State News and Local Notices Roundup in Iowa
A mixed Iowa column reports appointments and resignations in Mulloy County, rural carrier trials in Bloomfield and Mee chutaborg, and a federal building site in Charles City. Obituaries note John A Howell and David Wood with other local deaths and civic items.
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Oortride
Wille
Wredarleltasurg
Herbert A. Welty
Ma M. Bishop
Griswold
Iain EB
Patch
Fref
Tipian Wnd
Vine
Thomas
Garretiaon
Timi
Onkaloosa
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. J. Slessor
Methedist Episcopal
Forest City
Raaimenti
Walnut Street
Witerlag
Albert WT. Nims
Pole County
Morey
Das Maines
Nims
Lown
Canterville
Noel C. Blackburn
Corwith
Bert Innes
Katherina Jones
Monona
Wille L. Bernhard
Provident Taft
Senate
Iowa
Templin
George W. Irwin
Merrill
Halston Maplea
Custang
James M. Buryvoughe
Springville
de. C. W. Rummel
Vian
Webster City
John A. Howell
Dex Mathes
St. Paul and Lea
Vadlura Hall
Utenwood
Omaha
Waverly
D. A. Long of
Sh and Agricultural Boards
G. Simpson
Isaac Edwards
Rentell Gayford
Edith Parsh
Lewis Johnson
Bridol Mulroy
James Moora
Cary Oothowdt
James F. Quet Hower
Mary Roberts
Benjamin J. Sherburn
Miton Hh.huraton
Ida Metford Hae
Cedar Rapids
Mefford
United States
Des Moines
Harry C. Ritter
Hrilter
David Wood
Moulton
Coatesville
Eric ‘Ah Ther
Mra
Tandy Allen
Pionsta
Juvens
Canary
Eslabrate
Ftyefitth
Lincoln Inauguration Amid Crowds And Guarded Procession
A vivid account of March 4 1861 in Washington where crowds gathered at Willard's hotel as Lincoln prepared to take the oath. Cavalry, troops, and guards filled the streets while Buchanan escorted Lincoln to the Capitol through a guarded tunnel. Lincoln, with the inaugural manuscript, faced an era of tension and a festive yet tense public scene.
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Mina Tardell
Washington
Senate
Willard's
United States
Seward
A. Lincoln
Buchanan
Capitol
Jefferson
Lincoln
Willard’s
Mr. Buchanan
Diplomatic Corps
Dr. Buchanan
George W. Julian
Indiana
Supreme Court
Senator Baker
Oregon
Douglas
Mr. Lincoln
True Popular Sovereignty at Columbus in 1850s speech
A fragment from a September 16 BED address in Columbus Ohio arguing that popular sovereignty means individuals control their own affairs and governments handle only matters within their scope. It frames a division between general and local powers and urges respect for exclusive domains.
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Columbus
Hampton's Magazine Exonerates After Libel Suit
The libel suit by Standard Oil against Hampton's Magazine and Cleveland Moffett over claims linking the company to impure candies in Philadelphia ends with retractions. Moffett admits error and issues a full apology, while Standard Oil accepts the correction and notes the magazine will publish the letters in its March issue.
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Hampton’s and
Moffett
Investigation Oil Company
New York
Standard 641 Company
Hampton's
Cleveland Moffett
Philadelphia
Shearman & Eiering
Standard ON
Broadway
Inataneca
Cassidy
Hampton's Magazine
Benj, B. Hampton
Broadway Magazine, Inc
Danville Judge Rules on City Attorney Question Immunity
In Danville the circuit court ruled City Attorney Jones must answer grand jury questions about vote selling and payments. The opinion cites a U S Supreme Court standard granting witness immunity from indictment and declares the city election law unconstitutional, allowing continued questioning and ongoing investigations as more witnesses are examined.
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Danville
Tudge Kimbrough
Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
Volcano Toll Up To Seven Hundred In Philippines
The Taal eruption in the Philippines killed 700 people in Talisay, as reported by the Batangas governor to the war department via Governor General Forbes of the Philippine Islands. Shocks continue, with 5000 families ruined and relief measures deemed necessary to avert further suffering from mud and lava destroying crops nearby.
