Brown-Sequard elixir and French agitator in early headlines
The Monticello Express notes General Boulanger found guilty of conspiracy by the Senate court and mentions the Brown Sequard elixir of life tested on a book agent in Indiana. It also cites St Louis Globe-Democrat concerns about the world fair and reports Judge C C Cole of Town dangerously ill in Des Moines after returning from Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Boulanger
Senate
Boulanger
Indiana
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grover Cleveland
C. C. Cole
Des Moines
Oregon
Dey declines governor bid over salary woes
Railroad Commissioner Dey states he will not seek the governorship on the Democratic ticket citing insufficient pay. The piece notes Peter can run, with Republicans likely financing the establishment. Rivalry grows between New York and Chicago for the 1892 World's Fair as New York intensifies efforts to challenge Chicago, promising a hard-fought contest with Chicago likely pushing back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dey
Peter
New York
Chicago
Prophet Daniel fantasist leads three youths to furnace fire
In Birmingham a Black religious enthusiast claims he is the prophet Daniel. He induced three young Black followers to enter an iron furnace promising they would emerge unharmed. They did not reappear and he says they ascended to heaven with angels. The community is stirred by his tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Daniel
Darkey
Iowa crops show cool nights aid corn maturity and oats bumper
Sergeant Chappel reports from about 100 observers that the past week in Iowa had slightly below normal temperatures with Des Moines 14 degrees under. Rainfall was ample, sunshine below average due to clouds. Crops remain favorable with cool nights aiding corn, oats yielding unprecedentedly, flax fair, potatoes heavy, and apples and berries forecast to be the largest ever grown in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappel
Signal Office
Des Moines
Joseph Dysart
Tama County
Lowa
Fatal confrontation amid Sharon Hill estate suit shocks California
In a heated feud over the Sharon estate Sarah Althea Hill and Senator Sharon met in Lathrop California. Ex Judge David Terry engaged Justice Field and was shot by Deputy U S Marshal Nagle. Terry had previously slain Senator Broderick in 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Sarah Althea Hill
Sarah Hill
David
Terry
Supreme Court of California
Justice Field
United States Supreme Court
Lathrop
California
U. S
Nagle
Broderick
Hutchison Nominated for Governor on the Twenty-Fifth Ballot
The Iowa State Republican Convention at Des Moines continued ballot after ballot for governor as Hutchison rose on the twenty-fifth ballot amid late-night reporting of a near-nomination on the twentieth. Camp meeting notes and an Anamosa obituary of Robert Healy fill the text with state events and personal history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchison
Des Moines
John N. Irwin
Keokuk
State Central Committee
Jaimes Wilson
Tama County
Wmn. Buchanan
Linn County
B. I. Salinger
Carroll County
Hull
Wheeler
Crapo
Two Hebrews Split Hand-Me-Down Business Over Drinking
In San Francisco a pair of Hebrew partners in a secondhand business drift apart as one man’s drinking and style spending disrupts work. The sober partner warns that the partnership must dissolve as the other’s “big head” and tremors impair sales, with a humorous image of shaking hands causing buttons to fall from pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chronicle
Jake
Doctor Waives Bill in Grim Urban Parable
A poor minister and his wife plead for time to pay the doctor who visits their sick room. The doctor, stern yet humane, hands the wife a ten dollar bill from his pocketbook and leaves without a word, offering immediate relief.
