Spelling plan for Story County towns and May 21 contests
The Story County Teacher's Association executive committee outlines local spelling contests for rural townships to select Ames Chautauqua representatives. Contest dates may shift to April 1 notice. townships assigned to specific superintendents and locations. Prizes and rules drawn from Americas Word Book with 8th grade awards and 7th grade minor prizes.
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Story County
Teacher’s Association
Sherman
Lincoln
Zearing
Supt
Figert
Warren
McCallsburg
Pierce
Howard
Roland
Stutzman
LaFayette
Story City
Supt. Street
Franklin
Gilbert Station
Supt. Torp
Washington
Ames
Supt. King
Milford
Nevada
Co. Supt. Scott
Grant Township
Nevada Township
Supt. Nims
Richland
Fernald
Supt. Feroe
New Albany
Cole
Mitchell
Collins
Ballard
Indian Creek
Maxwell
Dowser
Union
Cambridge
Dana
Palestine
Slater
Reinertson
Americas
Chautauqua Association
Medicines that aid nature in cough remedy claim
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as assisting nature by loosening the cough relieving the lungs opening secretions and restoring the system to health. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
King Gustavus III makes Scheele a count then learns who he is
In Paris a Sorbonne delegation praises Scheele the magnesium discoverer. Gustavus III orders Scheele elevated to count, but a Swedish courier and premier misidentify him. A lieutenant becomes a count while Scheele remains a burgher, provoking the king when he learns the truth.
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Gustavus III of
Sweden
Paris
Sorbonne
Scheele
Argonaut
Crisis Moment Drives Daughter Toward Temptation
A mother guides her daughter at a decisive moment urging a gown purchase. The exchange frames a moral crisis as a test of character with parental pressure and financial hesitation shaping the moment.
A Stage Manager's Ruse at La Roche Theater
The Imperial theater in La Roche-sur-Yon advertised La Tour de Nesle and La Soeur de Jacrisse. The missing low comedian thwarted the evening, so the manager improvised by conducting bows and claiming the curtain was accidentally not raised during the just-performed farce.
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Imperial Theater of
la Roche-sur-Yon
Jacrisse
Dream solution spurs invention for near perfect billiard ball
John Carter of John Carter & Son, ivory makers, woke from a dream saying he had the answer to a machine that makes nearly perfect billiard balls with little waste. The tale recalls a sudden inspiration leading to a final drawing of the last knife needed to build the device.
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John Carter
John Carter & Son
London
Still There. Peckham and Dingley Reunion Dialogue
Peckham meets old friend Dingley after ten years. Dingley says he is unchanged and asks about Peckham's wife. Peckham responds that she is still the same, framing life as a heavy, unresolved mood.
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Peckham
Dingley
Pingle
A Bunch of Kicks Doormat Quips Push Button
A Kansas City Star style quip features a doormat and a push button voicing frustration about being trampled and opposed, reflecting a humorous exchange about life’s slights. The lines play on common objects speaking to their misfortunes.
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Kansas City Star
Hardest Beat For The Lightest Crime Told By Egg
A fragment from the Boston Transcript quotes a distressed egg groaning that even the lightest action leads to severe punishment. The quirk suggests a whimsical or satirical tone in a brief humorous clipping.
A Gastronomic Feat
An old salt recalls shipwreck hardships with gritty humor as he recounts eating provisions then belts and even the ship after it turned turtle. The tale blends survivor bravado with nautical lore in a vivid sea yarn.
An Ancient Mountain Race
An account of the Todas, the earliest inhabitants of the Indian mountains, described as tall and well proportioned with light brown skin and bright eyes. They wore linen or cotton garments resembling togas, with proud bearing and neatly kept hair, prompting theories they descend from Darius or Alexander’s soldiers.
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India
Darius
Alexander
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Stomach and Liver Relief
Stubborn mules illustrate liver and digestion troubles with loss of appetite and headaches. The ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills are the world's best remedy, simple to take and available for 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
New Life
Bucklen Arnica Salve Powers Quick Skin Healing
An old-time ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions boils ulcers fever sores and burns. It claims instant relief for burns cuts bruises sore lips chapped hands chilblains and piles and rates as 25 cents at druggists.
Deaf Guests at Hotels Warn Clerks of Wakeup Trials
A New York Globe quote depicts the challenge for hotel clerks to wake deaf guests. Ringing or knocking is useless since the guest cannot hear. Some suggest leaving doors ajar, but security risks deter the idea. The speaker jokes that a device to wake deaf guests would bring fame and fortune beyond gratitude.
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Brotherhood of
New York Globe
The Other Side: Frank Stubbs Confronts Gate Agent Feller
The Boscon Herald reports Frank Stubbs confronted a gate agent today. Hank Stubbs recalls a man sneaking to the front door and asking about the lady of the house, while Miller notes the barn and boss stables involved in the incident.
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Frank Stubbs
Bige Miller
Hank Stubbs
The Caddie’s Sneet and Juvenile Caddie Quote
A London Punch quip contrasts a seasoned caddie vowing a shilling when he breaks a hundred with a juvenile caddie joking about drawing an old age pension. The mock dialogue captures golf lore and humorous exchange.
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Sandy
London Punch
Wealth Without Time for Self in Mansions and Art
The article questions if wealth and success are worth the cost of never stopping to enjoy life. It cites a successful magnate who finds quiet moments only while shaving, then asks about time for family, art, and personal thinking amid constant travel and duties. The piece ends noting many will believe the affluent are truly happy.
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Hell
Heaven
Jesus
Chicago
South Water Street
Wesley Hospital
Success Magazine
Munsey’s
How Good News Spreads About Electric Bitters
A 70 year old traveler from Elizabethtown Ky praises Electric Bitters for restoring health and vitality. He claims the remedy tones the stomach kidneys and bowels regulate the liver invigorates the nerves and purifies the blood. He says they work wonders for weak people and guarantee satisfaction for 50 cents.
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B. F. Tolson
Elizabethtown
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Zenorsville
Baldwin
Earth
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Altho
Lazarus
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Kansas City
Boston Transcript
Klondike
Duff Avenue
R. McDowell
Duff
College Campus
Clark Avenue
Eugene Smith
van Patter
Kansas
C. A. Scott
Ash Ave
Grand Avenue
Mutual
Douglass Avenue
H. Westerman
Union National Bank
M. K. Smith
Nene
Douglas# avenue
Mutual Phone
Sycamore Street
Agenue
G. W. Buck
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co
C. EB. Miller
Clapp Block
Des Moines
Burdick
Dutf
Ames, Iowa
N. Ovke DB
Oxfords
Canier Brothers & Herman
H. M. Duckworth
Iowa
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