A Contrast Between Country and City Boys in Life Struggle
John Gilmer Speed argues rural upbringing gives country boys an edge in public life and leadership. He states country youths develop steady work habits and physical strength, while city youths face indulgent distractions and cynicism. He notes many prominent financiers and railroad administrators hail from country backgrounds, underscoring enduring values of duty and effort.
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Park Idle Hs
John Gilmer Speed
Brandur Magazine
Happenings at Ames and Surroundings Reported
Lieut Francis Lincoln returns home from the east this week. Prof W J Kennedy buys the Stevens farm south of Ames. Owl club at Otis house marks Hallowe en. Miss Ethel Cessna hosts Hallowe en party. Iowa State College football loses at Iowa City 11 to 6. Dr W B Lincoln arrives in Ames on the 16th. Cedar Falls intercollegiate debate awarded to Iowa State College. Mrs Winifred Dudley Shaw visits the campus with family. Various lectures, parties, and visits noted at the Gables and campus residences.
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Iowa City
University
Cedar Falls
Iowa State College
W. D. Evans
Hampton
C. R. Graves
Osage
G. E. Crawford
Cedar Rapids
W. R. Boyd
Winifred Dudley Shaw
Des Moines
Gables
Winifred
Genevieve
Recital by Edward Baxter Perry Brightens Campus Evening
The campus welcomed Edward Baxter Perry for a lecture recital in Margaret Hall chapel last Tuesday. Perry, blind yet intellectually dynamic, explained each piece before performance, giving vivid interpretations aimed at refining and expanding listeners’ view of classical music. President and Mrs. Stanton hosted a two hundred guest reception at the Maples Saturday night, with trustees and faculty members in attendance and Hermine and Jeanette Knapp assisting as ushers.
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Edward Baxter Perry
Perry
Stanton
Knapp
Maples
Hoyt
Williams
Messrs Dow
Stevenson
Olin
Kinser
Holden
Chas. Lincoln
Marriage of Eugene Burton and Carrie Furst at Ames
Eugene Burton and Carrie Furst wed at the bride’s parents home near Ames with Rev. Seccombe officiating. The couple will spend a week in Chicago before returning to Ames to establish a home on Duff Street after December 1. A reception will be held at Mr. Burton’s parents’ home upon their return.
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Eugene Burton
Carrie Furst
Amos Hurst
Ames
Rev. Seccombe
Chicago
Mr. Burton
Duff Street
W. Ss. Burton
Tres
Missouri Girl to Feature at Ames Opera House
The Missouri Girl will be presented at the Ames opera house on Monday November 10th, promising a lineup of novel and interesting specialties for local audiences.
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Ames Opera House
Boy's Watch Free Stem Gift Inquiry
A notice from the Times-Republican Marshalltown Iowa offers a free stem watch in a dark gun-metal case with gold lettering for enterprising boys. Write us to learn how to obtain it.
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Times - Republican
Marshalltown
Iowa
Confession of Tar Syrup Healing Lungs Promoted
A minister in Trilla Illinois endorses White Wine Tar Syrup, claiming strong lung benefits and recommending it to others with lung trouble. Advertisement notes sales at Coye Pharmacy.
Real Estate Loans Offer Flexible Pay Options
Story CounTy Bank promotes flexible real estate loans with payments on any interest pay day or any day you choose. No commission is charged on such loans.
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Story County Bank
Lowest Colonist Rates Offer On Great Western Lines
The Chicago Great Western offers one way second class colonist tickets to the west southwest and south on the first and third Tuesdays of November and December at the lowest rates yet. For details inquire of any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago Great Western Bay
Great Western
J.P Elmer
Chicago
Lll
Missouri Girl to Headline At Ames Opera House Show
The biggest comedy of the season will be the Missouri Girl performing at the Ames Opera House on Monday November 10th. The engagement promises a lively evening with local audiences eagerly awaiting the new act.
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Ames Opera House
Iken or care and twa aul wives in Scottish saying
A Scottish American quip follows a woman seeking two absent ladies. She questions three passersby. the first denies looking, the second says there might have been many, and the boy adds he saw two old wives rather than the ladies.
