Iowa News Roundup From Lehigh To Coon Rapids
A long list of Iowa incidents reports deaths from poisoning and accidents including Mrs McCaufery bakery owner. Lehigh. Fred Brown shoots himself while hunting near Birmingham. Keokuk welcomes Roosevelt party by river parade. Sizable injuries and rescues across Burlington Des Moines Sioux City Rock Rapids and Council Bluffs with divorces fires thefts and legal actions noted.
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Lehigh
McCaufery
Birmingham
Fred Brown
Burlington
Keokuk
Roosevelt
LeMars
Laurance Lewis
Des Moines
Fifty-fourth Regiment
National Executive
Panbesa's Letter: Ancient Egyptian City Thirty Centuries Ago
The oldest known letter from Panbesa to Amenemapt describes life in Pa Rameses during Rameses II era. It celebrates fields, markets, vineyards, and olives with music by Memphis singers. Citizens enjoy wines and beer, maidens in holiday attire, and equal status of lesser and great folk.
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Panbesa
Christ
Amenemapt
British Museum
Egypt
Rameses II
Pa Rameses
Memphis
Panthesa
The City of Canals Venice Description
The article portrays Venice as a unique European city built on a cluster of islands in a lagoon. It details the Adriatic sand bank, the division into six islands, and the shallow water lagoon between the bank and mainland.
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Venice
Europe
Venice Built on Piles and Canals with Rialto Bridge
The article describes Venice as a cluster of seventy to eighty islands with Isolda de Rialto as the chief. It notes bases of piles and stones support much of the city, the Grand canal divides it, and about 146 canals plus 300 bridges connect districts. Gondolas serve as main transport.
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Venice
Isolda de Rialto
Rialto
The Overruling of a Judge
A judge wakes to two armed burglars in his room. One burglar seizes a watch. the judge deems it a keepsake and is told the motion is overruled. The judge appeals, and the burglars declare the appeal allowed. A full tribunal of the supreme court unanimously sustains the lower court decree. The court adjourns.
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Des Moines
E Johnson
JA Cobb
Cobb
Johnson
Belle Plaine
Supreme Court
Logic and Metaphysics Joke From Miller
Joaquin Miller meet a professor visiting California who holds the chair of metaphysics and logic at a New England university. Miller smiles and tells him we must have people to look after those things even if they don’t exist.
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Joaquin Miller
California
New England
Miller
Curious Trader Seeks Truth in Ancient Court Treasures
A tale recounts Mr. Chow who could not tell genuine artifacts from fakes. A dealer offered a lacquer bowl of Emperor Shun and a rod of the Duke of Chow, plus Confucius’s mat. Chow sells all he owns to buy them and traverses begging with the bow left, rod right, mat on his back for a copper coin of King Woo.
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Mr. Chow
Emperor Shun
Duke of Chow
Pak Kam
Confucius
King Woo
Heart of Chicago hits Ames with Lincoln J Carter troupe
Carter's Heart of Chicago by the Lincoln J Carter company drew a strong reception on its second Ames visit last Saturday night. Lead actor Mr McReynolds as John Ames impressed, with the railroad scene and live scenery enhancing realism. Audience anticipates Quincy Adams Sawyer scheduled for October 25.
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Lincoln J. Carter
Chicago
Ames
Opera House
Mr. McReynolds
John Ames
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Barrs Third Annual Chester White Hog Sale at Highlane
Barr conducts its third annual sale of Chester White hogs at Highlane showcasing a selection of breeding stock and market hogs. The event invites buyers and breeders to evaluate outstanding animals and place bids.
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Barr
Chester
Highlane
Stock Farm Hog Sale Near Ames and Gilbert
Stock Farm four miles northwest of Ames and three miles south of Gilbert hosts a sale Thursday October 18 at 1 o clock. Thirty five head of boars and fifteen head of sows, large mellow March and April pigs sired by Young Press and other prize winners. Romeo the aged herd boar also offered. Free lunch at noon. Tent sale rain or shine with free train transport via F. E. Morris or Morgan’s. One year terms at eight percent on bankable notes. Henry Donhowe W T Barr E F Posegate proprietors auctioneers.
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Ames
Gilbert
Young Press
Prescott
Captain
St. Louis
Floyd
Romeo
Marshalltown Fair
F. E. Morris
Morgan’s
Henry Donhowe
W. T. Barr
E. F. Posegate
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