Iowa State College Area Des Moines Description
A description notes a town thirty miles north of Des Moines at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road. It highlights the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, its sizeable public and school facilities, and productive farming lands surrounding the city.
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Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Blaimes
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Iown
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Cyclone Drives a Love Quest Through Montana and New York
A vivid tale follows George Washington MacLear, Harvard valedictorian, from a Montana cyclone rescue to a wild chase for a mysterious doctor who heals him. He travels from New York to California and back, guided by Margery and a doctor’s care, only to discover his true love in Ruth Allen and the doctor’s true identity at a ball.
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George Washington MacLear
Harvard
Dakota
Golden Gate
Doree
MacLean Pere
John Allen
George MacLean
Ruth Allen
Mr. Allen
Europe
MacLean
George Wallashington
George
New York
Hoyden
Margery
Montana
San Francisco
Yosemite
Allen
Miss Allen
Ruth
Hayden
Eyes Daughters. A comic portrait of courtship and vanity
The piece mocks a charming young woman and her circle as they chase wealth and status. It parodies fashionable fads, flirtations, and dramatic poses with humorous verse and a concluding jest about parental mating outcomes.
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Young Spriggins
Desertion of Mary Ends Planned Marriage
Mistress complains about costly late company. Mary declares she will marry and leave. Mistress appeals to Justice C but he says the court below has no jurisdiction to bar the desertion.
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Margery
Mary
Alexander
The Wife and Woman as Home Guides in Love
A wife’s neglect harms marriage and a husband’s affection. Women influence home harmony, and a man should share his affairs with his wife. The piece argues wives offer keen intuition and counsel, with trust strengthening fortune and family. The Half Moon.
A Pair of Baltimore Parents Debating Household Costs
Two well fixed Baltimore residents on Park avenue debate whether a boy or a girl is costlier to raise. They itemize their son Charley’s expenses in his 19th year including clothing foods and tuition, reflecting a vivid snapshot of mid 19th century family budgeting.
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Park Avenue
Baltimore
Charley
Canon Bets Gorman
Lee
Bohiool
Talk with Stepniak reveals Nihilist genius athlete
An interview with Stepniak portrays the famed Russian Nihilist as a man of about 30 with an athlete's build and extraordinary strength. He speaks many languages, has broad knowledge of history and political economy, and is described as magnetic to both individuals and crowds.
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Stepniak
Steniak
Stepinak
Apostle
M. A. Daudet
Mezentzeff
Nevski
Alexander II
Pall Mall Gazette
Silent table confession from a quiet boy
A jar of preserves vanished at night and caused breakfast table talk. Denials fly as everyone suspects, but one boy stays silent until his aunt asks Georgia what he has to say. He replies solemnly that his father forbids him to talk at the table.
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Sherman
Confederacy
Georgia
Carl Pretzel’s Philosophy from the National Weekly
The piece argues against criticizing others and mocks vanity and greed. It satirizes self worship, predicting social unrest and economic hardship if people pursue glory over substance.
Memory Debt Between Blobbs and Dobbs
Blobbs boasts of a sharp memory and recalls lending a dollar and a half two years ago. Dobbs pretends forgetfulness until the topic arises, then awkwardly avoids repayment. The exchange hints at an awkward, humorous tension over an old loan.
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Blobbs
Dobbs
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Official Directory
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C. C. Roy
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Anthony Hale
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Howard
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Chamberlain
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van Dusen
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A. Perkins
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H. J. Everly
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H. W. Wilson
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E. C. Moulton
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M. C. Jones
W. M. Caz Gippines
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Miss Lodge
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G. A. Allsworth
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Tilden
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Atlaw
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District of Iowa
Union National Bank
Iowa
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J. L. Stevens
United States
Nevada
A. H. Thayer
TICE
Palace Drug Store
H. M. Templeton
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City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
South Side
C. A. Beverly
Story County
Chase. Hunt, Adentist
West House
H. L. Carrell
Caenind
John Glidden
Carl Pretzel
Gretchen
Leedie Carl
Nationg! Weekly
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Yankton
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HT. C. Dodge
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Redingote
Pieuccas
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Ben. Perley
Crawford
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Commodore Hull
Thorvaldson
Orpheus
Louisa Ward
Samuel Ward
Virginia
Washington Monument
Capitol
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State Department
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Gideon B. Welles
Connecticut
Chicago
Mr. Welles
Welles
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Buchanan
Charles Francis Adams
Congress
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Stanton
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