Cowboys of the Skies and the Daring City Builders
The piece recalls the boisterous past of skyscraper crews once famed for fearless stunts as they rose from New Orleans to Vancouver. It notes modern workers now value caution while maintaining romance, with skyward feats, rivalny racing between New York towers, and a social cost to relentless ascent.
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New Orleans
Vancouver
Harper’s Weekly
New York
13Th Street
Katie
Ghostly owner haunts Borda Gardens in Mexico
Oil magnate H Clay Pierce buys Borda Gardens at Ceurnayaca Mexico for 15090 dollars and plans a 100000 dollar restoration. Locals report ghostly sightings tied to buried treasure and a long ago crime as guests await the mansion’s reopening. Mrs Pierce is Virginia Pickett Burrowes from Edwardsville Illinois.
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H. Clay Pierce
St. Louis
Borda Gardens
Ceurnayaca
Mexico
Pieres
Maximilian
Carlotta
Pierce
Virginia Pickett Burrowes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Be Cheerful Face Habits and Aging in Woman's Life
An essay argues facial expressions reflect habit more than time. It contrasts negative stereotypes of women as perpetual ugliness with an optimistic view that cheerful faces preserve youth. Wrinkles are life marks. a smiling, optimistic countenance keeps one feeling young and carefree.
Sovereigns Die On Saturdays Historically
The article notes English rulers dying on Saturdays with five named monarchs through 1830. It lists William I in 1702 Queen Anne in 1714 George II in 1760 George III in 1820 and George IV in 1830, while George I and Edward departures straddled Saturday and Sunday.
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England
William I
Queen Anne
George II
George III
George IV
George I
Edward
Not to Be Led by Love Dialogue Sketch
A clerk and an employer clash over marriage plans. The clerk asserts intent to lead the employer’s daughter to the altar, but the employer rebukes the match and says such union is impossible if the clerk would follow rather than lead. The exchange echoes moral tone and period humor.
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Clerk
Boston Herald
Good Time to Turn Farmer
A Metropolitan Magazine essay by H. W. Collingwood urges city dwellers to move to farming as prices rise. It argues farming success comes from sound judgment, new methods, and access to 80 years of agricultural knowledge. It notes Eastern lands waterlogged now offer value when drained and limed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Collingwood
Metropolitan Magazine
De Fashion Belle Advised to Marry to Restore Health
A New York Weekly item mocks social excess as Mrs De Fashion laments late hours, poor health, and lost beauty. The elder narrator pushes the belle toward marriage as a remedy, with the line drawing the joke that marriage will revive her plumpness.
Nothing Subdued About Her in A Friendly Exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts views on diet and temperament. A man dismisses the idea that food shapes mental traits while recounting his mother-in-law's sharp temper despite eating oats potatoes and whipped cream.
Looking Up Father Class of 1877
A new student asks to view his father's record and recalls his father’s demand not to disgrace him. The father, a member of the class of 1877, guides the student’s quest to measure his own progress and reach.
Zemo Promised Cure At Cagwin Drug Store
The Cagwin Drug Store markets ZEMO with a money back guarantee if skin or scalp problems persist. Advertises quick relief after first use and long term germ life destruction for pimples dandruff eczema and related eruptions. Offers a 32 page booklet on skin care and proof of cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagwin Drug Store
ZEMO
Cagwim Drug Store
Dr Dyer C General Practice Armory Cinema Ad
An old newspaper fragment advertises medical services by Dr Dyer C a general practice and surgery. It also promotes motion pictures at 10 cents and directs readers to go to the Armory for the venue.
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Dyer
Motion Pictures
The
Armory
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Iona
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James Woodward
5Th St
Ames, Ia
Nilat
Jaseth
Sprague Publishing CO
Majestic Bidge
Datruit
C. E. Hunt
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s Drug Store
T. L. Rice
Dudgeon
D. M. Ghrist
Jennie G. Ghrist
Drs. Ghrist
Ghrist
Onondaga St
Masonic Elk
Ek. B. Bush, M. D
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Frank E. Morris
Main St
Ames, Iowa
Daniel McCarthy
J. Y. Luke
M’carthy
Luke
Attorneys-At-Law
Story County Bank
Hodge Ave
M. J. Adams
H. M. Duckworth Undertaker
East End
Ames
Cagwiris Gough Syrup
J. E. Cagwin
Munn & Co
Scientific American
WN. U
Samar
Itan
Good Samaritan
Mr. Merchant
Hay
Whitelaw Reid
Tribune
Pike County
John Hay
G. C. Eggleston
New York Weekly
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Sheldon
S. A. Keenan
Asst
Genral Banking
Ates Ea
Judisch Brothers
HL. Mann Lumber
Ames Kelley Gilbert
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