Republican Convention Call and County Delegates Listing
Public notice invites Iowa Republicans to a Des Moines convention on July 1 for nominating statewide officers. It includes a detailed delegate allocation by county, lists county totals, and laments internal party strife with comments on Brant and Lane.
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Towa
Iowa
Des Moines
Judge Supreme Court
W. E. Martin
Adair
Jasper
Adams
Jefferson
Allamakee
Johnson
Appanoose
Jones
Audubox
Keokuk
Benton
Kossuth
Black Hawk
Lee
Boone + Linn
Bremer
Louisa
Buchanan
Lucas
Wanna
Butler
Madison
Calhous
Mahaska
Carroll
Marion
Aldeman
Joseph Miller
Casa
Marshall
Brant
Mills
Cerro Gordo
Chickesaw
Monroe
Clarke
Montgomery
Jim
Delaware
Polk
Fottawattamis
Dickinson
Poweshiek
Tabagee
Ringgold
Emmett
Sac
Floyd
Scott
Payette
Shetbr
Franklin
Lions
Fremont
Story
Greene
Tama
Grundy
Tarytor
Guthrie
R. N. Spence
C. W. Phillips
Secretari
Political quarrels and patriotic urging in Johnson county
The piece recounts Republican infighting over Brant and Cummins, detailing Brant’s alleged factional actions and their impact on local candidates. It ends with a call to national pride, urging Memorial Day tributes and respect for veterans who served under Old Glory.
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Brant
Republican Party
Stebbins
Stauffer
J. E. Switzer
Joseph Miller
Weber
Johnson County
Roosevelt
William B. Allison
Mr. Cummins
Gov. Cummins
The
Republican
Brants Change of Heart Prompts GOP Party Drift
The orator of the Republican faith signals a return to the party fold in Johnson county amid talk of personal motives. A leading worker questions his bid while The Citizen urges open party access and nonpartisan voting, noting past editor assurances of independence.
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Johnson County
Toni
Memorial Day Plans in Iowa City Highlight Civic Duty
Preparations for Memorial Day in Iowa City emphasize a reverent observance. University cadets and the band will join the parade with National Guard Company I contributing, while school children provide flowers for veteran graves. Local youth show mixed awareness of past events, yet support the commemorative spirit central to the day.
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Iowa City
The
National Guards
Rock Island Plans Western Line Shortening
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific may shorten its western route following three surveys Avoca to Minden Avoca to Council Bluffs and Atlantic to Council Bluffs. A Shelby curve adds costs though a 15 mile savings from the Atlantic line is noted. Shortening lines to trim curves is a railway trend observed recently near Cresco and Red Oak.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacifie
Avyoce
Minden
Avoca
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Shelby
Shelby County
Pottewattanmale
Cresco
Red Oak
Rock Island
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted for Burns and Ulcers
A run down note claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a stubborn leg ulcer in Franklin Grove after four years and touts its usefulness for burns scalds skin eruptions and piles. Sold at local drag stores.
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J. B. Oruer
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Amica Salve
W. IE
Shrader
J. H. Whetstone
Mays
New Life Pills Promoted Against Aged Ills In Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as curing dyspepsia jaundice fever and constipation regardless of age. The copy claims the pills are effective for diverse maladies and lists W. El Shrader and J. H. Whetstone Drug Stores as sellers.
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Dr. King
Carson and Sons Sell Carriages with Satisfaction Promise
Local dealer Carson and Sons reports strong sales of carriages and buggies with customer satisfaction as a selling point. The firm emphasizes durability and value in its range, inviting inquiries from prospective buyers and noting steady demand for traditional conveyances.
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Carson & Sons
Midsummer Opening Offers New Patterns This Week
Midsummer event opens Thursday and Friday with a selection of the newest patterns. Miss Sheppard is invited to view the offerings and choose her preferred design.
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Sheppard
Stealing a Dog. Landseer’s London Fancier Tale
Sir Edwin Landseer sketches a dog portrait for a nobleman whose dog is stolen. The owner offers a ten pound reward. Jem Smith helps, returning the dog after six weeks. The thief confesses that he stole the dog to resell it and kept ithidden from pursuit by the buyer.
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Edwin Landseer
London
Sir Edwin Landseer
Sir Edwin
Edwin
Jem Smith
Smith
Guathe
Rascal
Govner
Dory
The Patter of Thought and Its Power over Character
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt warns that thoughts shape character as strongly as actions. Hidden, vulgar, or hateful thoughts can harm life. evil thoughts gradually undermine the self and may erupt into action. The text urges guarding thoughts to prevent moral decline.
Signs of Death and Dying Signs Described
The text outlines common death indicators such as falling pulse, cold extremities, pallor as venous blood drains, clammy skin, glazed eyes, dropped jaw, fluid in the windpipe causing the death rattle, and eventual cessation of breathing.
Verdict in Cowboy Trial Sparks Street Outcry
In Clarence King's Sierra Nevada tale a Mexican accused of horse theft faces a jury secrecy in a street room. A dozen witnesses burst in to demand the verdict. The foreman declares not guilty and the scene ends with a menacing response. After a half hour the advocates reopen the door and the crowd is told guilty.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
Clarence King
Buddhist Prayer Wheels in Durga Center Mongolian Buddhism
In Durga the sacred city and Buddhist HQ Mongolian Buddhism, prayer wheels inscribed with prayers turn to increase devotion. Devout locals use small wheels in the left hand and large ones in the right. Prayer rags flutter above town palisades as each house seeks blessings.
