Passion Play Realistic Reverberates Through One Woman
Lilian Bell describes Oberammergau experiences and the Christ drama's impact on her nerves. She recalls the wrenching emotion, the blur between stage and reality, and the urge to doubt or deny the feelings while acknowledging the truth of the passion scene. The piece ends with the claim that the Passion play is a once in a lifetime event.
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Lilian Bell
Oberammergau
Calvary
Christ
Homeseeker
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Lyle
Cedar Rapids
Ilinois Central Railroad
South Dakota
Minnesota
Sears
Boston influence shocks western bean trader tale
A Washington Star anecdote recalls a Kansas farmer selling beans to a commission man. The man’s wife says a Boston visitor is waiting, and the narrator notes he has never been to Boston, illustrating far reaching Boston traditions.
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Boston
Kansas
Tennessee
John
Washington Star
Five Minute Lesson Wins Prize on Habit Riddle
A nine year old told a schoolmaster that to overcome habit you must throw it off altogether. He explained that removing letters from the word habit leaves a bit and then it remains, proving the need to discard the whole habit. The clever answer won the prize.
First Kindergarten Founder Froebel and Legacy
Froebel opened the first kindergarten in 1837 at Brandenburg Germany. He died 15 years later after establishing a system that changed childhood education. In 1851 Prussia banned kindergartens, and Froebel died of a broken heart believing his work a noble success.
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Froebel
Brandenburg
Germany
Prussia
Homely Creature Photo Sparks Banter Between Esther and Jane
Esther, handed a photograph, exclaims over its homely appearance while Jane reacts with relief that it does not resemble her. The exchange appears in a Boston Tran script excerpt highlighting humorous self-perception.
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Miks Esther
Jane
Boston Transcript
Belated Zest Elopement Sparks Social Whispers
A Chicago Record item notes a widow eloping amid social gossip. Friends question motives, but the bride cites a tame first marriage as a reason, implying a desire for excitement and separation from prior life. The piece reflects pressroom humor and era attitudes toward romance and scandal.
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Chicago
Personally Conducted Tours to California by Great Western Ry
Describes Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars with wide vestibules steam heat and gas light on weekly tours from Des Moines to Los Angeles via Chicago and Kansas City. An experienced official accompanies the train and the double berth is about half the price of standard sleepers. Full information from Great Western agents or F H Lord.
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Chi Great Western Ry
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Great Western
F. H. Lord
Adams Street
Chicago
My Love as Queen in Ireland in a Cornhill Verse
A short verse from Alfred Perceval Graves in Cornhill compares a beloved to aMatcher of beauty. The speaker imagines ruling Ireland with his love as queen while the beloved replies that he already reigns in her heart.
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Gilly Gowans
Ireland
Alfred Perceval Graves
Cornhill
Store Detective Used To Nerve Patrons In Shoplifting Show
A church choir singer in New York witnessed a department store detective expose a suspected thief by observing her at adjacent counters. The suspect admitted a shoplifting habit, while the singer balked at being summoned to a police court and vowed to avoid store detectives in the future.
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Tective
New York Sun
Republicans Call for Voter Turnout on Election Day
A political appeal urges Republicans to vote the straight ticket despite weather. It cites 1898 data showing stay‑at‑home percentages could have cost six congressional districts to Democrats if full votes were cast.
Des Moines News Offer for Daily Paper and Stock Food
You Need a Daily Paper This is presidential year and every citizen needs a daily paper. The Des Moines DAILY NEWS offers postpaid home delivery for $1 a year 75 cents six months and 50 cents three months. Includes condensed news daily markets by telegraph and literary matter for the family. Also international stock food from Tilden & Loughran with 20 tf.
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Des Moines Daily News
Telegraph
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Auctioneer and Farm for Sale in Ames Iowa
First-class auctioneer offering sale by day or small commission. Also listing farms for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed. Contact E. F. Posegate Box 532 Ames Iowa.
Mortgagee notices hawk sale in county auction room
Fragmented OCR notes indicate a notice of sale by a law firm in a county auction room with references to collections loans and property lots for sale. The text is unclear but implies a formal sale event under real estate or collateral terms managed by a lawyer firm.
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Little Bros
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TOWA
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South Ames
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Booneville
Ind
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Daniel McCarthy
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