I ntelligencer Republican Ticket State and Local Nominations
The slate lists H. C. Wheeler of Sacramento for State, Geo. Van Houten of Taylor, J. M.oe of Hardin for Supreme, Sabin of Clinton for Publiineinaucco, Wes Campbell of Jasper for Railroad Commissioner, T. C. McCall- Representative 52d Dist, A. L. Stuntz, County Treasurer T. J. Miller, D. W. Ghurek for Surveyor, H. D. Chamberlin as Coroner, and John Johnson as a listed official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baets Aerate
H. C. Wheeler
Sac
Geo. van Houten
Taylor
J. M.oe
Hardin
Pubileinaiucco Sabin
Clinton
Wes Campbell
Jasper
T. J. Miller
Ashford
D. W.ghurek
H. D. Chamberlin
John Johnson
Boies Attacks Iowa Corn Wages War on Costs
Gov Boies at New York banquet calls corn farming in Iowa highly unprofitable. He states the crop’s market value over five years averaged 67 cents per acre below production costs. He argues that in Iowa as in other staples, production costs exceed earnings and capital invested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boies
New York
Iowa
Anti prohibitionists urge study of licensing states’ experience
Proponents argue that licensing controls prove more effective than outright prohibition and urge researchers and policymakers to examine how licensed states regulate alcohol. The statement calls for careful analysis of regulatory outcomes and enforcement across jurisdictions.
Leader Snarls at Register Campaign Work
Democratic papers especially the Leader mock the Register’s campaign efforts this year, highlighting partisan criticism as proof of its activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Ogden Reporter Stirs Boone News Over Prohibition Question
The Ogden Reporter comments on Boone News and notes Billings forgets Irwin can speak six times to his one, implying a political argument about prohibition and speaking roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Boone
Billings
Irwin
Harpers Promise new Ben Hur volume in near future
The Harpers promise a forthcoming Ben Hur volume that will be unsurpassed by similar works and highly satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers
George Kennon to Lecture Across State This Month
George Kennon will lecture at several venues across the state this month. He is expected to draw large crowds due to his unique and exciting adventures and is anticipated to be greeted with good houses wherever he goes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennon
Nation salutes Cleveland birth of daughter
The country unites to congratulate Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland on the arrival of their daughter and to wish her a future marked by gracious womanhood like her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Iowa Reports Prosperity Across the State
Reports from multiple quarters indicate an unparalleled prosperity season in Iowa. The message highlights strong economic activity and broad growth across sectors, signaling a robust state outlook for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Epigram Wins Prize for Money Definition in London
Henry E. Baggs of Sheffield wins a newspaper prize in London for a definition of money. His epigram describes money as an article that may serve as a universal passport to everywhere except Heaven and as a universal provider of everything except happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry E. Baggs
Sheffield
Year of New Suffrage Groups Drives Equal Rights Hope
The era sees new suffrage organizations forming across counties as the equal rights movement gains momentum. Though progress requires time and patience, the movement faces no valid arguments against women's suffrage and is expected to achieve its aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equal Rights Workers
Public School Teachers Earn Nation’s Grateful Salute
Public schools are now in session and teachers are praised as faithful earnest makers of the country’s future. The piece asks readers to show gratitude to these educators.
Indian Pupils Numbered 17 926 in Schools Report
The late commissioner of Indian affairs reports 17 926 enrolled Indian pupils in schools. He argues for extending political privileges establishing courts of justice and compulsory education along with gradual land allotment and breaking up the reservation system in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Dr Hammond rejects gold cure for drunkenness in North American Review
Dr Hammond declares the Bichloride of gold treatment a faith cure in a North American Review article. Nevertheless, cured individuals will continue to believe in its efficacy regardless of theoretical support.
