Republican caucus directives for county and township committees
The document outlines procedures for selecting township committees at caucuses and county central committees at conventions to appoint delegates to the convention. It requires these committees to be organized and reported promptly to the undersigned under the order of the Republican State Central Committee, with G. B. Pray as Chairman and Co. Deg Boardman as Secretary.
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Republican State Central Committee
Republican county convention call for Story County
Notice by the Republican county committee calls a county convention on Saturday June 7 for nominating Clerk of the District Court County Attorney and Board of Supervisors. Twelve delegates to the Sioux City Republican Convention and twelve delegates to the Ith Judicial District Convention will be chosen. Delegates allocated by township with two per township plus one per fifty votes and fractions. Henry Wilson Jr and H C Boardman sign as secretary and chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republicans of
Iowa
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Fort J. .G. Ae
Judie’s Dist
Marshall
Story County
Nevana
Ows
Lion Eye
Board of Supervisors
Ith
Ith Judicial District
J. G.hutchison
Ames
Ann Dwyer
Anna Ford
John O. Johnson
Hans Hanson
Bartlett
Prohibitory Law Backed by Iowa Public Sentiment
The Intelligencer argues for legal prohibition but warns it depends on active public sentiment. It notes the temperance victory in Iowa, critiques overreliance on laws, and calls for a statewide revival to sustain prohibition beyond enforcement. It discusses the interstate commerce issue and pending federal bills by Kerr and Wilson.
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Neal Dow
Pan
Iowa
Supreme Court
Messrs Kerr and Wilson
Marriage at Laurel Fork Involves Octogenarian Party
James Sevate aged 161 and Mrs Terence aged 83 wed on May 3 at Laurel Fork. The groom’s groomsman was 81 and the bride’s bridesmaid 78.
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James Sevate
Terence
Laurel Fork
Story County Gifford and other candidates listed for county offices
The column endorses E W Gifford for clerk noting his intelligence and conservatism. It also nominates J Moore for recorder with 25 years in the county, and praises Ingram for recorder and Vinje for attorney. Webb seeks county attorney. Joes for recorder praised. D J Vinje described as industrious. County government coverage includes bids on East Indian creek bridge, then a contract with George E King Bridge Co for 15000.
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Story County
E. W. Gifford
Gifford
J. Moore
Iowa Centre
Ohio Infantry
Ingram
Vinje
Joe
D. J. Vinje
M. P. Webb
Slater
State University
Webb
Republican creed and the burden of the day
Speaker Reed argues for continued victory through progress and patriotism, rejects old Democratic traditions, and criticizes Southern fraud and violence. He asserts a fundamental citizen’s right for Black voters and calls for government by the people regardless of wealth or education.
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Reed
Abraham Lincoln
Democratic Party
South
Ku Klux
United States
Pete Ae
Castoria Recalled in Classic Advertising Lines
Historic ad copy recalls Castoria as soothing remedy across generations from baby to grandmother. Claims long standing usage and trusted family utility with mentions of children and mothers relying on Castoria.
Father Clarkson Dies at Midnight in Iowa
Hon. C. F. Clarkson, widely known as Father Clarkson across Iowa, passed away about midnight Tuesday.
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C. F. Clarkson
Iowa
Father Clarkson
Price reduction expands ISU Register readership
The daily Iowa State Register lowers its price to seven dollars, aiming to broaden influence and reach a larger reading public across Iowa.
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Iowa State Register
Iowa
Pan American excursion ends in Richmond
The Atlanta Constitution blames the private secretary staff and crew for ending the Pan American trip early in Richmond and warns the south will lose nothing from the failed itinerary. The paper calls the private group a mix of service workers and asserts the outcome is sour grapes in other papers.
