Cato Sells Praised for Indian Bureau Reforms and Iowa Roads
Iowa officials hail former resident Cato Sells as Indian Affairs commissioner for a major overhaul of the Indian schools with a three stage vocational curriculum for boys and girls. Iowa reports 104,027 miles of public highways and $11.437 million spent in 1914 with 459 bridges planned and cross state auto race condemnation urged. The piece notes governors from Iowa ties to Nebraska Colorado and Minnesota, California migrants backing Cummins, and previews Democratic and Republican maneuvers for 1916.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cato Sells
Hawkeye
Indian Affairs
Sella
Indian Bureau
United States
Mr. Sells
Towans
Colorado
Nebraska
Minnesota
Clarke
Commonwealths
John, A. Moorehead
George Carlson
J. A. A. Burnquist
Mininesota
Hammond
Carlson
Colonado
Moorehead
Towa
Iowa Highway Commission
Peromnent
Fecommunoi
Haliong
Wutumudite
Pan American alliance debate echoes distrust of ties
Washington dispatch reports a Pan American conference discussion about uniting American republics against a global power balance. Critics warn allies would waver for money gains, while talk of direct presidential election and trained diplomats reveals broader political tensions and skepticism about governance.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
America
United States
Wordsworth at Buckingham Palace A Laureate in Court Dress
A historic vignette on William Wordsworth seven years as laureate with no official poems and a rare court visit in May 1845. He attended a state ball and the queen’s levee, wearing borrowed attire and a sword. Haydon notes the incongruity of the lakes poet in court finery. The poet later wrote to Professor Reed about the reception and the tears of Mrs. Everett, reflecting on republican ideals versus court ceremony.
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Worenworth
Wordsworth
Ehow
W. Forbes Gray
Lake Land
Buckingham Palace
Knight
Samuel Rogers
Humphry Davy
Haydon
Hazlitt
Bagwig
Helvelyn
Professor Reed
Pineapple cultivation in Hawaii and harvest season
Horticultural experts describe the pineapple as a solidified blossom and note the harvest runs from June to October in Hawaii where 7,000 acres are under cultivation. Planting varies for shipment, canning, or juice with 5,000 plants per acre for large specimens, closer spacing for canning disks, and tighter spacing for juice production.
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Hawaii
Coroner’s Inquest Turns Repair Visit Into Judgment
A man with an old clock visits a jeweler reporting a problem. The jeweler inspects the mechanism and declares there is no fault to fix. He says the service is not professional treatment but a coroner’s inquest, implying a death investigation rather than a repair.
Garden salvation through humble work and growing
A brief excerpt reflects on moving from reading about gardens to actually tending one. The author emphasizes discovering personal garden salvation through hands on effort, approached with humility and a cautious, steady mindset.
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J. Horace McFarland
That Girl Hesitates Over Hand-Me-Down Autumn Finery
A Chicago News quip notes a girl constrained by sister’s old clothes. The exchange suggests fashion challenges with leftovers, hinting at social or seasonal style pressures in a light, period-voice remark.
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Summer
Downa
Chicago News
Fragmented 19th century clipped humor items
The brief reads like a string of overheard quips and dialogue fragments from newspapers, including lines about a message to his love and a barber cut, a courtship reference, a stray joke about preserving beaches, and a motto about duty, safety, and honor.
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Burber
Boston Transcript
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Wilbur Ww. Marsh
Waterloo
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Jefferson Hotel
Kinois Castle
Iowa Commission of Animal Industry
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Soi
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Allen
Casson
Kuehnie
Harding
State House
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H. H. Heetland
Newcastle
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OM Baying
B. L. Trey
Ackley World
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