Republican Ticket State For Governor and Officials
Slender party slate lists H. Wheeler of Sac, Coyen Van Houten of Taylor, M. Weaver of Hardin, Sabin of Clinton for public instruction, Campbell of Jasper for railroad commissioner, A. L. Stuntz and C. McCall for Sed Dia t, with T. J. Miller and others for representation and county positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Wheeler
Sac
Coyen van Houten
Taylor
Udge M. Weaver
Hardin
Orat
Sabin
Clinton
Campbell
Jasper
Iowa Republicans Signal Return to Power
The New York Press notes the Republican party of Iowa plans a comeback, signaling renewed strength and political maneuvering to regain influence in state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party of
Iowa
New York Press
Death of Hannibal Hamlin sparks biography dispute
The death of Hannibal Hamlin triggers a row between Major McClure of Philadelphia and Nicolau Lincoln biographer. The dispute hints at forthcoming historical revelations and contested interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal Hamlin
Major McClure
Philadelphia
Nicolau
Lincoln
German Emperor in England Receives City Freedom at Dinner
The report lists every movement of the German Emperor during his visit to England. Today he dines with the Lord Mayor and receives the freedom of the city. Tomorrow he will visit Rotten Row and proceed with his engagements in a tone of solemn importance. Democratic Americans find the coverage amusing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Rotten Row
Iowa teachers urged to exhibit at Columbian Exposition
State Superintendent Sabin presses for a strong Iowa exhibit at the World’s Fair. The paper notes public teachers’ hard work and hopes they will showcase the state’s public school excellence, building on Iowa’s high rank at New Orleans and aiming to surpass past efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabin
Iowa
New Orleans
Mothers sought to defend liquor plank in Warren county
The Herald asks for a mother in Warren county willing to defend the Democratic liquor plank and publish her name. It states it cannot invite those supporting current law as ads would be required. The paper also seeks a mother desiring open saloons and a reason for her faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Warren County
Herald
Indianola
Millennium Near Says Minnepolis Endeavor Meeting
Reports from the Christian Endeavor societies meeting in Minneapolis last week praise the gathering as the largest convention of young people in the nation. The Ten-year-old group, led by Rev. Dr. F. E. Clark of Boston, shows rapid growth with 5,261 new societies added in the past year, a fifty percent increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Societies
Minnepolis
Erngs
F. E. Clark
Boston
Original Continental Flag in Philadelphia City Troop
The only remaining original Continental flag, held by Philadelphia’s City Troop, rode through the Revolutionary War. It is sealed between glass, airtight, and may disintegrate if removed. Franklin helped design it in 1776. later Congress adopted the constellation flag with thirteen stars on blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Franklin
Congress
Coolest July Week in Two Decades Preserves Iowa Crops
Central Station Des Moines reports a week of below normal temperatures across much of Iowa with Davenport as the sole excess. Record cool spell slows rust and spoilage in small grains while rainfall soaks fields in East Central and Northeast. Haying progresses with expected average yields. oats suffer rust and lodging. corn struggles but may recover with upcoming favorable weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
East Central
Fifth Annual Festival Promotes Sioux City Corn Palace
The Sioux City community, famed for enterprise, inaugurates and expands the Corn Palace idea. After four temples to Mondamin, a fifth Corn Palace rises larger and grander, highlighting local ingenuity and tradition during the festival era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Mondamin
Corn Palace to Open October First With World Attic Display
A 380 by 150 foot structure with a 200 foot center tower will open October 1 and run for seventeen days. Attractions include the Mexican National Band from Mexico City and a large Central and South American exhibit, plus county displays from Dakota to Iowa. Railroads offer low excursion rates for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Central
South America
Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Corn Palace
Paris Versus London Housing Density in 19th Century Century Paper
