College Notes Reveal Faculty and Student Movements
College notes list travels and duties of professors including Prof Zinthee at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Prof Baker in Minneapolis, and Dr Storms speaking at the Seventh Iowa State Conference. It notes Lesh Baker and students, athletic results, new editor Ogelsby, and campus events with several notable visitors and speeches.
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Prof. Zinthee
St Louis
H. P. Baker
Minneapolis
Green
Minneapolis College
A B. Storms
Iowa State Conference of Charities and Correction
Sioux City
Edward McDonald Stanton
Albany, New York Medical College
Burton
Lanphear
Carthage
New York
A. Welch
Norton
Iowa Falls Loses Big Money in Exchange Hole Tale
The passage notes 200000 lost in the board of trade and 800000 in moving six vek, with 50000 peeled by Soule and 40000 tied up in the Iowa Falls Manufacturing Company. It also mentions 12000 a year losses on the Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern Railway and a sinking hole in Mexico to drop dollars.
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Ogelsby
Clay Robinson Commission House of
Chicago
Ate Ff
Ames College Tris
Giigel
Blatherwick
West
Grinnell
Edgar Stanton
Board of Trade
Soule
Iowa Falls Manufacturing Company
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railway
Iowa Falls
Sone
Mexico
John Allan Offers Rubber Tires and Shoes for Buggies
John Allan provides rubber tires for buggies and rubber shoes for horses at reasonable prices. He offers a first class service in every respect and invites customers to call and see him.
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John Allan
Uase
Ward School Hosting Benefit Entertainment at U B Church
The 3d ward school will stage an entertainment at the U B church on October 20 at 7 30 P M to aid their library fund. Admission is ten and fifteen cents.
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3D Ward
U. B. Church
Indoor Pike Sightseeing Benefit at I O F Temple
A notice invites the public to a benefit event at the Car Nivel indoor venue in the I O F Temple to raise funds for the Public Library. The entry emphasizes affordable admission and community support.
Weather and Crop Summary for Iowa City Month
Monthly USDA review records Elevation 926 ft in Iowa City from 20 years of data. Mean temperature 64.5 F, departure 1.1 above normal. High 88 F on the 28th, low 34 F on the 11th. Total rainfall 3.387 inches, greatest 1 day 0.105 inches. Rainy days 8, clear days 18, partly cloudy 5, cloudy 7. Winds from southwest and northwest.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Indoor carnival and Pike in for library funds
The Rebekah's and 1.O OF lodges host an indoor carnival and Pike on Friday and Saturday night October 21 and 22. Proceeds go to the Public Library. Admission to the building is 10 cents.
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Rebekah’s
1.O
Excursion to New Orleans by Ti nos Central Railroad
The Ti nos Central Railroad advertises a Monday November 14 excursion from Webster City to New Orleans at 23.75 round trip with 21 day return limit. Route includes Memphis Greenwood Yazoo City Clarksdale Vicksburg Baton Rouge and Hammond. Pullman Sleepers priced at 12 from Iowa Minnesota and 11.00 from Illinois. Applications due November 10 to J F Merry Dubuque IA.
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The
Tinois Central Railroad Company
New Orleans
Webster City
Memphis
Greenwood
Yazoo City
Clarksdale
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
New Orleas
Hammond
Jackson
Miss
Tenn
South
Pullman
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Dubuque
J. F. Merry
A Persian Tragedy of Salome in Tiflis
James Baker retells a century old tale of Princess Salome in Georgia. After her husband and son were slain in a siege, she is sold to Djafar Sek and faces forced marriage. She uses a dagger to avert death for him but dies herself, asking God to receive her soul.
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James Baker
Tiflis
Salome
Djafar Sek
Georgia
Djafar
Assa Dhoulla Bek
Iron Making In Early History Across Civilizations
The article traces iron use before written history with references from Egypt, Nineveh, and biblical texts. It notes ancient trade via Tyre and Sidon, Chinese records around 2000 B C, Horace’s praise, and explains bronze ages preceding iron due to ore impurities and required forging processes.
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Egypt
Nineveh
Tubalcain
Tyre
Sidon
English peddler seeks a special kind of dog
A plain language tale describes an English peddler asking a dog dealer for a breed that is not quite a greyhound yet resembles one in height and nose. The dealer bluntly answers, We drown them.
An Awkward Compliment About Ages
Mrs Brown claims a ten year difference while insisting she and her husband differ by only ten years. Jones interjects with a gallant denial, noting she looks as young as her husband who she says is forty.
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Jones
Marriage proposal from Mr Short to Miss Long
Mr Short asks Miss Long to marry him in a playful quarrel where she scorns the proposal. The exchange shows humor and social teasing between the two characters.
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Mr. Short
Miss Kate
Miss Long
Early marriages key to human propagation
Cynicus argues that humanity depends on early marriages while Sillicus questions the premise. Cynicus contends that delaying marriage prevents propagation, a claim cited in the Philadelphia Record.
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Sillicus
Philadelphia
Liberty Is Won Only By a People Rising
The quote asserts that liberty cannot be granted by a power from above but must be earned by the people themselves through collective effort and self-empowerment.
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Liverty
Colion
Impossible Cigar Test Leaves Man Reeling
A New York dealer cites a customer who boasted of smoking twenty cigars daily and bet he could smoke three regular cigars in half an hour. The man, unable to finish the wager, quit with half an inch to go and later said the idea of tobacco made him sick. The tale comes from the New York Press.
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New York
Bosh
Havana
New York Press
Wealth and poverty defined by character and integrity
Orison Swett Marden argues true wealth lies in character not money, warning that chasing dollars harms the soul. A story about a German teacher misinterpreting English slang closes the piece, illustrating miscommunication and values.
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Orison Swett Marden
Eenan
Son studies law to dodge it not practice it
A witty Detroit Free Press quip contrasts a father hoping his son learns enough law to evade it with the specter of a life devoted to the bar. The joke hinges on streetwise practicality over formal occupation.
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Wall Street
Detroit Free Press
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