Iowa Republicans Nominate Shaw for Governor at Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Republican state convention in Cedar Rapids with 1450 delegates nominated Leslie M. Shaw for governor on the fourth ballot. Capt. J. C. Milliman was chosen for lieutenant governor, with Waterman, Davidson, and Barrett filling supreme court, railroad commissioner, and superintendent roles respectively. The platform backed McKinley’s policies, protection, and honest money while urging economy and fair taxation.
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Cedar Rapids
John McMillan
State Central Committee
John Barkay
Charles M. Hart
Council Bluffs
Committee On Permanent
Maj
Samuel Mahon
Wapello County
Shaw
J. C. Milliman
Harrison County
Judge Waterman
Scott County
C. L. Davidson
Sioux County
RK. C. Barrett
Mitchell County
Updegratf
Committee On Resolutions
Iowa
William McKinley
United States
St. Louis
Congress
Republican Party
Repubican Party
General Assembly
Gov. Drake
Omaha
State Committee
Leslie M. Shaw
Vermont
Denison
Crawford County
Cornell
Iowa College of Law
Bank of Denison
Bank of
Manilla
Denson Normal College
T the Presbyterian Church
Meee
Charles. M. Waterman
Davenport
Supreme ‘Court
Frankfort
Larrabee
Hull
Ohio
Chicago Law School
Lyon
Plymouth
Sioux
Populists Hold Midwestern State Convention in Des Moines
The Iowa Populists met in Des Moines on August 20 with about 50 counties represented. Ex Senator Peffer spoke in the afternoon as the party placed its state ticket with Charles A. Lloyd for governor and D. L. Perkins, J. A. Loneburg, William Blain, and L. H. Griffith in key posts. A protest against allying with free silver Democrats was denied, while the platform calls for direct legislation and monetary reform with one cent per value, among other planks.
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Des Moines
A. W. C. Weeks
Madison County
A. L. Ricker
Johnson County
Peffer
Charles A. Lloyd
Muscatine County
D. L. Perkins
Lyons
Supreme Court
J. A. Loneburg
Wapello
William Blain
Marion
L. H. Griffith
Lee
J. Belangee
Free Silver Democrats
St. Louis
Omaha
Escape Darkens Newgate Cell Scene In Nick and Carew
In Newgate Prison a grim cell block shows Nick visiting Carew before execution. The condemned masterplayer reflects on a life spent for hempen cord as bells toll and the crowd disperses. The scene ends with a bleak sense of an ending on Tyburn Hill.
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Nick
Cesare el Moro
Caren
Flere
Carew
Tyburn Hill
Funeral Procession Collision in Le Mars
A funeral procession to Le Mars for John Schnell’s son was struck by a steam thrashing machine. Most teams panicked and fled, wagons overturned, people bruised, horses cut by barb wire, collars torn and broke open. No fatalities. The funeral occurred but the corpse could not be viewed at the church.
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Lemars
John Schnell
Astor House Lease Ends in Two Years and Will Be Torn Down
The Astor house lease expires within two years and no renewal will be offered. The owners plan to tear down the building, long noted as New Yorks oldest hotel, erected in 1834 and linked to many historical incidents.
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Astor House
New York
China Tea Crops Yield Report From Top Districts
The tea crop in the best districts of China yields 300 to 400 pounds per acre. A man can swear freely when tending his wife's flower beds in Washington Democrat.
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China
Washington Democrat
Two Potpourri Recipes For Fragrant Rose Jars
Readable directions from Woman and Home and Good Housekeeping describe making fragrant rose potpourri. Steps include drying rose leaves and petals, layering with salt, adding storax benzoin orris root and spices, then aging in jars to produce long lasting scent for rooms.
Baby's Rubber Tub Provides Summer Fun
A rubber tub for babies promises amusing bath time this summer. It inflates with a bicycle pump through a small valve and sits on the floor to hold water comparable to a sturdy wooden tub, ensuring each tub has its own base.
Pneumatic baby tub folds for storage and travel
The rubber baby tub can stand on its side or fold, drain water after baths, and release air from its pneumatic interior. It is lighter than wood, portable for summer use, and versatile as a foot tub where supplies are scarce. Mothers use it to comfort babies in travel or visits.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Weighty brides: fattening practices in Barbary and Brazil
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that in Tunis and across Morocco villages, women are fattened for marriage, with girls as young as 12 forced to gain weight under coercive methods. In Brazil, corpulence is celebrated as a sign of female beauty.
