Ames Des Moines Road Junction and Iowa State College Landmark
Ames sits at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road thirty miles north of Des Moines. The city hosts the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with a notable public school and expansive farming lands yielding abundant crops.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Church Services and Pastor Moulton Schedule
The notice lists weekly worship times with services every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday School follows the morning service. Prayer meeting occurs Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. E. C. Moulton is the pastor.
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Methodist Episcopal
H. J. Everly
ING
H. W. Wilson
Ervices
E. C. Moulton
Knitting and Dreaming On the Calico Farm Night
A lyrical scene follows Ani as she spins and knits by sunset. She imagines distant lovers and azure skies while tending her loom, bees, and garden, then finishes her work and dresses in silver lawn before night vanishes the day. The voice blends rural toil with wistful, dreamlike imagery and a barefoot, fading dawn.
Star and Phil Darkley Tangle on the Seaside
Star Lester and Philip Darkley quarrel over trust and flirtations at a seaside resort. He confronts jealousy after a private kiss and a doomed engagement, then pursues answers to love and revenge through travel and reunion.
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Philip
Philip Darkley
Miss Lester
Mr. Darkley
Star
Phil
Star Lester
Mr. Darkney
Stella
Jitte
Lester
Charlie Floriner
Floy
Clara Graham
Alma Dentley
Phil Darkley
Withal
Charlies Floriner
Charlie
Floriner
Paris
Banquo
Stella Lester
Consevatory
Salmon P. Chase and the pigs tale in Bishop Chase life
A Cleveland Leader correspondent recounts Salmon P Chase’s awkward pig butcher episode, from catching the animal to hair removal with boiling water and razors, ending with the bishop praising the cleanliness of the park and noting the unresolved razor fate. A second passage by Frances E. Willard urges women to seek a true equal partnership over mere provision or protection.
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Salmon P. Chase
Chase
Bishop Chase
Salmon
Cleveland
Ninety-Six Year Old Chooses to Stop Drinking
An old man, 96, goes to a justice of the peace to swear off drinking after studying the matter. He explains his decision to quit, saying he fears ruined prospects and wants to stop before it is too late.
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Dobbs
Arkansaw Traveler
Fluctuating Female Minds in Modern Fiction and Society
A critique argues that the fluctuating female mind fuels both novel interest and societal dynamics. It asserts variability is essential to love, comedy, and tragedy, and defends female unpredictability against calls for uniform behavior. Also includes a political vignette about Senator Van Wyck’s New York canvass and a humorous exchange with a skeptical voter.
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Charles Dudley Warner
van Wyck
New York State
Congress
Nebraska
Washington
Doctor-Patient Exchange on Appetite Sleep and Work Delay
A clinician questions a patient about tongue appetite digestion and sleep patterns. The patient denies headaches but admits a tendency to rest late and reluctance to work. The doctor prescribes a three hour interval water-based remedy and plans a follow up visit tomorrow.
Peruvian BullFight in Spain Draws Wild Crowd
In a vivid arena scene Spaniards bullfighter and picadores stage a brutal sport. Mounted picadores dart the bulls with steel prick darts and brimstone to provoke a frenzy as crowds watch the ramped combat unfold amid trumpet calls and red flags.
The Decline of Storytelling in Modern Childhood
A narrator recalls how mothers used to enchant children with oral tales and lively shared drawing. He laments modern books for boys that outpace his storytelling and describes attempts to conjure dramatic jungle adventures ending in death and disbelief from his audience. Milly and Tom critique twists, erode the suspense, and reveal children’s multilingual growth.
Ahead of Ananias A Boy's Tall Tale Echoes a Lesson
A Lynn boy known for grand stories is told the Ananias and Sapphira tale by his father using a new punishment method. The next evening the mother weeps over the boy's latest lie while he quips that God did not strike him dead, a remark noted by the Boston Record.
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Ananias
Lynn
Sapphira
Willie
Boston Record
Marchant engine claims large steam savings for ships
Engineers announce the Marchant engine returns boiler steam, using just over half a pound of Welsh coal per indicated horsepower hour. Reported economy could save a single steamship company about $5,000 daily. A new condenser is said to enable such gains.
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Ee Ea
Age Counting Among the Chinese Observed in Daily Life
The article describes Chinese age reckoning by New Year rather than birth, noting families exaggerate age, the prominence of seniority, and greetings asking for one’s distinguished surname and honorable age. It explains age as a social distinction and ties it to emperors, official service, and local cadences.
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Wallace Harvey
Thornton
South Florida
Fond Fadl
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