Iowa’s Rise to Greatness in Wealth and Education
A historical sketch lauds Iowa as a modern powerhouse, tracing its growth from a sparsely populated territory to a wealthier state than several nations. It highlights vast farmland, booming railroads, and a thriving banking system, with expansive production in corn, livestock, dairy, and mining, alongside extensive public schooling and libraries that propelled its standing among American states.
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Virginia
Texas
Iowa’s Puritan Spirit Shaped Its Early Path to Freedom
The piece traces Iowa’s settlement by New Englanders, its 1839 court ruling that freed enslaved people who touched Iowa soil, and its Civil War contribution to emancipation. It notes Iowa’s early enfranchisement of the negro, its militant, reformist stance on liquor laws, and the Granger era’s railway debates, concluding that Iowa matured into a safer, more liberal state for investors and moderates alike.
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New England
Territorial Supreme Court
Ronaway
Iowa
Potter
Lazy and Cold Blooded Highland Hero of Piccadilly
A fanciful reminiscence presents Sir Hugh Rose as indolent during his Indian campaigns. While entertaining guests at dinner a sergeant reports 200 rebels captured, and Rose nonchalantly orders them hanged. The tale ends with the general thanking the sergeant for the executions.
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Lord Strathnalen
Piccadilly
Central
India
Sir Hugh
Hugh
Anecdotes Stir Royal and Stage Rivalries
Queen Victoria’s anger over a story nearly ruined Sir Hugh Belasco and David’s Line. David Belasco and t. C. De Mille clashed when a speech in The Charity Ball drew Herbert Kelcey’s protest. Kelcey objected to a line he thought bombastic, unaware it was David’s Psalm. He quipped he’d recognize Belasco’s style anywhere.
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Sir Hugh
David
David Belasco
T. C. de Mille
Herbert Kelcey
Kelcey
Mr. de Mille
de Mille
David Belanco
Calvinized hat riddle among Boston ministers
A Boston clergyman tells of Dr Ellis, a famed Unitarian, who kept his white Panama hat pristine by joking that it had been Calvinized. The tale ends with the punchline that the hat was “dipped in brimstone,” as recounted in the New York Tribune.
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Boston
Dr. Ellis
Eb Nea
New York Tribune
Noted Confusion Over Spanish Mackerel at Restaurants
A Washington market fish dealer warns that fewer than one in ten orders for Spanish mackerel are truly filled with the genuine fish. He compares the difficulty of sourcing authentic mackerel to mocha coffee or canvasback duck and says some eateries substitute bonite or other species, especially in cheaper restaurants, misleading customers about the dish.
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Washington Market
New York Herald
Boston Spy Quips on a Boy and a Tree
The Boston Spy recounts a humorous exchange on Boston Common where a western traveler asks a boy about a bird nest. The boy responds with formal phrasing, claiming to be classifying the tree’s age and botanical product.
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Boston
Boston Common
Ohio State Journal
A Husband's Epigiam
A compact humorous quip from the New York World questions how many men credit their success to wives and how many more acknowledge wives as the source of their success, reflecting a playful gender dynamic in a dated newspaper voice.
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New York World
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