Iowa 18th General Assembly opens in Des Moines
January 12 1880 session of the Iowa Senate and House convene with Lieutenant Governor Campbell and Gov. Newbold presiding. Officers and committees are named, inaugural planning begun, and a joint convention counts votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor with John H. Gear and Frank T. Campbell chosen.
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Moore’s Opera House
Second Annual Meeting of Iowa State Reform Club Held in Des Moines
The Iowa State Reform Club met January 14 1880 in Des Moines with Vice President James P Sherman of Waterloo presiding A credentials committee named delegates from multiple clubs including West Liberty West Des Moines Waterloo and Davenport Officers for the coming year were elected across nine districts The resolutions urged temperance expansion including constitutional prohibition of all intoxicants with medical allowances and sought equal voting rights for women while thanking key members and clubs for support and venue.
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Iowa State Reform Club
Des Moines
Jas. P. Sherman
Waterloo
Col. Collier
Turner
Foote
Carter
Reigart
West Liberty
W. C. Evans
George C. Shipman
Jnc
Cain
N. J. Miller
G. B. Hammer
Atlantic
H. G. Curtis
M. A. Curtis
E. 8. Hill
Kephart
A. Keys
Rev. Smith
McCrea
Indianol
D. Todhunter
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Weare
Nate A. Reed, Jr
Davenport
E. R. Gray
Dubuque
James P. Sherman
O. F. Hixson
Marshalltown
H. L. Waterman
Ottumwa
H. Monroe
J. D. Hunter
Ribbon Clubs
Iowa
General Assembly
Reform Clubs of
Florence Miller
Capital City Club
East Des Moines
Opera House
Oak disease remedy praised by Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup
The text touts Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as a safe remedy for oak diseases and notes a price of 25 cents per bottle. It also states that nearly 5000 women and girls are employed around coal mines in Britain.
Iowa Gear Inaugural Address Emphasizes Ballot Liberty
Governor John H Gear appeals for vigilance to protect voting rights and curb fraud while outlining tariff concerns, currency policy, and Iowa's growth. He notes the state’s agricultural strength, population expansion, and need for thoughtful legislation to advance economic development and civil liberty.
Richter and Rabelais Egmont Hake in London Academy
The essay compares Richter to a moral Rabelais, portraying him as a critic who replaces vice with virtue and sees his era as an age of fools. It notes his contempt for contemporary readers and his choice of chapter names, calling chapters minerals to mock others as dull.
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Rabelais
Egmont Hake
London Academy
Advertising Bitters Praised By Bay City Tribune
The Bay City Tribune compares patent medicines with legitimate remedies, praising Hop Bitters as reliable and effective in their climate. The writer testifies to using Bitters and finds them first class, doing all that is claimed.
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Bay City
Tribune
16,000 Locomotives in the United States
A historical note states that there are 16,000 locomotives operating within the United States. The fact focuses on the scale of rail equipment in the national fleet.
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United States
Parisian Belle’s Morning Routine Described In Opulent Detail
An article from La Vie Parisienne outlines the lavish day in a Parisienne noblewoman’s life. It details elaborate wardrobe changes, room warmth, and perfumed, rose light, ending with nightwear and a warm bed before sleep.
Sketch of a Successful Man Gath profiles ex Senator Dorsey of Arkansas
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Dorsey, an Arkansas ex senator born in New England, as a rising fortunes figure. He reportedly earned about nine hundred thousand dollars in the past year from railroad and mining stock, including Kansas Pacific buys at 2 to 5 dollars and sales at 70. He owns a large New Mexico land tract rich in sheep and mines in Colorado. Born near Vermont and an Oberlin alumnus, he fought in the Civil War rising from private to lieutenant in the Sixth Corps, endured reverses, and later entered politics before bankruptcy linked to the Arkansas Central Railway. Now a prominent New York figure at thirty-eight, he claims New Mexico citizenship through residence and property.
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Birds and a Household Exchange in Quirky Banter
A wife and husband discuss birds with humor, refusing to reveal purely romantic preferences. Arabella interrupts with a dramatic mouse craving, while Bridget calmly dispenses with the spillover, noting abundance of opportunities.
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Arabella
Bridget
Feasting in Other Days in New York World Cor
The Duchess of Orleans notes Louis XIV’s feasts with four soups a pheasant partridge salad mutton and more. Governors of Quebec famed as gluttons as Handel and Beauharnois led grand banquets at Castle St Louis. State dinners mixed quantity over quality with lavish livestock and berries.
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From Cause to Effect in Natural Reason
The author argues science rests on the assumption that nature is rational and intelligible. Observations feed conclusions about super sensible realities, with thought applying universal laws. Without rationality, mathematics, atomic theory, and all scientific theories collapse.
Boston Street Scene Signals Gentle Exchange
A Boston afternoon on Tremont street shows Felicia in a Derby hat walking with her sister when a small boy approaches and asks if she would be all right with a cigar. The moment captures a quaint street interaction reflective of the era.
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Ohio Belle Seeks Red Eyes Through Lye Idea
A young woman in Ohio believed concentrated lye would color her eyes red and now she cannot tell if her eyes are red or not.
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