Ames Iowa Advertising and Local Notices Fragment
Cards of five lines or less per year. Advertising rates for locals vary by line and insertion. Ames lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at a junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road thirty miles north of Des Moines. It hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Medicine Arts with a sizeable public school and surrounding productive farming lands.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowe
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Medicine Arts
Moving On Through Time Above the World
A reflective meditation on perpetual motion and faith, describing a constant, unseen traveler above the earth. The poem traces movement through life time and cosmos, noting decay below and enduring purpose upheld by God. It contrasts mortal striving with eternal will.
Betsy Pennell Bravely Crosses Flooded Bridge to Save Brother
In a night of relentless rain a devastating freshet sweeps the river valley. Betsey Pennell rides old Gray along the treacherous bridge string to reach her brother Sam before the flood, then guides him to safety and helps rescue their deliverer. The disaster destroys the Barrows mill and claims many lives and homes.
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Sam Pennell
Betsey Pennell
Sam
Sis
Old Gray
Betsey
Pennells
Gray
Black Gulf
Gray Horse
Barrows & Co
Explorer De Brazza Charts Unknown African Frontier in 1885
In July 1885 Jacques De Brazza and Pecile began from Madiville on the Middle Ogone and opened deep into the northeast forest reach toward Adamaua. They traveled with thirty one natives, faced native resistance after two hundred miles, and observed rapid transfer of goods and goodwill from gifts to infants and communities along the route.
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Africa
Jacques de Brazza
Madiville
Ogone
Pecile
Adamaua
de Brazza
Ogowe
Ocota
Livingstone
Young de Brazza
Accenne
Nile
New York Sun
The Expense of Matrimony Says Women End Marriage Delay
A New York Sun note quotes a bright young woman arguing that social scientists erred by blaming marriage delays on costs. She asserts many women would marry honest, industrious men if given the chance and rejects the notion that women’s extravagance keeps couples apart. Leap year context noted.
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New York Sun
Bumble Bees for Australia Venture Arranges Import
Joseph McDonald of near Lexington Kentucky seeks to buy ten thousand dollars worth of Kentucky bumble bees trained to manage clover. The bees will be shipped to Australia to aid clover growth by pollen transfer, arranged by a visitor from Australia who previously purchased stock. Chicago Herald.
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Australia
Joseph McDonald
Lexington
Kentucky
Beggar's "business" insight and a wheelbarrow trek
A Texas Siftings item records two beggars exchanging notes on tactics to fleece women, noting the second claims success by exploiting two women together. It also reports Lieut. Horace Allen, Ethan Allen’s grand nephew, marching from Delaware to Boston with a wheelbarrow to cure rheumatism, claiming relief from stiffness.
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Texas Siftings
Horace Allen
Ethan Allen
Delaware
Boston
Baseball Club Preparations for 1888 Season Amid Turbulent Organization
Chicago correspondence notes March plans for league meetings in New York and Brooklyn as clubs scramble to finalize rosters. Anson contemplates stepping back from fielding to trainer duties, with Williamson or Ryan likely to fill first base. Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and Detroit face signings delays, while Washington plans a southern tour led by Ted Sullivan.
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Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Anson
Ed Williamson
Duffy
Jimmy Ryan
Ular
Pittsburg
Jim McCormick
Whitney
McCormick
Jimmy Galvin
Ed Morris
Philadelphia
Bsoo
Wright
Spence
Indianapolis
Seeser
Denny
California
Shonberg
Jack Gilascock
Been
Itcher Healy
Catcher Myers
McGeechy
Tug Arundel
Seery
Tommy Esterbrook
Hoosier
Baldwin
Ganzell
Bennett
Dunlap
Troit
Detroit
Fd Andrews
Wolverine
Richardson
White
Rowe
Big Dan Brouthers
Boston
Poorset
Aru
Short
Morrill
Ton
Cear
Washington
Mobile
Ala
Ted Sullivan
Jim Whitsey
Hot Springs
New Orleans
Galvin
Fred Pfeffer
Milwaukee
Northwest
Joe Gerhardt
Jce Oy
Kansas
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Algad
Big Six
Morris
Carroll
Miller
Nap
Has
Marhalltown
Iowa
Dan Brouthers
Wappinger Falls
N. Y
Roger Connor
Waterbury
Corcoran Passes Away Long Career of William W Corcoran
Washington telegram outlines the life of William Wilson Corcoran born December 27 1798 in Georgetown. He built a banking career with Corcoran Riggs and funded the Corcoran Art Gallery and Louise Home for Ladies. He died after a long public career and faced war era seizures of his gallery.