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Morocco
Tunis
Barbary
San Francisco Chronicle
Brazil
Historic chair linked to Harriet Beecher Stowe in Batavia tale
The plain poplar chair used by Harriet Beecher Stowe while drafting the initial chapter of Uncle Tom's Cabin is traced through a line of owners from Judge Fishback to Mrs G Anderson. The back is broken and slots worn, but the chair remains a prized historic artifact linked to the abolitionist author and the era that sparked the movement.
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Mra. Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Batavia
Owen F. Fishback
Peter Swing
Hamilton County Elrcat Court
Stowe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Treatment of Hives A Summer Ailment for Children
Read from Home Monthly, the article notes hives affect children mainly in summer causing intense itching and discomfort. It describes hive appearance and several relief methods including baking soda solution and boracic acid in glycerine, carbolic acid baths, and castor oil treatment. It also links hives to digestive issues and recommends bowel cleansing, dietary changes, and rest to prevent overheating.
Gift of trumpet for Jones boy at birthday party
In a humorous exchange from a Chicago Post Bowery Ball item, a woman notes the Jones boy’s upcoming birthday and jokes about gifting him a brass trumpet, prompting the man to express gratitude and amusement amid rejection banter from Chimmie and Mickey.
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John
Jones
Jones Boy
Chicago Post
Bowery Ball
Mickey
Mamie Kelly
Chimmie
N. Y
Newspaper Quote Sparks Wildcat Insurance Debate
Mrs Darley asks why anyone would insure wildcats as a New York World quip about wild cat insurance firms surfaces. The exchange highlights public curiosity and satire surrounding niche insurance topics.
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John
A Telling Occupation
Mrs. Blobb explains her son James will work for Mr. Light the butcher. She notes James is deeply fond of animals and sees the arrangement as fortunate.
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Reeder
James
Customer questions use of neckcine in Detroit Press quote
A female customer asks if neckcine should be taken internally or applied externally. The clerk replies the substance is perfectly harmless and leaves the choice to the customer.
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Nadam
Detroit
Ree Press
Patient fears burial alive and seeks reassurance
A quip from Up-to-Date presents a patient expressing terror of being buried alive and a doctor promising to prevent it, illustrating a dark humor exchange.
Gravestown Woman Dies After Laudanum Succumbed Crisis
Mrs. Enoch Gee, a Gravestown resident, consumed three ounces of laudanum in a personal crisis and died soon after. Her husband Enoch Gee, known for fishing and loafing, reportedly left to Bomiparte with a new girl, signaling he would not return.
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Enoch Gee
Gravestown
Gee
Bomiparte
Investigating Committee Praises Anamosa Penitentiary
The committee from the twenty sixth general assembly reports two weeks of thorough work at Anamosa Penitentiary. They refuse press interviews but indicate satisfaction with Madden administration and the institution's financial management.
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Anamosn
General Assembly
Anamost
Madden
Mining machines planned for Milford and Syoser plants
Boone Valley Coal and Railway at Syoser and Boone Coal and Mining at Milford close contracts to install mining machine plants, each costing at least 10000 dollars. Md Finnigan of Chicago arrives to supervise installation, with completion aimed by September 15. The machines will reduce the need for skilled miners and cut workforce by about half.
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Boone Valley Coal & Railway Company
Syoser
Boone Coal & Mining Company
Milford
MD. Finnigan
Chicago
Lhatown
Tramps Poisoned Near Boone Deaths Linked to Wood Alcohol
Two tramps found in Boone grew gravely ill after drinking what they believed was alcohol bought with a third man in Jefferson. One died within minutes and the other within hours. The third man died in Grand Junction. Suspects named Rogan and Montague with Emerson and Ri Emer son. believed to be from St Paul. Investigators think wood alcohol was the culprit.
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Boone
Jefferson
Grand Junction
Joseph Rogan
J. Montague
J. Ri. Emerson
St. Paul
Widow Sues Over Million Dollar Sioux City Property
Mrs. Henrietta Jackson files suit to establish her dower interest in a large Sioux City property parcel valued around 1,000,000. Her husband James A. Jackson helped form a land company in 1656. deeds were not signed to her. The tract includes portions owned by the city and two railroads, Sioux City & Pacific and Sioux City & Northern.
