Iowa Ends Athletic Ties with Ames After Disputed Game
The Iowa board of athletic control announced severing athletic relations with Ames over the ineligible player "Ted" Willett and Iowa’s claim Ames knew of his ineligibility. Iowa cites repeated Ames victories and the incident as the reason for ending football track and baseball scheduling, while Ames supporters argue the decision harms both schools’ programs. The move follows Iowa’s banquet for players and reflections on past games and future prospects for both campuses.
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Ames
Iowa
Ted” Willetts
Ames Cyclones
Cyclones
Jack Watson
Clyde Williams
Nebraska
Williams
Cornhuskers
Ted” Willet
Board of Athletic Control
Iowa University
Catlin
Marshalltown
A. G. Smith
State Agricultural College
T. K. Willett
Grinnell
Watson
Willett
Board of Control
Iowa State College
Girl Question hits near 300th performance at LaSalle Theatre
Chicago crowds continue packing the LaSalle to see the Adams Hough and Howard musical, a three month run that began last summer. Critics forecast lasting popularity and strong support, and the show has delivered beyond expectations.
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Chicago
Adams, Hough and Howard
LaSalle Theatre
LaSalle
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Safe Medicine for Children
A historical ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe medicine for children. It claims relief from coughs colds croup and whooping cough and asserts no opium or harmful drugs are present. The ad notes Judisch Bros sells the product.
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Judisch Bros
How to Avoid Appendicitis
An old advert explains that most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, non nauseating remedy. It claims the syrup stimulates the liver and bowels to restore natural action and advises refusing substitutes from J. B. Cagwin, Druggist.
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Orino
J. B. Cagwin
Real Estate Transfers In Ames And Surrounding Adds
W S Read and wife to E J Penfield and others pay 1 dollar for Harrimans and Adams blocks in Ames. Numerous transfers involve Jennie Raff, Ashford family, Cambr idge area, and Nevada listings with prices from 1 to 3000 dollars. Transfers include Lot 5 and 6 in Cornelis ad Nevada and other lots and fractions in Ames and Maxwell.
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A L Potter
E J Penfield
Harrimans
Ames
L Potter
R F Hodson
George and
Littles
Lockwood Grain Co
Jennie Raff
Lockwoods
M A McKinley
Bertha M Hall
McConnells
Maxwell
Josephine L Ashford
Chase McCord
Cornelis
Nevada
John O’neal
O'Neal
Colo
Mary Norriss
I C
Welty
RN Taylor
Manning
Harrimans Ad
Dr Shoop’s Restorative offered for weak inside nerves
A patent medicine claim urges strengthening stomach heart and kidney nerves with Dr Shoop's Restorative tablets or liquid. The advertisement promises quick help and offers a free sample test by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin and signs by Joel E B Cagwin.
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Dr. Shoop
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Joel EB. Cagwin
Odd Names of Mines Reflect Romance in Western Claims
The article surveys mining claim names in the Black Hills and western districts. It notes many names honor wives or sweethearts, with examples like Holy Terror, Gentle Annie, Silent Julia, Annie Fraction, Josie, and Widow. It also cites patriotic, mythic, and race horse names, plus simple numbered labels, and recounts dramatic stories behind some names.
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Black Hills
Annie
Julia
Katie W
Mabel E
Lulu J
East
Annie Fraction
Josie
Bald Mountain
Galena
Hanley
Persimmon
Washington
Lincoln
Philippines
Dewey
Funston
Hiawatha
Minnekahta
Nanoma
Heidelberg
Iowa
She Devil
Crack Brain
Crank
Deadwood Cor
St. Louis Republic
Wolves Learn to Avoid Traps and Poison, Scientists Say
In early days wolves were easily trapped and poisoned but modern knowledge shows wolves learn to detect and defy traps. The spread of this information among wolves makes control difficult and indicates wolves have become wary and cautious about human-made dangers.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
American Magazine
Self Reliance Lesson From Beecher Taught Me
Henry Ward Beecher's mathematics teacher drilled independence by demanding the lesson not excuses. The green student recalls being told no, then again and finally rewarded for finishing with certainty. The credo: know the lesson and prove you know it regardless of opposition.
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Henry Ward Beecher
A School Coinage at Christ's Hospital
A London Captain notes that Christ's Hospital once had its own coinage, the house money copper octagonal coins used in the tuck shop instead of the realm’s coin. Befo re buying, new pupils had to exchange shillings and pence with beadles, the school money changers, making these coins rare today.
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Bluecoat School
Christ’s Hospital
London
Quinsy Throat Remedy Prescribed by New York World
The New York World cites a home remedy for quinsy sore throat using thirty grains of chloride of potash, three drams of tincture chloride of iron, four drams of glycerin, and distilled water to four ounces. Adults take one teaspoonful hourly until relief. a saline laxative is advised to counter iron’s constipating effect.
