Pioneering Sioux County Newspapers Chronicle An Early Press Era
A historical sketch recounts the Herald’s 1870 founding by John Curry in Calliope with an eight column Washington hand press, its move to LeMars and the LeMars Liberal in 1872, the Calliope war, and the Herald’s revival in Orange City by L. B. Raymond in 1872 under Jenkins and Hosper Jr.
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Sioux County
Herald
John Curry
Sioux City
County
Washington Hand Press
Calliope
Kellogg
Chicago
Calliope Party
Calliope Ring
Orange City
Curry
LeMars
LeMars Liberal
Horace Greeley
Iowa
Sioux River
Sious County
L. B. Raymond
King
Jenkins
John: Hos‘pers. Jr
Raymond
Frank LeCocq
Bell
the Law
Usiness
Jbnigise the
Barald
Sioux County Journalism From Pioneering Papers to Modern Press
E O P reviews the rise and moves of early Sioux County newspapers including the Homesteader at Orange City, The Independent at Hast Orange Alton, the Index at Pattersonville Hull, and the Rock Valley Register. He notes presses, publishers, relocations, and the 1880 Democratic county convention, praising county printing as essential to pioneer papers and urging future editors to preserve local press history.
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Homesteader
Orange City
John
Volksvrienda Holland
Independent
Hast- Orange
Alton
Milwaukee
Rock Valley
Rufus Stone
Calliope
Hawarden
Democratic Party
Sioux County
Index
Pattersonville
Hull
A. L. Wood
Colorado
Wood
Gus Saterlee
Rock Valley Register
Grant Harringtson
Boon
Pioneer
Ail Rover
Northwest
Alton Democrat
Alto
Will Wells
Henry Hospers
Brick Stowe
Work or Starve Motto on Stars and God
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Iowa farms sell from 50 to 75 dollars per acre. It asserts every acre yielding forty bushels of corn is worth that much, given current cultivation.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Post Election Musings Stir Ups and Gripes in Washington
A fragment from a Washington Cr. column laments election aftermath. It mocks voter costs and labor, hints at Thanksgiving, and jokes about political power, saying citizens must seek offices from a president rather than an emperor.
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Washington, Cr
Bryaniem
Troy
Book Club Model for Small Towns in Howe Journal
The November Ladies Howe Journal describes organizing small town book clubs. A successful group formed in a rural town of about a thousand to fifteen hundred residents with seventeen charter members led by Maun iBLAver as secretary. The club operated on voluntary treasury donations of five dollars a year and subscribed to seventeen periodicals including monthlys.
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Ladies Howe Journal
Sul
Maun Iblaver
Pallung
General-Treasury
WeGii
Fies
Montulies
Don t Be Machine Men in Modern Society
A fragmented passage warns against lifelong immersion in machines. It argues that excessive devotion to technology drains faculties and erodes individuality, turning people into mere shells. The text laments a modern obsession with specialized ties as a potential societal curse.
How Many Guide Boards Were Put Up in Road Districts
The State Register outlines the road supervision code sections on taxes and expenditures for roads bridges and guide boards. It asks how many guide boards have been erected by road supervisors, noting duties to place four foot high guide boards on cross roads and report on funds and expenditures.
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State Register
General Township Fund
Pha
Unclaimed Mail List for Rock Valley Week Ending November 17 1900
Advertised letters in the Rock Valley post office include Mra Nancy B Brugerty and others marked unclaimed for the week ending November 17 1900. Local patrons are urged to inquire at the office to claim deliveries.
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Offine
Rock Valley
Brugerty & Tts i Eds ‘Mra
Ancy
The Thanksgiving Number of the Saturday Evening Post
The issue dated November 10 presents Harrison Fisher cover art and feature articles by John W. Foster Frank Vanderlip Carter Harrison Major Arthur Griffiths and Captain don J. Kealy. It includes fiction by Whaitiock Loomis Baueil Loomis and Dunbar a half page poem and editorial pages plus department notes on Men and Women of the Hour and Public Occurrences.
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Saturday Evening Post
Harrison Fisher
John W. Foster
Frank A. Vanderlip
the Treasury
Carter H. Tarrison
Chicago
Arthur Griffiths
General Wolseley
Don J. Kealy
Brand Whaitiock
Charles Baueil Loomis
Buttom Harrison
Harvard
Charles Macomb
Flandrau
Mooswa
W. A. Raser
Enry Iggins
Hart
Joe Lincoln
Bridge
William Mathews
Kittens and Bishop Brooks Acquittal Discussed
Fragmentary notes mention Bishop Brooks and a debate over a marriage stipulation tied to a trust or land consolidation. The text references a 41 year old Modern Woodman member and a possible legal or ecclesiastical scrutiny, with adults debating ownership and stipulations amid county and state matters.
The Light of the World or Our Savior in Art Book Offer
An advertisement touts a costly art book titled The Light of the World or Our Savior in Art featuring nearly 100 engravings, biographies, gallery locations, and a Child's Department. It promises beauty, purity, and home appeal, with agents earning commissions and potential salaries for managers.
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Light
Europe
Egrope
Christ
Christmns
Airs
Waite
Massachusetts
Ealay
Torme
Qorcoin
U. B
Washington, D. C
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Greiner’s
E. & N. Griener
Bishop Brooks
Episcopal
Doctor Brooks
Hawes
Tarnati
W.: Fuller
Ory
Fane
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