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Henrietta Jackson
Sioux City
James A. Jackson
Sioux City & Pacific
Sioux City & Northern Railroads
Sugar beet factory plan expands in Iowa cities
A company formed to pursue a Des Moines beet sugar factory and other Iowa sites plans to push forward within a year. The group cites likely factories at Des Moines Jefferson Dubuque Waterloo Waukon Osage and Sheldon with about five thousand farmers already testing sugar beets and expectation of rapid growth next year.
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Des Moines
Comepany
Jefferson
Dubuque
Waterloo
Waukon
Osage
Sheldon
Exploding Dust Raises Toll at Davenport Glucose Elevator
A dust explosion at the Davenport glucose works killed four workers John Rapp John Hamm William Wolf and Wolf's daughter Pata and injured two others. The elevator burned and must be rebuilt before operations resume, with a temporary lifting device likely. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars. Government dredging near Dubuque aims to clear a long standing sand bar threatening steamboats until navigation season ends. Dubuque insurers caution against new policies for travelers to the Klondike gold fields.
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Davenport, Ta
Davenport Glucose Works
John Rapp
John Hamm
William Wolf
Pata
Dubuque
Iowa Dairy Commissioner mails blank creamery reports
State Dairy Commissioner Boardman finished mailing blank reports to Iowa creamerymen. The reports cover questions on the creamery business for the past year and will aid compiling the eleventh annual office report. Coe College Cedar Rapids gains new president Dr J D McCormick of Omaha church.
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State Dairy Commissioner Boardman
Iowa
Coe College At
Cedar Rapids
D. McCormick
First Presbyterian Churchs of
Omaha
Doctor, Auntie Johnson and the Mountain Tale
In central Illinois a young physician treats Auntie Johnson, an elderly colored woman with tonsillitis. He prescribes a iodine iron gargle, warns about teeth care, and faces her playful refusals as the couple joke about being “lastin’.” The scene shifts to a Desert Mountain joke exchange at the end.
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Illinois
Johnson
Ife
Chicago Chronicle
Try Allen's Moot-ERane for Swollen Tired Feet
Promote relief for swollen hot feet with Allen's foot-base powder. It cools feet eases walking, relieves smarting and tight shoes, and helps with blisters callouses coins bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Address Allen 8 Olmated Roy NY.
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Allen
Olmated
Roy
N.Y
Figure of speech tensions at a kitchen scene
Ising Mwptka chides his companion Amplie as she works over a sunlit kitchen. He taunts her culinary skill and echoes his mother’s prowess, while Amplie weeps softly and continues the fire working. The New York Press fragment hints at domestic strain and gendered expectations.
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Ising Mwptka
Grain-O praised as coffee substitute in stores
A new preparation called Grain-O is sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute made from pea grains. It is claimed to taste like coffee, costs 15 and 25 cents per package, and is advertised as safe for children to drink with benefit.
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Rocery
Fishy metaphor sparks off casual sea wedding banter
A Philadelphia North American quip recalls a rejection dialogue where a woman balks at marriage and replies that not all suitors will bite at clam bait, underscoring witty dating banter.
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Philadelphia
Lostet tera Stomach Hitlers Offer Malarial Defense
A historic regional notice touts Lostet tera Stomach Hitlers as a universal preventive and cure for malaria related fevers and a remedy for kidney issues constipation rheumatism and nervousness across continents and tropical climates.
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Lostettera
Tropics
Petrified body in valley: did Taandlord identify it
In the White Mountains a petrified body found in the valley sparks questions about identity. A New Yorker remarks it might be a man linked to a dining incident where a waiter refused a tip, highlighting local rumor and uncertainty.
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Dudge
Signifigand Pigures Mrs Peck I see death by own action
Henry Peck notes rising suicide trend among men and mentions marriage as a growing factor in Philadelphia North American.
Me Vielin Theater Presents A Southern Gentleman
The Me Vieln Theater in Chicago will present A Southern Gentleman Ma Clay Clements this August. The production runs for two weeks, with performances scheduled through mid month.
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Me Vielen'n Theater
Chicago
Clay Clements
Creat Ne Roatorer Cure Promises Free Bottle
An advertising snippet claims Dr. Kline's Creat Ne Roatorer cures a condition with no aftereffects after one day of use. It offers a free $2 trinket bottle and treatise from Dr. Kline at 083 Arena l Philadelphia Pa. Aunt comments on growing up an orphan.
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Dr. Kline
Kline
Arenal
Phila
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