Governor Boies’s inaugural address praised by critics
The Intelligencer reports editorials from Des Moines News Leader and Chicago Herald applauding Governor Boies. They hail his inaugural message as broad and principled, though some doubt its partisan impact and discuss views on prohibition and the Hennepin canal.
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Register
Des Moines News
Horace Boies
Iowa
Larrabee
Chicago Herald
Hennepin Canal
Congress
Boone News
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Hardin County
Washington Letter reflects Senate fights and Chicago fair debates
Special to The Intelligencer reports Senator Chandler clashing with Arkansas and Florida Democrats over record quotes and a petition row. Chicago’s World’s Fair status grows as House backing rises while Senate debates date shifts and new public building schemes surface. Governor Boies inaugurations and party maneuvers dominate a week of petitions, committees, and legislative rush.
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Florida
Call
Senate
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Harris
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House
America
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Congress
Message of a Mature, Conservative Statesman from Iowa
The Times Republican notes the speech avoids free text books and supports local option on liquor and a guarded license law. The message favors free trade, aligns with a respectable elderly gentleman, and is unlikely to influence current assembly legislation.
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Lowa
Pan American Congress Session in Washington Quiet and Secret
The Pan American Congress remains in session in Washington but its proceedings are not published. Delegates from self governing American countries attend, with Hawaii invited but not sending. Warned by Albert G. Browne that Europe and Latin races may hinder harmony, the piece envisions gains in trade, postal rates, arbitration, and peace across the Americas upon successful cooperation.
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Washington
America
Supreme Court
Albert G. Browne
Atlantic
Europe
Bids Opened for Seats and Sharing Gossip Overshadows Deals
Opening bids for the 20 year seat privilege reveals aggressive political gossip funded by a company that has grown rich during its monopoly. Rumors tie bidders to administration members in a bid to sway Secretary Windom on renewal despite higher offers. Also reported are a Harrison monument bill, Blair education bill status, silver and gold bullion purchase actions, and a proposed US to Central and South America railroad commission.
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W. H. Harrison
North Bend
House
Blair
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
All-American Congress
United States
Central
South America
Governor's crackdown debated in two year timeline
A public reflection questions the new Democratic governor's pledge to imprison the drunk until cured and whether such a policy could win a majority within two years. The remark critiques the pace of political change and potential electoral viability.
Governor Boies Inaugural Address Praised In Iowa Legislature
The article notes Governor Boies emphasizes wiser statutes over numerous ones. It observes Iowa lawmakers, described as Scions of Iowa, rapidly introduce many bills toward the second hundred.
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Boies
Iowa
Iowa Voters Petition for Allison Re‑Elect 2653 Signers
Iowans showed anxious interest in Larrabee for Senator by sending 47 petitions to the legislature last Wednesday with 2653 names urging Allison’s re election. Most signers were non Democrats, unlike petitions backing Larrabee.
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Iowa
Larrabee
Allison
Iowa Inventors Patents Listed by Snow & Co
This paper reports Iowa inventors and patents for the past week as listed by C A Snow and Co patent lawyers in Washington. Names include Batchellor Cedar Falls corn planter Baughman Burlington garment pattern plate Brown Macedonia cultivator Connor Waukon draft equalizer Merkel Mount Pleasant steering paddle wheel Sanford Kilbourn mower Todd Manchester hay rake Wells Oskaloosa furnace chamber. Drawings and specifications are available for government price 21 cents in stamps.
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C. A. Snow & Co
U.S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C
A. P. Batchellor
Cedar Falls
J.S. Baughman
Burlington
L. A. Brown
Macedonia
B. M. Connor
Waukon
J. Merkel
Mount Pleasant
G. M. Sanford
Kilbourn
Mower
E. Todd
Manchester
Hayrake
E. W. Wells
Oskaloosa
Furnace Chamber
Notable Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed
In Kimball area a Wester man Arnold and L. M. Bosworth advertise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds amid influenza. The writer presents family proof of its success and notes its long uso in the Graphic.
