Iowa's Vast Agriculture and Town Pride Amid 19th Century Census
The census shows Iowa's immense agricultural scale with corn 128,000,000 bushels and wheat nearly 700,000 bushels, and notes 1,826 farms over 640 acres. Improvements on 25,870,000 acres lift state value to over $1 billion. Counts include 17,220,000 chickens, 144,440 dogs, and 82,710,000 eggs. Towns and citizens celebrate progress while outsiders are warned. The notice also highlights sales pitches and local events from Des Moines to Fort Des Moines, plus brief notes on publications and livestock talk.
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Towa
Iowa
Lowa
Ioia
Republican National Convention At St Louis June 16
Includes station fare offer and ticketing details for the B C Re & N Ry with sales June 13 14 15 and return by June 21. Mentions report of sector in Dist No 6 Pleasant Valley Township for May 8 and lists attendance and tardiness data plus several named individuals and teachers. Also promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Little Eyary Risers with local pharmacy endorsements.
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Dist
Pleasant Valley Township
Ruth Conner
Daisy Snoth
Earl Bennett
Marth Bennett
Bint Bennett
Tlarvey Howard
Antasita Baliwin
Fragmentary ad snippets for medicines and flour brands
The readable text presents an ad style note about a pill and medical remedy claims from Stellr's Pharmacy and mentions Benson Brea flour brands Sleepy Eye Cream and White Rose. It reads as a scattered historical advertisement fragment without a clear narrative or date.
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Benson Brea
Elgin Calendar Shows Lockwood Visiting Twice Monthly
WoUetees W. B. Lockwood will be in Elgin two days each month, specifically April 15 and 20, at Commercial. The notice outlines his scheduled visits on those dates.
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W. B. Lockwood
Elgin
Commercial
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E. H. Johnson & Company
the Square
Stoehr’s Pharmacy
Fayette County
Elgin Echo
Middle States
E.W Johnson & Co
VU. B
W. Hartsough
G. W. Mumphrey
A. Ely
Jexs
Des Moines
Pole County
Fort Des Moines
Joby 8
Old Settlers and Commercial Exchange
Bret Harte
Jerome K. Jerome
Ladies’ Home Journal
Jerome
Regnald Blake
London
Elgbeth
Rec
Ted
Aattire
B. I. Johnson O& Co
Flovizer
Humphrey
Bark Transportation Company
Yellowstone Park
United States
Smithsonian Institution
St. Louis
DeWitt
Btahr
F. L. Ainsworth
Finke
Calis
EIGIN
Hadsel
M. D
Hlgin
Granderson
CG. O. Fothergill
M. D Beecett
L. B. Mattoon
the Fair Store
Ainsworth & Ainsworth
Attorneys AT Law
West Union
Palda, Jr
L, H. Lemke
Sova & Schlnpp
Elgin Central Hotel
M. G. Webb
B. GR
Passanger, Presgut
Frelicht
Fangeeeres
NALB
George Kiple
Aya
C. Lehman
Hardware
Merchan Elgin
Stellr
Wy Ul, Finke
Shiloh
Wy, Finke
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