County Clippings From the Zearing Enterprise
Local notes report music for a Masonic dance at Cole New Years night. Poultry prices are low with farmers holding stock for higher returns. Skating thrived in late week as young people enjoyed local venues. Frank and Tommy Chance have bought the teams and rigs, rebranding to Chance Bros. McCall couple visited town, rented a property for a year, and moved to Zearing. Story City ties trace a merchant’s career, health decline from consumption, travels, and eventual death with Lutheran funeral held Wednesday at one o'clock.
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Zearing Enterprise
SR. Corneliussen & Co
S. R. Corneliussen
Larson & Corneliussen
Larson
Gehard
Arson
Texas
Story City
California
Lutheran Church
Nevada Postmaster Contest Sparks Hot Trade
Watchman notes visits by B A Armstrong of Zearing and Enoch Thurman of Ontario. Armstrong praised the local flowing well. Thurman has improved health. The current Nevada postmaster’s term ends next week and candidates remain optimistic about success.
Benedict and Bales Dissolved. Bales Retires
The Maxwell firm Benedict & Bales dissolved January 1. Mr Bales retires from the business. An item notes the marriage of Chas John and Floren Confare last week and marks the 26th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Confare. A fire at Harry Knight's home last Friday destroyed the dwelling and contents with insurance listed.
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Maxwell Tribune
Benedict & Bales
Mr. Bales
Chas. John and
Floren
Confare
Benj. Confare
Grizzell M.thompson
Camden, Carroll Co
Ind
Harry Knight
Poultry Prices, Bank Moves, and Local Notices
The piece notes a poultry price dispute between dealers and farmers and mentions broader price chaos. Neil MacFarlan, Wal Lake, shifts to a higher paying cashier job in a second city bank. Mrs J M Wells travels to Marseilles for her mother’s illness as father remains ill. Mrs Wells’ mother died three days before her golden wedding. Professor C Hetlesater of Story City plans a Nevada commercial school with a music department next week.
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Neil MacFarlan
Wal Lake
Mr. M
Story County
J. M. Wells
Marsailles
Illinois
Loring
C. Hetlesater
Story City
Nevada
Collins Clipper notes local gifts and moves in Dalton Iowa
Collins wraps up holiday generosity as the Dalton people present Elder Station with fifty dollars for Christmas. Hazletts plan to move into L D Ozman's recently bought property later this week. Community praise highlights Collins as lively and well served by schools churches and Sabbath schools. Rev A L Curtiss gets a fine table easter as a New Years gift from friends.
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Dalton People
Elder Station
A. L. Curtiss
Cambridge Press notes local movement and sermon
John Lemon of Ames visited Tuesday while Erick Eglands, an old Union township settler, is very ill. Cyrus Livingston of Lorimer in town early week visiting his father M D Livingston and relatives. Osmund Johnson, studying theology in Minneapolis, preached in English at Cambridge Lutheran Church Sunday. He is praised for his progress in the mission of all missions. The Press changes management with former editors leasing to M S Beck and A L White.
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Cambridge Press
John Lemon
Ames
Erick Eglands
Union Township
Cyrus Livingston
Lorimer, Union Co
M. D. Livingston
Osmund Johnson
Minneapolis
Lutheran Church In
Cambridge
Osmund
Prominent Visitors and Local Notes From Ames
Prominent visitors include Messrs George and Stuart Boyd and Mr Q O Roe with daughter Hannah visiting Ames Sunday to Wednesday before returning to Des Moines. Mr Roe reports his younger daughter Gracie recovering from pneumonia. Mrs D Trassier preserves a jar of Illinois huckleberries twenty one years old. Samuel S Larson born in Norway 1839 later settled Story county, acquired 120 acres, and joined H Larson &Co in 1872 near Fairview.
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Prom Story City Herald
George and
Stuart Boyd
Ames
Mr.q. O. Roe
Miss Hannah
Des Moines
Mr. Roe
Gracie
Samuel 8. Larson
Norway
America
Illinois
Inger Larson
Story County
Fairview
Larson
H. Larson
Pansy Bloom Noted As Grandma Miller's Garden Highlight
Grandma Miller found a pansy bloom in her garden last week and is recognized for growing fine flowers. A Congregational Sunday school was organized on the previous Sabbath. Mr Henry T Henryson of Story City seeks the post of first assistant clerk of the senate to convene at the state capital next Monday.
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Henry T. Henryson
Story City
Senate
Rubinstein
America
Devonshire
Jaime Vokes
Switzerland
Melba
Nellie Miteh- Melba
Melbourne
Aime
Duse
Berlin
Sudermany
Helmath
Trotting Horse News Mixed From U S and Abroad
Alix at full speed strides 21 feet. Rude Dobie predicts Arion can beat 2 04 next year. Ben Kenney to handle Marcus Daly's trotters next season. Blairwood 2 15 14 in Tennessee legal dispute. Creole 2 15 sold to Honolulu buyers. Eighteen of 23 trotters in 2 10 list set records. California adds 23 brood mares to 1893 list. Alabama Trotting Horse Breeders elect J H Hartley president. Ontario produced more 230 performers in 1893 than any state. Blue Sign recovered from injury in New York last September. Oregon Horse and Land Co. has 5000 to 6000 horses on western ranch. Ontonian's legs treated for next season. Flora Temple 2 19 and Goldsmith Maid 2 14 foals. Lucy Page 2 29 14 and Newton B 2 17 4 form a notable gray team at Akron. Track performance settles breeding questions. Captain Ismailoff to buy Kentucky stallions and mares for imperial stables. A community that raises good horses shows progress and intelligence and prospects. Horseman.