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Atlanta Constitution
Richmond
Morrill pension bill passes house May 1
The bill lets the secretary of the treasury place on pension rolls any officer or enlisted man aged 60 or more who served 90 days or longer in the war and received an honorable discharge with life pensions at eight dollars monthly. It also provides eight dollars monthly for invalid pensions with proof of disability and a widow pension at age 60 or lacking other support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill
Secretary of the Treasury
Fire by Friction and Human Intellect in Vogue
Article contrasts ancient fire making by rubbing sticks with modern debates on progress. It describes the fire drill devices from various cultures and notes Europe’s rare use outside superstition. It ends with a critique of men’s focus on money and clubs versus intellectual pursuits, and how women lead in literary clubs.
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Tropics
Tahiti
Darwin
New Zealand
Sandwich Islands
Tonga
Samoa
Bodack Islands
Australia
Kamschatka
Sumatra
Oes
Supreme Court Original Package Decision Narrows Iowa Reach
The high court's original package ruling suggests Iowa's role remains limited in the broader context. The decision appears to reduce Iowa's influence and signals restraint in inter-state packaging cases.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
County Republican Committee Elects Chairman and Schedules Conventions
At the meeting held Saturday May 3 1890 H C Boardman of Nevada was elected chairman to fill a vacancy The committee voted to hold the county convention at Nevada on Saturday June 14 1890 and to have township caucuses on Saturday June 7 1890 They also decided to request committee members to provide the secretary a full list of Republicans in their townships with P O addresses for notices Henry Wilson Jr Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
H. C. Boardman
Nevada
Story County
Henry Wilson, JR
Sec’y
St Patrick’s Pills Endorsement by local Justice of the Peace
Bristol Illinois merchant and Justice of the Peace I Doten says St Patrick’s Pills help constipation and biliousness. He claims prompt reliable action and pleasant cathartic effect. Sold by Westerman Arnold and L M Bosworth.
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Doten
Bristol
Llinois
Westerman & Arnold
L. M. Bosworth
Elm Creek Postmaster Endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm
Elm Creek Nebraska postmaster E W Potter testifies to several rheumatism cures with Chamberlain's Pain Balm after failed remedies. He has sold it five years and says customers who use it will not switch. For sale by Westerman Arnold and L M Bosworth.
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E. W. Potter
Elm Creek
Nebraska
Chamberlain
Westerman & Arnold
L. M. Bosworth
New Discovery Promises Cough Relief With Guarantee
A testimonial-style note extols Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs colds throat and chest troubles. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and offers trial bottles free at drug stores.
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Dr. King
List of Claims adjourned May 1890 Story County Iowa Board
Story county supervisors adjourned May 1890 session items show claims acted upon for numerous individuals and services including assessors med services pauper care and board, w itness fees, printing, livery, and janitorial costs. Notable names include J H Lousberry J W Osborn John H Boston Amos A Laude E A Rawson A H Buck R A Dool I A Ringheim F S Smith Marie M Carrell Minnie A Mills L W King Payne & Son and others with varied amounts and vote actions.
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Board of Supervisors
Story County
Iowa
Clam
D. All
J. H. Lousberry
J. W. Osborn
John H. Boston
Mdse
Paul
Amos A. Laude
E. A. Rawson
J. M. Brown
A. H. Buck
McCollister
F. S. Smith
L. C. Butt
Geo. Holland
Johnson
R. A. Dool
I. A. Ringheim
Ndse
E. E. Evans
Thos. N. Sydney
HOO Hutchison Bros
C. P. Kintz
Frank Thompson
Marie M. Carrell
Minnie A. Mills
Treas
L. W. King
Nevada
A. Ersland
Payne & Son
A. P. King
E. A. Wood
J. R. Stewart
R. W. Lindle
S. P. O'Brien
Assessor Ames
State
Brenneman
DeLong
Geo. Child
Livery Bire
Apportionment Summary for County School Fund
Semi annual apportionment by the county auditor of funds from school interest, one mill tax, and fines to county school districts. Average allocation 94.226 cents per pupil.
