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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1887
Page
3
The Wines reacts to the removal of faculty at Iowa State University. It questions motives, condemns the committee report on faculties and teaching as undignified and ridiculous, and urges infusion of new blood into both faculty and administration by the next legislature.
In a letter to readers, Red Oak Express and Council Bluffs Nonpareil criticize claims that saloons are essential to prosperity. They argue prohibition benefits general business, reduces crime, and improves public life, urging Iowa towns to purge saloons and embrace sobriety for lasting growth.
The writer surveys cross Atlantic politics and U S Civil War remnants. It mentions President Cleveland, Blaine, Pry and Bayard, Queen Victoria impressions, civil service tests, pension office actions, and militia reforms. Recounts War Department relics, rebel flags, a harrowing civics encounter, and debates on 1880s Republican leadership.
A Georgia reader praises the Ea Times and notes steady health benefits from mountain living. The letter discusses regional poverty among white and Black farmers, worn soil, overlarge single holdings, high fertilizer costs, mortgage farming, and reliance on merchants for essentials. A Mississippi farmer’s letter root causes laziness, court activity, and widespread poverty.
The document outlines provisions for dependent pensions, including parents with no other support, and three month service veterans with disabilities. It proposes monthly stipends and continuation of widow and child pensions, arguing for justice and bipartisan support despite potential presidential veto.
A 1887 letter from Corrox California extols Southern California land and climate. It frets real estate prices, touts orange groves and abundant climate, praises San Bernardino Los Angeles and nearby areas, and mocks northern readers while urging settlement. The writer notes health, heat, and a forthcoming exposé on local industries and African Americans.
An advertising excerpt extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming liver disorders corrupt blood and cause skin throat ulcers tumors and consumption. It asserts the medicine can order the liver and prove the treatment’s efficacy regardless of lineage or nobility.
A historic method of timber impregnation at the Charlestown Navy Yard, first used in 1877, improved ship durability by saturating wood with copper sulfate and baryte compounds. The process replaced earlier preservers that tainted food aboard ships, and it enables end-to-end impregnation of long timbers, including railroad ties, with fewer odors and better protection against shipworms in saltwater.
A collage of fashion notes and ads shows oversized parasols for style, plus patent medicines like Rough on Bile and Rough on Dirt. Train schedules and educational association tickets mix with political notices and humorous household quips from recent issues.
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