The Congregationalist described as a national church paper
A long promotional passage extols the Congregationalist as a steadfast, widely read religious family newspaper with strong editorial staff in Boston New York and Chicago. It highlights its coverage of churches and ministers, its literary quality and wide circulation plans for 1886 and its Iowa Homestead endorsement.
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Congregationalist
Boston
New York
Chicago
Union
Austinee D. D
W. L. Greene & Co
Somerset St
President dismisses poetry in Christmas stock scene
The President rejects a private Secretary’s discovery of a poem on the floor as he reads aloud amid a Christmas gift query. He warns Daniel there is nothing Gallic about this administration while turning to papers criticizing Collector Hedden.
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Nashville
Tonn Charles Sweeney
Swain
Lulu Greaves
Lula
Charlie
Charley
Love
Chicago Tribune
Daniel
Hedden
Toombs Wade duel threat over homestead bill history
The quarrel between Robert Toombs and Ben Wade over the homestead bill escalated into a deadly duel threat. Wade vowed to kill Toombs with his rifle, and Toombs backed down, fearing Wade’s proven marksmanship and the risk of a fatal confrontation.
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Robert Toombs
Ben Wade
Ohio
Wade
Cuba
Toombs
South
Senate
Sumner
Ald Ben Wade
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Advertisement
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chilblains corns skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Pickett & Co. Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Pickett & Co
E Drug Store
Rivers of life and faith in a poetical meditation
A reflective verse sequence describes streams and waters guiding souls toward service to others and God. It links natural imagery with moral aims, urging effective work, charity, and spiritual reflection across stanzas IX to XVIII.
Advancing A Journal and The Breeders Gazette
The Advance reports growing subscriptions under current management and pledges continued quality with famed writers and more home life content. The Breeder's Gazette is hailed as America's leading livestock weekly, praised for honesty and moral stance with favorable quotes from industry leaders and a $3 yearly subscription.
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Geo. W. Cable
Joseph Parker
the Advance
Chicago
Ilinois
Breeder’s Gazette
J. H. Sanders & Co
America
D. W. Smith
National Cattle-Growers’ Association of America
Col. Harris
American
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Help Man Heal Leg
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a running sore on his leg after eight years. Doctors warned amputation, but three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve repaired the leg. The remedies cost fifty cents per bottle and twenty five cents per box, sold by J H Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store.
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Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Law Proposed to Shield Doctors From Deadbeat Family Crises
Webster City Freeman argues a law should protect doctors who treat the sick dependents of deadbeats. The piece condemns public blacklists listing nonpayers, noting misidentifications and cruelty toward innocent widows and children while praising honesty and responsibility.
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Freeman
Marshalltown
Iowa
Webster City
The Insidious Allure of Gambling and Its Ruinous Course
A warning essay discusses gambling as an insidious habit that erodes business time and family ties. It argues rapid gains and losses breed recklessness, leading to ruin, with gamblers isolated from purpose and accountability. The piece cautions that only those with no family ties or responsibilities can sustain such a life.
Brown's Iron Bitters Featured In Digest
Advert claims Brown's Iron Bitters safely strengthens the feeble and dyspeptic, suitable for children. Testimony from Mrs Emma Williams of Starkwater Mississippi highlights relief from dyspepsia and debility. Mentions notable figures in North American Review January issue.
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Emma Williams
Starkwater
Marquis of
Shiloh’s Cure Sold With Guarantee for Consumption
A local advert promotes GF Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure sold with a guarantee. It claims to cure Consumption and offers a money back promise if not effective.
Shiloh's Vitalizer Promoted For Consumption and Dyspepsia
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Vitalizer as a remedy for consumption loss of appetite dizziness and all symptoms of dyspepsia with a price of 75 cents per bottle.
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Shiloh
Shilohs Cure Sold By H Westenman
Croup whooping cough and bronchitis relieved by Shilohs Cure sold by H Westenman. The notice emphasizes quick relief and local availability. No additional details provided.
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Shiloh
H. Westerman
Magnanimous Watertown Man Donates Pension To Confederate Soldier
A Watertown New York citizen wrote to Senator Mahone asking for aid for a poor Confederate veteran after claiming an $8 monthly pension. Mahone referred the matter to the Petersburg Virginia postmaster who supplied a beneficiary.
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Watertown
N. Y
Mahone
Petersburg
New Discovery Claim Promises Health And Life Save
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds as a priceless boon. It claims to cure consumption and a range of throat and lung ailments and offers a free trial bottle at J H Pickett Co’s Palace Drug Store.
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Dr. King
J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace
Dead head notices and busy editors in newspaper life
A reflective remark on the clash between missing obituary style notices and editors pressed for time, noting how others may be occupied with more pressing tasks than compiling formal death notices.
Emulsion Praised For Infantile Wasting By Dr Cohen
Dr S W Cohen of Waco Texas reports using your Emulsion in infantile wasting with good results. It restores wasted tissue and gives strength, and he heartily recommends it for diseases attended by atrophy.
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S. W. Cohen
Waco
Texas
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Burrell
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Ishler
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Judge Hayes
Lancaster Co
Parker
Ayer
T. P. Bonner
Chester
L. N. Smith
Utica
Richard Norris
Lynn
Mass
John Burdett
Troy
Ayer’s
DR. J. C. Ayer & CO
Lowell
State OF Iowa
Story County
J. F. Kelley
Kelley
Story
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A. Wortman
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Maxwell & Sou
A. H. Thayer
Corry
Maxwell & Son
J. L. Bartlett
Boyd Building
Ames, Lowe
G. D. Loud
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