Des Moines notes on Army post opening and civic events
August 17 1893 reports Lt Gen Young and Adjutant General Corbin to attend Des Moines Army post dedication with potential other generals and Cavalry from the Philippines awaiting quarters. Also covers Turnverein athletic results, umbrella theft case, Dunbar parade plans for October, water-rate dispute at Cherokee state hospital, and white corn from Webster township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Young
United States Army
Corbin
Bates
Missouri
the Lakes
Chaffee
Hull
Root
Europe
Philippines
Pacific Coast
War Department
Congressman Hu
Board of Control
Cherokee
Robinson
Burlingame
Independence
Marshalltown
Hill's Wealth Valued At 136 095 On Assessors Books
St Paul dispatch notes James J. Hill's personal holdings including stocks and bonds valued at 136 095 dollars according to the assessor's records. The report frames this as the measurable portion of his wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
James J. Hill
Record Corn Yield Noted in La Porte City and Iowa News
The column reports R J McAndrews of La Porte City with three and a half acres yielding about 250 bushels of corn this year. It covers deaths, accidents, political plans in Des Moines, a locomotive wreck near Minden, a Cedar Falls science building project, a hanging suicide in Schaller, and other local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. McAndrews
la Porte City
Francis Marion Powell
Glenwood
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Albert Heitzmann
American Can Company
Davenport
Ottumwa
C. Cavins
R. Right
H. Donaldson
E. D. Livingston
Spence
Republican State Committee
State Committee
Des Moines
Congress
Executive Committee
Lon Rush
Great Western
Minden
Rush
Henry Ribling
Jas. E. Robinson
Iowa State Normal School
Cedar Falls
General Assembly
Jas. F E. Robinson
Isaac Markley
Schaller
Sac City
Markley
Colfax
Iowa
Faneta Gowan
New London
Miss Gowan
W. H. McAnuity
Toledo
Destructive blaze hits Blue Grass town hall and venues
Fire devastated Blue Grass twelve miles from Davenport burning the town hall opera house wagon shop barber shop and several residences and barns. The incident followed days of fear for residents and losses are still being tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass
Davenport
Harry Weymouth
Sioux City
State Insane Hospital
Cherokee
Weymouth
Carl Coulson
Grinnell
State Fair expansion drives Iowa lead in livestock show
Des Moines reports the State Agricultural Society plans expansion at the Iowa State Fair with new cattle, hog and horse barns, more land purchases, and enhanced machinery displays. The event promises top races and spectacular features as thousands camp and use new rail and trolley services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
J. ©. Simpson
State Agricultural Society
Iowa
Rome
Rock Island
Dubuque
Sioux City
Commercial Exchange of
Bureau of Information
Union
Warner and the printer on duty and typography
Charles Dudley Warner, editor of the Hartford Press in the sixties, encounters a compositor who announces he will enlist. The editor praises duty, while the printer reveals his reluctance to set more of Warner's copy rather than face the barrage of difficult text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dudley Warner
Hartford Press
Warner
Kentucky Senators Lose Cork in Baggage Tale
Senators Blackburn and Lindsay traveled together through the Alleghany Mountains. In the smoking room Blackburn returned despondent saying he had lost the better part of his baggage. Lindsay asked if it was stolen or left behind. He replied the cork came out, worse than either possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Lindsay
Kentucky
Alleghany Mountains
Joe
Wit and a treasury wife in a sharp quip
Mrs. Leslie M. Shaw, wife of the Treasury Secretary, earns praise for her wit as a playful young man asks what would be dreadful for a woman after mending a husband’s coat. Her reply: the wife would find the letter first and not mend the coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Shaw
President Roosevelt Laughs and Shows Squirrel Teeth
In Sharon Springs Missouri a countryman asked to see the president on general principles but really to verify rumors of squirrel teeth. Roosevelt grinned broadly displaying his teeth, prompting the man to exclaim that he was the feller and hurry off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris
Dan Cooper
Alexis Crittenden
Cooper
Roosevelt
Sharon Springs
German Farmer praises Dodd's Kidney Pills in letter
Rich Fountain Missouri August reports Rev Joseph Pope sharing a farmer George Hoellerer testimony. Hoellerer details severe rheumatism relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, noting improved mobility and ability to work the farm after six more boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Fountain
Joseph Pope
Dodd
Advertising maxims and quotes from the era
A dated collection of aphorisms and advertisements from 1900 includes Pico’s Cure for Consumption praised as infallible, a line about opportunity by N W Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey, and Franklin’s maxim that the eye of the master does more work than both hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Franklin
Experience takes dreadfully high school wages
Carlyle notes that experience matters more than pay and highlights the value of skilled teaching over salaries in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Don’t Spoil Your Clothes Bleaching Blue Ad
A vintage ad urges shoppers to keep clothes white using Russ Bleaching Blue with a promise of 10c per package and availability at all grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. McCarthy
Jefferson
Iowa
Man Cynicism Requires More Than Understanding Human Nature
A succinct proverb notes cynicism stems not from mere knowledge of people but from deeper, harsher experiences. The line implies skepticism grows with observed flaws. It frames cynicism as earned rather than inherent.
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The
Armes Times
B. R. Hardin, Peblicher
Lowa
Richard Wagner
India
C. W. Stewart
Webster Township
Stewart
Hill
the News
Fred Huffman
Lamoni
Bloomington
S. Bird
Council Bluffs
Graves
Graham Avenue
George W. Catterlin
Bird
Catterlin
Archie Walker
Walker
Ft. Madison
J. J. Stevenson
Garr-Scott Threshing Machine People
Gilbert Station
Ames
Stevenson
Gilbert
Geo. McNaughton
McNaughton
Bert Sheppard
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Arthur Meade
West Liberty
Tom Clay
Bert Jordan
Iowa City
Sheppard
Mac Burnett
Clay
Johnson County
Hoffer
Ingham
Sweart
Catholic Foresters
Roy King
Albert Hagen
William Hunt
Hagen
King
Albert EB. Isenhart
Iowa Central
Emma Mitchell
Clemens
Webster City
Hamilton County
Isenhart
Miss Mitchell
District Court
Benjamin F. Gue
Century History Company of
New York
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Systems
Stickney
Gould Systems
Colfax Bottling Works
W. W. Beck
E S. Fired
Columbia
Loubet
Republic
Newfoundland
Trepassey
Cape Race
Power
St. John’s
Worry
Undertaker
Bie
DRA
Doctor Raya
Lane
Sozodort
Lac Qui Parte Co
Mion
Hese Lande
Lac Qui Parte
Thie
Sarges Dickey
Manchettes
South Dakota Farms
Faulk County
Hand County
Aurora County
Yankton County
Bruce Bros
Yankton, South Dakota
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ills
St. Es
P. C. Box
A. Morrissey
ST. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame
Indiana
Notre Dame University
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Conservatory of Music
Sargent
Piso
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