Cheap Colorado Excursions From Iowa Central Rail
Iowa Central Ky offers round trip excursion tickets July 9 17 and August 1 1900 to Denver Colorado Springs Colo Salt Lake City Ogden Utah and parts of South Dakota and Wyoming at one fare plus two dollars with return validity to October 31 1900. Tickets available via coupon agents or Geo S Batty A Marshalltown IA.
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Jericho Schoolhouse Rod Debate Ends in Neutral Pick
In Jericho a crowd at the post office hears a lightning rod proposal for the schoolhouse. The lightninged man offers $38 for two rods, others plead against taxation and risk, and the meeting ends with neutrality as the old barn collapses nearby.
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C. B. Lewis
Jericho
Evenin
Deacon Spooner
Silas Lapham
Silas
United States
Enos Williams
Enos
Moses
George Washington
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Jim Taylor
Lish Billings
Lish
Talismans of China Aboard Craft and Custom
A Geographical Journal note describes Chinese and Shan talismans in Yunnan for warding off evil and granting invulnerability. Items range from tattoo rites to a dragon nest for house fire safety and a female deer's horn for fatigue resistance, with test refusals by sellers under Western skepticism.
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China
Yunnan
Geographical Journal
First National Conventions and Early Political Nominations
The piece notes the Anti Masonic party holding the first national convention in Baltimore in September 1831 with delegates from all states and a nominated platform. It recalls the Democrats' first national convention in May 1832 in Baltimore with 313 delegates and a simple vice presidential race, Henry Clay securing support from 17 of 24 states, and says nominating conventions became standard thereafter.
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Anti-Masonic Party
Baltimore
Harrison
Washington
Henry Clay
New York Sun
Bylaws Versus Constitution In A Legal Judgement
Rufus Choate’s overwork wrecked his health and Edward Everett warned him to be more self mindful. Choate quipped that the constitution was ruined long ago and he was living on the bylaws.
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Rufus Choate
Edward Everett
Georgian Bay Fishing Grounds noted in Great Lakes region
In the Georgian bay district some of the greatest fishing grounds of the Great Lakes are found. Cold deep waters and clear currents nurture thousands of rocky islets that rise from the lake.
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Great Lakes
Georgian Bay District
Georgian Bay
Great History Set Offered At Half Price Today
Seize the opportunity to own a six volume history collection at half price with easy terms. A $1 payment secures delivery of the complete set in cloth or leather bindings, with club pricing listed for various styles and bindings.
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L. M Bosworth
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