Notable Elopement Leads to Family Reunion in Story County
J F Smith of Rockwell sought his daughter Zola who eloped with Ivan Davis. The couple married last Friday by Mayor Meekins of St Anthony. Smith persuaded Zola to return as Davis accompanied her, while accusations of aiding a license were directed at Ralph Lefever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Smith
Rockwell
Iowa
Zola
Ivan Davis
Meekins
St. Anthony
Mr. Smith
Mr. Davis
Ralph Lefever
Zearing Enterprise
Samuel E. Briggs
Nevada
First Ave
North
Briggs
John C
George H
California
Samuel Briggs
Story County
Nevada Journal
Animal Oddities Summary
Birds avoid fireflies and their vicinity. North American reindeer pick an old doe as leader. A swallow’s body runs hot at 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Cats and predators reflect far more light from their eyes than humans. Lake trout average 6000 eggs per season. whitefish more. English viper female bears live young after internal hatching. Kea parrots in New Zealand like sheep. Garfish sunfish basking sharks and dolphins swim with eyes above water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Husband’s Blouse Bid Ends in Predictable Change
A Berlin husband buys a blouse for his wife boasting a broad price range and vague specs. The shop assistant presses for color, size, and cut, prompting the husband to insist any blouse within 30 to 40 marks will be altered to suit his wife. The exchange, cited from the London Telegraph, underscores the humor of male shopping certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London Telegraph
Belated Kindness on the Street Car
In a brief exchange on a Chicago street car Mr. Smith offers his seat to Mrs. Jones who declines after standing fifteen minutes saying she will get off at the next corner. The moment captures a small social interaction in urban transit.
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Mr. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Chicago Journal
No Use at All in a Silent Moment
A terse dramatic exchange unfolds as he vows not to kiss again and she questions the point of life if unchanged. their tension centers on restraint and desire.
A Reminder. Dearborn-What have you got that string tied about your finger for
A light witticism from the Boston Herald about marriage and memory as a string tied on a finger symbolizes a reminder. The exchange humorously contrasts Dearborn and Wabash worlds in a cartoon-like gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Wabash
Boston Herald
Hypocrisy Becomes Necessity for Public Scandals
A provocative aphorism notes that individuals living scandalously may rely on hypocrisy as a defensive mechanism. The quotation frames moral double standards as practical for public figures and private actors alike.
The Nerves of Taste and Senses Explored in Detail
A Victorian era explainer shows how taste is mapped on the tongue with tip for sweet, back for bitter, sides for acids, and explains how water tastes sweet after laxative salts. It notes smell as highly cultivated and details hearing through the organ of Corti, eye field of vision, and skin senses including touch pain and temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Corti
Stallion Challenge and Western Line Travel Offers
A multi item notice promotes a horseman offering to prove the best two year old Percheron stallion for 100. It also advertises low California round trips via the Northwestern Line from Chicago with first class, three trains daily, drawing room sleeping cars and escorted tourist car excursions to California Washington and Oregon. Tickets available through C and N W Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Perry Simmons
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Overland Limited
Chicago
Washington
Oregon
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Spalding’s Sporting
Janesville
Buck’s
Jewels
Rochester
Moe Yas
Ames, Jac
Story County Newslets
V. A. Ballou
Miss Maude
Des Moines
Galveston
Texas
Henry Gogerty
T. S. Chance
Mr. Chance
H. P. Wightman
Cole Cemetery
Wightman
Schaudt
Elliott
Town
Cole
George H. Proctor
Proctor
Mr. Proctor
Hamilton
Ontario
Illinois
Calista Hoskins
Presbyterian Church
Waterman
L. E. Waterman
Geo. E. Baker
Geo. W
Boone
Saylorcoal
Bower & Perkins
Poultry
AMES
Mutual
UST
Waseca White Rose
J. W. Adams
Grocrey
Judisch Bros
Parley Sheldon
F. H. Schleiter
Story County Bank
Western National Bank
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Surance
R. W. Crane & Co
Kelley
W. M
Hati Ame
W. M. Greeley
State OF Iowa
Union Savings Bank
Lawa
Alfread H. Munn
G .Rudisch
C. F Cu
T. McLain
Henry Wilson
E. W. W.M. Greeley
Desard
B. F. Carroll
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