The Chronicle of Cranks and Reformers Across Time
An exploration of persistently dissenting figures labeled chronic growlers. It argues reformers from biblical times to modern days shape society by challenging norms and provoking change, despite opposition from mainstream groups and polite insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Solomon
Hija
Apostles
John, Paul
Peter
Luther
Bunyan
Lovejoy
John Brown
Resnllg
Old Soldiers Census Counts Iowa Civil War Vets
Adjutant General Alexander lists a military census of living veterans in Iowa. It tallies 89,872 survivors across states, with Iowa hosting 6,510 from Illinois and 3,212 from Ohio, plus detailed regiment counts and mortality notes, highlighting the 3rd Cavalry leading with 513 survivors and the 43rd Infantry having the fewest survivors.
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Alexander
Iowa
Iowa- Ohio
Cowey
Michigan
Rhoda Island
Missouri
Towa
Third Cavalry
Thirteenth Infantry
Forty-Third Infantry
Forty-Second
County Government Proceedings At January Term
The county board of supervisors met in January, detailing allowances for dog killed losses, various fund balances, and contracts for poor relief. Contracts awarded for medical attendance, services for colleges and townships, and oversight of the poor were listed, along with tax exemptions, bridge bids, and newspaper publication awards. Additional actions covered audits, classifications, and appointments for county facilities and farms.
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Board of Supervisors
Anna Hennesy
Insane Hospital Orphan’s Fund
Disteicé Fund
Incorporation Fund
Dog Fund
Td Permanent School Fund
Sbjbtice
W. Nee - Mee
D. McTavish
F. H. Cutler
College and Putnam
Rapids
Fairfax
J. ¥. Tiffany
Otter Creek
Monroe
Fayette
TH. Kepler
Franklin, Bertram and Linn
Cedar Capids
Marion
Marion City
Dukes
Winsor
Gilmore
Smith
Robert Johnson
James Colman
Sessions
Welch
Troy Mills Bridge
John Dance
John A. Buck
Franklin Township
J.B. Bromwell
Marion Clty
Milo Gray
Burnside
J.J. Suouffer
Cedar Rapids
Edward Garrison
James Yuill
M. BE. Buwling
Weekly Gazette
Republican
O. F. Lamb
Grant Edward Chickering
Rap
Henry Sutton
Geo. L. Stearns
District Ceat
Surplus Distribution Debate and Women Essay
The Port Madison Democrat argues the surplus should go to old soldiers rather than fund local projects or educate in negro states. It proposes paying soldiers the gold silver and greenback price difference with 6 percent interest. It also discusses a social essay asking what the world would do without women, praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as essential for female ills.
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Port Madison
Dr. Pierce
Washington Letter From 1837 on Suffrage and Congress
Our Washington letter reports in January 1837 the National Woman's Rights Association convention led by Frances Willard, noting 16 senators backed a suffrage constitutional amendment while others remained skeptical. It highlights Susan B. Anthony's anticipated presence, Mrs. Wallace's influential speech, and a memorial to veto the Edmunds Tucker bill. It also covers Senator Beck's railroad attorney restriction proposal and Senator Teller's stance on conflict between law and public service.
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WasHingTon
National Woman's Rights Association
Mies Frances Willard
Congress
U. S. Senate
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
England
Hooker
Wallace
Susan B. Anthony
Lew Wallace
Senate
Wealth and ruin in one family tale from Chicago links
The son of Emory A. Storrs, a wealthy Chicago lawyer, is described amid a flashy youth and a life of excess. After a hasty New York marriage and a dramatic public story, he is released from the Tombs, inherits about 200,000, and wanders New York seeking a reckless future before contemplating suicide. Also notes Patents Granted across Iowa with local names and items.
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Apoo
George Storms
Emory A. Storrs
Chicago
New York Star
Washington
State Register
Emory Storrs
Sanow
New York
Hotman House
Mardi Gras at New Orleans Dairymen's Convention Travel Sale
Interstate Dairymen's Convention at Jackson Mississippi prompts B and O R N ticket sales. Round trip excursion fares from principal stations to New Orleans with return by March 1st. Stopover privileges on going portion for attendees to the Jackson event. Details via ticket agents or James Morton, Ticket Agent, Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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New Orleans
Jackson
Misg
James Morton
Ticket
Struck It Rich and a Pontiff's Suit of Damages
Fifteen years after a Lyons Iowa priest Jean was deposed from St Trane's Lyons parish by Bishop Hennesy Dubuque. Jean sued the bishop and was awarded four thousand dollars damages. Italy reportedly opens universities to women while several European nations take similar steps.
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Jean
Lyons
Iowa
St. Trane's
Hennesy
Dubuque
Dean
Italy
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Sinner Conversions Amid The Gospel And Modern Appeals
The piece criticizes modern revival tactics that pressure large crowds, extorting confessions from children and unsteady converts. It argues genuine Christian change should come from faith, not social pressure, and warns against church growth done for numbers rather than spiritual transformation. It also promotes a subscription promotion for Good Cheer, Our Country Home, and The House Wife with bundled offers.
California Excursion Ticket Sale Notice
On February 1 8 9 2 15 18 22 and 23 railroad will sell round trip excursion tickets from principal stations to California points including San Diego at very low rates. Ticket valid six months. For details contact ticket agents or J B Hawanoan GT P A.
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California
San Diego
J.B Hawanoan
Mount Vesuvius in the First Century A D
The article recalls Mount Vesuvius as an extinct volcano in early Roman times. It notes cultivation on its slopes except the summit, a barren crater rim, Spartacus encamping in a cratered basin, and surrounding earthquake activity damaging towns like Pompeii while the region enjoyed warm springs and a favorable climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vascano
Vesuvilla
Spartacus
Ramone
Taat
Ghaka
Isis
Vesuvius Eruption Descriptions From Contemporary Review
Archibald Geake describes the Vesuvius eruption seen from the Bay of Naples with a tall ash column, burning rocks, and widespread debris. The shock of earthquakes, darkness from dust, and rain of volcanic material buried Herculaneum and Pompeii, while lava did not extensively flow.
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Rhareas Sy Dar
Vesdius
Bay of Naples
Pliny
Tava
Vesuvius
Herculaneum
Electric storm shocks two scientists on Dixie Peak
Two United States Geological Survey assistants, Walsh and Tweedy, were atop a Dixie Peak ridge as a thunderstorm approached. A sudden electrical discharge sent them reeling. their hair stood on end and muscles twitched while they hurriedly packed instruments and descended. The event resembled a milder, less pleasant lightning strike, with air charged and a buzzing backdrop before the storm broke.
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Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
Dixie Buste
Mr. Walah
Mr. Tweedy
Mr. Walsh
Fouth
Companio
Sugar in lime mortar touted as strong as cement
A letter describes experiments with cane sugar and lime forming a strong mortar, rivaling Portland cement. Sugar plus water reportedly binds lime powder well, even joining stone and glass, suggesting sugar could enhance cement strength and possibly replace or boost cement in construction.
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Peterborough
Thomson Hankey
Lanton
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