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Ben Kenney
Marcus Daly
Blairwood
Tennessee
Honolulu
California
Alabama Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
J. H. Hartley
Ontonian
Flora Temple
Goldsmith Maid
Lucy Page
Newton B
Akron
Ismailoff
Imperial Stables
Railways Cut Western Office and Fare Rules Amid World Fair Traffic
The Texas Pacific Railway abolishes its general western agent office in Denver. Trunk lines carried 126 384 people from New York to Chicago during the World’s Fair season. Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe extends half fare to clergymen and charity sisters in Texas and Indian Territory. Frank Jones calls the Boston to Portland electric line a myth and impossible. Michigan Supreme Court refuses mandamus to force MSP and Sault Ste. Marie to inspect immigrant baggage, striking down the 1893 inspection law.
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Texas Pacific Railway Company
General Western
Denver
New York
Chicago
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Sisters of Charity
Texas
Indian Territory
Frank Jones
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
Portland
Supreme Court of Michigan
State Board of Health
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
The Housekeeper Advice on Cleaning and Freshening Garments
Household tips show how to spritz with hot water on clothes, refresh stale bread using a damp napkin and oven, and keep pipes clear with soda and boiling water. Camphor scenting and airing garments is recommended for tidiness. A logwood soak in hot water with lime enhances wall cleaning in one application.
Novel Ice Cream Molds Honor Noted Figures Trend Spreads
A new society fad features ice cream served in statuary molds modeled after famous people. Also noted are edible plants in China and a mahogany shoot dish. A salad called ham and eye uses chopped ham and eggs with French dressing. Bananas bake in skins with sugar, served hot. A sherbet blends preserved ginger into lemon ice for a pungent flavor.
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China
Don’t Ride Mindlessly Says Coach On Training Habits
Guidance warns against overtraining and improper cycling practices. Emphasis is on rest days, varied mileage, proper posture, wider handlebar setup, and daily corrective exercises to prevent injury and improve form.
Ghost Signatures and Art Swindles in New York
A New York World piece details art market quirks with signatures signed by women on canvases later sold by a Fourth Avenue dealer. It notes ghost artists using multiple names, the ethics of credit, and letters of praise sent to assumed names. It also covers auctions swindles and pawn-ticket scams in Harlem and broader notices of art misrepresentation.
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Fourth Avenue
American Academy of Design
New York
England
Hiss
de Boulanger
Harlem
Corot
New York World
Shakespearean Mind Echoes in Aman, A Globe Reflection
The Atchison Globe cites Aman as bearing tragedy in thought and halting action like a struggling actor, a comparison drawn to Shakespearean intensity. The brief line frames Aman as a figure of marked inner conflict and external hesitation.
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Aman
Shakespeare
Inventor yields incombustible wood process and fast rivets
Chicago chemist Nicholas T. Nelson unveils a wood rendering method making wood incombustible. Rivet production is highly efficient with four machines fed by a single roll train, yielding 16 tons per day across three eight hour shifts. Reports claim Germans find paper from brewery refuse. Screw manufacture now uses cold rolling to form threads on blanks with ridges and depressions.
Palace Sleeping Cars Run Chicago to San Francisco Daily
Daily palace drawing room, sleeping car, and tourist sleepers travel from Chicago to San Francisco with no change. Thursday departures exist for Tourist Sleeping cars from Chicago. Berth rates Chicago to San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Portland are $4.00, with west and northwest riders joining en route and reduced route excursion tickets available. General Lucius Fairchild named Loyal Legion commander. his long Civil War record and Wisconsin governorship noted. A blend of veteran news and humorous observations on talkativeness included.
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Palace
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Political Figure Seeks Alliance Amid Mixed Motives
A cautious political leader signals willingness to align with Gladstonians or any English party that furthers his aims. He remains wary, secretive, and unresponsive to gratitude or hope, stressing his independent calculus in formation of any alliance.
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Gladstonians
Washington House Noted for Tasteful Design Near White House
A Washington figure owns a house on the east side of Lafayette Square near the White House, described as one of the most tasteful residences in the capital and a notable example of refined design.
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Lafayette Square
White House
Washington
Johnson teaches journalism at Penn course for future writers
Professor Joseph French Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania has begun a two year course to train aspiring journalists in public law politics history logic ethics economics and statistics. The program includes instruction in preserving indexing and material from newspapers and magazines and practical training in newspaper work beyond a newsroom.
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Joseph French Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
Johnson
Notable literary figures and exhibitions highlighted in brief notices
Daniel M Burnham and Frank D Miller publish an illustrated World’s Fair history for $1000 a copy. Katherine Lee Bates releases The Early English Drama. Clara Erskine Clement Waters of Boston, mid aged with a stately figure, is noted society favorite. Jerome K Jerome recalls taking notes at meetings to create separate reports. Alexandre Dumas junior owns plaster casts of relatives hands including his father. Baroness Tautphoeus, Bavarian novelist of popular works, died in Munich after a long retirement.
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Daniel M. Burnham
Frank D. Miller
Katherine Lee Bates
Wellesley College
Clara Erskine Clement Waters
Boston
Jerome K. Jerome
Alexandre Dumas
Mile. Dairvain
Ravachol
Tautphoeus
Bavaria
Munich
Easter bonnet day heralded with rich chiffons and lace
The New York Post reports March 25 1894 as Easter bonnet day with black chiffon trim mings edged in old English lace and new fur decorations for hats and bonnets. Parisians admire artificial blossoms in French importing houses as spring fashion showcases unfold. Rich colorways in fabrics and gowns feature yellows creams and sable trims, with coats adopting three quarter princess lines and velvet capes.
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Siam
New York Post
Quotation Nuggets on People and Reformers
A collection of wry observations on human similarity and friendship, surprise parties, suspicion, and reformers. The notes comment on vanity, hypocrisy, and the clash between criticism and virtue, with a hint of humorous social commentary.
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