Birthdays and battles mark dates in history
The list recalls birthdays of Robert R. Livingston and Ralph Phillips Lowe, dates of Civil War actions at Mine Run and Knoxville, and notable deaths and events from November 26 to December 3, including Napoleon’s Austerlitz victory.
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Robert Livingston
Governor Lowe
Senator Trewin
Col
al Swalm
Straits of Magellan
Robert R. Livingston
Napleon
Louisiana Territory
United States
New York City
New York
George Washington
Ralph Phillips Lowe
Iowa
Washington
D. C
Jules Levy
Chicago
John A. McElveen
Chariton
Pennsylvania
Mine Run
Knoxville
Rabbit Hunting Dance of Pueblo Peoples at Zuni Acoma Isleta
The Rabbit Hunting Dance, practiced by Pueblo peoples including Zuni Acoma and Isleta, honors the Great Spirit with prayers for future favors. Village chiefs set a November day for the festival as dancers in white attire wield guns and chant from dawn to night, thanking for game crops and rain.
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Zuni
Acoma
Aaos
Isleta
Which Wins Cornell Ames and Grinnell Faceoff
In a three way cycle Cornell beats Ames, Ames beats Grinnell, and Grinnell beats Cornell. The champion is the team with the strongest net result in this circular set, which cannot be determined as a clear leader from the given results alone.
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Cornell
Ames
Grinnell
A. M
Thanksgiving in Georgia in Verse from Atlanta Constitution
A dialect poem depicts social contrast during Thanksgiving in Georgia. The speaker contrasts the comfortable rich man in his mansion with a Black person sleeping in a shingle shed, expressing racial tension and precarious happiness. The piece uses repetition of believe and walk the happy way as it reflects on faith and inequality.
Democratic State Chairman Speech Cited in Indianola Advo cate-Tribune
Clint Price, Democratic State Chairman in Indianola, defends the Register and Leader editorial stance and urges readers to support the publication despite political disagreements.
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Register
Leader
Clint Price
Indianola
Remembering Black Hawk and the Iowa land treaties
A historical reflection notes the 1804 treaty at St. Louis by William H. Harrison with Sacs and Fox chiefs, the Black Hawk War, and successive transfers of eastern Iowa lands including the Black Hawk Purchase and Keokuk Reserve. It traces annullments, renewals, and the shift of land from Native nations to the United States.
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James H. Terwin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate
Franklin
Tenn
Honey Hill
8. C
Albert W. Swalm
Oskaloosa
United States
South Hampton
England
St. Louis
Jay Gould
Austerlitz
Moravia
Napoleon I
Alexander I
Russia
Francis
Austria
Napoleon
Europe
William Pitt
France
W. A. Ballard
Nevada
Gen. Geo. B. McClellan
Philadelphia
Orange
N. J
Uncle Samuel
National House of Representatives
Black Hawk
William H. Harrison
District of Louisiana
Mississippi
Fort Madison
Iowa
Keokuk
Keokuk’s Reserve
Iowa River
Chambers
Iowa Territory
Thanksgiving Fashion Notes Highlight Seasonal Dress
The article discusses current Thanksgiving dressing trends with sage tones and waist fullness. It notes that material choice dictates the correct cut, favoring a mix of light and dark fabrics, and that conventional trimmings remain popular. The wing is less favored while the whole bird appears, and after dinner outfits use a loose belt.
November melancholy lines evoke autumn themes
A terse verse reflects on November with fading flowers and shortening days. Birds and game birds are described as facing grim outcomes, their fates conveyed with somber imagery. The tone recalls a memorial mood as nature moves toward winter.
A Bill Left Out From Ames Politics
W F Steigerwalt complains of being omitted from a list of those who predicted a Bill's election. He notes in Pennsylvania conversations that Bill is now well known, while local lists overlook him. The Irish compositor caused the distraction by a long name.
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W. F. Steigerwalt
Pennsylvania
Bill
Ames
Son Receives First Degree In Masonry At Lodge
The Ma sonic lodge held a Friday evening session where master W J Semmons conferred the first degree on his son Harry. A large attendance witnessed the initiation as Harry becomes an Entered Apprentice and learns apron etiquette. The father also taught him to knock and to divide the day into three parts to observe the eight hour rule.
