Timid Woman and Callous Brute on a Fire Night
A timid wife’s fears push a husband to investigate a fire in their old town district. The wife insists on alarms for 15 years, while the husband greets the danger with irony, noting the house is finally on fire and hoping the fear subsides. Also a note on Daniel O’Connell’s early legal earnings and fee record.
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Charles
Washington Post
Daniel O'Connell
National Library of Ireland
O'Connell
Jonah and the whale sermon in a Scottish parish
An elderly churchgoer challenges a minister’s tale on Jonah and the whale as the service unfolds. The scene captures the preacher’s attempt to fill two hours with nautical anatomy and humorous crowd reactions in a small country church.
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Maggie Macfarlane
Lippincott’s Magazine
Condensed Reproof From a Secondhand Bookshop
A sharp rebuke at a secondhand bookstore reveals the proprietor’s passion for rare volumes. A flippant youth touched several old books, asked if they were for hire, and was told they are for love, not sale.
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St. Louis Republic
Evening peak for New York fires in city report
The New York Sun notes fires are most frequent 8 to 9 p m and least common 6 to 7 p m. Early morning 5 to 6 show few fires, 6 to 7 the fewest, then numbers rise after 7 p m until 9 p m when they decline, rising again after 7 p m.
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New York City
New York Sun
Temperance Advocate Cites Marriage Studies
A young speaker declares dedication to temperance, citing Chicago Times Herald figures that married men show less dissipation than single men, urging action to support the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times Herald
No Money By Draft Adopts Banks Across Cities
A terse advertisement notes that money by draft is the cheapest option and lists Banks National Bank Chicago National City Bank New York Valley National Bank Des Moines as part of the banking network offering the service.
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Bankers’ National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Josiar Earns His Salt Says Farmer Corntessel
Farmer Corntessel defends his son Josiar amid market talk, admitting Josiar earns his salt after reviewing quotations. His wife notes she had considered saying otherwise but retracts. The exchange frames a small domestic battle over performance and fairness.
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Josiar
Corntessel
Washington Star
Paint on Indian Faces and Their Meanings
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt explains that each paint mark on an Indian face is a read meaning of personal bravery, family or tribe honors, and rank. Full war paint blends animal symbols such as dogfish, fish, flesh and fowl, with some parts indicating inferiority and others denoting high status.
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Pearson’s Magazine
Weekly through Sleeping Car to West and North Texas
Weekly to Los Angeles and San Francisco via two routes. One departs Des Moines Monday at 8 45 p m via Kansas City and Santa Fe to Los Angeles. The other leaves Des Moines Saturday at 11 40 a m via Kansas City Missouri Kansas & Texas and Southern Pacific to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Both cars are new wide vestibuled steam heated and run from St Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Des Moines
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
San Antonio
Arkansas Pass
Southern Pacific
Northwest
Texas
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago Great Western Car Schedules Westbound
The Chicago Great Western announces train departures and arrival details to Los Angeles and San Francisco with intermediate stops in Waco, San Antonio, and El Paso. For information contact agents at the Des Moines office or Traveling Passenger Agent at Fifth and Walnut Streets.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Waco
San Antonio
el Paso
Chicago Great Western Railway
Fifth and
Walnut Streets
Des Moines
Local newsdealer praises Eoley’s Honey and Turcough medicine
Chas Bender of Erie PA endorses Eoley's Honey and Turcough as the best medicine, claiming nothing else compares.
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Eoley
Chas. Bender
Erie
Flour Ad Claims Seal of Minnesota Sack Quality
An old advertisement touts a sack of Seal of Minnesota flour as the preferred brand, urging customers to choose T. J. Micuer & Son for their supply and implying superiority over other flours.
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Minnesota
T. J. Micuer & Son
Washburn Guitar and Mandolin at Tilden & Loughran's
The Washburn guitar and mandolin are featured at the Tilden and Loughran shop offering musical instruments for players and collectors.
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Washburn
Tilden & Loughran’s
To Cure a Cough with Foley's Honey and Tar
An old remedy claims to stop coughing and aid lung healing. It emphasizes that Foley's Honey and Tar clears phlegm without straining the chest unlike common cough expectorants.
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Foley
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Cure Endorsed by Marshall Grocer
A Marshall Missouri grocer praises Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy for all ages. The ad also notes B. Condrey as agent for native herbs with a money back guarantee if the directions fail, claiming a bottle provides two hundred days of treatment.
