Ames Iowa a railroad junction hub with state college
Ames sits at the Chicago and North Western and Des Moines and Minneapolis junction thirty six miles north of Des Moines Iowa. The city hosts Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well appointed public school, and surrounding productive farming lands.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Des Moins
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechane Arts
Gloomy Gabe Faces Death in Log Jam Mystery
In a northern Michigan lumber camp a withering love triangle peaks as Gabriel Dessau known as Gloomy Gabe confronts Kent Williams over Gabrielle. Gabe blocks a deadly log jam and sacrifices himself to save others, uttering a final patois farewell to his daughter.
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Michigan
Jack Smith
Ray Lee
Gabriel Dessau
Gabe
Ray
Gabe Dessau
Gabrielle
Kent Williams
Gabriel
Kent
Mille
Mai Gabrielle
Richmond Names Key Figures in Local Affairs
A list of individuals including A Richmond, C E Haverty, G H Maxwer, H Westerman, and A Perkins appears as prominent participants in local matters.
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A. Richmond
van Chamberlain
C. E. Haverty, G. H. Maxwer H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Name games and wild rumors in Boston Record satire
A collection of humorous anecdotes and social observations from the Boston Record and other papers. It riffs on literary fakery, feminine health myths, and city life with satire about novels, manners, and the idle chatter of New York and Brooklyn columns.
The Blue Catfish Fight in Forest and Stream
An avid angler extols the blue or channel catfish for its tough fight. He notes bass leap and thus are easier to land, while catfish dive to the bottom, testing tackle, making it the most challenging and rewarding catch he has faced.
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Mrs. Edwards
Detroit Free Press
All amusements of youth judged by virtuous women
The passage asserts that all youth amusements excluded to virtuous women harm moral sensibilities. It claims men who shun female society become dull, stupid, or have coarse tastes and reject what is pure.
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Maria
John
Brooklyn Times
Telegraph
Chicago
Allerton
Bob Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Parkville
Designating shops as stores and the storer question
A Bright correspondent asks whether naming shops as stores changes the term for a person who stores. The inquiry explores linguistic consistency and gendered phrasing in commerce terminology.
A Witty Remark About Presidents and Suitors
Olive Logan recalls George Wilkes praising a woman with a quip about becoming President of the United States. The tale extols the humor and layered compliment, noting the charm of the remark as well as Wilkes admiration for the office and its prestige.
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George Wilkes
Litttle
United States
Olive Logan
Nervous weakness blamed on overheated rooms and air
A wide discussion on nervous women links irritability to fatigue and hot, impure interiors. It urges cool air, daily outdoor activity, and a home kept under 70 to 80 degrees to ease symptoms and restore calm, with advice on regular walks and balanced living.
He is wise who never acts without reason
A concise adage notes that wisdom lies in deliberate action and restraint, urging thought before every move and aligning deeds with clear justification.
Women Can Afford To Remain Single Opinion Piece
A column argues that besides finances some men avoid marriage. It contends wives are an expensive luxury and that marriages hinge on wealth or persistent poverty, challenging prevailing talk about affordability.
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Boston Record
A Sleeve Ration for a Seal
The Washington Critic reports, citing Chief Clerk Brown, a story from the Washington treaty signing. Lord Tenterden failed to provide a seal, joking that Hoar had only a sleeve-button to serve as insignia, prompting laughter as the document was sealed with a cuff-button.
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Washington
Brown
State Department
Mr. Hoar
Old Lady’s Warning About Jewelry in Chicago
An excerpt recalls a household scene where a butler notes a family leaving for a visit and an order to buy salmon. The narrator mentions buying the fish with hostess approval and carrying it away. A substitute line about a bride-to-be in Chicago warns her mother’s advice on leaving rings with a trusted keeper.
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Gabrielle
London
Acam Badeau
Clara
Chicago
James
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