Anti fusion bill passes Iowa House in party lines
The Des Moines Leader reports the 59 to 34 vote approving the anti fusion act after Senate approval. Governor Drake’s stance suggests no veto, and the measure bars a candidate’s name from appearing on multiple party ballots for the same office. The piece argues the law undermines party recognition and may backfire by uniting opposition and depressing support for Republicans.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Drake
Australia
Lawa
Iowa
Republican Party
McClure's Magazine Moves to the First of Each Month
McClure's will publish its April issue on April 1 and continue on the first day of each month thereafter. Previously issues appeared on the 28th. The April number features Will H. Low Robert Louis Stevenson Henry Cabot Lodge Hamlin Garland Rudyard Kipling Octave Thanet Cy Warman and Ian Maclaren with a special Easter cover promised.
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McClure’s
Atlantic
Pacific
McClurer’s
Will H. Low
Robert Louis Stephenson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hamlin Garland
Rudyard Kipling
Octave Thanet
Cy Warman
Ian Maclaren
Ely Cream Balm Praised By Brooklyn Reader
A Brooklyn reader writes Ely Bros that Ely's Cream Balm cures stubborn colds in under two days. He endorses the product, notes pricing and mail order availability, and lists Hart Street address for FRED requests.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
ELY Bros
Ely
Fred’k Fries
Hart St
Warren St
Time test confirms Domestic sewing machine leadership
Time proves the Domestic sewing machine stands at the top for thirty four years. Careful buyers prefer the Domestic and it is always up to date and the best.
The Telephone Folly From an Early Kentucky Tale
A Kentucky farmer misreads the telephones meaning and ties his son’s boots to the line. The boots travel to Texas and return as the farmer celebrates the new device. The yarn highlights early misunderstandings about telephone use.
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Kentucky
Texas
Sal
John
Checkered Career of a Wandering Sailor Turned Cook
A tramp with a strange history was captured in the Bois de Boulogne during a purge of disreputable characters. He had sailed as master of a vessel, planned to explore Abyssinia, and served as chief cook to King Menelik before fleeing home to France. He struggled to find work after his escape.
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Bois de Boulogne
Abyssinia
King Menelek
France
Englishman’s Plan to Seek a Wife in America
An offbeat note from the New York Times quotes two Englishmen debating travel to the United States for marriage. One asks why the journey, the other jokes about escaping a difficult situation.
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New York Times
Small Fruit Culture For The Farmers Berry Patch
The meeting adopts a summer schedule and discusses growing strawberries raspberries and blackberries. Instructions cover site selection soil preparation planting spacing and care including mulching and weekly cultivation. Suggestions include preferred varieties such as Crescent Warfield and Nemaha with notes on durability and yield.
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Farmers Club
Robert Hateliff
J. R. McElderry
Ted
Gregg
Older
Nemaha
Turner
Culbert
Shuffer
Farmers’ Club
Czar's Gold Plate at Coronation Banquet
A banquet after the czar's coronation used 320000 pounds of crystal gold and silver plate, with 60000 pounds of precious metals. Notable services include the Orloff and London sets, features like four equestrian statues on Anichkoff bridge and hunting scenes, plus a St George and the dragon. The Orloff service has 16 vases and 96 silver centerpieces. Parisian golden service from 1867 includes tureens dishes and centerpieces.
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Orloff
London
Anichkoff Bridge
St. Petersburg
May Extremes in Dog Sizes Span Tiny to Giant
The report notes dogs vary greatly from a giant breed standing over three feet high at the shoulder and nearly seven feet long to a tiny Mexican lap dog under seven inches in length weighing only a few ounces.
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F. J. Berry
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Cook County Farmer's Institute
United States
Wilkes
America
U.S
the Farmers Club
Czar's
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