Manning Iowa Notes Social and Business Roundup
Mollie Barger visited Mannin with friends on Saturday while local blacksmiths fixed shovels for corn plowing. Windmills go up for Love Estes and August Rable. residents plan trips to Dake View and Dakotas for land ventures. Church topics focus on the Gospel Triumph. youths plan a Manning baseball team with Gene Mertz as captain.
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Mollie Barger
Mannin ii
Love Estes
Melville
HED
AFP
Greenwaldt
Audubon
Will Binkesley
Elmer Audas
Tom Kennedy
Henry Wulf
Joe Owen
James Foster
Henry Brandhoret
Forsbeck & Groteleuchen
Beemis
Manning
Lawrence Kittleson
United States
Louie Grotélushen
August Rable
August Rable’s, In Douglas Township
U. B
Frank Huckner
Sam Randles
Geo. Ross
Dakotas
Geo. Gray
Infants Saved by Grace Reported by Presbyterian Assembly
The May 17 session at With Aveune Presbyterian heard the special committee on revision of the confession of faith present a brief statement of the Reformed faith and revisions. The committee states that infants dying are included in the election of grace and saved by Christ through the Spirit, who works as he pleases.
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Presbyterian Assembly
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
With Avene Presbyterian Church
Henry van Dyke
Assembly
Christ
Witness accuses army officers of water cure abuse during philippine inquiry
Senate hearing reveals Corporal Richard O'Brien testimony alleging water cure use, assaults on a Spanish woman, intoxication by Major Cook Captain McDonald and Lt Plummer at Iloilo, a burning death in a bamboo shack, and unwritten orders to take no prisoners. He notes mixed treatment of prisoners and questions about accountability.
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Washington
Senate
Hughes
Richard O'Brien
On Town
Iloilo
Cook
McDonald
Plummer
Company M
Pyres Fed With Petroleum In Saint Pierre Fire
Gr at fires burn across the island after Mont Pelee eruption ruins Saint Pierre. Bodies are burned on pyres fed with petroleum and tar, creating night illuminations seen as far as Saint Lucia. Many dead are cremated. remaining walls crumble from extreme heat melting iron rollers at Prinelle sugar mills.
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St. Pierre
Island
New York
Fort de France
Herald
St. Lucia
House Passes Naval Bill With Government Yard Ships
Washington May 20 The House adjourned after approving the naval appropriation bill and an amendment by Roberts Mass requiring three ships a battleship a cruiser and a gunboat to be built in government yards A suspended rules passage also enacted an eight hour work bill on government contracts and a national sanitarium for disabled soldiers at Hot Springs S D Dolliver defends the Philippine government bill insists the insurrection is past and the U S will not relinquish the Philippines
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K. H. Kettleson
Spokane
Washington
Wint Swanson
Douglas Township
Chat Dustin
T. B. Creveling
Chat
Aymus Boysen
Aith
Viola Township
Geo. G
Bo Atouk
K. G. Lancelot
Grant
House
Roberts
Mass
Adams
Sherman
Hot Springs
Dolliver
Democrate
Senate
United States
Philippines
Nominations Sent for Two Diplomatic Posts
Washington May 17 the president sent to the senate the nominations of Herbert Goldsmith Squiers of New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotary to the republic of Cubs and Edward S Hage of Wisconsin as consul general at Havana.
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H. & Squier
Washington
Senate
Herbert Goldsmith Squiers
New York
Republic of Cubs
Edward 5. Hage
Wisconsin
Havana
Ross Markets Tuesday and town notes mix of trades
Local notes report market activity in Ross Tuesday with traders shipping stock to Omaha, harness makers changing jobs, land seekers touring Dakota, and residents planning repairs after a damaging Monday wind. Married couple Wm Martens and Mary Stollenbeck wed in Melville township, with a future housekeeping plan in Tess.
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Ulaen
Omaha
O.N. Abbatensen
Martin Larsen
Audubon
Stemm’s
F. J. Barrett
Viola Township
Wm. Martens
Mary Stollenbeck
Melville Township
Conner
Tess
Nita Til Chosen Word in Tales and Talk
Fragment from a 19th century column contrasts Tess and Jess as they discuss Mrs Creetick and a painterly persona while a London era parental circle frames social banter. The Great Scourge is noted as tuberculosis and a medical ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for early stage coughs.
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Nita
Tese
Foley
Taku Uo
Nick Dofiing
Origin of Filipino Names Explained in Folklore
Fragmentary text describes fanciful legends behind Filipino names and places. It mentions Salog meaning cup, droughts driving water quests, and a town Lynead tied to a phrase all down, with early settlers climbing a mountain and founding the town.
