Democratic Ticket Urges Voter Turnout Across Offices
The piece lists Democratic and minor party tickets for state and county offices including Governor Frederick E. White and Sheriff John W. Wright. It urges Democratic turnout, contrasts a farmer and banker for governor, and notes civic support with mentions of Van Wyck and Cook County Democrats aiding Tammany in closing campaign hours.
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van Wyck
New York
Harrison
Cook County Democracy
Tammany
Prohibitionists Forecast Big Vote Shift This Fall
Prohibition supporters expect a large turnout this year and claim the party is fully committed to their cause. They accuse the Republican Party of ignoring prohibition and urge a protest vote this fall, with some figures claiming up to 20,000 votes in the state.
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Republican Party
Counties urged to elect Democratic board of supervisors
The piece advocates all county supervisors be Democrats with George Romack as county supervisor nominee and Alex Gordon as county treasurer nominee. Gordon is praised as a prosperous Buchanan township farmer and lifelong resident of the county.
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Alex. Gordon
Round Prairie Township
Kate Mann
Walnut Township
George Romack
Polk Township
Alex Gordon
Buchanan Township
Official Ballot Instructions From the New Voting Code
The text explains how to mark a ballot with a straight ticket or split ticket, detailing where to place crosses in circles or squares. It notes a new voting code effective October 1st and states the described methods are the correct ways to vote.
Incontinence Cure Promoted by Dr E Deveys Anti Diuretic
An advertisement claims Dr E Devey ON'S ANTI DIURETIC stops nocturnal water loss instantly for children and adults at $1.00. Sold by Bradshaw & Thoma druggists in Fairfield Iowa. Itch on humans horses and all animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion sold by the same druggists.
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E. Deveyon
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
Iowa
Woolford
Republican Letters Tie McMillan to Mid Road Populists Aid
The editor presents two letters from H. G. McMillan, Iowa Republican state central committee chair, urging travel and support for middle-of-the-road populist Lt. governor candidate B. H. Perkins. The documents imply Republican backing to aid populist and gold Democratic efforts in Monona and other counties.
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Republican State Central Committee
B. H. Perkins
Alvord
Iowa
H. G. McMillan
Lona
Davison
Monona County
Lyman Whittier
McMillan
Republican
Republican Party
Farm tax shifts spark ire over Iowa politics and finance
The piece argues Iowa Republicans ally with corporations by cutting railroad assessments while raising farm and land values. It cites seven year railroad relief totaling 2 729 477 and six year farm assessment gains of 53 552 186, then recounts Shaw’s Monday opera house talk criticizing Republican legacy, tariff finance debate, and calls out alleged hypocrisy in the party platform on bimetalism.
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Republican Party
Iowa
Shaw
Opera House
Europe
Marks
Uncle Tom
General Assembly
McKinley
Iowa Usury Law Critics Attack State Debt and Spending
A Des Moines analysis argues Iowa code caps interest at eight percent, flags bank practices by L. M. Shaw of Denison, and criticizes Republican governance for rising state debt and costly institutions. It cites deficits, printing bills, and investigative roadblocks, urging scrutiny ahead of 1898 fiscal milestones.
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Iowa
Lown
Bank of Denison
L. M. Shaw
Shaw
Des Moines
Ely Cream Balm Catarrh Cure and Pills Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Ely Cream Balm for catarrh with a trial offer of 10 cents and full size 50 cents from Ely Bros. Oscar Ostrum shares relief from chronic catarrh. Another ad touts Dr Agnew’s Liver Pills as pleasant and affordable at 10 cents for forty doses, claimed to relieve biliousness headaches and constipation.
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Ely
ELY Bros
Warren St
N. Y
Oscar Ostrum
Warren Ave
Chicago
Ill
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