A War Time Triangle of Love and Deceit in Springfield
Florence and William reunite amid Civil War strain as Edward Harrison asserts control over the household. Florence reveals her father’s illness while Edward exposes a letter deception, claiming he acted to protect her and confirm their betrothal. Edward’s truth challenges William’s claim to Florence and risks three lives.
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Edward
Wilson
Florence
Hattison
Mr. Roland
Harrison
Springfield
Roland
William
Mr. Harrison
Mainotain
Chrenge
Gay
Williams
Forbidden Union Amid Family Strife in Civil War Tale
A young officer wins a father's disapproval and a lover's devotion faces a test as war looms. Florence, torn between duty and affection, yields but a daring reunion with William reveals underlying tensions. Edward confronts secrets when a stranger arrives, threatening fragile loyalties.
Great Bells of the World Size and Weight Records
The article details the largest bells by weight and location, noting Moscow’s Great Bell and St. Ivan’s, the King of Bells, and other giants in Pekin Vienna Olmutz Rouen St Pauls London and Rome. It provides weights from about 18,600 to 443,732 pounds and historic recasts and breaks.
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Russia
Moscow
Hells
St. Ivan’s
China
Hussia
Pekin
Westminster
Montreal
St. Peter's
Rome
Fight the English Says Boy Instigator Boast
In a Punch cartoon fragment a boy probes Captain Brown about fighting the English. The captain protests indignantly while the boy asserts the captain is a horrid Boer, reflecting cartoonish tension and colonial crossfire.
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Capt. Brown
Opportunity Fits Man Or Fails To Be Made
A reflecting quote notes that even when people create chances they are not always suited to them. It suggests a universal truth about initiative and suitability across situations and individuals. The statement invites consideration of alignment between effort and circumstance.
Milk Adulteration Case Reversed by Des Moines Court
In Des Moines on December 25 Judge Bishop reversed the State’s case against milkman G T Schlenker for selling adulterated milk, discharging him as there was no fraud and the product posed no health risk. The ruling limits state power to regulate pure milk and uphold buyer freedom. Also, Des Moines reports the State University faces Board of Control criticism over finances and management, with calls for explanations about hospital building and dissection material spending.
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Des Moines
Bishop
G.T. Schlenker
Seat of
State University
Board of Control
Iowa’ Center of Learning
Appeals to All Preavtera in Des Moines Plea for Funds
Des Moines clerics receive appeal from State Anti-Saloon League superintendent Abrams urging Iowa pastors to donate 3 to 4 to a state treasurer within thirty days. He warns liquor interests from across state lines plan to lobby the legislature to weaken the current law and keep saloons in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Abrams
State Anti- Saloon League
Iowa
Whrereare
P. Twombly
Ames Men Plan Ten Thousand Dollar Opera House
Businessmen of Ames organize the construction of a new opera house to cost not less than 10000 dollars. The building will be theater oriented with the auditorium on the ground floor to serve growing community needs for many years. Ames aims to improve facilities to host conventions and gatherings locally.
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Ames
Fifty-First Band on a Tower Visits Villisca Iowa
The fifty first Iowa regiment band arrived at the depot in Villisca Iowa and was greeted by the female band Company H guards and a large crowd including high school pupils. They performed at the opera house with selections from Philippine and Hawaiian music and a mascot hymn by Philemon the Filipino. The band is touring the state.
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Fifty-First
Villisca
Fifty-First Iowa Regiment
Philemon
Divorce dispute ends in suicide near Perry
George L. Norris, facing a divorce suit filed by his wife, died by his own action near Perry on December 25. He placed the shotgun barrel in his mouth and pulled the trigger with a stick, blowing off the top of his head. Police report he had been quarreling with his wife prior to the act.
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Perry, Ta
George L. Norris
Central Manager at Central in Marshalltown January 1 1960
Dec 25 report from Marshalltown states the Central is set to appoint a new general manager on January 1 1960, with speculation that J N Tittemore will not be the choice despite prior expectations. A Chicago rumor linked to a prominent railroad man suggested an official announcement soon.
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Lows Central
Marshalltown, Jr
Iit
The
Central
J.N. Tittemore
Chicago
Eating Tuberculosis Cattle Condemned in Webster County
Fort Dodge residents decide to eat cattle condemned for tuberculosis by the state veterinarian. A large dairy herd tested last summer was fattened and killed intermittently for sale in Fort Dodge meat markets, prompting consternation after the discovery amid tuberculin tests and orders to remove cattle to Sioux City or Cedar Rapids abattoirs.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Gibson
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Farmer Robbed Near Sioux City for about $370
Wayne Warner, a farmer living near Smithland, was robbed by two men on a single horse after dark as he returned home from selling corn. One man rode ahead while the other drew a revolver and demanded the cash, netting about $370. The robbers fled into the darkness and remained at large.
