Attorney Ad Practices in All Courts Ames Iowa
Attorney and counsellor at law practicing in all state courts and the U S District Court for the District of Iowa. Office located over Union National Bank in Ames Iowa.
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Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Des Moine
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agricuture and Mechanic Arts
Law
Stevens
U. S
District of Iowa
Union National Bank
D. McCarthy
J. L. Stevens
Dyer & Fitchpatrick, TI
United States
Opera Block
Nevada
C. A. Beverly
Church
Story County
Youth and Beauty Forever On Helen's Cheek
A lyrical tribute in The Independent celebrates Helen's enduring youth and beauty. The poem contrasts a vibrant early bloom with time's passing and lauds her enduring grace and loyal spirit.
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Helen
The
Independent
Fertilizing Ashes Enrich New Zealand Soils
Reports from New Zealand say last year’s volcanic ashes from Etna and Vesuvius enrich the soil, raising yields for some crops. The text notes disasters offer no safety in riches as disease, like the coli, strikes both rich and poor infants alike.
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Etna
Vesuvius
New Zeland
Woman's Place in the World in a Theatre Sketch
In a Vera Beecher inspired meditation the piece contrasts a husband with a radiant public life and a wife left behind in a gilded home. The narrative follows their strained marriage as the wife, miscast as scenery, endures public spectacle while he pursues fame.
Father baffles daughter in kingdom quiz tale
A middle aged professional recalls a funny misstep while teaching his daughter to classify the animal vegetable and mineral kingdoms. He asks about the hired girl and learns she already thinks both answers are vegetables, revealing a mischievous child and a humorous family moment from Elmira Gazette.
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Elmira Gazette
The Day of Little Women Fashion Recap
In a Belle Epoque tone the New York Star notes fashion shifts toward shorter silhouettes and refined femininity. The piece discusses how tiny styles dominate, while larger figures face less vogue, and quotes a French advice credo on confident, poised bearing.
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New York Star
Misleading Identities and Royal Gossip in a Curious Billet
Scene shows social chatter at a confectioner’s shop with Miss Sadie McJones and Miss Fannie in a witty exchange about society, invitations, and engagements. The piece segues into medical and criminology notes on identity confusion, citing the Daly-Strahl case and several 19th century examples of mistaken identity involving murder and misidentified corpses.
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Madison Square
Gunn's
Marmaduke
Gunns
Sadie
Charley van Smith
Crushers’ Musicale
Charley
Charlie
Fannie
Mismated to a Man of Genius at the Theater
The narrator recalls a theater encounter about a famed genius and his wife. A friend corrects a mishearing describing the wife seated to the genius’s left. The anecdote pivots on a witty mix up during a discussion about a celebrated man of intellect.
Hard Luck Story From a Tramp on a Detroit Doorstep
A Detroit Free Press item relays a tramp’s tale of misfortune after spending his last $2 on a lottery ticket. The exchange highlights the woes of the poor and contrasts wealthier citizens with the tramp’s hard luck.
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Detroit Free Press
Flattery vs Critics Highlight True Friends
A reflective note emphasizes that genuine friends are those who critique rather than flatter. It argues honest criticism strengthens bonds and personal growth, urging openness to candid feedback.
War Reminiscences From Atlanta to the Sea
A veteran poet recalls Civil War marching from Atlanta to the sea under Sherman. The verses honor Union cause and comrades, mention Billy Sherman and Uncle Bill, and reflect on battles, camp life, and the march toward the Atlantic.
The Map Leaf Prize and Star of the West Hold Up in 1863
In June 1863 a group of Confederate prisoners seized the United States steamer Maple Leaf near Norfolk, taking control with the Star of the West crew and guards aboard. The Confederate attack, led by hand to hand combat, ended without bloodshed as the Maple Leaf surrendered to the Confederates who then ferried Federal officers toward Fort Delaware. The account also includes biographical notes on General Oliver Otis Howard and a Civil War anecdote from W H Carcaeo describing Lewinsville battlefield experiences.
