Democratic Platform Embraced by Iowa Convention 1900
The Iowa state convention reaffirms the 1396 platform stressing free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, backing Bryan for president, denouncing the Republicans for gold standard, praising wartime service, calling for accountability for wounded soldiers, warning against militarism, supporting Nicaragua canal construction, proposing constitutional amendments via popular vote, banning passes from railroads and telegraph firms, and endorsing income taxation and postal savings banks.
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Iowa
Jefferson
William J. Bryan
United States
Republican Party
Spain
Congress
Washington
Democratic Party
Hemisphere
Postag
Commercial Travelers Day and Regional Sights Highlighted
The notice lists October 1 Chicago day and October 7 Knox College day with additional special days to be announced. It promotes a grand court illumination and an unrivaled midway show, with reduced railroad rates for attendees.
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Chicago
Knox College
Tennessee
Grand Court
County Ticket and Democratic Threats Mentioned
The Eagle lists county offices with J P Young for Clerk and W C Scrimgbour for County Attorney and D A Wallace for County Supervisor. It notes Democrats targeting former Republican chairs and warns they will use dastardly measures against Mr Kirkland, questioning Bro Murphy’s trim for Kirkland.
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The
Eagle
Benton County
Kirkland
Bro. Murphy
Democrats to Convene in Belle Plaine for Judicial Ticket
Democrats of the 17th Judicial district plan a convention at Belle Plaine next Tuesday Sept 27 at 1 o clock to nominate a judicial ticket. Benton county delegates listed include J M Beatty I W Van Nice Sam Raymond H J Myers Cato Sells Fred Wyckoff Jas McMorrin Matt Gaasch Matt Darcey M H Zornig J M Geiger J A Burns J J Johnson and W C Seringeour.
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17Th Judicial District
Belle Plaine
Benton
Marshall
Gippixes
Sec
Benton County
J. M. Beatty
I. W. van- Nice
Sam Raymond
H. J. Myers
Cato Sells
Fred Wyckoff
Jas, McMorrin
Matt Gaasch
Matt Darcey
M.H. Zornig
J. M. Geiger
J. A. Burns
J. J. Johnson
W. C. Seringeour
An Enterprising Druggist Brings Dr King's New Discovery
Jas S Brubaker now offers Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a free trial bottle or regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00 guaranteed to cure or price refunded. The remedy is promoted as curing asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung ailments.
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Jas. S. Brubaker
Dr. King
W.S. Palmer
Vinton
C. B. Chenowith
Newhall
Otto
Free Dr Pierce Medical Adviser Promoted in Women Health Ad
A World’s Dispensary promotion touts Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser as essential for emergencies and women’s health. Testimonies from Mrs H M Hallstrore cite dramatic recoveries using Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. Offer includes free paper bound volume with 21 one-cent stamps to 663 Main Street Buffalo NY.
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RV. Pierce
M. D
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
H. M. Hallsrote
Magnolia, Morgan Co
Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
War era partisan attacks spark questions on editor beliefs
The letter mocks Benton County Times editor for backing a free silver plank and questions his schooling and party loyalties. It defends wartime leadership, cites Union editorials, and argues Republicans face slander over war conduct while praising DeWitt’s Witch Hazel and Secretary Alger’s remarks.
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Benton County Times
Hagle
Welcome for Cedar Rapids Volunteers Defies Tin Soldier Charge
In a Cedar Rapids setting Col Egbert faced criticism after saying Iowa soldiers would be called tin soldiers if they returned home. The piece argues against insulting Iowa citizens and praises the state’s welcome for volunteers from the 49th and 50th Iowa regiments, stressing a royal greeting awaiting all returnees.
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Col. Egbert
Gov. Shaw
Jacksonville
Iowa
McKinley
Chickamaugaa
Santiago
Towa
Cedar Rapids
Local notes mix weather signs and political jibes
A Lebanon Kansas journal item laments snow from Norton to Denver and unsettled election prognostications. It cites political accusations against Murphy and Pratt Smith, plus critical remarks on the Eagle newspaper and post office secrecy. An Iowa camp report praises camp conditions while Col Lambert disputes it, signaling conflicting views on health and care.
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Norton
Kansas
Denver
Lebanon
Kan
Does Baby Thrive Emulsion Advice For Parents
An advertisement urges giving fifteen to twenty drops of Scott's Emulsion to delicate or sickly babies and children when food fails to nourish. It claims marked improvement and notes usefulness in all seasons, advising to consult a doctor. Scott and Bowne, New York chemists, sponsor the claim.
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Scott
Thue
Scott & Bowne, Chemists
New York
Unruly Family Feud and Local Remedies Highlight Mud Creek Arm
A Benton County Times page mixes a local feud with political jabs and a courtly pardon request. The piece attacks Uncle Patrick and Allen as meddler figures while recounting a Mud Creek youth’s sharp retort. It closes with an advertisement for Bacon's Celery King offering free samples by W S Palmer and C B Chenowith in Iowa towns.
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Ball
Mr. Whipple
Benton County Times
Allen
Hagle
Uncle Patrick
Mud Creek
Mossman
Tobin
Bickel
Patrick
Lorenz
Governors oppose imperial expansion stance in public remarks
Governor Shaw and ex Governor Larrabee argue against imperialism and a large peacetime army or navy. They urge restraint and warn that expansionist rhetoric risks entanglements and burden on citizens, insisting past policy preserved peace and republican ideals.
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Gov. Shaw
Larrabee
Cummings
McCarthy
Dobson
Hoe
United States
Shaw
Admiration for William Jennings Bryan Echoed by Chicago Officer
Lieutenant P B Cummings hailed Bryan in Chicago as a warm, admiring tribute while escorting the body of private Charles Head to his former home. He praised Bryan’s personal charm, heart and brain, noting Camp Cuba Libre soldiers idolize him for daily hospital visits and acts of kindness, often funded from Bryan’s own pocket to ease soldiers’ burdens.
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P. B. Cummings
Chicago
Cummings
Maple Creek
New
Charles Head
Third
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Bryan
Head
Comtmaings
Mr. Bryan
Cuba Libre
Colonel Bryan
Fragmented wartime reminiscences and old ads in a cluttered riff
A distorted snippet mixes reminiscences about General Fitzhugh Lee and Colonel Bryan with comic tone banter, then shifts to 1900s-style ads offering money to loan on farms and office work with modest salaries, plus a brief cough remedy note.
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J.E. Mazzerra
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