Oldest Story County settler John Cook dies at 65
Fragments report the death of John Cook of Union Township aged 65 last Friday. Other items note election of John Johnson as Story County Board chair, C E Larson moving to Cambridge, and various board proceedings from January 1894 including highway petitions, tax adjustments, and poor fund allocations.
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Union Townships
John Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Story County
C. E. Larson
Cambridge
Oley Nelson
Towa
R. W. Liddle
J. B. Shaw
United States
Iowa
Jxo
B. Shaw
Franklin
M. W. Gossard
Martin N. Lee
Union
J. W. Hardin
Lafayette Township
Torgen Levi
Torkel Holm
Mrs
Malaria and Cough Remedies Mentioned in Advertisements
A scan of vintage medical ads describes malaria symptoms from damp vegetation and seasonal peaks in spring and autumn. It promotes Joy's Vegetable Bala and Blood's Pills, claiming strong bowel regulation and blood-disease remedies, with testimonials from Newcastle and Chatsworth.
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Joy
J. V.S
M. R. Bennett
Newcastle
Cal
A Nevada political meeting and local fire tragedy
The report notes a Monday Agricultural Society meeting and various local notices including the dismissal of D. M. Grove & Co. and Sheldon’s appointment, then describes a barn fire at John Danielson with two horses saved but Danielson fatally burned as smoke and flames consumed the structure.
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John Danielson
Mr. Danielson
Mr. Daniels
Igen
Clergymen to Lead Iowa Legislature Prayers
In Maxwell Tribune notes the Iowa legislature will have enough reverends among its members to provide prayers this winter. The piece hints that the era of outside clergy may be unnecessary and quips that the millennium may be near. It also mentions Dr Nat Glasgow selling his Des Moines dental business and plans to relocate to California.
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Maxwell Tribune
Iowa
Millenium
Nat Glasgow
Des Moines
California
Watchman Notes Marshal Search and Society Elections
U S Marshal Richards of Des Moines pursues a bootlegger near Iowa Center. The Story County Agricultural Society met with Clerk Morse to elect officers for the upcoming year. Eb Alder and J A Mills named president and secretary. directors include J A King C E Smith and C F Curtiss. A later meeting planned January 2 to address lifting a debt. Laura Wheatley appeared before the insane commission. she was deemed unsound and escorted to Mount Pleasant asylum with Sheriff Ashford and her brother.
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Des Moines
Beotle
Iowa Center
Story County Agricultural Society
Morse
Eb. Alder
J. A. Mills
J. A. King
C. E. Smith
C.F. Curtiss
Laura Wheatly
Insane Commission
Sheriff Ashford
Mount Pleasant
Cambridge Pausing Visitors and Golden Anniversary
Stephen Rohr of St. Marys Ohio arrived in the city Friday for an extended visit with his father N Woods clerk John Lane presented chestnuts gathered near Knoxville Tennessee. Saturday January 6 1891 marked the twentieth wedding anniversary of Joseph S Kies and his wife with about thirty guests at their home four miles north of town.
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Cambridge Press
Stephen Rohr
St. Mary’s
Ohio
City
E. N. Woods
John Lane
Knoxville
Tenn
Joseph S. Kies
Local Happenings and Births In Ames Area
Miss Kate Boyd remains ill while H R Boyd and Miss Buelah visit Ames and return. T J Moses starts ice house work with thick clean ice from Watkins pond. Al F Henry welcomes a stout son born Monday January 7 1894. A sad fire alarm rang at five o clock this morning.
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T. J. Moses
Watkin’s Pond
Palace Drawing Room Cars Run Chicago to San Francisco Nonstop
California and Pacific coast routes are renewed and quick via Palace Drawing Room Sleeping Cars and Tourist Sleepers. Daily departures from Chicago travel through to San Francisco without change, offering comfortable coastal service.
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Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Palace
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Don’t Tell the Boy He Can Go Hunting Then Work
A Prairie Farmer quote warns against pressuring farm boys by mixing chores with leisure. It urges fair treatment and consultation, noting rough demands can drive youths from the farm and hinder their growth. It cautions about bias at the table and overbearing discipline in daily tasks.
