Republican conventions back clearest party aims
Wayne county Republicans instruct their representative candidate to back Senator Gear. Polk county Republicans endorse Cummins for the senate with resolute votes. Keokuk Gate City praises the doctor with common horse sense, hinting at the horse doctor praised in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
Republican Convention
Senator Gear
Polk County
Mr. Cummins
Senate
Keokuk Gate City
Republicans Call Caucuses in Jones County Next Saturday
The text urges Jones county Republicans to attend caucuses scheduled for next Saturday with a general turnout emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Cedar Rapids Paper Praises Cornell College While Biting Grinnell
A Cedar Rapids Republican piece describes Cornell College at Mount Vernon as wholly sane in its departments and not warped, while delivering a backhanded jab at Grinnell College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Town College
Grinnell
Cass County Nominee Backs Gear Re Election Card
The Cass county Senate hopeful ends controversy by publishing a card stating support for Gear's re election. Des Moines newspapers carried the card and then moved on from the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Gear
Des Moines
England Moves to Protect Sugar Trade Amid India Duty Vote
England increasingly adopts protectionist ideas as Parliament orders duties on bounty fed sugar imported into India to aid Mauritius sugar growers. Radical papers protest while the public grows accustomed to the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
House of Commons
India
Mauritius
Prisoner Curtis Book Review Sparks County Debate
The Tur Express published a review two weeks ago of Curtis Autobiography from Anamosa Penitentiary. Curtis, a convict and editor of the Prison Press, drew sharp local comment about how he printed his book. Rev. E G Beyer answered in a letter to The Express, arguing prison officials will be wary of pliant offenders in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Express
Anamosa
Curtis
E. G. Beyer
the Express
Consolidation of School Districts and the Transportation of Children
The Iowa Superintendent of Public Instruction releases a pamphlet answering inquiries on consolidating districts and transporting students. It endorses fewer schools per township and daily home to school transport by hack. It includes statistics from townships with consolidation and requests via Richard C. Barrett, Des Moines, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Iowa
Richard C. Barrett
Des Moines
Burnham Leads in Fight for Supreme Court Seat
Judge G W Burnham of Vinton leads in the race for the Iowa supreme court with incumbent Judge Robinson close behind. Giffen of Marion is challenging to split Burnham’s fifth district support, while Linn county delegation may be hard for Giffen to win. Burnham previously strong. could secure nomination unless district support falters.
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G. W. Burnham
Vinton
Supreme Court
Robinson
Burnham
Fifth Congressional District
Judge Giffen
Marion Aga
Giffen
Linn
Supreme Bench
Judge Burnham
Park officials, fair officers cited in Monticello saloon dispute
The Jones County Times defends park commissioners and fair officials in a clash over leasing city park space for the annual fair. The Express argues the park board and fair leaders must decide, while denouncing saloon influence. Public concern and business interests drive the stance, with negotiations judged in the balance.
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Express
Jones County
Monticello
Park Commissioners
Fair Association
Fair
Fair Officials
Winds and storms of 1899 compared with past cyclone years
The Iowa State Register notes this season brought many cyclones and high winds but not the deadliest in history. It cites 225 deaths in 1899 versus mass losses in 1884, 1893, 1896 and 1899 storms, including St. Louis May 27 1896 with at least 500 fatalities.
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Iowa State Register
St. Louis
United States
Chicago Times-Herald
Adams County
Miss
WQLD
Eenslaves Leceentaeriecedvevere
Erie
Louisville
Savannah
Vici
Louisiana and Gulf Coast
Kirksville
Richmond
Wis
Neb
Settlement Reached in Boardman Estate Dispute
The Boardman estate controversy at Marshalltown ends with a $305,000 payment to the widow. She quits claims all interest in the real estate to daughter Mrs Conover.
