Local Newslets Chronicle of Deaths and Weddings
Story County notes multiple deaths and family milestones. John Samuel Dickinson dies after erysipelas progressed to blood poisoning. Sarah Olson dies after typhoid fever. Burney family eye surgery reported in Des Moines. Community officers elected for Story County Agricultural Society. Railroad wreck near Melbourne injures staff but no deaths. Nevada gas works begins operation for town of 20 000. Bates celebrate 56th anniversary amid family illness. Della Parr and Clarence Bowser wed with local guests. J C Thomas dies after pneumonia. funeral held after storm delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Bates
Sheldahl
Geo. Drury
Cora Butterfield
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
O. W. Butterfield
Ankeny
Mr. Bates
Watertown
New York
Slater News
W. E. Parr
Della D. Parr
Clarence W. Bowser
Samuel Bowser
Mr. Bowzer
Ames
Myrtle
Woodhall
Ill
Maxwell Tribune
J. C. Thomas
Carroll County
Ind
Iowa
Story County
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Minerva EB. Tichenor
Harriett I. Dinsmore
Nevada
The Negro Dialect in Dunbar's Death Song
A New Orleans Times-Democrat analysis notes Dunbar’s dialect writing in the Death Song, praising his use of I and the sustained rhythm of speech. It contrasts it with other writers who misrepresent the tongue and highlights linguistic choices like gwine and I's.
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Paulrenee Dunbar
Dunbar
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Workload Debate on Women and Men Roles
A brief exchange questions whether women are overburdened while arguing men must share duties to keep their jobs. The quip highlights workplace gender expectations and traditional labor divisions in a witty, period tone.
Preaching and Practice in Chicago Journal
In the Chicago Journal a note invites readers to hear a sermon titled Love One Another. The item underscores aligning personal actions with preaching as a call to practice unity at home.
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Papa
Chicago Journal
Sleepy Woodchuck Surprises With Courage and Schedule
The woodchuck appears slow and lazy yet proves bold and persistent. From burrow to cabbage patch at night the creature defends its territory, scaring dogs and feasting through summer before retreating to long sleep by October 1. County Life In America notes the famous groundhog routine.
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Cabbage Patch
America
Parental patience and prudent living suggested in a Globe aphorism
The Atchison Globe remarks on practical wisdom cautioning against excess possessions and secrecy, noting the outsized impact of small comforts like bread, and the paradoxes of parenting and public virtue. It ponders appearances, politeness, and the hidden cost of boasting while praising steadiness.
Vast Number of Distinct Languages Estimated
Mr J Collier asserts at least 6000 languages spoken by mankind with hundreds of dialects in Brazil and Mexico Nahua split into 700 variants. Regions like Borneo and Australia show extreme linguistic diversity. Even with an average of fifty dialects per language the total could reach 250000.
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Mr. J. Collier
Brazil
Mexico
Borneo
Australia
Allbone Claims Ability to Foretell Storms
Allbone asserts power to predict storms and even to trigger them by staying out until midnight. The claim centers on weather control through timing and behavior.
Strong Love and Patience Revealed by Breaking Him
A terse exchange shows the test of love between Patrice and another person. The line suggests her love was so strong it affected him deeply, implying endurance and resilience within their relationship.
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Patrice
Murderer Murdered in Ongoing County Murders Tale
A Boone Standard retells a string of Iowa murders from Story and Boone counties. It covers the Patterson killing at Ames in 1870, the George Kirkman case in Indian Creek, and the Porter family murders of 1882. John Porter, tried as a youth, served years, then was killed in Oklahoma. his brother George vanished.
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Story County
Patterson
Ames
Stanley
Boone
Chase
J. H. Bradley
Ft. Madison
Geo. N. Kirkman
Indian Creek Township
Iowa Center
Samuel Porter
John
George
Elizabeth Porter
Boone County
Reform School
Supreme Court
Tama County
Oklahoma
George Shelby
Mur
Stevens
Boone Standard
Northwestern line set one way second class rates to the Southeast
Settlers' one way second class rates via the Northwestern line will be in effect on the first and third Tuesdays in January February March and April 1905 to Kentucky Alabama Georgia North Carolina Florida and other southern states. For full information inquire of agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Chicago & Northwestern R’y. Lt
Confidence Under Water Learning to Swim Through Basins
A safety guide explains that timid swimmers overcome the fear of water by daily face immersion in a basin then a bathtub. Gradual immersion reduces involuntary gasping, enabling full head submersion and a minute underwater, a key step toward competent swimming.
Confidence Under Water as First Swimming Lesson
The passage describes a swimmer losing confidence when pulled under and instinctively swallowing water. It emphasizes that when under water the swimmer should avoid panicking and focus on controlled breathing, suggesting confidence under water as the initial key lesson in swimming.
Pointed Paragraphs on Foolish Gossip and Courtesy
A series of biting reflections on fools gossip and social manners. It notes secrecy gossip and labeling goodwill in dealings. The piece contrasts personal insight with others supposed knowledge and jokes about domestic labor and a boy with a toy.
Diplomacy in talking to new mothers about babies
Philadelphia physicians discuss how to address babies of unknown sex. One doctor jokes to call all such babies Francia, avoiding embarrassment for mothers, a line cited by the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Francia
Philadelphia Ledger
The Wily Widow and the Suitor
A widow tests a bachelor who is flattered as she reveals her daughter's wish for a noble suitor. The exchange underscores social expectations and wit in a marriage chase.
The Idle Man and Tomorrow’s Mortgage
A proverb-like reflection warns that sloth today saddles tomorrow with burdensome debt and hardship, urging steady work and foresight to avoid inescapable costs.
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Story County Newslets
John Samuel Dickinson
J. K. Dickinson
Cole Banner
Sarah Olson
Charles Sodarland
Miss Olson
Slater
Wm. Burney
Lena
Story County Agricultural Society
R. A. Frazier
E. ©. Button
T. P. Worsley
F. H. Greene Wall
S. B. Fry
D. ©. Malony
George White
John Moran
G. H. Maxwell
Melbourne
Chicago Great Western
Boyer
A. Bach
A. H. Donnellson
Nevada Gas Works
Cramer
Practical Gas Company
Boynton
Nevada Gas Company
Nevada Journal
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Las
Tils
Parley Sheldon
F. H. Schleiter
Ass't Cash
Story County Bank
Western National Bank
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Surance
Woodchuck
Atchison Globe
Storme
J. E. Cagwin Drug Store
CASKA
F. W. Cooling
Chas. Polley
J. H. Beach
Mr. C. Johnston
Mr. ©. J. Peterson
Anna Montgomery
John Edwards
H. Hayman
A. H. Heck
Cas-ka
M. C. Reagan
Mr. D. Sprain
J. E. Cagwin’s Drug Store
Caska Company
Ames, Iowa
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