Gospel of Health Warns Young Men About Liver Damage
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage warned that moral failings injure the liver and body as well as the soul, urging Christian physicians to treat both. He argued physical illness worsens spiritual despair, urged early restraint, and urged young people to avoid dissipation that harms health and future service.
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T. DeWitt
Solomon
Christ
Harvey
God
Galen
Nippocrates
Luke
Congress
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Philip V
Spain
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII
Despond
Flavel
Cecil
Baxter
Heaven
Satan
Promised Land
Canaan
Joseph F. Jones
Philadelphia
Mincio
London Times
Edward Payson
William Cowper
Earth
Medical College
Medical
David
Hell
Jeremiah
Job
Alexander Cruden
Bethnal Green Insane Asylum
Cowper
Michigan
Stephan A. Douglas
Prometheus
Hercules
St. Venis
Jersey City
Africa
Emmanuel
Our Salvation
Elijah
Young man questioned about education by merchant
A merchant asks a prospective office boy if he is fairly well educated. The boy, proudly, replies Ibe in a brief Lit-Bits styled quip.
Iowa River Flood Damages Reported Near Burlington
The river falls revealing extensive driftwood and flood damage around Burlington. The unfinished dike above Burlington is badly damaged and must be rebuilt in places, while farmers in the bottom lands prepare to replant as the water recedes.
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Burlington
Clergyman Geiger Sues Over Expulsion Controversy
Rev John W Geiger of Marion expelled from Davenport Association of Congregational Churches over alleged immoral conduct unfitness and interference. He sues Rev G Rollins and the association for 25000 dollars for slander seeking damages as the dispute becomes public in church circles.
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Davenport Association of
John W. Geiger
Marion
Geiger
G.rollins
Davenport
Congregational Association
A. O. U. W. Iowa Grand Lodge Elects Officers
Keokuk hosts the Iowa grand lodge meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen where officers were elected. Newly chosen include R I Tilton as grand master workman and J D Binin as grand foreman with others named from Cedar Falls Ottumwa Spencer Des Moines Dubuque and Toledo.
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Iowa Grand Lodge
Ancient Order United Workmen
Keokuk
WV. R. Graham
Cedar Falls
R. I. Tilton
Ottumwa
J.D. Binin
Cedar Rapids
Grand
A. LB. Smith
Spencer
TB. I. Rehkel
Des Moines
Grand Recorder
William Wilson, Jr
Washington
Grand Receiver
FP. R. Irons
Toledo
Grand Guide
Thomas Goodwin
Vaillsa
Grand Watchman
Pf. R. H. Somerfield
Dubuque
Grand Tustes
WW. Churchill
Hart Dodge
Grand Medical Examiner
Rotten corn in Webster county cribs draws loss estimate
Report notes in Webster county at Barnum Moorland Callender Gewerie Burnside and Badger large cribs contain 75 percent corn beyond feeding possibilities with a core four to six feet across rotten at center. Losses expected to be enormous.
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Barnum
Moorland
Callender
Gewerie
Burnside
Badger
Webster County
Elocutionist Griffin Wins $10,000 Against Railway
Miss Lucia BG Griffin of Albin awarded ten thousand dollars in Chicago appellate court against the Illinois Central Railway. She was injured in Madison Wisconsin in 1894 when a heavy door fell on her in the baggage room during baggage transfer preparations.
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Lucia BG. Griffin
Albin
Chicago
Illinois Central Railway Company
Griffin
Madison, Wis
Des Moines Hosts Three Conventions for State Ticket
A conference of state central committee members from Silver Republicans, Populists, and Silver Democrats in Des Moines decided to hold three conventions at the state capital on June 23 to nominate a state ticket and adopt a platform.
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Fusion
State Central Committee
Silver Republicans
Paptists
Silver Democrats
Des Moines
Wounded Heart Judgment Against Hubbelink
Rock Valley court awards J. Vander Worf five thousand dollars in a case alleging alienation of affection led to divorce and remarriage of his wife to the defendant.
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Rock Valley
J. Vander Worf
D. Hubbelink
Woman Pardoned After Death Sentence for Mine Town Murder
Gov. Drake pardons Amelia Derby Evans, formerly Amelia Derby, who served 15 years for the murder of her betrayer Thomas Lloyd in Oba, a mining town, in June 1893. She is dying of consumption at Anamosa penitentiary.
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Gov. Drake
Amelia Derby Evans
Anamosa Penitentiary
Thomas Lloyd
Death notification and local incidents in Iowa news
Mrs Hiram C Wheeler of Odeboli learns of her son Hiram Paul Wheeler's death from malarial fever in Beaumont Texas. Commodities include bank extension, railway misconduct arrests, church arson loss, mine accident, bank robbery captures, Masons appoint Alberson, child death by scalding, deaths and funerals, Yuma mill fire, Mutual Fire Insurance formation, post office burglary, railway tax vote, Eagle Grove fire.
