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Iowa State Reporter in Waterloo, Iowa

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Iowa State Reporter

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Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

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Dec 09, 1874

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John Jansen’s brisk urge to marry after a fatherly toast

In a New England setting, Peter Jansen pressures his son John to marry swiftly, offering his farm only after choosing a wife from Israel Ives’s daughters. John, shy but determined, visits Miss Sophrony Ives with a plan, ends up in a playful blind-man’s-buff game, and between mischief and laughter, Lucy Ives agrees to marry him, securing the farm upon his proposal. Nearby, a separate Cloverdale tragedy reports Thomas Martin fatally shooting his wife and injuring a bystander, then feigning insanity amid public uproar.

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Peter Jansen New England John John Jansen Peter Joan Briara Israel Tree Jon Israel Ives Big Father Jolu Miss Ives Ivee Jobo Israel Miss Sophrony Ives Patience Malvina Lucy Ives Miss Eves Jobe Lucy Priscilla Maryina Taman Haura Cloverdale Putdan Ind Thos Martin Ng Fleet Stanton Ihe Harris
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All Sorts and Witty Anecdotes in 19th Century Ink

A collage of jokes, anecdotes, political quips, and social notes from 19th century columns. It includes puns about Ruth and Boaz, satire on critics, a line about a Chicago pork packer, reflections on Sunday amusements, and brief items on weather, grain markets, and local charities. Names such as Ruth, Boaz, Lincoln, Stanton, and Oliver Dalrymple appear amid era observations and humorous asides.

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George Washington Pennsylvania Site Ruth Boaz Dmy Sunday Evening Mail Detroit
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