Clarion plans day ahead current of electricity
Iowa news notes a planned day ahead current of electricity for Clarion. the era of rural service updates includes Jan 14 exams at Derby and Ogden, postal changes, new factory openings, deaths of local figures, and postmaster appointments across several counties.
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Clarion
Harlan
Derby
Ogden
Hendy Nootdarr
Paul R. Williams
Clear Lake
Cheyenne Indian Agency
Oklahoma
Murphy
Jasper County
Newton
Delta
Maquoketa
Westfield
George W. Lister
Sibley
Bright
Pearl Button Company
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Woodmen of the World
Ralph Wilbur
Belmond
Bavarian Immigrant With Money Lumps Wins Entry
Charles H Rosenberg from Bavaria arrived on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria showing lumps on shoulders elbows and hips that a doctor first mistook as a sign of illness. He revealed the lumps hid cash totaling 11 000 dollars with 500 dollars in one lump. He planned to buy an apple orchard in Oregon and was admitted.
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Charles H. Rosenberg
Bavaria
Hamburg
Oregon
Rosenberg
Mr. Rosenberg
New York Tribune
Why He Laughed Miss Mattie and a Whitewasher Tale
A tale from old south social lore where Miss Mattie invites a guest to bathe and a maid relays the note, causing laughter. A colored breakfast humor piece follows with a joke about a whitewasher named Ale Hall and his awkward fit for a chicken house, illustrating regional wit.
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Tillie
Ale Hall
Jacob
Mack
National’ Monthly
Contentment and sunrise in aging years
A reflective poem urges choosing contentment with one’s lot and aligning with optimists to weather troubles. It notes constant happiness springs in human hearts, and how years reveal sunny gleams and golden dreams as one grows old.
Acted Like the Genuine Landlady Denies Nobility Claim
A landlady claims a new boarder is a foreign nobleman while others doubt his title. The boarder has not paid any rent yet, leaving the matter unresolved and the truth uncertain.
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Tilbet
More Human Nature Shows Frugal Talk Between Friends
A humorous exchange where Grouchly admits saving about two thousand dollars over twenty years by skipping ten-cent cigars daily. Moxley questions the figure, and Grouchly replies with a casual request for a bite of tobacco.
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Grouchly
Moxley
Vaudeville crowd cheers self-made Negro act
In a Burnt Cork routine a blackface comedian is loudly applauded while Uncle Hiram and a city man remark on the performer’s bold self-made persona, capturing tense social attitudes of the era.
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Uncle Hiram
Indian wealth and lands hailed as nation’s rich resource
The article notes the per capita wealth of Indians at about 2,180 dollars while other Americans average just over 1,300. It highlights vast oil timber and other natural resources on tribal lands, millions in agricultural land value, 600,000 head of livestock on leases, and revenues surpassing 272,000 dollars to tribes. It mentions asphalt deposits and identifies Red Man as a marker.
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United State
United States
Eggs Up at the Lunchroom Mixes Slang and a Seller
In a crowded lunchroom a young man uses coded slang to order eggs while a bored waiter and an observant waitress react. The exchange reveals a seller trying to pass off coded terms as standard language and the shift toward plain English in dining rooms.
League of Politeness forms in Berlin aims at better manners
Berlin forms the League of Politeness led by Fraulein Gecelie Meyer inspired by a Rome organization. The group adopts the Italian motto Pro gentilezza to be worn on a medal and hopes the sight of the tallaman badge will curb temper and rude speech, inviting any polite person to join.
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League of Politeness
Berlin
Fraulein Gecelie Meyer
Rome
Germany
Country Churchyard Ordered Interments Forbidden
A recent Gazette issue carries an order in council prohibiting ordinary interments in the churchyard near St. Giles Stoke Poges. The note contrasts with Gray's Elegy and marks a shift in burial practice for that churchyard.
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Gray
St. Giles
Stoke Poges
Buckinghamshire
the Gazette
How She Learned
A mother recalls her children’s learning pace with humor. She notes John the slowest, Tom a touch ahead, and baby Hadith the brightest, scoffing that Hadith learns fast because she has the siblings to teach her. Master John interjects in the playful exchange.
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John
Tom
Hadith
Humorous note on Governor Candler’s smoking savings
A Gainesville man recalls Georgia’s late Governor Allen D. Candler and his quirky humor. He cites a year when Candler reportedly quit cigars for a pipe, claiming he saved $208 by the switch, prompting reflection on frugal resolve.
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Allen D. Candler
Georgia
South
Candler
Gainesville
Atgara
Ramadan Traditions and Revelations in Moslem Belief
The Christian Herald notes Ramadan as the exalted month when the Koran was revealed to Muhammad through Gabriel. It recalls prophets receiving revelations, Mohammed seeking solitude in the cave of Hira, and the month’s sacred state with open heavens and chained devils.
