Wisdom of Animals and the Ape of Apuleius
A fragment from a historical piece notes the ape and dog acts in Roman entertainment with a monkey in a straw hat and tunic, plus tales of elephants and dogs in ancient performances. It also mentions church society notices and a Young Peoples Christian Union meeting with Dr. Cessna addressing.
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Apuleius
Isis
Rome
Peross
India
Lord Napier
Cambh
Constantin Saad
Umtoy
Society of the M. E. Church
Storms
Tue
Young Peoples Christian Union
Christian Church
O. H. Cessna
Licking the Pencil a Befuddling Habit Cited
A quoted remark from the New York Press portrays licking the pencil as a notable human weakness. The speaker claims lineage of practice from father and grandfather and notes friends’ alarm at an apparent injury.
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New York Press
It Is Falset When a Woman Comes Down to Breakfast
An observer quips about domestic mornings noting the husband’s remark that she forgot something and the woman’s instinctive gesture of touching her hair as a reflexive reply. The Yonkers Statesman tone reflects playful social commentary.
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Yonkers Statesman
Divorce Customs In New Guinea
The text describes informal divorce in New Guinea where a weary wife returns to her mother and a tired husband may strike her with a paddle. A subsequent remarriage triggers a war dance by the former husband and friends to honor the grass widow without causing death.
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New Guinea
Had Them All First Editions Claim From A Critic
A well known humorist discusses collecting first editions with a bibliomaniac. The collector asks for the author’s first edition and the writer responds that he possesses all of them. The remark highlights the bibliophile’s quest and the author’s pride in his work.
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Critiec
Thrice Blest in a Time of Silence
A New Orleans Times-Picayune excerpt notes how two deaf and mute lovers might share quiet talk amid a large crowd, suggesting a calm, intimate moment despite public scrutiny. The piece frames communication as a form of resilience and social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times
Sheen
Man Helps Wife in Kitchen Demand Ends in Tension
A man entering the kitchen to assist his wife prompts her to drop every ing and wait on him, highlighting a domestic friction over chores and gender roles.
Happenings At Ames College And Nearby Events
A weekly roundup from Ames notes sacred music concerts in the chapel and a pupils recital with free admission. Delegates from the National Association of Agricultural Colleges visit Des Moines, and tours connect the Iowa State College with Chicago harvest sermons. The Ames campus hosts a barn party, a tennis exhibition, and various faculty and guest visits. The gridiron setback at Iowa City is reported with 3500 spectators and a 10 to 6 finish.
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H. C. Price
Columbus
Ohio
Ames
Des Moines
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Cardinal and Gold
Iowa City
Ames Boys
Chicago
F. W. Gunsaulus
Curtis
Holden
Storms
Sheldon
Chicago Record-Herald
Central Independent Church
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Gunsaulus
United States
National Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
College
Margaret Hall
Iowa State College
Chamberlain
Special sale on trimmed hats next Saturday
Special sale on trimmed and street hats next Saturday, Nov. 5. Dr. and Mrs. G. Dyer moved last week from the Mrs. Baker property on Kellogg street to the house vacated by Fremont Watts on State street. For sale Standard bred mare, six years old, a good one. Miss A. Capps. The Mutual telephone issued this week a complete directory of their phone service done to date. Ask for one.
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Mutual Telephone
G. Dyer
Mrs. Baker
Kellogg Street
Fremont Watts
State Street
He Knew the Game and Takes a Higher Call
The deacon jokes about a pastor leaving his parish for a higher salary. The parson admits receiving a call to another parish and expresses remorse yet accepts the move as obedience. The deacon quips that the call sounds more like a raise.
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Deacon Heavyweight
Parson
Rey
Waal
Worth Keeping He Asks For Raise and Is Valued Highly
A Cleveland Leader anecdote notes a worker asking for a salary boost and being deemed essential. He argued the firm could proceed without him, yet management counters by valuing him as the most valuable man on staff.
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Cleveland
Wooden Rheumatism Dialogue Cited by Atlanta Constitution
A humorous exchange about a colonel with rheumatism mocks his wooden leg. The line “And you say the rheumatism's in your left leg” elicits the reply “That makes it all the harder,” highlighting a witty wartime or veteran theme referenced by the newspaper.
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Atlanta Constitution
Good breeding as global credential, a cultural note
A concise reflection asserts that good breeding serves as a universal letter of credit, signaling status and refinement across nations. It frames manners and upbringing as portable social capital, shaping trust and opportunity in diverse settings.
