State House Ticket and Crop Report Fragment
The Intelligencer notes Republican ticket pilots for Governor Lieutenant Governor and Railroad Commissioner. A severe storm with hail swept across the state from Cherokee or O Brien toward Decatur, damaging crops in Audubon Adair and Decatur counties while haying and winter grain harvest progress.
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Cherokee
O’brien
Decatur
Buena Vista
Carroll
Audubon
Guthrie
Adair
Union
Clark
Iowa Farmers Dominate State Convention Stance
The late Iowa Republican State Convention was largely farmer led with about a thousand delegates from river to river. The Inter Ocean notes the body, while full of farm sentiment, lacks professional politicians and business interests, and criticizes the party platform as clumsy claptrap reflecting farmer views.
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Iowa
Iowa Republican
Poli
Inter Ocean
McCall Nominated by Acclamation for Senator in Boone Story District
In Boone on July 7 the Republican Senatorial Convention for the 31st district nominated T. C. McCall of Story by acclamation. Boone leaders W. D. Templin and L. J. Cunningham presided. district committee includes M. H. Wrigley Ed Brown Boone Henry Wilson Story. Local support runs strong for McCall with mixed views about Story backing McCarthy.
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Boone
Story
P.m
W. D. Templin
L. J. Cunningham
Jennings
T. C. McCall
McCall
John H. Jennings
M.H. Wrigley
Ed Brown
Henry Wilson
Boone County
McNail
Boone Democrat
Dan’l McCarthy
McCarthy
Death of Hannibal Hamb Ends Antislavery Statesman Era
With the death of Hannibal Hamb, one of the last antislavery statesmen who left a profound impression on their day. The obituary notes his enduring influence on reform and public life.
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Hannibal Hambin
Herald Debuts To Celebrate Independence In Webster City
The anniversary of Independence was celebrated in Webster City by a brand new daily, The Herald. It comes to us in bright and business like shape and we wish it entire success.
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Webster City
The
Herald
Northfield College Conference Briefs Gather for Great Issues
Brief reports show Christian bodies meeting at Northfield college conference to discuss grave topics. The exchanges focus on unity and progress, aiming to yield significant results for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Press
Northfield College
Conquist
The Defeated Chiefs in Cedar Rapids Convention
The Register of last Friday offers kindly words about defeated office candidates in Cedar Rapids. It says those defeated belong to a party with more good candidate timber than it can use.
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Cedar Rapids
Immigrant tides and political speeches a global circulation
An Iowa Citizen letter argues a cure for immigration is to translate Democratic convention speeches and widely circulate them in Europe. The writer claims tales of woe and ruin portrayals would deter potential migrants from coming to the United States.
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United States
Iowa
Why I Am a Protectionist by Hon. B. F. Jones
Pittsburg banker Hon. B. F. Jones argues protection strengthens national revenue and wages, diversifies industry, lowers prices, and defends against harmful imports, dismissing free trade as fallacious and impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Jones
Pittsburg
American Economist
Weather Summary for Iowa: Rainfall and Storms Across the State
Central Station Des Moines Iowa reports indicate temperatures and sunshine were below normal for the past week. Rainfall was ample statewide and excessive in many localities. A heavy storm with wind squalls hail and heavy rain occurred on the afternoon of the 1st and continued.
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Central Station
Des Mores
Iow
Washington Letter reports labor disputes and political notes
Washington Letter from July 6 1891 covers the Knights of Labor and Federation of Labor clash over reinstating discharged Bureau of Engraving and Printing workers, Blaine health rumors, Simonds appointed commissioner of patents, Wanamaker subsidy lines, and post office reorganization. It also notes local crime trial and Red Men parade, and Sevastopol line and Reinecke case mentions.
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Washington
Foster
Knights of Labor
Federation of Labor
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Ohio
K. of L
Blaine
Bar Harbor
State Department
Wm. Edmond Simonds
Connecticut
Yale Law School
Wanamaker
Norfolk
Virginia
Tampa
Florida
Galveston
Texas
New Orleans
Louisiana
Major Rathbone
Rathbone
Des Moines Murderer Shot Police Officer in City Crematory
Des Moines reports Frank Pierce, a former Polk county detective and constable, fatally shot E. H. Wis hart, a police officer overseeing the city crematory and dumping grounds, on July 1. Pierce, already jailed, stands charged with murder after this fourth shooting incident with three victims recovering.