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W. Um , Grocer of
Marshall, Mo
B. Cowdrey
Coffee excess harms nervous system and health
The article warns coffee and caffeine can irritate the cerebrospinal system and mimic alcohol effects. It cites cases of coffee poisoning, developmental delay in children, and delirium tremens-like symptoms from excessive coffee, plus a physician noting much practice comes from caffeine use. It also recounts anecdotes about Walt Whitman and Weir Mitchell.
The Hat and the Title Defining a London Gentleman
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes an amusing English definition of gentleman as a man who wears a silk hat and insists on Esquire when letters are addressed. It discusses social pretensions, the rarity of legal Esquire status, and the self assigned signaling of rank among London elites.
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West End
London
Red Tape Tales from a Government Dept
The London Standard notes humorous red tape in a major department where items like a hairbrush go to clothing while a toothbrush is filed under fuel and spectacles under medicines. It cites a strict excise example where a dog death was recatalogued with later dates after a supervisor’s insistence.
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Excise
Dog
London Standard
Princess and sailor lesson in courtesy from Victoria
Empress Frederick, daughter of Queen Victoria, recalled as a proud child who snapped at a sailor lifting her to the royal yacht. The queen overheard and instructed the girl to thank the sailor and say she hoped to deserve the title of little lady in time.
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Frederick
Victoria
Got Their Fees Anyway McJigger-Young Doctors
Dr Downs won fifty dollars in a guessing contest but two other doctors matched the guess and all three were wrong. They were called in consultation over a patient, according to the Philadelphia Press.
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McJigger
Dr. Downs
Thingumbeb
Philadelphia Press
Return Verbal Duel Over Truths In Philadelphia Paper
A sharp retort echoes in a Philadelphia North American line as a speaker hurls back a lie, asserting its falsity. The brief exchange contrasts deceit with claimed honesty in a wartime era snap.
Chest measurements and height used to estimate weight
A Chestnut Street tailor explains how he uses chest and waist measurements plus height to estimate a customer’s weight within a couple of pounds. He notes exceptions for slim waists and broad shoulders where he lowers the figure by about ten pounds to align with their build. He cites a example weight of 165 pounds for a man about five foot ten.
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Chestnut Street
Yong
Philadelphia
They Worked on Beaches in a Witty Exchange
A Chicago Tribune excerpt features a dignified woman remarking that a nephew should marry a schoolteacher. The young man notes a family history of work, explaining his father and grandfather were judges and justices who worked for a living, challenging the notion of mere leisure.
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Nerhew ‘Erbert
Fawney
Superior Court
United States Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune
Worth the Difference at Middlesex Bar Dinner
A Boston Herald note from the Middlesex Bar Association recounts Sue suing a middle aged gentleman for breach of promise. The jury found for the plaintiff, awarding 800 dollars, while the defendant walked free. The lawyer quipped about the two women and the damages.
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S. L. Powers
Middlesex Bar Association
Squire
Boston Herald
De Style Displeased Over Name Misspelling in Paper
Mrs. De Style complains to her husband about a reporter revealing her name in connection with the Grugore’s reception and vows to visit the newspaper office. she notes the name is misspelled and seeks action.
Letting Well Enough Alone Cartoon Exchange
Dialogue in Brooklyn Life features Mr Meeke debating a billing error with Mrs Meeke. He worries about being charged again for correcting the mistake while she urges honesty.
Hat weight averages by size 744 described
The record notes hat weights for size 744. An average silk hat weighs 5 ounces, a stiff derby weighs 4% ounces, and a straw hat weighs 24 ounces.
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J We Adams
Raney
Waseca White Rose
Mutual
Illinois Central
R. R
Nashville, Chattanooga
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lookout Mountain
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South
Mattoon
Peoria
Nashville
Chattanooga
A. H. Hanson
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Iowa
Union National Bank
Ames
W. M. Greeley
Henry Wilson
Nexpuam
Ioe
California
F. H. Hunter
Walt Mitchell
Whitman
Cooley
Chris Sorenson
M. Hemstreet
J. A. Campbell
Kee’ Estate & Insurance
Egents
South Side Main Street
Ames, Iowa
Homeseekers
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
Batty
Marshalltown
O. K
Wing's Model Laundry
A. Richmond
M. D
Drs
Richmond & Hutchison, Physicians and Surgeons
Bosworth
Rhad
Read’s Market
Hunt
J. C. Brownlie
D. D
P. O
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