Leader cartoon shows prairie fire near Q right of way
Sunday’s Leader depicts Cummins prairie fire breaking into the Q right of way. Weeds should be cut now before seeding for next year’s crop. Gear and Cummins seen cutting wood but weeds remain. Mr. Bryan named Nebraska delegate to the national Democratic convention per Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummin
Gear
Cummins
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Jones
National Committee
Bryan
Blockades Slow Northwestern Main Line Freight
A Freiaut blockade on the Northwestern main line slows heavy freight as workers push for a completed double track. In Kentucky a man named Adams shot and killed his wife after she prepared to elope, a tragedy the piece calls a grim result for elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Kentucky
Editor Wishes Rival a Rough Return From Outing
PA Smith of the Scranton Journal mocks Hungerford of the Carroll Herald noting his two week Spirit Lake outing and wishes him altered upon his return to work.
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PA Smith
Scranton Journal
Hungerford
Carroll Herald
Spirit Lake
Charley Bartlett Buys Story City Herald
Roland reports Charley Bartlett of Maxwell has purchased the Story City Herald joining the local press ranks. Bartlett formerly ran the Cambridge Dispatch showing promise to deliver a strong paper for Storyites. The late Ingersoll quote about immortality reflects enduring human affection beyond faith.
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Roland
Charley Bartlett
Maxwell
Story City Herald
Story County
Charley
Cambridge Dispatch
Times
Kelley
Ingersoll
Cartoon on stable currency shows Iowa farmer fencing in money devil
The Des Moines Leader depicts a farmer building a seven board high fence, each board representing a month, with a money devil confined inside. The caption and text claim recent two year prosperity and discredit cries of financial calamity, noting 1896 arguments were proven wrong.
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Tur Des Moines Leader
Iowa
New Discovery Saves Mrs Long and Husband From Pneumonia
Mrs Geo Long of New Straitsville Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing her persistent cough and saving her life The medicine also cured Mr Long of a severe pneumonia This must have proven its power to treat throat chest and lung troubles Available 50c and 1 00 Guaranteed free bottle at Miller s drug store Also ads for Sweet Orr overalls The Emporium toilet articles and rental listing for two houses in Ames
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Long
New Straitsville
Ohio
Dr. King
Long
Miller’s Drug
Political Aims and Wheat Ledger in October Projections
The note discusses Arminat Dewey possibly visiting New York around October 1 and the Democratic nomination process with William C. Whitney. It notes W. J. Bryan's Des Moines appearance before the Iowa convention and critiques the state committee’s timing to push the Chicago platform. It also presents a math puzzle claiming 9.5 billion bushels of wheat would fill a 64 square checkerboard, as a challenge to readers to verify with simple figures.
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Arminat Dewey
New York
William C. Whitney
United States
Iowa Democracy
W. J. Bryan
Des Moines
State Committee
William
Chicago
U. S
Electric Bitters Proclaimed a Godsend for Weak Women
Geo D Williams of Manchester Michigan reports his wife suffered five years with paralysis in bed but after two bottles of Electric Bitters she could work again. The tonic is praised for female ailments nerves sleeplessness headaches backache fainting and dizziness with a guarantee of cure at 50 cents from H D Miller druggist.
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Geo. D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
H. D. Miller
North Western Line Offers Reduced Iowa Rail Fares
Tickets for sale at reduced rates from Iowa stations to attend the K P Grand Lodge event August 7 to 12. Agents of Chicago and North Western Railway provide sale dates and ticket limits. Also contains an advertisement for Shilohs cough and consumption cure guaranteed for sale by H D Miller.
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North-Western Line
Iowa
K. P. Grand Lodge
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Karl’s Clover Root Tea Ad Claims Quick Health Fix
An old advertisement asks about a wife’s health and attributes beauty loss to constipation and indigestion. It touts Karl’s Clover Root Tea as a fifty year cure with prices of 25 and 50 ets and a money back guarantee, sold by H. OD. Miller.
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Karl
H. OD. Miller
H. D. Miller
Muppy complexions and cures offered by teas and tonics
An advertisement bundle touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as a cure for constipation and general health, with prices in ets and cos, sold by H. D. Miller. It also promotes Shiloh’s Consumption Care and Heinz vinegars, groceries from C. F. Letts, and discounted Belvidere and Crawford garments, with promises of purity and guarantees.
Weather Review from Des Moines Iowa Aug 1 1899
Des Moines Iowa reports a variable week with five degrees above to ten below normal temperatures and generally dry conditions aiding haying and harvest. Southern areas show threshing started while northern regions finish cutting grain. Corn, potatoes, and pastures need moisture but no major damage, and corn prospects look reasonably favorable with September warmth ahead.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Frontline Officers
Twenty nine officers and men report Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as best for scratches bruises cuts wounds sore feet and stiff joints. The salve also treats burns skin eruptions and piles with a 25 cent box price and guaranteed cure from H. D. Miller druggist.
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H. D. Miller Druggist
Vaccination and Antitoxins Halt Deadly Diseases
The article lauds smallpox vaccination as the era’s greatest medical triumph reducing deaths from 29 000 per million to about 1 percent among the vaccinated. It cites sanitation and compulsory revaccination in Germany, and notes antitoxin as a major modern discovery cutting diphtheria deaths from 30–60 percent to a current 3 to 6 percent when treated early.
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Germany
Lunch notes and shopping at Miller Kooser's
Suggestions include Potted Chicken for lunch from C F Letts and Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce from J J Grove. Miller and Kooser's offer fresh fruits daily and fine chocolate candies. Stone orders for the Craig quarry can be filled promptly through Munn's lumber office with Jay Ladder taking orders.
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Heinz
J.J. Grove
Miller and Kooser’s
Old Craig
Jay Ladder
Munn
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Jon Cohn
Sweet & Orr
L. Hamilton
J. J. Grove
Miller & Kooser’s
North Ames
S. P. O'Brien
F. Lerrs
Devonport
Shiloh
H. D. Miler
C. F. Letts
Heinz’s
Vienna
C. F
Letts
Belvidere
Crawford
Raynor
Timms
Adams Bros
B. Laerts
Lumber Office
Eugene Smith
Ames, Iowa
Bradley & White
Hemstreet
M. H
Mstreet
J. A. Campbell
Ames
Campbell
Bualrom
F. H. Righmy
Ames, Towa
W. M. Greeley
Henry Wilson
A. S. Needham
Cash
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Belliott & Son
Daniel Embree
Armee, Iowa
Westerman
McLain
Burt Kooser
Main Street
C. Hamilton
South Dakota
Hamilton Block
Rockers
Kk. S. Proper
the Undertaker
Caniel Bros. & Herman
Caner Bros. & Herman
Conune
Jjubdisch
Rey Me
Miller the Drugegist
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