Hard Times Then and Now in Linn County Times
An older reader cites Linn County history from 1849 to 1860 to argue present hardships are milder. He recalls currency woes with Wald cat money, scarce cash, banknote fears, high barter, and meals eaten on the wagons, yet settlers found resilience and happiness despite poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rej
Linn County
Dubuque
Muscatine
Tees
Obie
Indiana
Iowa
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Cora
Haing
Chicago
New York
Boston
Towa
Important Liquor Decision Impacts Wholesale to Retail
Judge Shiras rules that a wholesale liquor house must hold a permit to sell to retailers, strengthening prohibitionist gains. The Clinton Herald notes the ruling affects collections and licensure, while agriculture estimates for 1886 show U S cereal production at about 1.11 billion dollars in farm value, with corn and wheat details and per bushel prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Herald
Shiras
United States District ‘Court
Bocki Aland
Atlantic
Towa
Shiraa
Lis
Department of Agriculture Daal
A Quiet Cedar Rapids Wedding in Chicago 1887
A local Chicago Times brief reports the marriage of Miss Fannie E. Mershon to Seaward Foster. officiated by Dr. P Henson. only family attended. Bride formerly of Cedar Rapids, daughter of the late Austin Merson. Groom described as a promising young businessman with prospects. Wishes for a happy, prosperous life together.
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Chicago
Fannie E. Mershon
Seaward Foster
Henson
First Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
Austin 5
Merson
Sea of
EL Dsi
Joan
Papal warning to labor on parish grounds
The Right Rev Stephen Ryan bishop of Buffalo writes a pastoral letter read across his diocese urging harmony between labor and capital. He praises honest toil and warns labor movements that reject divine law will face church condemnation for anti social and immoral actions.
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Stephen Ryan
Rorman
Buffalo
N. Y
Knights of Labor
God
Church
Babel
Shinar
Adulterated Molasses Sparks Health and Trade Alarm
A letter criticizes widespread adulteration of molasses with glucose and sulfuric acid, linking tooth staining and stomach risks. The Iowa Capitol cites Chicago grocers noting 60 to 76 percent glucose in barrels. Warnings urge sanitary action against cheap adulterated goods and misleading claims. The piece also promotes Dr. Fierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses as a noted medical remedy.
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Towa
Iowa
Chicago
R. V. Fierce
Buffalo
Bis “Golden Medical Discovery
Gospel of the Marriage Ceremony in Scandal Era
Prof David Swing denounces the Van Zandt Spies scandal and condemns clandestine marriages. He argues clergy degrade the altar by performing moral lax ceremonies, urging magistrate weddings instead when passion overrides religious solemnity. He criticizes Chicago pastors for linking rite to law and calls for moral union rather than glittering fees.
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David Swing
Chicago Journal
van Zandt
Ourage
Chicago
Grand offer on reading papers for one year
Advertises a bundled subscription deal offering Good Cheer Our Country Home The House Wife and the main paper at reduced rates. Encourages paying in advance with options for sending to distant friends and including the Atlas of the world. Urges prompt response via next mail and notes benefits for sick or rural readers.
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Gar Coen
Uniforta
Feneros
New Law Grants District Court Clerk Expanded Powers
A new year law empowers the district court clerk within the county to exercise court and judge powers in matter handling appointments of administrators executors and guardians when uncontested. It covers approval of bonds accounts and related duties including handling personal effects of deceased persons if no objections are filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnmes
Circuit Court
Patents Granted to Iowa Citizens Reported This Week
Granta reports patents granted to Iowa residents in the past week by C A Snow & Co. Names include W A Smith De Soto Nutlock A T Moats Pleasantville G H Ramsay Excelsior Mines J C Merrill Mt Ayr balance valve E G Kemper Burlington stone saw Q W Chatterton Centerville ty screen T M Dill Davenport table sink F Bredow Davenport lamp globe protector Also California excursion notices for B O N railroad with dates in February and tickets valid six months guidance via agents or Je Haymneay.
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Granta
Iowa
U. S
Washington
D. C
Washington Letter on pensions and Senate clashes in 1967
Washington letter reports on a push for a civil pension list for long serving government workers, opposition from reformers, and a Senate executive session disruption over the British extradition treaty. It highlights Senator Riddleberger’s defiance, the influence of new senator-elect Mr Hiscock, and the anticipated return of Geo Hearst to the Senate with vast wealth as a political factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Lana
Flo
Senate
Chamipur
Riddleberger
Edmunds
Evarts
Frye
Virginia
Congressman Hiscock
Hiscock
Augustus Caesar
Geo
Hearst
Capitol
California
Miller
Tabor
Mteary
Hunting the Antelope in Montana Warms Plainsmen to Season
Western hunters report Montana’s antelope season booming with large herds from Saskatchewan to the Musselshell route. They praise the antelope’s speed keen vision and scent, describe stealth stalking on broken ground, and share tricks such as approaching from the sun and using two bullets at close range to halt the animals quickly. An odd tale recalls a knife lodged in a slain antelope, fatefully preserved under its hide.
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Montana
British Territory
Saskatchewan Plains
Whipple
Fort Branis
Musselshell
Budulo
Aon
Owever
John Bunyan Religion and the militant allegory critique
A Contemporary review argues Bunyan’s religion is moral and practical not mere knowledge, noting that true faith shows in deeds. It warns against spiritual militancy in allegory and cautions against equating inner struggle with fighting an armed enemy. The piece includes a quip about a marriage joke from the Aitburgh Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunyan
Met
Seutex
Aittaburgh Dispatch
Clock making and guilds traced through history
The proprietor discusses the invention of clocks and watches, noting early claims by Archdeacons and Gerbert, while asserting true clocks existed before the twelfth century. He explains watchmaking emerged from blacksmithing, outlines English watchmakers’ guilds, and describes ancient guilds and their roles, with references to Paris 1873 exhibits and varied international clock pieces.
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Verons
Gerbert
Sylvester II
Magdeburg
Beckmson
Chicago
United States
Arey
Henry VIII
England
London
Weavers
Paris
America
France
Switzerland
Austria
Spain
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Italy
Russia
Genéva
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Prickly Times
E. McClelgand
Hatter
Crop Statistics
B., O. B. & N. Railroad
San Diego
JE. Haymneay
OUR
Buntersan
Montua
Hirot
John Bunyan
Cos T
Devendore & Mann
Second Avenue
Devendorf & Mann
THE
Cedar Rapids Times
Greene Bros
North Second St
Third Street
First Avenue
Secont
Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Walé
Enay
Central Park
Coa College
North Second Street
Lowa
Billau's
News
Cat
Will
Ike
Welch
HIEK
J —H. C. Dodge
Detroit
Presa
St. Paul Jee Palace
R.&n-R'Y
St. Paul
Morrow
Gedar Rapids
Geronimo
Florida
Somen
Lden Specific Co
Cincinnah
Oyl
South Second St
Elecant
Lau’s
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