Bridge and pauper relief reports from Jones County board minutes
The Jones County board notes bridge expenditures across multiple creeks including Rummel Pioneer Stony and County Line, with warrants issued and half-cost bill filed. It also covers pauper allowances, poor relief, and dinner for various residents, plus commissioner pay and adjournment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rummel Bridge
Rome
Pioneer Creek
Eldridge
Oxfurad
Stony Creek
Hale
County Line
Jesse Rummels
Sybbels Creek
Olin
A.d. Dalby
Jones
Cedar Counties
Dist
Cedar County
H. ©. Freeman
Dist. Bridge Com
Board of Supervisors of
Jones, Co. Lr
Mary McMahon
Ann Commeford
John Allen
Mary Allen
Col. W. K. Payne
Rebeca Andrews
P. H. Brown
Washington
Purcell
Knox
Richard Root
W.M. Starr
Palmer's Liver Syrup Promises Wide Liver Cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Palmer's Liver Syrup as a universal remedy for liver complaint dyspepsia constipation headaches side stomach back biliousness diarrhea kidney disease scrofula and all disorders from a disordered stomach and liver claiming few cases fail to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Palmer
Java
Anniversaries of the Republic Reflections on Yorktown
Guasco Kansas writes on the Yorktown surrender of Oct 1781 and the ongoing centennials of the American Revolution. The letter weighs Washingtons leadership, imperial ideas, and the future of the United States as a united nation with Canada as a potential distant outcome. It urges study of American history and literature for the rising generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guasco
Kansas
Represa
Harpee
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
French Republic
America
Europe
United States
Coleridge
Manlius
Rome
Napoleon
Waterloo
Andre
Arnold
West Point
History of American character and national life
The passage argues that American identity stems from distinct principles that shape history and national life, contrasting it with European traditions and emphasizing the growth of ideals over time. It presents a declarative view of American exceptionalism and civic development.
Agricultural Depot Sold and New Store Open on Cedar Street
W Ginn announces the sale of his old Agricultural Depot on South Cedar Street to Mr Anton Matthiessen and the purchase of the Coxsee and Rigby stand. He invites friends to visit his expanded facility for agricultural implements and farm machinery with improved manufacturer arrangements offering superior inducements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cedar Street
Anton Matthiessen
Coxsee & Rigby
Atrous
W. Ginn
Through Tickets Now Available At The Station
The C. M. & St. P. Railway offers a full set of coupon tickets to key eastern and western points with weekly tariff updates. Passengers from Boston to San Francisco can save by buying through tickets. Eastbound trains depart at 7:25 p.m. from the station, arriving Chicago in time for connections. J. H. Wixson, Ticket Agent. California Kidney Tea and other patent remedies advertised with claimed cures and local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M.& St. P. Railway
Tom
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
J. H. Wixson
Hucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Ailments
Advertising copy for Hucklen's Arnica Salve promoting it as the busy salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded priced at 25 cents per box sold by J H Bacurr & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bacurr & Co
Parker's Ginger Tonic Promises Health Boost
An advertisement claims Parker's Ginger Tonic can prevent indigestion nervousness and rheumatism by toning the stomach and nervous system and keeping kidneys active to remove toxins, presenting the tonic as a foundation for perfect health. The note cites the 0. Picayune from March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Picayune
Parker's Ginger Tonic Promises Restored Health
An advertisement claims Parker's Ginger Tonic relieves misery in mill workers and desk bound laborers by toning stomach kidneys and bowels. It asserts the tonic gentles sluggish organs without intoxication and purifies the system to revive rosy cheeks health and spirits.
Worthy of Praise Electric Bitters Praise and Prices
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a public benefactor curing biliousness fever and ague stomach liver and kidney complaints. It claims strong personal knowledge and recommends the medicine to all and notes a fifty cent price at druggists. It also echoes a narrative about a family’s hardship and links relief to Electric Bitter at fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilifornia Kidry
E. Morhompson’s. Agt
Dr. Kixa New Discovery Promises Quick Lung Relief
Advert says Dr. Kixa's New Discovery offers immediate relief for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and throat and lung conditions with hundreds of cures claimed and insists no other remedy matches its permanence. It also advertises Dr Erve's New Discovery as curing asthma bronchitis hay fever consumption severe coughs and lung diseases and invites visits to J H Bacner Co. for proof and purchase.
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J. H. Bacnenr & Co
Shilohs Consumption Cure Promoted for Cough and Bronchitis
An early advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as the best medicine for coughs croup bronchitis and consumption with guaranteed sale since discovery. It claims cures with few doses and lists prices of 10 cents 50 cents and 1.00 sold by E. M. Thompson and J. H. Bacher & Co at 47-vow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
E. M. Thompson
J. H. Bacher & Co
Shiloh's Cure Sold For Cough Relief and Health Claims
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as a guaranteed cough remedy claiming relief for croup whooping cough and consumption warning of deadly disease. It notes sales surpassing a million bottles in the past year and urges mothers not to be without it, with additional mention of Shiloh's Porous Plaster and local seller details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Thomson
J. H. Bacher & Co
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B. Washinton
Anamosa
Gard
Amber
B. Seals
Bridge
Jackson Township
Patrick McMullen
Washington Township
Rome Township
H. D. Sherman
Richland Township
J. A. Green
Fairview Township
Tim Freeman
Toint
JO Smith
W. OM Starr
Doha Bates
Total
Sive Dic
Roger Dorr
Ty Dort
Pree Res
Wee
Weraee
Ayer
California
Sierras
EL M. Thompson's
Hall
E. M. ‘Thompson
Apt
Soetje
A. C. Harter
de Witt
Towa
Wood
KE. M. Thompson
Isbell
Center Junction
A. Fellows
Maquoketa
Monticelo
Munguoketa Haeto
B.M. Thompson
Hucklen
Satz
Lon Jennings
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