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 […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 12, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:846; mean thermometer, 52.26°; maximum temperature, 60.5° minimum temperature, 48°. —Hog slaughtering still goes on at Ryan‘s packing house. —A. Heeb received eight cars of ice from McGregor yesterday. —The city attorney has not yet prepared his opinion upon […]
Dubuque Daily Herald March 13, 1878 Caught on the Fly Local summary—10:05 p. m. Mean barometer, 29:73; mean thermometer, 50.7°; maximum temperature, 62.0° minimum temperature, 45°. —The country roads are rapidly drying up. —New maple sugar is oozing out of the trees. —Boring in the artesian well has again commenced. —Oranges and lemons have advanced […]