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Contents include but are not limited to a local Afro-American weekly containing editorials, society news, church and court reports, regional correspondence, and national/international briefs: it discusses subscription offers and magazine premiums, local politics and controversies including charges against Mayor Hillis and speculation about Secretary McFarland, church revivals and social events, obituaries and condolence resolutions, reports from numerous Iowa towns Des Moines, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Newton, Davenport, etc.), court cases and financial scandals county bond litigation, bank shortages, national congressional and financial debates currency reform proposals and Reed's plan, international items Hawaiian unrest and Armenian/Turkish affairs, human-interest pieces and serialized fiction, plus advertisements and notices for patents, excursions, goods and services. The paper mixes race-focused advocacy with routine community reporting, entertainment notices, practical household advice and commercial advertising.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 01, number 36, February 08, 1895
Date Created:
1895-02-08
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to a local Afro-American weekly containing editorials, society news, church and court reports, regional correspondence, and national/international briefs: it discusses subscription offers and magazine premiums, local politics and controversies including charges against Mayor Hillis and speculation about Secretary McFarland, church revivals and social events, obituaries and condolence resolutions, reports from numerous Iowa towns Des Moines, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Newton, Davenport, etc.), court cases and financial scandals county bond litigation, bank shortages, national congressional and financial debates currency reform proposals and Reed's plan, international items Hawaiian unrest and Armenian/Turkish affairs, human-interest pieces and serialized fiction, plus advertisements and notices for patents, excursions, goods and services. The paper mixes race-focused advocacy with routine community reporting, entertainment notices, practical household advice and commercial advertising.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans African American churches Correspondence Foreign news Subscription business Speculation Obituaries City and town life Financial crises Debates and debating Advertising Patents
Subject (Organization):
United States. Congress
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1895020801
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kp7v04d
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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Suggested Citation:
"Iowa state bystander. volume 01, number 36, February 08, 1895", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kp7v04d
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No Copyright - United States
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