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Cedar Rapids Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1871

Page

3

Fire crackers and 4th of July folly in Cedar Rapids era

A colorful 4th of July scene unfolds with a deserting beer garden affair, a shoddy con man, and a chaotic morning after. A narrator recalls stamps paid, a dilapidated swindler, and deciphered remonstrances amid a bustling town. Reports from New York contrast progress and scams, while a century of newspaper growth and public notices frame the era.

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Iowa Items Show Fragments From Local Parties and Events

A jumble of notes lists Hinckhawk county stone haulers killed by lightning. Virginia of La Porte anticipates a thousand bushels of apples. National and state political actions include Democratic and Republican moves in Boone Story Mahaska and Kentucky. Sunday School events near Waterloo feature noted speakers. Real estate transfers appear for Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Col Carpenter receives Republican nomination with crowd celebrations at Fort Dodge. News from Sigourney covers railroad progress toward St Louis via Cedar Rapids and Cedar County, with bridges and early track work described.

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Victory in the 1871 Union Township rake trial

At a June 93d, 1871 trial in Union Township Johnson county the machines tested were McCormick Advance Self Rake Dodge Self Rake Williameon Self Rake Dorey Self Rake. Davis chose the BieYermack Advances Self Rake after thorough testing in heavy weighed rye, establishing it as the best machine in the field.

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