Cornell Club Forming in Ames Hits Organized Statewide Interest
A meeting at Central Building Ames on campus elected L. O. Keedick temporary chairman and Miss Crawford secretary for a planned Cornell club. About thirty Ames residents are Cornell alumni or attendees. Another meeting is set for Thursday Oct 26 at Prof. L. B. Schmidt’s home to finalize organization.
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Cornell
Ames
Central
L. O. Keedick
Miss Crawford
Cornell College
L. B. Schmidt
H. S. Boys Organize For Y. M. C. A. Work
High school students form a YMCA group with Franklin Hambleton as president and Ralph Downey as secretary treasurer. First meeting held Tuesday in the assembly room, with plans for regular meetings and active association work. Everyone urged to join.
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Franklin Hambleton
Ralph Downey
Hand Crushed at Federal Building by 400 Pound Stone
E. L. Murray, an employee at the new federal building, suffered severe hand injuries when a 400 pound stone fell. A portion of his third finger on the right hand was removed, and the second finger was badly crushed.
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E. l. Murray
Federal Building
Scott couple to move in Winter and Spring transfer
Mrs Jess Crissman Scott returns to Chicago tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Scott will start housekeeping in Fast Chicago for the winter. In spring Mr Scott's company will transfer him to Youngstown Ohio.
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Jess Crissman Scott
Chicago
Scott
Mr. Scott
Youngstown Ohio
For Sale Cheap Coal Burner
For sale a hard coal burner at a low price, must be taken at once. Call 2081. A new tablecloth lost. return to Times office. Subscription service offers magazines and papers, duplicating publisher offers for any term. Anes News Stand & Subscription Agency. 28-tf
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Times Office
Hemptons & Pearsons
Anes
Conscience Reveals Sin Through History’s Echoes
A Victorian meditation on conscience likened to a whispering gallery in St Paul’s. It notes how soft words echo and thunder in old age causing self reproach. The piece recalls Nero fleeing after killing his mother and imagines a haunted ghostly trumpet over an untold tomb.
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de Quincey
St. Paul's
London
Bey
Of4
Tven Nere
Christian Herald
Strong Safe Talk Leads to Job in Heist Tale
A safety firm declines new hires while a job applicant boasts knowledge of safes and burglary. The applicant offers to sell a safe, claims reform, and is hired after asserting expertise in breaking into safes. The scene shifts to a Scots dialect exchange about soap and church on a Sunday.
Misunderstood Miss Bute Questioning Rise and Sia Reminder
Fragment from the Boston Transcript shows a misheard exchange with Miss Bute about rising and a reply to Jack Slanger. The text reflects dialogue confusion and a newspaper’s transcript style.
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Miss Bute
Boston Transcript
Back to the Soil Palm Rooms Adored by Pittsburg Post
A short feature notes affection for nature and palm rooms as a hobby. The Pittsburg Post quotes celebrants who enjoy being close to nature and describe palm rooms as favorite spaces.
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Pittsburg
Humility Is a Virtue Preached Yet Often Not Practiced
The quote by Selden notes that humility is praised but people tend to accept the status quo rather than embody it in actions and conduct.
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Selden
Pelican in New York Narrates Odd Country Life Tale
A risibly astonished New Yorker recalls a country life week end where a valet brought a silver bowl of water to wake him. The tale, told by a pelican in New York, highlights a humorous misreading of morning routine and a diplomat’s calm explanation. The excerpt contrasts domestic roles with women’s labor and a bold horseback skill by young women.
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New York
Seeiny
The
New Yorker
New York Sun
Theater Seats Before Numbered Fittings in Boxes
A London Gentlewoman letter from January 1776 protests seating by footmen in front of ladies of quality. It describes servants occupying two acts, with parade men and flambeaux, and notes a later shift to numbered box fittings as a remedy not adopted until long afterward.
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John Fyvie
Charles Matthews
London
Women In Tibet
A traveler's note on Amdo Tibet describes men gathering for frivolous conversation and social habits. The observation frames customary behavior among Tibetan males and suggests broader cultural manners in the region.
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Tibet
Amdo
The Oil Bird of Trinidad Caves
The oil bird or guacharo, native to South America, breeds in rocky caves and favors Trinidad. It lays eggs in mud nests and produces a fat used to make a type of butter. The caves are usually sea accessed and hunting them can be an exciting sport.
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South America
Guacharo
Trinidad
Rabbits Stir Crew On Pilchard Expedition
The crew reacts with anger when the word rabbits is spoken aboard the Cornish finding stack during a harbor departure for a pilchard expedition. The mere utterance threatens the chances of a successful catch aboard the Lordon Chronicle.
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Lordon Chronicle
Doorstep Elf Quest Ends In Friendly Visit
Humorous fragment from Harper's Weekly shows Johnny answering the door as an elisitor asks for his father. Johnny explains his mother is present and mentions a neighborly Mr Squiges in a light, informal tone.
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Johnny
Squiges
The Real Sorrow and Balrius Quote on Costs
A fragment references a line about operation costs and pain versus dollars. It claims Balrius are American. The text presents a dialogue style and an identity claim without clear event context.
