Local teams open season with prep and college clashes
Nevada joins Story-Hamilton league as high school teams travel to Marshalltown for games. Ames high school drops a 6 2 contest to Story City while Des Moines teams bolster rosters with new grey and black uniforms. Iowa State College baseball adds trophies after multiple wins as Western League stars Ci cotte and Miller duel.
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Nevada
Story-Hamilton County
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Woodruff
Springfield
Ohio
Missouri Tigers
Iowa State College
Cyclones
Pueblo
Hogriver
West Des Moines High School
Des Moines Gang
Lincoln
Eddie Cicotte
Roscoe Miller
Soup
Swafford
Ames
Story City
Aggies
Cedar Rapids
Highland Park
Fated Explorers of Spain and Their Fateful End
A list of famed Spanish discoverers notes their deaths and downfalls. Columbus died heartbroken, Bobadilla drowned after being superseded, Las Casas sought refuge, Ojeda and Enciso faced poverty or mutiny, Niza perished amid cruelty, and Balboa met a harsh end.
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America
Columbus
Sin
Bobadilla
Lassas
Enciso
Nicuessa
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Legacy of Executions Among Early Conquistadors
The account describes a string of brutal fates among the conquistadors and their associates. Narvaez faced a tropical imprisonment and death, Cortes suffered dishonor, Alvarado fell to ambush, Almagro was garroted, Pizarro was murdered with his brothers killed, and further assassinations of secondary chiefs plagued the ambitious adventurers.
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Narvaez
Cortes
Alvarado
Almagro
Pizarro
Cnt
Tea Etiquette In China In Social Callouts
The text describes Chinese tea etiquette when invited for tea. A sweetened cup signals welcome and affection, while bitter tea implies disfavor and may prompt an exit. When served by a servant, one should not force the drink but continue conversation if placed nearby. If the hosts wish to continue the visit, they pass the tea. otherwise leave it untouched to avoid conflict.
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China
Corkscrew Palm Features and Growth in West Indians
The corkscrew palm is a decorative plant resembling the bayonet palm but with heart attached spikes forming a winding stem from base to top. Leaves curl corkscrew style from right to left, rare reversals noted. It grows six to ten feet tall, four to six feet in diameter, maturing slowly over several years even in tropical climates.
Thackeray's Pantomime and a Dying Quiet Wealth
Thackeray, famed novelist, died poor despite vast earnings from his pen. In his final days he met friend John Leech who urged a seaside holiday, but Thackeray silently demonstrated emptiness by emptying his pockets to show he had no money left.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
John Leech
Leech
Strength and voracity of the mighty condor
The enormous condor displays great strength and boldness as it pounces on small animals. Despite powerful beak and claws, it cannot carry heavy prey, using one claw to pin it and tearing it apart with the other claw and beak. After a kill it becomes heavy and unable to fly, provoking furious resistance if approached.
Marriage Notice Box Supplants Church Ceremony In Germany
A German marriage rule requires a pre ceremony public notice. Officials post a box at the town hall for couples to announce their intent to wed. The notice reads that from today a new box is fixed at the town hall where all who intend to marry will be hung.
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Germany
Nothing of Value Found in Safe Burglary Note
A burglar breaches a safe and finds a statement that there was nothing of value inside. He remarks that there are still people who tell the truth, quoting the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Where It Snows In Summer
Snow in summer happens only in the antarctic and during rare warm south winds elsewhere. These southerly gusts raise temperatures to 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit, resembling Foehn melt winds of the Alps.
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Antarctic
Alps
Landlord in The Lady of Lyons Quoted by Manager
In a wry aside the manager of a seedy actor notes he has “done a good many landlords” and contemplates the landlord in The Lady of Lyons. The remark hints at the play’s recurring landlord figure and its thematic comic undertone.
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Lyons
It Might Speak. The Artist
A fragment from a Metropolitan Magazine note hints at a speaking likeness of a grand-faced subject. The dialogue references an old man and a restrained approach to the artwork.
