Public Life and Local News Mix in Ames Commentary
A column revisits Pat Crowe and local figures, notes the first football death in Chester, reports a Boone County breach of promise award, and links editorial opinions with city and state politics. Mentions Grover Cleveland 1908 bid, Grafton sale, court house disputes, and educational policy, with ship of local gossip and quoted verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton's
Story City Herald
Paul A. Olson
Chicago
Story County
Cambridge Leader
Cambridge
the Times
Olson
Herald
Travelers urged to carry Chamberlain remedy abroad
Caution for travelers to use safe drinking water and carry a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in hand baggage. The ad notes it may prevent sickness and delays and lists Judisch Bros. as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judisch Bros
Winds and Knots: The Three Knot Rope Tradition
Folklore among Norwegian Finns held that a rope with three knots could tame winds for mariners. The belief spurred a small trade in crafting and selling wind controlling ropes to sailors and fishermen. The superstition claimed that loosening the knots altered the wind’s force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Winds of the Isle of Man and Manx witchcraft tale
The text notes a three knot prophecy tied to favorable, gale, and tempest outcomes and cites Ranulph Higden describing Manx witches selling winds to sailors in ancient practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranulph Higden
Isle of Man
Time Had Passed Says Mr Staylate and Miss Patience
A light exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Public Ledger recalls a moment when time slipped by. Mr Staylate jokes about forgetting time while enjoying himself and Miss Patience notes it is too late to mention plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunce
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Dunne
Harrison
Mr. Staylate
Miss Patience
Philadelphia Public Ledger
No Further Delay Abner Slopoak and Jemima Jones
A dramatic exchange from the Cleveland Leader features Abner Slopoak pressuring Jemima Jones to set a wedding day. Jemima decisively refuses to delay, vowing to name the day herself to seal the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Slopoak
Jemima Jones
Cleveland
Polished Gentleman Called Slippery Fellow
A Cleveland Leader quote recalls a remark about a man described as polished and gentle, leading to the line what was the exact word slippery fellow and whether the label fit the subject.
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Cleveland Leader
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Chester
Johnn S. Summergill
Boone County
Ogden
John Crockett
Supreme Court
Ames
Eldora
Des Moines
John
State House
Grover Cleveland
Nevada
Nevada Journal
Register and Leader
Ingham
Times-Republican
Norris
Congressman Hall
Washington
Congress
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Omaha
Butte
Montana
Court House
Jasper County
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King
Boone City
Times
Lake Okiboji
Marshalltown
Martin
Sp. Paul
St. Paul
Jack
Ceasar
Cicero
Alexander
L. M. Bosworth
Avo
the Boone
Ames Marble and Granite Works
W. J. Cadd
Lindnesz Bros. & Co
Rochester
Keedick
Adler Bros & OM
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