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New York World
Parrot apt remark echoes in political exchange
A Pittsburg Press quip recalls a statesman noting a colleague’s lines as occasionally fitting. Another statesman replies the peer resembles a parrot that repeats what it knows until a situation makes the remark seem surprisingly apt.
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Pittsburg Press
What is your idea of classical music
Washington Star quotes Mr. Cumrox defining a classical piece as something very hard to play written by a composer with a name hard to pronounce for humorous effect.
More Than One in a Playful Exchange
A brief dialogue scene shows Edgar and Emma debating affection and arithmetic, Emma challenging Edgar with a witty remark about multiplication. The tone suggests light humor in a domestic vignette.
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Edgar
Emma
How Triple Extract Is Made From Flowers for Perfume
A late night and early morning process gathers flowers on frames drenched with olive or almond oil. Layers of frames and flowers are built into a huge pile, pressed, and the oil is extracted. The oil is mixed with rectified spirit in a digester and digested multiple times to yield triple extract perfume. The narration then shifts to a travel reminiscence about nature and a camera mishap with a pine cone in the Schwarzwald.
The King and the Snuffbox Portrait Prank
Frederick II of Prussia gifted a snuffbox bearing an ass picture. The count corrected the mischief by replacing it with the king’s portrait. The box then delighted many guests including the Duchess of Brunswick who praised the likeness, revealing the clever ruse.
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Frederick II
Prussia
Brunswick
The Music Critic Explains His Dilemma
The writer notes the difficulty of praising or critiquing music without detailing performances for a vast readership. He mentions Carabanci Sembrich Eames the sopranos the bass the conductor and stage lighting, and ponders whether the audience and music were good or bad.
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Carabanci
Mme. Sembrich-Eames
Atlantic
Meeting Jones Across Europe and England
The narrator recalls repeated encounters with Jones in Europe and London. The first meeting shows Jones suspended on a castle wall kissing the stone of eloquence, then a London scene outside a Whitechapel tavern reveals Jones beside a purple-faced bobby, prompting a sharp reproach from Jones and a question about staying away.
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Jones
Blarney Castle
Zanesville
London
Whitechapel
Bobby
Free Lunch For a Lion Tamer’s Palmy Days
A man who sold suspenders on the street claims to have been Professor Piccolomini the lion tamer. He recounts taming a lion named Frederick Barbarossa with good manners until Frederick bit three fingers. He notes suspenders cost twenty five cents and work without hitching.
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Professor Piccolomini
Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick
New York Times
Parable of the Cheap Champagne and the Tenants Ball
A wealthy parsimonious squire plans a tenants ball and buys cheap champagne. He spots a newspaper ad for the same brand priced at 38 shillings a dozen, noting it was ordered by Gobsa Gold Esq for the ball. The moment reveals the brand’s misalignment with his boast of quality.
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Gobsa Gold
Business Hours In Honolulu
Honolulu life moves at a calmer pace with no mainland bustle. Mornings start slowly, and by 4 pm offices close, sending workers to leisure activities like rides, swims, or tennis. The city prioritizes people over profit and machines.
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Honolulu
Chicago
Monkey Purchase Stirs Lively Transatlantic Banter
In a humorous translated exchange from Le Rire a vendor jokes that a monkey will be easier to replace than a husband, noting the odd price of eight plasters and the Mrs. Tourist’s reaction to the animal’s appeal.
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le Rire
Water mill fate mocked in Post satire
A Pittsburg Post humorist quips about a mill that will never grind again, saying water past its use and joking that a joke mill has the edge on a water mill. The quip frames a reflective, humorous take on industry decline.
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Pittsburg
Married life duties noted in Bohemian quote
A Bohemian saying highlights that the major duties of married life are the small daily tasks. The remark emphasizes routine responsibilities over grand gestures.
Left Handed Praise for Poems and Pictures
A poetess laments fewer compliments on her latest poem than its illustration draws praise for beauty. The artist agrees, noting people admire the frames of his pictures, not the work itself. New York Press.
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New York Press
Domestic Bliss and The Next Husband Joke
A witty London Answers quip plays on insurance and marriage. A man boasts a life policy while his wife retorts that his next husband already exists, delivering a sharp, humorous exchange about money and misfortune.
His Luck and Unlucky Hearts in Philadelphia
Cynicus confesses engagement to many girls while Cynic notes never marrying any of them in a quirky exchange. The brief dialogue hints at romance and misfortune in the city’s social scene.
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Cynicus
Cynic
Philadelphia Record
Oil From Bee Species Used For Domestic Purposes
An African fat used domestically is the oil of a bee species. It resembles hardened coconut oil in texture and appearance.
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