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Iken
Very Low Excursion Rates to New Orleans
Excursion tickets will be sold at reduced rates November 6 to 9 inclusive with return valid until November 30. These rates apply on the Northwestern line due to the American Bankers Convention. Obtain from Chicago Northwestern Railroad agents.
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New Orleans
Northwestern
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Women Warriors in Civil War Muster Rolls
The Savannah News recounts women who served as soldiers in disguise during the Civil War. It highlights Christian Cavenagh of England, Dr James Barry the surgeon, Mrs. Lindley of Ohio cavalry, Christina of Sweden who dressed as a boy, and notes their trials, battles, exchanges, and legends.
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Christian Cavenagh
England
Holland
Landen
St. Germain-en- Laye
Ramillies
James Barry
Cape
Malta
Barbados
Lindley
Sixth
Ohio Cavalry
Fort Magruder
Hanover Court House
Bull Run
Antietam
Boonsboro
Christina
Sweden
Europe
Savannah News
Omit and refine: a literary lesson in a cafe
In a restaurant a fresh faced man recounts how a professor urged him to cut and omit words from a short story. Through repeated readings the manuscript is pared from thirty to ten minutes, until the critic declares further pruning excessive. The tale ends with the narrator discarding the piece.
The Habit of Lying in Children
Chicago Tribune discusses how children learn to lie starting with parental fibs and social pressures. It outlines stages from innocence to dissimulation, the role of punishment, and the distinction between polite lies and habitual deception.
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Chicago Tribune
Extinct Northern Sea Cow Found By Bering Explorers
In 1754 the Bering voyagers found gigantic northern sea cows, twenty to thirty feet long, ten to twenty feet in girth, browsing seaweeds near land. Sailors used sea cow meat as staple food, and by 1768 the species had vanished, the last giant manatee killed in September 1768.
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Bering
Wise Answer on Kings and Fathers from Court Riddle
The shah asks courtiers who is greater between him and his father and faces fear of a fatal reply. An old courtier finally notes the father had a greater son than any son you have, revealing a sly comparison.
Vessel on the rocks sparks cruel irony aboard voyage
The captain shouts the ship is on the rocks while a passenger misreads the danger. the remark that being on the rocks is good news highlights the precarious voyage and dark humor from the Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
His Solemn Oath
A London restaurant waiter, known for drinking, is read a sensational imaginary paragraph about a fatal candle flame incident. Horrified, he seeks a Bible, vows to reform, and swears never again to blow out a candle as long as he lives.
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London
James
Fisherman Fuss Over Empty Basket and Quips About 6 30
A man complains of a fruitless fishing day then jokes with a friend about his catch. He tried every lure from worms to files and paste without success. The humorous exchange ends with a quip about the time 6 30.
Peach Stones as Fuel and Danger in Cellars
A Baltimore Sun report notes peach stones make a quick hot fire lasting long, with efficiency about one and a half to two buckets per bucket of coal. Caution urged to avoid overfilling stoves due to explosion risk, and damp cellar use allegedly releases gases causing intoxicating effects.
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Baltimore Sun
Running girl bows to you in Chicago News quip
A brief Chicago News item notes a joke exchange about a girl who bowed to Tom, with Jack revealing the bowing girl is his sister and the revelation dated to last night.
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Tom
George
Jack
Chicago News
Ancient Egyptian spoons from seventeenth century BC
The text notes many fine spoon specimens used by the Egyptians in the seventeenth century before Christ, indicating the long antiquity and preservation of ancient utensils.
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O. H. Cessna
Ethel
W. J. Kennedy
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Ethel Cessna
Hallowe’en
Margaret Hall
Hallow’een
Mrs. Curtiss
Alice Steele
State Historical Department
Vina Clark
Aaron Stalker
Richland
The
Clara Morris
W. B. Lincoln
Nashville
Teno
A. M. Newens
A. B. Shaw
Amos
the Gables
Willett
Stalker
Misses Campbell
Wormley
Misses Hook
Hasbrouck
Misses Brandt
Edgett
Burton-Hurst
A. M. Humphrey
Baptist Church
Trilla, Cales Co
Coye Pharmacy
Women Warriors
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