Fall Weather Notes and 1904 Turkey Season Summary
The fall weather has affected seasonal activity while TourRspAY marks the end of the 1904 football and turkey season. A tailor made fellow with homespun income rarely gains in the long run. Newspapers sold the Great Western to the Northern Pacific last week, but Stickney claims the story is fake.
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Northern Pacific
Stickney
A. ©. Cole
L. B. Adams
Olinger Bros
Mr. Cole
Maxwell
Maxwell Tribone
Letson Balliett
Napoleon
Missouri
Iowa News Tidbits Include Election Law Flaws And Political Moves
A roundup of Iowa items notes a flaw in the biennial election law and amendments with majorities cited. It mentions speculation on Leslie M. Shaw for 1908, the Des Moines gas remark, and a shift in editorial leadership with Emory English joining the Mason City Times Herald alongside Tom Way, while butter production and election canvass figures are summarized.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Shaw
Emory H. English
Valley Junction Express
Tom Way
Mason City Times- Herald
Emory
Tom
Emory English
Times-Herald
Hamptoun Gbhronicle
J. A. T. Hill
Des Moines
Hull
Congress
Mason City
Wreck delays traffic after Milwaukee road coal train ditching
A westbound coal train derailed near the Des Moines river east of Madrid, causing extensive damage to three cars and a long twelve hour clearance. No injuries reported as wrecking crews from Perry and Marion worked to remove the debris and restore traffic.
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Milwaukee Road
Madrid
Des Moines
Perry
Marion
Slater
Large plurality for Connor in tenth district returns
Official vote count shows Congressman Connor of the tenth district with the largest plurality among eleven elected statewide, 20 446, while Dawson ranks second with 186. A brief note records a rural incident near Sioux City where a passenger car platform flare sparked a minor shooting, and a historical Hatfield McCoy feud resurfaces with the Duty family tied to two recent deaths.
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Connor
Dawson
Hatfield-McCoy
Virginia
Campaigning Panic and Gas Prices Scare Homeowners
A humorless ad mocks anxiety over gas visits, hunger, and shopping. It highlights fear of spending and sleepless nights as citizens worry about money and food in the city. The piece ends with a satirical line about being busted.
French Conceit and the Attitude Toward Government
Etienne Dumont described the French as conceited in the early 19th century. He claimed that among Parisians the majority would volunteer to govern while Londoners would mostly decline.
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Etienne Dumont
Paris
London
Paying Trials Gaggsby Jones Wealthy Lawyer in Cincinnati
The text notes that Gaggsby Jones is very wealthy yet his life is full of trials. It remarks that his wealth comes from being a lawyer and cites a cartoonish exchange from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Gaggsby—Jones
Wagegsby
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
How a Watch Works Vibrating Wheel Replaces Pendulum
A historical explanation compares watches to clocks noting the vibrating balance wheel replaces the pendulum. A spiral mainspring powers the movement, with the balance wheel allowing one tooth of the adjacent gear to pass each cycle and preserving beats. Winding the watch yields about 400 turns of the balance wheel, sustaining motion for a day.
Ridiculous Wig Exchange Between Judge and Barrister
The exchange features a judge questioning John Curran about his wig. Curran retorts that the ridiculous element lies in the judge's own head, delivering a sharp legal quip in a courtroom moment.
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John Curran
Quotations on Selfhood by Bulwer Lytton
What an inferior man seeks is in others What a superior man seeks is in himself says Bulwer Lytton expressing a lesson on inner grounding.
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Register
Helen More
Bulwer Lytton
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Story County
Toa Sara Bae Go
White House
Ames
Ames Times
Oral Trust
Turkey
Danville
Holycross
Roosevelt
Wright
Story County Newslets
O H. Watkins
Clinton
C. E. Watkins
Mr. Watkins
Stratford
Fraser
Darkey
Marshal Robins
Boone
Siater
Cambridge
Owl Club
Mattern
St. Louis
Cora
New York
Sioux City
Geome Hunters
Hunter
San Francisco Bulletin
Wisconsin
B. A. Knudson
Bosworth’s
L. M. Bosworth
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