Dubuque Daily Herald March 1, 1878 Caught on the Fly —Spring weather continues. —Hop at Masonic hall to-night. —Coffee sugars are one—eighth of a cent lower. —Light blue neck ties are fashionable with the ladies. —This is good weather for the ladies to make calls. —About one hundred dressed hogs came in yesterday. —A train […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 2, 1878 Caught on the Fly —The red mitten brigade—the high school girls. —Teams are now crossing the Washington Mills bridge. —The river is very unusually low for this season of the year. —Farmers along the Volga valley road are busy sewing wheat. —-If a pair of barn yards take a […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 14, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:79; mean thermometer, 43.8°; maximum temperature, 49° minimum temperature, 43°. Total rainfall, 0.28 in. —Real estate is looking up. —The motor will probably run to-day. —The rain has spoiled the roads again. —Quite a number of families are moving […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 6, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:71; mean thermometer, 47.3°; maximum temperature, 59.5° minimum temperature, 39°. —Lent to-day. —F. G. Boyd & Co., liquor dealers in New York failed. —The new moon we now have o’lights is the driest ever seen. —See “Want Column” for […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 7, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:70; mean thermometer, 48.5°; maximum temperature, 57° minimum temperature, 34.5°. —Dillon to-morrow night. —The legislature adjourns 21st inst. —Those spring harbingers have arrived. —The parks are being put in trim for the season. Found, on 14th street. a lady’s […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 5, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:96; mean thermometer, 37.6°; maximum temperature, 45° minimum temperature, 29°. —-A boat is expected hourly from below. —St. Patrick‘s day comes on Sunday. —Lent begins to-morrow continuing forty days. —This is pancake Tuesday the day before lent. —The D. […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 8, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:92; mean thermometer, 50°; maximum temperature, 61.5° minimum temperature, 36°. —The sparrows failed to arrive. . —Eggs are down, retailing for 10 cents. —St. Patrick‘s church is to be completed this season. —Agricultural dealers are actively engaged with farmers […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 9, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:77; mean thermometer, 59.5°; maximum temperature, 66° minimum temperature, 50°. —March winds. —The grass is sprouting, —School election next Monday. —South winds are blowing up a storm. —The Seminary Hillites are to have gas. —The Curtiss tri-color has struck […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 10, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:84; mean thermometer, 59.8°; maximum temperature, 63° minimum temperature, 57°. Total Rainfall 0.23. —The Boston Quintette club to-morrow night. —See “Want Column” for situations wanted, for sale, to rent, &c. —City election in Dunleith to-morrow. Candidates plenty and treating […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 3, 1878 Caught on the Fly —Take a ride on the ferry-boat to-day. —The Blue Ribbon, at the Baptist church, to-night. Go. —The Key City Hotel rejoices in a district telegraph box. —Judge T. S. Wilson’s little daughter Grace is seriously ill. —See “Want Column” for situations wanted, for sale, to […]