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Des Moines
Frank Pierce
Polk County
E. H. Wishart
Pierce
Webster City Accepts New Daily Herald Newspaper
Sioux City marked the 4th with two tragedies a murder and a death by own action. Vinton endures a burglary epidemic with no clue to culprits. Ottumwa mayor denounces Kansas City Sun and Des Moines Graphic. Elkader prices mob action targets Price once enforcing prohibition. Judge Love dies in Keokuk aged 107 with Civil War and Iowa history.
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Sioux City
Vinton
Ottumwa
Kansas City Sun
Des
Multiple 19th century tragedies and notable deaths reported
A sweep of late 19th century items details disasters and notable deaths. Sentenced ex treasurer Bardsley faces fifteen years. A Brazilian visitor near Mt Vesuvius suffocates in lava. Cherokee cattlemen to be charged fifty cents a head. Trains collide in Ravenna killing twenty. Mississippi Louisiana cyclone devastates Baton Rouge penitentiary with eight convicts. Princess Louise wed to the Prince of Anhalt in London. Wm Henry Gladstone dies from brain tumor. Kanawha & Michigan wreck near Charleston kills twenty, injures sixty. Ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin dies in Bangor born Paris Missouri.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Robert Ross
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Strip
New York, Penn, & Ohio
Ravenna
Ohio
Mississippi
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Henry Gladstone
W. E. Gladstone
Kanawha
Michigan Road
Charleston
W. Va
Hannibal Hamlin
Bangor
Maine
Paris
House of Representatives
Notable political career of a 19th century American statesman
Summary of a prominent figure who served as United States Senator in two periods from 1848 to 1861 and 1849 to 1855, Maine governor in 1857, resigned after re election to the Senate, vice president under Lincoln from 1861 to 1865, Boston port collector in 1865, and U S minister to Spain in 1881.
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United States
Maine
United States Senate
Lincoln
Boston
U. S
Spain
Letter from Utah on Salt Lake City and festival visit
A Utah reader describes a visit to Salt Lake City in June 1891. The letter notes Salt Lake’s population, landscape, and notable sites including the Assembly Hall the Tabernacle Brigham Young’s residence and the Deseret Museum. It covers the Salt Lake Choral Society Festival with Miss Emma Thursby and Mr Myron Whitney, the Tabernacle’s acoustics, local churches missions and the city’s plans for summer improvements and a boulevard to the lake. The writer praises the city’s growth and scenery while offering practical impressions of weather and culture.
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Depreen
Utan
Ames
Salt Lake
Iowa
Wasatch
Charming
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Choral Society
Emma Thursby
New York
Myron Whitney
Boston
Latter Day Saints
Assembly Hall
Miss Thursby
Whitney
Tabernacle
Brigham Young
Salt Lake Theatre
Deseret Museum
Utah
Prospect Hill
Grand Wasatch Range
Great Salt Lake
Political realignments loom as Mor mons join Liberals
The writer notes a political upheaval in altitude and predicts a merger of the People’s Party or Mor mons with Liberals into Republican and Democratic ranks. The trip to Ogden left them tired and plans to visit Ames were cut short by illness as they reflect on editorial patience and reader expectations.
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People’s Party
Ogden
Ames
EmIly E. McFappen
Cure for cramps praised in Leonard graphic endorsement
Albert Erwin editor of the Leonard Texas Graphic endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best and speediest cure for stomach cramps. Other users share the sentiment. Available from L M Bosworth Druggist.
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Albert Erwin
Leonard, Texas
Graphic
Chamberlain
L. M. Bosworth
Hair Turns White by Snake Fear in Ohio Woman
An Ohio woman terrified by a snake had her glossy black hair turn white as snow but later regained its color with Hall's Hair Re newer. The item blends sensational anecdote with a patent remedy promotion in a vintage press style.