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Tnok
Tollo Graw
Lynead
Visayan
Tloilo
Get Up Anne Get Up in Dramatic Stage Outburst
A Saturday Evening Post fragment recalls an American stage moment where actress Sallik’s heroine consoles a sobbing sister as the character Anne collapses in tears. A gallery boy’s cluck amid silence breaks the scene, the curtain falls, and the actress retreats in hysteria after the high emotional turn.
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Americon
Daila Marlowe
Sallk
Anne
Tung
Saturday Evening Post
Why Boiled Water Freezes Faster
The passage explains that boiled water freezes sooner under equal conditions. It argues that boiling expels dissolved air, and upon exposure to air it reabsorbs gases, causing minor particle motion that accelerates freezing. Untouched water, kept perfectly still, can be cooled several degrees below freezing without freezing.
Lord Dufferin’s Calcuttan Sunshine Joke
A quip from Lord Dufferin praises Calcuttas sun as the happiest years of his long service. He recalls being sent to cold places like Canada and St. Petersburg, joking about enduring heat in India and jokingly fending off the weather with fur and hats.
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Lord Dufferin
Calcutt
Canada
St. Petersburg
India
Lena
Dev
Butchers and Blue: History of the Blue Smock
An English paper notes the blue smock worn by butchers, tracing its origin to medieval guild colors. Butchers kept blue as blood stains show less on it, while blue served as the universal serving man’s attire in early times, celebrated in Sir Walter Scott’s Marmion.
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Butchers
Guild of Butchers
Sir Walter Scott
Domestic Trials in a Nagging Household
Dialogue exchange shows Mrs Nagget teasing Mr Nagget about his temper as a fault. The quip highlights marital humor from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Mr. Nagget
Mrs. Nagget
Catholic Standard and Times
Why do men flock utter widows explained
A Chicago Post remark quotes a "sweet young thing" on why men pursue widows. She says men lack confidence in their own judgment and in a widow case they feel they are merely backing another man’s decision.
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Chicago Post
Popular Man Sparks Seat Request Clash
A clipped quote from Cliraco News notes the saying that a popular man’s power lies in what people don’t know about him. The Anytown Globe report uses the line to illustrate social dynamics and polite refusals in public seating etiquette.
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Atchison Globe
Cliraco News
List of Dead Ninety-Eight Tornado Victims at Goliad Texas
May 2 reports state 98 killed and 5 injured as a tornado struck Goliad Sunday afternoon. The storm destroyed 150 stores and residences, causing about 200000 dollars in losses. A hail downpour preceded the tornado which swept a 250 yard wide area for a mile and a half, with many buried under debris. Governor Sayers urged cities with 3000+ population to aid with food and funds for sufferers. Partial list of the dead includes Mrs Johnson and several others.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Goliad
Tesco
Sayers
No Time Wasted Says London Spectator On Work Ethic
The London Spectator decries wasted time and extols constant industry. It notes AngloSaxon energy as a defining trait and observes Americans, rich and poor, pursue labor with conspicuous diligence to avoid perceptions of leisure.
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London Spectator
America
Weather predictor recalls past work in self doubt
A Washington Star quote recalls a young man who worked years predicting weather and confesses a lack of self confidence, despite experience. The observer notes the tension between self perception and professional skill in a concise reminiscence.
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Washington Star
Will Fight Biscuit Trust in national biscuit effort
Chicago May 21 The Inter Ocean reports independent biscuit firms nationwide plan a grand combination to challenge the National Biscuit Company, aiming to form a strong rival alliance.
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Biscuit Trust
Chicago
The
Inter-Ocean
National Biscuit Company
Ways of the Gypsy Patteran and Romany Signs
The Romany use the patteran road signs at crossroads as a readable map for kin and travelers. Gypsies favor family first and rarely rely on letters, sharing news only yearly or biannually. In cities, livery stables and pawn shops aid gossip, while roaming bands depend on summer camping grounds for yearly news.
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Leslie
Battle Courage and Gettysburg Echoes From Veterans
An old veteran defines physical courage in battle as duty and place overpowering fear. He cites General Reynolds as uniquely eager, shouting and charging, unlike other generals who stay cool. The narrative includes a Gettysburg anecdote and a separate rural English farmer tale about cattle blocking a highway, told with humor.
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Mitch
Reynolds
Gettyburg
Thyrus
Alwiyn
Lavy
Philadelphia Ledger
England
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