Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Praises His Life and Virtues
The article reflects on Benjamin Franklin on his bicentennial birth anniversary. It praises his roles as philosopher, diplomat, scientist, printer, and statesman, noting his self education, frugality, and broad influence in America and abroad. It cautions about his faults, cites his autobiography, and links his legacy to national mourning and international regard.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Oxford
Edinburgh
St. Andrews
Richard
Royal Academy of England
England
France
Jesus
Congress
National Assembly
Herriott Denies Pleasing Faction in Appointments
Lieut Governor Herriott denies any intent to please a faction in making committee assignments. Those who know Honest John Herriott will accept his denial.
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Honest John Herriott
The
Cedar Rapids
Gov. Herriott
John Herriott
Remarkable Lived 71 Years Bond Maria Mason City Couple
Silas Bond and wife of Mason City celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary last Sunday. The item notes long marriage and local civic interest without embellishment.
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Silas Bond
Mason City
W. C. Putnam
Davenport
Valentine Schmidt
Dubuque County
Manchester
Frank Buxton
Wheatland Gazette
Monticello Residents Involved In Medical and Legal Matters
Irene Drinkwater of Monticello visits Miss Trester while Dr. Hunter assists Ida Thomas in Monticello with pneumonia and brain fever. G D Hogue jailed for shipping debts in Olin and Jackson township posts a $750 bond. Sara Schoonover injured by a coasting sled accident on the hill. she is resting but sidelined for some time.
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Harris Fishel
Frank Fishel
Greeley
William Hansen
Dubuque
Electric Light Company
Wyoming
Richard Dawson
Monticello
Irene Drinkwater
Miss Trester
Hunter
Hejinian
Ida Thomas
G. D. Hogue
Justice Wood
Olin
Jackson Township
Moville
Sara Schoonover
A. J. Schoonover
Primary Law Unnecessary Opinion from the Dubuque Times
A Dubuque Times editorial dismisses a statewide Iowa primary law as unnecessary. It argues that restricting nomination methods and raising tax costs lacks public need and offers no demonstrated community benefit.
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The
Dubuque Times
Expenditures of State Funds by Governors Questioned
Keokuk Gate City reports Iowa and Kansas high courts weigh whether Governor Bailey and Governor Cummins misused state money. Total charged expenses cited at 4541.24 with trips to Quincy Mass St. Louis and the presidential inauguration under debate over what laws were executed by such spending.
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Keokuk
Supreme Court of Kansas
Bailey
Kansas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Cummins
Quincy
Mass
Des Moines
St. Louis
Move to tax express liquor solicitors urged by Rankin
An effort to curb C Q O D express liquor traffic seeks a legislative tax of $1,000 per year on the solicitor. A C Rankin leads the push. C O D liquor is described as the worst brand of tanglefoot forty red and its suppression would be a public benefit.
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Vernon Hawekye
8. W. Rathbun
Marion
Captain Rathbun
C. QO. D
A. C. Rankin
Assessors Mull Time for Jones County Tax Books
At the January 1906 Jones County Iowa session the board discussed extending the time to complete assessors books as workloads have doubled in twenty years and salaries remain fixed by law. M Podolak W C Monroe and W M Byerly proposed a committee to draft a resolution for more time. The meeting named city and township assessors and adjourned after routine business. We note the death of Mrs. Patrick Shearn aged over 70.
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John Dietz
St. Mary’s Church
Dubuque
Dietz
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Towa
Howard Putnam
Monticello
Waddick
Castle Grove Township
Putnam
W. M. Byerly
Jackson Township
W. G C. Monroe
Cass
Abel
Podolak
Oxford Junction
Isane
Mills
M. Podoluk
W. C. Monroe
Jack- Bon
Yenba County
Flaherty & Ge
Poor
Stingley
Weinland
Bd Health
LH Kaufmann
H Johnson
Bowker
AW Steiner
Stuhler's Sons Co
Brasted & Prentice
Flaherty & Glick
McCarty
EM Harvey
Meek
Thos Dawson
Earl Miller
Ween Vane
AH Morey
E E Peet
Rent Co Lumber Yard
J A White
J McCready
M P Conway
Moise
Sabene
Meek & Beam
Bauder
Roberts
Skinner
Kempf
Treas
Baker Paper Co
Tees
J Mills
Zinn Electric Co
Anamosa Water Co
Iowa Telephone, Co
A Jones Co
Hakes
Geo
Sealls
Orphan's Home
Feeble Minded
Insane Hospital
Buplar
Tg Co
Blymer Bros
Geo H Betts
School Lawn
O'Brien
Harry Sinkey
Das Damages
F Burda
Fowler
Amos Rogers
CA Leffingwell
Gerdes
Jesse Ballou
McQuillen
Kirkpatrick
John Wakes
Weed Seer
W Streeper
LE Mead
Frank O'Brien
L Darling
DD Clark
Meek “ Serene
O Sones
Pat Rogers
DC Easterley
A Fairbanks
John Barrack
Das Hogan
Frank Allen
F Stout
Austin First
John Allen
Herren
FT Zimmerman
Geo Tobiasson
PB Daly
DA White
Clark
Tee Bone
Hughes
Henry Kruse
Ingwersen
McDonald
Senor
Farl Miller
Morey
Ellison
Snyder
Carpenter
Expense DC
Glenn
Steenee
J O
Griffith
Mackrill
Paul Ingwersen
Reese
Scott's Emulsion Promises Nourishment Across Lifespan
A druggist touts Scott's Emulsion as a reliable remedy from infancy to old age, claiming it builds flesh and vitality through nourishment not found in ordinary food. The notice invites samples and directs readers to ensure the boxed label on every bottle, with prices 50c and 1.00 from Scott & Bowne.
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Scott
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