08 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
1
Advertises clothing boots shoes hats and gents furnishings with fresh goods and new styles. Promises low prices and fair dealing while claiming to reach for a share of the trade and hints at expanding stock if local demand is sufficient.
The report notes 100 bicycles in Waterloo at an average $100 each. Cedar Falls will host the annual commencement exercises in June 1821. Two men active against Cedar Rapids saloonkeepers were assaulted. The Iowa Democratic central committee will meet in Des Moines around June 15 to set the next state convention. The Chadron to Chicago cowboy race, planned for June 25 with over 300 riders, has been canceled. Immigration officials warn vessel owners on the Great Lakes employing Canada sailors may violate the alien contract labor law. Harriet Beecher Stowe revisits childhood in a reflective piece. Public notices touch on world fairs and banking congresses in Chicago. Authorities discuss public assessors, the mayor of Dubuque faces controversy over a prize fight permit, and garden pest control tips emerge. Economic debates compare wages abroad to U S farming costs and call for domestic manufacturing protection.
A newlywed couple in the city began their life with frugal habits, sharing crackers and cheese at a groceries store noon meal. Local notes report on land deeds, hog breeders in Tama county, a $30 million railroad mortgage, and court room citizenship questions alongside wedding licenses issued in Bremer County during May.
The cornerstone post at the Minnesota Iowa South Dakota boundary sinks. It recalls Jefferson Davis as an early U.S. Army officer in a sparsely inhabited region. Ottumwa leads Iowa hog packing, while oranges and potato sorting advance with machinery. Tramps rise as reform plans emerge. A civil service ruling boosts job protections, poll taxes face legal challenges, and a Harpers Weekly quip extols civic volunteering amid a Washington tree-climbing metaphor.
A San Francisco Examiner Sunday feature describes a “petrified man” plant in operation in California that cannot meet orders. A Rock Rapids, Iowa inventor unveils a motorized tractor threshing system built on a single truck. The Jasper County Iowa board of supervisors adopts two resolutions tightening criminal case cost claims and warrant prerequisites.
In northern Iowa the Waverly Fourth of July will include a bicycle tournament attracting entrants from many towns. The event promises big prizes, drawing widespread local interest and signaling strong community involvement in the holiday celebration.
Sumner business directory lists local shops and trades including Osborn dentist Muir marble works Trump drugs Smith clothier and more. Notes on public works and rail news mention graveling Allison streets, a new Sioux City depot ceremony July 1, and Milwaukee railroad layoffs. Also A E Starks engineer on the Waverly line improving his property. Overwein Register references.
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