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Durga
Make Up Your Mind: A Lesson From The Globe
A Boston Globe citation discusses the value of decisiveness for a man. It argues that those who act on limited knowledge can be more fortunate than those with full but paralyzing intellect, warning indecision as a fatal condition.
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Boston Globe
The Ghaeevant Youth Pompous Resident Retires
The Baltimore American records a clash between a new neighborhood resident and the local youth. The youth delivers a final quip about a would be legislator always receiving bills.
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Baltimore American
No Cause For Alarm In Quip Amid New Wedding Joke
A Chicago News puff notes a playful exchange about life insurance amid a new marriage. The wit centers on whether a wife should secure life coverage, with a light jab about not proving dangerous. The tone is humorous and casual.
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Chicago News
Steel rusts seven times as rapidly
A sentence fragment mentions rusting rates of steel, stating it is seven times faster under a certain condition abbreviated as ag afrou.
The Eskimo Dog in Life and Feast of Survival
A Leslie’s Monthly excerpt extols the Eskimo dog as the chief domestic helper and sustainer. It describes its wolf ancestry strength endurance and famed loyalty while noting color variation from mixed strains and its role in hauling hunting gear and aiding the family through hunger.
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Haing
Cam
Leslie
Clever Renowening—Economics in a Lost Coin Tale
A Japanese nobleman in a tale translated by Sir Edwin Arnold buys torches to search a stream for ten cash lost from his tinder case. He explains the logic: spending fifty cash preserves sixty in circulation, benefiting the country by keeping the money within trade. He defends the lesson as economic insight, not folly.
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Edwin Arnold
Namerigawa
Oriole Intelligence Noted By Amateur Naturalist
A Philadelphia Record excerpt asserts the Baltimore oriole shows clever foraging by removing heads and viscera from stinging bees to eat their honey while sparing stingless male bees. The tale frames this as evidence of bird reasoning and habitat behavior.
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Baltimore
Oriele
Philadelphia
Thumb power and will tied to thumb joints, says Cham bers Journal
The piece argues that willpower depends on the length of the thumb's upper joint and warns hypnotizers against linking conclusions to people. It recalls Roman workers and a defeated gladiator, claiming fate hung on whether thumbs bent forward or backward, shaping life and death under another's thumb.
Pancake Bell of Morley Rings Since 1109
The ancient Vanenke Bell hangs in St Marys Church Morley Yorkshire dated 1109. Each Shrove Tuesday it rings for one hour, a long standing custom with unclear origin. Locals link the bell to pancake baking before Lent and a crowd once pulled the rope in the Belfry to claim a share.
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St. Mary's Church
Morley
Yorkshire
England
Realistic fruit picture sparks birds in garden
Teailastic and Brown recall Thoronson painting a lifelike fruit in his garden that attracted real birds to peck at it. Loudon King counters by joking about a bottle of ginger beer painted so realistically the cork popped out.
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Thoronson
Loudon
Bin New Horse
Seen Ezry's new horse? A citizen asks another about Ezry's horse. I have. What does it look like? Well, he looks as if Ezry had taken him for an old debt. Boston Christian Messenger.
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Ezry
Boston
Christian Megister
Adam and Eve Rivalry Cited By Schoolmaster
A schoolmaster notes that Adam and Eve once cooperated well but relations soured when the woman followed advice from outside her own yard. He remarks Adam was henpecked or would have slain the Bhake promptly.
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Adam
Eve
Lion Intervenes in African Hunt With Dignified Advance
An observer guiding 250 hunters in the Baseleka territory recounts a majestic lion advancing with a steady gait and ivory on display. After a chaotic fight against the hunters, the lion retreats with cubs, and the narrator withdraws, leaving the scene without interference.
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Baseleka
Africa
The End of the World Views by Eminent Scientists
A string of dire forecasts from eminent scientists over recent years predicts the earth's surface shrinking, rising seas, dwindling water, and eventual extinction of humanity. Predictions include the earth roasting under the sun, cooling climates, and mankind shrinking to insect-like size by 3000 A D.
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Flore
North Pole
Clever boys praised for bouquet making in curriculum
A New York Press writer laments gendered views on bouquet making noting boys would excel in artistic flower arrangements if schools taught the craft. The piece argues boys possess superior taste in flower arrangement compared to girls, citing workplace stereotypes about horists and home decor.
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Sonder
Howers
Tare
New York Press
Volcanic Functions and Earth’s Safety Valves
Volcanic forces are described as natural vents for internal earth pressures. They relieve pent up energy from cooling and consolidation, acting as safety valves to prevent crustal explosions. This view frames volcanoes as crucial for maintaining planetary equilibrium.
Treasures of the Stremlin Crown Jewels Shine in Moscow
Describes the Neemlo treasury in Moscow holding the czar lineages, historic crowns, and royal plate. Claims £120,000,000 in gold silver and gems with enormous gold lasins and two solid silver card tables valued as a king's ransom.
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Stremlin
Russia
Neemlo
Moscow
Life Saving Tip From a Drowning Lesson
An instructional note explains how a swimmer should use a life buoy in a drowning incident. A nonswimmer struggles, while a skilled swimmer can push the buoy downward and outward to lift the far end and slip the arms through, enabling escape.
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Sous Detler
History In Six Wordna War Poverty Peace
A fragmentary, opinionated snippet blends references to war poverty peace prosperity and pride with garbled phrases and dubious quotation marks. The text names Wall Street Journal and Altay in a stylized, gossip flavored tone, suggesting a collage rather than a cohesive news item.
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Wall Street Journal
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