Ames Iowa described as railroad junction and college town
Ames lies at the Chicago and North Western Railroad junction with the Des Moines and Minneapolis Road thirty six miles north of Des Moines. It is the seat of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with hundreds of students, a well appointed public school, and a large public school building. Surrounding farming lands are productive and yield abundant fruit and orchard crops.
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Ames
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Unclear Names in Historic Text Fragment
Fragmentary OCR lists several surnames and initials including Richmond Chamberlain Haverty Maxwell Westerman and Perkins with no surrounding context or events. No verifiable action or date is present to establish a clear news item or outcome.
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A. Richmond
van Chamberlain
C. E. Haverty
G. H. Maxwell
H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Old Fashioned Girl and Family Lore Ballad
A Crooklyn Eagle poem recalls an old fashioned girl through vivid family traits. The speaker fondly critiques ancestry and laments modesty, beauty rituals, and reckoning with a grandmother who defied norms. The narrative hints at secret lovers, a Gretna Green elopement, and a nostalgic view of past manners.
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Grandfather
Gretna Green
Crooklyn Eagle
HIS LAST BALLOON ASCENSION
A former circus advance agent recalls a perilous 1870s balloon incident in Jacksonville. Preston, a daring aeronaut, later settles as a farmer after a broken leg and marriage, finding contentment away from the show.
Matters and Things in Which Our Fair Readers Are Interested
Short column blends humor verse and gossip on aging women and beauty, plus German sparcassen saving banks for girls via parental premiums. It advocates American sisters emulating such endowment plans to aid girls’ futures and opposes costly fashion as a wiser family investment.
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Germany
Sparcassen
Wilhelmeasse
Trousseau
North American Review
Newman Independent
Turre
Hamlet
Gray
Chicago
Parson Goodenough Reflects on Education and Health
Parson Goodenough explains he never attended college due to heart disease and weakness in the arms. He says his learning came from schooling and books, guided by his family physician's warning about sudden exertion.
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Parson Goodenough
Burdette
Image of quotes on expressing needs and royal liquor spending
A fragment quotes Arlo Bates on women needing sympathy and support. It notes Dr Burns calculating over four point five trillion pounds spent on intoxicating liquors since the Queen ascended the throne.
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Arlo Bates
Omaha Burglar Warned by Boston Diamonds Tale
A World of Omaha excerpt recalls a burglar bragging of diamonds seized from a Boston woman. He hid under a lecturegoer's bed, was caught when she checked, and escaped by claiming he was already married. The piece contrasts Western burglary with urban crime.
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Omaha
Boston
Remark by Gen Lee on married soldiers near California
Mrs Han cock recalls General Robert E. Lee as a model soldier and gentleman. He advised her not to desert her post to accompany her husband to California, urging lasting unity in marriage. She notes she followed the counsel and later saw her husband again on the battlefield within three years.
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Cooper
Baily
Jacksonville
Mobile
Granger
Mrs. Hancock
Robert E. Lee
California
Hancock
Marital Courtship and Conduct in Engaged Society
The piece condemns promiscuous correspondence by young women as immodest and damaging, notes the social risks if letters reach spouses, and argues engagement should be discreet. It discusses propriety toward future in-laws, the role of breeding and manners, and etiquette for fiancés including ring gifts and the absence of public displays.
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Charles
War Annals and the Grand Review of 1865
Excerpts recount Civil War memories by John Dilley and a vivid portrait of Washington after the war. The piece blends Confederate veteran reflections with the May 224 24th grand review, noting crowds, parade pages, and the public reception of soldiers. A dapper clerk remark highlights enduring veteran pride.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
End of It All in Washington War Scenes
James Franklin Fitts recalls the Washington closing chapter of the Civil War from Summit Point to Fort Stevens. He notes Lincoln's assassination shock, funeral train disruption, and the division's picket duty and prayers. The essay also recounts camp reflections, looting incidents, and Provost searches amid a restless, tense atmosphere.
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Washington
Summit Point
Virginia
Harper’s Ferry
Winchester
Stevenson
Old Willis
United States
Lincoln
Baltimore
Capitol
Fort Saratoga
Fort Stevens
War Department
Remarkable Guiteau Curse Talk Surrounds Trial Repercussions
An Austin man reflects on the so called Guiteau curse claiming misfortune falls on anyone linked to the trial. He notes several deaths among involved parties and likens it to Julius Caesar assassins all dying, a juxtaposition found in old history.
