Odd Character of Hawker the Norwenstow Poet and Vicar
The article sketches Robert Steven Hawker a quirky English poet and vicar. It notes his eccentric pranks such as painting a physician horse to resemble a zebra, and his controversial acts against townsfolk. It details his Oxford era marriage to Miss Charlotte Y Ans, his swift move home, and his unusual pink brimed funeral hat worn for his wife.
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Robert Steven Hawker
Norwenstow
England
Plymouth
Oxford
Hawker
Charlotte Y'Ans
Stratton
Bude
India Ink in China Japan How Made and Varieties
India ink used in China and Japan dates back to 250 B C and is made from carbon and gum with musk or camphor for odor. The article notes quality hinges on materials and fineness of carbon, slow drying, and tree wax for polishing, while Europeans sometimes lower quality by cheaper materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
Japan
Hidebound Conservatism Drives Profit
London Mail notes that a rigid conservative stance remains financially advantageous, framing the approach as a profitable strategy amid market forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Mozart Birth Room Stirs Respect in Salzburg Visit
A visitor recalls entering the Mozart birthplace in Salzburg climbing three stairs to a room full of antique pictures two pianos and relics that recall a century past. The skull in a glass case, the only remnant, sits as a stark note amid memories of the composer’s burial in Vienna.
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Mozart House
Salzburg
Mozart
Vienna
London Globe
Papa's Frankness Exchange Quip Reveals Worth Debate
A clipped exchange features a discouraged father asking what if his daughter elopes and the old man replies that it would show someone has been stringing him for money. The brief vignette hints at themes of pride and financial insecurity.
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Papa
The Camel as a Soldier in History
A London writer notes the camel as a steady combatant under fire. From gambwahs on camels in India after Sobraon to the British camel corps in Mutiny Sindh, Napier’s 1845 march, and 1878 campaigns where tens of thousands died, camels served in wars and even yielded bounties.
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London
India
Sobraon
Charles Napier
Sindh
Twinkling Stars Signal Weather in Sea Observations
The observer notes that steady star flames indicate calm seas and clear weather, while more twinkling stars warn of bad weather. He claims the method is generally accurate at high latitudes though less reliable in the tropics, per Nature.
Queer English Beliefs and Social Folklore Observations
A collage of rural beliefs and manners noting superstitions about weeds with dark stains implying battles past, eggs laid after sundown for luck, and nails not cut before twelve months. The piece contrasts village customs with London lights visible from cottages and reflections on bodily faculties and dawn’s beauty.
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London
London Chronicle
Berlin Beer Club Scolded for Talking Too Much
Hy Mayer recalls a Berlin club of elderly Germans who drink and smoke in a back room. Members nod and say Yah between puffs, but when a young visitor added Yah twice, the elders expelled him for talking too much.
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Hy Mayer
Berlin
Mr. Mayer
A Whistle Tames a Neighbour’s Messiah
An English author, blocked by a pianist neighbour, devised a plan after reading a paper about steam whistles for kettles. He bought a whistle, attached it to his kettle, and used repeated soldering to repair the pot after the kettle’s bottom came off, sending a clear message without confrontation.
Lonely Library Tale From Cambridge Ends In Silence
An elderly Caius College man, weary of life, chose to end it in the college library to avoid scandal. He hung himself with a rope, hoping for a quiet exit, but his body was found a year and a half later.
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Caius College
Cambridge
Cook Times for Fresh Foods in Traditional Care
The passage lists long cooking times for various foods. Elephant foot meat requires about thirty six hours baking for tenderness, tripe needs ten to fifteen hours boiling, large hams six to seven hours, venison haunch about three and a half hours, Christmas pudding often boiled repeatedly for months or years, with average boiling six to eight hours, and the longest cooking vegetable is the onion.
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London Mail
Huxley and Darwin Degree Honors at Oxford
Huxley resisted the idea of degrees but accepted the ritual of a university degree at Oxford. He joked about becoming a respectable figure after the ceremony. He praised Darwin’s earlier honor and quipped about Canon Pusey’s inquiries into the list of honorees and keeping out worse devils.
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Huxley
Darwin
Oxford
Canon Pusey
Eyes Opened Yet Shadowed Minds Across The Ages
The piece laments a lasting habit of ignoring truth. It cites prophets and a great Teacher reproaching followers with blindness, noting eyes exist to perceive. It argues all faculties are meant for use and that people bear responsibility for neglecting their gifts.
Quirky Army Orders From Early 1900s Guerrilla War
A discussion of unusual brigade orders during the 1901 02 guerrilla war noting a schoolmaster role among British officers and a blockhouse era curtailing sleep outside fortifications with cryptic phrasing such as no one may sleep outside the block houses except the sentries and men on outpost duty are forbidden to strike matches on the skyline.
Omaha Bee Introduces New Color Magazine Feature
The Omaha Bee unveils a new color magazine section in The Sunday Bee, claiming it rivals top New York and Chicago papers in artistry. The paper highlights the high cost and potential for increased patronage, urging readers to buy a Bee next Sunday to see the innovation.
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Omaha Bee
Sunday Bee
New York
Chicago
West
The
Bee
Real estate transfers and property deeds in Ames Iowa
Wm D Hodge and others transfer to Mary A Meyers two parcels in Ames. Iowa R R Land Co transfers to Ames Armory Co. B J Cole and wife transfer to Jacob Eaglebarger. A 8 Kibby and wife transfer to Robert Wygle. Sarah E Vernon and husband transfer to Ames Armory Co. Luvera B Hill and husband transfer to Ames Armory Co. C W Wells and wife transfer to J W Taylor. Transfers involve lots and subdivisions in Ames with various amounts.
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Hodge Et
Mary A Meyers
Iowa
R R Land Co
Ames Armory Co
Ames
J Cole
Jacob Eaglebarger
Adams
Blairs
Kibby
Robert Wygle
Sarah E Vernon
Luvera B Hill
C W Wells
J W Taylor
Wells
Blairs Ad
Special Homeseekers Excursions To Western States
Readable OCR describes two to four line rail excursion offers via the Northwestern Line. Destinations include Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Indian Territory with October 18 departure and low round trip rates. Also Nebraska Kansas Wyoming and Black Hills with same date and terms. International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago with late November dates and return by December 5.
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Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Black Hills
Chicago & Northwestern Ra Y
Cheap Southwest Excursion Fares From Chicago Great Western
The Chicago Great Western offers excursion tickets to Texas Oklahoma Indian Territory and New Mexico at low rates on Sept 20 Oct 4 and Oct 18 with return by 30 days. Northwestern line tickets to Indiana and Ohio on three Tuesdays Sept 20 27 and Oct 11 at low rates return within 30 days. Check with agents for territory and details.
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Chicago Great Western
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Great Western
J. P. Eimer
Chicago
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Moth Stuck in Dress Coat Brings Laughs
A correspondent reports finding a moth inside a dress coat, an amusing incident noted by Punch. The moth, obviously too small for the oversized coat, produced a humorous image reflecting on chance encounters with nature.
Administrator's notice of estate in Story County
On October 5 1904 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Gilbert Sta as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Henry Barnes deceased. All creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance and debtors must pay the administrator.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Henry Barnes
Gilbert Sta., Iowa
E. P. Ginpert
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Bauer
Citizens Lumber Co. Mutual ’Phone
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
O’briens
Ames, Iowa
Geo. E. Baker
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Indiana
Ohio
Lowa
Fred Walker
Bucks
Davis & Potter
I. S. C. Jewelry Store
J. E. Judge
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