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Boardman
Marshalltown
Conover
Fourth of July Ovation in Wyoming by T J Fitzpatrick
A long list of local notices reports events and accidents from Iowa towns. It notes T J Fitzpatrick delivering the Fourth of July ovation in Wyoming and details several fires deaths injuries thefts and civic incidents across Dubuque Cedar Rapids Anamosa and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Fitzpatrick
Dubuque
Wyoming
Town Weather Service Bulletin For Week Ending June 19
The bulletin reports average weekly temperatures above normal and excess rainfall in the western and northern areas. Corn conditions are uneven and output remains uncertain at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Town Weather Service
Nine Points of Law Echoed by Observant Civil Lawyer
A sharp observer lists nine essentials of legal success. Money and patience come first and second, a good cause third, a capable lawyer fourth, strong counsel fifth, reliable witnesses sixth, a fair jury seventh, an impartial judge eighth, and good luck ninth. The concise aphorism reflects practical views on courtroom outcomes.
Ex-editor Curtis stripped of duties at Anamosa prison press
Convict Curtis the bigamist loses privileges and editor role at Anamosa Prison Press. He may no longer hold any responsibility in the prison printing office and is relegated to the kitchen hash slinging squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Bigamist
Anamosa
Tornado Safety Says Open Doors and Windows
Prof. E B Garriott of the weather bureau urges residents to throw open every door and window when a funnel shaped cloud approaches. He explains that a vacuum forms in a closed building and walls may yield while openings let the storm pass. He notes destruction depends on openings and emphasizes tornados are largely by chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
E. B. Garriott
The
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Chicago
Pronunciation Trial at Teachers Institute Ends in Alarming Tale
An Anamosa Journal item notes a reading contest at a teachers institute where a reader failed twelve pronunciations. The long anecdote includes a man who, after spurning a marriage plan, injures himself, with the coroner removing the remains. The piece also mentions Monticello saloon laws and a county fair controversy over half mile limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Belial
FourYearOld Boy Dies After Boiler Scalding
A four year old son of James Warner north of town was scalded when he fell into a boiler of hot water last Sabbath. Despite medical aid the child died Monday night. Funeral services were held Wednesday with Rev. DuPuy officiating. The community offers condolences to the bereaved family.
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James Warner
DuPuy
Hopkinton
Farmer suffers shoulder injury revealed after examination
Mike Marek of Cass township delayed care for a month, assuming a sprain. Anamosa doctors last week diagnosed a dislocated shoulder and a partial scapula fracture. They had to break formed adhesions to treat the injury.
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Mike Marek
Cass Township
Anamosa
Anamosa Journal
Cato Sells to Fly the Eagle at Ryan on the Fourth
Cato Sells will perform a high flying display as part of the Fourth of July events at Ryan. The event features an eagle act expected to draw local crowds for holiday celebration.
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Cato Sells
Ryan
Senators Turn Practical Joke On Attorney General Garland
The late Augustus H. Garland, attorney general under Cleveland, was fond of jokes. Senators Voorhees and Vest fed him chocolate candies filled with brown soap in the senate chamber. Garland, chewing eagerly, showed no sign of distress as colleagues feared the prank could harm him. He later recounted the incident with gusto and joked he would have swallowed it if it killed him.
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Augustus H. Garland
Cleveland
Senate
Voorhees
Vest
Garland
West
Mr. Garland
Dan
Veat
New York Sun
Swiss Honey Consumption Dominates Daily Life
Swiss rely on honey as a daily staple with hotels serving it regularly. About 260 000 hives yield roughly 12 000 000 pounds of honey annually, averaging four pounds per resident, though tourist consumption and seasonal gathering limit peak harvests. The article notes adulteration and the importance of bees in May to July.
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Switzerland
Land of
Tell
Chambers’ Journal
Etymology of ladder rung and the word round
Skeat discusses the term rung as the correct word for ladder rounds and argues round as a substitute is inaccurate. He cites Langland Chaucer Gothic and Shakespeare as early users and notes medieval sources like Catholican Anglicum.
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Chaucer
Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Catholican Anglicum
Walter W. Skeat
Saving Money and Neckties Go With Growing Whiskers
A comic dialogue notes Mrs Flabbus praising an economical wife who persuades a son to grow his beard to skip neckties, as reported by the New York World. This brief exchange highlights thrift and domestic cleverness in a humorous tone.
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Billins
Flabbus
New York World
Board of Supervisors Claims List June 1800
A scanned claims list from the June session shows numerous itemized expenses and allowances for county business. Names include White Wyoming Pangbuen Lovell Hofacre Brown Wooden Kulhavy Whorry Morse and many others. Items cover printing office supplies jail gas coal and care of the poor, with totals and signatures across departments.
