Candidate Culver for Sheriff Named in Iowa County
August 38 1850 announces Charles Culver of Oelwein as a sheriff candidate for the county, pending Democratic convention. The Republican senatorial convention re nominated Trewin. Jamison briefly led Fayette votes before withdrawal. Culver, longtime Oelwein marshal and watchman for Chicago Great Western shops, is praised by locals and rail group as capable and trustworthy.
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Fkotter Eoro
Cuas
Culver
Oelwein
Postville
Trewin
Fayette County
G. W. Jamison
Detwain
Allamnakee County
Jamison
Charles’ Culver
Eame
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Ran
Rom Company
Republican ticket chosen at West Union convention
West Union hosted the Republican convention naming Chris Miller for legislature Frank Cup for treasurer Jim Finch for sheriff L. Adams for school superintendent Henry Lauer for supervisor R C Baker for coroner J R Gardner for surveyor. The event drew sharp exchanges with supporters upset and accusations that West Union ring dictated Fayette county politics, marginalizing the south half and Oelwein.
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West Union
Chris Miller
Pleasant Valley Township
Frank Cup
Jim Finch
L. Adams
Waucoma
Henry Lauer
Dover Township
R. C. Baker
Oelwein
J. R. Gardner
Hawkeys
West Union Republican Ring
Fayette County
Union Ring
Republican Party
Card of Thanks and bereavement gratitude
Casper Schneider and family express deepest thanks to friends for kindness during their bereavement. They praise the pastor and others who prepared the burial of their wife and mother, noting gratitude cannot be expressed. They recall this as their pidest hour.
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Casper Schneider
Mrs Schnei der Dead at Elgin Home in Iowa
Mary Schnei der wife of Caspar Schneider died of heart failure at their Elgin Iowa home on July 20 1800 aged 70 years 6 months and 17 days Funeral services were held August 1 at the German Baptist church Elgin with Rev J J Hack and interment in Elgin Cemetery Avian Maria Spally born January 12 1820 in Meth Canton Bern Switzerland married Casper Behneider May 16 1861 emigrated to America in 1861 and settled at Elgin Town Nine children survive the mother Mrs Paul Stephens Prairie du Chein Mrs Peter Nelson Minneapolis Minn Mrs Henry Nelson Ontario Cal Mrs John Hansis Nora Springs Mrs Fred Lehman and Rosa Fred and Will Schneider Elgin The obituary records a revered life ending without pain and a lasting tribute to a devoted mother wife and friend and reflects on a farmer life built with labor and care
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America
Gagn
Elgin Town
Paul Stephens
Prairie du Chein
Peter Nelson
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Nelson
Ontario
Cal
John Hansis
Nora Springs
Fred Lehman
Rosa
Fred
Will Schneider
Elgin
Schneider
A Granddaughter’s Skill Shifts Old Beliefs
In a New York Weekly excerpt a skeptical older woman admits fault in doubting women’s education. She boasts of her granddaughter’s achievement at a college with high honors and notes her ability to read a railway timetable, a skill her mother never possessed.
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Vasgar
New York Weekly
Quips and Quirks From Old Newspapers
A collage of humorous clippings recalls family feuds, wedding plans under protest, song recitals, a cook’s marriage, and light domestic jests. Jokes touch on mothers, infants, uncles, and quirky payments as social amuses surface in 19th century style, with city papers lending wit.
No Organic Disease Mentioned for Boy After Check
Mrs Gumpps complains about doctors mis diagnosing Johnny's mouth ailment. A physician said there was no organic disease yet Johnny's mouth and gums show sore, apparently from playing with the mouth organ. The exchange reflects patient frustration and skepticism toward medical opinions.
Wagner and other quips in a restless city column
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from various papers. The text features a dragon from Wagner, light banter between Sigfrid and a warrior, political remarks in American papers, misheard names in discussions of clubs, a street scene with a hustler and a maid, and jokes about umbrellas and aging. The pieces imitate a busy newspaper page with witty exchanges and light social commentary.
From Calness Standpoint Chinese Statesman Comment
A distorted quotation cites a prominent Chinese statesman warning of losing territory while a dowager empress questions the stake. It mentions reports from St Petersburg and London linking Russia and Britain in a growing cordiality. The fragment references a perceived shift in imperial powers and territorial concerns.
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Empreas
St. Petersburg
London
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Iowa
Falb Brothers
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M. D Foertetto
Cala
Olleo
IDWWA
Ripana
Knights of Phythias
Davenport
Ineludiuy
Culley
Elcin
Blin
North
Amondid
Searee
the Echo
Chas
Ulei
Canning Company
Eran Caysing Co
Mrs. Schneider
Pass Pilkington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grant
Harrypens
Hiram
Philadelphia
Chicago Post
New York Journal
Caroline
Jardiniere
Chicago
Dickey
Ethel
Chicago News
Fifa
Wagner
Sigfrid
New York
Detrooit Journal
United States
Essembly
Dean
Hicks
Hoggles
Wicke
Boston Transcript
Mersey
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Record
Gixis
Juliet
Angelica
Calness
G.L. Freiburghaus
Ak Law
Ainsworth & Ainsworth
Attorneys AT Law
OWA
L. H. Lemke
Omeoraras
Sova & Schilnpp
Ses
Desart
PROM
Depo' Balty
Tsangorig
Robert Evans
Bank
Elgin, Lows
Bgr&n. Railway
B. GR
Grush
J Mouton
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