Story County Newslets and Local Incidents
A collection notes Mattie Meyers declared sane and sent to Clarinda for treatment near Maxwell. Obituaries for Chas Cook of Cambridge and Cecelia Rorvig of Roland. Local fund drive for a Friends Mission church in Nevada. Train derailment near Deer Creek. injuries minor. Story City resident E L Severide injured again by a horse. Slander cases in Nevada involving Addie Shaffer and Newton Shaffer with verdicts of one cent and one dollar. Cole area man Phil O Neil injured by a fall from a loft. Huxley fire damages three buildings with no insurance and several owners named. Funeral for Cecelia Rorvig and ancestry details included.
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E. L. Severide
Story City
Nevada Journal
Sampson Borvig
America
Clinton County
Story County
Roland
Jol
Bergen Church
Smedal
Roland Record
The Jingle of Money Imitation Debate
A young woman and her companion discuss imitating money’s jingling sound. He fails to reproduce any semblance of coins while she argues vocal capacity is limited, likening it to animals and birds, and praises those who extend it to mimic money’s silver tone.
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Baltimore Herald
The Wandering Albatross in Ocean Lore and Luck
The wandering albatross is famed for huge wingspans and shipboard following, inspiring myths about Diomedes and a superstition that once protected the birds. In Kamchatka locals, untouched by the superstition, albatross flesh is considered poor food, a sign of bad luck for those who eat it.
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Diomedes
Kamchatka
Siberia
North Pacific
Ottawa Free Press
Solon of Athens on the best form of government
The ancient Greek sages offer answers to the question of ideal governance. Bias favors superior laws, Thales warns against extreme wealth disparity, Anacharsis venerates virtue, Pittacus rewards the virtuous, Cleobulus cautions against blame, Chilo trusts laws over orators, while Solon defines government as protecting even the meanest subject from insult.
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Periander
Corinth
Greece
Thales
Miletus
Anacharsis
Pittacus
Mitylene
Cleobulus
Chilo
Solon
Athens
London Telegraph
BUILDINGS IN MINIATURE SHOWCASE MODEL MAKERS WORK
The article explains how model makers, not draftsmen, translate architects drawings into exact small scale clay replicas to preview a building’s completed look. It notes the theater example where models reveal stage related details to avoid missteps later.
Modeling prevents costly design errors in architecture
The passage argues that using models allows early expression of objections before construction begins. It notes that in other buildings, plans that look excellent on paper may clash with a structure’s character, and changes are costly if not addressed early. Models ensure no aspect is left to chance.
Inoculation of Empress Catherine Sparks Risky History
In 1768 Thomas Dimsdale inoculated Empress Catherine of Russia against smallpox, a dangerous prelude to modern vaccination. Relays of swift horse post riders protected the doctor and heir, with the czarina ordering immediate flight if symptoms worsened. Dimsdale earned roughly $50,000 plus gifts from the empress and others.
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Thomas Dimsdale
Catherine of
Russia
Czarina
Catherine
Dimsdale
A Prairie Dinner in the Desert
A Tombstone Epitaph column humorously advises desert travelers on improvising a full meal with no utensils. It details building a fire, broiling meat, cooking coffee, and baking bread by rolling dough around a cane over coals, claiming even improvised bread can rival grandmothers.
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Arizona
Tombstone
Not His Turn to Laugh
A quip about a man who trips in a dance and tears his partner's dress ends with the guest explaining the partner is his wife and he paid for the dress. The stranger notes the only man who did not laugh was the husband.
Farmer Smokers Quit After Long Habits Break
In a rustic exchange a farmer named Corntassel and another called Longjaw discuss quitting smoking after decades. Longjaw admits he threw away his pipe this morning to break a nearly fifty seven year habit, fearing he would otherwise keep smoking.
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Farmer Longjaw
Puck
Demand for Dr King’s New Life Pills Grows
Greatly in demand nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and liver troubles. Try them at L. M. Bosworth's drug store, 25c, guaranteed.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure in ad
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a pure tonic for malaria and ague, claiming it cures the disease without quinine side effects. Testimonial from E. S. Munday of Henrietta, Texas, notes a brother's recovery from malarial fever and jaundice. Available at L. M. Mosworth's drug store for 50 cents guaranteed.
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Munday
Henrietta
Texas
L. M. Mosworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County Newslets
Mattie Meyers
Maxwell
Clarinda
Chas Cook
Cambridge
Friends Mission
Baptist
Deer Creek
Elkhart
Enterprise
Sylvester
John Willie
Addie Shaffer
George Halley
Shaffer
Phil O'Neil
Cole
Cole Banner
Huxley
Slater and
Thompson's
Kloster
Andrew Nelson
Hanson & Fijelland
A. Gunderson
O. O. Heggen
Slater
Cecelia Rorvig
Mrs. Rorvig
Norway
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. H. Schleiter
Ass’t Cash
AMES
Story County Bank
Iowa
Western National Bank
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Surance
TIM& Deposits
South
Great Central South
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Ytuce
Asters
I. S.C
China
J. E. Judge
Empress Catherine
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Mutual
Towa
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
The
Cuy
Unicon
Harriet Howard
34Th St
Bucklen
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