County Republicans plan Nevada convention for delegates
Story County Republicans call a county convention in Nevada on Tuesday September 29 at 11 30 a m to pick 15 delegates for the Senatorial Convention in Iowa on October 1 1885 Township caucuses to elect delegates are set for Saturday September 26 1885 Each township gets a specified number of delegates as listed by the County Central Committee chairman L Smrrn
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City Hall
Boone
Iowa
Boone County
Story
A. J. Barkley
Story County
Nevada
LaFayette
Mae
County Central Committee
L. Smrrn
Political tempers flare in Iowa race coverage
The passage quotes Democrats and Republicans debating race and violence in national and state politics. It contrasts Democratic tips from the Marshalltown Statesman and Chicago Express with commentary on labor disputes, the Wyoming Chinese killings, and Southern African American massacres, arguing political motives behind violence and voter suppression.
Excursion to Marshal Pass Through Royal Gorge
LILLIAN KINNEY of Colorado Springs recounts a multi‑day trip from Manitou to Marshall Pass, with stops at Pueblo and Salida, detailing the monumental Royal Gorge crossing, dramatic scenery, danger, and humor in a vivid period narrative. A separate letter from K. W. Brown defends a Cedar Rapids Prohibition Convention and endorses voting Republican while supporting prohibition goals.
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Rockies
Gunnison
Marshall Pass
Manitou
Col. Springs
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado
Marshal Pass
Cannon City
Royal Gorge
Salida
Poncha Napa
Ouray
Lillian Kinney
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
de. K. W. Brown
Not a Single Gray Hair Hair Care Testimony
Mrs. J. R. C. of San Francisco writes to a friend in this city about aging gracefully claiming no gray hair at fifty one. She praises Parker's Hair Balsam from New York saying it restores color, is not a dye or greasy, and costs 50 cents for a dressings bottle.
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George Gray
Nashua
N. N
Itall
F. T. Sandhein
Spruce St
Philadelphia
Hall
Dropsy Cure Claim From Hunt’s Medicine
Anthony Atwood of Philadelphia states his wife was cured of dropsy in its form by Hunt's Kidney and Liver Medicine, asserting a successful treatment outcome.
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Anthony Atwood
Philadelhia
Hunt
Prohibitionists urged to stay united in Iowa
An Iowa Temperance Alliance circular warns Prohibitionists to avoid third party drives and back candidates pledged to maintain prohibitory laws. The executive committee urges unity with Democrats or Republicans, condemns third party efforts, and recalls past conventions and representation guidelines to safeguard temperance gains.
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Iowa State Temp. Alliance
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Temperance Alliance
E. W. Brady
Davenport
E. B. Howard
Cedar Rapids
General Assembly
Cavil
Friends of Temperance
Mr. St John
Pittsburg
Chicago
Bargains Offer Low Prices Despite Big Capital
The store touts two weeks of bargains with prices beating the capital and urges shoppers to compare before spending. Jamestown Alpacas sell under cost, with various grades up to 40c. All-wool flannels and dress goods are cheap, and the millinery stock is praised as pretty and affordable. The appeal invites Ames residents to visit and support the store.
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Ames
End to Bone Scraping Thanks to Electric Bitters
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois credits Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve with healing a running leg sore after eight years. Doctors warned amputation or bone scraping, but three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve cured it. Prices: Electric Bitters fifty cents a bottle and Arnica Salve two cents a box at J H Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store.
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Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
J. H. Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Illinois Central excursion tickets to Dubuque on Iowa Division
The Illinois Central Kk R will sell excursion tickets from all points on the Iowa Division to Dubuque and return at one fare for the round trip. Tickets go on sale Wednesday Sept 23 and run through Saturday Sept 26, good to return by Monday Sept 28. Gov Sherman and staff attend the Dubuque Military Encampment Sept 24 with rifle prize shooting Sept 25. Also notes malaria remedies with Ayer’s Ague Cure as a warranted health regenerator.
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Illinois Central Kk. R
Iowa
Dubuque
Sherman
Beeson
J. F. Meany
Gen. West
Pass
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