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Irieg
Hiram C. Wheeler
Odeboli
Waukegan
Hiram Paul Wheeler
Beaumont
Tex
Mekels
First National Bank
Shenandoah
Ferdinand Fleming
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Muscatine
W. M. Wilson
Osceola
Washington
Interior Department
Robert Spence
Jasper County Coal Company
St. Thomas
Cushing
Colony Township
Mississippi
Colesburgh
Dingleys Statement on the Tariff Bill Progress
Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee released remarks on May 11 detailing that no Senate bill exists yet and the House bill, amended by the Senate Finance Committee, faces many changes. He notes revenue impacts from specific amendments, Sugar and Hawaii treaty considerations, tea duties, and potential delays in enactment affecting first year revenue. He ends by urging national focus on the Republican path and anticipated prosperity under McKinley.
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Dingley
Ways and Ieans Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Hawaii
Wrys and Meany
House Sinpgar
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Bih
Republican Party
McKinley
N. X. Advertiser
Youngest Tree daughter christened at Westminster church
The event at St Marguerite's Westminster featured Canon Eyton performing the christening. Godmother is the duchess of Portland with Lord Granby and Lord Rowton as godfathers. Queen Victoria nears diamond jubilee in strong health with minor ailments. The piece notes her interest in matchmaking and society loves. Also mentions London Vegetarian Union adopting vegetable dress and notes butter makers' motto.
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Beerbohm Tree
St. Marguerite’s
Westminster
Canon Eyton
Duchess of Portland
Lord Granby
Lord Rowton
Queen Victoria
Women’s Vegetarian Union
London
The Export of Gold A Sign of Healthy Conditions
A discussion from Teslie's Weekly argues that current gold exports reflect healthy finances rather than distress. It notes Europe and Japan seeking gold, but concludes American gold flow shows confidence in the economy and a likely return of gold with forthcoming grain and provisions exports.
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United States
Europe
Great Britain
Cleveland
Wold
Republican Party
New York
Federal Treasury
Austria
Japan
Teslie
Tariff Bill 977 Percent Faces Senate Debate and Revisions
The Dingley Alison Aldrich bill advances through the Senate finance committee with key changes. It trims retroactive import controls, reshapes wool rates, drops reciprocity, offsets foreign export bounties with higher duties, and expands internal revenue taxes notably on beer. The measure aims to restore revenues and protect domestic industries, awaiting a decisive Senate vote.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Allison
Aldrich
Dingley-Alison-Aldrich
House
McKinley
Congress
Enya
Troy Times
Drift of Opinion on Tariffs and Prospects in 1890s
A compilation of editorials from several papers weighing Grover Cleveland, William Jennings Bryan, and tariff policy. It contrasts Cleveland’s legacy with current Republican tariffs, notes prosperity shifts at Maryland’s steel works, and critiques Democratic and gold Democrat positions.
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Cleveland
United States
N. Y. Mail
Jxpress
Maryland Steel Works
Philadelphia Press
Bryan
Grover
Iowa State Register
Senate
Dingley
Sam
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chicago
Inter Ocean
McKinley
N. Y. Mail and Express
Amended Dingley Bill Seen Shaping Tariff Course
Chicago Times-Herald notes that the amended Dingley tariff bill reflects expected changes chosen by the House and Senate. It argues the chamber's edits aim to restore business confidence while avoiding a bitter tariff war and highlights support from protectionists like Senators Allison and Aldrich.
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Pranera
Dingley
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Allison
Aldrich
Treasury
McKinley
Jt Do
Chicago Times-Herald
Deficit to surplus in early Republican administration
The Iowa State Register reviews February to April 1896 fiscal figures showing a net monthly surplus growing under Republican rule. It argues the new tariff and honest internal revenue collection propel sums toward a debt-paying, pro-business regime, despite ongoing Wilson-Gorman tariffs. It contrasts McKinley era surpluses with prior deficits and urges Senate support for tariff reform.
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Alwaya
Harrison
National Treasury
Senate
Iowa State Register
Bryan’s Europe trip linked to free silver push
The piece discusses large immediate payments by importers signaling anticipated foreign settlements and a remaining creditor balance of 137 million dollars. It argues that withdrawals of foreign investments and Bryan's political plans foreshadow shifts in currency policy and global exposure, with Mexico and China cited as showcases of free silver benefits.
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Europe
N. Y
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