27 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1869
Page
1
The piece lists a Republican slate including Tom Governor and Col Bamuerl Mzarill with others, and laments third party moves. It critiques prohibition by law, cites New York Sun on National Capital location, argues for western sites, and touches on Gospel support and pastoral pay.
The piece notes General Rosencrans being spared a doomed bid for governor and criticizes the Democratic pick George H. Pendleton as a weak candidate. It then discusses U. S. Senate possibilities for George G. Wright, seen by many exchanges as a strong choice and deserving of consideration.
The items report Linn county population 27 271, Sioux City plans a 25000 dollar schoolhouse, and Des Moines sees drug prices and mastodon tooth finds. Other notes cover railroad ties, a Des Moines horticultural meeting, editor conventions, and concerns about public office corruption.
Correspondence from Mixxxarouis August 13 1869 describes Minneapolis across the Mississippi opposite St Anthony noting twelve thousand inhabitants and rich lumber wealth. It praises the city and St Anthony for water power, lists health claims of Minnesota, comments on wheat and cattle, and highlights Falls of St Anthony and Minnehaha Cascade as scenic yet subject to industrial apron. Fort Snelling and nearby islands are described with land reservations and commanding river views.
The excerpt profiles a travel scene with river bridges and lake fishing, hints at a voyage to the Dalles of St. Croix, and blends in advertisements for Par arn Purgative Pills and John son’s Anodyna Liniment. It promotes Plastation Birrens Bitters as a global tonic and extols their use for weak females, alongside cheap Maésonia Water resembling Cologne.
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