Iowa Republicans and Democrats hold county and state nominating sessions
The Democratic State Convention in Cedar Rapids nominated Charles E. Whiting for Governor and W. F. Brannan for Supreme Court, while endorsing Greenbacks E. I. Gillette and F. W. Moore. Story County GOP met August 15 to nominate county officers and delegates, with Oleg Nelson, C. H. Balliet, C G McCarthy, J. Mills, and A. Banks among nominees and several ballots detailing delegate tallies.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Whiting
Monona County
Lion
W.F. Brannan
Muscatine County
Supreme Court
Greenback
E. I. Gillette
Des Moines
F. W. Moore
Davis County
Iowa
Story County
J. L. Smith
J. R. Hays
WO. Payne
J.E. Duncan
J. L. Stevens
Siree
T.J. Miller
John Evanson
Ed Eliott
IL. Balliet
W. EF. Boardman
A. I. Buck
J. Q. Burgess
J. W. Maxwell
G. T. Sherwood
J. A King
E F Scott
Anufin Ersland
Henry Osmundson
W C Beck
New Albany
A M Norris
Robi Allen Sr
J W Ambrose
Joshua Cooper
Indian Creek
J W Maxwell
W K Wood
W J Venneman
Miles Pearson
W M Starr
Collins
John Mead
Joseph Mills
Theo Fowler
Theo Ham
Robi Faith
la Fayette
SS Larsen
Neil McFarland
O B
J. A. King
Covention
Oleg Nelson
Palestine
Mr. Nelson
C H Balliet
AM Norris
C G McCarthy
McCarthy
Dan McCarthy
R K H Mitchell
John Watts
J L Stevens
Larrabee
Given
Hull
JL Stevens
W K Boardwan
G T Sherweed
Cellins
Franklin
C F Ruth
Grant
G T Sherwood
Howard
J Il Scott
LaFayette
Larson
Lincoln
J Q Burgess
Milford
D L Lang
Nevada
Robt
Allen
W P Wiland
Sherman Richland
Geo. Dawson
Sherman
J B Shaw
Union
Warren
Smith
Washington
L Stevens
Cambridge and Nevada Notes in Story County
Cambridge and Nevada items report social visits, commerce updates, and local events. Notes include elevator updates, a living post office fight, school progress, Republican county convention praise, and a Third Infantry reunion. Nevada teachers normal closes with strong attendance and county political outlook.
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Cambridge
Frank Warrick
Georgie
Nevada
D. D. Hayes
Perry
Arthur Woosley
Miss Lockridge
Williams & Brdwell
Norwegu
Ole Nelson
Maxwell
H. A. Burdick
Geo. Eward
Ankeny
M. M. Mason
Des Moines
H. Osmondson
Norway
J. B. Green
Jim
A. Welton
V. D. Hayes
M. O. Peterson
Tama City
E. W. Chandler
Ft. Dodge
J.P. Wilson
Pott
Minnesota
M. M. Smith
Story County
Story Co
Roe
Col. Fenn
Third
Lawa Inf
Bunting
Republican County Conventions Report Delegates for Governor Race
Far as Republican county conventions have met, Larrabee holds 221 delegates with 91 plus 70 and 85 from unknown groups, totaling 542 delegates cited as needed to nominate.
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Larrabee
Civil War Union Deaths by Officers and Men
The total Union army deaths due to the Civil War totaled 359,496 with 9,584 officers and 349,912 enlisted men. Iowa losses amounted to 13,001. These figures exclude postwar deaths.
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Iowa
Secretary Whitney blamed for shipyard layoffs and collapse
The secretary faces criticism as about 3000 workers are thrown out of employment following the failure of the ship-builder John Reach. The rout is attributed to what critics call arbitrary and unjust orders from Secretary Whitney.
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the Navy
John Reach
Whitney
Keiley to Return Home Rejecting Foreign Mission
Keiley states he will come home and refuse any foreign assignment. A man who hid under a bed and watched his wife kiss a neighbor admits peeping, claiming any man would have peeped in that moment.
