Loring leases part of interurban line in Iowa
In Des Moines federal court this week Homer A. Loring stated the Inter-Urban railroad will lease the Colfax to Newton segment to extend the electric line toward Des Moines. He noted a $15 000 yearly offer on a $250 000 valuation while farmers oppose abandonment of the Goddard to Des Moines Junction segment.
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Colfax
Newton
Iowa
Des Moines
Jasper County
Newton & Northwestern
Federal
Homer A. Loring
Boston
Loring
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Company
Goddard
Des Moines Junction
Fort Dodge
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Great Western
Cosson
McPherson
Mr. Loring
Samuel R. Ballard
Burlington Railroad Company
Decoration Day Mail Service Schedule
Main office closes at 10 30 in the morning Station A at 11 Rural carriers stop deliveries City carriers make one full morning trip for mail delivery to patrons and collection from street boxes Mail placed in outside box at main office will be dispatched as usual
Juniors Sell Play Tickets and Summer Work Plans Noted
Floyd MacGregor and Warren Cox depart for Macon Sas katchewan Canada to farm a large wheat ranch this summer. Tickets for the Junior class play are on sale at Cagwins drug store and the Treasurers office. A boy named Walter Weeks suffers a double arm fracture after a horse incident. Christian church ladies plan a home cooking sale at Adams grocery this Saturday May 27. Tickets for the Junior class play June 7 are urged. quantities are limited.
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Floyd MacGregor
Warren Cox
Macon
Saskatchewan
Canada
Cagwins Drug Store and Treasurers Office Central
Ladies of the Christian Church
Adams Grocery
Class Play Sold On May 31
An announcement notes a class play goes on sale Wednesday evening May 31. From the readable line the event centers on a school performance with ticket availability opening that day.
Subtle Vengeance Behind Dumas Loyal Friendship
The elder Alexandre Dumas, famed novelist, endured a grave insult from a friend. He quietly aided the man’s social ascent, even serving as best man at the wedding. After years, a remark reveals Dumas's hidden calculation and a furious, lynx eyed mother in law in France.
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Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre
M. X
Ile
Dnumas
France
London Telegraph
Natural Measures Remembered in Everyday Sizing
The piece recalls common natural units such as the horse height hand four inches the pace the dressmaker yard and the biblical cubit from elbow to fingertip. It notes these practical measures endure through popular use and long tradition.
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St. Louis Republic
Food for a Genius Diet Behind Lady Macbeth Portrayal
Anecdote from EB V Lucas recounts butcher Mr Sowerby claiming Mrs Siddons ate his meat to fuel her iconic Lady Macbeth performance. He recalls watching her on stage with a wild, fearless gaze as actors and audience reacted to her power.
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Sowerby
Mr. Sowerby
Lady Macbeth
Theater in St Pauls Used for Plays by Choir Boys
The London Standard notes that St Pauls cathedral set aside an adjacent building as a secular theater from 1598 to 1608. Edward Pierce, the church almoner and master in music, managed the troupe of choir boys who performed Shakespearean plays on the tile stage in Elizabethan and early Jacobean times.
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England
Germany
Italy
France
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Elizabeth
James I
Edward Pierce
London Standard
Red Rain Phenomena From Volcanic Dust Dates
Historical notes describe red rain occurring in the middle ages as omens of war, later explained by tiny red water fleas. Red rains are rare but common in volcanic regions with ash from Etna turning the upper atmosphere dust into colored showers.
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Sicily
Etna
Birthday Dinner Tradition at London Merchant
A London merchant long celebrated his daughter’s birthday by hosting a yearly dinner for his employees. The head clerk honored the occasion with a toast praising the employer’s generosity and the daughter’s health and happiness on her twenty ninth birthday.
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London
London Mail
Mean Disposition Man Draws Laughs In Bluff Joke
A Detroit Free Press quote paints a sharp featured man as one who wins big on a bluff and then fans out four hearts and a spade for all to see. The remark highlights his bold, commanding style and gleeful display after a victory.
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Detroit Free Press
Mean Swindle Targets Amateur Poets in London
A London Tit-Bits item reports a swindle where a so called license for poets is sold. The phrase The meanest man has been discovered is quoted, noting victims are amateur poets asked to send ten shillings for a poetic license.
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London
Despotism Cited If Government Lacks Rule of Law
A quotation from Webster warns that any government not bound by laws becomes despotism regardless of its name or form. The remark emphasizes the primacy of legal restraint over power.
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Webster
Hamiltons Cotton Mill Vision in Paterson Revealed
A long New Jersey archives letter shows Alexander Hamilton planning a cotton mill at Paterson New Jersey. A New York banker warned the venture would fail within a century. Hamilton formed the Society For Useful Manufactures and faced shipping bans and imprisonment for attempting to import machinery.
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Alexander Hamilton
New Jersey
New York
Treasury
Hamilton
Paterson
N. J
United States
The
Society For Useful Manufactures
England
Pennsylvania
Kingdom
Waldo Objects To Pickled Peppers Poem
A Boston child refuses the nurse's request to learn the Peter Piper tongue twister. Waldo critiques the verse for excessive alliteration and the impracticality of picking peppers already pickled, labeling the line as beneath serious attention.
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Waldo
Peter Piper
Boston
Boston Traveler
Snipe Shooting on an Irish Bog
A bog shooter tests skill on treacherous peat during snipe hunting. If bogged, the gunner rolls to side or back and signals an attendant to catch the gun, a common unshod gossoon. The peat’s grip makes rising difficult yet can support the shooter.
Laxey Great Wheel Stands Steady Since 1254
A Great Wheel at Laxey in the Isle of Man serves as the island’s lead mine headquarters and a celebrated landmark. Erected in 1254, the wheel spans seventy two feet in diameter and has operated with almost no oscillation since its installation.
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Laxey
Isle of Man
Twice Too Much Joke Quips in Philadelphia Record
A brief humorous item quotes playful exchanges about complicating plans. A wise guy says two heads beat one, while a simple mug counters one suffices the morning after. The row over clever collaboration appears in the Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia Record
Guns and arms decorate Clara's room as Cynthia boasts
Clara mentions Cynthia has decorated her room with guns pistols swords and similar items. Cora confirms she has always been a girl inclined to have arms about her.
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Clara
Cynthia
Cora
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Des Moines Inter-Urban Ry
P. O
Walter Weeks
Ole Weeks
Cagwinsburg
Perrys
Dumas
Tilden
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