Proclamation for Thanksgiving Day 1890 by President Harrison
The President designates Thursday, November 27, as a day of prayer and Thanksgiving. Citizens are urged to cease work, attend worship, and give thanks for national blessings. Emphasizes charity toward the poor and homeless and invokes divine protection and grace for the future. Signed in Washington on November 8, 1890, by Benjamin Harrison with Secretary James G. Blaine.
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Department of Human Industry
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
United States
Washington
Voices and Views on Politics and Advertising
A collage of quotes on democracy and politics from papers like New York Independent and Corning Union, plus remarks on Iowa politics and campaign dynamics. It notes reactions to amendments, media stances, and a reflection on newspaper advertising and subscription.
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Nebraska
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Tennessee
New York Independent
Governor Proclaims Thanksgiving Day in Iowa 1890
Horace Borges, governor of Iowa, urges Thursday November 27, 1890 as a day of thanks per the president's proclamation. Citizens are asked to worship or reflect at home and abstain from labor while seeking divine protection for the future. Public seal and signature confirm the proclamation on the 11th day of November, A D 1890.
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United States
Horace Loies
Iowa
Towa
Horace Borges
Grover Cleveland Misses Letter About Ingalls
A fragmented clipping notes Grover Cleveland did not receive a letter concerning Ingalls from an encyclopedia. The item hints at correspondence issues tied to historical figures and a named subject.
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Grover Cleveland
Ingalls
State Board May Reconsider Electric Medical College Licenses
The state board of medical examiners may revisit the decision to deny licenses to graduates of the Electric Medical College if the college presses its rights. It remains to be seen how the board will respond to renewed challenge and potential appeals.
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State Board of Medical Examiners
Electic Medical College
Electics
Commencement Day Thesis and Ames-Iowa College Rail Line Talk
The issue notes C. D. Davidson presenting a commencement thesis on the proposed railway line between Ames and the college. It also highlights Judge Stevens’ letter as interesting and suggestive and invites reader views on the matter.
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C. D. Davidson
Ames
Judge Stevens
Nasby Returns With a Political Novel A Demagogue
The New York Press praised Nasby as at his best in a political novel titled A Demagogue praising Nasby’s wit. The piece notes Nasby’s work in A Paper City and Swinging Round the Circle and expresses hope that politics would not require such novels in the land Nasby has entered.
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New York
Nasby
Dr Koch's Cure Trial Attracts Wide Interest
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Zeitung reports it has permission to send a consumptive patient to Dr Koch to test his new cure. The Zeitung covers precautions to ensure a clear diagnosis and a proper test case, noting the movement will draw wide attention while Koch withholds the composition of his specific.
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Koch
Frank Leslie
Messiah Rumor Sparks Indian Unrest in Dakota
Reports state no outbreak has occurred yet but a messianic idea grows among Indians. Some leaders claim to have seen him and intend to lead rebellion, while others seek peace and industry. Sitting Bull is a key factor and troops are stationed in Dakota with friendly tribes summoned for possible hostilities.
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Sitting Bull
Dakota
State Board Orders Correction of Heart Failure Death Causes
At a late session the state board of health adopted a resolution deeming heart failure an insufficient cause of death. Medical certificates must specify proper definition or be returned to the physician. The board condemns cloaking unclear terms as professional carelessness and notes fear of sudden death from vague causes.
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State Board of Health
Omaha Diphtheria Epidemic and National News
Reports describe Omaha facing a diphtheria outbreak while Moline uncovers a man skeleton nearby. Spurgeon suffers gout, Belmont dies, Wells Fargo building collapse buries workers, and capital location debates in Oklahoma and Missouri stir politics.
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Moline
Charles H. Spurgeon
Ferbert Ward
London Times
Stanley
Bartelett
Barker Bros. & Co
Philadelphia
Patents Granted to Iowa Inventors This Week
Reported for this paper by C A Snow & Co Patent Lawyers and Solicitors Audubon Spring motor W P Bettendorf Davenport Metallic wheel J E Curtright Osolo Dishmarmer O A Dahl Mona Thill coupling D Freel Chariton Senho ditching shovel G C Hagadone Newell Furnace M D Lawrence Marshalltown Stake socket for trucks
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C. A. Snow & Co
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N. Anderson
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Davenport
J. E. Curtright
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O. A. Dahl
Mona
Thill-coupling
D. Freel
Chariton
Sen
Washington Letter on Census, reciprocity, and political moves
Regular correspondent reports on Democratic calls for a New York City census recount to delay apportionment, Spanish reciprocity talks including Cuba, and a Senate House committee trip to the Pacific coast. It notes Wanamaker's financial resistance to attacks by Gould and lottery interests, possible Supreme Court vacancy, local crimes and industry shifts, and a postponed wedding due to the bride's insanity.
