Aves Iowa Sees Growth Near Des Moines Centre
Aves lies at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road, thirty six miles north of Des Moines Iowa. The city sits near the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which enrolls hundreds of students and supports a public school system. The surrounding farmland is productive with abundant orchard and crop yields.
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Chicago and North Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Notable Names List Fragmented in Richmond Publication
A garbled OCR fragment lists individuals including A. Richmond, Van Chamberlain, C. Be Haverly, G. H. Maxwell, H. Westerman, and A. Perkins, suggesting a partial roster or noted figures in a historical newspaper page.
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A. Richmond
van Chamberlain
C. BE. Haverly
G. H. Maxwee
H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Under the Chestnut Boughs and Romantic Mirth
Bright prose notes modest maidens and giddy girls in a column of breezy gossip. It reflects on beauty versus virtue in women, warns of marital discontent, and ponders how couples endure or falter while urging young women to guide future generations.
The Exiled Queen and the Rise of Women Workers
Catharine Cole reflects on the transformation of women from viewed as heroines to essential workers in the late 19th century. She chronicles the shift from stigma to daily labor in schools, factories, presses, and homes, praising working women for their resilience and duty to family and society. The piece honors women who manage newspapers, trades, and industries, asserting the working world is better with them.
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Hon
Eliza J. Nicholson
P. Murray
Catharine Cole
New Orleans, Picayune
Wealth Beyond Gold In Chambers Journal Poem
A reflective verse from Chambers Journal extols true riches as inner wealth from gratitude and joy in nature. It contrasts material wealth with happiness found in daisies grasses birds and summer music, celebrating a mindful sense of abundance.
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Chambers’ Journal
Telegram Twist Clears Up Missing Wife Mixup
Mrs. Denning receives a mysterious telegram accusing her husband of a double life. After a wild chase to confront him, the note proves a misread name on the telegram. Ethel returns with Fred, and the couple jokes about lodge nights and the mistaken dispatch.
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Fred
Mrs. Denning
Ethel
Denning
Fred Denning
Brooklyn
Jover
Will Lacy
Madison House
Mother
Madison
Lacy
Union Square Gossip and Hat Remembrance Echoes
A playful exchange reveals a wife eloping with a handsome man while the husband pretends to sleep. The column notes how hats remembered people in theater lore, then a quip on a brave philosopher being a citizen of the world.
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Kossutu
Norristown Herald
Breach of Promise Trial Mentioned in Dialogue
A New York Sun excerpt presents a dialogue where a man confesses love has cooled and vows a future pledge will not be fulfilled, and the woman responds that such a claim would amount to a breach of promise trial.
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George
New York Sun
Women in Boston Clubs Defy Yet Earn Social Power
The Boston Globe notes women increasingly study and engage in politics, history, languages, and charity while men retreat to clubs. It questions who bears blame for women’s limited club conversation and praises women’s wit at women-only lunches and “ladies night” gatherings.
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Boston
Walpole
Boston Globe
Abstemious Hindoo Life and Poverty in India
A critique describes Indian peasants living on meager incomes of 2 shillings weekly, citing frugal clothing, self-built huts, no rent, abstention from alcohol and meat, and strict adherence to religious rules guiding diet and lifestyle. It notes cultural norms and economic constraints shaping daily subsistence.
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India
England
Women in New Orleans Break Social Boundaries
Six years ago in New Orleans women faced a narrow world as they stepped beyond home life and entered the workforce. The piece highlights the challenges and courage of these early working women pursuing independence and professional roles.
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New Orleans
No, ma'am I will not shoot birds says hunter in Bazaar
A figure asks if the hunter intends to kill harmless creatures. He replies he will use his sack and only shoot with his gun, denying broader cruelty in the Harper's Bazaar excerpt.
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Harper's Bazaar
Cleveland Urges Congress to Settle Union Pacific Debts
President Cleveland transmits the commissioners reports on aided railroads including Union Pacific and Central Pacific. He notes conflicts over government liens and repayment, urges Congress to act to secure public funds, and cautions against government takeover while seeking practical settlement with the railroads.
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Pacific Railroad
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railway
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific Road
Central Pacific Rai
Central Pacific
Union
Everest
Othe Uni
California and Oregon
Central Pacific Company
Groover Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Stricken Speaker Carlisle Faces Threat Over Private Papers
The Washington special reports Speaker Carlisle ill at the Capitol as a letter from attorney Hate Syphen threatens to publish private letters and affidavits affecting his character. The shock follows intense election contest scrutiny and aims at derailing Carlisle’s bid toward the Presidency.
