Spirit Lake region vivid with lakes and massacres remembered
A long personal letter recalls Spirit Lake and East Okobiji Lake resorts in Dickinson County Iowa, describing Spirit Lake village, Arnold's Park, and nearby lakes with hotels, churches, and a ban on saloons. It recounts the 1857 Spirit Lake Massacre, details the Gardner and Luce families, Abbie Luce Sharp’s captivity and rescue, and urges a state park monument to the victims, linking progress from savage violence to Christian civilization. Public notices and local council items follow in the same era.
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Spirit Lake
Bose
Spirit Lake Village
Dickinson County
Okobiji Lake
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
East Okobiji
Jeana
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Grace ‘Gospel
J. Ives
Okobiji
Spirit Take
West Okobiji
Okobu
U. M. & St. Paul
Inkpaduta
Scarlet Point
Arnold's Park
Pillsburg Point
Samuel Pillbury
Rowland Gardner
Mr. Luce
Tokpaduta
Casville Sharp
Arnold’s Park
Sharp
Marble
Jackson Street
St. Paul Minn
Crystal Lakes
Corset Trial Offer From Ball’s Store Promises Fit and Refund
A sales pitch explains Ball’s corset trial in which customers can wear the garment for a week or more and return it if unsatisfied, with a primer on corsets. The note mentions Uicano Commer Ce, Chicago and New Tor.
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Uicano Commer Ce
Chicago
New Tor
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Mary A. Reily
John Lyland
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Marshfield
Wisconsin
E. Rowan
Marsinfield, Wis
Phillip Manning
Architect & Builder
Central Avenue
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North Side
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Henry Icke, Merhcant
Central Ave
Wis Wallzoacht
William PD. Hoard
Jefereon
Tasut
Iomeph B. Treat
Monee
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Congress
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Mayor Shay
Geary W. Hazerton
Milwaukee
United States
Pilot Review
Wausau
Pitot Review
Minwauxer
Nortos
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Miwaukee
Munnville
Wood County
Milwaukee Sentinel
Ninth
Medford
Bennett Law
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Fred ‘Thom
Monroe
America
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Omaha
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George Gruber
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Board of Health
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Appleton
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Omaha Railway Co
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