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Hammond
The
North American Review
City Calls for Courtesy in Horace Boies Visit
A local notice urges residents to show respect during Horace Boies visit. It admonishes merchants to remove 67 cent price marks, asks farmers to travel in old wagons, and requests grocers and workers to present sober appearances, aiming to avoid insult or distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Boies
New York
Washington Letter 1891 notes on politics and policy
Washington Letter from October 5 1891 reports politics around Fassett and Flower in New York, presidental appointments delayed after the fall election, and a Chinese exclusion case with deportation. It notes Sugar bounty payment to Chino Valley Sugar Co, Canada relations, and Navy reform discussions. Senator Dolph of Oregon mentions the Farmer's Alliance in his state with limited success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Fiower
Fassett
Egan
United States
Canada
China
State Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Chino Valley Sugar Company
California
Tracy
Dolph
Oregon
Farmer’s Alliance
Wolcott
Senate wrangle over Raum fuels Democratic free coinage push
The piece notes West’s loyalty to free coinage as the path for Democrats next year and flags a heated battle around Gen Raum at the Pension Office. Raum takes a fifteen day leave to Illinois amid calls for his dismissal over alleged office brokerage by his son, while Noble faces pressure over three accusing employees. The Inter state commerce commission vacancy attracts many Southern candidates as the pool grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Noble
Pension Office
Gen. Raum
Raum
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines Letter Reports Iowa Events and Plans
General John C. Colville of Kansas will tour Iowa with six speeches from Spencer to Oskaloosa. Iowa merchants form a mile track trust with Polk Hubbell Mills and others aiming to showcase fast horses by August at state fair time. C B & Q orders railways to end car famine with a one dollar demurrage for delays beyond two days. Grapes 280000 baskets shipped from Polk county this year with similar volume in jellies and cans locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Colville
Kansas
Spencer
Oskaloosa
Messrs. Polk
Hubbell, Mills
Axtell
Allerton
Iowa
Polk County
Republican mass meeting eyed with big campaign push
October 14 events feature Governor Goff and Billy Mason addressing a city gathering as the campaign builds. The state tennis tourney closed with strong scores, and hospital officials urged one new northern hospital. Des Moines Cotton Mills ship 30 000 yards weekly with plans for spring upgrades, while Judge Fulton, a veteran journalist, died aged 66. The notice closes with a horse race update and Prince the rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goff
West Virginia
Billy” Mason
Chicago
Pete Hepburn
Des Moines
F. McClelland
Harriet M. Allen
George H. Otis
Iowa
Billy Mason
National Society of Dunkards
Alexander H. Fulton
Prince
Numerous Iowa items from Chaney to Leland Stanford opening
State and national briefs report a $9,000 fire in Chaney. temperance revival in Knoxville. political notes on Danish paper in Atlantic. Ottumwa Woman's Day praised. Des Moines mile track group. Exponent at Highland Park college. Mississippi River level. Des Moines Cycling Club clubhouse. Consigny death near Avoca. Quintus Bros patent self feeding threshing device. Grinnell Congregational meeting. Sioux City worker killed. Sanford Doud death at Eldon. soldiers home improvements. panic causing funeral train accident near Altoona. Linn county old settlers meeting. Judge Wright lectures. Vittum debate on Grinnell pastorate. University Law School open. Iowa law teaching method noted. Prairie fires in Dakotas. Jay Gould family denial. Lee health. Deadwood snowstorm. Cleveland daughter born. Minnesota gambling ruling. new comet sighting. Irish National League Chicago convention. Miss Cochran enters convent. Halifax fire. Watterson death. Boulanger funeral in Brussels. Ohio cottage cornerstone. assassination attempt on Emperor. Mille Lacs fires. Stanford University opening. Land Bill Allen note. Intercontinental Railway survey funding. Chile and Colombia payments.
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Joseph of Austria
Mille Lacs Reservation
Minn
Leland Stanford Jr
University of
Palo Alto
California
Senator Stanford
Wm Allen
Allen
Perry County
Ohio
United States
Intercontinental Railway Commission
Blaine
South
Central America
Chile
Columbia
Ecuador
Cathedral rites mark Hennessy appointment and clerical turnout
Rev John Hennessy’s elevation to the Dubuque bishopric was celebrated with a grand ceremony in the cathedral attended by more than 300 clergy, including Archbishops Ryan of Philadelphia and Ireland of St Paul and twelve bishops. A crowd of over 2,000 filled the church for pontifical high mass led by Bishop Hennessy with Archbis hop Ryan delivering the sermon. Early Friday a Burlington yards brakeman named Scott, from Eagle Grove, died after an accident at Iowa Falls while refilling water. his body was found on the track near the water tank. Col Hogeland announces a state division for the Boys and Girls National Home and Employment association with Rev A D Kinzer as president and a slate of officers including ex-Governor William Larrabee, F M Drake, and J D Johnson. Topeka hosts the national convention on October 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hennessy
Dubuque
Archbisop Ryan
Philadelphia
Feehan
Chicago
Ireland
St. Paul
Hennessy
Archbishop Ryan
Burlington
Iowa Falls
Illinois Central
Scott
Eagle Grove
Col. Hogeland
Boys’ and Girls’ National Home and Employment Association
A. D. Kinzer
Des Moines
William Larrabee
Clermont
T. E. Clark
Clarinda
Florence Miller
F. M. Drake
Centerville
H. B. Hoyt
Perry
J.D. Johnson
J.M. Owen
Measurer
John Cook
Topexa
Scholarship Offered For Paper Subscriptions In 1891
A contest promises a $30 scholarship at Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Malvern Iowa for the student who secures the most newspaper subscribers by September 1, 1891. The college advertises bookkeeping shorthand telegraphy typing and English courses with mail instruction and a diploma recognized worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant & Stratton
Business College
Bryant & Stratton’s Bus. CoLt
Malvern
Iowa
Testimony for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
Local readers hear a family tested endorsement from Houtzdale Pennsylvania observer for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. L. M. Bosworth, a local druggist, offers the medicine for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houtzdale
L. M. Bosworth
Hall's Hair Ever Promises Restored Growth and Color
An advertisement extols Hall's Hair Ever as a remedy to restore thick lush growth for house plant pots and to keep hair color youthful while removing dandruff. It references cork drainage and moisture retention as a metaphor for product effects.
