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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1879
Page
3
Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin emerge as front runners for GOP wins. The article highlights Republican gains in multiple battlegrounds and notes a broad nationwide momentum for the party.
A patchwork of mid October items notes earnings in the B. and O. road, Iowa Senate party balance, Memphis yellow fever ending, and a Town Supreme Court rent exemption ruling. It recalls Hayes’ Oslo trip, Jacob Abbott’s death, Luke Blackburn’s pardons, Ella Wheeler’s poems, Ohio election totals, repudiation talk on Virginia, Gen. Hooker’s death, and mixed market, bank, and currency hints.
A survey notes Governor's large majority over opponents, with 75,000 more than the Democratic candidate. Immigration projections reach 150,000 this year, valued at $22,260,000 in personal effects. Pension and war of 1812 payments total over $1.3 million while 495 survivors and widows remain. A Delaware County school case ends with denial of a teaching certificate, and a Des Moines toddler dies after ingesting quinine and strychnine pills prompting warnings on pill safety.
Republican victories signal northern unity against Confederate remnants and warn that Hayes policy fails. Loyal voters insist on free ballot and equal rights, reject state rights and rebel rule, and demand continued Republican governance to preserve the Union and national prosperity. The piece frames Vicksburg and Southern loyalty as key tests for the nation’s future.
Mentor Zach Chandler, longtime Michigan senator and Republican leader, was found dead in his Chicago hotel room after addressing a large audience. The death ends a storied career marked by aggressive party leadership and influential political work. Real estate transfers and notices follow, detailing numerous property dealings and minor transactions across the region.
J G Starkey of Laws City declares after years of dyspepsia and liver trouble that Shilohs Vitalizer fully cured him. He calls it the best remedy he ever knew. Sold by W L Weller and C W Milton.
The Cedar Rapids Reform Club announces Hon. G. W. Bain of Louisville Ky a leading temperance worker will address Cedar Rapids at the Baptist Church on Thursday to Sunday evenings November with two lectures free and two at ten cents admission Thursday free. others paid. President A B Fooru urges full houses to back the cause and hopes listeners will return after hearing Mr Bain.
A Providence reader recalls a mother over seventy who suffered neuralgia and a dull systemic malaise. After three months of Hop Bitters use she recovered vitality, headache relief, and regained the sense of youth, with the family declaring no other medicine fits.
The article urges men, especially farmers, to rapidly pay off debts during the current favorable market. It warns that prosperity may last a year due to foreign demand, and advises frugal living, selling closely, avoiding speculation, and reducing interest to increase net crop proceeds. Also notes Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy with nasal injector offered by WL Weller and W. Miflin.
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