Ames Republican Convention Nominates Wilson and Ingram for County Posts
The Story County Republican county convention met at the courthouse and nominated Henry Wilson Jr. for Clerk of the Courts and Joseph M. Ingram for Recorder, with Burgess renominated for Supervisor and George W. Dyer for County Attorney. Delegates were listed by township and committee reports approved.
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Nevada
Altho
Henry Wilson, Jr
Ames
Massachusetts
Wilson
J. M
Dyer
Burgess
Court House
I L Smith
County Central Committee
G A Underwood
Washington
J E Duncan
W O Payne
J R Hays
F T McLain
G T Sherwood
J A Mills
H R Boyd
D McCarthy
Committee On Credentials
Collins
J B Hanson
A Bates
A S McCord
C. W. Mead
Franklin
T J Miller
C F Ruth
L Oliver
R Liddle
Grant
W V Kyle
H Banks
Howard
R W Ballard
J Duca
John H Scott
Erick Sheldah
Abel Olson
Indian Creek
Sam‘ll Flickinger
John Dunahoo
Miles Pearson
J. W. Maxwell
J W Will
LaFayette
S S Larsen
S R Corneliussen
Geo. Larson
Lincoln
H C Wickham
J C Burkhart
J S Smith
Joseph Johnson
Milford
Ammond Erickson
Geo W Sowers
Peter Darby
John R Hays
Wm. Mathews
H O Ayers
L A Will
Fitchpatrick
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Port
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Unsion
Aplin
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Warren
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Roark
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A Hurst
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Herman Knapp
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Palestine
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Frank
Grant and Union
How
Total
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Wm. Arrasmith
Hemstock
J W Maxwell
la Fayette
O B Peterson
J Q Burgess
G B Kooser
F D Thompson
Miller
A K Olson
Richland
W C Murphey
Sherman
E Sparrow
H CC Hoark
Veterans Say Army of the Tennessee Dead at High Rate
An ex-official of the Pension Department cites ongoing losses among veterans. He notes 150 officers of the Army of the Tennessee have died since the war, then estimates thousands die yearly and regiments disappear in batches, concluding many veterans will be gone in twenty years.
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Pension Department
Army of the Tennessee
Whisky and politics drive New York Democrats, author says
A New York editorial argues whisky fuels the Democratic party, claiming liquor influences the city machine more than churches. It cites ten hours of vice and a city blanketed by alcohol as central to political control, with Jefferson’s ghost secondary to whisky.
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Brick” Pomeroy
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Manhattan Island
Rim
Alpha and Omega
Democratic triumphs praised in McGregor editorial
A fervent editorial extols the Democratic party and President Cleveland, claiming wartime strikes, market paralysis, and pension vetoes are signs of progress. It lauds party principles and asserts broad popular satisfaction with Democratic governance. The piece mocks opposition and suggests lasting, favorable impact on farms and trade.
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McGregor
Democratic Times
Jefferson Davis
Cleveland
Chicago Theater Wins Move to End Window Advertising
Chicago theater managers plan to drop all window advertising and expect New York to follow. Dispatches say the move could save vast sums for Chicago managers while managers agree newspapers are more effective. Aronson of the Casino echoes the stance noting window ads fail to yield proportional returns.
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Chicago
New York
Aronson
Nellie Grant Sartoris May Visit Her Mother This Summer
A New York letter reports Nellie Grant Sartoris may visit her mother in the summer. She has gone to the Isle of Wight and may travel to the continent. The note dismisses rumors of a pending divorce, saying there is no truth to such reports.
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New York
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Isle of Wight
The Best Salve For Cats and Skin Ailments Sold
An advertorial touts a salve claimed to cure cats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with price 25 cents per box. Pickett & Co. Palace Drug Store.
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Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Stane
Grigg
J. H. Pickett & Co
Triumphant Democracy Facts Count America Leading
Andrew Carneghy highlights in his book Triumphant Democracy that the United States surpasses Great Britain and the mother country in wealth agriculture and manufacture. He notes native born population growth urbanization racial ratios and vast production feats including steel rails flour butter cereals carpeting and boots across major cities and states.
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Scotland
America
United States
Republic
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
Ireland
Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Europe
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Paris
England
War engagements tallied in early United States conflicts
The article lists engagements by war from the Revolution to the Civil War era, noting 55 in the Revolution, 87 in the War of 1812, 21 in the Indian wars, and 2,247 in the Civil War with yearly breakdowns from 1861 to 1865. It references claims of higher battles and casualties than other wars and underscores patriotic pride amid immigration tensions.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Jeff. Davis
England
William the Conqueror
Ex-Rebel Scout Maj. H W Love Dismissed in Washington
Maj. H. W. Love of Iowa City, long time head of a scouting unit in the late war, was summarily dismissed from the interior department. His march through Mississippi with Company B of the Second Iowa Cavalry led to confiscations at a plantation owned by a noted rebel, who later helped secure his firing.
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Washington
H. W. Love
Iowa City
Interior Department
Second Iowa Cavalry
Mississippi
Love
Barley House Proprietor Endorses Cholera Remedy
B B Barley of Belle Plaine Iowa testifies to Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in severe cholera morbus cases. He recommends it for travelers and families and notes it is sold by H Westerman.
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B. B. Barley
Barley House
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Chamberlain
H. Westerman
A Tenderfoot’s First Day on a Nebraska Ranch
E. D. Woolworth recounts his start as a cowboy in Nance county near Omaha. He describes rough days in the saddle, the health benefits of ranch life, and the contrast to city office work. He notes cattle branding, cutting out, revolvers for protection, and hard but honest labor with good rations and strong camaraderie.
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Far West
E. D. Woolworth
Woolworth
New York City
Omaha
Neb
Burlington & Pacific Railroad
Missouri
C. D. Woolworth
Loup
Nance County
Nebraska
Mr. Woolworth
Brooklyn
Texas
Brooklyn Union
American Trotting Horses in Europe Field Opens for Breeders
American trotting horses could captivate Austria if a well chosen string of trotters with speed and style is exported. The Austrian market shows growing interest but needs quality stock from the United States. The opportunity lies in supplying the right material to expand a nascent trotting scene.
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Europe
Ting
Atlantic
Austria
Georgia enacts scarlet poison wrappers and white printed labels
The New York Sun reports a Georgia law requiring poison be sold in scarlet bottles with scarlet wrappers and white letter printing. Printers face difficulty printing white on scarlet surfaces, sparking debate among publishers.
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Georgia
New York Sun
Des Moines Training School Praised As Frugal State Work
Des Moines boasts a first class training school built without state funds, praised for its work surpassing Cedar Falls normal. Two Indianola girls graduated this year, while local ad copy touts Sprague's Throat and Lung cure and Grigg's Glycerine Salve as reliable remedies.
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Indto Anola Herald
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Claims Kidney Help
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is promoted as preventing inflammation of the kidneys and other organ disorders. Testimonies from Mrs. Weld, W. M. McDonald, and John McLellan describe kidney complaints improving after using the remedy, alongside relief from dyspepsia and systemic weakness.
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Jas. W. Weld
Forest Hill St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
W. M. McDonald
Summer St
Boston
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