Iowa State Fair promises record crops and busy week
The Iowa State Agricultural Society expects a strong fair with record crops, heavy entries in machinery and livestock, and robust support from railroads, Des Moines merchants, and exhibitors. A full program includes races, displays, and new departments, with Des Moines Day and Derby events highlighted as the week unfolds.
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Iowa
State Agricultural Society
Des Moines
Bureau of Information
Strathbery
Queen McGregor
King
Queen
Miss Williams
Daily Fair Schedule Highlights From September Events
A fragmented listing outlines daily fair events from Friday September 6 to Wednesday September 11. It notes preparation days with free and paid admissions, a sacred band concert, racing classes, chariot and acrobatic acts, and a Soldiers and Women’s Day with a detailed women’s program and bicycle contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home and Foreign Missions
Rebecca
Woman’s Suffrage
King’s Daughters
Daughters of the Revolution
A. J. Nicollet
Polk County
Hunt
Rozella Bros
Notable daily notes on science and culture trends
A roundup cites Rhine river sediment, bee counts, mosquito eggs, and stomach gland numbers. It notes a Cape Elizabeth man fined for swearing, a fine exhibit at Atlanta, and a French translation project for John Morley. Also mentions Seattle expo talk and India rubber pencil tips first proposed in 1752.
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Rhine
Cape Elizabeth
Weather Bureau
John Morley
Cremorne
Australia
United States
Mulhall
Capitol
Washington
Sappy
Japan
Northwest
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
Boston
America
India
Carlos Magellan
Moon reports 132856 craters all dead
Moon science notes 132856 craters on the moon counted as dead. Oregon bills target Sunday fishing to rest salmon. Utah debates women voting as constitution vote nears. English Palaeographical Society ends after 22 years with 550 facsimiles published. Bridgeport butchers plan barbecue oxen sheep. A thief chases another thief in New York and steals loot. In Helmagen Romania young married women kiss men on St Theodore feast day. Japanese postmen use bicycles from local makers copying British and American patents. Denmark's budget includes rank tax to raise funds and enforces social hierarchy.
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Oregon
Columbia River
Utah
English Palaeographical Society
Bridgeport
Conn
New York
St. Theodore
Helmagen
Roumania
Denmark
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cited By Detroit Resident
Mrs. McDonald of Meldrum avenue recounts her daughter Kittie’s recovery after vaccination left her with neuralgia and pale complexion. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health and color, and notes they are sold by dealers or via mail order from Schenectady New York.
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Meldrum Avenue
Champlain Street
Detroit
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady, N. Y
The World Is Round Father Son Exchange
A brief dialogue between a father and son debates the globe’s shape and whether it has an end. The father gently dismisses the question and suggests bedtime as the solution.
Free Trip Offer With Clifton Heights Plat Des Moines
Advertises a promotion offering a free trip to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines for buyers of a Clifton Heights plat. Claims rapid sales, compares prices to church lots, notes expected price rise to 250 by Oct 15, 1895, and cites endorsements from J A T Bull and Gov Hull. Mentions Archduchess Maria Theresa in error as a fragile strong woman.
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County Recorder
South Fort
Des Moines
Methodist
Clifton Heights
Anry E. Herpury
Russell
J. A. T. Bull
Congress
Hull
Iowa Central Building and Loan Association
Walter
Walnut St
Syrup of Figs Mentioned in Wellness Note
A health note highlights enjoying good food and sunshine with outdoor exercise. It describes a young woman’s glowing health and beauty and mentions Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative remedy. It also notes John D. Rockefeller Jr. at age 21 helping relieve his father’s business burdens.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
German Catholic Societies meet Albany sale tickets
Tickets at reduced rates will be sold via the Nickel Pirate road during the German Catholic Societies of the United States gathering in Albany New York from September 15 to 18. For more information contact J Y Cela han general agent 111 Adams 5t Chicago. The Prince of Monaco is an accomplished bicyclist and may be seen riding in Monte Carlo streets.
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Prince of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Skull and Coffin Watches from Mary Queen of Scots Era
Historic timepieces reveal skull and coffin shaped watches, including a skull watch once owned by Mary Queen of Scots. One piece features sacred scenes inside and a forehead death symbol. Other items include a coffin case with cat gut internals and a ring watch with an oriental ruby cylinder.
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Queen of Scots
Mary of Scotland
Mary
Dick Lauder
Mary Setoun
Francis II
Arnold
Strand
George III
Russia
Electricity in Europe Expands Railroads Light Lines
Electricity in Europe grows rapidly in 1894 with lines increasing from 43 to 70 and line length rising from 305 to 700 kilometers. Central plant output climbs from 10 650 to 18 150 kilowatts and self moving vehicles from 538 to 1 236. Germany leads in line length with 366 kilometers followed by France and others. The trolley system remains popular, used by 55 of 76 lines.
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Europe
Germany
France
England
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Belgium
Italy
Spain
A Wise Pather Time and Morning Bedtime Henry Story
A small boy tells how his father is a great man who knows the time without a watch. The child explains that in the morning the father says it is time to get up and at night time it is time to go to bed.
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Tommy
Readers complain about news coverage in town
A columnist chides readers who gripe about the paper's news. they accuse locals of knowing something yet remaining quiet, hindering coverage. The letter notes readers come to town and leave with no real news, prompting frustration over limited reporting.
Peculiar East Mownmouth accident injures man
In East Monmouth Maine a man named Prescott was riding a colt when the horse kicked his hip where he kept a loaded pistol. The gun discharged and the bullet lodged in Prescott's leg.