Pictures Free Mammoth Sategseet Ad for Tar Waont Family
An ad offers a free mammoth Sategseet in 12 colors with a charming illustration of a woman in a fur-lined basket under sun and snow. It promotes a three month trial subscription to Tar Waont Family, asking readers to tell friends and send stamps or silver. Russell Publishing Co., 196 Summer St., Boston, MA.
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Humphrey
Tar Waont Family
Menieve Russell Publishing CO
Summer St
Boston
Mansa
A Dangerous Jest
A brief dialogue centers on a young man and woman ending an engagement after tense exchanges. The woman demands the return of letters photographs and presents while the man questions the seriousness of the breakup.
Goats in a Skate Surge Captures Front Door Moment
Mrs Terence Duffy recounts a odd scene to Mrs Bridget Gorman last Tuesday describing a goat entering the doorway and skating across the threshold in the cold snap, a moment she calls highly human and amusing.
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Terence Duffy
Bridget Gorman
Rosin weed, violets, and green carnations in floriculture
The piece notes the rosin weed as the compass plant of the western plains and explains the mushrooming habit under surface. White violets in New York are fashionable but lack scent. Chrysanthemums can be stored in cold frames to stay in bloom over a month. A carnation pink in the conservatory is vividly green and valued for its oddity.
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New York
Bowdoin centenary event to be led by Chief Justice Fuller
Chief Justice Fuller will deliver the oration at Bowdoin College’s centenary celebration next June. The note highlights the college’s long history and the formal anniversary plans.
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Bulgaria
Switzerland
The New House Chaplain Edward Bagby Named
The new chaplain of the house of representatives is Rev Edward Bagby aged 28 from the Disciples of Christ. He pastors Ninth Street Church in Washington and helped found the mission chapel two years ago. He was born Sept 20 1865 in King and Queen County Virginia and educated at Knucky University earning divinity at Yale.
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Bank of England Gossip Over Cashier May Mismanagement
Gossip swirls at the Bank of England following alleged mismanagement by cashier May, prompting questions about internal controls and leadership. The fragmented note cites concerns within the institution as staff discuss the situation.
Bank history and 1694 reforms under William and Mary
The passage notes the 1694 division to support the government of William and Mary, creating a joint stock company with £1,200,000 capital. It loaned that to the government at 8 percent. It records £25,000,000 in notes in circulation and identifies David Powell as the present governor with a $10,000 yearly salary.
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William and
Memoirs of the Prince de Joinville to Be Published
The Prince de Joinville completed his memoirs and plans to publish them. At 75 he promises tales from the court of Louis Philippe and his naval career from Vera Cruz to Mogador. He fought in Morocco and the Franco Prussian War and faced exile twice.
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Deed Ambiguity Sparks Quirky Exchange
In a playful domestic exchange a man repeats the word indeed while a woman questions the meaning of Deed. The dialogue shifts as she asks where is Deed and the man answers yes indeed before tumbling into the joke. The Detroit Free Press reports the lighthearted scene.
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Deed
Detroit Free Press
He Recovers. The Sage on Youth and Illness
A brief, reflective line asserts a youth can recover from illness. the Sage notes recovery usually occurs by age 25, reflecting on life interest and resilience despite illness.
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Indianapolis Journal
Silent Descent From Mexico and A No-Stop Rio Voyage
The article notes a quiet expansion from Mexico into the United States by the so called gentle Chinee and mentions the cruiser New York planning a non stop voyage to Rio Janeiro covering 5,000 miles without coaling stops.
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Two Ways of Telling Time
A humorous exchange on timekeeping aboard a streetcar ends with a city clock and a young man’s watch both showing four. Tourists visit a Loire chateau and argue about which hall the Duke of Guise was assassinated, the guide replying that repairs moved the chatran.
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Must Have Meant Him
Sam Johnsing told an Austin justice of the peace that Kurnel Breckenridge, who lives next door, should be bonded for a million dollars to keep the peace. He claimed Breckenridge threatened his life and said he would shoot him if he caught him after dark in his henhouse.
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Museum of Art lacks fresh exhibits seen by Gotham visitor
Miss Gotham quizzes Miss Panhandle about Cincinnati museum finds. Panhandle says Cincinnati offers little new. Gotham notes the same items appear as before, reflecting a lukewarm assessment of the Panhandle venue.
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Museum of Art
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