Local News Bites from Story County and Nearby Towns
Story County and nearby communities report a mix of trials and tributes. Mattie Meyers is declared sane and sent to Clarinda for treatment while Chas Cook’s funeral in Cambridge honors a longtime resident and veteran. A fundraising drive targets a Friends Mission church as services move to the city hall. A derailment near Deer Creek injures passengers but few seriously, and E L Severide sustains injuries in a farm accident. Court actions hinge on slander cases with nominal verdicts, and Cole’s Phil ONeil suffers a serious spine injury from a fall. A Huxley fire destroys two stores with losses itemized by local merchants. Cecelia Rorvig, aged 86, dies at the Roland area home after a long life as an early Iowa settler and churchwoman. Funeral services for Mrs Rorvig are held at Bergen church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson Borvig
America
Clinton County
Story County
Roland
Bergen Church
Rev. Smedal
Roland Record
The Jingle of Money Imitation Debate
A young woman argues that few can imitate sounds like money’s jingle. Her companion fails to reproduce the sound. She asserts vocal capacity is limited versus animals and some birds, praising those who extend it to mimic money’s chime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Herald
The Wandering Albatross A Seafaring Mystery
The albatross is a remarkable seabird with wingspan up to seventeen feet and a habit of following ships for days. Ancient belief tied it to Diomedes. superstition against killing it helped protect the birds, though Kamchatka natives eat it with poor results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diomedes
Kamchatka
Siberia
North Pacific
Ottawa Free Press
Solon’s View of Government The Meanest Subject’s Injury
A brief quote collection from the seven wise men of Greece on the ideal government. Solon of Athens concludes that any injury to the lowest subject is an insult to the entire community, emphasizing civic justice and communal accountability.
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Periander
Corinth
Greece
Thales
Miletus
Anacharsis
Pittacus
Mitylene
Cleobalus
Chilo
Solon
Athens
London Telegraph
Buildings in Miniature by Clay Model Makers
Architects rely on model makers to render small scale clay versions of planned structures. The model captures every detail from the architect’s drawings, letting patrons see the completed building. In theater projects the model emphasizes stage perspectives to avert potential issues.
Models to prevent architectural faults in construction
The text argues that models help foresee issues in design so objections can be raised before costly construction. It notes that appearances on paper may mislead and that tuning details in advance preserves harmony with the structure's character.
Inoculation of Empress Catherine by Dimsdale in 1768
The article notes Thomas Dimsdale as a leading advocate of smallpox inoculation who inoculated Empress Catherine of Russia in 1768. It states the procedure carried high risk, required swift post relays to flee if symptoms worsened, and the czarina ordered immediate danger departures. Dimsdale reportedly received about $50,000 plus gifts.
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Thomas Dimsdale
Catherine of
Russia
Czarina
Catherine
Dimsdale
Prairie Dinner Trip Cookery Without Utensils
A Mescal column in the Tombstone Epitaph advises prospectors to improvise meals in the mountains using fire and common items. Build a large fire, broil meat or bacon, boil coffee in a canteen, and bake bread by mixing dough in a flour sack and cooking it around a stick over coals. The piece emphasizes self reliance with no cooking gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Tombstone
Not His Turn to Laugh
A stranger recalls tripping in a dance and wrecking his partner's dress while others laughed. The guest explains the partner was his wife and he had funded the dress, making him the only one not to laugh.
Farmer Corntasses Ye Quits Smoking After 57 Years
Farmer Corntasses and Longjaw discuss quitting smoking after decades with Longjaw revealing he tossed his pipe this morning. The exchange notes a long habit ending abruptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longjaw
Puck
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promoted at Bosworth Drug Store
Greatly in demand medicine meets modern demands for a blood and system cleanser. Dr Kings New Life Pills claimed to cure stomach and liver troubles. Available at L M Bosworth's drug store for 25 cents with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
L. M. Bosworth
Electric Bitters Promised For Malaria Relief
Slogan style testimonial urges use of Electric Bitters to cure ague and malaria, claiming it supplies a true curative influence without quinine’s after effects. A Texas reader from Henrietta reports a brother saved from malarial fever and jaundice after taking the tonic, offered at L M Bosworth’s drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munday
Henrietta
Texas
L. M. Bosworth
Spotted Her Beauty Harriet Howard Credits Salve Cure
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York says salt rheum or eczema spoiled her beauty until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. A quick healer for cuts burns and sores 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store.
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Harriet Howard
W. 34Th St
New York
L. M. Bosworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County Newslets
Mattie Meyers
Maxwell
Clarinda
Chas Cook
Cambridge
Friends Mission
Baptist
Nevada Journal
Deer Creek
Elkhart
Enterprise
Sylvester
John Willie
E. L. Severide
Story City
Lewas
Addie Shaffer
George Halley
Shaffer
Phil O'Neil
Cole
Cole Banner
Huxley
Slater and
Thompson's
Kloster
Andrew Nelson
Hanton & Fijelland
A. Gunderson
O. O. Heggen
Slater
Cecelia Rorvig
Mrs. Rorvig
Norway
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. H. Schreiter
Ass't Cash
AMES
Story County Bank
Iowa
Western National Bank
Knautie
Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Surance
Tim
South
Great Central South
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Niuck
THE
Wrights
I. S.C
J. E. Judge
China
Empress Catherine
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Mutual
Lowa
Ames, Iowa
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
Cuy
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