Amas Iowa Aims for Growth at Des Moines College Junction
Amas lies on the Chicago and North Western Railroad at its junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road about thirty miles north of Des Moines. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts serves hundreds of students with a well appointed public school and a large public school building. Surrounding farming lands yield abundant produce and fruit.
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Tar “ Amas
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines and
Minneapolia
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agricuture and Mechanic Arts
Grip Tight: A Tale of Rightful Claim and Duty
A historical verse fragment recounts Sars Roy urging his son Robert to seize a rightful lordship with two short words, Grip tight, and to act with hand and heart. It extols steadfast courage, loyalty to home, and keeping one’s love, wealth, and land through firm resolve.
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Sars Roy
Robert
Local Officials Named In Fragmented List
A partial OCR reads a roster of names for city positions including mayor treasurer marshal and others. The unreadable text shows multiple individuals such as M. C. Jonss E. Chamberlin W. C. SuocxiEy L. Van Dusen and A. Perkins among others.
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M. C. Jonss
E. Chamberl
W. C. SuocxiEy
L. van Dusen
A. Ricnh Monp
van Chamberla
C. E. Haverry
G. H. Maxwe
Ll. H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Methodist Episcopal Church Services Schedule
The notice lists services for two churches. One shows alternate Sunday morning and Sunday evening services with baptism at noon and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 led by Pastor H. J. Everly. The other church conducts Sunday morning at 10 45 and evening at 7 30 with Sunday School after morning service and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 led by Pastor E. C. Moulton.
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Ervices
Bapti
H. J. Everly
H. W. Wilson
E. C. Moulton
Off His Bargain Aiding A Woman In England
Mr Budd, an American visitor, intervenes as a man beats a woman by a cottage. He buys her off with a sovereign and she follows, seeking shelter at the farmhouse. The scene shifts to a quiet domestic setting as the pair adjust to a mistaken employment claim and a chance at peace.
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Mr. Budd
England
Wolfe
Murther
Toime
Say
New York Mail and Express
Bargain Fails as Wife Trade Unveiled in English Village
Mr Budd learns an American wife bargain is illegal in England after a landlady reveals old customs that allow a man to sell his wife. The clergyman warns of danger, advises immediate departure, and Budd flees to London as angry locals pursue him for breaking the deal.
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Merryky
Wolfe
Mr. Budd
Mrs. Wimp
England
London
Pansies Rise Again as Favorite Garden Bloom
A Boston Beacon note remarks on the return of pansies in gardens over roses. It describes moss buds and grandmother’s pansies gaining favor, and playful tales of pansies with humanlike faces that charm children and adults alike.
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Boston Beacon
Dreaming of departed friends and their lingering form
The Onkers Gazette ponders why souls not often thought of still appear in familiar dress after death. It speculates on a linking bond between disembodied spirit and living matter and whether departed souls cling to early loves rather than enter oblivion.
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Onkers Gazette
Havana
Bees Prefer Dark Objects Why Black Chickens Get Stung
A historical note claims bees are repelled by light colors and stinging dark items. It cites black chickens in a brood often dying from stings while white chickens survive. It adds a man wearing a black plug hat tends to be stung less due to bee attention.
The Ladies and English Lovers and Wives
A verse column from the Chicago Rambler skewers romance and money woes. A pleasure seeking narrator flirts with betty and contemplates a fortune from a Puritan aunt, mixing irony about love and wealth.
Freedom Talk Sparks Question in San Jose Exhibition
A San Jose boy recites a line about Freedom from a mountain banner at a school exhibition. He asks why Freedom is personified as a woman and the reply suggests waiting to understand after marriage, reflecting a mentor’s view on maturity.
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San Jose
Son
Maverick
Testimonial on a Young Lady's Prospects in Washington
A West End young lady tells her father her testimonial in political economy, fine art and music, logic, and other subjects. The father replies that future married life depends on a husband’s grasp of housekeeping, cooking, mending, and sewing machine use.
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West End
Washington Republic
Not Man and Wife Says Woman in Real Estate Talk
A Chicago real estate agent recounts a couple visiting a flat where the woman does all the talking and the man meekly agrees. The pair claim not to be man and wife, insisting they are wife and man. The tale frames gender roles and financial arrangement in a light comic tone.
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Chicago
John
English Women and Marriage Habits Then and Now
The piece contrasts English marriage norms with French norms, noting long engagements and female domestic focus. It then traces early life paths of notable astronomers who entered the field later in life, from diverse trades to astronomy, ending with a remark on Carlyle’s possible influence on observatory pursuits.
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Sir William Herschel
Francis Baily
Baily
London
William Lassell
William Cranch Bond
Wilhelm von Biela
Heinrich Schwabe
Dessau
Munich
William Dawes
Warren de la Rue
England
Schroter
Herschel
Germany
Wilhelm Gotthelf Lehrmann
Dresden
Jeffrey
Thomas Carlyle
The Practical Side of a Woman's Life in Work
An extended discussion contrasts women’s emotional and practical roles with men, arguing women prove capable work peers. A northern tale shows a father pressuring his son William to embellish farm selling points, hinting at deceitful tactics and family hardship behind land deals.
The Rapacious Shark and the Big Devil Fish Sighting
A 19th century observation describes Gulf waters near Galveston Bay hosting large sharks and a captured eight foot devil fish. The report notes a porpoise killed by a shark and details the bizarre sun dance customs of Native Americans, drawing on Galveston News and Inter Ocean sources.
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Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Bay
Sheriff's Office
Hygeia
Billy
Bristol
Gulf
Galveston News
Colosseum's Rise and Fall From Rome's Grand Arena
The Colosseum, Rome’s vast amphitheater begun by Vespasian and completed by Titus in 80 AD, seated 80 000 and hosted 100 days of games with thousands of animals and gladiators. Its architecture featured four stories of Doric Ionic and Corinthian orders and travertine walls.
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Rome
Vespasian
Titus
Flavian Amphitheater
Colosseum
Robert Guiscard
Naples
French Realist School Pioneers Balzac Flaubert Zola
The review credits Balzac as the real pioneer of French realism with Flaubert leading the way and Zola as its fullest expression. It contrasts Flaubert’s measured depth with Zola’s fearless plunge into humanity’s worst moods, citing Salambo as an example and noting Coleridge as an influence.
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Balzac
Gustave Flaubert
Emile Zola
Flaubert
Zola
Salambo
Carthage
Mysterious Double Identity Clouded Robbery Case
York Sun reports a home invasion in India staged under a harvest moon. John West was shot after a club blow, dying days later. Sol Richards was arrested, then a counterfeit alibi emerged. A desperate sheriff pursued a roving thief named Terry who closely resembled Richards, blurring guilt.
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York Sun
John West
India
West
Ord
Solomon Richards
Richards
Warner
Tim
Sol Richards
Terry
Gener
The Wonders Of An Egg
Matched excerpt discusses the egg as a marvel with chemistry and biology. Scientist Bokorny is cited, noting albumen composition and reactions. questions remain about why eggs differ, and why eggs influence bone growth and shell formation.
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Matthieu Williams
Troy
Adam
Bokorny
Fragmentary science note on sun and earth history
The readable text hints at a discussion of solar influence on atmospheric carbon and oxygen release and an ancient cooling Earth. It mentions solar surface changes, gas exchange, and interior heat effects, but the passage is incomplete and unclear.
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Earth
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