Love Story Ends In A Wedding For Mary Marie
In a vivid tale of youth and renewal a girl recounts how her father and mother reconciled by realizing their faults and agreeing to wed. The plan unfolds with secret meetings and a hopeful push toward a spring wedding and a future move back to Andersonville.
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Mary
Mother
Father
Marie
Falher
Aunt Hat
Childs
Grandfather
Andersonville
Mary Marie
Chapter IX reminiscence from attic manuscript memory
A narrator recalls twelve years and leaving husband Jerry, finds a manuscript in a trunk, reads it with nostalgia, and imagines letters to a younger Mary Mary Marie. The scene ends with a promise of continuation.
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Mary Murle
Jerry
Mary
Mary Marie
Hiood
The Plimsoll Line and its 1876 Act Mark
The Plimsoll line refers to the ship’s load line defined by the British Merchant Shipping Act of 1876. It was pushed through Parliament by Samuel Plimsoll and requires the line to be visible above water to prevent overloading.
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Plimsoll
Plmsoll
Samuel Plimsoll
Cascade begins work on a $75,000 sewer project
A flood of Iowa items follows. John Brock of Boone bound over for bigamy. Mrs. Kepford of Hawarden dies after castor bean ingestion. Blackhawk county names 109 farms. U.S. Marshal in Sioux City discharges 150 deputies for fall strike. Shurtz confesses to a murder. Prof Smith of Mt. Vernon given leave to organize Chinese premedical courses. Camp Dodge buildings to be auctioned Oct 9. Thieves grab Chief of Police Mt Queen’s car parts in Oelwein. Coe College enrolls 389 first semester students. Hawley acquitted of manslaughter after 30 minutes. Bands contest near Ogden. Cherokee county wells fail, farmers haul water. Des Moines schools burn coal, bids opened. Mrs Vanderhoof of Mason City presumed dying. Robinson loses four steers to heat. Mrs Pelle of Bronx City first Iowa woman fined for drunk driving. Fort Madison chair factory near ready. Northwestern strikers clash with strikebreakers at Clinton. Mrs Watson of Council Bluffs loses diamond in sewer. Miriam Marsh engaged to Bennet Champ Clark of Osage. Mrs Smith and Warner Knoulton wed in Osage. Marine recruit finds perfect man in Garretson S.D. No fat, no alcohol habit. Green cars shortage noted. Kendall seeks ICC aid. Marshalltown Hereford calf sells for record price.
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Cascade
John Brock
Boone
Grand
Bidon L. Kepford
Haward‘en
Blackhawk County
Iowa
United States
Fred Davia
Sioux City
Geo. Spees
Jno
Shurtz
Des Moines
0. H. Smith
Mt. Vernon
Kendall
Camp Dodge
Lnst
Oelwein
Bparenira
Mt Queen
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
William Hawley
Columbus Junction
Ial
Ogdén
Cherokee County
R. Vanderhoof
OM Lame
Mason City
Sever Robinson
Howard County
Elma
Robinson
Joss
Cleo Pelle
Bronx City
Fort Madison
Chicago
New York
North Western
Clinton
Sarah Watson
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Misa Miriam Marsh
Bennet Champ Clark
Champ Clark
Misa Marsh
Wilbur W. Marek
Democratic National Committee
Mary Alfen Smith
Jac. A. Smith
Warner Knoulton
The
Home Trust and Savings Bank
Osage
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marshalltown
T. M. Sinclair & Company
Self Help Book Sparks Party Remark at Store
A Boston Transcript note recounts a woman seeking a birthday book for her son and a clerk touting Self Help. The woman retorts that the boy already acts instructively, joking about his party behavior.
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Boston Transcript
Swamp Root Advertisement Claims Kidney Health Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not know the cause. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a physician’s remedy obtainable at drug stores, with a sample offer by mail and a demand for timely action. It also includes a separate letter snippet about a traffic incident in Chicago Tribune correspondence.
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Rosa
Kilmer
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Color Fix
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes promising simple home dyeing for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims the dye will not spot fade streak or run and notes any worn garment like sweaters skirts coats or draperies can be dyed successfully.
London Emporium Opens Comfort Cafe for Browsing Husbands
A London emporium launches a cafe inviting husbands to sit in comfort while their wives shop. The cheeky note questions if any man can endure such waiting, reflecting the humorous tone of London Punch.
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London
London Punch
Cuticura Ad Praises Skin Benefits and Soap Use
Advertorial text promotes Cuticura Ointment for facial care, dandruff, itching and rough hands. It instructs applying Ointment on rising and retiring, washing with Cuticura Soap after five minutes. The piece ends with a playful joke about Tommy and spelling.
The Man With the Hoe Quoted in Rural Debate
In a rural exchange, Farmer Countessel questions the poem title The Man With the Hoe, suggesting the wording reads more political than poetic and prompting a debate on literary interpretation.
Cheap Imitations Mirror Known Goods in New Names
A compact report notes that many supposed bargains are in fact familiar products relabeled to appear new. Vendors reuse design, components, and branding cues, deceiving shoppers who recognize the underlying items beneath different labels.
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