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Chicago Tribune
Keiley
Iowa Democracy Seeks Auditor Nomination At Convention
A self styled committee of bosses in Iowa decides to nominate an Auditor of State. The move clashes with the party’s crocodile sympathy for Auditor Brown and suggests a contest over control of state governance.
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Committee of Bosses
Guardian
Iowa Democracy
Brown
Cholera Death Toll Rising in Europe Reaches 40000
Cholera deaths in Spain have reached 40 000 with 1 500 new cases daily as refugees slip through quarantine. The disease is entrenched on the French frontier, while hope remains that America may escape the plague this season.
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Spain
America
Chicago plans Grant monument in Lincoln Park at $50,000
The city proposes a Grant monument costing about 50 thousand dollars to stand in Lincoln Park with over half already secured. The writer suggests Iowa should follow this example and place a similar memorial on the capital grounds at Des Moines to honor the great soldier.
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Chicago
Gen. Grant
Lincoln Park
Iowa
Des Moines
Lowa
Britain Expands Indian Forces Amid Russian Threat
The British enlarge native troops in India as war with Russia appears likely in the near future. Most European nations face unsettled peace, with many potential wars on the horizon. The British public enjoys relative security and tranquility at home with no immediate dangers evident.
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India
Russia
Panorama of Shiloh Battle Opens in Chicago
A new panorama depicting the Shiloh battle opened last week in Chicago. Housed in a building built for the purpose, it follows the Gettysburg and Siege of Paris plans. Observers say it is a highly accurate representation, though panorama exhibitions may be overdone in the city and financial success remains uncertain.
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Shiloh
Chicago
I Tt
Paris
Peculiar Heat Gradient Confounds Northern South
A recent heat spell showed a surprising temperature gap with southern points like St Louis and New Orleans nearly as hot as Bis marck and Oak. Some northern sites read higher than locales 2,000 miles south, and Duluth logged five degrees above New Orleans on a day last week. Will a scientist explain this anomaly.
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Bismarck
Oak
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Duluth
Tribute to a Great General by His Physician
Dr. Dovens, Grant’s physician, penned a sister letter praising the late patient. He notes nine months of close care that deepened his esteem, calling the general a self sacrificing, gentle, quiet sufferer who faced death without a murmur and died as he had lived a true man.
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Dovens
Grant
Hair Balsam Promises Quick Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Jeuete Parker's Hair Balsam as a remedy to regrow hair, cover bald spots, and color hair while eradicating dandruff. It claims quick results and reliability for those seeking renewed hair appearance.
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Jeuete Parker
General Grant Death Rouses Memory Of A Parsonic Warrior
General Grant died peacefully after a long career as a famed Civil War commander. He leaves two sisters in Jersey City and four children Fred Buck Jesse Nellie all married, plus eight grandchildren. His mother was a devout Methodist and he reportedly believed he would not die in battle. Mrs Grant recalled he was an obstinate man and he disliked medical attention to the end.
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Story Ciry
A.s.welch
Ames
C. W. Allen
Wier
W. Miller
Eas
George Hartsell
Nebraska
Kansas
Spee
Rochester
Hop Bitters
J.J. Berk
Grant
Cramer
Corbin
Jersey City
Ocean Grove
Christian Commission
Fred
Buck
Jesse
Nellie
Veteran excursion to Chicago from Webster City
The Illinois Central R. A. plans a veteran excursion to Chicago departing Webster City at 2 37 on September 7. Round trip fare is 10 65 with tickets valid ten days. Highlights include panoramas of Shiloh Gettysburg and Paris siege, Army of the Tenn reunion with Sherman and Logan, and the Inter State Exposition. Sleeping car spaces available by Sept 4. J F Merry Gen West Pass Agt.