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Census Bureau
New York
Congress
Representative Dunnell
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Senor
Miguel Suarez Guanes
Blaine
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Cuba
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Pacific Coast
Spokane Falls
Washington
Squire
Takoma
Seattle
Port Townsend
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Wanamaker
Jay Gould
Louisiana Lottery Company
Sam
Mr. Wanamaker
Gould
Justice Miller
Harrison
Collision Injures John Staf ford in Sioux City
In a crash between a cable car and an electric car at Sioux City John Staf ford was severely injured. The report notes other local incidents including drownings and a fatal freight accident near Walnut. Jefferson county plans 75000 bond issue for a Fairfield courthouse. Lieutenant L F McNeil aged 50 drowned himself at Kirkville amid illness. A Des Moines infant drowned in a water pail. Descriptions of local figures Van Hoosen and the Cedar Falls Commercial Hotel appear in the column.
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John Stafford
Jefferson County
Fairfield
L. F. McNeil
Kirkville
David Brewer
Stuart
Walnut
Kneedler
Ottumwa Industrial Exchange
Charles L’safe
Des Moines
St Nicholas Magazine Praised as Essential for Children
Victor Hugo hailed the rising importance of children’s culture and St Nicholas Magazine as a leading force. For 17 years the publication has pursued healthy literature with strong stories and art, elevating both young readers and the field of juvenile fiction.
Austin Woman Boasts Daughter Reads Latin Greek and Transcript
The passage notes an Austin woman praising her daughter’s reading of Latin Greek and Transcript. It also mentions a loud snorer in a Pullman car who sleeps first, and records the death of Charles Stark Newell in Goshen New York at age 47, a great grandson of Revolutionary General John Stark, noting he was a deaf mute who nevertheless gained an education and displayed notable ability.
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Germany
New York
Potter Palmer
John A. Logan
Wells, Fargo & Co
Jersey City
Ottunwa
Victor Engtlow
Foster
Anna C. Johnson
Lucas County
Mt. Pleasant
Austin
Charles Stark Newell
Goshen
N. Y
John Stark
Quiet trading in town as harvest winds down
Farmers busy in corn fields with most harvest out and good weather forecast for another week. Merchants prep for holiday trade and consider a new dry goods store. Visitors from Earlville plan a creamery and a wedding rumor circulates in town. Thanksgiving services noted and town hall progress update.
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Roland
Lillian Thatcher
Pleasant Vale
Fanny Tienan
Dist
Lincoln Township
Jesse Armstrong
Ames
Zearing
Jesse
Miller
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Burkhart
Hotchkiss
Chicago
Barns
Reca Shultze
Q. Burdick
Marshalltown
E. G. Richardson
A. B. Wilton
J. F. Reed
Nevada
Thatcher
Chas. Hurst
Auction at old schoolhouse sale in Washington township
On Saturday at p m December 20 1890 the old school house in sub district No 5 Washington township will be sold at auction to the highest bidder for cash per order of Board of Directors N 27 3 A J Graves
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Board of Directors
A. J. Graves
Andersonville
Tresitrou
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Fickett
Washington
Keystone Publishing Company
10Th and
Filbert Sts
Philadelphia
Harper's Magazine to Continue Noted South America Series
The 1891 program in Harper's Magazine will feature Theodore Child on South America and Charles Dudley Warner on Southern California. Also upcoming are works by Cradock and du Maurier, drawings by Thackeray, a Howells novelette, and London papers by Walter Sant, highlighting timely illustrated content and strong fiction.
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South America
Theodore Child
Harper's Magazine
Southern
California
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Egbert Craddock
W. M. Thackeray
George du Maurier
William Dean Howells
London
Walter Sant
Harper's Periodicals Subscriptions and Bindings
Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly Bazar Youne Prorte priced at four dollars with postpaid options to the US Canada and Mexico. Volumes begin in June and December. binding cloth cases available. Remittances by money order or draft. Advertisers restricted from reprinting without consent.
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Harper’s Bazar
Harper’s
United States
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Mexico
Gaupers Magazine
Ndex
Ae Magazine
Harper & Brown
Thanksgiving and the evolving meaning of the day
The essay traces Thanksgiving from regional origins to a national observance, noting shifts in practice and the role of travel. It urges personal gratitude beyond feast customs and shares a personal tradition of serving the poor, stressing that giving to others brings deeper happiness than festive revelry.
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Enterprising druggist offers Dr Miles Restorative Nervine
L M Bosworth, a local druggist, provides many trial bottles of Dr Miles Restorative Nervine claiming it cures headache dizziness nervous prostration insomnia and effects of spirits coffee and tobacco. He also guarantees Dr Miles New Heart Cure for nervous or organic heart disease and offers a free booklet on nervous and heart diseases.
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Miles
L. M. Bosworth
Dr. Miles
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