Ames Iowa Public School and surrounding farmland description
Ames lies on the Chicago and North Western at the Des Moines and Minneapolis road junction thirty five miles north of Des Moines. The city hosts the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well appointed public school, and a large public school building. Surrounding farmland is productive yielding abundant fruit and orchard produce.
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Amesie
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Des Moins
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Iown
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Snow-clad Wilds by Ballou in Michigan woods
A nature poem portrait of winter Michigan landscapes and wildlife. The speaker surveys snow drifts and pine forests, cold lakes, and a chorus of birds and beasts, from bears to chickadees, within a frosty woodland scene.
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Cold Lake
Michigan
Edith's Husband and a Fatal Home Invasion
Edith Graham endures cold distance from husband Arthur Graham who promises loyalty after Clive Ruperts' success. A midnight assault unfolds as robbers slip in. Edith confronts one thief, fires, and Arthur is killed by her revolver in a dramatic, tragic confrontation.
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Clive
Joe
Some Men Understand Women by Photographers
A photographer compliments a sitter Miss Smith and her friend Miss Brown at church noting a hat and asking for a slight chin raise. He claims to have captured a pleasant expression, as reported by the New Yor Sun.
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Miss Smith
Miss Brown
Memorial Tree Law In Scotland For Newly Weds
Scotland enforces a law requiring new couples to plant trees after marriage choosing pine or weeping willow, while birthdays call for birch. Moralists urge justice even if it falls the heavens, yet observers doubt the outcome as justice proceeds.
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Scotland
Wick’s
National Game Mixed Trade Talks and Signings
Chicago Club signs Fred Pfeffer boosting expectations for the coming season while Clarkson may join the Cubs, and Detroit balks at high price for Ed Andrews. Salaries draw critique as Spalding urges fair pay and steady advancement for players with loyalty, not star power.
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Chicago
Fred Pfeffer
Clarkson
Capt
Anson
John
White Stockings
Spalding
Chicagos
Arkansas
New Orleans
Nimble
Detroit
Ed Andrews
Philadelphia
Andrews
Hanlon
Richardson
Twitchell
Getzein
Gruber
Baldwin
Conway
Benfin
Gunzell
Bennett
Sutcliff
Broughton
Brouthers
White
Rowe
Hanlen
Thompson
Scheibeck
Springer
Dunlap
Kelly
Radbourn
Fred Dunlap
Pittsburg
Nimick, Phillips & Co
Agin
Galvin
Miller
O'Neil
Boston
Soden, Conant
Cubs
Chicago Club
Deacon White
South
Havana
America
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Savannah
Charleston
Richmond
Washington
New York
Chicago Bails Park
Jack Coleman
Eo R m
Bloomington
Stearns
The
Detroits
Neece
Eventful Banks Speaker Reunion Held at Union League
Washington special recalls the 1855 election of Nathaniel P. Banks as Speaker after a famed struggle. Surviving Republican supporters held a reunion at the Republican National League club, with a dinner and reception to Banks as members from 253 Representatives and 62 Senators gather memories of the era.
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Washington
Nathaniel P. Banks
House of Representatives
Republican National le
General Banks
Banks
Capitol
John Sherman
Justin
Morrill
Vermont
House
Gen. Banks
Joshua R. Giddings
Schuyler Colfax
Anson Burlingame
Mason W. Tappan
Elihu B. Washburne
Justin S. Morrill
Galusha A. Grow
Sherman
Grow
Sidney Dean
Connecticut
William Cumback
Indiana
John J. Perry
Maine
Calvin C. Chaffee
Linneus B. Comins
Chauncey
Colbath Family Story Tied to Vice President Wilson
Winthrop Colbath a brother of the late Vice President Henry Wilson was buried at Tusco County. He had farmed and traded in 1869 then moved to East Sag inaw where he died Saturday. The Colbath story mirrors Henry Wilsons lineage from a British aristocrat and a servant adopted in Massachusetts.
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Vassar
Mich
Winthrop Colbath
Henry Wilson
Colbath
Tusco
East Saginaw
Colbaths
Winthrop
Massachusetts
Wilson
Executive Council
Aailroad
Iowa
Grangers
California
State Board of Health
San Francisco
Jon
National lawmakers debate and bills touch rail routes and pensions
The House adopted a resolution to probe Reading Railroad’s impact on interstate commerce and to report needed federal action. Speakers introduced bills on export mats inspection, a 1 cent service pension, Michigan river and canal improvements, and raising helpless pension to 74 dollars monthly.
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House of Representatives
Reading Railroad Company
House
Evarte
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Cameron
Palmer
St Mare }Iver
Michigan
Reagan
Plumb
South
Ingalls
Messrs
Iye
Dawes
Hiscock
Davis
Morgan
Butler
Hearst
Crain
Texas
Committee On
Otc
Congress
Ford
Territory
Alaska
Yeas
Iowa Legislature Debates Rail Rates and Voting Rights
Iowa legislators consider two cent fare for freight, rail safety fencing, and licensing bills. Senators push municipal women suffrage, inspectors on coal weighing, and amendments restricting felons and idiots from voting. House debates include railroad bonds rules, tax exemptions, and county official pay, with progress on a post as a federal senator ballot.
