For Sale Or Sale Farm Near Osage Center
An plainly described improved Osage County farm divided into five fields with apple and other trees. Deeply fenced and enclosed with outbuildings including a large barn and double tenant house. Central location near a station and Missouri railroad, 1 mile from Whitman’s Ferry to Missouri. Real estate agent listed in Wilmington, Delaware.
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P. W
BRR
Whitnigan
Frry
Whitheman
Wilmington
Milford Church Debt and Local Racing Notes Chronicle
The Milford M E church has raised and paid 600 of a 1400 debt, with a 3000 mortgage on the church. A hay elevator is installed on Mr. Thomas W. Wilson’s farm. Posters announce two races at Cook’s Track on July 4 with purses of 100 for D class horses and 300 for all. Sheriff Dunn convenes a jury for a lunatic inquiry into William E Wilson of Smyrna, who owns about 1500 in Smyrna. A Kent County Bible Society canvass aims to place a Bible with every destitute Milford Hundred family, to be done properly by a lady. A laborer speaker defends being self-made, displaying a bricklayer’s tools and praising honest toil amid applause.
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Kent County
M.E. Church of
Milford
Thomas W. Wilson
Cook's Track
Sheriff Dunn
Wmn. E. Wilson
Smyrna
Janiel M. Kerbin
John
Collina
Kirkbrrke’s
Wilson
Fentisular News
Bini
N. B. Smithers
Kent
Pennsylvania
Hoyt
Auditor General
Audhor-General
Auditor-General
Comany
Commonwealth
United States
Ball
Sun
A Fexan's Idea of Washington and Sussex Furnace tale
Governor Coke recounts a chaotic Washington visit with two unannounced callers who pried into his room after the door was left open, then headed downstairs to ring for entry. The Susser Journal notes Fiske Townsend resumes control and vows improvements. The old furnace site between Georgetown and Seaford recalls historic Sussex county voting days and post revolutionary bitterness.
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Coke
Texas
Washington
Senate
Governor Coke
Sunsex
Fiske Townsend
Susser Journal
Georgetown
Seaford
Sussex County
Otter
Mill— Journal
Shakespeare's Englishwomen in 16th Century Pageants
A fragmentary historical reflection on Englishwoman beauty and pageants in London during royal entries. It cites 16th and 17th century writers praising English dames, with quotes about welcome kisses and the etiquette of visiting foreigners. The text includes modern asides urging girls to learn sewing and domestic skills for independence.
Washington battle over army bill and veto Fates.
Correspondence from June 21 1879 reports the army bill to be signed while the Judicial Expenses bill is vetoed and sent back to Congress. It notes President Grant objects to liability language affecting appointment of election marshals, Democrats negotiating amendments, and Republicans hopeful the Army bill gains public support despite Senate controversy. Also mentions a Pennsylvania tax law overhaul and local society items.
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N. Y. Herald
Waasamnatos
Congress
Lim
United States
Democrata
Urey
Messrs. MacMahon
Springer
Widneviay
Senate
Conkling
Blaine
House
Make hast to be rich warned by a cautionary tale
A seasoned businessman warns youths the dangers of greed and fraud citing stories of quick wealth leading to ruin. At Ward's Corner Delaware County Alfred Bush owns a dangerous French stallion that repeatedly endangers his two year old son who plays with the horse while it protects the child, creating a strange bond.
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Ward's Corner
Delaware County
Alfred Bush
Mr Bush
Reduction of Fare to Baltimore by P. W. & BR R Co
The P. W. and BR railroad company plans to sell excursion tickets from this city to Baltimore and back for four dollars. Tickets are valid only on the Baltimore train leaving at 6.35 a.m., and may be returned on any northbound train. The move is described as a great accommodation for travelers, whether on business or pleasure.
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Baltimore
Letting the Cat out of the Rag Gold for the Bondholder
The piece argues for a silver commission amid U S bond debates. It critiques government handling of Bland Allison silver and the 1873 gold standard, alleging evasions by Sherman and Cabinet members to support silver interests. It discusses bonds, payment in gold versus silver, and the questionable value of trade dollars versus bullion.
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Washington
Sterman
Treasury
Sherman
Bayard
China
Severs Old Ties With Comical Portraits in Allegan Plot
A Detroit photographer tale centers on a muscular young man who, after swapping a cash price for a tin-type, sits for a mischievous pose to sever old ties. The staged scandal aims to win back a fiancée by showing a dramatic photograph and a letter hinting at marriage plans with a man from Allegan County.
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Detroit
Sitting Bull
Sol Smith Russell
Allegan County
Tike
Mary Ann
Tie
Evver
Goat
Bed of Front Street Relayed Underway Near Walnut
Workmen continue relaying the Bed of Front Street in the Walnut neighborhood as part of ongoing street improvements. The project aims to restore drainage and improve access for residents and traffic. Local officials emphasize progress and safety during construction.
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Front Street
Walnut
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