Four Paragraphs Worth Reading in Chautauqua Herald
A collection of humorous and pithy quotes spans political, religious, and social jests. It notes Prof Mahaffty expectations, a snuffing minister quip, a Mary Ann verse, a line about speech structure, and a Jones county fair pledge against lotteries and gambling during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Herald
Tsay
J.P. Mahaffty
John
Mary Ann
Abraham
Changed His Mind in Threatening Visitor at Newspaper Office
A ferocious visitor demanded satisfaction after an article. The editor offered a hospital bed for the dispute and urged the man to subscribe, promising delivery from now until May 1, 1890 if he stayed. The visitor left, reportedly after a subscription offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Boston Courder
The World Is All Right Yet Hard Conditions By Man
A Detroit News quotation asserts that suffering arises from human actions not nature. It claims long hours and subsistence come from self imposed limits and ignorance among people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Last Call on Settlements with G W Curtis & Son
All parties owing G. W. Curtis & Son must call and settle with the undersigned who holds the firm's books. Debtors have until September 15 to pay or the accounts will be turned over to an attorney for collection. 112 G.W. Corrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Curtis & Son
G.W. Corrs
Harvest Excursions to Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana
Five excursions offered via the Chicago Western Illinois Central Railroad depart August 6 and September 10 and 24, and October 8, with a single round trip fare. Written inquiries directed to the undersigned at Manchester Iowa J I Merry General Western Pass Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Whhneis Central Railroad
Manchester
Iowa
Local Items Roll Through Iowa Towns and Court News
In Delaware and surrounding counties many notes mark a busy period. Oxford Junction installs Mrs Van Tyne as post mistress. Manchester hosts the Delaware court fair beginning September 16. Axtell to race at Cedar Rapids August 28 for 1000 dollars. Chas T Wright, ex-Manchester lumber chief, linked to Michigan killings. Cascade promotes reform dress. Harvest Home Picnic at Hopkinton on the 21st with Senator Leeds to speak. Dubuque Republicans pick Irving B Richmond for temporary chair at Sioux City convention. Dubuque jobbers clash with railroads. Delhi hosts a large camp meeting. A farmer near Manchester killed by a gun mishap. J D Donger dies from haystack fall near Earlville. Anamosa warden notes prison population down to 219 with 32 insane and 18 women. Local quip from Cedar Rapids suggests court fine for kissing. Dyersville reports mob discipline of August Wermier for desertion, paints him green and ribbons through town streets.
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Hopkinton
Harvest Home
Senator Leeds
Manchester
Axtell
Cedar Rapids
Chas. T. Wright
Pineries
Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee
Irving B. Richmond
Muscatine
Sioux City
Dubuque County
Cascade Pioneer
Dubuque
Delhi
N. Fellows of
Thomas Robinson
Ile
Earlville
Barr
Anamosa Penitentiary
The Corn Palace of 1889 Harvest Festival Preview
The Third Annual Corn Palace and Harvest Festival will take place in Sioux City from September 23 to October 1889. The 1889 palace is larger with a 240 by 120 foot footprint and a 200 foot central tower, featuring a double auditorium and strong acoustic design. The New York seventy first regiment band will provide music and ample county and state exhibits are planned with valuable, attractive prizes inviting global contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Seventy-First Regiment
New York
Town Republicans See Easy Victory Over Democrats
Town Republicans express confidence in defeating Democrats and their allies in the state political arena despite mounting opposition, signaling a strong outlook for the party.
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Monticello
J. W. Doxsee
the State Convention
Epworth League
Silver Lake
8. N. Fellows
B. F. Wright
S.P. Adams
John Lake
W. Newberry
R. D. Parsons
Aldrich
F. B. Doolittle
Anamosa
Robert Healy
County Waterford
Ireland
Order of Trappists
America
New Melleray
Healy
Thirty-first Town
Krank Beard
Jones
J. i. Merry
Gen. West. Pass. Agt
Neighborhood News
Wyoming
van ‘Tyne
Oxford Junction
Cascade
W. H. Torbett
Lawn Jobbers and Manufacturers’ Association
White Caps
August Westermier
Dyersville
Westermier
H. Schipman & CO
Dlai OS CO
C. H. Schipman
Jones County
J. L. Gardner
Daniel £. Pond
North America
Wartford Continental
New York Underwriters
North British and Mercantile and
Pennsylvania Fire
Paida Iis
Wean
Stosh
Condon
E. M. Thompson
Guba Cigar Factory
F. W. Lessenger
St. John
Erie
Buffalo
Niagara
Albany
Boston
New England
Maure
Neker
Clark St
Grand Pacific
Palmer House
Dearborn
G. M. Beach
St. C
Aiesay
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Connell Bluffs
Omaha
The
Pacific
Kansas City
St. Joseph, Mo
Uwuols
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Dakota
Caicaco
MinnAauker & 87
Pavuu Railway
Roswell Miller
A.V. H. Carpenter
Tee
ChicaGo, Milwaukee & Sh. Pauw Railway Company
H. G. Havasa
Fine Farm
Francis Dawson
Richland
Jonescoun
Boyd Dawson
Monticelo
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