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Bayless
Garlack
Wagiee
S Normal School
Algona
Iowa
Davison
Railroad Commission
McCoy
Meservy
Railroad Committee
Furnis
Davenpc
100
Ley
O'Brien County
Senate
Joint Railroad Committee
In of Representatives
Cummins
Polk
Adaes Eee
Mr. Cassatt
Emsage
Ere
Chesebro
Weber
Barnett
House of Representatives
McVey
Chapman
Coui
Crooks
Curtis
Hutchinson
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Robb
Wilson
Committee On Railroads
Young
Finn and
McVay
Woolson
Buell
House
United States
Congress
Ihs
Hall
Boone
Teal
Sioux City Blizzard Hero Survives Inside Ox Carcass
In Aurora County Iowa during a Jan 12 blizzard farmer Eric Johnson sheltered inside a frozen ox carcass after killing the animal and disemboweling it to escape the storm. He spent the night inside until rescuers freed him at dawn and he emerged uninjured.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Aurora County
Eric Johnson
Johnson
Owever
Big delegation seeks 7 million for Great Lakes canal work
Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota business leaders pressed Congress for a 7 million dollar lump sum to finish improvements along the Buffalo to Duluth waterway. They urged deepening Detroit River channel dredging lakes St Clair Huron St Marys Hog Lake Channel and enlarging Sault Ste Marie locks based on War Department figures showing high canal traffic.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
New York
Great Lakes
Washington
House Committee On
Buffalo
Duluth
Detroit River
St Clair
Huron
Hog Lake
St. Mary's River
Lakes Huron
St. Clair
Great Ship Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
War Department
Liverpool
Sullivan Ready for Further Imprisonment in Ireland
Ex Lord Mayor Sullivan greeted by a large crowd on release from Tulla jail. He praised Gladstone proposals as a fair compromise uniting Ireland and England, urged National League support, and said he was prepared to endure more imprisonment. M P Cox jailed a month at Kildysart for inciting tenants.
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Dublin
Sullivan
Tullamore
Ireland
Gladstone
National League
Cox
M. P
Kildysart
Tiskilwa Bank Robbers Trapped by Clinton Police
Two life long professionals, Fan Burns and Jimmy Foster, aged 54 and 50, were arrested by Clinton police and a Pinkerton detective after owners identified them as the men who blew up the Tiskilwa Bank ten days earlier. They have long been known across the United States for bank robberies.
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Clinton Dons
Fan Burns
Jimmy Foster
Clinton
Pinkerton
Tiskilwa
Ill
United States
Worry or Work for Women in Public Life
A moral urging women to embrace work over worry, arguing diligence brings happiness and public service expands influence. The essay cites Beecher on difficulties as divine errands and emphasizes steady effort toward happiness, warning that worry wrecks progress.
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Beecher
Silence as Power in Married Life Advised by Mrs Beecher
Mrs H W Beecher of Pittsburg Dispatch counsels wives to practice calm silence to foster peace at home. She argues quiet restraint, not bitterness, can prevent miscommunication and build affection, noting mornings are best spent with gentle, hopeful talk after restful sleep.
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Art
H. W. Beecher
Pittsburg
When a Child Grows Slowly Mind and Body Pace
The piece argues against forcing a child whose mind lags body and daydreaming as laziness. It warns that nervous disorders can result from harsh methods and urges gentle feeding of the mind. Slow, steady development builds stronger nerves and mind, likening it to trees growing slowly.
Getting the Premises Walks in Good Condition
A note urging homeowners to have husbands and sons tidy up exterior walks around the premises during leisure hours to prevent mud and keep the area clean.
Weights and Measures for Cooks and Kitchen Staples
A historical measure guide equates weight to volume for common ingredients. It lists conversions such as one pound of wheat flour to one quart, one pound of soft butter to one quart, and various sugar forms, plus standard kitchen measures like tablespoonfuls to half a tumbler, wine glass to half a gill, tea cup to a gill, and espoonful to half an ounce.
Poem Return Sparks Editor Threats and Lament
A reader reacts with dismay and vows revenge after a poem is returned. He claims to have hired two men to hold the editor while he wept and read the piece aloud. The exchange ends with concern for the editor’s safety.
Debt and bonds threaten agricultural prosperity
The text argues that debt and the bond system are major obstacles to farming success. It warns that even valuable land remains powerless against growing interest and debt, urging readers to avoid debt even at personal sacrifice.
Cremation Adherents Find Much To Thank In 1587
Fragmentary note describes believers in cremation praising a distant year 1587 with progress cited, while failing to name supporters or allies involved in the process.