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DA White
Wyoming
Trubtema
AQ Pangbuen
Fairview
JM Hofacre
Lovell
Hankon
JF Brown
Madison
Wooden
Oxford
Jos Kulhavy
CA Whorry
Whorry
I' Woodyard
MN Morse
Board OF Higalti
Ed McCann
Greenfield
JP Ellison
Burroughs
Wilaies
Armstrong
Boillaneous
Booth
WI Chamberlain
Wolech
Bounty
Wild Animals
Harry Kerr
Ben Switzer
College For Blind
Acetomos
Fusune Hospital
Orphan's Home
Supe Port
O Carter & Hussey
Hgbert
Pidlar & Chambeers
Matt Parrott & Sons
Uh Republcan Printing Co
Hiram Arnold
F Cohoon
Jnoebells
A Reymore
Horrick
Hor Burr
M Brown
von J Myers
RY Giltrap
H Orrick
Motealt Hlee Light
Hou WA Cunningham
Low Court
Howard
Sigworth
Wycofff
Seamans & Co
North-Western Stamp Co
Lytle Sump Co
Barker
JA Hartman
W Florrick
Same
Jenning
Saime
Singlair Bros
Luckey
Garrison
Po Thos Dawson
Brcanbrack
M Lawless
Olay
JQ Dessin
Sam Glick
Hate
H Putnam
Monticello
HM Wherry
J M Hayes
Cascada
DD Clark
Scotch Grove Two
Bottomstone
Clarka
Walter Johnson
Jackson Two
JW Antroy
Scotch Grove Two Fund
Ate T Pelkey
Rent
Winnifred Sherman
Cloris
Institute
Alexander & Hunter
Jas A Bronson
Samie
Delaware
OH King
Welch
Dos King
Crain
Theodore H T
Gorman
Phyasician
Marnie Boyle
Halo
Cass
Hakos
Anamosa
SL Davis
Bohlkon
Wayne
Jones County
Geo
Noble
Shaw & Dutton
Hicks & Eilers
Hibbe
Donahue
I Jeffry
Lewis Jacobs
H W Sigworth
W i Lavey
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Neighborhood News
James Outing
Central City
Third Presbyterian Sunday School
Sarah A. Bowdish
Waubeek
Linn County
George Cook
J. W. Good & Son
J. W. Garrin
Vermont
Foresters
J.J. Richardson
Davenport Democrat
Emma A. Rice
St. Katherine’s Hall
Davenport
Europe
Richardson
Knights of Pythias Order
Castle Hall
Glanville
Wm. W. Smyth
Marion
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Harry Higley
Durham
William Kutz
Sac City
Chickasaw County
Notors
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Rutland (Vt
Herald
Royal Baking Powder
New York
Star Clothing House
the People’s Clothiers
Omr
of Lise
Matilda T Rercanbrack
J King
JT O Gorman
Rose Ann
G O Lawrence
Bigworth
M Donahue
John Curley
Stephen Driscoll
PL Devaney
Wm Heery
O. H. Soetjesole Agt
Rundle
M. W. Herrick
Yporney
Mon- Weolle, Jones Co
Distret Goris
Linn and
Jones
Omeo
J. W. Doxsee
Baw
Montladlo
Monticallo Bank
W. A. Mirick
M. D. Duysidian
Ghureh Monticallo
T. B. Kent
Suysigian
Wit
Carly Eps Onice
Resla Dence
Malin Street
Rat Door
Postofica
Eowa
Wn.j. Coventiot
Taka & Wilora
Montleealla
Lows
P. O. Babcock
Actioneer
Montleetla
Town
Wiery Anles
Wi Ronson Aitetes
J.H. Lathrop
Uctionenmr
Oxford Junction
Lown
Willery Sales and Guarantee Completa
Charegok
Priges
Plymouth Rocks
Tod White
Thomas
H. C. Bohlken
Hicks & Hiler
Sam
Thos
E. Harvey
Hume
Modern Remedy CO
Kewanee, Ill
Ell Aark
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