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Journal
Journal Printing Co
Has It Come To This In Iowa A State Question
A Des Moines Capital editor asks whether saving Iowa boys from drunkenness should trump party triumph. Safe Young argues saving the boys is paramount and questions enforcement of the five mile limit law. The piece defends state sovereignty over municipal rebellion and urges state power remain supreme. If Iowa City’s incident tests this, the experiment is worth trying.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Commonwealth
Iowa City
Browne challenges Bryan to joint debate for gate receipts
Carl Browne of Kansas offers to debate with William Jennings Bryan or any fusion ranks, proposing Bryan be preferred if possible, and sharing half the gate receipts. Browne notes Bryan's strength and suggests a partnership could boost gross receipts while easing Bryan's strain.
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Carl Browne
Kansas
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Browne
Coxey
Kansas City Star
Louisiana Purchase World’s Fair Bill Advances in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers move toward a 5 million dollar appropriation for the St. Louis 1903 centennial exposition. The plan requires St. Louis citizens to match and issue 5 million in bonds, aiming to ensure a broad and commercially valuable fair beyond local interests.
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Iowa House
Congress
St. Louis
Congressman Lane
Davenport
Henderson
Tawney
Minnesota
Jefferson
Chicago
Exposition Funds Aimed at Attracting Trade, Not Public Aid
The article discusses funds used to attract trade to expo host cities, noting the Trans Mississippian Exposition drew western Iowa towns to Omaha. It argues Congress should aid an exposition commemorating the Louisiana Purchase, appealing to patriotism and western interests, without delaying on commercial calculations.
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Iowatowns
Omaha
Congress
Dubuque
Press Opinions From Iowa Papers On Porto Rican Resolution
Sioux City Journal notes the Porto Rican resolution reflects partisan values and undermines both the speaker and the president without sympathy. Ottumwa Courier reports Treasury flood of letters asking if the government pays a premium on stolen silver certificate plates amid green goods tales.
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Sioux City Journal
Dubuque
Iowa House
Telegraph
House of Representatives
United States
Ottumwa Courier
America
Treasury Department
Iowa in Brief: Tragedy and Fires plus New Factory Plans
Joseph Schleter of Davenport was killed after stepping in front of a train near LeClaire on the 24th. Culver & Co. department store in Knoxville burned on the 25th, stock lost 60 000 and building 25 000. Ottumwa will gain a brick and tile plant as Swift Campbell Co buys land east of the city to construct a factory.
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Joseph Schleter
Davenport
LeClaire
Culver & Co
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Swift-Campbell Company
Washington
Hines Wolfe Eyes Cattle Stock Purchase In Tiffin
Oakland notes report Will Hines and Milton Wolfe travel to Tiffin, Iowa to buy stock cattle. Ida Chown returns from Nichols. Geo Roberts and Dora Morning Sun visit the Carpenters. Grant Kennedy begins plowing. J G Morse attends Dr Brown funeral. Clergy preach sermons at chapel and morning services. Ada Waltz visits Orient townsfolk. Local sick improving.
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Will Hines
Milton Wolfe
Tiffin
Iowa
Ida Chown
Nichols
Geo. Roberts
Miss Dora
Morning Sun
Arthur Carpenter
Grant Kennedy
J. G. Morse
Dr. Brown
Columbus Junction
Rev. Nicholson
Thomason
Ada Waltz
Orient
Christianized Jew speaks at Riverside U B Church
A Christianized Jew gave a talk at the U B church with a lecture on his people and the holy land. He criticizes money love over faith and will preach there again next Sunday. He plans to study in Dayton Ohio to improve his preaching and then travel to the holy land. His Jerusalem parents disowned him for 27 years and he may pass Muscatine on his return.
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U. B
Holy Land
Dayton
Ohio
Jerusalem
Muscatine
Frank Hobenshield
W. Stotts
Justice Savill
Mr. H
Mr. Stotts
Trim
Leu Burris
E. Nicola
C. Dutremont
A. Ford
D. Fesler
James Dulon
Coyner
Gatton
Frank Berkey
Here
Charlies Whitlock
Rev. Shiffer
California
Kill that pain. Mulls Lightning Pain Killer claim
A historical ad promotes Lightning Pain Killer with the slogan Kill that pain and lists it as 25 cents available at all druggists.
