Evidence of Prosperity in Iowa Farm Markets Under Republican Rule
Farmer Brown and son present figures from Sage and Wright showing higher current prices for crops and livestock in Iowa compared with 1896, arguing prosperous times under Republican governance. They compare corn, oats, wheat prices, hog and cattle values across 1896 and 1900, and cite dramatic jumps in hog and cattle markets along with a proof crib of 18 000 bushels of 1896 corn sold for far more in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Brown
Drake University
Iowa
Sage
National Department of Labor
Carroll D.wright
Iowa State Register
Des Moines
Chicago
Omaha
Iowa State Historical Department
Aldrich
Omaha Bee
Bee
Farmer Brown
Dan McKay
Louisa County
McKinley
McKay
Iowa State Register Office
van Buren
St. Joseph Founder Robidoux Wins Airy Bedside Dispute
In Holt County the city founder Joseph Robidoux argued with a settler over whether a door should stay closed. After a moonlit struggle Robidoux overpowered him and demanded the door be opened for fresh air, which the settler finally approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Robidoux
St. Joseph
Holt County
Robidoux
Kansas City Journal
German Leader's Letter on Silver Standard Debate
Davenport letter to the editor discusses a New York Journal of Commerce interview predicting a Bryan presidency would threaten the gold standard. It cites ex-comptroller Eckels saying a Bryan administration would reinterpret currency laws to favor silver, undermining the treasury and the gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
The
Republican
New York Journal of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Bryan
United States
J. H. Eckels
Chicago Times-Herald
Treasury Department
Reading a Book: Curved Pages Harm Eyes Says Doctor
A New York Medical Journal writer notes curved book pages strain the eye as the reader shifts focus. Unequal lighting on each page edge further disrupts vision and suggests printing lines parallel to the binding could ease the strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Medical Journal
Cheap Excursions East From Iowa Central Railway
Grand opportunity to visit home folks in the east through the Iowa Central Railway annual Home Visitors Excursion to Indiana Ohio and Louisville Kentucky on September 4 11 19 and 27 1900. Rates less than one fare for round trip with tickets on sale at all Iowa Central offices on September 4 10 11 18 19 26 and 27 and return passage limited to thirty days. For routes and full details contact ticket agents or Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Indiana
Ohio
Louisville
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
G. P
T. A
Marshalltown
A Promissory Tone on Campaign Funds and Diet Cure
An advertisement-like clipping argues millions will be spent in politics this year and compares campaign funding to sustaining the body. It promotes Kodola opsia as a cure for stomach trouble, claiming it allows eating any food and ends digestive distress with L. M. Bosworth as the promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodola Opsia
L. M. Bosworth
Illinois Central issues free travel to stockholders for annual meeting
The Illinois Central Railroad Board, in a July 1900 resolution, allows registered stockholders to receive free tickets to travel to Chicago for the annual meeting, valid four days before and after the meeting with conditions. The meeting is set for September 26, 1900, with transfer books closed September 11 to 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Iinals Central Railroad
W. G Bruen
A. G. Hackstaff
Local ads and quotations from Ames area merchants and health cures
A collage of ads and sayings from Ames merchants including Spring Son's bargain buggies Judge's stove wood and Tilden Loughran's disinfectant. Also notes on kidney health Foley's and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with brief social musings on gender and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Tilden & Loughran
Break-Up-A-Gold Tablets Ad and Monument Note
An echoed medical cure claims Weeks Break-Up-A-Gold tablets cure cold overnight with ipecac and cascara at 259 price, agent L. M. Worth. Erie movement aims to honor Captain Gridley of Olympia in Manila Bay. Ad warns against counterfeit witch hazel products and promotes DeWitt's Witch-Salve for piles injuries and skin diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Worth
Erie
Gridley
Olympia
Manila
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
M. Bosworth
London Stores Employ Japanese Clerks
Japanese clerks are now employed in a considerable number of London stores and give satisfaction. The average Easter bat looks most like a last year's bird's nest with a big bouquet stuck in it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Self-Represented Lawyer Compared To Legal Tender
A proverb rues lawyers who handle their own affairs likening them to legal tender, implying fragility and risk in self representation.
G A R Encampment Excursion to Chicago Aug 1900
Great Western Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from the 25th to 29th for the G A R National Encampment in Chicago starting Sept 1. President McKinley to attend. extension to Sept 30 available for 50 cents. Inquiries to Great Western Lord, G P & Agent, or F T A at 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago
Great Western Rg
Great Western
Lake Michigan
McKinley
Great Western Lord
G. P
Adams St
Des Moines Daily News offers postpaid subscriptions
The Des Moines Daily News advertises postpaid subscriptions at $1 a year 75 cents for six months and 50 cents for three months. It promises all the news condensed for the busy reader daily telegraph markets and literary matter for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Daily News
Telegraph
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois Central Low Rate Excursions Ticket Offer
Illinois Central announces low rate excursions to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and other western stops with dates July 9 17 August 1 7 21. Tickets from lines north of Cairo Illinois to Colorado and Utah routes priced at one fare plus 2 dollars for round trip with limited continuous passage and stopovers subject to final return limits.
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Illinois Central
Cairo
Paducah
Colorado
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Puebelo
South Dakota
Nts
Wyoming
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Repub
Fred Heinz
Illinois Central Ry
Spring & Son’s
Judge’s
Chester
White Boars
Oxford Down Bucks
Geo
Copestake
Kelley
White House
T. J. Miter & Son
Tilden & Loughran’s
Compton
Ames
India
America
Land of Plenty
Spring & Son
Ts of
M. Jay Adams & Co
M. Jay Adams and CO
Town Central
R’y Co
St. Paul Mail
St. Paul A Paedt Preighs
St. Louis and
Peoria Express
Peoria
Saeeeeter
Chicago & North Western
Railway
Ch Express
I. ccc
Sasasces
Carroll Express
Dakota Express
Atses
Ess Oes Press
Dakota & Des M
Lham Des M
Accomodaton
Ceeevuaes
Lam i
Boone and Carroll
G. W. Rogers
Little Bros
Real Estay and Insurance
Minnesota
Boswein
Co. G. Lee
Naniel McCarthy
McCarthy & Lee
College Park
Bivens
Blok
Tr. HI
Owa
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Spearfish
Deadwood
Rapid City
Custer
US. D
Sheridan
Casper
Wyo
Illinois Central BY
Homeseeker’s Excursions
Homeseeker
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Tara
Ohio River
Rai
Yazoo Valley
Mississippi
E. P. Skene
I. OC. R’y
Cedar Falls
Ats
Lyle and
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central Railroad
Ackley
LeMars
Mlinois Central
Tober
R.R
Dusugus
Lowa
W. Nichols
South Ames
EF. Posegate
F. T. McLain
Westerman
MLAIN
Main Street
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