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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1886

Page

3

Inter-State Transportation Debate Refuels Rail Rates Fray

The editorial argues against railway discrimination against short hauls and urges national action on interstate freight costs. It cites Carroll County and Omaha Chicago routes as examples, noting higher prices for shorter distances and urging Congress to enact fair laws while Iowa legislators handle within state issues.

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Negotiations with Indians Completed Report

The commission negotiating with northwestern Chippewa tribes reports land allotments for families 160 acres and individuals 80 acres, with housing and farm implements provided. The Red Lake band ceded 2,000,000 acres of timberland for tribal benefit, and $19,000 is advanced to build mills and homes while schools are planned.

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DISTILLERY CASE DECIDED FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTILLERY

The Iowa prohibitory law case against International Distillery of Des Moines ends in favor of the distillery in district court. The injunction sought is refused because no statute bars manufacturing intoxicating liquor for export outside the state.

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Moral show and jail for poor thief in Des Moines

A Des Moines Leader piece narrates a local incident where a poor boy jailed for stealing cheap shoes gets 30 days, while a wealthy girl caught stealing goods is released, illustrating perceived judicial bias amid Prohibition era press attacks on saloon interests and editorials.

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Shall We Let the Suppressing States Go

The Cedar Valley Times long stood as a union paper yet a 1861 issue reveals secession support. Editor Isaiah Vanmeter likely authored the piece against war, arguing Lincoln’s power absent and northern volunteers unlikely. Names include J. G. Davenport and Jim Stewart amid 1861 era debate.

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Few Pointers for the New Tear Editorial

A 19th century editorial urges New Year resolutions covering moral reform and personal finance. It warns against hollow vows, advises ironclad will to quit bad habits, emphasizes budgeting, debt avoidance, saving, and living within means. It notes the value of steady resolutions that endure beyond January.

Christmas spirit and the quiet gifts of care

The piece reflects on Christmas as a time of peace and generosity, urging gift giving to emphasize shared humanity over extravagance. It contrasts humble memories of stockings and simple tokens with modern costly gifts, urging support for the poor and the elderly while celebrating universal brotherhood and the childlike wonder of the season. It also contrasts this with a brief literary note on the scarcity of great writers today.

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Prose and poetry musings and odd medical pitch

A fragmented 19th century miscellany blends thoughts on prose writers like Charles Sumner with reflections on literary merit and the era. It shifts to odd items such as hair thickness measurements, a New Haven News quip, a Royal Microscopical Society note, and an advertisement touting Dr. Haines Golden Specific as a cure for drunkenness, then another anecdote about packing a trunk and a claim about Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy.

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