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Balrius
Fragmentary Verse Notes on Sabbath Path
An incomplete musical or religious fragment mentions following and showing a path on the Sabbath day. The text reads like a dialogue or plea with scattered capitalization and misspellings. No clear event, person, or place is identifiable.
Her Sacrifice. Madge What Is Dolly’s Ambition
Marjorie asks Dolly about life goals. Dolly aims to marry a millionaire and rescue him from the disgrace of dying rich. A melodrama snapshot shows social climbing and sacrifice in a fragile romance.
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Madge
Dolly
Marjorie
Emerson on faith over works cited in praise of intellect
Brief quotation reflects a view that genius and intellect underpin virtue while faith governs actions. The line echoes Emerson’s belief in inner principle guiding conduct, contrasting intellect with performative deeds.
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Emerson
Left Handed One and a Handsome Woman
A fragment from the Scranton Tribune Republican notes a left handed one and a handsome woman who smiled yesterday. The piece hints at humor and perception of ridicule in social moments.
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Scranton Tribune- Republican
Peafowl Etiquette and Chicks in Domestic Fowl Life
The article describes pea hens building dry stick nests with ash colored plumage blending into surroundings. It notes large whitish eggs and the delight of hatchlings resembling young pheasants. It compares bee etiquette to how hens introduce chicks to their owner and their retreat indoors until grown.
Electric Milk and the Indian Rubber Tale
A fragmentary account recounts Condamine and Fresneau studying a resinous plant in the forests, calling the rubbery sap electric milk. The French expeditions sought to measure its median degree, test its uses for syrup, and present it to the Academe of Sciences after gifts to natives.
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M. de 14 Comdamine
Dera
Wuste
Fresneau
Gaiana
M. de Maurepas
London Family Herald
A Friendly Penguin on a Ship Becomes a Whimsical Pet
A penguin on a ship befriends crew, suiting itself to galley life and seeking hand fed tidbits. It follows the steward with market provisions and develops a taste for lettuce while preferring human hand feeding. The bird behaves like a child, whines for lifting, and enjoys nursing attention aboard.
Mosaic Work Through The Ages From East To Europe
The origin of Mosaic work is unknown but traced to oriental peoples. It flourished in Greece during Alexander the Great era and in Rome with many specimens in museums. Italy revived it with Giotto and Cimabue, spreading across Europe.
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Greece
Alexander
Italy
Giotto, Chimegue
New York American
Grim Recollections on Fame and a Tablet Request
The Washington Herald quotes a bard saying he was ejected for nonpayment of rent as a proposed tablet commemorates his former home. The exchange shows a mix of irony and grievance as plans for a public memorial are discussed.
The Best Willis Laughs About Married Life
The exchange asks for the happiest moment of married life and replies with a quip about replacing in law photos in a family album with baby pictures.
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Willis
Gillis
Dack
Relative Confusion Over O'Brien Lineage
A reader confronts Thomas O'Brien about kinship with Barney O'Brien. Thomas answers distantly related, joking that Barney is his “sirinteenth” cousin, reflecting a misheard family connection. The remark highlights tangled surname ties and humor in a local context.
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Barney O'Brien
Thomas O'Brien
Thoma
Barney
The cucumber in literature and lore across ages
A London Standard excerpt surveys cucumbers in culture from Greek saying about a woman to Thackeray Dickens and Tiberius. It notes chefs and doctors debating dressing, literary references, and historic cucumber frames used to move crops for sun exposure.
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Sue
Thackerty
Dickens
Tiberius
Fear of Lightning Delusions and Everyday Dangers
A Country Life In America note argues fear of thunder is irrational, citing census data on deaths from lightning and everyday hazards. It contrasts perceived risks with actual odds, noting gas stove dangers as greater, and uses a domestic, light humorous tone.
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Manny
Ander
Sulbar
Manre
America
Learned His Own Value in Lew Fields Summer Show
In a vaudeville act by a husband and wife, the husband fed the act while the wife attracted crowds. They earned $1,000 weekly and pressed Lew Fields for a raise to $1,200. Fields countered offering $1,175, saying he valued the wife’s work but not at the requested level.
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Lew Fields
Fields
Sonny
Field
Saturday Evening Post
Theory and Practice on the Toothbrush Lesson
A German school inspector’s collection shows pupils tested on hygiene. A boy answers that teeth must be cleaned morning noon and night with a toothbrush. When asked who has a toothbrush the student replies no one in his family owns one, but they know about them because they are sold.
Handwriting judged in letter from Macaulay Arnold
A professor of calligraphy analyzed a letter attributed to Lord Macaulay Arnold's Three Cornered Essays. He deemed the handwriting crude and unlearned, lacking genius and feeling, raising questions about the signature and authorship.
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Lord Macaulay Arnold
Canine Interlude On Atlantic City Beach
A stray dog on an Atlantic City beach bit a bystander after hearing a speaker call someone a little witch. The incident reflects a humorous, anecdotal note in a Baltimore American column.
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Atlantic City
Sandwich
Baltimore American
The Man Who Can Be Serious or Merry
A clipped quotation notes that a man who can be only serious or only merry is only half a man, attributed to Hunt.
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Merry
Hunt
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