Iowa Democrats Gaining Ground on Prohibition and Protection
The essay traces Iowa political shifts from 1888 to 1891 driven by tariff and prohibition issues. It notes growing Democratic gains under Horace Boies, voter relocations, and uniform regional support, concluding Iowa leans Democratic in the coming election and posing questions on silver free coinage sentiment and party representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Thrace Boies
Waterloo
Union Labor Party
Congress
Iowa
Llorace Boies
Republican Party
Iowa Democrats Oppose Free Coinage of Silver Threat
A Iowa letter argues the party widely opposes free silver under current conditions and would suffer a disastrous result if coinage was a top issue. It warns the Chicago nominee’s backing, warns against entangling voters, and cites past defeats and Babylonian captivity as lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Democratic Party of
Lowa
Hawkeye
Chicago
Republican Party
Llorace Boies
Congress
Cummins Speech at State Convention Receives Mixed Review
The Cedar Rapids Gazette prints Cummins full speech at the Republican state convention and criticizes it for lacking any statement on the hot state issue. Cummins, a former legislator elected by Democrats and anti prohibition Republicans, presided over the convention for his stance against prohibition yet offers no remarks on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cummins
Des Moines
The
Independent
Cedar Rapids
Cummins
Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup Dose Instructions
A historical medicinal note directs taking Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup at 20 to 80 drops at first symptoms of disease and 10 to 20 drops after coughing spells for a cough. Sold by KR. Mr. Hufferd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Hufferd
Violet Fane on Love and the Growing Heart
A noted writer argues that true love matures with age and experience. She claims men deepen their feelings after youth and that the most intense lovers have explored their inner depths, while youth yields only crude passion. The piece presents her view without endorsing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Fane
Stead Looks at Russia Czar and Reform Limits
The piece notes W T Stead’s sympathy for the czar amid Russia’s woes. It argues reforms like constitutional government and ballots are unlikely in a vast, inert empire. It compares Russia’s rigidity to the ice of a glacier and cites reformers Kennan Stepniak Kropotkin without belief in rapid change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Stead
Russia
George Kennan
Great Britain
Stead
Alexander III
America
England
Stepniak
Prince Kropotkin
Ezar
M. de Lesseps
Edison
Rhone
Subscription Laws and a Skeptical Reader
A compilation summarizes U S court decisions on newspaper subscriptions including renewal by default and arrears rules. It notes fraud risks for nonpayment and post office returns. The tract contrasts the public’s indifference to press opinion with hidden curiosity about news reporting.
Community Notices and Editorial Discretion Encouraged
Readers are invited to submit brief items about town news improvements and personal news while signing with real names. The column reserves the right to condense or omit content and to avoid publishing private or quarrelsome material to prevent libel.
Minnesota Senate Pushes Name Policy On Publications
Minnesota editors debate a bill now in the senate requiring every article or item in pamphlets periodicals or newspapers that reports on a person real or dead to be signed with the full name of the author or contributor. Violators face fines from twenty to one hundred dollars or imprisonment up to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
State Senate
Jefferson County
Soan
Public Square
Dr John Bull’s Sarsaparilla Promises Strength and Health
Advertisement claims Dr John Bull’s Sarsaparilla fortifies constitution and prevents spring illnesses. Promotes mixing iodide of potash with the remedy for safer dosing and cites testimonials from Alfred Howell of Cairo Illinois and suppliers John D Park & Sons Co Cincinnati Ohio with local agents Bradshaw & Thoma Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Alfred Howell
Cairo
Lll
John D. Park & Sons Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
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Greenback & Office
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LaGrippe
Tuckerman
Workman
Cleveland
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Washington Post
Jordan Block
West Side Square
Mate Savings Bank
J. E. Roth
Jas. Sullivan
V. Pres
E. A. Howard
Cashier
James Louden
D. G. Higley
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W. E. Bradshaw
J. 8
McKenney
Ed. Hunt
Jos. Ricksber
T M. Byrnes
T. R. Howlett
J. F. Loehr
Geo
D. Clarke
Safe Coop
Ward Lamson
R. W. Lamson
Geo. W. Ball
R. F. Ratcliff
W. A Lamson
J. W. Burnett
Joseph Roth
E. F. Simmons
Chris, Hoth
D. W. Templeton
Eugene Campbell
S. H. Watkins
Adam Measer
N. M. Slagle
D. M. Parrett
J. P. Manatrey
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H. B. Rodgers
Louden
A. F. Cassel
F. O. Danielaou
August Walgren
Vaught
John McLane
George Mowery
Chas
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Towa
Burlington Gazette
Burlington
Telegraph
Letter
the Gazette
Gate City
Siouxi City Tribune
Constitution Democrat
State Line Democrat
Quincy Journal
Morning Sun Herald
Keokuk Chronicle
B. F. Black
Pittsburgh
J. W. Bean, M.D
B. N. Gantz, M.D
Hufford
Calvin Snook
Fairfield, Iowa
D. G. Highey
F. R. Smith
Clarke & Junkin’s Drug Store
G. P. Martin, M.D
D. H. Worthington
ALLS
E Country
Clarke & Junkin’s
Northwest Corner Park
W. Fordyce, M.D
Cyrnes Over Risk
Hoffstedner & Whitham's
First East Street
R. C. Sayers, D.V.M
Gordon's
J. B. Monfort
Harris & Cuddy’s
T. L. James
Owa
McElhinny Building
Park
D. Jones
Chas. D. Fullen
H. C. Raney
F. Simmons
Raney & Simmons
Law
Bell's
Square
Co. D. Leggett
M'Kemey
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
Ey Tern
Ambrose C, Smith
D.D
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Jas. F. Wilson
McElhinny
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