King of Animals Black Fox Reigns in Fur Trade
Trappers and Silk Road hunting reports crown the black fox as the most valuable fur. Eastern North America yields scarce pelts, with Maine alone supplying over 70 000 foxskins yearly. Hudson Bay Company buyers dominate but Russian nobles also chase the prized pelts, worth up to 1500 dollars.
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North America
Russia
Siberia
Penobscot River
Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
St. Lawrence River
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Chicago Record-Herald
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
The ad touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure used for over a generation. It notes the preparation is pleasant when mixed with water and sugar and available for sale by Judisch Bros.
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Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
Cook position sought for club on June fifth
Prof Robert Wallace of Edinburg Scotland praised the Iowa Agricultural College Ames for its high standard in live stock judging and noted meeting Prof Kennedy during a visit to Scotland. He said the work at Ames is excellent.
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Robert Wallace
Edinburg
Scotland
Agricultural College
Ames College
Register and Leader
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Kennedy
Iowa School
The Rise and Fall of the Rock of Ages Picture
A Bavarian-born artist Rev. Oertel created the world famous Rock of Ages image. It sparked vast sales in America and abroad, with copies flooding markets and royalties to pioneers while legal battles eroded copyright protections and ended the enterprise.
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Joimnnes A. Certel
Bavaria
America
Newark
N. J
Westerly
R. LL
National Academy of Design
New York
Certel
Jales
Providence
R. L
Augustus Storrs
Brooklyn
James
Paris
London
Graves
Queen
Chile
Pyrenees
Oertel
Protestant Episcopal Church
Lenoir
North Carolina
Predictions on religious houses and nonconformity foreseen
The author of Piers Plowman predicted the fall of religious houses in England during Edward III's reign, later realized in Henry VIII's era. Sir Walter Raleigh foresaw spread of nonconformity, warning that without resistance God would be turned out of churches into barns and then again into…
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Piers Plowman
Edward III
England
Henry VIII
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tacitus warned of chaos after Romans depart England
The author cites Tacitus predicting post Roman withdrawal in Europe. He notes the rise of diverse religion and disorder as England’s churches adapt to new opinions. He quotes Tacitus on revolted peoples fighting neighbors once Roman rule ends.
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England
Tacitus
Europe
Lost Rivers and Ghost Lakes Across the Great Basin and Southwest
The piece notes ghost rivers and vanished lakes across the Great Basin and Southwest. It describes ancient Lahontan beds, rivers that vanish into sands near Santa Fe, underground Mexican streams, and a 1996 foot Crater Lake depth claim with Tahoe depth cited as 1645 feet.
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Great Basin
Rockies
Sierra Nevadas
Salt Lake
Lake Tahoe
Bear Lake
Southern Pacific
Lake Lahontan
New York Sun
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Hondo
Mexico
Gulf
States
Pecos
Sandia Mountain
Gran Quivira
Crater Lake
Oregon
Parson Brownlow and the Democrats Retort in Church
A wartime tale recalls Parson Brownlow reacting to a Methodist minister’s Democratic prayers. The governor exclaimed that blessing the entire party would bankrupt divine grace. Local notes mention Ames visits, field meets, and graduation festivities with community brief items.
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Parson Brownlow
Tennessee
Brownlow
Felix Grundy
Robert EB. Lee
Whoever Loves Is Never Old
Emerson argues that aging depletes body but mind and affection endure. He suggests wisdom grows with years while true love preserves vitality, implying immortality is affirmed by affection and moral sentiment beyond physical decline.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Accounting For It
A witty exchange imagines a child asking who translated the Bible and a mother replying the accepted version was by learned Englishmen, adding a quip about no Epistle to the Bostonians.
