Judge Richard’s Ames Visit Highlights Local Ties
The Ames Times reports Judge Richard served three years on the district bench and was in Ames recently. Joe, now in Minneapolis practicing law, is prospering, a note welcomed by Story county friends. VP Fairbanks has gained weight in five years, easing concerns he was an icicle and revealing a friendlier demeanor.
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Richard
Ames
Joe
Minneapolis
Story County
Fairbanks
Peary Abandons North Pole Trip Proposal
Reported decision attributes Peary to cancel his planned Arctic expedition. Weather in the region this spring influenced his choice, with a belief he could achieve goals locally rather than proceed north.
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Peary
North Pole
Manson Journal Notes Iowa Clergy Payment and Local Happenings
The Manson Journal comments on Iowa paying out $850 to clergy for opening winter sessions while noting lawmakers' mixed results. It mentions a Valley Junction hotel incident with a domestic claiming hotel ownership, a staged theft claim in a congressional primary, and Gov. Reynolds reappointing Bert Keltz as pharmacy commissioner praising his campaign role and county support.
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Manson Journal
Iowa
Savage
Journal
St. Joe
Valley Junction
Clarinda
Valley
Capt. Hull
Bert Keltz
Bert Hell Boy
Flying Squadron
Bert
Hamilton County
Vice President Impresses in Iowa Tour Surprises Supporters
Fairbanks drew sharp reactions as politicians who see politics as a business were left disappointed by three speeches in the state that avoided campaign chatter. He notably impressed Iowa supporters and gained many friends through his conduct and manner.
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Fairbanks
Iowa
R L Reporter Fails To Get Vice President Tariff Statement
Ames journalist from The Register and Leader traveled to cover Fairbanks speech and sought a tariff revision announcement from the vice president. The VP remained silent, denying the paper a chance to run an editorial page highlight on immediate revision.
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Register and Leader
Ames
Fairbanks
Judges Condemned For Debaters At Upton College
Report says two judges favored sophomores in a joint Shurtleff College debate and were abducted tied to trees overnight. The incident drew ridicule over judges in contests and featured calls for armored protection or militia to guard juristic impartiality.
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Shurtleff College
Upton
Ill
Tribune Opposes Roosevelt Third Term in Editorial
The Chicago Tribune attacks a Roosevelt third term, arguing other qualified leaders exist and opposing both nomination and election. It calls the policy imperialist and notes the paper supports Republicanism in the northwest while praising Roosevelt style leaders who would pursue his policies.
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Chicago Tribune
Great Northwest
Roosevelt
the Tribune
Ames Reporter Oras Williams Reports Fairbanks Meeting
Ora Williams arrived in Ames on a Saturday to cover the Fairbanks meeting for several dailies but his report misstates details, claiming the gathering occurred in the city park. The account mirrors his prior unreliable reporting style, lacking precise accuracy.
Ames City Park Crowded for Vice Presidential Speech Attempt
In Ames a street corner and a crowded campus scene surrounded a visit by Vice President Fairbanks. Judge Lan dis of Chicago joined the event, while Ora and others observed from the plaza as the outdoor platform stood eighty rods from the chapel. Williams proved a key campaign figure last summer.
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Main Street
Ora
Ames City
Judge Landis
Chicago
Fairbanks
Williams
Some Things John Has Learned Since He Became a Benedict
John Thompson reflects on temper control and thoughtful speech. He notes discipline of mind requires effort and that civilized nations value cleanliness. He muses on household roles, marital habits, and how couples co exist with humor and candid insight.
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John
Benedict
John Thompson
Ogden Messenger
Good Words for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs Edward Phillips of Barclay Maryland praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saying her two year old daughter has used it since two months old and she herself recovered quickly from a dreadful cold after using the remedy. Judisch Bros sells it.
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Chamberlain
Edward Phillips
Barclay, Md
Catherine
Judisch Bros
Cat Spirit Avenges Crime Against Cats Tale
An oriental tale recounts a servant girl who killed a cat and its three kittens and fell gravely ill. Her mistress implores the dead cat to reveal the torment, and the cat's spirit speaks through the girl before she dies in convulsions.
Elephant Grudge Ends in Foregone Tragedy in Burma
A Bangkok mahout disciplined a working elephant with a steel goad despite warnings, leading to repeated attacks and his dismissal. Four years later in Maulmain, Burma, the elephant unexpectedly killed the same man, seizing him by the neck and crushing him with a forefoot.
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Bangkok
Siam
Maulmain
Burma
Marvels of early mills linked to legends and devils
English traveler Morrison at Dantzic described a self acting saw mill with an iron wheel turning logs to the saw. Dr John Dee claimed a Prague mill where he believed the devil himself was master.
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Morrison
Dantzic
Prussia
John Dee
Prague
Magistrate hears claim of domestic violence
In a court exchange Mrs. Maloney confirms her husband struck her, while noting he has been a physical wreck since the incident. The magistrate questions the severity and context of the assault.
Biscuits Sent To Geologist Friend In New Orleans Picayune
Mrs Newedde-Certainly offers biscuits to a friend as a geologist arrives. The exchange occurs in a New Orleans Picayune context with light humor about a hungry companion.
