Dems Rise Again Says Reader About 1892 Politics
A long weathered column notes Cleveland third terms unlikely and Populists may seize the next House. It lauds Kelley’s men from Council Bluffs, praises Constance Burkey for capturing four burglars, and questions West Virginia in fall races. It ends urging Republicans to keep pressing gains and expect Democratic endurance.
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Constance Burkey
Sheldahl
Des Moines
West Virginia
South
Coxey
North
Union
Moses
Democratic turmoil and a mill town paper's rise
A Des Moines Leader critique mocks political posturing over the Kelley army case and McKinley law repeal, while the Times proclaims its growth into a respected Story county paper. The piece contrasts press influence with religious sermons on vice, and Adams Bros advertises a busy goods trade in Ames.
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Des Moines
Gov. Jackson
Ames Grows Beyond the Town Core
A reader notes Ames expansion beyond the schoolhouse area after a prairie fire a year ago. A Sunday walk shows new houses, fenced lots, and substantial homes in the unsettled outskirts, with stone piles and building material indicating continued growth. The town is spreading to cover surrounding territory.
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Ames
No Excuse for Newspaper Man to Make Mistakes
A quoted remark complains about newspaper workers' workload and stress. It lists tasks from hunting news and setting type to folding papers, mailing, proofs, and handling delinquent accounts. The speaker sarcastically invites others to try the busy, criticized craft.
Tur Times Denounces Traveling Printers With Union Card
The Tur Times criticizes tramp printers traveling the country who flash union cards to gain meals or favors. It condemns these men as bringers of disrepute to organized labor, while affirming support for genuine unions and their contributions to printers in cities with strong labor movements.
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Boone County
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Tur Times
Sandy
the Times
Midland Monthly Announces First Quarterly Prize Winners
The Midland Monthly reports 276 poems and 84 stories from nine states in the first cash prize competition. Winners to be published in June with portraits. Second competition closes next month for subscribers, urging rush subscriptions and contributions.
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The
Midland Monthly
May Midland
Sherman
Beatrice
Iowa College
Grinnell
Russia
Dakota
London
The Vale of Minnekahta pamphlet on Hot Springs cures
A newly issued illustrated booklet describes Hot Springs South Dakota and its waters for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. W A Thrall general passenger agent Chicago North Western Railway offers free copy by mail upon request with a two cent stamp.
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South Dakota
W. A. Thrall
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Chicago
Ill
Keokuk man leases Spirit Lake Hotel Orleans for five years
C. 8S. Abell of Keokuk has leased the Hotel Orleans at Spirit Lake for five years starting this season. The resort, famed for lake scenery, fishing, and summer crowds, will be thoroughly repaired and furnished. It opens May 15 for fishing and July 1 for the regular season with music and full conveniences.
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Abell
Keokuk
Orleans
Spirit Lake
Hotel Orleans set to open as social season nears
Mr brother H Hi Abell takes resident manager post at the Hotel Orleans as Burlington, ds Rapids & Northern Railway promises splendid train service to Spirit. The piece notes the expected busy season and promotes Chamberlain remedies with local retailer Westerman & Arnold, citing a Iowa man’s cure and cholera remedy sales.
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H. Hi. Abell
Union Depot
Atnibal
Orleans
Burlington, Ds Rapids & Northern Railway
Spirit
Populist convert dies after postal to county paper
An eighty eight year old Logansport Indiana man Joan Beeking reportedly wrote to his county paper declaring he would switch from Democrat to Populist and died an hour later. The notice moves through local remarks about Chamber Cough Remedy and Leeds Iowa sales, praising its use for colds and croup and noting 5 and 50 cent bottles. The item also mentions Sheldon's bakery and its ice cream season as a local highlight.
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Times
Lon
Ballou
Ames
Munn
Nichol
Tose
Mom
Jonathan Kenison Bolan
Worth Co
Iowa
Ft. Madison
Chamberlain
Westerman & Arnold
Joan Beeking
Logansport
Ind
Leeds
Sims Leeds
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Baker, the Jeweler
Clive
Ep Times
Story County
E. H. Addison
Maxwell
Tunesee
Cleveland
Kelley
Council Bluffs
Lockess Simpson
House of Representatives
Boardman
County Central Committee
T. F. Rice
Iowa Falls
Tommy
Senator Boardman
25Th General Assembly
Northwestern
Old Rock Island
Rock Island
Crosby's Best
Crosby Roller Mills
Topeka
Kansas
Antee
Maxwell & Son
City Drug Store
Hamilton & CO
Justin
L. M. Bosworth
AME
U. S. Senate
United States
Tur
Adams Bros
Vale OF
Minnekahta
Sheldon’s Bakery
H. Kelso, D. D.S
Over Goble’s
Ames, Iowa
Home OF
New York
Phgnix OF
Hartford
SUN Fire
Lancashire
Manchester
Commercial Union
Fireman’s Fund
Glen Falls
Standard, OF
Detroit
Giddings & Fowler
Morris Bros
Sale Stable
West Man Street
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