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Sioux City
Smithland
Wayne Warner
Warner
Reunited After Many Years in Iowa Town
J L Farington, a leading local businessman in Iowa Falls, has located a long lost sister after decades apart. A Thanksgiving reunion in New Brunswick, NJ, followed the discovery of a brother in New Jersey, with the Philadelphia sister learning of the tale and anticipating another joyous reunion. One brother had died years earlier.
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Iowa Falls
J. L. Farington
New Jersey
New Brunswick
N. J
Philadelphia
Former Iowa Legislator Stricken in Oklahoma Speech
Perry Oklahoma December 22 Matthew Williams a well known Oklahoma politician and Pawnee county prosecuting attorney since 1899 dropped dead while addressing a jury in a district court He was nearly 70 and had served in both houses of the Iowa legislature He was prosecuting the sheriff and deputies in a bribery tax case when death occurred amid a change of venue battle involving cattlemen
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Iowa
Perry
Okla
Matthew Willams
Oklahoma
Pawnee County
Williams
Solons Gather in Des Moines for Speakership Fight
One third of the Iowa legislature is in Des Moines with numbers growing as the speakership battle intensifies. Eaton supporters backing Cummins for U S senator claim pledges from a majority of the Republican house caucus and say they are assured of winning.
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Solons
Des Moines
Eaton
Cummins
Insane mathematician marks "1900" in Dec. century question
Lost Nation reports Henry Barber, a noted local mathematician, has gone insane from study of when the twentieth century begins. He wandered streets marking the figures 1900 on fences and billboards and has been confined. In Clanton, Dr. G. M. Davis, 79, a prominent figure, died after a career as mayor before Lyons annexation, state senator, railway promoter, lumber company organizer, and post master.
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Henry Barber
Clanton
G. M. Davis
Lyons
Midland Railway
Lyons Lumber Company
Lincoln
Farm Tents the Mortgage Nebraskan Tale of Resolve and Surplus
A Nebraska farmer faced with a $700 mortgage left his crop unharvested in a bad wheat year and returned to Missouri. The wheat later ripened, reestablished the stand, was harvested, and paid off the mortgage, leaving a surplus to move his family back home and praise Nebraska. The quote from Mme de Stael notes purity as a woman's first glory.
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Buffalo Cou
Nebraska
Missouri
Abi
Lincoln
Mme, de- Stael
Winter Tours Rates on Omaha and St Louis Routs
Rates now on sale for winter tours to Hot Springs Arkansas and southern resorts at greatly reduced fares. Tickets go on sale the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Quoted routes include the Omaha and St. Louis and Wabash lines noted as shortest and quickest to St. Louis and Quincy. Address Quincy Route of SIC0 1415 Farnam Street, Paxton Hotel block, or write Harry D. Moore, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, Omaha Nebraska. Childhood may do without a grand purpose but manhood cannot.
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Omaha
St Louis
Wabash
Hot Springs
Ark
St. Louis
St. L
Quincy
Kansas City
South
Sico
Farnam St
Paxton Hotel
Harry
Moores
Neb
New Inventions and Patent Advice From Omaha
A column lists recent inventions including a convertible baby carriage cradle, a unicycle, a cigarette manufacturing pocket device, a skirt gauging tool, a hat brim curler, a corn cultivator, a bicycle fall attachment, and a rubber horseshoe. Ives & Co. Patent Lawyers offer free information on securing and selling patents. Trust a man with a conscience in all things.
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Ives & Co
Omaha
Ned
Boston Man Finds Relief at Hot Springs South Dakota
A prominent Boston man, afflicted by rheumatism and nervousness, followed a friend's advice to visit Hot Springs South Dakota. After a 2000 mile trip, he reports full relief and returns home ready to meet business demands, praising the health resort and its climate. Contact North Western Line agents for details or write J. Br. Buchanan Omaha Neb.
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Boston
South Dakota
America
J. BR. Buchanan
Omaha
Neb
Patent Office reports new electric apparatus patent
Thomas G. Orwig & Co des Moines report in a weekly list that B. Grane of Perry Iowa has been granted a patent for an electric apparatus to illuminate body cavities for examining inflammations and abnormal growths prior to surgery or medical treatment. The notice lists 480 total patents issued that week across Iowa Nebraska Kansas North Dakota South Dakota Missouri Minnesota Illinois New York with free applicant information and optional consultation.
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U. S. Patent Office
B. Grane
Perry
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri
Minnesota
Illinois
New York
Thomas G. Orwig & CO
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Ve. Schlenker
Mason City
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Atate
Brockett
Primghar
Henry Steffens
Hartley
Dickinson County
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Shankweller
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Hamiflit
Firat
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Sterne
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