A Genuine Grouch on a Punchy Morning Exchange
A grumbling farmer named James meets a friend and trades barbs about weather, work, wife, and digging. The London Family Herald notes Caesar crossed the Rubicon, with the Rubicon marking the boundary that made him an invader of Italy as he led an armed force from Gaul into Caesar and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Thomas
London Family Herald
Rubicon
Ancient
Italy
Cisalpie
Gaul
Caesar
A True Patriot and Shared Sayings Across Rivalry
A playful old Louisville Courier Journal quote contrasts patriotism with preferring a game over a ball knocked over by the visiting team. The excerpt pairs light witticisms about national pride and independence with a separate line about unity and individual thought.
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Johnny
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ideal Husband referenced by Chicago papers
The excerpt notes a man who believes his wife has an ideal husband and a matron who says a man’s sarcasm earns the poorest kind of reputation, with contrasts to Chicago News and Chicago Record-Herald comments.
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Chicago News
Chicago Record-Herald
Personal Paragraphs In Ames and nearby towns
Miss Jessie Besack visits Omaha while Mrs Meeker and children travel to Ithaca New York. Numerous residents visit friends in Sac City Northwood Chicago and Colorado with trips to Boone Fort Dodge Sibley Green Mountain Falls and Yellowstone Park. Several locals boat trips vacations and family visits are noted including Marions mining trip in Mexico and Mr J Jolley Jones stock business in Ames.
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J. Jolley Jones
Des Moines
Jones
Hawkeye Portland Cement Company
Geo. Y. Barnes
Joe’s Son Writes Book A Heathen Dollar by Dieffenbacher
A newly released work by Jos A Dieff enbacher son of J M of this city covers current political issues in America. It discusses capital and labor, offers thought provoking ideas, and is published by W B Conkey Co Chicago.
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Jos. A. Dieffenbacher
J. M
W. B. Conkey Co
Chicago
School Census Shows Growth in City Attendance
Secretary Pasley of the city school board reports a rise of 74 pupils this year. Last year’s attendance was 1137, this year 1211, yielding about 1800 dollars in state funds for school purposes.
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Pasley
City Schol Board
Outside Look at Des Moines Ringling Circus Wagons
Dan Smith and Homer Yeomans visit Des Moines to view the Ringling circus on the lot with its big wagons and equipment.
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Dan Smith
Homer Yeomans
Des Moines
Ringling Circus
Bright career ended as Lewis Kelsey dies en route to New York
The obituary notes the death of Lewis Kelsey of Iowa Falls while en route to accept a Rural New Yorker position in New York after study at Iowa State College Ames. He fell ill with appendicitis in Buffalo and died before his father could arrive. Remains go to Iowa Falls for burial.
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Lewis
Buffalo N. Y
Kelsey
C. M
Iowa Falls
State College
Ames
New York
New Yorker
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Entertainments
Kelley Birdie Breadland hosts the S. 8. class this afternoon. Mrs. John Erickson east of town entertains the Progressive club on Wednesday. Mrs. John Johnston and children visit Vermont. Mrs. Mathis and Clara Cedar Falls visit Mrs. Wm. Johnston. Mrs. Frank Sutter improving from rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hutchinson host friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Cartwright Idaho visitors depart. Frank Toll assumes rural mail route from Kelsey. Wim Hughes family move to town and begin new foundation work under their house.
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John Erickson
Progressive Club
John Johnston
Vermont
John Cartwright
Idaho
Frank Sutter
Frank Toll
Kelsey
Wim
Hughes
Mayors Court Records Arraignment for Lou Anderson
Marshal Thompson arrested Lou Anderson last evening on a charge of intoxication. He was arraigned this morning before Mayor Tilden and given ten and costs.
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Marshal Thompson
Lou Anderson
Tilden
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Batiste and
Challies
Torchon
Tilden Bros. & Co
the Rubicon
Jessie Besack
Omaha
Rachel Paxton
Sac City
Ruth Hutchison
Rice
Mrs. McKay
Evanston
Illinois
A. E. Lucas
Boone
F. W. Willey
Delmarva
Mrs. Geo. Dixon
Minnie Rice
Northwood
Bertha Turner
Blain, Wash
A. T. Erwin
M. A. Manning
B. F. Nickerson
Fort Dodge
Elizabeth Kooser
R. C. Hunter
Sibley
J. B. Davidson
Ft. Morgan Col
Florence Walls
Green Mountain Falls
Colorado
Clyde Kintzley
Boone High Bridge
Florence Brenneman
Rock Rapids
Scholes
Tilden’s
Maquoketa
Clint Chevalier
Jay Adams
Myrtle Amme of
Brenneman
Miss Lida and
Francis Turner
Columbus
Nebraska
Ruth Cook
Marion McCarthy
Mexico
Mrs
Willis Lincoln
Nashville Tennesee
Lincoln and
Cramblitt
Eva Gilmore
Rochester
Minnesota
Drs. Mayo
Mrs. Barbour
Springfield
Indiana
Mr. C. Barbour
California
Mr. Kitchen
Ft. Dodge
Howard Dakins
Dakota
L. H. Pammel
Utah
Kelleher
Susie Hoppes
State Center
G. E. Baker
Nell Sullivan
Kansas City
Kate Sullivan
Eddyville
Kate Fenton
Louie Doggett
Colorado Springs
Ethel Davis
Terre Haute
Floyd O’brien
Rosa Winsett
Manchester
John Rowland
Mary Loughran
Hartford
8. D
Mrs. Wintersteen
Leila Setchell
Mendota
Mesdames Dudgeon, Graves and Cole
Lollie Loughran
Shannon Illinois
Elia Sherwood
Mr. Gilbert
Marshalltown Printing Company
Marshalltown
Mrs. Bell
Baby
Canada
Dr. McBride
Washington D. C
Niles
Department of Agriculture
C. J. Stockwell
Genoa
J. Baker
Carroll Hoppes
Leah
Ruth
Denver Colorado
Parley Adams
Ed Adams
Salt Lake City
Times Office
Alley
Salt Lake
EB. B. Watson
Parkhill
Mr. Watson
Shreveport
Louisiana
New Orleans
Joe
Ment
Kelley
Birdie Breadland
S. 8
Mathis
Clara
Cedar Falls
Wm. Johnston
R. F. Hutchinson
Service
Tilden Bros. & Company
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