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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1870
Page
2
A fragmented notice from Keokuk and several counties invites Republicans in good standing to attend the state convention for delegate nominations. It requests counties to bring lists of newly elected county committee members and, if possible, statements of speaker needs to aid central campaign coordination.
Immense enthusiasm marks Independence Day as crowds in Cedar Rapids celebrate with fireworks, ice cream, lemonade, lager, and patriotic songs. Citizens recount spirit from 1776 and 1770, praising tea taxes and representation while families, yeomenry, and vendors fill the streets with revelry and fireworks.
Vivid Cedar Rapids narrative recalls July Fourth celebrations with firecrackers ice cream soda and fireworks. Citizens, veterans, and youth express fervent pride as they back a two percent township tax to fund BC R M Road machine shops, canvassing for signatures to secure a public vote and firming up local economic gains.
Citizens of Irapids Township gathered Saturday to press for the location of the BCR & M Road Machine, Repair and Car Shops at Cedar Rapids. Judge Greene stressed the economic payoff and urged financing, noting potential early land completion and freight savings versus other routes to Chicago.
About 95 Iowa City editors met for a two day gathering at the State University grounds. Officers were elected including J.S. Clarkson as President and J.H. Maride as Secretary while remarks praised the university graduation exercises and a special excursion train offer to St Louis.
Members of the association enjoyed hospitalities at the Clinton House during their stay. The visit was pleasant and profitable with praise for city editors and organizers. The Towns Press Association meeting in Town City fostered good will and familiarity with the state’s future university, marking it as a memorable social and professional gathering.
The Sta Ju Judicial District Convention met in the City Wall to nominate and endorse candidates. Delegates elected JC Trayer as President and WG Cam bridge as Secretary. Judge J H W Rothrock was renominated for the 8th District and Major Thompson for district attorney. The convention endorsed Judge Miller for the Supreme Bench and urged support at the State Convention. A district central committee was named, then the meeting adjourned.
Iowa crop reports from Grandy County to Waterloo and Belle Plaine note severe drought and dry conditions. Wheat is forecast to be well below average in northwestern areas while corn fares better in some localities. Potatoes suffer from lack of rain. farmers face tight supplies and lower prices, with prospects varying by soil and region.
A translated fragment recounts early 1860s claims about cures for liver, rheumatism, and parasitic disorders. It includes praise for Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and other remedies, with letters from readers in Wisconsin and Ohio expressing confidence in the medicines and noting improvements in liver complaints, back weakness, and rheumatism.
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