Stolen Kiss Ends In Moonlit Domestic Romance
A bucolic tale unfolds in a farmhouse kitchen where Molly Dey is kissed by farmer John, prompting a comic and tender chase as a dish rag, spade, and meeting at the Valley backdrop lead to a warm, moonlit proposal and a hopeful marriage in a simple rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly Dey
Molly
John Black
Adam
Haphazzard
Thut
Farmer John
Dey
John
Dish-Pan
Spade
Ng Zephyr
Tennyson
Stuiles
The Paragraphers and Worldly Jokes Collage
A mosaic of quips and wits from various papers includes barbs about wives, newspapers, and fortune, with bits about a mayoral craze, Whitman, dental woes, and a Boston gold specs wife. Several pithy lines reference public figures and everyday folly.
The Clown Speaks On Life And Time And Change
A reflective monologue by a traveling entertainer compares clowning to philosophy. It muses on mortality time space and the fate of performers as they age and hopes for a long life and enduring memory beyond the last show.
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Garrick
Kean
Badwin Booth
Joe Jefferson
Cleveland
Grant
Smith & Williams
Lake Street
Mattoon
Illinois
Monroe Brothers
Frank James
Bird Monroe
Frank
Griffin
Ames Ad Rates and Local Notices in Central Iowa
Advertising rates listed for Ames local business cards and classifieds in a 19th or early 20th century issue. Includes per-line pricing for short notices, monthly standing changes, and a note on Ames being a railroad junction with Iowa State College and surrounding prosperous farming lands.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
County Officials List With Names and Titles
A readable fragment lists county officers including County Auditor C. G. McCarthy, Clerk of the Courts J. L. Smrre, Treasurer J. A. Mias, Recorder A. K. Banks, Sheriff Ore O. Rog, Superintendent of Schools R. A. Mitch el, Surveyor Joan I. Hosterrer, Coroner Oeneeenen Ee Aryven Ersland, J. Q. Burgess, Anthony Hate.
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C. G. McCarthy
J. L. Smrre
J. A. Mias
H. H. Borxs
A. K. Banks
Ore O. Rog
R. A. Mitch EL
Joan I. HosTerrer
United Workmen Meeting Schedule and Members
The notice outlines a United Workmen gathering held on a regular basis with names such as Soper Rec J. S. Brooks and M. W. Oa eet listed among attendees or officers. The fragmented OCR suggests a routine meeting notice and member references.
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Auerer A. O. U. W
Rusetus
Soper
Rec
J. S. Brooks
G A R Beisnest Meets First and Third Saturdays at Masonic Hall
Local veterans group G A R Beisnest and POST No 30 meet the first and third Saturdays at 7 o clock in Masonic Hall. Commander T J Miller Adjutant J E Duncan Quarter Master invite all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors to join. Initiation 2 dollars quarterly dues 25 cents. Attorneys listed in Ames Iowa legal notices. Physicians and surgeons listed with Ames offices. Veterinary surgeon E B Cramb lit and King of Pain medicine noted.
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G. A. R Beisnest
G.A.R
Masonic Hall
T. J. Miller
J. E. Duncan
Henry Wilson, Jr
Willis Sees Robins Feeding and a Secret Jibe
In a humorous Chicago News snippet young Willis recalls watching robins feed their young while teasingly noting that the hired girl eats worms, a joke about feeding the father behind the kitchen door.
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Willis
Chicago News
Women with pretty features as described by Whitehall Times
A quirky观察 of women described by skin tone facial features and mannerisms, noting pretty teeth hands eyes eyebrows lashes arms and smiles as reflections of personal style, with a closing attribution to Whitehall Times.
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Mins
Whitehall Times
The Bondage of the Smoker
A Brooklyn Eagle quotation by Bob Bur dette mocks tobacco use as bondage and claims tobacco protects the smoker from danger. The piece blends satire on smoking and sly boasts about rodent and snake toxicity while referencing encounters with mad dogs and cannibal threats.
