Choice 40 acre tract in Carroll with house and orchard
Property listings describe No 8 a 40 acre tract with a good house barn and fruit trees ideal for truck farming, plus No 7 a 120 acre adjoining city lot with fair buildings near Carroll. Additional Calhoun County and Osceola County farms offer varied sizes, improvements, prices, and easy terms. Office photos available and inquiries welcome.
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Corporation of Carroll
Carroll County
City of Carroll
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Iowa
Owa
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Weland
Choice Farm
Boone County
Humor and Highwaymen in a Patchwork Tale
A Cleveland Leader column mix uses a mock courtship scene with Mrs. Trelawney and Francis Wallingford as a satire of marriage tests. It also recounts a Glasgow to Carlisle road incident where two robbers steal from an old Scotsman after a failed brawl, ending with a joke about a sixpence.
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Cleveland
Glasgow and
Carlisle
Judge McComas Named to Succeed Gorman in Senate
Louis Emory McComas of Washington County Maryland, a current member of the district of columbia supreme court, is elected to succeed Arthur P Gorman in the United States senate. Born October 28 1846 he graduated Dickinson College in 1866. He practiced law begun in 1868 and entered politics with the republican wing. He served in the Forty eighth and three further terms in congress, was defeated in 1890 and acted as secretary of the Republican national committee in 1892. His senate term begins March 4 1899.
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Washington County
Arthur P. Gorman
United States Senate
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Louis Emory McComas
Maryland
Dickinson College
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Harrison
Shortsighted Old Lady Chooses Destruction Of Artwork
In a satirical exchange the Shortsighted Old Lady confronts a baggageman over a trunk claiming it is hers as a judge questions an assault. The prisoner declares intent to kill the artists who made the pictures, while teenagers seek a photo in the paper.
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Baggageman
New York Journal
Wealthy Widow Mrs Collier Weds Dr Talmage at 66
The 66 year old preacher Dr T. De Witt Talmage marries widow Eleanor Collier, 40, a former Mrs. Collier and daughter of Judge F. H. Collier. They met last summer in New York and were guests at Rev. Dr. J. R. Paxton’s summer home. Mrs. Collier has a 17 year old daughter at Bryn Mawr.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Divine
Dr. Talmage
F. H. Collier
Alleghany County
New York
J. R. Paxton
Where to Find Him in the Brooklyn Life
Browne asks if you saw a man who truly wanted the earth. Towne recalls a first trip passenger on an ocean liner. The exchange highlights curiosity about a figure linked to broad ambition as described in Brooklyn Life.
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Browne
Towne
Brooklyn
Exchange Rule Sparks Quick Witty Exchange
A humorous quote notes a house rule preventing another exchange of goods while a woman laments her husband’s disapproval. The dialogue features a sharp quip about exchanging a husband in a satirical exchange.
Constant Singing in the Flat Causes Friction
Harlem resident complains that the ongoing singing in the neighbor’s flat irritates them more than the neighbor’s humming. The brief public squabble appears in a New York Sunday Journal feature.
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Gothamme
Harlemme
New York Sunday Journal
The Voice of Experience Exchange
A brief wry exchange from the Richmond Dispatch notes a playful remark about a wife likened to a revenue cutter in a fond, humorous tone. The quip highlights domestic affection and a touch of maritime metaphor.
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Dobson
Revenue Cutter
Richmond Dispatch
Making a Precedent Stage Manager Detroit Theatre Jest
Stage Manager argues modern practice, while a great actress claims the public will follow after seeing her. The exchange appears in the Detroit Journal reflecting backstage theater dynamics.
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Detroit Journal
Rank Above Emperor William Questioned in The World
A World article quotes a witty exchange asking if any rank exceeds Emperor William, with the response that none surpasses him. The remark reflects opinions on imperial hierarchy and authority.
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Emperor William
New York World
Dinner for many titles ends in costly misreadings
A tale from Life of John Arthur Roe buck recounts the Duke of Wellington’s father paid for many titles with a dinner mishap, a waiter awaiting multiple guests. In a court scene a merchant accused a partner of selling below cost. the case was adjourned and the plaintiff cried out the sacrifice must go on. The shop drew crowds then the plaintiff vanished.
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Duke of Wellington
Prince of
Waterloo
John Arthur Roebuck
Pearson’s Weekly
Taking Things as They Come in Town Topics
A Town Topics entry notes a cyclist recovering after a collision and says bicycling offers social benefits as a source of meeting many people. The remark highlights community interaction following an accident.
In Reminiscent Mood from Western in Up to Date
A poetic fragment recalls a dainty kerchief cherished as a treasured memory. The speaker praises the linen token and its perfume guiding him back to a past moment by a beloved figure, contemplating love’s fickleness and who now possesses Bessie's kerchiefs.
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Bessie
W. Hull
Moneyed Improvements and the Brown Study
A Philadelphia Record snippet notes a house plan featuring a study and a drawing room described by Mrs. Newrich. The dialogue alludes to a brown study inspired by a literary heroine’s rejection in The Mill Girl's Lovers.
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