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Sypher
Washington
Carlisle
Thoebe
Kentucky
Orest
Syphen
Cleveland
Dakota Blizzard's Vast Reach Across Plains and Midwest
The Chicago Tribune reports a massive blizzard sweeping from Dakota to Mississippi and Texas. It cripples Iowa Missouri Minnesota Nebraska Montana Kansas Wyoming and parts of Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Arkansas Mississippi Indiana and Texas. The storm brings extreme cold, heavy snow, ice, and snow covered streets creating widespread casualties and disruption.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Dakota
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
Montana
Kansas
Wyoming
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Arkansas
Mississippi
Misiana
Galveston
Tex
National League aims at close 1888 pennant race
Chicago Detroit Indianapolis Pittsburg Philadelphia Washington Boston New York loom as leading clubs with strategic signings. Sunday moved from Chicago to Pittsburg as manager Spalding cites harsh press criticism. Western Association guards Kansas City. arbitration pact aims to deter cross-league moves. Eastern players face a lean winter in California.
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Chicago
The
Union
St. Paul
Detroit
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelhia
Ils
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Spalding
Anson
Paul Hines
Philaeo
Ohic
Capt. Anson
American Association
City
Jim Whitfield
Cincinnati
Kansas City
New Western Association. Com
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
Sam Morton
Western Association
New Western Association
California
Mulvey
McGuire
Sullivan
Burns
Pfeffer
Foster
Tariff Reform Strategy Outlined in House Debate
Advocates suggest bypassing a single introducer and drafting a bill with committee majority approval. The measure would be submitted to the House and refined after referral, aiming for prompt passage on tariff reform.
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Friends of Tariff Reform
Liberality Defined as Giving with It
A compact saying on generosity states that liberality lies in giving along with the disposition to share. The phrase emphasizes the moral stance of sharing resources as a measure of liberal spirit.
Treasury plan to fund timber lands debate in Congress
The article covers congressional actions on a Treasury surplus use for timber land purchases, the Wilkins banking bill, and measures on public timber and forest lands. It notes votes, committee reports, and debates in the House and Senate, including the Thoebe Carlisle election contest proceedings and related partisan dynamics.
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Farwell
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Rnec
Senate
Wilkins
Stockbridge
Grand neeSee
Netherlands
House
Thoebe-Carlisle
House of Representatives
Crisp
Georgia
Committee On Elections
Lymen
Iowa
Cooper
Carlisle
Rowell
Illinois
Lodge
Massachusetts
Thoebe
Lyman
Lowa
Aftfirman
Kelley
Springer
Yeas
Committee On Finance
Frye
Maine
Chandler
Congress
Stewart Lee
Utah
Anderson
Bays
Messrs
Cannon
Davenport
McKenna
Post
Steele
Baker
Iil
Brewer
Buchanan
Cheadle
Hovey
Kerr
Laidlaw
Congress Advances In Ethics And Behavior
The article notes improved social ethics and longer home life for Congressmen, claims drunken floor episodes have vanished, and describes a modern, orderly Congress. It cites peer pressure against public intoxication and praises self restraint while acknowledging some members drink moderately without causing drunkenness.
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Congress
Capitol
Washington
Congress of the United States
Portraits of wit and whimsy cross the ages
A mix of humorous anecdotes features Sir George Rose’s sharp retorts to barristers and a Charles II parody amid courtly talk. The piece notes Killigrew’s evasive reply, Queen and court gossip, a phrenologist’s skull request to Dickens, and a Delaware and Hudson conductor collecting punch holes as curios.
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George Rose
Charles II
Killigrew
Reynolds
Charles Diing
Dickens
Guardian
Washington Critic Quotation Sparks Patent Lover Mention
A Washington Critic quote reports a dull young man at 1 o'clock speaking to a street girl about a patent lover and an agency in Washington. The remark ends abruptly with no further details provided.
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Epison
Washington
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Ames
Official Directory
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Board OF Supervisors
Burcres
Lincoln
Anthony Hale
Collins
K. Ballard
Howard
M. Mprreim
I. KR. Chamberlain
C Shockley
L. van Dusen
Tea Gap Oueet Com
Methodist Episcopal
Baptist
C.ervices
H. W. Wilson
E. C. Moulton
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Acadia Lodge NO
A. F. and
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L. M. Bosworth
W. M. M. J. Smrru
United Workmen
Ames Lodge
G. A. Meredith
M. W
M. Sorer
Ellsworth Relief Corps No. 98
G. A. R. Hall
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Conpit
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Cena Thayer
Treas
M. J. Smith
At- Aw
Stevens
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
District of Iowa
Union National Bank
D. McCarthy
J. L. Stevens
Dyer & Fitchpatrick
Opera Block
Nevada
H. M. Templeton
Westerman’s
Mace C. A. Beverly
Church
Story County
E. B. Plumb
West House
City Drug Store
Albert Richmond
SS & McLain
Chas. E. Hunt
C.M. Lopet
Acent Travelers’ Insurance Co
EB. C. Rice
Rice & Son
Ealers
Iron Pipex
Pummee
pAneh
M. Hemstreet
Mr. Sampson
Miss Smith
Beauty
Power of
Union Square
Pacific Commissioners
Samuel
Asso
Ciations
San Francisco Chronicle
van Haltren
Giants
Gothamites
Van
Intelligencer
Heap
National
Baiway
Delaware and Hudson
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