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Illinois Central R. A
Chicago
Webster City
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Paris
Army of the Tenn
Sherman
Prominent Dr Bosanko Cough Syrup Favorite Advertised
A familiar name among U S readers endorses Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup for coughs colds consumption and throat ailments. Sold by Pickett & Co at 3 cents and 1 00.
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United States
Dr. Bosanko
Pickett & Co
Labrador Leading Illustrated Feature in Harpers
The September Harpers will publish a frescoed account by C H Farnham of his canoe voyage Allegro along Labrador coast on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence between Saguenay and Belle Isle. He describes meeting the county court house afloat the yacht Ruby where the circuit judge makes his rounds, with full illustrations from Farnham sketches.
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Labrador
Harter’s
C. H. Farnham
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Saguenay
Belle Isle
Is your life worth 2 cents price of remedy
An advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy promotes its life saving value. It claims the bottle costs two cents and can treat Cholera Morbus Dysentery and Diarrhoea and even Asiatic Cholera if taken promptly.
Gillet resignation to the governor anticipated
Ogden Reporter notes that Boone and Story Counties should not trouble themselves about the Gillet succession as Gillett will resign in time to fill the vacancy. Across Country with a Cavalry Column is the subject of Zogbaum's paper and illustrations in September Harper's.
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Holera
Mishler
Boone
Story Counties
Gillet
Gillett
Ogden
Zogbaum
Gilbert Station News Shows Busy Grain and Hog Trade
The Gilbert area enjoys fine weather aiding harvest and haymaking as Gilbert Bros. received grain and the town saw a car load of hogs shipped by Ferguson Co. and Sowers & Son. Local trades included tile sales, lumber handling, and upcoming shipments from St. Louis. Mr. Gilbert travels to Havelock, Iowa for new work.
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Roland
Story
Chicago
Story County
Boardman Bros
Nevada
Peter Marshall and Son
A. Olson & Sons
O. O. Stole
Enterprise Hardware
Duca
Cleveland
E. D. Fenn
O. C. Guard
Minnesota
Vincennes
Norway
Russ Ballard
Russ
J. B. Grennell
Oliver
St. Louis
E. P. Gilbert
Try
Havelock
Iowa
Elijah at Horeb and the revulsion after exaltation
The lesson interprets Elijah fleeing Jezebel’s threat, seeking refuge at Beersheba and Mount Horeb. It notes his fatigue and hunger after a 15 mile run, and how God provides sustenance. It emphasizes spiritual renewal through work, calm perception of God in nature, and the idea that seven thousand remain faithful.
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Jezebel
Beersheba
Judah
Ahab
Judea
Jehoshaphat
Horeb
Mount Sinai
Jehovah
Jerusalem
Sile
Obadi
Damascus
Jehu
Elijah
God
Baal
Hazael
Elisha
Enterprising Drug Store Promotes Health Remedies
An old man speaks of rheumatic pain and Brown's Iron Bitters as relief while a Springfield resident cites benefits from the product. J. A. Pickett & Co. advertises Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption with a free trial bottle, claiming it cures throat lung and chest ailments. A schoolboy misdefines demagogue as a vessel for intoxicants.
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Peart
C. W. Hostsenpiller
Springfield
J. A. Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Dr. King
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G W Hemestock
R Corneliussen
J Jm Guthrie
Roan McClure
J L Smith
AK Olsen
Richland
SM McCall
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PH Ream
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L. Oliver
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Chas. Barker
Hans Jacobson
N. L. Carrell
Abstract and Loan Agency
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Oe Ling
Oleyfelson
Haber
Ole K. Johnson
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John Hi
Boston
A. R. Elwood
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W. W. Favor
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Bosanko
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Byron
John
Digelow & Huntington
Bigelow & Huntington's
Louie M. Elworth
BOOKS
D. Loud
Kelley
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Gilbert
Norman & Loud
John H. Queal & Co
Marwell & Soo
A. H. Thayer
Maxwell & Son
J. L. Bartlett
Boyd Building
Ames, Lows
Marixot
C. H. Glidded
C. H. Glidden
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