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Bob Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
A Conscientious Cat and a Whisky Flask Tale
A fragment from St Nicholas recounts a conscientious mine cat warning miners of a collapsing dirt bank. A guest recalls a private talk where a whisky flask helped supply Union troops, linking luck, presidential fate, and a chance encounter with Grant.
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Sierra Nevada
Pass
Agnes A. Sandham
St. Nicholas
Courting a Widow and the Quick Yes
A column contrasts courtship of young girls with widows. It argues widows assess a suitor quickly, with cash and confidence, while young women delay, risking a breach of promise. The piece, from Bloomington Through Mail, portrays widow decisiveness in romantic proposals.
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Ella Wheeler
Bloomington
Sermon Pleases Congregation Yet Not in Force
A proverb notes that sermons pleasing the whole congregation often go unenforced by the Lord. The statement contrasts with a statistic claiming 18 601 female students attend American colleges.
Discontent at Courtship Economics in Barber's Gazette
Miranda laments to Pauline that her fiancé Will is ruined by her father who plans to end gate courting to save money, comparing the heartbreak to a sandal slipped from its shoe. Pauline consoles with a rueful quip as the scene unfolds in a gossip column tone.
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Augusta Chronicle
Lynn Union
St. Paul Herald
Boston Post
Senator West
Brooklyn Times
West Vinerman
Lewisville Courier-Journal
Gazette
Teras Siftings
Ohio
Philadelphia Press
Pauline
Barber's Gazette
Stockton pupil quotes mother as spiritualist rumor
A Stockton Maver tech recounts a schoolyard exchange about his classmate alleging his mother is a spiritualist. The boy claims a “terrible rapping” last night as his supporting reason.
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Stockton
Stockton Mavertech
Fragmented quote on a sleeping child and mother
A garbled passage presents a boy and mother discussing innocence and sleep. The text is incomplete with unclear attribution or context, making the event hard to place.
When you strike oil stop boring
A proverb warns against overdrilling implying that chasing further profits beyond the first gush wastes oil and resources. It cautions that success can lead to depletion if caution is not observed.
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Pan
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Vienna
Nestler
Neatteville
Rule
Leonidas C. Houk
Congress
Tennessee
William Rule
Hank
Judge Houk
Honk
Judge Honk
Houk
Bill Rule
Maxwell House
Nashville
Washington Hatchet
North Park
Cholera
Boston Globe
New England
Lady Surgeons
Paris
M. Paul Bert
Sta’esman
Douglas
Dick Oglesby
Decatur
Oglesby
Lincoln
Linder
Baker
Hermitage
Joe Picket
Breckinridge
Joe
John C. Breckinridge
North Pole
South Pole
Atlantic
Pacific
Picket
Louisville Courier-Journal
the Women of
Europe
Trousseau
Chicago
Matton
U. S Grant
Mottoon
White House
Monroe
Kentucky
Republic
Chicago Tribune
America
Carl Pretzel
Merchant Traveler
Chicago Ledger
Walt Whitman
Drake
Traveler's Magazine
Chicago Sun
Annette
Boston Courer
Spence
Florida
Newman
Smith
Mother’s
Boston Gazette
Norristown Herald
Todgers
Boston
George Gregory Gregg
Official Directory
Tee
Aryven Ersland
J. Q. Burgess
AnThony Hate
Board OF Supervisors
Union Township
Linecoln
Collins Township
Methodist Episcopal
CES
C. H.J. Everly
G. H. Starring
Masonic
Arcadia Lodge No
A. F. and
A. Masons
A. H. Duckworts
W. M. L. Q. Hocearr
United Workmen
Stevens & Hays, Torneys AT Law
Nevada
Barstow
D. McCarthy
Stevens’ New Building
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
District of Iowa
Union Bank
H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
Hutchinson
C. A. Beverly
M. E. Church
Story County
E. B. Cramblit
Agens
Ofice
New York House
Alwa
Chase. Hunt
West House
T. C. McCall
H. L. Carrell
John Glidden
Willis Clark
Suann Home Stetien
Grosselle
Ate
Eavage & Farnum
Miranda
Love
Carl Preteel
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