Campaign reflections and candidates praised for office
Thursday, Oct. 29, 1903 notes the final Advance before the election. It argues voters should transport to polls, predicts a Republican majority, and commends candidates G. W. Hanna, M. Pr. Randall, C. H. Belknapp, F. T. Sparks, A. J. Lilly, and G. W. Packard as fit for office. It laments limited political discourse and lauds election duty and competent officials.
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Gieu. W. Hanna
M. Pr. Randall
C. H. Belknapp
F. T. Sparks
A.J. Lilly
Jor. G. W. Packard
Titonkaz
Born on a merry-go-round baby in Indianapolis
A captioned note from the Capital and the Tribune comments on a baby born on a merry-go-round in Indianapolis. The quirky line suggests the child faces life with a lively swing of fate rather than a continuous round of pleasure, referencing historical figures and local sentiment.
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Indianapolis
Tribune
Andy Johnson
Trade for a Mule and Editor in Small-Town Notices
Leser notes from Lake Mills Graphic and Garner Signal mention trading a gasoline engine for a mule and a usable editor from Garner Signal. Britt Tribune jokes that Pap Bush will move the Britt Tribune editor if Bailey’s comments reach him, while warning no jury would accept damages verdicts in a suit.
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Graphic
Lake Mills Graphic
Garner Signal
Britt Tribune
Pap Bush
Bailey
Britt
Tribune
Wesleyan editor questions Slagle bolting candidacy
A Wesley News-World column critiques Mr. Slagle for declaring adherence to a republican convention decision, calling him an independent candidate and questioning his motives. The piece challenges the sincerity of his pledge and suggests he will fail to win county votes amid accusations of a confidence game and one sided agreement.
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Wesley News-World
Slagle
Mr. Slagle
Slagle’s switch stirs local political tension in Strawberry Point
The piece accuses Mr. Slagle of political opportunism after teaching years in Strawberry Point and leaving Wesley public schools midterm. It urges voters to back the Democratic nominee Belknapp, labeling Slagle a Democratic annex supporter and questioning his principles while urging a direct vote for the Democratic candidate.
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Dacy
Slagle
Strawberry Point
Wesley Public Schools
Belknapp
Revised Iowa Idea Sparks Turmoil in Cummins Debate
The Tama Herald notes that the revised Iowa Idea totals 75,000 for Cummins and warns that Democratic adversaries will attack the revised plan as they did the original. The paper comments on the difficulty of appeasing political opponents in ongoing power struggles.
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Iowa
Cummins
Tama Herald
Special Clubbing Rates Offer for County Subscribers
The Advance sells for $1 yearly, half the price of other county papers. New subscribers may get The Advance plus one weekly for $1.00 spot cash, with options including The Iowa State Register or The Des Moines Capital, and combined offers with Des Moines Daily News at $2.25 or Sioux City Daily Tribune at $2.75. Delinquent subscribers may reinstate by paying all arrears. orders require spot cash.
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Iowa State Register
Des Moines Capital
Sioux City Tribune
St. Paul Dispatch
Advance
Des Moines Daily News
Sioux City Daily Tribune
Poultry Ad and Cisterns Offered by Local Firms
A vintage ad lists Moore Bros offering poultry near Milwaukee depot and Spurbeck Lambert Co promoting cisterns. The cisterns are 2-inch select white pine, tarred outside and painted inside with a 2-inch cover. They claim resistance to freezing, soft water and long life, urging early installation before fall rains.
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Spurbeck-Lambert Co
Local Coal and Apple Surplus Offerings In Algona Area
Bowyer's advertises eyewear while Moore Bros handles a full stock of hard and soft coal. L A Stacy offers to buy surplus apples or make cider near the Algona creamery, warning against bruised fruit and noting steady quality with the phrase Even Tenor.
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Moore Bros
L. A. Stacy
Algona Creamery
Buck’s Steel
COLE
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Reed & Clarke
F. Reed
Tawa
Seroute Life Numter
Tol
Boine
Leonox New Times
Jockey Club
Cologne
Indiana
State Board of Health
Harnecke
New York City
Gov. Cummins
Dollie Hertz
Dakota
Algona School
Council Bluffs
Anthony Schoenenberger
Winterset
Clara Berry
Fishel
Opishel
Rishel
Our Boys & Children’s Department
Ailor Norfolks
Kossuth
Gona
Durdall Block
Kossuth County
Wesley
Milwaukee Depot
Bowyer’s
Norton
Lumber and Goal
Dingley & CO
E. A. Wolcott
Successorio
W. W. Jones
The
King Bros. Stock
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