Capron Debates Free Wool and Confederate Graves Measure
In Washington on January 18 two Senate bills draw focus the pure food bill led by Heyburn and a bipub subsidy bill led by Gallinger. Capron taunts Granger from Rhode Island over free wool campaign, while Kansas Republicans compete for the Senate seat as Burton retires. House figures Stubbs Bristow and Payne clash over debate limits and party lines as Spooner imposes a time constraint on a Confederate graves commission funding.
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Washington
Senate
Heyburn
Capron
Rhode Island
Granger
House
Kansas
Burton
Curtis Campbell
Calderhead
Bowersox
Stubbs
Kansas House of Representatives
Joseph L. Bristow
Senator Spooner
Senator Frye
Spooner
Nebraska
Burkett
Dunn
Thackeray's Substitute Written by John Kennedy
Colonel John HoBo Latrobe recalls Thackeray needing a chapter for Virginians and Kennedy offering to write it. Kennedy goes to his hotel and drafts the fourth chapter detailing George Warrington's flight from Fort Duquesne with precise topography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
George Warrington
Fort Duquesne
Potomac
John PP. Kennedy
John Ho Bo
Kennedy
England’s First Direct Tax and Its Danegeld Impact
A short historical note on England’s first direct tax in 991 during Ethelred’s reign. It aimed to fund peace with the Danes but spurred further raids and bribes, causing widespread hardship, and was abolished by Edward the Confessor then revived by William I before ending under Stephen in 1186.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ethelred the
Edward the Confessor
William J
Stephen
London's Lord Mayor A Glimpse of Civic Dignities
A historical note describes the lord mayor of London as a highly influential figure within the region. He holds precedence over the royal family in his province, access to the king, ceremonial privileges, and a role as privy councilor. He guards city gates, directs the Thames from Rochester to Oxford, and wields control over the city purse and various appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. James
Thames
Rochester
Oxford
Marriage Offer Used to Gauge Debtors in Town
A provincial paper ran a matrimonial advertisement from a wealthy young lady seeking a respectable suitor for marriage and promising to pay off his debts. Herr Itzig Schlaucheles, a new clothing dealer, used sender photos to identify customers who habitually left debts unpaid.
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J. P
Itzig Schlaucheles
Little pocket physician Hyomel touted for catarrh cure
Hyomel is sold as a compact inhaler called the little pocket physician with a dropper and bottle, priced at 1. Additional bottles cost 60 cents. Columbia Pharmacy offers a complete outfit and a cure guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbia Pharmacy
Patent report listing Iowa patent issue notices
W Bishop reports patents issued to Iowa residents including 800,928 stock watering tank. 809,010 tile moulding machine. 400,057 envelope printing and addressing machine. 800,901 dustless broom attachment. 810,058 variable speed gear. 810,115 to 810,139 absorbent bandages. 810,515 sheet metal elbows. 810,197 and 810,198 metal wheel machines. 810,212 base binder. 810,300 machine for making blocks. 810,313 fruit carrier. 410,337 wheel. 810,344 lawn trimmer. 10,571 absorbent bandage. 10,382 mold for cement blocks. Names include William Harbour, Allen Glenn, M. P. Kenna, Frank Sheridan, P. W. Kane, W. R. Green, W. H. Klauer, Emil Einfeldt, Morgans, Gillon, D. I. Pettit, J. B. Pettit, C. A. Wellman, G. L. Hinsch, Edward Pierce, Edward Laux, M. M. Robertson. Assignors and locations Iowa cities noted.
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Kk. W. Bishop
Washington
I. C
Iowa
Williaum Harbour
Oxford
Allen Glenn
Scranton
S. G. Kious
M. P. Kenna
Dubuque
Frank Sheridan
Anamosa
P. W. Kane
Mason City
W. R. Green
Muscatine
American Absorbent Fiber Co
Portland
W. H. Klauer
Emil Einfeldt
Davenport
Bettendorf Metal Wheel Co
W. ©. Morgans
Thomas Gillon
D. I
J. B. Pettit
Grand Junction
C. A. Wellman
Ottumwa
G. L. Hinsch
Waverly
C. A. Fosselman
Edward Pierce
Edward Laux
Burling
Lon
Short course Ames awards noted in Journal report
The Journal lists standings from the Ames short course including Charles Reubsam of Ainsworth with 84 and J K Hughes of Mt Pleasant with 83, plus other prize entries and the grand champion sweepstakes Class B awarded to Ruebsam with a silver medal from Zenner Disinfectant Co. Detroit. The note references related equipment and distributors. Separately, Style and American Dressmaker features a winter street suit on the cover and praises simple, practical designs affordable for moderate budgets with a favorable review by Madam Baker. Subscriptions offered by E. D. Morse Publishing Co. New York City.
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Ames
Suh
Charles Reubsam
Ainsworth
J. KR. Hughes
Mt. Pleasant
J. F. Kopp
Floyd Maxwell
Crawfordsville
J. C. Frame
Salem
Charles Rucbsam
Acme Harrow
Duane H. Nash
Millington
N. J
Style
Madam Baker
Lve
E. D. Morse Publishing Co
East 21St Street
New York City
N. Y
Dr King's New Life Pills Ad Promises Reliable Laxative
Mrs Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as the most reliable pleasant laxative. The ad guarantees benefits for the stomach liver and bowels and is sold by J A Stewart druggist at 25 cents.
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Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dr. King
J. A. Stewart
The Flicker of a Past Love
Ellen Shirley recalls her father Richard Shirley’s dreamlike reminiscence of youth as a former lover unexpectedly reappears by a broken carriage. The former couple confront their past choices, discovering that shared memory may outlast a vanished romance.
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Ellen Shirley
Papa
Hutter
Fanny
Richard Shirley
Mr. Shirley
F. A. Mitchel
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed Worldwide
A historically sourced claim touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely endorsed and capable of curing a wide range of female ailments. It asserts cures for uterine, spinal, and digestive issues, backache, weakness, irregular periods, and kidney complaints, urging readers to use the product and reject substitutes.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tate Property Auction in South Washington
A ten room house and barn with five lots, known as the Tate property in South Washington, will be sold at auction Monday January 22 at 1 30 p m at the northeast corner of the square. The property is in first class condition with immediate possession. Terms announced sale day. Auctioneers W W Orr and T W Hendrickson.
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Tate
Washington
W. W. Orr
T. W. Hendrickson
Auct
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers and features endorsements from wholesalers Alding Kinnan Marvin. The cure is described as an internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle are noted.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Alding, Kinnan & Marvin
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Delay
Pure Food and Ship
FPREE
Payne
Sheppard
White House
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Union
Dixon
Montana
Ways and Means
Champ Clark
Hill
Connecticut
American Congress
Patent Report
W. N. Green
M. M. Robertson
Des Moines
CURB
Yaris
Sgchilo
Spring Trade
Gomets
Mason
Transfer & Storage Co
Marbourg & H
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