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Emersonia Osgoodson
Gilbert Neighborhood News Highlights Local Happenings
Roy Shearer endured rheumatism last week while Miss Margaret Abrahamson visits Kamrar. Peter Orning ships new buggies. Mr. and Mrs. Jones wed and wish lasting happiness. Chas Canady and Gernie Dickinson head north for construction work. Gilbert Grain Co. handles grain, buying 107 loads in a week. Four local pugilists sparred Friday night. A dispute between two Lilinos boys ends with roughly judged satisfaction. A new doctor, Dr Wills, will soon set up here. Nearby book listings and authors are noted for sale. Kittie B Freed.
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Peter Orning
Wm. Jones
Lilinos
Dr. Wills
Chicago
Local Social Notes Highlight Ames Area Visits and Illnesses
L H Smith and family spent Sunday at his brother Eugene’s home. J J Coon, previously ill, is convalescing slowly. Mrs James Carr rushed to Hancock County due to her father’s sudden illness. Mrs Alice McKinley recovered from pneumonia and returned to home duties. Miss Bessie Morris finished Bloomington school term and goes home to Madrid for summer. M F Warner, once Ames resident, now Rocky Ford Colorado, visits Ames and Gilbert.
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L. H. Smith
Eugene
J.J. Coon
James Carr
Hancock County
Alice McKinley
Bessie Morris
Bloomington
Madrid
Misplaced Philanthropy Prompted by Irish Eviction Tale
A famed philanthropist at a New York charity dinner laments a failed effort, blaming its own fault for being mis taken. He recounts a friend in Ireland who, witnessing an eviction, gave five pounds and heard a witty reply about a man’s white washing.
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New York
Ireland
New York Tribune
Oskaloosa Delegation Tours Ames Sewer System
A party from Oskaloosa including city council and board of education members led by Mayor Cricket visited Ames to inspect the sewer system and disposal plant. Mayor Sheldon showed them the facilities and provided information on proposed work, despite missing Prof Marston due to illness.
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Oskaloosa
Board of Education
Cricket
Hartman
Ottumwa
Ames
Sheldon
Marston
New Library Additions Feature Botany and Travel Works
New library list includes Gray Manual of Botany and Morris With the World's Great Travellers six volume set. Also Hawthorne Masterpieces and History of Literature ten volume series and titles Cadet Days LaFleshe The Middle Five Bangs Houseboat on the Styx and Lee.
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Gray
King
LaFleshe
Bangs
Morris
Hawthorne
Lee
Stuhr Moves from Iowa State to Northwestern
Dr. Walter Stuhr assistant professor of veterinary science at Iowa State College has been promoted to full professor and will resign to pursue medical studies at Northwestern University in Chicago. He plans to depart by the end of June and his departure leaves students and Ames residents sad to see a highly regarded instructor go.
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Stuhr
Northwestern
Walter Stuhr
Iowa State College
Northwestern University At
Chicago
Ames
For Sale: Seven Room House and Lot on 65 by 142 Feet
House and lot for sale with seven rooms and 65 by 142 feet. Also bicycle, typewriter, sewing machine, and various household goods. Inquire at 734 College Street. Mutual phone 381. Sold as is.
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Inquire
College Street
Mutual Phone
L-Pd
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the King OF Animals
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Ontario
Charley McMaster
W.H. Beedle
John Baughman
S. P. Freed
Albert Lawson
Homer Beedle
Frank Spence
George Briley
Ames High School
Ora Newlin
Gilbert News
Roy Shearer
Margaret Abrahamson
Kamrar
Rynhart
Hornaday
Canadian Rockies
Whiting
Davidson
Gwyn
Vaile
Sue Orcutt
Lang
Kipling
Bulfinch
Charlemagne
Alexander
Pacific
Kittie B. Freed
Pranklin News
M. F. Warner
Rocky Ford, Col
Gilbert
Jamaica
Cannon Brand
Pete Ie
TONE
Tone Brothers
AL Abastine
Udisch
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton
Daniel. McCarthay
J. Y. Luke
McCarthy & Luke
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Ian Bett
A. L. Potter
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