New German Colony Near Pattersonville and Local Notices
A German colony will locate near Pattersonville. Oxford Mirror starts in Oxford Junction. Byron Leonard of Winterset dies November 10. Des Moines Capitol adds telephone boxes. Iowa gubernatorial vote totals 201315. Ottumwa dairy wins fat stock show premium in Chicago. Harrison County population estimated at 15000. Polk County schools enroll 10441 this year. New town planned on Narrow Gauge railroad between Redfield and Panora. Nannie Smith admitted to bar in Keokuk Circuit Court. 100000 bushels coal mined in Muscatine County last year. Enrollment at College for the Blind 120 first year 112 second year. Atlantic Telegraph contemplates daily with Lewis branch. Dubuque & Dakota railroad extension to Dubuque via Waverly and Wadena. Jennie Conners of Marshalltown fined 100 and jailed 60 days for attempted jail delivery.
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Byron Leonard
Winterset
Capitol
Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
Chicago
Harrison County
Polk County
Redfield
Panora
Nannie Smith
Circuit Court
Keokuk
Muscatine County
College For the Blind
Oysters Panned in Their Own Juice Method
Select a dozen of the freshest largest oysters and arrange them in a one inch deep pan with their own juices. Add Chester county gilt-edge butter, black pepper, a pinch of salt, and cracker dust. Cook on high heat for about five minutes until the oysters swell and serve directly from the pan while steaming hot.
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Chester County
Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for Crying Spells Fretful Babies
Advertisement notes crying as evidence of pain and advises using Dr Bull's Baby Syrup to remove the cause when babies are fretful and prone to crying spells.
Drought Records in Early American Summers
An item notes historic droughts dating from 1621 to 1876 with long dry stretches. It identifies 1762 as the driest American summer, with 123 consecutive rainless days from May 1 to September 1, and mentions residents sending to England for hay and grain.
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New England
Michigan
Lebanon
America
England
Fricusseed Oysters a Rich Creamy Bake
Parboil fifty extra prime oysters in their juice. Make a hot butter cream paste with six ounces butter three tablespoons hot cream and a smooth paste. Add hot cream salt pepper allspice mace. Stir until thick. Add yolks of eggs strain. Coat oysters, top with bread crumbs, bake quick until browned and hot.
Marriage and loneliness beneath a joking quarrel
A husband questions his wife's love as he cites loneliness in their marriage. She replies that they have become one since marriage and she misses a second party in their life.
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Maria
Gerald
Get Out Doors and Hop Bitters Remedy Ad
Get Out Doors. The close confinement of all factory work gives operatives lid faces poor appetite languid miserable feelings poor blood inactive liver kidneys and urinary troubles. Doctors and medicine cannot help unless they get out of doors or use Hop Bitters with health sunshine and rosy cheeks. They cost but a trifle. See another column.
The World’s Child Magazine gains new serials and expansions
Saint Nicholas magazine announces heavier paper wider margins and a 200 page increase in volume with same price beginning November. New serials include Jack and Jill The Treasure Box of English Literature and Among the Lakes by the Dale Kinzer author. Also The Fairport Nine by Noah Brooks and Sleeping Beauty in the Wood are featured. Subscriptions start in November at 3 00 per year 25 cents per issue Scripner Co 743 Broadway New York.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
St. Nicholas
Prof. Proctor
London
Delagrave
Paris
St. Nichols
H. H. Jessup
Louisa M. Alcott
Edward Eggleston
Dale Kinzer
Fairport Nine
Noah Brooks
St. McHeas
Scripner & Co
Broadway
N. Y
Juror Silence and a Deaf Uncle Echo a Curious Tale
A court scene shows counsel probing a juror about knowledge and opinions with mock questions. Applause follows as the juror is accepted, then a children’s tale unfolds of Little Billy visiting a deaf uncle who uses an ear trumpet to hear, prompting Billy’s amused question about horning the ear.
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Matrimonial Bugbears in France in a Paris Home Journal
A prose sketch contrasts French marriage norms with American customs, detailing the dot requirement, parental consent laws, and the hardship of forming a legally formal union for the poor. It notes class attitudes, attempted reforms, and a working man’s modest wedding ritual on the streets.
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Paris
Cor. Home Journal
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Robin
la Pere
la Mere
Gambetta
Little Folks Dialogues Show Humorous Family Moments
A collection of child and parent exchanges in which a Sacramento youth mocks teachers, a mother negotiates with a noisy brood, and a boy deflects questions with clever retorts. The snippets reveal playful, often cheeky insights from young speakers and a few gentle parental reminders.
Professor's Son Echoes Gospel Truth
A parish scene reveals a boy answering asks if he is a professor of religion. The child replies he is only the professor's son, reflecting on conscience and the graces God has wrought in him, urging self examination.
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