Dr. Albert Shaw compares Paris and London housing and density using 1886 census figures. Paris covers 19 275 acres with three mile radius, 30 square miles for London, and Chicago 1 100 600. Paris shows high density but more multi storied housing, while London averages eight persons per house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Chicago
Minneapolis
Channel
Albert Shaw
Washington Letter from July 1391 reports vacation plans and Civil War reminiscences
Secretary Rusk prepares for a vacation with Mrs. Rusk and Blaine, joined by Miss Foster in Chicago, as the new fiscal year begins. Veterans of the 25th New York Cavalry recount Washington’s defense 27 years earlier while Lincoln visited the troops. A scientific team plots experimental rainmaking in western Kansas using balloons, kites with explosives, and mortars, hoping for a major agricultural breakthrough. Controversy over Lincoln era politics and Nicolay versus Col. APU to a x continues to dominate chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rusk
Pacific Coast
Weather Bureau
Blaine
Chicago
Foster
Fostoria
Ohio
Powderly
Knights of Labor Executive
Devlin and
Hays
25Th New York Cavalry
25Th
Early
6Th Corps
Lincoln
Washingtonians
Agricultural Department
Kansas
Nicholay
World’s Fair Savings Excursion Co Plans Des Moines Venture
Des Moines citizens form the World’s Fair Savings Excursion Co to fund transport to Chicago and a week’s accommodations via weekly 50 cent deposits. Offiers include James Callanan Sen C H Gatch and J A T Hull. Depositors receive transport, lodging, accident policy, baggage transfers and daily grounds access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
James Callanan
C. H. Gatch
J.A.T. Hull
World’s Fair Savings Excursion Co
State Board of
Justice Dodson
Frank Pierce
Wishart
Pierce
James Miller
Marshal Stutsman
State Temperance Alliance
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Alliance
Legislature
Hemingway
Woolson
The
Chicago Journal
Temperance
Washington prepares bid for next year's G A R encampment
Washington officials are earnest about hosting the next G A R gathering. Delegates heading to Detroit will carry a cordial invitation and word that $100 000 has been subscribed by local citizens for the veterans’ entertainment. A committee of prominent residents may accompany them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Detroit
Iowa News Briefs From Across The State
Reports from Lone Tree to Waterloo detail a bank plan and multiple tragedies. Hon. M. Clark addressed editors at an Upper Iowa convention. A man registered as T. Williams died by suicide in Waterloo. An inmate Reynolds struck guard Outland fatally at Anamosa. T. H. Lee, secretary of the Democratic state central committee, is near death in Red Oak. A Cedar Rapids residence burned killing a woman. A Moingona stove explosion left a man possibly fatally injured. Mrs. Lideen and Mrs. Gustafson burned. Butler arrested for Richland murder. A Boone County boy wounded his father fatally amid abuse. Rumors of hospital changes at Clarinda surface with Dr. Liewellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Iowa
M. Clark
T. Williams
Minn
Waterloo
Reynolds
Anamosa
Outland
T. H. Lee
Democratic State-Central Committee
Red Oak
Lee
J. E. Hannegan
Cedar Rapids
Moingona
Lideen
Gustafson
Butler
Sioux City
James Cassady
Richland
Boone County
Wm. Phipps
Insane Hospital
Clarinda
Liewellen
Resignation, monument plan, and a gymnastics tragedy
The board hears of a pending resignation at the next trustees meeting and supports a Mt. Pleasant design for a state monument. Judge Johnstone’s death prompts resolutions praising his commission work. Iowa officials debate a monument over a memorial hall, with site procurement and construction urged. A circus accident in Clinton injures gymnast Wm. Hanlon fatally breaking his neck at age 31. In Des Moines a youth named Fred Forsythe shoots at James Ford but causes no fatal harm. Forsythe, once jailed for poultry theft, has just been released from prison and worked near Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
General Assembly
Adam Forepaugh
Clinton
Wm. Hanlon
Hanlon Brothers
London
Hanlon Wolters
Fred Forsythe
James Ford
Des Moines
Forsythe
Ben Read
Ames
Notable Items Across States and Nations
The Ohio Democracy met yesterday as editors gather in St. Paul and William Blaine's health is reported improved at Bar Harbor. Grasshoppers threaten Colorado and Kansas while a Oregon cave draws attention. Miss Phoebe Cousins leaves office and a Vincennes engine explosion harms eight. Reports claim cannibalism hoax, Keystone stock losses, and inland California lake exaggeration. Blaine suffers nervous dyspepsia, Booth ill at Buzzards Bay, Bookwalter proposes village farming with library and church networks to curb rural loneliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Democracy
