Moonshiners Rarely Quit in Courier Echoes of Prohibition
From Rutherford County, Col Amos Owens of Cherry Mountain was arrested last week for retailing liquor and brought before the U S Commissioner at Rutherfordton. Federal court records show more than a dozen prior moonshining cases and time in Albany penitentiary. The piece contrasts the illicit liquor trade with gambler’s habit and drug sin, noting officers confirm the cycle of arrest, outfitting again, and renewed operations despite penalties. Advertisements clutter the piece, promoting products and local services such as shoes, bee hives, loans, well drilling, and osteopathy.
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Charlotte Observer
Amos Owens
Cherry Mountain
Rutherford County
United States
Rutherfordton
Albany
Quack Grass Discussion At Buffalo Township Meet
Farmers in Buffalo Township gathered at Ward school to discuss quack grass control. Speakers Chas Blake and L E Krantz urged delaying sowing small grain, plowing late in fall, and sowing millet or buckwheat to curb the weed while boosting corn yields. They warned against overusing barnyard litter and emphasized soil digging and proper seedbeds.
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Quack Grass Congress
Chas, Blake
L. E. Krantz
Blake
Krantz
Quack
Local snippets mix politics, paddling dogs and odd cures
A collage of small town notes reports Burt Curtiss planning a coast visit to prep for a forthcoming campaign. Bancroft and Ommersburg recount quirks such as a diving horse stunt mishap, a Des Moines poker book promo, and a bicycle pump milk fever remedy for cows.
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Burt
P. M. Curtiss
AL [Gona
Bancroft
Bancroft Register
Des Moines
Generous Suggestion in Equitable Presidency Hunt
Bancroft Register notes the ongoing search for a president worth 150000 dollars and mentions attempts to recruit Pete Ewen, who is idle aside from swapping ties with Billy Campbell.
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Bancroft Register
Equitable
Pete Ewen
Billy Campbell
We Have More Divers In Emmetsburg Team Trade
J B Morris has traded for one of the diving horses, giving Emmetsburg Democrats a well matched and neat team in the county.
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Emmetsburg
J.B. Morris
Denial and altercation at St. Joe dance event
A correspondent recalls a contentious dance night where alcohol fueled trouble as Western dancers and visitors from Chicago and Waterloo clashed with local youths. The piece condemns the behavior of the disruptive group while praising orderly conduct and cautioning decent girls to avoid problematic attendees. It also notes prison literature and a Bible box discarded by a Yuma Indian observer.
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St. Joe
Army
Chicago
Waterloo
Penitentiary
Los Angeles Times
Providence
Territorial Prison
Colorado
Arizona Portentiary
Readable fragments for 1890s commerce and travel ads
The clipping lists promotional items and financial offers from A. D. Charke & Co and Galbraith's Shoe Store, including farm loan rates at five percent and a 5c Don Almo cigar. It promotes pat ent uppers, oxford styles, and new season goods. It also advertises Homeseekers rates via Iowa Central Ry to multiple western states with stopovers and twenty one day tickets, plus additional round trip deals and agent contact details.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Miscouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Yarritory
Texans
New Mexico
Colorado
A. D
Northwest
Iowa Central City
Paints
Minnesota
South
North Dakota
Cutts
Lightning rods in spring storms promote safety for farms
Spring storms bring wind and risk to barns and dwellings. Dodd and Struthers advertise genuine lightning rods with a guarantee, claiming protection for well built structures. Readers are urged to request the Wigwam's booklet Laws and Nature of Lightning to learn how to control it.
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Dodd & Struthers
Messrs
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