Dignity in Dispute Over Two Dollars at the Livery
An editor recounts a confrontation with Dan Williams, owner of a Violet street livery stable, over a two dollar debt. Williams knocked the editor's hat and later struck him with a tin can, yet the editor refused to retaliate, defending editorial dignity. A Philadelphia trust company box incident follows, where a matter of identification leads to an awkward exchange between two women and a dog incident.
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Press
Abraham White
Dan Williams
Violet Street
Williams
Philadelphia
Dorcas Society
New York Tribune
Stamps of 1899 Stretch Vast Distances in Output
The 2-cent stamps issued in 1899 totaled about 2.5 billion. If laid end to end, they would reach over 39,000 miles, looping around the equator one and a half times. Other denominations also show vast production, with nearly a mile of $1 stamps in 1898 and over half a furlong of $5 stamps.
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Cincle
Sam
Equator
New York City
Europe
Asia
Bombay
India
No Longer a Maverick Brings a Child Baptism Tale
The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady recounts a baptism in Indian Territory for a cattle owner's daughter. In school she struggles to explain the rite and finally Concludes she has Jesus' brand on her forehead, proving she is now a child of God and inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven in plain terms.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Great West
Indian Territory
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
Butler College Women Launch Golf Club in Indiana
Young women at Butler College Indiana embrace golf now introduced as a college sport. After a failed earlier effort charmed by Miss J Anna Carpenter the expert amateur, interest revived and a golf club with over fifty members formed.
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Butler College
Indiana
Butler
J. Anna Carpenter
Victor Hugo Grandchildren in Divorce Tangle
The grandchildren of Victor Hugo are in a divorce themed sequence. Mile. Jeanne Hugo first divorced Alphonse Daudet’s son, then married Dr. Charcot’s son. Now George Hugo, after obtaining his wife’s divorce, plans to wed his cousin who herself is a divorcee of a noted writer.
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Victor Hugo
Mile
Jeanne Hugo
Alphonse Daudet
Dr. Charcot
George Hugo
Town Agent Selle Liquor in Northfield Receipts Sparking Publication
Vermont law bans liquor sales in towns without a citizens vote and a town agent for medicinal or arts use. Northfield with 3,000 people has run a largeagency, prompting temperance supporters to pass a law requiring publication of purchasers’ names.
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Vermont
Northfield
Thought They Were Dogs on the Dawson Trail
A Dawson City reminiscence recalls summer delight and winter beauty in the Yukon. Stories describe people handling dogs on ice and through White Pass, with a Detroit woman recounting a dawn encounter where three stray dogs behaved like wolves until she tried to harness them.
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Dawson City
White Pass
Detroit
Renegades
New York Independent
Hartford Clergy Spins Barnum Letter Tale
A Hartford correspondent recalls a clipping bureau letter to John Bunyan urging subscription. After Barnum’s death the circus used his name sending free tickets to clergy in Hartford. A note to Rev. Dr. Joel Hawes, long deceased, was received by Pastor Dr. George L. Walker who remarked that Barnum and Hawes had not met in the hereafter.
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Hartford Courant
John Bunyan
Mr. Badman
Bunyan
P. T. Barnum
Hartford
Joel Hawes
George L. Walker
First Church
Paper Carpets of Korea A Timeless Heirloom
An American consul recalls Korea’s paper carpets as heirloom heirlooms passed through generations. He describes their lacquered box like appearance, earthy dark tones, and surprising durability influenced by natives removing sandals at home. He notes their inch thick craft and his own misstep wearing shoes inside.
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Korea
Japan
Earth Fortifications Use of Sand Bags for Defense
Military engineers state earth is the best fortification material. When clay is scarce on the seashore, sand is bagged and stacked along the defense line. Such earthworks cause enemy cannonballs to sink and shells to explode harmlessly.
Fine Writing Revealed by the Literary Editor
In a casual office exchange Borus asks what the finest writing is. The editor, yawning, cites the Ten Commandments arranged in a circle the size of a silver quarter as a pinnacle of craft.
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Naggus
Borus
Chicago Tribune
A Perilous Profession
A Chicago Record item notes a parent comment on a son training as an electrician. The exchange highlights safety concerns and learning the forbidden practices during apprenticeship.
Woman Not a Part of Speech Says Poet
A witty line proclaims that the woman is not a part of speech but the whole oration while noting how the devil wins via the father. Iowa rate referenced as a playful aside.
Auctioneer Tam Opens Ames Office for Various Auctions
Tam, an auctioneer, announces permanent Ames location offering live stock and bankrupt sales by day on small commission. He will use telephone at his expense for scheduling. Inquiries to the office. 15-tf.
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Tam
Ames
Seed anounce offerings for potatoes corn and millet
Advertises early Ohio potatoes from northern seed yielding 300 bushels per acre at 60 cents per bushel. Also offers German millet at 76 cents per bushel and 35 bushels of Stowell's Evergreen sweet corn at 1.25 per bushel from T. J. Keetey.
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Ohio
Stowell
T. J. Keetey
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Oearge
Century Cook Book
O. K
Union National Bank
Frank EF. Bellamy
Iowa
Spring & Son
Daniel Embrber
Ames, Iowa
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St. Paul Mail
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St. Louis
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Chicago
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