
Liberal Commission
St. Louis Democrat Co
JOB Press
Osage Corn and Cob Mill
Tlinois
Missouri
Grinder
Semple
Bulletin Office
Joan
Dewey
Clay and
Dewey Streets
Ulinois
F. A. Sanin
Try, Ilinois
W. W. Jarvis
Andrew Mil1s
Justice OF the Peace
Risser & Rawaon
F. L. Hampton
Saddler Shop
Main Street
Ivey
Joan L. Purviance
Ztna and Globe Insurance Co’s. Ly
Independent Cornet Band
J. N. Jarvis
Leapen
Ilinois
Rail Road
Andrew Klein
John Deimling
Troy City Exchange
Felix Droll
John Diehle
Bear
T. H. Bell
Srys BoLtp & Brother, Carpenters and Builders
Baptist Church
Edwin
Donoho
Ills
John H. Neary
Colliar
Sams G
Robbins
DON Oho's
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