Political chatter and state fair plans in a 1901 era column
A lively miscellany notes potential Democratic and Republican contenders for the presidency in Iowa, forecasts a 75,000 Republican plurality, touts Theodore Roosevelt as a rising reform figure, and reports on the State Fair of Des Moines with dates September 6 to 12. It also mentions a chicken laid egg in a Mahoney City church, a Dallas fight controversy, Judge Jackson's death, and advances in threshing tech including traction engines and wind stacksers.
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State Fair Association
Des Moines
Mahoney City
Pottsville
Tillman speaks at Asbury Park chautauqua in emphatic defense of state liquor sales
Des Moines Capital editor Lafe Young reports on ex Governor Tillman of South Carolina at an Asbury Park chautauqua. Tillman, 47 but looks under 35, defends the Tillman plan and speaks with notable candor. The piece also notes Iowa fire insurance laws, Missouri’s full policy payout, and Parrott's bid for lieutenant governor.
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Lafe Young
Des Moines
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Young
Tillman
South Carolina
Far West
T. H. Clark
Clarinds
Missouri
Towa
Insurance Combine
Stray and Stolen Items Feature County News
H O Hoxie son of the Corning Gazette editor studies free culture with west side horticulturists. Glenwood elocutionists compete for prize at the opera house next Tuesday. Allen Hoch, Glenwood native and Dr Campbell’s half brother, now leads at Cripple Creek Daily Times. Bees stolen in Tabor. Trade links tie west county to Council Bluffs and Omaha for fruit and vegetables. L B Worcester returns from Japan to Glenwood. Roscoe Hawke of Glenwood breaks collar bone near Island Park. Minnie Keltner’s death linked to Council Bluffs disappearance and Bigelow Missouri River find. her mother in Clarinda asylum. T W Ivory accused of bad faith after buying 50,000 gold-mine shares. A H Millen contests Samuel Greenwaist’s oats belt with 96 bushels per acre. Prof Hamilton’s county superintendent bid grows brighter in Mills County. Amelia Pace and Lon Van Burskirk wed at the Pace home near Hastings with fifty relatives. Mrs A Kiger finds an unusually small egg inside a larger one at City Hotel. Henry Legenour elopes from Woodland Cal with $10,000. wife later refuses to continue eastward. Clorinda Herald reports a bicycle safety mix-up turns a safety pin into a baby’s bloomers fastener. Local paper notes disappointment when coloring items miss public interest. Battle Axe ad ends with a sales pitch from Totton & Pearson.
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H.O. Hoxie
Corning Gazette
West Side
Glenwood
Opera Haven
Allen Hoch
Campbell
Cripple Creek
Tabor
Council Bluffs
Omaha
L. B. Worcester
Holiness
Japan
Roscoe Hawke
Island Park
Minnie Keltner
Council Bluffa
Missouri River
Bigelow
T. 8. Keltner
Hastings
Clarinda
A. Kiger
City
Ben
Henderson Herald
Woodland
Cal
Henry Legenour
Miss Bird
HH. OG. Watkins
Denver
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Malvern
Iowa
Munger & Goodwin
Lyssey J. Baird
Wasteleld
Boehner Mercantile Co
John Dussany
Malvern, Lowa
S Atore
A. Campbell
J. R. Scott
Orrtoxk
Bohhner
G. A. Love
A. Parsons
Love & Parsons
Physiolania
Calis
T. Brothers
W. M. R. Whitnall, M. D
Dars South Ferguson & Beckett's
R. J
Laird
B. A. Price
Totton & Pearson's
J. H Retelsporf— Es
Malvern, Iowa
Flist Avenue
Popular Shoe House
Joan Robrabn
Farmers National Bank
U. G. King
Alpenter & Builder
Munger & Goodwin’s
Witt Munger & Goodwin
Munger & Goodwin's
Cash I
Gibson
Michigan
T. D. Gibson
jeWenen
ASRS
Cully Dry Goods Co
Org
Borg
Totton & Pearson Groceries
Queensware
Totton & Pharson
Barnes & Taylor
M.strahan
D. Davis
James J. WiLson
First National Bank OF Malvern
J, M. Strahan
Davie
O, A, Strahan
M, L, Evans
H, W. Summers
Davis O.T
Conger Tohn
Dyson
Lena Gidley James J
Wilson
Evans
A. Strahan
A.J, Davis
HH. W. Bummers
John Evang, Jr
J. M
Strahan
A, J
Weanin
Prest
Tayton, Cash’r
Mills County Savings Bank
A. J, Onantry, Pres T, A, H, Dory, Vien-Prea’t, Wa, M, Evans, Qash’r
FARMERS + NATIONAL BANK OF MALVERN
Chantry
Doleh
Johnson Thor
Paul Judga J
Bred O
Goodwin WM
M, Evans
Leader
ES. Bsb. Browd? A cc
B. Brown
Mills County
Francis M. Drake
Appancose
Matt Parrott
Black Hawks County
JustAn Given
Polk County
Oy Guo
R. Penxins
Fremont County
Henry SaBin
Magentine County
J.M. Junkin
Montgomery County
Republican County Convention
A. Utterback
W. F. Vilas
Wm. A. Whitney
Inter Ocean
Woods
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Texas
Dallas
Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Harrison
Cleveland
Peck
Hornblower
David
Waterloo
Iowa State Reporter
General Assembly
Omaha Bee
U. P
Brady Island
Gothenburg
Nebraska
Peffer
Wichita Eagle
Milla
T. W. Ivory
A. H. Millen
Samuel Greenwaist
Mr. G
Tabor Beacon
Hamilton
W. CG. Pace
Amelia
Lon van Burskirk
Clorinda Herald
Chicago
Totton & Pearson
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