Gubernatorial and legislative ticket items listed
Governor H C Wheeler and Geo Ween named for governor positions. T Campbell of Jasper and Supt Sabin of Clinton named for railroad commission. Legislative senators T C McCall and A L Stuntz listed. County candidates include T J Miller D G Ashford J F Reed D W Church H D Chamberlin and John Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Wheeler
Sac
Gov
Geo
An Ween
Rakegee T. J. Miller
D. G. Ashford
Pikes Cea Eke
J. F. Reed
D. W. Church
H. D. Chamberlin
John Johnson
Gov Boies Speech on New York Corn Raising Policy
The speech discusses corn value and production costs, noting the crop’s value per acre lagged behind its production cost by a significant margin. The remarks compare corn economics to other staple crops in Iowa and New York, highlighting the profitability of cereal production and its impact on state agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boies
NEW York Bank
Iowa
Republican 1892 nomination quip by Gen. Alger
Gen. Alger comments on Blaine’s bid for the 1892 Republican nomination saying if Blaine wants the prize, he can have it. The remark signals intra party tensions during the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Alger
Blaine
Women Shape Future Laws and Customs
A compact editorial note emphasizes women's key role in shaping future laws and social norms as society evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uesday
Hamlin Garland’s Iowa boyhood recalled in new book
Hamlin Garland, author of the much talked of new book The Main Travell te Road, spent his boyhood days in ll county Iowa, reflecting on early life in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin Garland
Ll County
Iowa
Elkins Named Secretary of War in Proctor Resignation
Hon Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia has been selected as Secretary of War to replace Secretary Proctor whose resignation takes effect in September. The report notes Elkins will assume the post and oversee military affairs amid ongoing national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen B. Elkins
W. Va
Proctor
Supreme Court ruling on wives earnings sparks backlash
A Michigan Supreme Court decision holds that a wife’s earnings legally belong to the husband. The ruling is criticized as regressive and sparks calls for women to relocate to Iowa for financial independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Michigan
Michigan
Iowa
Why I am a Protectionist by Hon P C Cheeney
A short essay argues for protectionism over free trade. The author contends secession rights, argues tariffs ensure high wages for labor while lowering costs for workers, and calls for equal taxation and duties on foreign goods to keep the United States prosperous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Cheeney
United States
Cool, dry week in Iowa with light frost damage
Central Station Des Moines reports a cool dry week in September 1891 with temperatures near danger line on the 3rd and 4th. Frosts statewide caused light damage while rainfall stayed below average. Threshing and fall plowing favored. corn progress slow and soft corn appears likely. overall crop prospects stronger for wheat and rye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Des Moines
Rosewater Rejects High License In Nebraska Opinion
Hon. E. Rosewater editor of the Omaha Bee and opponent of prohibition says high license is not a success in Omaha. He argues it corrupts police and courts, moves saloons into politics, and fails enforcement, leaving gambling dens and vice exposed. He cites Omaha as a living illustration of these truths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Nebraska
Rosewater
New York
Omaha
Ogee
Mr. Rosewater
Iowa
Sry
Prohibition Enforceme nt Argues Over License Effectiveness
The piece voices debate on enforcing liquor laws and argues license systems fail to curb crime. It cites Pittsburgh and Chicago reports of rising unlicensed saloons and questions whether licensing solves liquor problems.