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Washington
Taal
Philippines
Talisay
Batangas
War Department
Forbes
Decies Honeymoon in Egypt Announcement
New York reports Lord and Lady Decies, the latter known as Misa Vivien Gould, plan a February 7 wedding and will honeymoon in Egypt. They depart February 18 aboard the Cunard liner Carmania and will spend several days en route, with a notable stopover in Cairo before continuing to the Nile.
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New York
Lord
Decies
Misa Vivien Gould
Egypt
America
Carmania
Ngybt
Calro
Plett
Cakes For Afternoon Tea Delicate Palatable Treats
A hostess favors light cakes for afternoon tea. Recipes describe almond cake and macaroons with butter sugar and almonds. Also instructions for lady finger biscuits caraway cakes, using egg whites, flour, butter, sugar, lemon juice, and rose water baked to a light brown.
Preparation of Potatoes and Potato Soup Recipe
A vintage kitchen note describes paring potatoes along the largest side for easy skin removal when baked. It then provides a potato soup method using three medium potatoes, milk, onion, celery, salt, pepper, cayenne, flour, and butter, with steps to mash, strain, and reheat until boiling. It ends with a simple potato salad using boiled potatoes, onions, vinegar, cream, mustard, salt, pepper, and hard boiled eggs.
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Lsat
New Way to Cook Cabbage
A medium head cabbage is halved and cooked in cold water then boiled in fresh water for a total of about 35 minutes. It is chopped, seasoned with salt pepper and butter, beaten eggs and cream stirred in, baked in a hot oven until browned.
Delisious Gingerbread Recipe from a Vintage Receipt
A vintage style gingerbread method mixes one cup sugar with molasses and melted butter. Add salt cinnamon and mixed spices, then beaten egg and sour milk. Fold in soda and flour, pour into a tin, top with sugar, and bake forty minutes in a moderate oven.
Cream Puff Recipe From Historic Home Kitchen
A compact set of pastry directions describes making cream puffs with boiling water and butter, adding flour, forming a dough, and baking about 40 minutes. It also notes a cream for puffs using milk sugar and flour, with eggs added and heated to a fuller boil before finishing.
Custard Pie Recipe Fragment
A fragment describes a custard pie mix with sugar and milk ratios. It mentions flour and eggs and flavoring, but the instructions are unclear and incomplete. The fragment suggests using two cups of sugar and one cup of milk plus additional ingredients to finish the batter.
Mrs Schlie Mann Finds Relief From Chronic Cough
A Chicago woman at 2764 Lincoln Ave describes severe bronchial catarrh and sleepless nights from a terrible cough. After three bottles of Peruna she reports improved appetite, reduced coughing, chest pain relief, and better sleep, claiming a full recovery and urging others to try it.
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Mra
Wm. Schliemann
Lincolns Ave
Chicago
Petruna
Peruana
Opinion Not Always Final in Fractured Romance
An excerpt from the Rehoboth Sunday Herald recounts a physician’s daughter promised to a college student the father deems too young for marriage. Dialogue shows the daughter promising resignation while the suitor clings to hope, framed by a Sunday issue’s light social commentary. A second item mentions Senator Newlands delivering ornate rhetoric that he later jokes about as “furnished all the food elephants need” after realizing his phrase was misquoted.
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Rehoboth Sundsy Herald
Newlands
Nevada
Congressional Record
The Selfish View on Postage Costs
A fragmented quotation shows a man weighing postage costs against personal convenience. He doubts the value of writing many letters, demands consideration for those who send him bills, and questions why he should engage in frequent correspondence.
Results of Food Health Advice From Right Feeding
A noted educator describes how brain and body stay in harmony through proper feeding. She cites nervous exhaustion and a past resignation, crediting Grape-Nuts as key to easing digestion and removing constipation for better overall health.
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Beton
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The
Commonwealth
Standard
Standard Oil Company
New York City
Abraham Lincoln
Pappines
Vivien Gould
Engish Lord
Africa
Peruna
Mrs. Hohmann
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