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East Monmouth
Prescott
Religion and Reform Notable Notes Across Regions
The report surveys global faith efforts: Toronto hosts a Bible Training school with nearly 200 students. Epworth League holds a Chattanooga convention with 12 000 delegates. Presbyterians list 638 foreign missionaries including 213 ordained, 37 physicians, 376 women. Clergy activities span Boston slums to Africa, England worship attendance, Welsh revival crime trends, and missionary work in China and among Jews.
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Toronto
Ont
Epworth League
Chatanooga
Tenn
The
Presbyterian Church
Father Field
Boston
South African Auxiliary Bible Society
Cape Town
Metropolitan Tabernacle
London
England
Christ
D. L. Moody
Wales
Africa
Europe
George Greenfell
Baptist Congo Mission
China
League of the Christian Shoe
Society of the Heavenly Foot
Max Magli
Forsyth Street
M. E. Church
New York
Wilson
Southern Baptist Convention
Washington
Christian Endeavor Society
Atlanta
Not Church Lemonade and the Sour Sweetwoman
A quirky note critiques a woman as “dispensing social lemonade” with a sharp edge. The speaker questions what she means while framing her as always souring things in a pleasant manner.
Homeseeker's ideal country land prospect drive
An advertisement invites readers to mail for a handsome 8 page pamphlet describing Kansas City to Gulf land openings in Missouri and Arkansas. It touts health climate water timber rain and mild winters with land options from north snows to tropical gulf. urges prompt action. The note ends with an odd remark about the pope's chess skill.
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F. A. Hornbeck
Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
7Th and Wyandotte Sts
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Missouri
Arkansas
Ozarks
Tropical Gulf
Nebraska Fertile Soil and Low Harvest Excursions
Nebraska plans include 225000900 bushels of grain plus potatoes hay and other crops. Low harvest excursion rates on the Burlington Route west of the Missouri Sept 10 and 4. Contact ticket agent or J Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb. Yeast is a rising young man at Valentine Neb. Nickel Plate authorizes reduced Albany tickets Sept 15 18 for German Catholic Societies meeting. For details contact J Y Calaban Gen's Agent 11 Adams St Chicago. Zola chateau at Medan built wing by wing from profits of novels.
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Nebraska
Hurlington
Missouri River
Pearet
J. Frascis
Omaha
Neb
Irrigation Promises Good Crops in Grand Valley
An Iowa farming note claims irrigation ensures a reliable harvest in the Grand Valley western Colorado. The author invites inspection and mentions fall harvest excursions with details obtainable by writing Zeph. Chas. Felt at 207 Boston Building Denver Colo.
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Iowa
Grand Valley
Colorado
Zeph
Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Denver
Colo
Senator Allison Rarely Delivers Extended Speeches
The article notes that Senator Allison is not an orator and rarely gives long speeches, highlighting his tendency to speak briefly rather than at length.
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Senator Allison
Fitg a Great Nerve Restorer Claims Remarkable Cures
Text reports a sensational claim for a nerve restorer by Pr. Kline with promises of cures after first day use. It mentions S82 trial and urges sending to address in Pat a Pa, with secretary Carlisle noted for his claim to great learning though no formal academy attended.
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Pr. Kline
Br. Kline
Pata
Carlisle
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Empire Mfg. Co.Pr. O
Box
Quincy
Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve for sale
An advertisement touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee if not cured. Price advertised at 15 cents and recommended by druggists. It notes South America as having the world’s greatest unbroken level surface.
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Hanson
South America
Scott's Hoof Paste Co
Rochester
Iowa State Fair Des Moines Ticket Deal Announced
September six to fifteen at the Great Fair in Des Moines. D. MN. & W. A. R. offer one and one third fare for the round trip. Bring your family and spend a day at the fair. For details contact your nearest agent or J. N. Trrremone G P A.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Clifton Overoors
Capitol
Iowa State Fair
D. MN
J. N. Trrremone
Louisville Poet Madison Cavein Publishes Eight Volumes
Madison Cavein a Louisville poet aged 30 has released eight volumes of verse showing prolific early achievement for a young writer in Kentucky.
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Madison Cavein
Louisville
Experience leads mothers to say Parker's Ginser Tonic
Experience leads many mothers to say Use Parker's Ginser Tonic. Because it is specially good for colds pain and almost every weakness. The successor of Prince Cantarzene as Russian ambassador at Washington is his own brother in law.
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Parker
Prince Cantarzene
Washington
Southwest Breezes and Proverbs of Courtesy
A compact set of maxims and sayings reflecting folk wisdom and social cautions. The lines offer moral guidance on luck, honesty, reform, and appearance with a tone of rustic aphorisms and universal truths.
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Nozella Loos
Journal
Detroit, Mich
Jack
Archduchess
Maria Theresa
Religion and Reform
U.S
Yeast
Valentine
Albany
N. Y
J. Y. Calaban
Adams St
Chicago
Zola
Medan
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
John Dunn
Piso
Thomson
Ohio Ave
Allegheny
John Hinman
Coney Island
Ingalls
Kansas
Williams College
Garfield
Pierce
University OF Notre Dame
Edward
Andrew Monnissky
S. 8
Notre Dame
Ng Eer
Drake KE University
Davis
Davis & Rankin
Randolph & Dearborn
Scott's
GALL
de Kalb Fence Co
High St
de Kalb, Il
Frankel Clothing Go
Walout St
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