Des Moines Letter Notes Fair Events and Local Politics
Des Moines report from September 7 1891 covers Mills County apple display at fair, Iowa Librarians meeting, hog sweepstakes won by Dorsey and Sons, Authors Carnival for womans club, Soldiers Home finances, Marshalltown insurance reserve, State Band at Lincoln, State Fair attendance, suffrage cottage signups, electric streetcar safety, Labor Day parades and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moornes
Frank Pierce
Mills County
George C. Wright
Iowa
Democrat
Iowa Librarians
Supreme Court
Capitol
Mary Miller
B. F. Dorsey and Sons
Perry
Ill
Northern Fraternal Insurance Association
Marshalltown
State
Knights of Pythias Insurance Association
Burlington
Lincoln
Hon B F Grayton Moves to Indianola
State brief notes B F Grayton and family relocate to Indianola. Prohibition advocates fail to win a designated day at Sloan. Guthrie Center figh t injures several as shots fire between fakirs and local roughs. Cedar Rapids suitors sue two young men for 3000 each over alleged slander. A Darlington man held in Independence on pickpocket suspicion faces 10 000 suit threat. Iowa M E conference opens in Muscatine with Bishop Foss delivering a brisk address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Grayton
Indianola
Coal Palace
Victor Sibling
Burdette Printing Company
Burlington
Kennedy
State Board of Health
London
Sloan Woodbury County
Wm Wolf
Pilot Mound
Jacob Ahrens
Wallace Bros
Guthrie Center
Methodist conference votes for women lay members
The conference elected G. N. Power secretary with C. L. Stafford and H. Ewing assisting. Delegates spoke briefly as routine business followed. The main item was the decision on women’s eligibility as lay members of the general conference, which passed 66 to 29. Dr Gray gave an engaging address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berly
Methodist Church
G. N. Power
C. L. Stafford
H. Ewing
Gray
Fires and perils sweep diverse regions worldwide
The Dalles Oregon faced near destruction by fire, while fires raged in the Cascade mountains near Hot Springs Washington. Reports speak of coal oil discoveries near the Caspian, famine and weather damage hitting Ireland crops, and local acts of cattlemen in Montana taking the law into their own hands. Resources warn of political tensions and threats against reformers in Wisconsin, with further notes on royal deaths, marriages, and global political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Oregon
Palestine
Cascade Mountains
Hot Springs
Wash
Russia
Caspian Sea
Ireland
Custer County
Montana
Khedive Pet
Mississippi
Carleton Graves
Mayence
Sioux City Corn Palace Artistry Showcases Grain Architecture
Visitors of past Sioux City Corn Palaces recall the grand wooden structures built to showcase corn in murals and sculpture. Architects use ears, kernels, husks for borders and figures, creating vivid farm scenes and decorative panels that blend color and form into striking, ornate interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Testimony on Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
A Houtzdale Pennsylvania newspaper notices a reader endorsement of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. The testimonial states the firm’s preparations have proven effective in the tester’s family. It notes druggist L. M. Bosworth sells the medicine.
Africa encircled by 17000 miles of submarine cables
The item notes Africa being surrounded by submarine cables totaling 17000 miles. It then shifts to sundry ads and claims about hair care and health tonics, mentioning Hall's Hair Renewer and Ayer's Sar-Saparilla as popular products and dubious health assertions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
New Jersey man patents rubber tipped pencils earns large sum
A New Jersey man who patented the idea of placing rubber tips on pencils reportedly realized about 200000 dollars from the invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Electric Bitters Proven Remedy and Local Weather Note
A popular remedy, Electric Bitters, is praised for liver and kidney cures, blood purification, malaria prevention, and relief from headaches constipation and indigestion. Guarantee offered with refunds. Price 50 cents and 1.00 at L M Bosworth's Drugstore. In St Petersburg freezing begins late October with rare thaws before April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bosworth
St. Petersberg
New Liver Stomach Bowels Regulated by Nerves Claim
A new principle-regulates the liver stomach and bowels through the nerves. Dr Miles pills speedily cure biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles constipation. Unequaled for men women children. 50 doses 25 cts. Samples free at L M Bosworths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
L. M Bosworth’s
Inventor of metal shoe plates earns 250000 in decade
Report notes the inventor of metal plates for shoe heels and soles profited about 250000 in ten years while examining the merits. De Witt's Little Early Risers are praised for not causing gripe nausea or pain and are widely stocked by druggists. European city populations are listed with London Paris Berlin and St Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Oes
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Relief for Coughs
J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa reports the medicine saved his wife from pneumonia after flu with other remedies failing. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa says the remedy helped his lung trouble more than anything before. Free trial bottles at L M Bosworth's Drug Store. large bottles 50 cents and $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Wilson
Clay St
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
L. M. Bosworth’s
Foxes plague Newington poultry raisers
Newington Connecticut poultry raisers struggle as unusually abundant foxes threaten flocks and chicks are quickly sold as hatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newington
Conn
Book Trust Publicizes Encyclopaedia Britannica Reprint
The Book Trust promotes a 25 volume reprint of the Encyclopaedia Britannica at $1.50 per volume, claiming the Edinburgh ninth edition pages match or exceed pricier editions. Volume 1 offered at 60 cents with 40 cents mailing. full cost credited when the set is ordered. Over half a million volumes sold in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Edinburgh
Express
French statesman kin and Naples gas chief’s nephew
Rene Raoul Duval, engaged to Mrs James Brown Potter’s sister, is a nephew of Leon Say the French statesman. His father heads the gas works of Naples and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Raoul Duval
James Brown Potter
Leon Say
Naples
Paris
New Fashion Journals by A Mc Dowell Co Offer Paris Styles
The publishers introduce La Mode, La Mode de Paris, and Album des Modes from New York at annual rates of 1.50 or 3.50 dollars with 15 and 35 cent single copies. Each pamphlet features Parisian designs and practical dressmaking lessons for middle and family use. Samples available direct from the publisher if dealers fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McDowell & Co
West 14 Street
New York
la Mode
la Mode de
Paris
Album Des Modes
Prominent Names and Patent Remedies For Sale
A collage of advertisements mentions De Witt s Little Early Risers for constipation and sick headache, De Witt s Sarsaparilla for blood disorders, Wool ford s Sanitary Lotion for equine and human itching, and English Swelldom Liniment for horse blemishes. It notes Bishop Huntington s farming move, Elsie Leslie s stage name change, and Sir Arthur Sullivan s illness with English court jewels valued at seven million dollars. Willis Menard served as a Census Bureau clerk, and General Neal Dow s daughter promotes Volapuk. Senator Sherman s long uninterruptible tenure is cited.