Electric Bitters Proven Safe by Texan Doctor
A Texas county attorney reports his brother recovered from malaria fever and jaundice after using Electric Bitters. A Kentucky resident adds a similar endorsement, saying the remedy likely saved his life. The ad claims the product wards off and cures malaria and kidney liver and stomach disorders, price 50 cents and 1 dollar at drug stores.
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E. Bainbridge Munday
Atty Clay Co
Texas
Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
History of the Rat Describes Global Spread and Names
The piece explains rats origin in Asia and spread to Europe and America. It notes the black rat first reached Europe in the sixteenth century, the brown rat in 1775, and the gray or Norway rat arriving via India and Russia.
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Asia
Europe
America
India
Russia
Norway
England
St. Louis Republic
Mrs Hions Choice in Two Sundays Split Read
A humorous dialogue from New York Weekly shows Mrs Hion and Mrs Hobson debating which half of a two Sunday issue to read, choosing between political and baseball content as they share one edition.
Wild flower on the river and a ballad of fate
A speaker recalls plucking a wild flower from a riverbank and casting it on the stream. A tempting maiden sees its hue and vows purity like the flower. The speaker notes a heart song tossed into rhyme drifts away, teaching a quiet, per verse lesson about loss and meaning.
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George Horton
Superstitions From Old New England Witches and Warnings
In a retrospective note from The Open Court, Rev. Ebenezer Torrell, Harvard grad, cites 18th century pulpit beliefs in witchcraft and superstition. He reports cautions against divination, horseshoes, witch papers, and charms as dangers that invite Satan and worsen harm rather than protect.
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New England
Satan
Duel of Politeness Between Judge and Priest
Old Judge Fernald of Santa Barbara famed for courtesy blocks a San Francisco train platform with a young priest. They trade chivalrous refusals and witty retorts about precedence in a polite clash before the train departs, both bowing and smiling.
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Fernald
Santa Barbara
California
San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
Tattooed Algerian Women and Facial Markings
A Chicago Herald report describes Algerian native women bearing facial crosses of star-streaks between the eyebrows and nose, plus tattoos on hands, forearms, chest, shoulders, and bracelets on wrists. Women aged 7 to 8 perform the tattoo work using needles or Barbary fig thorns and kobl powder derived from antimony sulfide.
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Algeria
Chicago
Amazing Cure Claims At Ames Drugstore
Iteh Mange and Scratches on humans or animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Sold by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist. Xantippe notes election day mood. English Spavia Linament removes blemishes from horses for savings of 50 dollars per bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known and sold by L. M. Bosworth.
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Anfen Ersland
A. P. Kine
Ch.m
Woolford
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Henry M. Stanley's New Expedition Book Promises 200 Illustrations
Henry M. Stanley announces his expedition book In Darkest Africa will be published around June 1, 1890 with about 200 illustrations from his photographs and sketches. He warns against fake Stanley Books sold by unscrupulous agents and urges buyers to demand the two volume edition by Charles Scribner's Sons. Des Moines firm W D Condit & Co. seeks reliable agents.
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Henry M. Stanley
Stanley Books
Stanley
Africa
Chas. Scribner’s Sons
New York
W. D. Condit & Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Great Northwest Travel Offers Through Iowa Central Route
Advertises Iowa Central Route as fastest cheapest option to Minnesota Montana Manitoba the Dakotas Washington Oregon Puget Sound country and Sioux Reservation. Claims through service to St Paul by daylight with no sleeping car needed. Highlights new coaches palace cars and time-cards rates from Marshalltown Iowa agents A F Banks and Tos. P. Barry.
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Minnesota
Montana
Manitoba
Dakotas
Washington
Oregon
Puget Sound
Iowa Central
St. Paul
Northwest
Horse Breeders Ad for L. P. Thompson and Others
Parley Sheldon of Ames advertises horses and stud services in April 1890. It describes L. P. Thompson Standard No. 9437 a mahogany bay stallion with running and harness records, sired by Sterling 2 35 and dammed by Kitty Cook. lists two and three year old trotting records and a season offer of 25 dollars to insure a mare in foal. Also mentions a golden chestnut foaled 1887 and lineage through Eric Abdallah Rienzi Tel. Care, terms for mare insurance and risk note.
