Circular Letter Sets Iowa Republicans Plans for Victory
The Republican State Central Committee urges Iowa Republicans to vote in the upcoming election. It warns against overconfidence and factional fiends while stressing united support for the state ticket and legislative candidates. It urges local speakers to canvass, urges turnout, and links state races to broader national stakes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republicans of
United States
Republican Party
Chas. Beardsley
Our Juveniles Beacons of Wit and Wonder
A column recounts amusing exchanges from Ames children. A girl declares she is six and self-sufficient with a new knife and fork. A boy’s sister asks if God is in this room and in Katie Wilbur. the doll is included in the divine presence. A girl promises not to fool around and a penny request concludes with a prayer for Sasie. A mother’s pants story ends with a drenched boy claiming he is “awful sweaty.”
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Ames
Katie Wilbur
Susie
Sasie
Iowa Counties and Cities Named After Similar Counties Puzzle
The piece notes Iowa geography quirks with Des Moines in Polk county and Des Moines County’s separate seat at Burlington. It lists towns in counties with matching names and explains Des Moines County lies upriver on the Mississippi, not touching the Des Moines River.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Polk County
Des Moines Co
Burlington
Keokuk
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Fort Madison
Lee County
Madison County
Winterset
Jefferson
Jefferson County
Green County
Wapello
Ottumwa
Lyons
Lyon County
Clinton County
Monroe
Jasper County
Albia
Osceola
Osceola County
Iowa City
Iowa County
Johnson
Marion
Linn County
Knoxville
Marion County
Webster City
Webster County
Uamalton County
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Sioux County
Clinton
Washington
Muscatine
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Sac City
Pocahontas
Carroll
Cherokee
Des Moines County
Des Moines River
Mississippi
Salve for Cuts Bruises Sores and Skin Eruptions
For sale by Pickett & Ob. at Palace Dieg Geere. A guaranteed salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions or a refund. 25 cents per box.
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Pickett & Ob
Palace Dieg Geere
Local Health Ads and Commercial Notices from Des Moines and Marshalltown
A composite of old medical testimonials and business notices from Des Moines Iowa and Marshalltown Times. Includes Dr King’s New Discovery claims a free trial and cure for lung diseases, Des Moines Commercial College boasting facilities, Mishler’s Herb Bitters for sick headache, and Dr Wilson eye treatment report for Evras Johnson’s son.
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Mr. E. Or
Mechanicsburg
Dr. King
J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Crry
Commercial College
Morris Tanner
Hoboken
N. J
Mishler
Evras Johnson
Story City
Wilson
Marshalltown
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup and Chamberlain Remedy Ad
A claimant praises Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup as a cure for cow colds and bronchial troubles while H Westerman Drugstore offers it. An offer highlights Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy at 25 cents a bottle and claims it saves lives in cases of Cholera Morbus Dysentery or Diarrhea.
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H. Westerman
Letter from Sus to editor accuses Story City Review of bias
A reader protests to the editor alleging the Story City Review is a Democratic paper in disguise. The letter accuses Carlson of publishing unwar rantable material and of promoting a Democratic ticket while slandering Republicans.
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Story City Review
Carlson
Review
Roe
H.C
City Review
Sus
Our Cemeteries and the Nation's Remembrance
A reader laments neglected graveyards in western Story County and urges guardianship of sacred plots. The letter contrasts reverence for fallen soldiers with the misuse of the phrase Bloody Shirt in politics, condemning such rhetoric and defending national memory.
Transfers for Week Ending Oct 20 1885 Report
Transfers reported by H L Carrell's Abstract and Loan Agency Nevada Iowa detail conveyances including Albert Crain to W H Golly Theresa Shugart to D Bit Hill and others with cash values ranging from 50 to 1530 dollars. Several descriptions note westward or varying quarter sections and deeds.
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H. L. Carrell
Abstract and Loan Agency
Nevada
Iowa
Albert Crain
H Golly
Foe Nelson
Snw
Theresa Shugart
D Bit Hill
Wise
Q c
Geo Panes
Gonsel Lee
Og Tonsel
Geo Larson
Chevill
Johann Ferdinand
T E Alderman
A M Graves
F Chapman
Pra Chesebro
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Reminiscences of Camp Battle and Bivouac Open to Veterans
The Department of the G A R invites all soldiers and sailors who served in the Toron Army during the War of the Rebellion to contribute incidents of battle camp and march. Manuscripts or recollections are earnestly solicited.
Contents of November Number in North American Review
List of pieces in the November issue including Progress of Demon in Europe by Seportes of Grant, Slang in America by Walt Whitman, Statecraft and Priestcraft by Philip Schaff, No Name Essays No 11, Abraham Lincoln in Illinois by Elihu Washburne, United Bulgaria by Eugene Schuyler, Jace Prejudice by Gail Hamilton, a letter on employers by James Parton, Shall Silver be Demonetized with contributions by E P Hill and others, notes and comments by Beecher and others.
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North American Revieww
Europe
Seporters
Grant
Admiral Ammen
America
Walt Whitman
Priestcraft
Philip Schaff
D. D
Monument
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Elihu Washburne
United Bulgaria
Eugene Schuyler
Jace Prejudice
Gail Hamilton
United States
James Parton
E. P. Hill
Colorado
Alexander Delmar
California
William N. Philips
Kansas
Henry Ward Beecher
Senor M. Romero
Mary G. Humphreys
J. B. Jeancourt
Doctor's Cure Restores Man From Dyspepsia and Kidney Complaint
John McLellan of Lowell Massachusetts reports years of suffering from dyspepsia and kidney trouble. He describes severe hunger loss and emaciation but credits a treatment with restoring him to perfect health after enduring a fatal form.
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Ayer
Jas. W. Weld
Forest Hill St
Jamaica Plain
Mass
W. M. McDonald
Summer St
Boston
John McLellan
Bridge and Third Sts
Lowell
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Republican State Central Committee
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