Fragmented 19th century text with Lincoln quote and election notes
A garbled 19th century OCR paragraph mixes Abraham Lincoln rhetoric with stray political commentary, weathered by time. It references school primers, religious preaching, and law, then shifts to election talk, a claim about a political machine, and remarks on Senators La Follette and Bryan Volunteers. The piece also mentions a university program and a Belmond delegate at a Denver convention.
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J. Kenerick
Belmond
Denver
Wrez
Hiryac
Bryan
Hapor
Magzobes
Deg Moises
Capital City Fraudoutlook and Party’s Fate at the Customs
A garbled local text warns that men claiming allegiance to the party must face scrutiny and risk. It laments capital city fraud and implies the party’s decay at customs, mentioning Kid Carter and a need to understand the party is dead again.
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Mhatocrdéy
Capital City
Wade
Galt
Kid Carter
TRE PRIMARY LAW Demonstrates Iowa’s push for open nominating process
Discussion of Iowa’s new primary law states the system expands voter power in selecting party nominees while acknowledging red tape and abuses. It asserts the law strengthens government by the people, with legislators likely to simplify procedures and remove obstacles. The recent election is cited as proof of the system’s correctness and progress for popular government.
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Citizan
Fboough
Iowa
Influential talk and public notices from a town service
A Methodist church service features Rev. Johnston urging a public notary to symbolize good influence in the community. Government and civic comments follow, noting unidentified dead in national cemeteries, business-minded travel safety, and political observations from local editors and governors.
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Johnston
Methodist Church
Twenty Years From Now and The Atrocities of Youth
A Lisbon style column warns of future social ills forecasting twenty years hence when today’s boys may become doctors, lawyers, thieves or murderers. The piece urges parents to monitor their children and their influences to steer them away from danger and crime.
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Ao Exchange
Doctora
Democrate
Jrown
Eag
Iowa farm ownership figures stir Iowa press notes
A compilation cites farm counts and sizes across Iowa, noting 228,622 farms with 148,858 operated by owners. It highlights distribution by acreage, with 62,750 owning 176 to 500 acres and 70,923 owning 100 to 175 acres, plus 11,048 under twenty acres. It also lists dedicated sectors for nursery, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and tobacco along with livestock totals.
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Jowa
John Lawless
Farma
Farma Ion
Finnera
Planta
Defiant Congress Echoes Across Kansas City Times
A tangled recap from the Kansas City Times and other papers laments Congress defiance and political posturing. It notes sarcasm and party defection, criticizes editors and printers, and comments on early spring political mood as newspapers debate party loyalties and leadership.
Cheerful Optingtet and Poorpay Argue Over Calling Again
A comic exchange unfolds as Cheerful Optingtet insists he will not call again, while Mr Poorpay urges him to wake the thirteenthue superstition. The dialogue hints at repeated visits and a lighthearted dispute over superstition and persistence.
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Collector
Mr. Poorpay
The Greater Problem at Washington Point
The piece criticizes encouragement for young men to enter politics while urging a push for them to return to work after leaving office. It argues that political service should be followed by productive employment rather than short stints in public life.
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Washington Pont
Fragmented letters and curiosities from a congressman’s district
A letter to Congressman Smith of Michigan asks about soldiers widows pensions and benefits. The page also riffs on a humorous incident outside a residence, a Harvard professor’s quip about deep pockets, and scattered musings on pockets, hunger, and progress, all in a quixotic, era tone.
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Jettera
Congressman Smith
Michigan
Smith
Ohio
Harvard
Hell
New Shoes Arriving Daily at J. J. Diemer & Co
New supply of men’s ladies misses and boys Oxfords arriving daily at J. J. Diemer & Co. Shop for the latest styles and sizes as stocks are refreshed every day.
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Ak J. J. Diemer & Co's
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