Magnificent Sullivan praised by doctor for supreme physique
Dr George F Shrady declares John L Sullivan the finest physical specimen in America in a private talk with a New York World reporter. The piece notes Sullivan's extreme appetite and disciplined training, and his iron constitution despite a life of indulgence. It contrasts his body with his mental development and mentions his view on exercise. It also discusses public schooling and upcoming intercontinental railway plans with Cassatt Davis Kerens as commissioners and a projected cost of 32000 dollars per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Shrady
John L. Sullivan
New York World
John
Jim Corbett
Sullivan
Garfield
General Grant
America
Suullivan
Hawaii Annexation Predicted by Island Editor
A Pacific expansion view asserts Hawaii will join the United States within a year, boosting strategic power and trade links with China and Australia. The piece notes the 6,000 square mile archipelago’s value, the risk of German competition, and the implied destiny of American influence in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Hawaii
Prince Edward Island
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
Mark Twain
United States
Hawaiian Archipelago
China
Australia
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Germany
Why not a symposium on managing a wife by eminent men
A correspondent questions the value of holding a public symposium with prominent men to discuss how to manage a wife, implying such a debate may be impractical, biased, or outdated. The remark highlights skepticism about expert panels on private domestic matters.
Proclamation Urges Oct 12 Columbus Celebration Nationwide
The president is asked to issue a proclamation calling all Americans to observe October 12 with fitting ceremonies. Communities may hold lectures, sermons, fireworks, tableaux, processions, and drills by the national guard. A unified school program is urged for nationwide patriotic lessons and lasting pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
New World
America
National Guard
Annuities for old age and peaceful living
The piece argues fixed income gives peace of mind and lengthens life. It explains annual annuities as a British government program offering six percent dividends, paid semiannually, with the principal reverting to the government at death. It proposes U S adoption via cooperative groups to ensure a secure system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
A Poor Man's Chance At The Golden Specific Cure
The piece promotes Dr Haines Golden Specific as an affordable cure for drunkenness priced at 3.00, contrasting it with costly sanitarium treatments. It claims the remedy is harmless tasteless and can be taken covertly, promising avoidances of long stays, health risk, and paralysis. It cites The Golden Specific Co of Cincinnati Ohio and offers a free 48 page pamphlet with testimonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
The
Golden Specific Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sioux City flood victims urge tariff free building goods aid
An open letter from Sioux City residents displaced by the flood asks Congressman Geo D Perkins to introduce a bill allowing lumber hardware and building materials to enter free of tariff. The note cites Chicago fire relief as precedent and urges immediate action to help rebuild homes and restore livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Democrat
Sioux City
Geo. D. Perkins
M.C
Iowa
Congress
Chicago
J. Johnson
Headache Capsules Praise From Chicago Lady Letter
Mrs N A Skinner reports Krause's Headache Capsules relieved her neuralgic headaches within 30 minutes after twenty years of suffering. She says the remedy cured faster than any prior treatment and encourages others to buy. The letter from Chicago dated April 20 1891 requests no objection to printing a portion. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. Adams St
NorMan
Des Moines
Krause
N. A. Skinner
Mystic Cure claims rapid relief for rheumatism and neuralgia
Advertises a “Mystic Cure” that allegedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. Claims the cure acts on the system to remove the cause and end the disease with immediate disappearance after the first dose. Priced at 75 cents, sold by D. G. Higley, Druggist, Fairfield, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Higley
Fairfield, Lowa
D.G. Higley
Fairfield
Iowa
John D. Park & Sons Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradshaw & Thoma
Democratic Platform Urges Free Men and Free Trade
Iowa Democrats press equal rights under law and oppose tariff tolls. denounce monopolies and trust control. They back Horace Boies for president, call for bimetallic currency, free raw materials, and a free list with reduced import duties, pledging Iowa’s electoral support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party of
Iowa
Fathers of the Republic
Horace Boies
United States
Weakness as a call for aid and patent remedies
An early health column extols weakness as a disease prequel and urges Dr John Bull's Sarsaparilla to restore digestion and vigor. It includes endorsements from a Louisville reader and lists patent medicine sellers in Cincinnati and Fairfield Iowa, plus other tonics and cures.
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Louisville
John Bull
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Methodist General Conference
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Pegasus
Argentine Republic
Messrs. A. J. Cassatt
H. G. Davis
R. C. Kerens
Mississippi
Memphis
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railway Company
Tennessee
Ferdinand de Soto
Mississippi River
International Christian Endeavor Convention
New York City
Great Madison Square Garden
Perkins
the Democratic Platform
Nature
Dullam
Clarke’s
Mate Savings Bank
J. E. Roth
Jas. Sullivan
W. Pres
Ek. A. Howard
Cashier
James Louden
BE. A. Howard
James SuLlIvan
W. E. Bradshaw
J. 8
McKenney
Ed. Hunt
Jos. Ricksher
T M. Byrnes
T. R. Howlett
J. PF. Loehr
Geo
D. Clarke
Late Coop
Ward Lamson
R. W. Lamson
W. Ball
KR. F. Rateliff
W. A. Lamson
J. W. Burnett
Joseph Roth
E. F. Simmons
Chris, Roth
D. W. Templeton
Eugene Campbell
H. Watkins
Adam Messer
N. M. Slagle
I. M. Parrett
J. P. Manatrey
Will S. Prewitt
Wm. C. Hawk. Thos
Louden
J. H. Allender
A.C. D. Bradshaw
H. B. Rodgers
A. F. Cassel
F. O. Danielson
August Walgren
Vaught
John McLane
George Mowery
Chas
D. Leggett
H. Merich
General Merchandise
Glasgow
Lockridge
Frank Unkrich
John Howlett
Round Prairie Township
Hiram Smith
Lowa
Sylph and Budge
Western Wheel Works Line
Faff Rob
Sii Rien
J. W. Bean, M.D
Fairfield, Iowa
B. N. Gantz, M.D
Ffice
Hufford
Calvin Snook
D. G. Highey
G. P. Martin, M.D
Cyyrs
D. H. Worthington
Simpson & Beatty
W. Fordyce, M.D
Fpfice
Hoffstedner & Whitham’s
First East Street
R. C. Sayers, D.V.M
Gordon's Livery
J. B. Monfort
Harris & Cuddy
T. L. James
Pairfield, Iowa
McEibinny Building
Park
I. D, Jones
Chas, D. Fullen
Jefferson County
Soan
Public Square
H. C. Raney
Raney & Simmons
Law
Bell's
C. D. Leggett
Mkemey
Attorneys AT Law
Iowa State Savings Bank
Chas. P. Sipple
District Court
Robert F. Ratcliff
1St East Street
M. A. McCoid
Leggett House
Parsons College
Ambrose C, Smith
D.D
First National Bank
Jas. F. Wilson
McElhinny
Ransacts
Ida DN
Tee de Be
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