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Ohio
Hall
Tennyson Benefit Cruise Notes and Local Advert
The report highlights Tennyson's favorable receipt of a cruise in the English Channel and includes a public testimonial from Mr. Clark praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a top selling medicine. Also noted is Octave Thanet as Alice French in private life, an Iowa writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clark
Chamberlain
H. Clark
Rangeville
Texas
L. M. Bosworth
Octave Thanet
Alice French
Iowa
Electric Bitters Praised by Ida ville Residents
Wm Timmons Postmaster and local residents John Leslie and J W Gardner attest Electric Bitters greatly improve kidney and liver troubles and restore vitality. The ad notes availability at L M Bosworth's Drug store.
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Wm. Timmons
Idaville
Ind
John Leslie
Farmer and Stockman
Same Place
J. W. Gardner
Harda
L. M. Bosworth
Emin Pasha Plans Scientific Expedition to Mountains of the Moon
Emin Pasha intends to dispatch a scientific expedition to the Mountains of the Moon. The move signals a focused research effort in a remote region, highlighting colonial-era exploration aims and scholarly curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emin Pasha
Moon
Dr King's New Discovery Ad Offers Refund Promise
A druggist advertises Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and chest troubles with a money back guarantee if no benefit after a fair trial. Trial bottles are free at L M Bosworth's Drug Store and large sizes cost 50 cents and 1.00. Senator Peffer says he plans to visit every state before fall.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth’s
Peffer
Union
How to Succeed and the Restorative Nervine Drug Ad
A short promotional item touts success in life as linked to grit and nerve health. It introduces the Restorative Nervine, claimed to cure nervous diseases from headaches to hysteria, and offers free trial bottles and a testimonials book at L. M. Bosworth's Drug Store.
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Miles
L. M. Bosworth
Signor Del Castillo Named Among Spain’s Wealthiest
Signor Del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain, is listed as one of the kingdom’s wealthiest men. The report highlights his vast holdings and influential status within the government.
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Signor del Castillo
Spain
Kingdom
Heart Disease Cure Promoted by Dr Miles in New Book
A critique of nervous heart trouble misattribution leads to Dr Miles new Heart Cure claims. The book on Heart Disease is offered free at L M Bosworth's with recommendations for the Restorative Nervine. The remedy is said to cure nervous and organic heart disease, short breath, fluttering, pain, irregularity, fainting, and dropsy.
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Franklin Miles
L. M. Bosworth’s
Miles
Consul McKinley’s Brother Highlighted in Hawaii News
A San Francisco Consul D A McKinley is identified as Major McKinley’s brother. An advertisement claims Woolford’s Sani Lotion cures humans and horses in 30 minutes and is sold by L M Bosworth Druggist in Ames Iowa.
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D. A. McKinley
Hawaii
San Francisco
Major McKinley
Woolford
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Ames
Literary Club Idea for Toronto Workers
Goldwin Smith proposes a Toronto club for literary workers to meet and fraternize. Also advertised is English Spavin Liniment claiming to remove soft lumps and blemishes in horses with claims of curing blood spavin splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains and swollen throats. Save 50 by one bottle sold by L M Bosworth Druggist Ames Ia.
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Goldwin Smith
Toronto
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Ames
Pope Sends Bound Copy of Labor Question to European Rulers
The Pope has sent a beautifully bound copy of his discussion of the labor question to all rulers in Europe. George Gould owns a log cabin in the Catskills where he spends the summer.
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Europe
George Gould
Catskills
Enterprising Man Praises Queen City Plating Co
A Macon Missouri reader shares his experience with Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co of East St Louis Illinois. He paid five dollars for a plating device and reports weekly profits rising from twenty seven to forty five dollars while plating knives forks spoons and jewelry. He recommends others try the business and notes rapid work and a complete machine.
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Macon
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co
East St. Louis
Lis
Iir
Brookey
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plat’g Co
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertisement
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores salt rheum fever sores tetter and more with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. Sold by Bosworth Druggist. May 21.
