Blak Laws Of Iowa Voice on Slavery past and present
Ex Governor Stone criticizes Iowa laws seen as a dark chapter in territorial history. The piece recalls certificates of freedom and forced labor provisions that allowed slaveholders to seize or relocate Black or mulatto people. It condemns the state for denying shelter to fugitives and for a pattern of oppression tied to Iowa Damooragy.
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Iowa
Red Rock
Marion County
Stone
Prayer
Iswa
Sonatabla
Towa Damooragy
Freamnen
Commonwealth
Bondiman
Limita
Fragmented 19th Century Notices on Elections and Social Oddities
A patchwork of 19th century items covers politics and society. References to Milwaukee contractor Wells winning a rail double track job, upcoming elections in Ohio Iowa and Pennsylvania, and a Texas congressional vote. Reports hail Republican vigor, discuss local candidates and debates, and recount a New Haven church service anecdote. Includes a note on a Nor western thermometer setup and a Derry Township Presbyterian church.
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D. 8. Wells & Co
Milwaukee
Aurora
Ghisago
Chicago, Burlington and Quingy
Ohio
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Texaas
Keokuk County
The Power of a Single Word in a Seafaring Tale
A mother in Vermont warns her son Edward that drink temptations are deadly. He recalls promising sobriety, travels the world, and never drinks, though a former passenger recalls his drunken past and rise to command a New York ship. The piece links maternal vow, personal journey, and moral power.
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Vermont
Garden Gate
Edward
Calcutta
Mediterranean
San Francisco
Truss
New York
J. B. Grinnell
Wendell Phillips
College Town
Political notes on railroad policy and party lines in Iowa
A string of observations and editorials discuss Republican gains in new towns like Greeley and Evans, rail tax debates, and partisan stances. It cites The Burlington Hawkeye and Dubuque Herald, plus Maine canvassing, ending with original notices from Linn County Iowa about mortgage foreclosures and civil actions.
Marion Ordinances Mixed With Civic Notices
A scrambled 19th century OCR fragment includes an ordinance on licensing bowling alleys in Marion with a $10 fee per room, plus municipal notices about sidewalk construction and city governance. The text references Mayor Davis, Recorder Guison, and dates in 1871 1872, with disrupted language and content.
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Marion
Lout & Block 2
J. OG Davis
J. If
Guison
Corder
Notice to all heirs and creditors Ling County executor named
Notice is given that Frank Svacu was appointed executor of the last will of Joseph Stach deceased by Ling County Court Iowa on the 5th day of September 1871. All persons indebted must pay, those with claims must present them to the court for allowance duly authenticated. Dated September 24 1871.
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Jimerastad
Ling County
Iowa
Joseph Stach
Frank Svacu
Proclamation for the Iowa general election 1871
Governor Samuel Merrill proclaims the October general election to fill statewide offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction and district and circuit judges. Also county offices in Linn County and Marion include State Senator Representatives Treasurer Sheriff Auditor Supervisor Superintendent of Common Schools Surveyor Coroner and more. The proclamation notes vacancies due to resignations and deaths and directs sheriffs to publish notice.
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Lowa
Linn
William Shultz
Charles E. Will
Coun
Lawn Mand
Ainst
Seid Dulundanty
Shultz
Charles
Bik
Marion
A. D
Diw
Samuel Merrill
Town
Supreme Court
James G. Day
Deeen
Gireuita Wienton
George W. Raddiak
General Assembly
Augustus IL. Hamilton
M. B. Mulkern
George Wr. Couch
Comon Aboole
Mary A. Phillips
District Court of
Towain
George Phillips
Anid Court
Maine Headlines and Rail Advances Mark Regional Notes
The Herald notes Grant gains after Maine and California results. Lyons Masonic Temple rises to its second story. Dubuque welcomes a new pavenger or coach arrival. Midland trains run to Monmouth in Jackson County. A Marshalltown man sues after being ejected from a latres cart, winning over $800.
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Masonic Temple
Lyons
Dubuque
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