Iowa News Digest: Accidents, Deaths and Deals Across Counties
Volume XI reports a Cresco fire destroying about a dozen buildings worth 24000 dollars. Sadie Spencer was killed by a moving train at Red Oak on April 4. Many counties report asylum populations, deaths from natural and accidental causes, and civic projects including a new coal discovery near Algona and a 1 000 000 bushel elevator planned near Conia.
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Cresco
Sadie Spencer
Red Oak
Elizabeth Devoe
Burlington
Senate Debates On Election of Officers and Party Lines
The Senate debated the resolution for electing officers with fiery exchanges among Pendleton Hoar Dawes and Harris over party majorities. Additional sessions included Brown Logan Beck Cameron and Mahone as they argued about representation, legitimacy of the majority and the presidency’s control.
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Hoar
Dawes
Harris
Hill
Earn Seles
Mahone
Fariey
Washiington
Hagis
Tennessee
Porter
Deners Bureau
Johnson
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Virginia
Beck
Washington
Boynton
Committee On Foreign Relations
Blair
Congress
Logan
Brown
South
Massachusetts
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Mason and Dixon
Mahon
Beause
Periodical Review of National News Items
Street car workers in Cincinnati strike for higher wages while New York supports Dakota flood relief. Brokers Iselin & Baker suffer $100,000+ short accounts. Illinois passes Chisholm bill to curb adulteration. Smith Cove flax mill burns, losses reach 75000. Senator E P Jacobson dies in Denver. Typhus and smallpox rise in New York. Hotel Cencha Texas burns. physician known as Doctor perishes.
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New York Produce Exchange
Iselen & Baker
New York
Beaconsfield death and European monetary conference notes
The London Times reports England to be represented at the monetary conference with caution on bi metalism. Lord Beaconsfield dies April 18 with funeral plans and royal respects noted. Ireland and St Petersburg news follow, detailing Nihilist trials and political arrests, Tunis French alliance shifts, and Zurich opposition to a global socialist congress.
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Beaconsfield
The
London Times
England
Lord Hartington
India
Monetary Conference
Moor
Parnell
Lord Beaconsfield
Earl Beaconsfield
Paris
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Spain
United States
France
Greece
Italy
Holland
Portugal
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Evarts
Maquin
United States Congress
Calcutta Court Punishes Young Husband for Cruelty
A sixteen year old Mahomedan groom was jailed for a month after branding his six to seven year old wife with a red hot iron. The case highlighted cruel early marriages and the magistrate condemned the act, asserting marital rights do not excuse brutality.
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Calcutta
Ground meal increases milk yield in dairy cows and fence belt plans
A long discussion on feeding corn meal rather than ear corn to dairy cows shows milk flow rising by about half when meal is fed. The author urges cheap milling on farms and notes heighted milk output with ground feed. A related report by E. E. Whiting of Monona county favors live fence posts on belts of timber and barbed wire protection, while criticizing old stock fencing laws and praising beef breeds like Hereford and Devon for efficient production and crossbreeding with hornless cattle.
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Iowa
E. E. Whiting
Monona County
State Horticultural Society
Cedar Falls
Brother da
Slavery in Africa and Americas Evident in 19th Century
The piece surveys ongoing slave trade in Africa despite suppression efforts, notes illicit activity in Egypt, and describes late 19th century reforms in Brazil including a 1871 law on slave offspring and emancipation funds. It cites 1862 US anti slavery law and 1876 Cuban slave trade reports, with Hayti described as free.
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Africa
Egypt
Cuba
Spanish America
Brazil
United States
Times
Havana
Hayti
Why They Offer Fail. Small duties shape big success
The passage argues young men fail to advance by neglecting minor tasks. Faithfulness in small duties builds thorough work habits and character, enabling promotion. Even modest abilities can outpace greater talent if one masters subordinate responsibilities. The core rule is diligent, conscientious effort in any role.
Entrepreneur Eyes Dr Bull Couch Syrup Market Boom
Comment notes that many would pay full price for Dr Bull's Couch Syrup rather than use cheaper remedies, suggesting a lucrative opportunity for a savvy seller. The piece portrays consumer demand and market potential for a patent remedy.
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Dr. Bull
Boy’s quick reply keys to General Garfield in humor
An Ohio Sunday school boy answering a question about preferring General Washington or Napoleon Bonaparte named General Garfield. The anecdote reflects a playful comparison linking a local figure to national leaders.
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Ohio
General Washington
Napoleon Bonaparte
General Garfield
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure Claim
If you feel despondent and weary of life do not give up. It claims disordered kidneys or liver cause troubles and promises invigoration restoration and happiness.
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Warner
Ollie Confesses He Is Mammy's Boy in Baltimore
A Baltimore boy named Ollie, just out of dresses, tells a family friend he is mammy's boy and a wagon's boy too. The father reproaches him, while Ollie explains the humorous double claim with a grin.
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Baltimore
Ollie
Mammy
The Greatest Blessing and Hop Bitters Remedy
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a universal cure and blood purifier. It claims to purify the blood regulate the stomach and activate kidneys and liver, presenting the remedy as mankind’s greatest blessing and urging readers to try it.
Tragedy and Legal Woes Lit Up April Dispatches
A dispatch reports Wm Mattox fatally shot his brother Hezekiah in Clay county Missouri on April 18. Chancellor Count Hamilton of Upsal University Sweden is jailed for forgery involving 40000 pounds, including the King and Queen as forged names. Cadet Buck of Texas was acquitted in a Highland Falls school shooting case against John J Thompson Jr of Ohio. A terrible tragedy struck Iberville Parish Louisiana several days ago.
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International Review
A. V. Dicey
Alexander Cochburn
England
Mme. Ragozin
Brooks Adams
Wm. G. Low
South
Henry Gannett
George Eliot
W. Fraser Rae
France
I. N. Ford
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America
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Illinois Southern Hospital For the
Anna
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Emily Parker
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Phillips
Henry Severing
Dayton
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Levering
Missouri
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Charles Mormon
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Arthur Foster
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Luther
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Phillips Academy
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Foster
Wm. Mattox
Hezekiah Mattox
Clay County
Hamilton
University of
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Sweden
Buck
John J. Thompson, Jr
Ohio
Highland Falls
West Point Academy
Beauty and Its Disappointments in a Progress Essay
A Progress writer argues that female beauty acts as a powerful weapon shaping men and society. Charm draws money and influence, but daily flattery leads to vanity and eventual disappointment as women face an awakening when beauty fades. Rochebourne notes the hard shift from charm to aging acceptance.
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The
Progress
Rocheburne
Grain Route Reveals Grashopper's Ordinary Path
A fragment shows a character asking where grain goes and another answering it travels to Grashopper, highlighting a simple exchange about food sources and place without further context.
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