Ames Man Finds Rare Trade Dollar Worth Much More Than Price
An Ames man recounts the 1873 trade dollar story tied to sound money debates. The coin passed through several hands, was cut with a knife, examined in Chicago, and labeled a lost proof dollar. Bids exceeded 1000, but the current holder hopes for a higher sale. The piece sparks broader questions about a Populist governor’s wealth and a glacier found tag tied to a 1890 baggage loss from Council Bluffs to Chicago.
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George O'Brien
McKinley
Chicago
Treasury Department
Revival campaign to open on January 10 at south side church
The United Brethren announce an aggressive revival campaign beginning January 10 at the south side church after a series of meetings increased church membership and conversions. The piece notes broader support for revival and references Moody and General Booth as influential figures.
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Good Brethren
Christian Church
United Bretheren
South Side Church
God
Christ
Mr. Moody
Salvation Army
General Booth
Gladstone
England
Washington
Cleveland
Hood's Sarsaparilla Calendar and Weather Book Offer
Hood's Sarsaparilla issues a fine annual calendar for 1807 with couponable novelties and a small accompanying book on the Weather. The calendar, a lithographer’s work, comes with Hood's Cup on Calendar and a request to send 6 cents in stamps to I Hood & Co Lowell Mass for one.
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Hood
Sasaparilla
I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Secret of Abrass Tag Found On Alaskan Glacier
A fragment of a metal baggage tag from the Chicago and North Western Railway, sent to Council Bluffs in February 1890, is found by a sailor on an Alaskan glacier in December 1392. Hermann Radtke pursues the mystery, citing his restless drive and Teutonic traits driving migration and progress.
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Iron Horse
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Council Bluffs
Chicago & North-Western General Baggage Office
Hermann Radtke
General Baggage Office
San Francisco
Coal Bluff
Alaska
Ill
Radike
Chicago and North-Western Railroad
America
Radtke
Notable speakers named Dolliver among modern era elites
The New York Sun places Hon. J. P. Dolliver of Iowa among six greatest speakers of modern times and another New York paper would include him in the top three. A. D. Hindman of Eagle Grove seeks the Secretary seat in the Iowa senate this winter. Hindman, a bright young lawyer, earned Republican support on the stump this fall. The Chicago bank failure prompts calls for stricter banking laws to protect depositors. Zertacha asserts Maceo died from despair and Cuban cause loss, criticizing the Spanish regime. A veteran senator like John Sherman should retire to allow younger voices, with A. B. Cummins touted as a model for renewal.
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Tuer
New York Sun
J. P. Dolliver
Iowa
New York
Dolliver
A. D. Hinpman
Eagle Grove
Iowa Senate
Hindman
John Sherman
Ohio
U.S. Senate
A. B. Cummins
Dyspeptic Life Like Jail Time Warns of Conspiration Cure
An advertisement claims chronic indigestion causes pain and illness and likens life with dyspepsia to jail. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure and urges sending 21 cents in stamps to World's Dispensary Association for a 1008 page medical guide.
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Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Sense
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