Legislative Doings and Court Decisions in Des Moines
State capital dispatch describes Senate actions on elections and railroad rate control, House measures on hog and street defects, and liquor sale rulings. Supreme Court reversals on pharmacy evidence and a key liquor permit ruling limit firm ownership. Smallpox scare prompts health quarantines in Iowa communities.
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Senate
Young
McDill
John F. Dancombe
The
Central
C. N. Ives
Burlington & Cedar Rapids
House
Supreme Court
Givin
District Court
Grand Jury
Mit
Fragments From Siftings and Quotations Reprinted
A mosaic of humorous quips and brief items from various papers. Notable lines reference a Kansas court on type-writing, jokes about judges, poets, and regional humor, including reflections on social manners and light satire.
Compliments Handle Gracefully Says Philadelphia Bulletin
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes that true praise proves rare in both men and women. Honest, succinct compliments carry more air of sincerity than elaborate effusions that lose meaning through constant use. Too much flattery can undermine genuine credit.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Potato trade sparks potential US Britain business link
A fragment from Clangow Scotland notes emigrants to the United States due to a potato crop shortage. It claims a shipment once reached 1 20 tons with freight at $5 per ton. It suggests removal of a potato tax or tariff could foster business between the two nations.
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Hoan
Senate
Houses of
Congress
House of Representatives
United States
Platt
Carlisle
House
Lowry-White
White
Orty
Chipman
Detroit Board of Trade
Olney
Acher
Caswell
Racine
Wis
Baker
Old Fort Chartres
Ilinois
Peters
Hutchinson
Kan
O'Neall
Vincennes
Ind
Scotland
Great Britain
Fragmentary Recipe Fragments From an Aged Page
Cut lines describe plant preparation and dough mixing but details are unclear. The readable bits mention dried plants and peppers used with water before doughs are blended. No identifiable people places organizations or dates are readable.
Imaginary Beauties and the Washington Wives Ideal
The piece critiques expectations of official beauty among Washington’s elites. It argues visitors overestimate glamour tied to spouses of lawmakers judges and leaders, finding instead ordinary, middle aged or elderly women when seen in person, contrasting mythic descriptions with reality.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Armida
Island
Camoens
Paradise
Mahomet
Diana
Ninon de V’'Enclos
Venus
Milo
Pichry
True Politeness on the Streetcar
Dialogue notes how gentlemen offer seats and manners affect girls on a streetcar. A child recalls a courteous man kneeling for a seat while others stand, contrasting politeness with attention to girls left standing.
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Nell
Noone
Aisaourt
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J. E. J. E. Duncan
Ween
Ames
Official Directory
C. G. McCarruy
Henry Wilson, Jr
Gro
W.dyer
Treaverer
J. M. Ingeam
A. K. Banks
Peeterneeteeneene
O. Roz
Superintendent of Schools
I. Mitchell
Mostett
Oaks Oh Aeororet
Board OF Supervisors
QO. Burgess
Lincoln
Anthony Tall
Collins
RK. Ballard
Howard Two
M. Greeley
Recorder
R. Chamberlain
C. Swockizy
L. van Dusen
A. Richuono
van Chamberlain
C. E. Haverly
Westerman
A. Perkins
Methodist Episcopal
Baptist S
Ervices
H.W. Wilson
Sunny School
EE. C. Moulton
Masonic
Acadia Lodge NO
A. F. and
A. Masons
L. M. Bosworth
W. M. M. J. Smirn
United Workmen
Ames Lodge
G. A. Meredith
M.W. C
M. Sorer
Allsworth Post
G. A. R. Hall
E. Duncan
C. E. Haverty
Adj
Car Gippines
Q. M
Ellsworth Relief Corps No. 98
Geppes
Conpit
Sec
Cena Thayer
Treas
M. J. Smith
Atfa Law
Stevens
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
District of Iowa
Union National Bank
D. McCarthy
J. L. Stevens
Dyer & Fitchpatrick
Wiice
Nevada
H. M. Templeton
Westerman’s Drug
C. A.by
Church
Story County
Ofice
West House
City Drug Store
Albert Richmond
McLain
Chas. E. Hunt
Travelers’ Insurance
B.C. Rice
Rice & Son
Keee
M. Hemstreet
William Hosea Ballou
Edith
Edith Graham
Mr. Graham
Graham
Clive Ruperts
Arthur
Father’s
Foel
T. Lander Brunton
Orleans Picayune
John Clarkson
Detroit Cub
National
Dockrry
Tallapoosa
Nutting
Secretary of the Treasury
Indian Territory
St. Paul
Winona
Life IN
ALA
Cnres
Drcola Record
Kansas
Masa
Ellie
New Hampshire
Grover
George
New York Sun
Quartz City
Metropolis
West
Lincoln Journal
Addison
Arkansaw Traveler
Dakota Paper
Gopher & Hole
Col. Dodger
Jumper
Fred H. Carruth
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