Des Moines Appeal for Iowa Tornado Relief Calls for Help
J S Clarkson editor of the Des Moines Register issues a nationwide appeal for aid after a devastating Iowa tornado. He cites 69 dead, 500 wounded, 300-plus destroyed homes, and losses exceeding 2 to 3 million dollars, urging immediate contributions and supplies from all states. Remittances may be sent to Hon J B Grinnell at Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Clarkson
Snche
Lavoe
Register
Associated Press
United States
Ames
Keokuk County
Grinnell
Roois
J. B. Grinnell
Fragmented 19th century record of naval and pensions affairs
The passage catalogs a chaotic mix of items from a Yorktown liquor bill in Congress, pension fraud estimates, and Arctic expedition notes. It recounts Teeters of the Jeannette disaster, searches for De Long’s crew, and a long list of commodities and cigars, with speculation on costs, productivity, and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Congress
The Year Without a Summer recollection from 1816 notes
Mr E Bishop recounts a Jamestown New York memory of 1816 known as the year without a summer. He describes repeated frost and ice each month from January to December, widespread crop failures, high prices, and scarce provisions across New England and parts of the mid Atlantic, with Vermont Maine and Massachusetts especially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Miss
Courier
Jownal
Li. W. Wilkes
Alachua County
Fla
Port Lsarly
St Johns County
Bradford County
Fort Reid
Wilkes
Florida
E. Bishop
Jamestown
N. Y
Essex County
Scbroon
Vermont
Maine
York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New England
Europe
A Useful Boy
A 7 year old son of a preacher amused the family after church by asking if his father noticed him during the sermon. The boy said he winks to get his father to stop speaking, as the father was spinning the sermon too long. The note ends with a stray mention of a coffee column.
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Binston
Mathes
Geo
Durham
Aumpute
Allen
the Jeweler
H. Square
Winston
Middle Fork Creek
Stafford
Preston Roan
Professional Services
Sui
Cither Drug
J. Montague
Birsot
Jan
Ind
Robah F. Gray
Merchants’ Hotel
Qeeley
Thompson
Agen
Sale and LA Grutchfiel
San
Harthur
B. Q. Gratchfield
WNW. CO
Cam
Robert D. Johnston
Fonauer
Winston, N. C
Rita, & Saasimeres
Westing and
Sullin
Eamo
Shealy
Woodsoh
INX
Fangy Groceries
Winston, N.C
Reed Bros
Kiana
Jas A. Gray
Fire Isurance
N. C
Winston, N
Hayes
Kennebec River
Winston-Salem
Winston and Salem
Quad Depot
H. King
Depot St's
Mt. Airy
N.S
Unn
Virginia
North Carolina
Sam
Rufus Roberts
Rhoda
The
Yorktown Dabauch
Giskey
Richmond Gemeltes
Beaman & Days
Tialance
Jeanette
Lone
Stareg—tron
Chipp
Usterday
Matvey
Asterday
Ninderman
Noros
de Long
Enere
Melville
Ambler
Ah Sam
Alexia
Boyd
Collin
Olenek River
Bartlett
Cape Bordiya
Panes
Verkhojanals
Brooklyn
New Haven
Conn
Crosby
Ted
Commissioner of Pensions
New Road
Jane
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