Mother and daughter debate sharing an apple
A short joke dialogue from Nos Loisirs features Mother Jean instructing Jean to give half an apple to her sister. Jean quips that sharing makes pleasure double but halves the apple.
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Jean
A Pithy Quotation on Dress Affects and Perception
A Steele remark notes that affectation in dress fails to reach its goal and instead provokes contempt rather than admiration, highlighting the social risk of outward pretense.
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Steele
Narrow Escape and Patent Remedy Anecdote
A Plunk merchant G W Cloyd recalls a four year old accident when a jimson burr pierced his thumb. He refused amputation and used Bucklen's Amica Salve to heal the wound. The advertisement notes the salve as 25 cents at druggists and ends with a plug for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by L M Bosworth.
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W. Cloyd
Plunk
Bucklen
Cyclone team edges Indians in fast Ames exhibition
At Iowa State College ball park in Ames on Tuesday afternoon the Cyclones defeated Guy Green's Indians 3 to 2 in a brisk exhibition. Both squads showed sharp fielding and hitting with every man on the Cyclones contributing, and fans agreed a three game set could go either way. The contest was played in a clean, spirited manner and drew strong local interest.
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Ball Park
Iowa State College
Agricultural College
Guy Green
Ames
Cyclones
Warriors
Arbor Day Observed At South Side School
Third ward students marked Arbor Day by planting eight trees on school grounds. A young elm was placed on the south border while Mabel Law recited Planting A Tree. The fifth graders were given the tree care. A name for the tree was chosen Princess Alice.
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South Side
Third Ward
Mabel Law
The Arctic Outlets and Earth’s Balance of Forces
A historical essay notes Arctic water gaps between continents drain vast ice into the oceans through the Bering Strait and Greenland, arguing that polar locations save the world from cataclysmic floods. It compares ice discharge to a balance wheel and suggests local gravity shifts would threaten Earth's stability.
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Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Baflin’s Bay
Greenland
Europe
The Hotel Clerk and the Life of a Chicago Worker
A Chicago analysis argues hotel clerks face limited prospects from birth to old age. It notes impossible marriage for wages and housing costs, then displacement by younger workers forcing choices among night clerk, cloakroom supervisor, or seeking other work.
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Chicago
Ile
No cheering notion of life ends in almshouse
The remark notes a bleak view of someone using his savings and killing himself in the almshouse. It critiques the idea as unhelpful to humorists and marks Collier's Weekly as the source.
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Collier’s Weekly
Keep Yourself Young Exercise Daily for Lifelong Fitness
A New York Medical Journal piece argues against fixed age limits in sports, noting limits vary by individual. It urges daily strenuous exercise and a simple natural life, advocating planning for physical education from youth and continuing into adulthood, even if time must be stolen for activity.
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New York Medical Journal
Punishment in Baroda Demands Cruel Spectacle
The article recalls Baroda’s harsh past with state expenditure on a hundred elephants and brutal executions. A condemned man was tied to an elephant and dragged through the city, suffering severe injuries before his head was finally crushed on a block.
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Baroda
India
Sun Spots and Terrestrial Phenomena Linked
Astronomers find no accepted theory for sun spot causes but note a likely link to earthly events as curves for magnetic storms and aurora borealis mirror the sun spot frequency curve.
Real Sinkers
A humorous Milwaukee Sentinel quip recalls a railroad eating house theft. A thief supposedly packed with loot could not run, the joke twisting the finder’s supply into doughnuts as the weight.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Des Moines Daily News trial subscription offer
The Des Moines Daily News promotes a three month trial subscription at thirteen and one third cents per month with a 40 cent upfront payment. The paper promises independent politics and a condensed metropolitan mix including market, farm, household hints, a women's page and sports gossip.
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DesMoines Daily News
DesMoines
Iowa
Wonderful Eczema Cure
A Pennsylvania parent reports a five year eczema case in a boy improved after using Electric Bitters. He says two doctors gave up, but several bottles led to a complete cure and notes the product as a top blood medicine and health tonic available from druggists for 50 cents.
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N. A. Adams
Henrietta
Cure For a Nagging Woman in Swiss Widower Scheme
A St. Gall widower advertised for wife No 2 and showed his fifty replies and photos to his wife claiming she could be replaced, effectively curing her of nagging. The note cites Petit Parisien as the source.
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St. Gall
Switzerland
Petit Parisien
He Read the Signs and the Saturday Lesson
A Sunday school teacher proclaims death is ordained for all humans and asks what follows. A boy familiar with window signs jokes that the afterlife means cleaning and pressing. Chicago News notes a dark humorous exchange.
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Chicago News
Influence of Scotchwomen in Scotland's Character
Quotation notes that intellect grit and strenuous endeavor define Scottish women as a reflection of Scotland's national traits. The Englishwoman's Review asserts such qualities mirror the manhood Scotland has long displayed, highlighting cultural continuity in gendered character.
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Scotland
Reading Foxed Words Inspires Quiet Martyrdom
A reflection on reading stirring thoughts of martyrdom, contrasted with action hindered by provocation. The quote attributed to Hannah More contemplates the gap between literary inspiration and real life restraint.
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