Steamboats on the Missouri and frontier memories
W. T. Wolfe recalls boyhood days along the Missouri River near Pacific Junction, describing steamers, river fishing with simple gear, wooding for steamboats, and a glimpse of early railroad work between Omaha and Ogden. He mentions the Kincaid, river dangers, and local workers in Lyons township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Ogden
Utah
Union Pas Eific
Central Pacific
Wrnter
Missouri River
Pacific Junction
Missouri
Kincaid
River Bluffs
Lyons Township
K. C. Road
Bozarth
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mills County
Rovat
W. T. Wolfe
Legislative Humor From Iowa Senate and House Journals
A facetious 1856 57 House Journal report mocks military arms and jokes about state funds and weapons. The piece notes arms supposedly kept safe except holidays and praises old patent arms attributed to General Adam, claiming they are "the arms of women" and links to the period’s humor just two months before the Spirit Lake Massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Iowa
House Journal
Military
Town Journal
Ibstory and Politics
Artas
Adam
Hintwell
Spirit Lake
Armenian women seek tattoo removal aid in Asia Minor report
Todor Wilford M. Fost of Princeton describes victims of Turkish Kurdish capture tattooed on cheeks and foreheads. Near East Relief volunteers seek methods to remove tattoos to avert lasting disfigurement. Dr George H. Washburn of Harvard offers services, sparked by wartime facial restorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todor’ Wilford M. Fost
Princeton
N. J
Asia Minor
Toodtor J. Edward Kirbye
Near Wast
George H. Washburn
Tharvard
United States Army
Two Youths and a Stormy Moral Tale
A regional anecdote contrasts Henry a devout hopeful missionary with James a pirate type. Henry dies in a church lightning strike while James hides in the woods reading debasing novels and cursing. the tale ends with the lesson that you cannot always tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Henry
Statistics to Remember on Estates and Mortality
A compilation of survival and estate statistics highlights low recovery after business failure, high financial dependence by age 65, short lifespan of estates after creditors' deaths, and widespread posthumous financial hardship. It cites New York Surrogate records over five years showing estate distributions by amount and a large share under $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sur
Adulay
Kansas Laughs Last Poem Reflects Kansas Resilience
A verse praising Kansas grit as settlers endure crises with steady labor. It contrasts outsiders' fears with Kansas perseverance, noting miners laboring for coal and the state weathering high prices and reform talk. The narrative extols self-reliance, industry, and community resolve in rough economic times.
News Notes of Iowa and Iowa County Highlights
A weekly Tribune feature reviews diverse Iowa notes. In Wapello county a nutrition effort weighed 2,089 children with 40 percent underweight. rural classes started in Otuimmiwa. Also reported are corn sales in Garrell and Ringgold counties, a Siberia expedition by D. A. Settlemire, a long divorce case ruling in Nebraska, Villa hostages, fur trapping prices, and road marking plans for The Little Brown Church in Bradford. Additional items cover tuberculosis data, a timbering plan in Jackson county, a wave of miscellaneous local notes from 1918 through 1920s, and a Christmas subscription push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello County
Otuimmiwa
Norther Town
Little Brown
Yale
Bradford
Chickasaw County
Nashua
Decisive Battles Through World History
A historical note lists nineteen decisive battles shaping civilization, starting with Marathon in 40 B C and including Chalons, Hastings, Orleans, Victoria, Waterloo, Sedan, Saratoga, and Tsu-Shima. It notes two Spanish American War clashes, four naval decisive fights, and ranks Marne as a pivotal 1914 engagement that might have altered France and Britain’s fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Paris
Fratce
Lngli
Chalons
Creesy
Marathon
Syracuse
Arbela
Metaurus
B. C
Arminius
Varus
Tours
Hastings
Orleans
Blenheim
Pultown
Saratoga
Valmy
Sedan
Manilla Bay
Santiago
Tsu-Shima
Army Terms and Unit Roles Summary
A set of military unit sizes and ranks is listed with definitions. Infantry division 19 000 men and brigade 7 000. Regiment 7 600. Battalion 1 000. Platoon 60. Brigadier general leads one brigade. Colonel commands regiments. Lieutenant heads a company. Captain leads a company. Lieutenant commands a platoon. Sergeant is the second highest NCO. sergeant major is senior NCO.
Glenwood Library Notes and New Additions
November circulation reached 1828 with 137 books borrowed in December. weekly total now 500. New arrivals include International Year Book for 1918, Successful Houses and How to Build Them by White, Kipling in Munker, Cooper complete works, and Young People's Bookshelf. Recent poetry and fiction collections added, with several new author titles listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
P.O
Cooper
Tev
Iction
Lee
Farnel
Doris
Ehieston
Chillan Py Buck
Dudith
Lake Runch
Gregory
MaacGrath
Raine
Prestons
Vyorse
Smith
Qoemler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big Muddy
Legislative
Kansas
Kansas Plain
Tribune
Theodore Dirkx
Garrell County
Arthur
W. A. Middleton
Ringgold County
Middleton
Charles Bare
Marion County
India
Vancouver
D. A. Settlemire
Audubon
Siberia
Settlemire
Hawaii
Japan
Chinw
Guam
Tached
Audubon Men
Alice Geary
W. G. Geary
LeMars
Plymouth County
Weyne County
Nebsha
District Court
Nebraska
Knotts
T. H. Knotts
Des Moines
Villa
Mexico
Villu
Gen. Pershing
Mr. Knotts
Board of Supervisors
Iown
Boy Dyas
Jaclkson Eowiy
Dyas
Dollas
Dollas Are Represented In That Heart of Fimber
Phat Heeton
Dan T Kerstent
Love Des Moles
Econ
Wroshinsdon
Howe Hive
Gifort
Dee
Camp Dodge
Ottumwa
Salt
American Legion
Florence Kirkpatrick
Spencer
Clay County
Northwestern University
Chicago
Kirkpatrick
Queens
Hruth
Che
Christina
Santa Claus
Glenwood Library Notes
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