Quaker Journal of 1858 Iowa Journey by Lindsey Party
English Quaker Robert and Sarah Lindsey document their 1888 Iowa visit recording journal passages from Kaunas to Muscatine and Des Moines. They recount travel by boat train and wagon across prairie, rivers, and sloughs describING mirages, weather, and encounters with early settlements including Grundy and Black Hawk counties and meetings in schoolhouses.
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Robert
Sarah Lindsey
P. Jones
Iowa Journal of
Sarah
Kaunas
Musratine
St. Louis
West Liberty
Iowa
Fort Les Moines
Desmoine
Hackvaca
Lindsey
Fort Des Moines
Skunk
Waterloo
Farmer's Wife Too Ill to Work in Kasota
Kasota Minnesota resident Mrs Gloria Franks reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after a year of weakness and right side pains. She praises the remedy and urges others to try it. Letters for advice are opened read and answered by women at Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass. confidential.
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New York
Marietc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kasota
Minn
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia K.pinkham
Waterloo Portrait Studio Promises Fade Wrinkles
An old style ad from Waterloo touts a home portrait service claiming to erase wrinkles and freckles with a natural expression that pleases those with RA. It markets itself as Waterloo's only home portrait photographer and invites customers to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raema
Waterloo
Whone
Fall dress fashions loom in Waterloo exposition
The Waterloo Retail Merchants Association previews fall dress styles after a national convention. Long tunics dominate the line with mixed materials, fitted sleeves, and waistlines concealed by wide girdles. Skirts stay narrow and short with yokes and rear slits sparingly used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Retail Merchants’ Association
Nations
Jong
Warsta
Albow
Blood Health Tonic Promises Systemic Renewal
A vintage advertisement touts a blood tonic claimed to awaken mood, reduce decay in tissues, and boost cellular activity across kidneys lungs and excretory organs. It cites the product as safer than mercury or harsh cathartics and offers a free specialist address in Atlanta for consultation.
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Dever
Kidners
Atinnin
Addreaa Medical Dept
Swift
Atlanta
Municipal Vacation Camp Opens Near Los Angeles
Los Angeles creates a municipal vacation camp in a federal forest reserve in the San Bernardino mountains. The city leases 23 acres at 10 dollars annually with plans for a rustic complex including kitchen, dining room, tents, and a swimming pool. A full-time playground director will lead operations through summer and the site will host weekend trips and holidays year round. Steve Metter seeks a divorce from Kineline Zink Metter after she deserted him on September 10, 1910.
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Los Angeles
Ayground
Wayground Commission
Sass
San Bernardino Mountains
Secretary of Agriculture
Ly of
Playground Commission
Hest
Kthruont
Chicago Tailors Exhibit Spring Styles in Major Show
The Chicago Society of Merchant Tailors and the Chicago Dressmakers' club staged a full dress exhibition in the Golf room at Congress on March 16. Over twenty five models displayed more than one hundred suits and coats, drawing thousands who could not view the display due to limited seating. A proposal to charge admission for future shows sparked debate as Waterlow tailoring circles push modern retailing methods.
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Chicago Society of Merchant Tailors
Chicago
Chicago Dreassinalers’ Club
Golf Room
Congrorel
Daele
Brashers Cont Bat Po Pet Eyes On This
The passage notes a large crowd gathering for a final association football game at Crystal Palace in London and mentions the spectacle surrounding the event.
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Crystal Palace
London
Record of Food Service for 116000 Spectators
The article lists vast quantities supplied for a large event with 1200 pounds of meat, 2590 sandwiches, 30,000 pats of butter, 26,000 slices of cake, 40,000 cups of tea, 1500 gallons of milk, 1600 dozen mineral water bottles, 12,000 beer bottles, and 3000 gallons of beer. It notes the restaurant in charge and mentions beef preferences and menu items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fen Baying the Mitter
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Liberty
Kaseelie
Grundy
Black Hawk
Janessville
Bradford
Chickasaw
Wapsipinicon
Charles Daman
Canada
Friends
Minnishick
Enos George
Fairview
Manr
Cool Opera House
Shaw Dresses
Steve Metter
Kinaline
Zink Metter
Daul Davis Dry Goods Co
Sadia
David Copperfield
Oliver Twist
Rie
Monuwea
Dee
William Steven
Gist
Edward
Germany
Waterloo City
Iowa Securities Company
Commercial Bank
Cour Tenmis
Cedar Falls
Willa de
Aiboof
Iowa State Bank
Fourth and
Jefferson Streeta
Central
Corn Belt Telephone Co
Mississippi
Citas
Boston
Montreal
P. Q
Jemen Queher
Tite
San Francieo
Rian
Glacier Park
Portland
Illinois Central
ST Portland
Toronto
Magara Falls
Atlantic City
Aoaid
Yellowstone
Mont
Gardiner
Twenver
Colo
Coloradoa Springs
Salt Lake City
Fred Austin
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