The Best Salve and Patent Remedies Advertisements
A collection of old advertisements notes Bucklen arnica salve promises cures for cuts and sores with a 25 cent price from L. M. Bosworth. It also mentions biographical notes on Sol Smith Russell and a promotion for St Patrick's Pills as a cathartic remedy. An anecdote praises Chamberlain remedies via WP M Bostron in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bosworth
Zily
Chamberlain
WP. M. Bostron
Penpvill
Great Iowa exposition opens with governor presence
The exposition showcases farm mine and industry displays in a remodeled building with a grand opening Tuesday September 15. Governors Boies and dignitaries from Illinois Missouri Kansas and Minnesota attend. Iowa Central Ry offers half fare excursion tickets to Ottumwa with return four four from sale date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Minnesota
Boies
Iowa Central Ry
Iowa
Ottumwa
A. F. Banks
Free Subscription Offer From The American Farmer
Farmers are invited to pay up arrears and subscribe for one year in advance to receive the American Farmer free for a year. The 16 page illustrated national agricultural journal is mailed to our subscribers and new readers at no cost, with sample copies available to view at our location. The offer promises value far exceeding the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ular
Illustra
Eeds Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
One Hundred Dollars for Deafness Cure Claim
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure deafness caused by catarrh. It explains deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous membranes, promising $100 for any case not cured, with a free circular and a 75 cent product price from Fr avn Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Fr Ae Vn
Oledo
Undertaker Furnished Coffin for Mrs Polk Service
The same undertaker furnished the coffin of Mrs. Polk who performed that service for her husband.
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the Intelligencer
K. Wilson, Publishers
C. McCall
Eee
A. L. Stuntz
Protectionist
Pittsburg
Chicago Papers
Hades
State News
Cedar Rapids
Walter Bower
Darlington
Wis
Independence
Tom Russell
Darlington Republican
Logan
Iowa M. E
Muscatine
C. D. Foss
Berlin
Mary Lincoln
Charles Isham
House of Representatives of
New Zealand
John Dominis
Hawaii
Schenectady
N. Y
Elder
Barber
Elder Publishing Co
Chicago
Phelps
Louis Buliing
St. Joseph
Providence
R. I
Balmaceda
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Washington
Chili
Charles H. Percival
Racine
Wisconsin
Congregational Church
Citizens’ Association
George C. Haddock
Percival
Union
Ayer
Luderitz
Electric Bitters
St. Petersburg
Book Trust
Peale & CO
Wabash Ave
Nan
Mile
U.S
Willis Menard
Senator Sherman
Bishop Huntington
Hadley
Mass
Woolford
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Ames
Neal Dow
Volapuk
Elsie Leslie
DeWitt
Arthur Sullivan
England
Witt
Spurgeon
Tabernacle
Bucklen
William T. Adams
Oliver Optic
Sol Smith Russell
Mr. Adams
Mr. Russell
St. Patrick’s
William
The
Clifton Springs Manufacturing Co
Clifton Springs, New York
Oss Ae
Wyoming
the Wonderland of
America
Wyoming Commonwealth
Cheyenne, Wyo
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Mining and Smelt. Company
Cheyenne Au Incorporated Company
Best Mines
John Thompson
Gold Hill District
Gold Hill
Uniteed States
Orient
Cheyenne
J. K. Jeffrey
A. G. McGregor
A. Underwood
Warren
Reading
A. G. Mc
Board of Trustees
Wyo
Downs
E. S. Downs
Cramblit
Oanda Ee
Wm. Sahl
Propr
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Lgt
Homer H. Seerley
Maxwell & Son’s
Read’s Market
Edward A. Wilson
Williamsburg
Kings County
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