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Masonic Lodge
W. J. Semmons
Harry
Father and Son Take High Degrees in Masonry
Mr. George W. O'Brien and his son Floyd traveled to Des Moines for the thirty second degree in Masonry conferred by Commander H. L. Carrell. They received Iowa's highest degrees. The class included Masons from across the state and the convention was among the best in the bodies history.
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George W. O’brien
Floyd
Des Moines
H. L. Carrell
Iowa
Bob Clark Burns Finger in Pocket Pistol Accident
Bob Clark, known as the town’s crack shooter by local counts, injured a finger during a premature discharge of a pocket pistol. He wore a sling and hoped the damage would not be permanent to an important finger.
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Bob Clark
Christmas Number of Woman's Home Companion
The Christmas issue features a blue and gold cover with Madonna and Child, a full-page color painting by James Montgomery Flagg, and two pages of old-fashioned carols with Ernest Haskell decorations. It includes a poem by Edwin Markham, "Before the Gospels Were," and stories by noted authors such as Bacon, Green, Freeman, Kingsley, and Tompkins. The issue offers extensive Christmas helps, gift ideas, table decor, candies, embroidery, fashions, and practical suggestions for celebrating the season.
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Woman’s Home Companion
James Montgomery Flagg
Ernest Haskell
Christmas Woman’s Home Companion
Edwin Markham
Christ
Josephine Daskam Bacon
Anna Katharine Green
Mary Wilkins Freeman
Florence Morse Kingsley
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
First American Thanksgiving in 1621
In 1621 historians recall the first American Thanksgiving as Bradford uniting surviving colonists to give thanks to God amid peril. The feast included participation by Native Americans and feasting on wild turkeys and other fowls.
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Bradford
Turkey carving tips for delicate dinners
Mrs Snaggs John Henry asks for guidance on carving a turkey while noting social awkwardness. The piece implies etiquette at the table and mentions questions about funding the meal, with Mr Snagges seeking practical details.
Thanksgiving Gratitude Quip Cited By Washington Star
A Washington Star quote features a man expressing gratitude for turkey and fixings on Thanksgiving, and even for avoiding indigestion if the meal is not eaten. The exchange underscores practical humor about holiday meals and thanks.
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Washington Star
Telegraphy training urged to meet worker shortage
Ambitious youths are urged to learn telegraphy as an eight hour law creates a large telegrapher shortage. Positions pay 50 to 70 dollars monthly for beginners and the National Telegraph Institute in Davenport Iowa plus five other cities places graduates upon qualification.
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National Telegraph Institute
Davenport
Iowa
R. R
Old Russian Prison to be Recreated at Alaska Exposition
The oldest Alaska building, the former Russian prison on Chirikof Island, will be faithfully reconstructed for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, highlighting the state’s early history and architectural heritage.
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Alaska
Chrikiof Island
Des Moines Register promo on rural route delivery
A promotional note touts the Des Moines Register and Leader as the only newspaper delivered on rural routes the same day it is printed.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Death of Mrs Mary E Ross at Ontario aged 79
Mrs Mary E Beadle Ross died at her home south of Ontario on November 17 1908 after a short illness. Born February 27 1829 in Fountain County Indiana she wed Calvary Ross in 1848. They homesteaded in this county in 1854 and remained there until death. Funeral held Thursday at Ontario church with Rev H D Williams of Ames officiating. Interment in Ontario cemetery.
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Mary E. Ross
Ontario
Beadle
Fountain County
Ind
Calvary Ross
Ross
Excursion Rates to Omaha via the North Western Line
One and one half fare for the round trip from Dec 8 to 17 inclusive to National Corn Exposition. Return limit Dec 22. Full particulars on application to Ticket Agents.
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Omaha
North Western Line
ManZan Pile Remedy Offered with Nozzle
Advertises ManZan Pile Remedy ready to use with nozzle attached. Claims soothing healing reduced itching and inflammation. Suggests no operation needed. Priced at 50 cents with money back guarantee. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
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C. A. Gamble
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Bes Moines, Iowa
Beit
J. W. Adams
John Allan
Depot
C.R. Quade
G. A. Brugger
Horace Greeley
John S. Grey
New York Tribune
Uncle Silas Loquitur
Jim
Bull
Mr. Bull
Jimmie
Tim
Marthy
John Kendrick Banks
Harper's Weekly
Georgia
Han
Kaze
Atlanta Constitution
Semmons Dry Goods Store
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