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Wilson
Daly
Dieterle
Strahl
Daly’s
United States
Tidy
Ogston
Kinlock
Norfolk
Fort Delaware
New Orleans
Star of the West
Monroe
Chesapeake
Maps- Leaf
Maple Leaf
Virginia
Fortress Monroe
A. E. Asbury
Higginsville
Battle of Cedar Creek Echoes from a Civil War Regiment
On October 19, 1864, the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Regiment fought at Cedar Creek under Sheridan. The men supported a battery, faced a routed foe, rallied behind their colors, and retreated to woods before a cheering line led by "Little Phil" and a reformed Union line.
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W. H. Carcaeo
One Hundred and Thirty-ninth
Pennsylvania
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Sheridan
Cedar Creek
Corps
Crooks
Eighth Corps
Sixth Corps
Little Phil
Black Oy
Johnnies
Battle of Cedar Creek Ends With Union Victory
A firsthand recollection describes a routed Confederate force at Cedar Creek as praising reinforcements arriving for the Union. A single commanding rider gives the advance signal, the line charges, clears a stone fence, and the enemy flees in disorder. The narrator ends with nightfall camp at the same spot, as promised by Sheridan.
The 118th Ohio in East Tennessee Plunders Corn and Pig
In fall 1863 a detachment of the 118th Ohio describes foraging across the Tennessee River island full of corn, stealing a white pig, skinning it, and cooking corn with meat while rationing was tight. They recount gunboat shots, skirmishes, and camp life as they moved through Elk Horn and White River regions.
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One Hundred and Eighteenth
Ohio
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East Tennessee
Tennessee
Johnnies
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Allen Barfell
Pete Teagardner
Richard Garner
W. H. Taylor
Garner
Old Black Mart
Colonel Young
Winliag Hatfield
118Th Regiment
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White River
Elk Horn
Texas Cavalry
Bus Ie
Life of Henry A Wise A Virginia Leader and Soldier
Henry Alexander Wise born December 3 1806 at Drummondtown Virginia. He graduated Washington College 1825 studied law and settled in Nashville before returning to Virginia to serve in Congress in 1833. Wise fought a duel with a colleague and served as aide to Graves in the Graves Cilley duel. He was Minister to Brazil in 1844, Governor of Virginia in 1855, and in the Civil War commanded in the Kanawha Valley and Roanoke Island but faced defeats. His son O J Wise was among the killed at Roanoke Island and he died about ten years after the war.
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Foraging and Reconnaissance From Chain Bridge Autumn 1861
In September 1861, four regiments of infantry with cavalry and artillery under Colonel Stevens advanced from Chain Bridge toward Vienna Virginia for a foraging and reconnaissance mission. The march followed a tranquil autumn day through relatively unharmed countryside before tensions mounted later that afternoon.
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Vermont Infantry
Washington
Bull Run
Corcoran
Sixty-ninth
New York
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Potomac
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Seventy-ninth
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Molasses Mishap on Meridian Hill Camp
D. C. memoir recalls a sutler’s massive hogshead of molasses unloaded by soldiers. The barrel burst on impact, spilling thick syrup into depressions, drawing crowds with cups and spoons to scoop it up. Harley signs off noting lasting memory of the incident.
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Meridian Hill
D. P. Harley
Corn Flight Incident Aboard Freight Car in 1964
While traveling from Atlanta toward the front in June 1964, soldiers in a corn-filled freight car tossed corn at an open window. A woman at the window reacted with shock and anger, her face struck by the corn, prompting a heated gesture as the car rolled by.
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Atlanta
The Felt Location of the Ego
The piece muses on self location and bodily sensation. It notes that pain does not localize as the self and jokes about being in front of others, citing a Punch cartoon. The anecdote includes a basebal lrelated slip and a reference to Atlantic Monthly.
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Atlantic Monthly
Antiquity of Agriculture Across Regions
The article argues agriculture dates back to antiquity in Asia Egypt and the Americas. It cites pyramid era farming in Egypt about 4,000 years ago and early plant cultivation events in China and Mesopotamia. It notes American agriculture in Mexico and Peru dating to the first Christian centuries with maize and tobacco spreading long before.
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Ture
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America
Pyramid
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Ats
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Egy
Mexico
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