Unclear references mix farm, politics and ads in compact notes
A fragmentary notice mentions a 300 acre farm near Garrison and a Republican nominating convention for the 17th judicial district on August 7 in Belle Plaine. The text also references liquor, Hawaiian annexation debates, census figures, and an advertisement for Otte's Cure with price details in a jumble of local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th Judicial District
Belle Plaine
Union
Pat Murphy
Camp News From Camp Cusa Linke 1898
A jittery Civil War era camp diary notes acclimation of Des Moines recruits in Jacksonvints Iowa. It praises Frank Cushing for culinary skill and Harry A. Porter for hospital service. Recruits from Floyd county Reinbeck and Vinton arrive. drills in timber near camp. pay muster and dusty parade grounds. Gen Hasbrouck reviews brigade as recruits receive clothing and drill with 44th regiment. local notices end with DeWitts pills endorsement.
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Cusa Linke
Jacksonvints
Lla
Suny
Borror Times
Vinvox
Iowa
Sucheli
Des Moines
Des Moles
Amon
Frank Cushing
Harry A. Porter
Ce. CO
Red Cross
Floyd County
Reinbeek
Co. 6
Qute
Vinton
Doc? Sharp
Lieutenant Kellogg
Corporal Bickel
On Camp
Camp Mekiley
Regilar
Hasbrouck
Jacksonville
44Th Tawitwhiel
Albertar Regiment
Des Motes
Feu
Whipple
Seai
Betne Pritt
Sean Berely
Gous
Geeler
Catpbedl
Wieble
Severdihat Chen
Sir Augustine
Purhie
Raviene
Blodginger
Tiome
Disease as a warning and a remedy in old time ads
A moral essay on disease as a dangerous sea and the need to heed early symptoms. It warns that neglect leads to consumption or nervous disorders, and praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for restoring appetite, aiding digestion, energizing the liver, enriching blood, and strengthening nerves. Claims 68 percent cure rate for chronic bronchial throat and lung issues. Medicine dealers sell it.
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Pierce
Nemo and Rumbling Thoughts Author Revealed
For two years our readers enjoyed pieces under Nemo Rumbling Thoughts. The author now uses his proper name G Grosvernor Dawe. Dawe, about thirty five, educated by a private tutor and Wesleyan Academy Wilbraham Mass, has spent four years with a leading New York magazine. His work centers on sociological movements and related topics.
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Nemo
G. Grosvernor Dawe
Wesleyan Academy
Wilbrahium
Mass
Judgeship race sparks city debate over district court
In Marshalltown the community pressures Attorney Shaddeus Binford to nominate a replacement for Judge Caswell in the Seventeenth Judicial District. The Reflector laments Caswell's perceived bias and calls for a judge who weighs cases in court, not on the street, contrasting Caswell with Burnham and urging integrity in sentencing.
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Shaddeus Binford
Caswell
Gilchrist
Benton County
Seventeenth Judicial Districts
Marshalltown
Seventeenth Judicial District
Burnhan
Cherry Sisters sue Des Moines Leader for damages
The Cherry Sisters sue the Des Moines Leader for 15000 dollars claiming published material about their ages and appearances caused exemplary damages. The Leader had reprinted a piece from the Odebolt Chronicle describing Eto as 50, Jessie 49, Addie 85, with lurid stage imagery.
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Des Moines Leader
Olebolt Chronicle
Fareness
Cherry Sisters
Eto
Jessie
Addie
Leader
Cherry
Odebolt Chronicle
Kifie
Adua
Carl Whit If
Atiibe
Kre Gap
Gaines Cleese
Public squib on corporations fuels local backlash
The Chronicle condemns slander against Effie and Addie while defending local corporations and taxation in a heated discussion about trusts and combines. It cites bank taxes, telegraph and railroad firms, and the Associated Press, arguing larger national firms evade duties and urging readers to weigh corporate responsibility amid anti-tax sentiment.
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Chronicle Man
Effie
Addie
Jessie
Congress
Farmers’ National Bank
State Bank
National Bankers’ Association
Associated Press
Charles
Western Union
Present Day Thoughts on English Speaking Union and Peace
A reflective piece marking Independence Day discusses unity among English speakers, civil rights gain, and public trust in governance. It contrasts England and America, noting education expansion, inclusion of diverse tongues, and the shaping of national life by the people. The writer warns of political drift and the need for responsive government.
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George Iit
England
America
Ben Sparth
Gagland
Tivayor
Nations and liberty across the Atlantic in political drift
A reflective essay contrasts liberty and governance in France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Austria-Hungary with England and the English-speaking world. It notes ongoing reforms, distrust, and repression, praising Britain’s constitutional drift and the enduring value of fair play, law, and lower-class rights as a path to true liberty.
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France
Louis XVI
Napoleon
Praics
Dreyfus
Zola
Germany
Russia
Italy
Garibaldi
Milan
Austro-Hungary
Atlantic
Becatee
Iservatiam
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Praised by Readers
John C. Dunn of Whesliog, W. Wa. endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the finest preparation for piles and claims it cures eczema and all skin diseases. Brubaker also recommends it.
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DeWitt
Brubaker
John C. Dunn
Whesliog
W. Wa
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Fowler & Sons
Garrison
Pinchsot
Town
Hawaii
Portugese
Louisiana
Liawaii
Ray
Oregon
Japan
Reed
Morrill
Nestor
Senate
Spooner
Gear
Daniele
Chandler
White
Allison
Calfom
Hale
Hoar
Cailon W.S. Palmer
Chonowith
Newhall
Foi
McElroy
Lorenz
Steves
Mick EL. Roy
I & Et Orenz
Miles Bare
Brahaker
Fle
House
Little Earls
Dbrabaker
Scott
Sy Scorr & Downs
Chemists
Teegay
Fac Limite Signature of
New York
Bears
Asa Family
Bacon
W.S. Palmer
C. B. Chenowith
Newball
Wright
E. A. Wrightman & Co
Ulysses
Neb
J.S. Brubaker
Druggiat
Adams & Allen
Tronclad
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