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Hall
How to remove grease from colored fabrics with paper and iron
To remove a grease stain from color ed material lay upon it a piece of butcher's paper and press with a warm iron. In a moment a grease spot will appear upon the paper. Put a clean piece over the grease spot and proceed as before until no more grease is brought out on the paper.
Ayer's Pills Praised by Doctors and Druggists
When you need a good safe laxative ask your druggist for a box of Ayer's Pills and you will find that they give perfect satisfaction. For indian torpid liver and sick headache there is nothing superior as leading physicians recommend them.
Passage on a woman's bloom and past shaping power
A reflective line noting that beauty deepens as past experiences mark a woman. It contrasts transient youth with realized fullness when memory and history empower her, suggesting a compelling strength that grows with time.
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Olve Schreiner
Save health with Ayer's Sarsaparilla at Waterloo cry
Frantic appeal to soldiers at Waterloo urges use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla to preserve health and strength. Advice targets all ages to start now before disease takes hold.
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Waterloo
Ayer
Gladwin County Claims World’s Largest Frame Barn
Gladwin County Michigan touts a world’s largest frame barn measuring 156 feet by 50 feet. Construction used 500000 feet of lumber to build the structure.
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Gladwin County
Michigan
Electric Bitters Cured Chronic Ailments Says Local Notice
S H Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin suffered neuralgia rheumatism and stomach liver problems with loss of appetite and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois healed a eight year leg sore with three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's Amica Salve. John Speaker of Catawba Ohio cured five fever sores with one bottle Electric Bitters and one box Amica Salve. Sold at L M Bosworths Drug store.
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S.H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Detroit Hails World’s Largest Horse
The city celebrates a giant horse measuring 21 hands and weighing 2365 pounds praised for its intelligence and stature, becoming a local pride and symbol of strength.
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Pride and Glory of
Detroit
Startling Claims About a Restorative Nervine
Startling facts describe users across Indiana and Pennsylvania reporting dramatic health gains and cures after taking Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. Testimonials include Alphonso Hempfling’s son recovering speech, others gaining weight, and women's relief from convulsions and chronic pain. Free trial bottles and a cures book offered by L M Bosworth. A second paragraph notes the largest lighthouse lens measurements.
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Alphonso Hempfling
Butler
St. Vitus
Miles
J. R. Miller
Valparaiso
J. D. Taylor
Asport
Ind
H. A. Gardner
Vistula
L. M. Bosworth’s
Health warnings and patent medicine pitches of a late 19th century page
The piece lists heart disease symptoms and advertises Dr Miles Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine, plus De Witt's Little Early Risers. It notes land values in Paris London and New York and quips about British debt, ending with praise for the pills and endorsements from druggists.
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de Witt
St Louis Parties Claim Gun Suit Over Property in Quebec
In a St Louis case, parties assert their claim to valuable property located in central Quebec. The suit centers on ownership rights and the disputed possession of the item described as central to the dispute.
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St. Louis
City
Quebec
Farmers Offered Free American Farmer Subscriptions
An Ames health ad shows a plan to mail the illustrated American Farmer to subscribers who pay all arrears and a year in advance, or to new subscribers who pay one year in advance. The 16 page journal is read across the country and Canada. It costs nothing and promises ideas worth more than the price.
