Local notes and rural reform in Iowa and Colorado
Readers glimpse a collage of 1890s notices spanning crime cases bids for tax law enforcement and county finances. Mentions include prison population shifts at Ft. Madison, horse declines in Buchanan county, township realignments near Oelwein, and railroad branding changes. Also reports on Farmers, income tax figures, charity clothing shipments to Lincoln, and Colorado legislature dynamics with women in the state house shaping early sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Seldon
Dick Swiveller and the pen as livelihood
In a clipped exchange characters debate whether Dick Swiveller lives by his writing. One remark says he supports himself with his pen while anotherpeers notes he is not a literary man as he writes boiler letters to his father.
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Cedar Rapids
Fellows
H. B. Crosby
Garnaville
Hobson
Fayette
W. W. Comstock
Comstock
Waukon
Alana
Dives
G.W. Nicklaus
Elgin
H Revans
Hawkeye
Fayette County
West Union
Imbessler
Court House
J. G. McMaster
F.C. Chambers
Frank Gates
McMasters
Orley Berkey
Chambers
John
Prince of Wales
Boeing
That Would Never Do Cawker Opposes Cleating Congress
A fragmented exchange notes opposition to enfranchising married women in Congress. Cawker asks for the objection and cites that it would not be fitting for them to vote with married masculine leaders.
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Pittsburg
Americcans
Vas
Elgin
Iowa
Great Central Tobacco Factory
Pardo
Cawker
Congress
Ant
Tates
Gazzam
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Buck
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Elgin Lwa
Benson Bros
LL. Thoma
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Midway
Chicago
A. E. Whitney
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
W.A. Gazette
Trig
Buchanan County
Oelwein
Larrabee
Kossuth County
Emmetsburg
Democrat
First State Bank
Brush Creek
C. Demings
T. J. Ainsworth
J. O. Hoover
D. B. Allen
John Dempster
B. B. Walrath
E. C. Rawson
Boppa Farm
West Union Gazette
Internal Revenue Colwetor
Ing
Lincoln
Nob
BE. Robinson
TL. Green
Didge W. A. Hoyt
H. P. Hancock
Waost Union
Mar Hoyt
Northeastern
Towgather
Auveocexs
Peter A. Day
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Col. Day
Brown
Foster
West Liberty
Wis
Mesers
Boyce
O'Neal
Walt
Butler
Gelwain
Waukoni
Ovlwem
Waltade
Waukon Democrat
G.P. Yeter
Jacob Oss
Douth
Nebraska
EB. N. Rose
Ross
Yutter
Donnegan
Soward County
Neb
Chicago Great Western
Gods
Legislative Halla
Colorado
Cresingham
Republican House Caucus
Mra
Crosingttai
Sally
Ag‘ile
Dubuque
Newapnapor ‘Adverthomente
Tno
Hans Keiser
Lloyd
Europe
L. Preiburghaus
Bigin
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