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Washington Telegram
William Wilson Corcoran
Thomas Corcoran
Ireland
Georgetown
W. W. Corcoran
Corcoran
Europe
Quertersaster-Geneest
Louise
C. N. Thom
C. M. Matthews
Miss Jones
Senator Beck
Ellen Corcoran
Stephen P. Hill
Washington
Marine
Jeannette
Large bird skin collection housed at London Natural History Museum
More than 200000 bird skins are now contained in the Natural History Museum at South Kensington, London. A recent acquisition is the collection of 27000 each made by the late Marquis of Tweeddale. This was presented by Captain W Ramsay, the naturalist's nephew, who has included in his gift the Tweeddale library, embracing nearly 3000 ornithological volumes, many of them very rare and valuable.
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Natural History Museum
South Kensington
London
Marquis of Tweeddale
W. Ramsay
Tweeddale
Ring Trade Backlash at The Jewelry Counter
A young man negotiates a refund with a jeweler over a ring, arguing the price had risen to $15 previously. The jeweler confirms the same amount previously charged and offers $5, leaving the buyer resigned but grateful to recover the item.
Blaine Reiterates Withdrawal From Presidential Canvass
The New York World publishes a Florence cable interview in which Blaine insists he will not allow his name to be used for any future nomination. He cites fatigue and a desire to avoid another arduous campaign, with his family firmly supporting the withdrawal. He notes no one else will be favored and remains firm on not retiring in favor of another candidate.
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Blaine
Considera
Europe
Aguastne
Paris
Winter Wheat Crop in Weak Condition Across District
The Northwestern Miller reviews the winter wheat outlook noting no weather change since Feb 10. Except for small areas, snow covers most regions while late sown wheat shows weakness due to recent freezes and spring-like spells. Michigan Indiana Illinois Ohio report late sowing as most vulnerable, with Texas Thawing and overall belt concerns.
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Parry
Texas
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Supreme Court ends barbed wire monopolies in Iowa
The U S Supreme Court affirms the lower court in the barbed wire patent case ending the monopolies. Rejoicing pours in from Iowa lawyers for their decisive win and persistence. In New York, J Pierpont Morgan buys the English rough coated collie Bendigo for 1500.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Dubuque
United States Supreme Court
Iowa
New York
J. Pierpoint Morgan
The New Cruisers Progress With Cramp
Washington special to Chicago News reports ship builder Charles Cramp says work on three new vessels the dynamite cruiser and gunboat Yorktown is advancing rapidly with continuous night and day efforts. Cramp notes the Yorktown will be launched soon as contracts with Secretary Whitney proceed on schedule.
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Washington
Chicago
Charles Cramp
Philadelphia
Riggs House
Whitney
Yorktown
National Law Makers Debate Bills and Fortunes of Navy Contracts
The article reviews actions by the national legislature including submarine cable protections, land for mineral areas, and No Man's Land in the Cimarron district. It notes Senate debates on Nicaragua canal safeguards, statehood for North and South Dakota, and pension bills while highlighting naval construction plans and a steel gun casting experiment in Pittsburgh.