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Bosworth
Miles' Pills Promise Fast Biliousness Cure
A patent medicine claim describes Dr Miles' Pills as regulating liver stomach and bowels via nerves. It touts quick relief from biliousness bad taste torpid liver and constipation with small mild doses. Advertisement notes 50 doses costs 25 cents and samples are free at L M Bosworth's.
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Miles
L. M Bosworth’s
National Educational Association Meeting in Toronto
The National Educational Association meets in Toronto from July 14 to 17, 1891. Chicago and North-Western Railway offers excursion tickets July 8 to 13 at one fare for round trip plus 2.00 membership fee. see C N W Railway agents for details.
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National Educational Association
Toronto
Chicago & North-Western Railway Co
Consumption Cure Recipe Promised Free by Rochester Physician
An elderly physician claims to have a vegetable remedy for consumption and other lung ailments after testing it in thousands of cases. He offers to mail the recipe free of charge in German French or English to any requester by sending a stamped reply and naming the paper. Address W A Noyes at Powers Block Rochester.
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East India
W.A. Noyes
Rochester
Teledo
Ohio
Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburg
Kings County
New York
Cure advertisement testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure
A testimonial endorses F J Cheney and the firm West and Travux and Walding Kinnan Marvin as trustworthy druggists in Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as an internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available and price 75 cents per bottle.
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F. J. Cheney
Toedp. Io
West & Travux
Toledo
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Spurgeon Illness Mentioned in Brief Item
Spurgeon is seriously ill in a compact report. Senator George reveals a 10 000 word letter backing the Farmer's Alliance. Editor A K McClure of the Philadelphia Times declines the Chicago fair commissioner appointment.
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George
Farmer’s Alliance
A. K. McClure
The
Philadelphia Times
Free American Farmer subscription offer to readers
Farmers can obtain a free one year subscription to the illustrated American Farmer from Cleveland. The plan requires paying all arrears and subscribing for one year in advance, with new subscribers also paying for one year in advance. The magazine is a 16 page national agricultural journal famed for education and uplifting farming communities.
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American Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
The Bak Trust Knocked Out and Book Offer
A notice describes a pub function in Berlin and an American dress, plus a sales pitch for the Encyclopaedia Britannica reprint in 25 volumes at $1.50 per volume. It touts bargains, easy payments, and a special offer on volume 1 with express or mail delivery and compares favorably to pricier editions.
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Berlin
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edinburgh
Express
Ec Ale & CO
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Mm &S K. Wilson, Publishers
H. C. Wheeler
Sac
James Gov
Geo. van Heuten
Taylor
M. Weaver
Hardin
Henry Sabin
Clinton
Campbell
Jasper
A. L. Bruntz
J. Miller
O. G. Ashford
J. F. Reed
D. W. Church
H. D. Chamberlin
Joohn Johnson
Protectionist
Graham
Board of Health
Ninth Street
Wishart
A. A. Haskins
United Order of Red Men
John K. Donnelly
Pennsylvania
Adjt
Green
Highland Park College
Sevastopol
Reinecke
State News
Judge Love
Keokuk
Bardsley
Philadelphia
Louise
Schleswig, Holstein
Queen Victoria
London
Prince of Anhalt
Gladstone
Prince George of
Greece
Ayer
Professor Tyndall
Tennyson
English Channel
Happy Hoosiers
Bucklen
Spurgeon
J. B. Paxton
McCinness
Bingham
Kintzley
Geo. McGinness
John BR. Goodwin
Troy
N.Y
Enry
America
Stinson &C
Portland
Mainr
Bak Trust
Read’s Market
M. Bosworth
U.S
C.a.snow &Co
Washington, D. C
Vw Ink
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JNCI
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ST. Paul
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Iowa Central
O. H. Ackert
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Humphreys
William and John Sts
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rEan Ys’ Medicine CO
Cor
William and John Ste
Pasily
Addon
E. C. Allen
Gox
Hugiese
Mathents
Bulkley & Sweet
Solicitors of American and Foreign
Charles C. Bulkley
C. Sweet
Echanic Arts
Orrick Diya
Fifth Street
Lowa
Invenor
Story County
Ely
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