Nevada News Roundup of Local Movements and Births
E S McCord returns to school duties at the I A C today. Mrs C Joor has been poorly with grippe. E E 8 John and wife leave for Stubbardton Vt their future home. John McCall visited home friends. R B Harper of Mapleton visiting Nevada friends. A fine girl babe born at Dr Chambertins. Mrs W O Payne leaves for Washington DC to join husband for months. Eighteen Nevada people go to Boone to hear Grace Dyer Andrews Opera. A fine girl born to A H Grimm. Miss Mary A Scott to return from Simsboro Louisiana. throat and lung trouble kept her from duty.
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E. S McCord
C. Joor
E. E
John
Wife
Stubbardton Vt
John McCall
R. B. Harper
Mapleton
Babe
Chambertin
W. O. Payne
Washington D. C
Chicago
Boone
Grace Dyer
Andrews Opera Company
A. H. Grimm
Mary A. Scott
Simsboro
Louisiana
Local notes and visits from area residents
Rasmusson is home for vacation. Johnson and Thorson were at the county seat Sunday. A surprise party at the Barrets’ Monday night went well. Duca and Oleson shipped six car loads of stock Tuesday. Charlie McCord of Nevada made a business trip here Thursday. Oscar Johnson of Morris, Ill., visited for a few weeks with his brother Joe. Rumor says Roland may open a new store soon. Deputy Kirk traveled here Monday. John Everson Jr. left Friday for Des Moines for a clerk position. Inger Larson returned Monday from Nevada after three months away. T. B. Jones began moving in H. E. Myrah’s Brooklyn house. Mr. and Mrs. Larson of Radcliffe spent Sunday with Mrs. Larson’s parents.
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Joseph Johnson
Lewis Thorson
Roland
Kirk
John Everson Jr
Des Moines
Inger Larson
Nevada
T. B. Jones
H. E. Myrah
Brooklyn
Mrs. Larson
Radcliffe
Reid Peck Marriage at McCallsburg and Local Notes
McCallsburg wedding occurs at Samuel Reid residence with Oscar I Reid and Carne E Peck marrying on February 27. Rev R A Ferguson and Rev Vanice officiate. Many friends attend and present gifts. Postponed sale by F P Hassan until March 8 due to storm. Presbytery meeting held with good attendance despite weather. Sad note as J C Smith family mourns a son born March 1 and died March 3. Local schools to close soon. Grain prices listed and call for rural voters to act at polls as community moves.
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Samuel Reid
McCallsburg
Oscar I. Reid
Carne E. Peck
R. A. Ferguson
Vanice
Waukon
F. P. Hassan
C. P
J. C. Smith
Benj. Confare
D. Gambel
D. John
Maxwell
City Passes on World’s Fair Opportunity
Commentary notes widespread apathy toward securing a World’s Fair, blaming local indifference for the failure. The piece argues the city missed vast benefits by not supporting the effort and cites many unefforts and lack of work by residents.
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New York
March St Nicholas features Birch satire and Preston history
The March issue of St Nicholas offers R B Birch's illustration Quite a Singer by Malcolm Douglas, a lively caricature of a gesticulating man who “could go up to Z.” It also includes Margaret J Preston’s George and Nellie Curtis and notes that children will seize the issue until April arrives.
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St. Nicholas
R. B. Birch
Malcolm Douglas
Margaret J. Preston
George and
Nellie Curtis
Citizens caucus nominates trio for City office in Story City
Last Thursday night at the school house the citizen’s caucus nominated Mayor H. R. Boyd along with councilmen John Butler and A. H. Thompson, recorder John Moistré, treasurer T. P. Cassen, assessor H. L. Dale and street commissioner Joe Anderson. The full ticket was elected Monday marking Boyd’s third mayoral term. A school directors caucus is planned for next Thursday. Also notes include Swan hiring a new miller from Belle Plaine, N. B. Jacobs selling household goods ahead of moving to Chicago, three stock carloads shipped to Chicago, and other local business trips and openings in Story City.