Census Office Seeks Farmer Cooperation in Verifying Schedules
The Census Office works to build a large staff and rigorous rules to verify farm schedules. L. G. Powers directs extensive correspondence to determine probable yields and prices for each county. Farmers are urged to answer accurately to ensure a trustworthy census of farms across the nation.
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Washington
United States
L. G. Powers
Clinton horse market faces toughest buying season yet
Clinton Iowa March 26 report shows horse dealers struggle to acquire draft and farm horses for eastern markets. Prices for good horses are not as high as 1890, when good specimens cost at least 125 dollars, though scarcity persists and buyers worry about future demand.
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Clinton
Iowa
Equality and responsibility in American politics discussed
A long reflective piece argues all men are created equal yet notes practical inequality in politics religion and society. It stresses educated laborers improving conditions and warns that neglecting the common people could bring social upheaval and justice through God and collective action. Milo signs off.
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America
Memorial Volume on Dwight L. Moody by J Wilbur Chapman
The life and work of Dwight L. Moody are celebrated in a memorial volume by Rev. J Wilbur Chapman with help from Rev. F B Meyer and Rev Henry M Wharton. The book aims to honor Moody’s vast influence and will include photographs and personal remembrances from Northfield funeral services. John C Crabtree solicits orders for the volume.
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J. Wilbur Chapman
Mr. Moody
Moody
Elisha
Elisa
Chapman
F. B. Meyer
London
Henry M. Wharton
Chicago
Dwight L. Moody
Evancelist
John C. Crabtree
Drury Township
Nil
Give This Calf More Rope
Two cow stories recount remarkable rescues. John Patton searched days for a lost cow and found her after eight days in Amos Ford's cess pool alive. Nearby a straw stack toppled onto a yearling calf, the weak animal later revived, its head seen from the side and it survives.
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John Patton
Amos Ford
Grinnel
Hertald
Blood Humors In the Spang Hood's Sarsaparilla
A brief note examines the claimed health effects of Spang Hood's Sarsaparilla and its advertised blood cleansing properties. The item reflects period-era marketing language and medical beliefs about tonics and blood humors.
Pain Killer Advertises Instant All-Pain Relief
An old advertisement promotes a product named Lightning Pain Killer that claims to instantly relieve Netralgia Lame Rack Diarrhoea Stomach Pains Pleurisy Sore Throat and other pains both internal and external. Priced at 25 cents with a call to ask all druggists.
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Mull
It Is Not the Best Looking Preacher Sermon Truth
A proverb states that appearance does not determine preaching quality. True merit lies in the message and the impact it makes on listeners rather than looks or charisma.
Address to Spring Awakens the Land
Poem urging spring to awaken fields and waters. It calls for warmth to melt winter, release soil, revive harvest, and return geese and ducks with kinder south winds and showers. The speaker seeks a renewed growing season and bénign weather.
Tax Sale Notice to Heirs of Melville Lee and George Lee
To Miozie Benham Edna Lee and Fred Lee heirs at law of Melville Lee and Alice Thompson and all others concerned you are notified that lot three 6 breck fives Pairport Mescatine county State of Town was sold at public tax sale for delinquent taxes to Thomas Brean and the certificate of purchase issued to him was assigned to me I am now the owner of the same ninety days from service unless redemption is made from said sale the County Treasurer of Mescaline county Gate me Iowa will redeem Henry Dollman
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Miozie Benham
Melville Lee
Edna Lee
Fred Lee
Melville Tne
Alice Thompson
George Lee
Tve
Pairport
Mescatine County
Wes
Thmas Brean
County Treaurer
Henry Dollman
A High Standard Farm Machine
A historical OCR fragment describes a farm machine advertised as a high standard, with limited readable details. The text implies modern equipment or implements intended for farming efficiency, though specifics are missing.
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