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Characteristics of the Times and Seasons
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Description
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Journal kept by Richard Spire from 1894-1918 in which he recorded his observations on weather, crop yields and prices, land values, and a few comments on presidential elections and World War I. Richard Spire farmed in Sheridan Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, from 1872-1910. He and his wife, Isadora Hatfield, had eight children. He was engaged in several livestock buying partnerships and was a large feeder of cattle. In 1899 he was elected assessor. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection #56.
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Date Created
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1894
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PID
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grinnell:12351
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Correspondence of the Poweshiek County Anti-Saloon League
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Description
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1905 letter concerning the organization of the Poweshiek County Anti-Saloon League and 1911 letter sent to local newspapers requesting publication of a notice of an upcoming meeting. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 65.
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Date Created
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1905
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PID
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grinnell:5591
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Fruits of Equal Suffrage, 1, Political Equality Series, v. 1, no. 2
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Description
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Pamphlet published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This pamphlet discusses the "practical good" equal suffrage has done and gives examples of laws passed in Wyoming and Colorado. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 161.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:5266
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Great Northern Mountain Engine No. 1907
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Description
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Steam locomotive with coal car. Postcard from George Hodgdon to William S. Hodgdon dated August 1, 1909 and mailed the same day with an R.P.O. (Railway Post Office) postmark. A second postmark on the front from Sioux City. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:27284
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Important Legislation Concerning Liquor Laws in Iowa
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Description
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Leaflet, probably published by the Iowa Anti-Saloon League in 1912, summarizing anti-saloon legislation and advocating for the election of senators supportive of temperance reform in the November 1912 election. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 65.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:5595
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Judge Lindsey on Suffrage, Political Equality Series, v. 1, no. 5
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Description
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Pamphlet published by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver discusses the effect of voting mothers on the success of the juvenile courts system in Colorado. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection #161.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:5268
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Liquor Laws of Iowa
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Description
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Pamphlet published by the Iowa Anti-Saloon League containing the liquor laws of Iowa and the Supreme Court decisions relating to liquor laws. Compiled by F.S. Dunshee, and authorized by the Governor and Executive Council of the State of Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 65.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:5286