Election Returns Observed At M K Smith Office
M K Smith arranges with Iowa telephone firm to receive election returns Tuesday night. Figures will be projected on a canvas across the street using a stereopticon, promising entertainment and data all night with free admission.
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M. K. Smith
Iowa
Local Hospital Guild forms in home meeting
Mrs. Jennie Beyer hosts a chapter of the State Hospital Guild with Mrs. Jackson Beyer of Des Moines as state president. Officers include Beyer president Martha Knudson first vice president Emeline Chamberlain second vice president and Mrs. Burton secretary treasurer. The group aims to furnish a room in the Methodist hospital and meets monthly with a $1 membership open to all.
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Jennie Beyer
State Hospital Guild
Jackson Beyer
Des Moines
M. E. Church
Scranton
Beyer
Martha Knudson
Emeline Chamberlain
Burton
Stultz
Methodist
Railway maps capturing vast western regions attract readers
Railway officials stress the value of well made maps, with detailed public maps across the Black Hills, Colorado ranges, California valleys, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Alaska, and the northwest. Chicago & North Western officials praise Wisconsin road maps as guides for tourists and fishermen, noting systematic production of wall maps to detailed land sections.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Black Hills
South Dakota
Colorado
California
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Alaska
Great Northwest
Upper
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Atlas Maps and Portrayals Span Western War Fronts
Describes an atlas with maps detailing the far eastern seat of war and finely drawn sections of Colorado mountains, California winter resorts, and other scenic or summarizing western and northwestern locales along the line.
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Far East
Colorado
California
Northwest
Death Notice for Mrs. Arthur R Harrington in Boone
Mrs Arthur R Harrington daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Holdredge born April 3 1886 died October 23 1904 age 18 years 3 months 20 days married November 26 1902 to Arthur R Harrington. Survived by husband parents two brothers and three sisters. Brother Frederick and sisters Margaret and Mabel preceded her. Funeral by Rev Crawford of Boones borough Boone at 223 Webster St Tuesday Oct 23 at 2 pm. Interment East Linnwood cemetery Boone.
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Arthur R Harrington
Henry Holdredge
Arthur R. Harrington
Frederick
Margaret
Mabel
Crawford
Boonesborough
Webster St
Grandpa and relatives visit and travel notes
Kelley family reports grandpa and son George visiting Des Moines with plans for a two week stay. The Sunday school convention at the Baptist church drew a large attendance and interest. Several locals were seen visiting from Boone Ames Newton and Ankeny while Dr Will Lytle moves to Salt Lake City Utah.
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Grandpa
George
Des Moines
Will Lytle
Ottumwa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Halloween Parties Light Up Ames With Masquerades
A Halloween week in Ames features the Hallowe'en club at Miss Belle Grove's home with about twenty five attendees in masquerade. Masks and a haunted decor set the mood as pals locate disguises before a Halloween luncheon. Effie McKim hosts twelve Ames youths on Monday in a party noted as very enjoyable. Their runaway teams are later recovered. The Christ fan Church Ladies Aid hosts a social at Mr and Mrs Charles Brown with 15 cent admission and large turnout.
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Hallowe’en Club
Belle Grove
Hallowe’en
Effie McKim
Ames
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Charles Brown
Card of Thanks for Sarah Alm’s bereavement
We thank neighbors friends and especially the Rebekah lodge for aid and sympathy during the sickness and death of our daughter and sister Sarah Alm F W Alm and family.
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Rebekah Lodge
Sarah Alm
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O. W. Wilcox
Soils Department
W. H. Meeker
St. Louis Exposition
H. O. Tellier
G. G. Hedgcock
Mississippi Valley Botanical Laboratory
St. Louis
Department of Botany
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Curtiss
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Irwin
Pommel
Klink
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Clinton Tomlinson
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Mr. Tomlinson
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Gable
Cessna
Nye Brothers
Crossley
Moscow
Idaho
Kesfer
University of Tennessee
Fisher and Hamilton
Agriculture College
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F. J. Kesler
Bernice Halley
Bryant Huff
Resler
Mac Mosier
Dolliver
Kate Goble
Curtiss and
Frank Curtiss
Gardner
Burnett
A. J. Graves
Bissell
Hamilton
Zinthee
Jacobs
Meeker
Agricultural Department
Hank
Miss A. Capps
Hospital Guild
Kelley
Baptist Church
Louisa Rosenfeld
C L. Liverly of
Ruth Clayton
Newton
Ed. Person
Geo. Person
Mrs. Lytle
Will
Chelsea
Dr. C. C. Lytle
Ella Rosenfeld
Frank Sutter
Ankeny
F. W. Alm and Family
Bauer
Johnson
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