Counterfeiters and Open Saloons Stir Iowa Towns
In Des Moines crackdowns on illicit saloons force curfews as drug stores operate as night fronts. In Marshalltown authorities arrest M F Yocum after uncovering a counterfeit ring that used a rented room above Morgan’s drug store as a printing front to produce bogus money for confederates.
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Whisky
Des Moines ,Ga
Hillis
Johnson
Marshalltown
Yocum
Yyocum
Morgan 8 Drug Store
Express
Battle Flag Day Proclaimed by Governor Jackson
Governor Jackson issues a proclamation designating August 10 as Battle Flag Day. The legislature plans a ceremony at the Capitol to transfer regimental battle flags into hermetically sealed cases for protection. Regimental reunions are encouraged in Des Moines to participate in ceremonies and carry flags with their colors.
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Jackson
Des Moines
Iowa
Variaus
Double Morcatine Trager and a Series of Iowa News
A string of late 19th century Iowa items recount violent crime, accidents, political moves, and local incidents. Afary Tefolt, a 1 year old girl, is shot by Jacob Iging after a marriage refusal, then Iging shoots himself. A man dies after being struck by a train near Duntine. Various local cases include a horse theft sentence, a bank robbery capture, and a fire at a Dubuque porcelain factory./Public notices cover health, weather, and civic matters as well as legal actions and indictments across Iowa communities.
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Jacob Iging
John McCoy
BE Paul
Duntine
Council Biuns
Charien Miller
Ft. Madigan
Alartin
Des Moines, Northern and Western
E. O. McNeill
Iawa Central
Dee Basket
Dubuque
Jons M. GauGn
Oskaloosa Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Fort Dodge
T. Meservey
Treet
State Board of Health
Pacific
Elsey Thorpe
Skunk Fiver
Ouskatooa
Bank case rules Atlantic Bank a corporation not partnership
Judge Macy ruled the Cass County Bank case at Atlantic declares the bank a corporation from its inception, stopping creditors with a $400,000 deficiency from pursuing individual stockholders. The decision limits claims for most creditors to about 10 percent, and cashier Dickinson faces a trial in August. Battle Flag Day proclaimed for August 10 to honor Iowa soldiers with regimental flags moved to Des Moines.
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Macy
At Lantic Bank
Macy Hag
Cass County Bank
Atlantic
Copartnership
Gass County Bank
Bank
Dickinson
Harlan
Emphasis on Rainfall as Iowa Crops Show Mixed Results
The weekly crop bulletin notes widespread rainfall across scattered locales but below normal in much of the state. Corn and oats show notable gains with promising yields. frost and flood risks referenced alongside reports of fatal accidents and business failures in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Samuel M. Hasan
Shelbina
Des Moines
Walnut
Hoé
J. W. Weatlall
Co Weatlall
Fallow
Buck Laird
Hisem
Westfall
Laird
Central Station
Emmy
Iowa
Gold bonanza abroad and Johannesburg grows
A traveler notes South Africa's gold output rising with 410 000 ounces from Aeron One City and 310 000 ounces from Annesburg monthly, valuing about $2 million, with further increases seen in Transvaal. The piece highlights native Zulu labor, poverty, liquor, and Johannesburg's rapid rise as the world’s largest gold field center.
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Uew
Regins
South Africa
Jda Annesburg
Trans Vaal
Johannesburg
Vaccination Debate Flows Through British Governance
A government report discusses compulsory vaccination, noting Glyzin's prosecution for non compliance. The Special Governing Board defends Royal Commission powers, and cites vaccination's dramatic protection against smallpox. The London Lancet condemns an Anti-Vaccination Society document as ignorance and unlawful incitement.
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Great Britain
South
Dirblin
Secial Governing Board
Royal Commission
London Lancet
Bees and Alcohol Regimen Upsets Bee Society
A historian notes bees show hierarchical discipline similar to humans. Dr Buchner experiments with alcoholized honey cause workers to become unruly, steal, rebel against the queen, and form brigandage before expulsion by the group.
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Buchner
Lominguyg Tree and the Nevada Legends of a Phosphorescent Phenomenon
A Nevada speaker discusses a mysterious luminous tree known as the Lominguyg, noting Indian fears and legends. He mentions a night-time glow visible half a mile away and phosphorus exudates that allow reading distant print. Several scientists have studied it, but no clear explanation has emerged.
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Nevada
Sivas
Juan
Coen
Jevreeye
Unclear aging myths and regional railroad plans discussed
An article debates horse aging by tooth wear then eyelid wrinkles, dismisses spirits as malaria, promotes bitters as defense, and reports a plan to extend the Jerusalem to Jaffa railroad to Nablus and Gaza with a Dead Sea shipping corridor to move Moab produce quickly, hinting at camel driver tensions.
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Holy Jian
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Nablus
Gaza
Dead Sea
Pickpocket Warning for Summer Crowds and Safeguards
A detective warns pickpockets operate in warm weather when coats come off and jewelry is visible. He advises securing watches in fob pockets, fastening chains, not through large buttonholes, and avoiding loose diamond studs. Stay alert in crowds and keep coats fastened to reduce theft risk.
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Tina
Land and industry mix in Venters Montapa region
A fragmented report outlines farming land potential in Venters Montapa with mentions of climate scenery and water works. It touches on metal resources and local leadership amid a vague note on a 2 300 population and energy infrastructure.
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Trvastora
Montapa
Couney
Graat Northam
Conrad, Watippetl
Van Sickle Watch Found After Twenty Years
A watch owned by W. A. Van Sickle of New Brudawick New Zealand vanished in 4 field and was unearthed years later in fairly good condition. local note confirms the discovery and preservation of the item.
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W. A. van Sickle
New Brudawick
N. Z
Spirit Lake ticket sale for assembly vote announced
Notice from Sloan City and Northers BR offering round trip tickets to Spirit Lake for the assembly vote. Daily from the Tth to Bath with return unit Inty 266h at a greatly reduced rate. Full details from any agent in Washington, city of distant plans.
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Spirit Lake Chantangua
Sloan City
Northers
Spirih Lake
Bath
Nashville Claims World Lead in Hardwood Lumber Mills
Nashville Tenn claims to be the first city in the world for hardwood lumber and the largest milling city in the south. A. Sateen of the Joby A Salzer Seed Company is visiting Europe to study rare seeds and farm supplies, visiting France, Germany and other nations to bring back offerings. Glann's Salplur Soap is praised for its color and warmth.
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Nashville
Tesnar A. Sateen
Joby A. Salzer Send Company
la Crosee
Wis
Europe
France
Germany
England
Belgium
Russian
Bohemia
Syrup of Figs Offered as Superior Health Laxative
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves constipation without weakening kidneys, liver, or bowels. Marketed by the California Fig Syrup Co, it claims wide medical approval and urges buyers to accept only the genuine product in 50 cent or 1 dollar bottles.
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Pierce
California Fig Syrup Co
Kennedy’s Medical Discovery Promises Universal Cure
A sensational claim for a remedy that supposedly cures all ailments from scrofula to a common pimple. The ad boasts over eleven hundred trials with two failures, lists Boston area certificates, and urges readers to send a postal card for the book. Dose is one tablespoon in water at bedtime, with claimed immediate benefit.
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Boston
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