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L. B
Sterling
J. B. Thomas
Kitty Cook
Abraham
Frank
L. P. Thompson
Peter Pinkham
Paul Pinkham
Peter
Paul
Lowa
Ark
Cee
Mattie C
Eric Abdallah
Rienzi
Tel
Parley Sheldon
Ames
Prince of Wales wears yellow waistcoat and green gloves
The Prince of Wales appeared in public wearing a yellow waistcoat paired with green gloves, drawing attention to his distinctive attire and public appearance.
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Prince of Wales
Shiloh's Vitalizer Claim of Dyspepsia Cure
An advertisement asserts Shiloh's Vitalizer guarantees cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints, attributed to W. & A. The copy promotes a health remedy with a bold guarantee.
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Shiloh
Uncle Sam Medicines Sold by All Druggists
Uncle Sam's Condition Powder and Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment are advertised as available at all druggists. Gostly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Gostly
Best Salve in the World for Skin Ailments
Advertisement proclaims a salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Promises cure for piles with money back guarantee and satisfaction. Priced at 25 cents per box and sold by all druggists.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Popular in Lemore
Dr. B Hamlin of Lemore California reports a few dozen bottles sold creating strong demand for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Readers find it superior to prior remedies and often recommend it to friends. available from Westerman & Arnold and L M Bosworth.
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B. Hamlin
Lemore
California
Westerman & Arnold
L. M. Bosworth
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the Intelligencer
S.ewilson
G. B. Pray
Co. Deg Boardman, Sec’y
Pepablican County Convention
Griswold
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Sabbath School Association
Council Bluffs
Boone Bar
Weaver
Iowa Chautauquans
Colfax
Ilinois
Independence
Boone
Clinton
Belle Plaine
County Government
Anson Ersland
K. W. Little
East Indian Creek
Nevada and Colo Road
Geo. E. King Bridge Company
Carroll
Iowa Falls
Bellamy Club
J. A. Wood
Clarinda
Bessie Johnson
Oskaloosa
John R. Shaffer
State House
Hutchins
Treasury Department
Chicago, Ft. Madison & Des Moines
American Educational Association
Boies
Red Oak
Waterloo
Ceder Falls
James Henderson
D. B. Henderson
Dubuque
Cherokee
Sigourney
Sioux County
Pocahontas County
le Mars
Glenwood
Republican Party
Castoria
Miss
Pampas
Taylor
Wuttke
Mecklenberg
Highlands
Scotland
London
Napoleons
Alexanders
Savonarola
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper’s Magazine
County Republican Committee
Apportionment School Fund
Howard Township
Ind. Creek
Roland
Io’a Center
U and Two
Maxwell
Fayette
Two
Story City
Zearin Lincoln
Milford
Nevada Township
Ames City
Ames City and Dist
Washin
New Aln Township
Cole District
Richland Town
Shermanship
Warren
Palestine Township
Sheldahl
Pleas
Bloomfield
Fieldberg
Franklin
Kelley
Estine
Sydney
Centre
Alnut Ow
Union Township
Cambridge
Centre Grove
Douglas
Jefferson
Mission Rdge
Norwa No. One
Scott
Alley
Ost
Sherman, Williams & Co
Heath & Milligan
Dirty Davidson
Xantippe
Thomas A. Edison
Jaques
William Lidderdale
Bank of England
James H. Miller
Gonzales
Galveston
James Hicks
Preble County
Kilbert
Wilber Reaser
Fort Dodge
Paris
Toper
North Pole
The
Great Northwest
A. F. Banks
Gen
Marshalltown
Tos. P. Barry
A. G
Sarah Bernhardt
Shitoh
Gertrude Magill
Quaker College
Swathmore
Bucklen
Gamin
Miss Ward
Detroit
Alexander Cameron
Toronto
Prince de Benvon Caraman
France
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