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Belle Plaine
N. B. Jacobs
Chicago
Jacobs and Johnson
C. Nelson
E. Rustad
Des Moines
John D. Vail
Marshalltown
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Endures as Superior Cold Remedy
The advertisement proclaims Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as unrivaled for colds coughs and throat and lung affections. It notes decades of high demand for pulmonary complaints and urges readers to buy from all druggists before others snatch it up.
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Ayer
Noted Blemish Cure Sold in Ames by L M Bosworth
Advertises a miraculous blemish cure claiming to treat swellings throats coughs and sprains with promises of dramatic effectiveness. Marketed by L M Bosworth a druggist in Ames with a discount of 50 dollars for one bottle.
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Spain
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Woolford
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised by Local Banker
J F Masters cashier of Emmitt and Co s Bank in Waverly Ohio endorses Chamberlain s Cough Remedy saying it cured his obstinate cough and throat trouble after trying many others. 50 cent bottles available from Westerman Arnold and L M Bosworth.
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Emmitt & Co
Waverly
Ohio
Chamberlain
Westerman & Arnold
L. M. Bosworth
Dr King’s New Discovery Trial Bottles Attract Store Trade
A broad revival in drug stores comes from free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The article claims it cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and throat lung diseases quickly. A trial bottle is offered free with large bottles priced at $1 and every bottle is warranted.
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Dr. King
Sweet by and by perfume brand sparks blunt verdict
At the counter a clerk offers a bottle titled Sweet by and by. The lady sniffs and declares it smells awful now despite the name promising sweetness later.
How to Cure La Grippe From the Des Moines Mail and Times
Mr George Tennant of Des Moines testified in a conversation with a Mail and Times representative about his bout with influenza. He used Chamberlains Cough Remedy, finishing a whole bottle to recover, and the family keeps Chamberlains medicines on hand. 50 cent bottles are sold by Westerman and Arnold.
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George Tennant
Mail
Times
Chamberlain
Westerman & Arnold
Sealskin Demand Tied to Fake Market, Trader Says
Plusher argues extermination threats would ruin business while Maddox counters that imitation sealskin sacques fuel demand by mimicking genuine seals. This exchange highlights tension between wildlife protection and fashion trade.
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Plusher
Maddox
If That Lady Knew Hall's Hair Renewer Benefits
A fragment urges a lecture attendee to buy Hall's Hair Renewer to remove dandruff and improve hair, claiming the product's value.
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Hall
Newspaper Humorist Watches Laughs In Paper
A humorist explains that his joke appeared in a New York paper and he spends the day in the Cooper Union Library observing readers for reaction as a man nearly giggled at the sight.
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Cooper Union
A Worthy Gentleman Redisguised by Ayer Sarsaparilla
An unusually red nose led neighbors to think a gentleman was a covert tippler, but the deformity was cured by Ayer s Sarsaparilla revealing his strictly temperate habits.
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Ayer
The Best Salve for Cuts and Skin Eruptions
A vintage medicated salve advertisement promises cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with 25 cents per box, sold by all Druggists.
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Ail
Positive remedy for consumption advertised by M C T A Slocum
A letter to the editor offers a claimed cure for consumption. The author, M C T A Slocum of New York, asserts thousands are permanently cured and promises to send two bottles free to readers who provide express and post office addresses.
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M. C
Pearl St
New York
Woman demands audience with editor despite busy paper
A highly excited woman insists on speaking to the editor of a daily newspaper, only to be told the editor is too busy. She replies that she will do all the talking herself regardless of the obstacle.
Candidate Keeps Silence in Interview Pact
A newspaper interviewer asks questions to a candidate who declines to answer directly. The exchange reveals the candidate is too hoarse to speak and cannot nod, while the interviewer intends to repeat questions for a nod or shake of the head.
Anniversary Day Plans Turn to Downtown Drunkenness
Mrs Figg remarks that Mr Peck is downtown getting drunk on their wedding anniversary. She notes she always gives him this day for his own enjoyment, contrasting with implied plans at home this evening.
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