Arizona
Blaine
Bar Harbor
William
England
Colorado
Kansas
Oregon
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Phoebe Cousins
Vincennes
Ind
R. R
Keystone
Philadelphia
California
Southern Pacific
Maine
Lecy
Buzzards’ Bay
Mass
Edwin Booth
Joe Jefferson
John W. Bookwalter
Springfield
Iowa
Nebraska
Bookwalter
Vigilantes in California Idaho and Montana teased for Harper's August
J W Clampitt will narrate the history of Vigilantes in California Idaho and Montana in a brief striking Harper’s Magazine article to appear in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Idaho
Montana
J. W. Clampitt
Harper’s Magazine
Andrew Wilson to Write on What is Inheritance
Dr. Andrew Wilson will contribute to Harper's Magazine for August with a popular paper on the vexing biology question What is Inheritance. The essay promises to illuminate hereditary science in accessible terms for general readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Wilson
F. R
Harper’s Magazine
Howells Novel An Imperative Duty in Harpers Magazine
Howells's new novel An Imperative Duty in Harper's Magazine at August issue unfolds a dramatic tale. The heroine's ancestral traits emerge as the secret of her parentage is revealed in a near tragic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Howells
Harper’s Magazine
Physicians Inspect Tenement Houses In New York
Fifty doctors work this week checking tenement housing in New York to educate the poor on health in hot weather. Albert Erwin of the Leonard Texas Graphic touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for stomach cramps. Sold by L M Bosworth, Druggist.
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New York
Albert Erwin
Leonard, Texas
Graphic
Chamberlain
L. M. Bosworth
Elegant Fashion Journals La Mode and Album des Modes
The new Fashion Journals La Mode and Album des Modes from A McDowell & Co New York are praised for superior Parisian style drawing and English editions for American readers. They publish monthly dress styles ahead of rivals and include dressmaking lessons, earning the nickname The Favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Mode
la Mode de
Paris
Album Des Modes
A. McDowell & Co
West 14Th Street
New York
Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Salve Claimed Cure All
Specimen cases from several states describe neuralgia rheumatism and stomach derangement relief after three bottles of Electric Bitters. A Harrisburg man reports a running leg sore healed after seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A Catawba case of fever sores on the leg is cured by one bottle and one box. Sold by L. M. Bosworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Sbheperd
Harrisburg
Ill
Bucklen
Amica
John Gene
Catawba
Goeters
L. M. Bosworth
Dick of Diamond Rock debut in Harper's Young People
The first installment of a three part story by J Mcdonald Oxley will appear in Harper's Young People on July 14. It follows an English sailor boy, a midshipmite in the era of Nelson and the battles of the Boney era, in a tale of spirited adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick of
Diamond Rock
J. Mcdonald Oxley
Harper’s Young People
Boney
Lord Nelson
Sudden Deaths and Heart Disease Claims
A short piece lists heart disease as the leading yet often unsuspected cause of sudden death. It describes symptoms such as lying on the right side, short breath, chest and back pain, irregular pulse, and dropsy. An advertisement promotes Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine from L. M. Bosworth, claiming no opiates and a free copy of Miles' illustrated book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Miles
L. M. Bosworth’s
Miles
Household features in Harpers Bazaar upcoming issue
Lydia Hersey of Bridgewater and Mary E Wilkins are announced for the next Harpers Bazaar issue dated July 17. Agnes Bailey Ormsbee contributes the first instalment of The House Comfortable, a new series designed as an attractive feature for housekeepers with practical topics to be explored in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Hersey
Bridgewater
Mary E. Wilkins
Harper’s Bazar
Agnes Bailey Ormsbee
Startling Eacts and Nervous Remedies Promoted
Alphonso compiling of Butler Pennsylvania swears that his son was cured of nervous conditions from St Vitus Dance by Restorative Nervine. J R Miller of Valparaiso and J D Taylor of Logansport Indiana report weight loss from its use. Mrs H A Gardner of Vistula Indiana says 40 to 50 daily convulsions and headaches were cured by one bottle. Trial bottles and a book of marvelous cures are free at L M Bosworths who recommends and guarantees this remedy.
