Local Iowa State News and Bitters from Story County
Story county papers total fourteen issues with Farm and Dairy debut next week. Capt J A Lyons seeks Republican governor nomination. Ep Harrington resigns Northwestern post to become postmaster of Story City. Sunday School teachers march to World’s Fair at Chicago. Eldora smoker wins coffin joke from cigarette box contest.
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Story County
Ep Harrington
Northwestern
Story City
Berg
Rosa Bonheur works shown at Chicago Exposition noted
The article discusses Rosa Bonheur’s two paintings The King of the Forest and A Skirmish sent to the Chicago Exposition. It highlights Chicago’s Suffrage Club plans, W C T U resolutions in Iowa, and reports on the World’s Congress on social purity with speakers Ballington Booth and Rev. J. M. McCleary.
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Rosa Bonheur
Chicago
Chicago Suffrage Club
Archbishop Ireland
Miss Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
J. M. McCleary
Minneapolis
League For the Promotion of Social Purity
Bishop Fellows
Infanta Eulalia
New York Normal College
Republic
West Point
Frantz Abt
Infanta
Money to Loan and World’s Fair Excursion Offer
A fragment describes a $3,000,000 subscribed capital for the Iowa Mutual Building and Loan Association of Dubuque with Miss Mattie Turner in Ames as agent and a no membership fee policy for members. It also advertises Odontunder and Masonry services, plus a Chicago World's Fair excursion sale by the Chicago and North Western Line running to October 31 1893 with return by November 15 1893 and details available from Northwestern Line agents.
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Iowa Falls
Eldora
Mattie Turner
Ames
Iowa Mutual BE and Loan Association of
Dubug
Dubuque Association
A. Turner
Iowa
C. M. Gammon
Methodist
W. Duncan
Dubuque County Bank
Griffin
Spencer National
Chicago & North-Western
North-Western Line
Chicago
Northwestern Line
Carriage Factory Fire at Boone Destroys Over 100 Vehicles
A large blaze at Boone damaged the Carriage Factory destroying more than 100 vehicles. Dan McCarthy avoided loss as his buggy was outside for painting. At the Prohibition State Convention last week Capt Brown was said to be dead in the streets, while B O Aylsworth was nominated for governor after committee action failed.
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Prohibition
Muscatine
Boone
Dan McCarthy
Dan
Brown
B. O. Aylsworth
Montreal baggage sale yields $107000 stock discovery
A poor Montreal painter bought an unclaimed baggage satchel for two dollars at a baggage and express company sale. Opening it, he found fully paid stock worth $107,000 of the Western Gas Improving Co of Chicago. This may spur more bidding on suspicious packages.
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Montreal
Western Gas Improving Co
Chicago
The Clipper’s Harvert Pleads For Aid And Dignity
Harvert of Collins Clipper laments the cycle of poverty and hunger and urges relief not just promised in the hereafter but in the present life. He contrasts the hardships of the poor with the ease of the rich and asks for tangible aid to ease daily want.
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Harvert
Earth
Heaven
Burdette Wonders What a Mean Man Thinks at Night
A reflective passage questions the thoughts of a cruel man at bedtime. It notes he feels no generosity rescues him, no kindness reaches a struggling life, and he faces self contempt when the day ends with little charity or warmth.
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Burdette
Local Notices and Promotions Highlight Business Moves
In the ring on bicycles, Zenor & Son market wheel needs and advertise J L Ellwood Glidden wire. Odontunder shown at Hunt dental parlors. Lumber stock moves from old site to Downs lots with thirty day cash discounts on all grades. Benefit mention.
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Zenor & Son
Bargains on Glassware Homes Lumber and Mattresses
An ad list notes ruby glassware in color a bargain eight room house on Onondaga street and a one cent lot on Onoagi street from F N Fowler Oak and Poplar lumber from Munn's the Cellulose mattress touted as equal to a feather bed and cheaper than an hair mattress Bryenam Co sells binding twine at low prices Fresh car of Joiner Gold Maquoketa white lime described as white and pure as snow
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Onondaga Street
Onoagi Street
F. N. Fowler
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Jersey
Manila
Pannit Eon & CO
VE. Esos Worth
Lrugs & and Patent Medicine
Wall Paper
Lac
Westerman
Taridware
Thurston, Swai & Co
Minnesota
Armers’ Grist
Frank Patrick
College
J. A. Lyons
Des Moines
W. S.A. Department
THE
Woman Suffrage Association of
Paton
John E. Davis
Emeline Chamberlain
Rocky Mountains
Miss Mann
Helen Gardiner
Wardell
South Dakota
W.5 S. A
Electa Gilbert
Congress of Women
Lucy Stone Blackwell
Potter Palmer
Massachusetts
Lucy Stone
Long Road
Richelieu
M. J. Spomyn
Mason
Wiman & Arnold's
Odontunder
Binauam & Co
J. L. Ellwood
C. BE. Hunt
Apams Bros
Oak and Poplar
Munn’s
Adams Bros
Bryenam & Co
Nichols
Main Street
Depot
Puck’s Mechanics Soap
Puck
Puck’s Soap Company
Columbus Junction
Towa
L. M. Bosworru
McGiness Building
Oscar
Whitmer
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