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Chattanooga
Jerry
Thompson
Julius Cesar
Teras Siflings
Veteran recalls Chickamauga service two weeks after clash
The old soldier recalls being the last man on the field at Chickamauga, noting the fight had ended two weeks before he arrived. The host rhetorically questions his remark, and the veteran clarifies with a wry twist.
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Verran
Chickamauga
Lurdette
Reunion memories and mutual apologies among Civil War veterans
The piece recounts encounters at a reunion of Civil War veterans from North Carolina and Massachusetts. Paul Rives shows his lost arm to Jones, who reveals the scar from Devil's Den. Mouser of Ohio performs a daring raid on Confederate soldiers, then dies of fever in Maryland. A Tennessee episode features a mountain belle kissing a sleeping Union lieutenant, mistaking him for a Confederate.
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Paul H. Rives
North Carolina
J. F. Jones
Massachusetts
Jones
Kries
Rives
Mouser
Oh Volunteers
Marion
Ohio
Buckeye
Sergeant Mouser
Cumberland
Epward Warwick
Tennessee
Asea
Daisy
After the Battle The Artillerymen in Action
Colonel J B Gandolfo notes in the St Louis Globe Democrat that artillery drill gives way to battle raggedness. Guards of gear loosen as heat rises jackets collars and shirts come off and powder stained hands mark the men. As casualties mount comrades carry the wounded from the line.
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J. B. Gandolfo
St. Louis
Table Etiquette in Zanzibar
The narrative describes Araba dining methods in Zanzibar with a large rice bowl and a fowl. Five diners share the dish, tearing wings and legs and using rice to guide bites. A hospitality gesture involves the chief tossing a ball of rice to a guest, which nearly choked the narrator and caused laughter at the mishap.
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Zanzibar
Overland
Mont Iy
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Eke
Ames Intelligencer
J.E. Duncan
Meneame Ort Publisher
Mre
Official Directory
C. G. McCarthy
Henry Wilson, Jr
Gro. W. Dyer
J. A. Mills
J. Me Ingram
Sherif
Board OF Supervisors
QO. Burgess
Eee
Erreneres
Anthosy Halb
Collins
R. Ballard
Howard
Nk Keen
Dag Ces
E. R. Chamberlain
W. C. Shockley
L. van Dusen
Saeee
Methodist Episcopal
Baptist
H. W. Wilson
E. C. Moulton
Masonic
A. Masons
L. M. Bosworth
W. M. M. J. Smith
Acadia Lodge NO
A. F
United Workmen.& Mes Lodge
G. A. Meredith
M. Sorer
G. A. R Winsworth
A. R
G. A
V. S
Geddes
Sons OF
Veterans, U. 5S. of A
S. E. Hixestanp
O. S
Ellsworth Relief Corps No. 98
G. A. R. Hall
Greppes
Conpit
Sec
Cena Thayer
Treas
M. J. Smith
Atlaw
Stevens
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
District of Iowa
Union National Bank
D. McCarthy
J. L. Stevens
Nevapa
H. M. Templeton
Westerman’s Drug
GA. Beverly
E. Church
Story County
E. B. Plumb
West House
City Drug Store
Albert Richmond
FFICE
McLain’s
Low Cajon
Chas. E. Hunt
C.m.sopier
Travelers’ Insurance Co
B.C. Rice
M. Hemstreet
Grandma
Jonas Jutton
van Amburg
Cronant
Preston
Fla
Gulf Coast
Bill Riley
Lot
Harry
Gulf
Harper’s Bazar
New England
Gen. Lee
WAR Annals
John Dilley
Soser
Battle of
Manassy
Bull Run
Bobby Lee
Stonewall
Etrife
Mary Red
Rip van Winkleizing
Jett
Gabriel
Ledger
James Franklin Fitts
Helena
Ark
Indiana
William Vandeer
Shebang
Lttle Rock
Uae
Theohnnies
H. C. CroGer
Izick
Jacob
Newman
Marie
Sonny
Texas Siftings
Dakota
Territorial
Dakota Bell
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