Republican State Convention in Iowa on August 14 1889
The thirty fourth annual Republican State Convention of Iowa will meet in Des Moines at 11 o clock a m on August 14 1889 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court seats Superintendent of Public Instruction one Railroad Commissioner and other business. The county convention and township caucuses will follow with delegate allocations and nominations for county offices. Delegates allotted by county and township votes, discussions on primary election reforms and party rules to ensure voter directed nominations.
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Dua Movins
Towa
Supreme Court
Bee Ag
Bantam Une Rison
Iogsuth
RUH Publican
Kossuth
Algona
Des Moines
Benjamin Harrison
Iss
Buffalo
Buffalo Township
Elwell School House
A. Lane
Conn
Geroun
German Township
Johnson School House
W. W. GnEy
Uom
Kica
W.A. Pang
Prairie
Prairie Township
Longbot- Gon
MO. Longbostom
Portland
Portland Township
Shrader
T. A. Butteryinlud
Com
Riverdale
Riverdale Township
Stewart School
B. Burger
Com. Union
Republicdas
Union Township
Frink
al Dy Ih
Pat’ Chapie
Wesley
Wesley Township
Qaclagrer
Te Autemore Republican
White Village
Bee Aes i. E Ha'rcu
Wheeler
Farmers’ Iterary Bureau
Second Ward
Senator Evarts Crushed In Humbling Corridor Moment
Augusta Chronicle recounts Senator Evarts recalling a meeting with a State Department clerk. He asked if the man worked there, only to be corrected by a young attache of the foreign office who asserted his identity with pride. Evarts admits he was startled and forgot his intended question.
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Augusta Ga
State Department
Foreign Office
Evarta
Alliance
Pittsburg Dispatch
Her First Telegram at Broad Street Station
A young husband bids his bride farewell at Broad Street station as she heads home to visit her mother ten miles away. She worries about money and suggests sending it collect. A messenger arrives with a telegram from TER, Pa reporting a safe arrival, ending the week’s brief telegram tale.
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Broad Street
Fiest
Wedblopton
Asdelphia
George
Trains Pass With No Serious Incident At Jinks Crossing
A letter describes a near miss as a train slowed at Jinks Crossing and whistled without incident. The writer reflects on worry for a friend, notes luggage delivery rerouted due to a blocked road, and mentions Cousin Will on the same journey.
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Jink's
Will
Mother’s
The Garden as a Farmer’s True Resource and Bond
The piece contrasts real gardens with barren plots, urging farmers to cultivate broad clean soil with diverse vegetables. A well tended garden sustains family health and finances, elevates table provision, and is the best investment a farmer can make for comfort and well being. It celebrates gardening as a healthful, honorable pursuit on the farm.
Practical farming advice for resilient homesteads
A Practical Farmer article urges landowners to cultivate extensive gardens regardless of season. It argues that men should focus on fieldwork while women and children handle chores, and advocates generous use of fertilizer, labor, and diverse crops to feed households and improve farm fortunes.
Cresco Base Ball Challenge Seeks County Opponent
The Cresco base ball club invites any county club to a game on any date with stakes of five or twenty five dollars. Address Geo Wheeler box 440 Algona for details. An accompanying ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with testimonials and free sample bottles at L A Sheets drug store.
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Geo
Wheeler
Box 440
Algona
Morris
Newark
Ark
Dr. Kings
Jesse Middlewart
Decatur
Ohio
Dr. King
L. A. Sheete
Minneapolis Rail Excursions and Engineer's Vigilance
Advertises 5 Harvest Excursions and 20th September 10s sales by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Albert Lea Route. Tickets to numerous states and territories with 30 day validity and stopovers within territory. Includes vivid quote about engineers staying alert amid narrow gauges and schedules. Also notes a humorous science magazine joke about earth bored and celestial positions.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Indian Territory
Colorado
Idaho
New Mexico
Montana
Wyoming
Arizona
Missouri
Iowa
Louisiana
Alabama
Twin Boys Named Edward and Ugene in Uncle Rastus House
A council met to decide names for twin boys born at Uncle Rastus' house. Aunt Lizy insists the initials be distinct to avoid mixing up handkerchiefs. Uncle Rastus contemplates the option and proposes Edward and Ugene.
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Uncle Rastus
Lizy
Edward An
Weathering Wonders Amid Natural Splendor in Scranton
The Scranton Truth notes nature’s vibrant display as lightning flashes, wind whistles, thunder rolls, snow flies, waves leap, and fields seem to smile. Trees sprout, rivers run, and amusements abound in a lively scene of seasonal weather.
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Scranton
Counting the people in early U S census records
A study of the National Archives room housing thousands of bound census books from 1700 to 1880 reveals how enumeration evolved from tracking household heads to listing every person. The narrative traces changes in methods across the first ten censuses and notes the wealth of data, from ages and occupations to property, education, and mortality.
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Interior Department
United States
Northumberland
Mifflin
Pennsylvania
Davies Potter
Northumberland and Mithio
Janes Porres
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