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American Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
De Witts Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Nourishment
An old advertisement touts De Witts Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood increase appetite and tone the system. It claims it has aided many and notes a tonic effect for a refreshed body.
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de Witt
De Witt's Sarsaparilla Promises Relief From Numerous Ailments
The advertisement claims De Witts Sarsaparilla destroys poisons that cause scrofula skin diseases eczema and rheumatism and adds that timely use saves many lives. It also notes pine wood can be enhanced to resemble fine timber by applying hot linseed oil coats and rubbing after each layer.
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de Witt
Spavin Liniment Promises Horse Blemish Cure
English Spavin Liniment removes lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavin splints Sweeney ringbone stifle sprain and more. One bottle saves 50 and is sold by L M Bosworth Druggist Ames Indiana. Quote from Victor Hugo about anger appears in ad text.
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Woolford
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Ames
Best Salve and Mustard Plaster Cure Claims
An advertisement offers The Best Salve in the world for skin ailments with a meager 25 cent price and money back guarantee by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist. It cites a mustard plaster claim for neuralgia and shares a testimonial endorsing Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and Cough Remedy from P M Boston Missouri. The note adds that Birmingham hosts the largest railway depot covering eleven acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bosworth
Chamberlain
P.M
Boston
Pennvill, Sullivan Co
Birmingham
England
Miles Nerve and Liver Pill Novel Regulator Claim
An 1890s style patent medicine notice touts Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pill as regulating the liver stomach and bowels via nerves. It promises speedy cures for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Advertises 50 doses for 25 cents with free samples at L M Bosworth’s.
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Miles
L. M Bosworth’s
Highest NP trestle spans Corsican defile at Missoula
The tallest structure on the Northern Pacific Railroad line rises across the Corsican defile at Missoula Montana, standing 300 feet above the gorge below.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Corsican
Missoula
Mont
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Relief for Coughs
It will cost you nothing and will surely do you good if you have a cough cold or throat chest or lung trouble Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds guarantees relief or money back Sufferers from La Grippe found it effective and speedy in recovery Try a sample bottle at L M Bosworth’s drug Store Free trial bottles offered Large size.
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L. M. Bosworth
Ear Deafness Cure Claim in Sales Pitch
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains deafness as resulting from inflamed mucous and Eustachian Tube, promising hundred dollar compensation for any uncured case and offering Hall's Catarrh Cure sold for 75 cents by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Also Mentioned on This Page
K. Wilson, Publishers
Cabic
Cass T. C. McCall
A. L. Stuntz
Des Morages
State News
Chaney
Capt. Shields
Knoxville
Atlantic
Ottumwa
Highland Park College
Exponent
Mississippi
U L.b. Consigny
Avoca
Quintus Bros
Garner
Grinnell Association of Congregational Churches
G. Wickstrom
Sioux City Electric Company
Sanford Doud
Eldon
Soldiers
Altoona
Old Settlers Association
Linn County
Manon
Judge Wright
Cedar Rapids
Mund M. Wittum
First Congregational Church
Grinnell
Vittum
University Law School
Law School of
Iawa
Harvard
Cornell
University of Virginia
Dakotas
Jay Gould
W. H. F. Lee
General Lee
Deadwood
Supreme Court of Minn
Barnard
Lick Observatory
Irish National League
Jeanette Cochran
Halifax
Jeryey Watterson
Louisville Courier— Journal
Boulanger
Brussels
Paris
France
National Woman’s Relief Corps
Madison
S. H. Hurst
Anna Wittenmeyer
U. S. Gov’t
McFarlin Grain Co
Willard McCarthy
Macon
Queen City Silver and Nickel Plating Co
East St. Louis
G. Stookey
Cen City Silver and Nickel Plat’g Co
East St. Louis, Il
Palace Hotel
N. Clark Street
Chicaco
Court House
Fred Compagnon
Chef Ae
Union League
Pouick, N
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
McClellan
J. Miles
East India
W.A. Noyes
Rochester
Wendell Phillips
DeWitt
Joseph ‘Ook
Victor Hugo
Book Trust
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edinburgh
Express
Peale & CO
Wabash Ave
Cricago
Lyr
Cramblil
Main Street
Wm Sahl
Hodgson &Rich, Proprs
Cook Block
S&f
Yowa
Maxwell & Son’s
Read’s. Market
Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburg
Kings County
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