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Gabriel
Mohammed
Mecca
Hira
Abraham
Moses
Heaven
Hell
Christian Herald
Medical Compromise Delays Diagnosis With Conflicting Advice
In a humorous exchange a patient recalls two doctors advising different treatments during a night consultation. Rather than choosing between them, the doctors ultimately advise mixing the two approaches, resolving the stalemate with an unconventional compromise.
Hard on the Mare in Cumberland Gap Bus
A bus climbs the Cumberland Gap where a rear door jams twice. Passengers whisper about the mare overhearing and fearing people will alight, as the driver urges silence to avoid unsettling the animal and triggering a sense of danger.
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Cumberland Gap
Bernhardt Finds Youth Beliefs in New York
Excerpt shows Sara Bernhardt addressing compliments on her youth in New York Mine scene. She jokes about being a great grandmother and says she works constantly. A nurse’s exaggerated boulevard tale about crowds and accidents is recounted by a boy and his nurse, who urge moving on.
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New York
Sara Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Retraction Cited in Yarn of Piz Contention
A conciliatory speaker rebukes the insult and a vindictive party retorts that no one should deem the man worth 40 cents a pound, signaling a dispute over value and propriety in a public exchange.
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Piz
Blissful Ignorance in a Meekton Proposal
A sentimental observer asks Mr. Meekton if he felt nerves proposing. He replies that he was not nervous but would have been if he could foresee the next ten years. The quip frames a humorous reflection on married life.
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Mr. Meekton
Economy In Art and the Singing Education Choice
Mr. Sirius Barker contemplates his daughter’s artistic path preferring singing over art or literature. He argues that art spoils canvas and paint while literature wastes paper, whereas singing only temporarily stirs the atmosphere.
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Sirius Barker
Frightful quake tale from hotel room scene
In a dramatic exchange Mrs Hossim asks about the first thought on waking to an earthquake. Mr Bossim replies his first thought was of her and recalls objects whirling from the mantel and hooks striking him as a chandelier or frame toppled in the hotel room. The couple notes her anger past the event.
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Howard Savage Crossett
Davenport
Reputed & i
E. A. Douglas
Albion
Dallas Center
W. H. Gemmell
James Moran
Iowa City
Rock Island
Sarah Beach
Wayne County
al Jerton
Johannah Hendrickson
Bricelyn
Fred
Privia
St. Elizabeth
Fort Madison
C. W. Moore
Iowa Sheep and Wool ‘Growers’ Association
Ottumwa
H. A. Blakely
Grinnell
Hannah Erickson
Mason City
Hocking
Monroe
Wm. G. Hodge
J.T. Cobley
Stacyville
Mitchell
Edith Spengley
Tillie Bascom
Ira J.adler
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Iowa
Coggan
Deep River
Merrill
Milo
Morav‘da
Peterson
Swea City
Knights of Columbus Home Association
du Duque
Order of Knights of Columbus
Keane
Edoward Slattery
Mack's National Monthly
New Process Of Staining Glass In Windows
A new method for coloring glass involves applying mineral colors to create a design, then firing at high heat to fuse color and glass. The result is a pebble textured surface that yields soft, mellow light when installed. Each panel is separately molded and bent for large windows, then assembled in a metal frame.
Voices in the Train and the Calm Aftermath
A reflective monologue contrasts noisy youths on a train with the idea of sweeter voices, praising truth over temptation. It notes young women, casual discussion, and the odd scene of sharing daguerreotypes while eating apples, prefacing a defense of authentic, gentle song over perilous temptations.
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St. Anthony
Holmes
Bible Teaching as a Function of the Preacher
Dr. D. S. Gregory argues that Bible teaching aimed at sinners must transcend natural development. Preachers should first grasp the sinner’s condition, press home Bible doctrine, emphasize the cross, and rely on the Holy Spirit for supernatural transformation rather than mere natural growth.
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Christ
Haying
Dr. D
Gregory
Tm Homiletic Review
The Two Elements of Repentance
The passage defines repentance as two elements, sorrow for sin and turning from it. It explains repentance arises from gazing on God, recognizing sin as harmful to His rule, and feeling sorrow that hurts those dearer than life, prompting resolve not to repeat the offense.
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Christ
Life's Reality and the Fading Daily Struggles
A fragmented reflection on life and aging hints at everyday fading moments. The piece mentions aging, reality, and the persistence of existence amid uncertainty without concrete events or names.
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Dudley
Wapello
Charles W.'. Peterson
O. Sims
Reely
Weber
Ray A. Folsom
Hill Thorson
Kalona
Monroe Young
Pelwelh
Frank F
Swere
Berogan
John B. Blair
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Kelley
Henry B
Mingo Ar Losa
Success Magazine
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Beatnis
Post
Europe
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
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