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Metropolitan Magazine
One Ship Sinks as Crewman Goes Aboard and Overboard
A Yale Record item recalls a maritime mishap with a crew member slipping overboard as the vessel rolled. The pithy lines describe a peril at sea and the abrupt loss of life while aboard the ship.
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Yale Record
Market day sale and local social notes in Ames
The column lists a town market day sale and various social visits. Mrs. John Johnson plans improvement after illness. L G Rosenfeld attends lodge. Mrs. E J Penfield hosts Ladies Aid. several residents travel between Ames, Milford, Boone and Ontario for visits and family events. A Stotts relative breaks leg. a lemon rider faces conscription with cavalry request denied.
Sunday Social Notes From Ames Area Churchgoers
A compilation of local social items reports visits and dinners among residents including Rev Liverett with A E Ross Oscar Freed with the Beedle family Vita Freed with Miss Mattie Cobb and other weekend gatherings. A grand juror from L R Jones is set for Des Moines in May and a postponed Odd Fellows Hall dance is noted due to bad weather.
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Oscar Freed
Beedle Boys
Vita Freed
L. R. Jones
Federal Court
Des Moines
Odd Fellows Hall
Gordon
Fremont
Milford Township Baseball and Local Visits Noted
The Milford township boys played a Sunday baseball game while the Frank Evans family visited Charles Stuart. Ora Holdredge works straw baling on Grove farm. J. B. Rowland and O. F. Smith families visited relatives in Kelley and Ames respectively. Mrs. Whitinger visits Oklahoma. Mildred Carpenter recovers from mumps and returns to school.
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Frank Evans
Charles Stuart
Milford Township
Ora Holdredge
Grove Farm
French Similes For Drunk Mentioned By London Writer
The article notes French similes for drunk in English usage. It cites ivre and soul and gives examples such as ivre comme une soupe and being as drunk as an ass a cow a Swiss or a thrush. The thrush reference links to grapes causing unsteady flight during vintage.
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London
Worse Inside Than Out A Japanese Etiquette Tale
A Minneapolis Journal observation recalls Japanese caution about footwear in homes. A London student in a shared building sees contrast when a janitor posts Please wipe your feet. The student adds On going out, highlighting cultural emphasis on clean floors and respect.
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London
Minneapolis Journal
A Tale of Red Tape in a French Administrative Tale
A fragment recounts M. Roger Cavailhon, a young French gen- with emphasis on bureaucratic hurdles. The passage hints at themes of red tape and official procedure within a historical setting.
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M. Roger Cavailhon
Noise and Orchestra in Shakespearean England
The London Chronicle notes that in Shakespeare’s era the terms orchestra and band were not English musical words. Orchestra arrived in the eighteenth century, band in the late seventeenth, with noise used as the old English term for a band of musicians. It cites lines from Sneak, Mistress Tearsheet, Ben Jonson, and a tavern scene to illustrate the usage.
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Charles IT
Louis XIV
Boar’s Head
Ben Jonson
London Chronicle
Writing on a Train Cushion Supports Smooth Writing
A brakeman explains that writing on a moving train is easy with a lap cushion. Resting a tablet and arm on the cushion neutralizes tremors, making the script as legible as at a desk. Railroad workers keep cushions for traveling accounts and even loan them to traveling drummers.
Remembering Right from Left Through Handed Cues
An instructor notes many adults confuse right and left in manual training. A third hesitate before using the correct hand, but vivid personal incidents fix the proper hand in memory. One woman recalls milking a cow and tumbling, a picture she uses to tell right from left.
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New York Press
Buying Land In Korea
The London Telegraph notes land purchases in Korea require patience and time. A calm district choice and quiet settlement or an agent can attract offers as locals treat land like movable property. With patient negotiation a large tract can be acquired cheaply over a few years.
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Korea
London Telegraph
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