Drake's Message on Iowa finances and state needs
The governor's biennial message assesses Iowa's fiscal condition, detailing receipts of 4 101 376 84 and expenditures of 4 731 2, with a floating debt of 410 827 77. He defends the 26th assembly's appropriations, discusses tax changes, risk of warrants, and calls for board consolidation while preserving key institutions under multiple boards. He notes revenue gains from new taxes and urges prudent, businesslike financing practices.
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Retirrn
Iowa Legisla
Senate
House of Representatives
Cou Wi
Iowa
General Assembly
Treasury
Twenty-sixth
Genera Assembly
Avetor
Secretary of State
Drake
Twenty-sixth General Assembly
Ces
State Board of Control
Nimeets
Regenta
Bates
Directo
Poard of Control
State University
Penitentiaries
Agricultural College
Normal School
Orphans’ Home
Board of Regents
Soldiers “Home
Hospital Board
Industrial School
University
Vast Iowa Legislative Committees List Across Regions
A compiled tally of committee members across Iowa from many counties and cities including Polk, Johnson, Linn, Scott, Muscatine, Black Hawk, and more. It covers fields such as Agriculture Commerce Public Health Institutions roads and highways and education with numerous named individuals and districts.
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Carr
Polk
Johnston
Franklin
Edwards
Johnson
Brighton
Jefferson
Lavender
Calhoun
Haton
Mitchell
Blake
Webster
Gibson
Plymouth
Clark
Adams
Dickens
Wapello
Power
Lee
Porter
Appanoose
Penick
Lucas
Potter
Bremer
Hinkson
Guthrie
McGinn
Clinton
Alberson
Washington
Appropriations
Merriam
Delaware
Smith
Greene
Bowen
Alamakee
Neuert
Linn
Ray
Powshiek
Whalen
Emmet
Perrott
Dallas
Union
Pottawattamie
McCurdy
Buchanan
Prentiss
Ringgold
Geisler
Muscatine
Ladd
Butler
Parker
Mills
Kilemme
Winneshiek
Miller
Warren
Jay
Carroll
Jackson
Tama
Lambert
Grundy
McCulley
Marion
Eaton
Barrett
Woodbury
Nabstadt
Scott
Dows
Kiemme
Winnesriek
Jaeger
Des Moines
Sheehan
Jones
Sayers
Dubuque
Harrison
Bremner
Hathway
Manona
McCully
Buena Vista
Good
Boone
Harbert
Benton
Hansen
Winnebago
de Wolfe
Pochantas
Hughes
Iowa
Stewart
Hauger
Black Hawk
Santee
Hunt
Conley
Clayton
Alverson
Anderson
Clay
van Houten
Taylor
Merriman
Allamakee
Garr
Reynolds
Mahaska
Newers
Pawshiek
Hamilton
Letts
Louisa
Lyon-O’brien
Shuan
Classen
Marshall
Putnam
Towner
Fiody
Shambaugh
Madison
Hanson
Madden
Adair
Body
Shelby
Davis
Fremont
Bailey
Sioux
Baker
Cass
Clerk
Boyd
Downing
Overfield
Howard
Hanson Winnebago
Frink
Page
Wemple
Decatur
Hinkle
Wayne
DeWolfe
Pocahontas
Farley
Kossuth
Day
Klemme
Whaten
Emmett
Hazen
Monona
Miller Fayette
Bmrriam
Veneman
Story
STATE
University
Poweshiek
Wilson
Keokuk
Dow
Bird
Cerro Gordo
Beal
Cherokee
Floyd
Sac
Alto
Telegraph
Telephone
Express
Clarke
Lina
Lyon O' Brien
Cook
Montgomery
Fayette
Cedar
Dempster
Nolan
Ae Adair
Nowers
Clar
Military
Ann Dons
Cerre Oro
Santie
Claimones
Henry
Allatmakee
Parrott
Milla
Institute For Feeble Minded
Stallion
Snc
Board OF Public Charities
Satur
Public
Star
Santic
Blackhawk
House Committees List First Two Members of Minor Panels
A record lists prominent house committees and the first two members of the minor committees. Ways and Means names include Potter and Pottawattamie with numerous other counties and individuals following.
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House
Ways and Means
Potter
Pottawattamie
Brighton
Jefferson
Neuert
Linn
Johnson
Franklin
Frink
Page
Classen
Marshall
Maton
Mitchell
Hughes
Iowa
Bowen
Allamakee
McCurdy
Buchanan
Whalen
Emmet
Dickens
Wapello
Hanson
Winnebao
Veneman
Story
Shambaugh
Jackson
Beal
Cherokee
Miller
Cedar
Stallcap
Sac
Tama
Jay
Carroll
Penick
Lucas
Jaeger
Des Moras
The Fashionable Parlor and Its Curiously Set Expression
The piece discusses how pale tones and expensive furnishings in parlors often lack a focal point. It suggests warmth comes from a fireplace, reading table, or open use. Some homes remove the parlor, merging it with the library where books and magazines create a lived charm.
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New York Post
Women’s Clubs Grow Into Nationwide Federation
Lippincott's notes the General Federation of Women’s Clubs formed in 1889 and expanding rapidly. From 363 clubs and four state federations, the federation now includes about 495 clubs and twenty-one state federations, totaling roughly 1,300 clubs and 100,000 members across coast to coast.
