Republican State and County Ticket Names
Republican slate lists Governor W M Larrabee Lieutenant Governor J A Tull Judge M Beck Superintendent J W Akers Representative Ole Nelson Auditor C G McCarthy Treasurer J A Mull s Sheriff A K Banks Superintendent Ole O Roe Coroner J J Wostetter Supervisor R W Ballard Surveyor R H W Mitchell.
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Republican State Ticket
W M. Larrabee
J. A. T. Uull
M. Beck
J. W. Akers
Republican County Ticket
Ole Nelson
C. G. McCarthy
J. A. Mulls
A. K. Banks
Ole O. Roe
J. J. Wostetter
R. W. Ballard
R. H W. Mitchell
Sanatoe Larrabee’s Iowa Residency Noted at 52
Sanatoe Larrabee, aged 52, has spent 31 years residing in Iowa, reflecting a long-term attachment to the state.
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Sanatoe Larrabee
Iowa
Dakota Seeks Statehood Amid Congress inaction
The Dakota territory prompts debate as its larger population contrasts with its status, with Democrats in Congress withholding statehood rights and delaying formal recognition.
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Dakota
Oregon
Nevada
Delaware
Florida
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Congress
Speech by Hon. Wm Larrabee at Republican State Convention
The piece praises the address of Hon. William Larrabee before the Iowa Republican State Convention. It urges careful reading and study of the speech’s salient points, promising it will repay readers with insight into the governor hopeful’s platform.
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Wm. Larrabee
Iowa
Democrats call for repeal and liquor purity crime
The platform advocates repeal of prohibition and makes adulterated liquor production or sale a crime. It states it is acceptable to sell and drink whisky, but wrong to dilute it with water.
Barnum Proposes Vast City Gift if Philadelphia Halts Liquor Sales
P T Barnum offers to bond for a contract with Philadelphia to stop liquor sales. He promises to reimburse city expenditures from liquor last year and fund taxes, insurance, education, clothing, food, and a large profit if his plan succeeds. He claims to ensure free expenses and a half million to a million dollars gain.
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P. T. Barnum
Philadelphia
Boycott and Prohibition Opinion in Iowa Counties
Captain Boycott is described as an agent of an abusive Irish landlord whose harvest is threatened. Farmers should boycott saloons to cut trade and force prohibition in county seats, as towns will resist if saloons draw rural trade. Prohibition would not apply to cities, so voters should act in their own interest rather than others.
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Capt. Boycott
Iowa
Dr. C
Reformers Face Rough Road in Post Office Appointments
The reform administration confronts a surge of scandals as appointees face prison terms. Cleveland accuses a Cincinnati lawyer of recommending a bad man, while Vinton postmaster Pyne leaves jail after 30 days. Crawford at Sioux City has a penitentiary sentence, Judd of the Labor Bureau confesses two prior Colorado terms, and a Maine appointee is jailed for robbing his soon to be post office.
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Reform Administration
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Vinton
Pyne
United States Court
Dubuque
Crawford
Sioux City
Yankton
Judd
Labor Bureau
Colorado
Maine
Newspaper Subscriptions and the Law on Postage Theft
The piece questions a new postal rule and its effect on newspaper theft charges, arguing doubt about the law's applicability. It cites a lawyer who says mere removal of a paper from the mail does not force payment unless the reader knew or was told payment was expected. The article warns publishers to reclaim unwanted papers to avoid liability and notes widespread subscription abuses.
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Office
Dr Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup Ad Claim
An advertisement warns buyers against counterfeit remedies and urges insisting on Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup as the genuine solution. The notice notes a price of four dollars for the legitimate product and cautions against inferior imitations from unscrupulous dealers.
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Bosanko
Paketit & Oren
Address by Hon. Wm. Larrabee at the convention
Honorable Wm. Larrabee accepts the Republican nomination with gratitude and vows faithful service if elected. He extols Republican governance in Iowa, contrasts it with Democratic pledges, defends temperance laws, and urges tolerance while urging voters to support the party’s platform and fight for progress.
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Wm. Larrabee
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Hendricks
Fair Fields
Kansas
Wning
Atlemen
Nananee
South
North
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Pro-Israel War Campaign Notes and Local News Echo Iowa
Dr Beardsley chairs the Republican state committee with Geo E Roberts as secretary. The piece mocks Democratic dismay at the Cedar Rapids circus and lists invited speakers including Gen Logan Sen Sherman and others. It cites editorials on tax of church property, a prohibitionist convention, and a vivid wartime diary excerpt from Vicksburg with siege anecdotes.
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Dr. Beardsley
Burlington Hawkeye
Republican State Central Committee
Geo. E. Roberts
Ft. Dodge Messenger
Beardsley
Gen. Logan
Sherman
Burrows
Harr
Gibson
Ohio
Iowa
Brother Blaine
Resolution of Iowa Democracy on irrepressible conflict doctrine
The Iowa Democracy in 1861 denounces the doctrine of irrepressible conflict as the cause of civil war and disunion. It cites rising hostility to southern domestic institutions and portrays the policy as driving northern sentiment against constitutional rights of slave states.
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Iowa
South
Gillette Accepts Democratic Nomination for Lieut Governor
E H Gillette of Greenback and the Democratic party declares acceptance of the lieutenant governor nomination from the Cedar Rapids Convention in Des Moines on September 1 1885. He defends his party against alleged corruption and liquor ties while criticizing Democratic leaders and platform rhetoric.
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E. H. Gillette
Des Moines
L. G. Kinne
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Not a Single Gray Hair Reported by Woman in San Francisco
A San Francisco woman writes to a local friend claiming she has no gray hair at fifty and credits Parker's Hair Alsa m from New York with restoring color. She emphasizes it is not a dye and asserts its efficacy.
Electric Bitters Promised as Cure for Liver and Urinary Ailments
The advertisement lauds Electric Bitters as the ultimate purifier and regulator for liver inactivity biliousness jaundice constipation weak kidneys and urinary disorders. It claims quick, reliable action with a money back guarantee and lists J H Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store as the seller at fifty cents a bottle.
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J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Local Property Transfers and Ads in Nevada Iowa Weekly
Week ending Sept 8 1885 reports several property transfers in Nevada Iowa including C Christenson to Peder Lee and James W Sparks to Isaac Sparks. Also notes sales by W H Guy and Charles Barrell, with amounts listed. Various remedies and advertisements appear along with a Sept 11 suffrage meeting at Mrs Rowena Stevens and a Boone reunion for veterans.
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H. L. Carrell
Abstract and Loan Agency
Nevada
Iowa
Mary M. Peck
Ella C. Tr Leacher
Jac
W. H. Guy
W. A. Parker
Collins
Charles Barrell
Louis Nellis
Ames
Story County Suffrage Society
Rowena Stevens
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