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Alphonso Compiling
Butler
St. Vitus
Iles
Rs. J. R. Miller
Valparaiso
J. D. Taylor
Logansport
Ind
H. A. Gardner
Vistula
L. M. Bosworth’s
Rosny to Contribute Essay on Nihilists in Paris in Harper's
J H Rosny, a leading French writer, will contribute a striking article on Nihilists in Paris for Harper's Magazine August issue with graphic sketches by P Renouard. The ad notes DeWitt's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for impure blood and disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rosny
Harper's Magazine
Paris
P. Renouard
Demorest Magazine Presents Paper Baseball and More
Demorest's Family Magazine August issue features a paper baseball game with detailed illustrations and captions to explain the sport for women. The issue also highlights Cairo in Egypt, Olive Thorne Miller pieces, Lawn Crocketta, stories, poems, and over two hundred illustrations. Published by W Jennings Demorest at 15 Hast Mth St New York priced 20 cents or 2 per year.
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Demorest
Cairo
Egypt
Olive Thorne Miller
Pub
W. Jennings Demorest
Mth St
New York
Poets Osgood Dorr and Fitzhugh to Contribute to Harper's
Kate Putnam Osgood John C R Dorr and Nannie Mayo Fitzhugh will contribute poems to the August issue of Harper's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Putnam Osgood
John C. R. Dorr
Nannie Mayo Fitzhugh
Harper’s Magazine
Noisy Summer Echoes From Chicago Headlines
Fragments describe Chicago as a summer retreat while praising De Witt's Little Early Risers for constipation biliousness and headaches. Mentions a political state charge and Governor Hill salaries in a fragmented, period voice.
De Witt's Little Early Risers Endorsement Cited
An antique advert praises De Witt's Little Early Risers as a gentle persuader for systems held by the enemy. The text frames the pills as wonderful convinvers in a humorous, promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Ohio Campaign Emphasizes Courtesy Over Mud Slinging
Major McKinley and Governor Campbell are described as close friends and the campaign in Ohio aims to avoid mudslinging while focusing on cordial conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major McKinley
Campbell
Ohio
De Witt's Little Early Risers Merit
Druggists praise De Witt's Little Early Risers as dependable pills. They say the pills do not cause gripe nausea or pain and would not run a drug store without them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Louisville preacher on newspapers in heaven sermon
A Louisville preacher declares that there are no newspapers in heaven and jokes that preachers may be unnecessary there yet hope many will reach the afterlife wiser than on earth. The quip touches on media and mortality in a light, reflective tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
De Witt's Sarsaparilla and Iowa corn drought notes
The ad extols De Witt's Sarsaparilla for blood disorders and general strengthening, claiming it cures scrofula eczema and rheumatism and saves lives. It contrasts with a political jab at Governor Boies over Iowa corn losses. A referenced Woodstock Elm memorial links tariff leaders to resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
West Point cadet appointments and medical testimonials
The piece notes President Harrison appointing grandsons of notable figures as cadets at West Point. It also features testimonials for Champlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and marketing for De Witt's Little Early Risers. Advertisements claim political views and praise Governor Hill as a future leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Ben Wade
Sherman
Baldy Smith
Commodore Ramsay
West Point
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertisement and Texas distress note
An old Vernon Texas dispatch reports farmers in distress as wheat yields double expectations force new bins sacks and extra costs. The piece also references an alliance party argument and mentions M Bosworth Druggist selling Bucklen Arnica Salve with a money back guarantee and 25 cent price per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bosworth
Vernon
Texas
Alliance Party
Painful promises and patent cures flood the page
An 19th century ad and a political note present dubious medical claims and election chatter. It lists English Spavin Liniment for horses and Woolford's Sani Lotion with guarantees and prices, then shifts to Carlow Ireland election reactions to Parnell and McCarthyites amid campaign imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlow
Ireland
Parnell
London Factory Girls Paid One Fifty A Week In 1880s
A Democratic writer cites London statistics of 200000 factory girls earning 1.50 weekly as a contrast to reform rhetoric. The note praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best prep, claimed to always satisfy, with sale by L. M. Bosworth in Rangeville Texas and endorsement by O. H. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boston
Mr. Clark
Chamberlain
O. H. Clark
Rangeville
Texas
L. M. Bosworth
Two Tennesseans fatally poisoned by horse medicine
Report states two Tennessee residents died after taking horse medicine mistaken for whisky. The incident drew reactions labeling the case as moonshine by some observers while others see it as a tragic error.
Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
Coughs colds and throat lung troubles offered relief with Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Money back guarantee and free samples at L. M. Bosworth’s Drug Store with bottles 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
la Grippe
Eeeust
L. M. Bosworth
Free American Farmer Journal Offer to Subscribers
We announce arrangements with the illustrated American Farmer of Cleveland Ohio to mail a free copy to any subscriber who clears all backages and prepay one year in advance. New subscribers also pay one year in advance and receive the 16 page journal free. The American Farmer is valued for practical agronomy and uplift. Call to see a sample copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
Miei
Ular
Bank rat Kove and a mischief in Berlin court dress
An irrelevant anecdote about a banker named Kove at a Berlin public function in ornate attire contrasts with an advertising pitch for a Britannica reprint. The piece touts the Edinburgh ninth edition replica priced at $1.50 per volume, highlights savings versus English and Scribner editions, and promotes easy payment and delivery options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edinburgh
Wabash Ave
Gasca
Detroit printer driven by Baconian cipher puzzle
A Detroit printer allegedly spirals into obsession decoding an evolved Baconian cipher attributed to Ignatius Donnelly, amid a routine blind copy he is normally compelled to decipher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ignatius Donnelly
Old physician promotes universal remedy for lung and nerve maladies
An elderly doctor cites an East India Missionary supplied formula claiming cures for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility and offers free full directions by mail from Rochester Missouri. He notes the French aim to lure the Czar to Paris as a counter to William’s London visit while Chicago plans events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. A. Noyes
Powers’ Block
Rochester
M. X
Paris
William
London
Chicago
Miles Nerve and Liver Pill Ad Promises New Principle
An advert proclaims Dr Miles Pills regulate liver stomach and bowels via nerves and cure biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. It touts 50 doses for 25 cents and free samples at L M Bosworth's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
L. M Bosworth’s
Enterprising Man Promotes Queen Platers in 1891
Sam-stookey of Macon Missouri describes paying $5 for a Queen Plater tool to plate metals and reset cutlery, claiming rapid work and profits of 46 dollars weekly. He urges others to request circulars from Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co in East St. Louis Illinois, noting potential earnings of 20 dollars daily. He invites readers to learn how to market the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co
East St. Louis
Ill
Sam
G. Stookey
Queen City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Cure
We the undersigned have known J Cheney for fifteen years and believe him honorable and able to carry out obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Coengy & Co
Toledo
J. Cheney
West & Travux
Ohio
Walpine, Kinnan & Marvin
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A. L. Stuntz
Sint
C. McCall
Representa
T. J. Miller
G. Ashford
A. F. Reed
W. Church
H. D. Chambertin
Aus
John Johnson
State News
St. Paul
National Editorial Association
DeWitt
Women and Baseball
Chili
Governor Hill
Boies
Woodstock
Conn
Chamlain
M. L. Johnson
Everett, Simpson Co
Hill
Atlanta Constitution
Dem
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Woolford
Bank
Rat Kove
McKinley
New Limber Yard
E.S. Downs
Prop
E. S. Downs
Cramblil
Main Street
Wm. Sahl
Propr
State Normal School
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Com Schook
Sxae Ee
Homer H. Seerley
USA
Maxwell & Sons
Read’s Market
Epward A. Wilson
Kings County
New Crig
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