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America
Lippincott
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Sorosis
New York City
Louisville
AZO
Rocky Shores
Maine
Golden Gate
Mountains
Idaho
Florida Keys
Tunnels Under Streets in Paris Sewer Project
A 1894 Paris sewer plan used tunneling with Brunel like shields to minimize surface disruption. A 20 by 16 foot main sewer ran over two miles beneath busy streets at about six yards per day, cost around 200 per lineal yard.
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Paris
Place de la Trinite
Seine
Clichy
Brunel
Thames
Judge Hammock remembered for courtroom bravado and tragedy
Judge Wilson Hammock of Hartsville district, who died in Lebanon in February, was praised as one of Kentucky and Tennessee’s gifted men. He once struck a chair over a critic’s head after a bar insult, then resumed court and warned that no insult to the bench would be tolerated.
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Daily Herald
Clinton
Iowa
Dr. Williams
P. Barker
Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
John B. Cook
South Sth Street
Lyon, Low
Wilson Hammock
Lebanon
Tenn
Glasgow
Judge Hammock
Hartsville
Hammock
Misemarck Ransom Payment in Dutch Rye Custom
The German statesman Bismarck and his son Count Herbert were stopped in rye fields at Bis mareck Schonau estate. Workers tied rye bundles to their arms and demanded payment, with Bismarck paying two gold coins to free himself and his son while keeping the rye bound until home.
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Bismarck
Duchy of
Lauenburg
Count Herbert
Bismareck
Schonau
Bismarcks
Biamarck
Loyal ants carry drunken comrades home in test
Sir John Lubbock tested ant loyalty by making fifty drunk and capable and then attracting twenty five sober ants. The sober ants carried the fifty home to bed, proving remarkable cooperation and endurance among the colony.
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John Lubbock
Japan’s Export Trade Doubles in Five Years
Japan’s export trade has doubled over the past five years, signaling a strong shift in the nation’s economic activity. The growth highlights rising global demand and industrial output sustained by exporters across multiple sectors.
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Japan
Horse Sorcery Inquiry Prompts Riddled Advice
A fragment asks when to say reign if a man has horse sorce. The brief appears to explore proper timing or usage in a quirky rural phrasing, with no clear event or named individuals.
Rew Inventions Patent Round Surprises Iowa and Utica Makers
The U S patent office issued 4893 patents last week including a unicycle from an Iowa inventor and a centrifugal cream separator from another Iowa creator. A Utica New York inventor offered a baby carriage running gear that drops the front wheels to keep the body horizontal on stairs. The design aims to ease stair traversal for carriage users. Free information is available from Sues Co Omaha Neb.
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United States
Iowa
Utica
N. Y
Sues & Co
Omaha
Neb
Horace G Burt Begins Railroad Career in 1867
Horace G Burt becomes president of the Minion Pacific Railway, noting his start in 1867 as a rodman on the Vandalia lines, marking his long career in railroading.
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Horace G. Burt
Minion Pacific Railway Company
Vandalia
Alaska Gold Fields Maps and Railway Information
Describes obtaining maps and details on Alaskan gold fields by sending four cents in stamps to W M Lowrie General Agent Great Northern Railway Chicago or visiting the office. Highlights Great Northern services to Seattle and Portland with revived trains and meals in dining cars. Notes steel pens adopted seventy years ago and a 10 cent gross once valued over 35 dollars.
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Alaskan
W. M. Lowrie
Great Northern Railway
Clark St
Chicago
Great Northern
Seattle
Portland
Alaska
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Beauty Benefits
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as purifying the blood to improve skin and remove blemishes. It promises results like clearing pimples boils and blackheads by stimulating the liver and cleansing the body for ten cents.
Allen's Poot-Ease Powder Ad Shown for Foot Ailments
It keeps the feet warm and dry and is the only cure for chilblains frostbite damp sweating feet corns and bunions. Shake this powder into shoes and ask for Allen's Poot-Ease. Available at all druggists and shoe stores 3 cents. Sample sent free. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
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Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
First Success Tied to a Rejected Suitors Tale
The remark notes many men begin dating after a woman declines marriage, framing rejection as a trigger for pursuing romance. It reflects social attitudes about engagement and courtship.
Oddities and Advertisements Mix in Collected Snippets
A fragment dense with curious claims and quack hints mentions grafting tomatoes on potatoes, instant cures for consumption, and various dubious tonics. It also notes political quips, tobacco endorsements, and health advice, all shown in a jumbled historical newspaper page snippet.
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Executive Council
Earth
Mt.Pleasant
Independence
Arinda
Madison Sar
Anamosa Nitentiary
Benedict Tome
Sane Fish and Game
Wickens
Wapellio
Arnoll
Monroe
Blume
Crawford
Harriman
Town
Stallcop
Christie
Hancock-Wright
Hanksmann
Waypello
Floyt
Scot
Hink
Powers
Jasper
Beatt
Maker
Arnold
Bull
van Buren
Putnam Pottawattamie
Hancock
Kreiger
Chickasaw
Hathaway
Seal
Bunt
Metsinn
Hansmann
Misemarck
Smarth
New Street
Rew Inventions
Coe
Piso
J. B. Palmer
Box iLii
Beattie
Wash
Voltaire
Star Tobacco
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