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California
Kansas
No Man's Land
Cimarron Land District
P Buildings Committee
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Sioux City
Iowa
Birmingham
Ala
Duluth
Minn
Newark
New Jersey
Senate
Maritime Canal Company of
Nicaragua
Sherman
Treasury
United States
Elections Committee
MelLume Va
Davidson
Alabama
Springer
North
South Dakota
Baker
New York
House
House of Representatives
Matson
Committee On
Gen. Black
Commissioner of Pensions
Mr. Long
Ol E Home Market Club
Boston
Carey
A Patchwork of Wit From Many Shores
A collection of lampooning quips and scenes from newspapers and magazines shows humor across decades and regions. Vignettes touch on liberty and fashion, a Canadian oatmeal trust, classroom mischief, taxes, and colorful exchanges from Punch Puck and Harper’s sources.
Martin Irons Acquitted After Riotous Court Scene
Martin Irons, leader of the Missouri Pacific railroad strike, is acquitted of wire tapping charges. He clashes with Judge Laflin after counsel accuses him of anarchism, calling the judge a liar as deputies quell the confrontation in a dramatic St. Louis courthouse moment.
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Laflin
St. Louis
Martin Irons
Missouri Pacific
Jay Gould
Hoxie
Knights of Labor
Judge Laughlin
Irons
Lrons
Mr. Laughlin
Spres Oo
Jann
Guttenberg Germans Face Prohibition Pressure and Saloon Raids
In Guttenberg, Iowa, German residents resist prohibition and saloon owners face raids by outsiders enforcing the law. Prohibitionists and merchants from neighboring towns attack to curb illegal sales, seizing beer and other intoxicants as tensions rise and retaliatory plans rumor.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Poem Draft Dilemma Noted by Burdette Readers
A reader named Burdette notes that Robert E E keeps his ideas before writing a poem arguing he should release the ideas into the poem. The comment reflects on process and reader expectation for literary output.
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Robert Ee Ee
Burdette
Curious 1681 binocular glass shown by Colonel Laus sedat
At a late Astronomical Society of France meeting Colonel Laus sedat displayed a binocular glass built in 1681 for Louis XIV by Father Seraphim. The instrument features three sections that telescope, extending to about ten feet in length.
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Astronomical Society of France
Laussedat
Louis XIV
Father Seraphim
Arkansaw
Invention of the organ traced to Archimedes
The organ is attributed to Archimedes around 220 B C. It later spread to Western Europe from the Greek Empire and was used in church devotions about A D 607.
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Tur
Archimedes
Europe
Jokes From the German AN INQUISTIVE WOMAN
A collection of brief gags from a German setting. A landlady question prompts a witty payback about board bills. Another joke explains oversized apple dumplings as calibers of love. A married exchange ends with a playful twist on exclusive affection.
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Lena
Karl
Emma
Cruel But Appropriate Traveling Views clash on England
The Omaha World excerpt contrasts attitudes toward women in England and Europe. It notes harsh opinions of barbarous customs abroad, then discusses peasant and working class women in Europe who work alongside husbands in road making and farming, suggesting equality in domestic roles.
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England
Sexton
Omaha
Chi
Countries
Sultan of Mexico Demands Parade Etiquette and Maps
The article notes the Sultan of Mexico insists on the coachman walking beside his royal carriage to prevent anyone from sitting higher. It claims he discerns his own taste for greatness and that special maps had to be made to illustrate his claim that Morocco occupies three fourths of the globe.
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Mexico
Morocco
Paraphr Station Worker Crafts Model Locomotive
A Dun Kirk New York station agent spent five months carving a 280 piece wood model of a locomotive and tender in his leisure time.
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Egent
Dunkirk
N. Y
Knight Courts Sleepy Baron’s Daughter in Folklore Veil
In a moonlit castle scene the knight fraught with awkward wit tries to charm the baron’s sleepy daughter. She parries with a sharp quip about muskets while the clock nears 1:15 am and the castle settles into night. The departing carriage and missed chance linger as the knight wanders away.
Baroness D Argusson Hosts All Souls Day Vault Visit
A Paris socialite Baroness D Argusson invites hundreds to visit her deceased husband’s grave on All Souls Day from 11 a m to 6 p m with tea and warm beverages amid controversy. Clergy protest the idea of a graveyard soiree while Pere la Chaise committee says the vault owner has rights to the ground.
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D’argusson
Paris
Pere la Chi ‘Ise
le Pays
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