The Tale of Dan the Deputy Marshal and the Scenger
A narrator recalls deputy marshal Dan recounting a Mexico to El Paso escort mission. Dan’s stubborn bravado clashes with a reader’s skepticism as a letter reveals the prisoner’s fate and Dan’s hidden struggle with literacy.
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Dan
Il Paso
Secretary of State
Recaredo Meneses
Juarez
Meneses
el Paso
Juarez Meneses
Chihuahua
Texas
Ben Rice
FE Paso
Lincoln
Federal
Big Dan
Pension Officer Wells On Lifespan March Quirk
A Punch humor item records Pension Officer Michael, seventy five, joking that he avoids death in March. He notes each year he survives past March and thus lives another year. The piece relies on comic dialogue to play with fate and age.
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Michael
Drip Pan Routine Amid Millionaire Life
A light exchange from the Pittsburgh Post features a newly rich individual acknowledging wealth and clinging to a few old habits. The chat touches on staying grounded and continuing simple nightly tasks like emptying the refrigerator drip pan.
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Pittsburgh Post
Made Over Man Reflected In Wife's Change
A city brief noting a man described as self made is remade by his wife whose influence changes his public and private persona. The quoted exchange underscores evolving personal identity within a marriage.
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Houston Post
Extinct great auk eggs fetch high prices
The Kansas City Journal notes auction value of great auk eggs at about $1,000 each, while calling the extinct bird’s eggs a rarity that appears from time to time. A brief aside mentions giving a cold storage plant a thorough overhaul.
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Kansas City Journal
Why a Searchlight Beams Ends in Fog Nights
The piece explains that a searchlight beam ends when pointed upward because visibility relies on fog particles. A horizontal beam fades gradually as it traverses fog, revealing fog thickness or patchiness. Sailors use this to judge weather, distinguishing thick fog from patchy or clear air by beam visibility and darkness in fog-free segments.
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el Paso
Scenger
Lke
Tere
Whiffer
Harper's
Beaver Dams Aid Conservation and Historic Greek Testament Tale
Beaver dams conserve soil reduce erosion and flood damage while maintaining stream flow and fish habitats. A century ago beaver populations peaked, aiding conservation before civilization impacted them. Separately, Dr John Brown of Edinburgh cherished a Greek Testament won by his great grandfather when a herd lad read it in St Andrews for a free copy.
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Enos A. Mills
John Brown
Edinburgh
John
Abernethy
St. Andrews
Sarah Baker
Nottinghill
Chamberlain
Servant Question Reappears in Goethe and Wilhelm Meister
A discussion on the servant problem cites Goethe and a Wilhelm Meister scene. Therese speaks of a shortage of servants after her cook ran away and her man mangled his hand, noting the modern burden of serving and self-sufficiency.
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Akiba
Goethe
Wilhelm Meister
Therese
Lothario
Jarno
Wilhelm
Fisherman Offers Half the Bait for a Square Deal
A Boston group hires a country fisherman for bait. He returns with a ten quart pail of angle worms and, after a playful debate on payment, suggests keeping half the bait as payment and calls it square. The tale ends with a humorous closing note.
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Boston
Administrators Appointed for Ahrend G Zimmerman Estate
Public notice from Jones County Iowa announces the appointment of Ahrend G Zimmerman’s administratrix and administrator by the District Court. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Clerk within the legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello November 1915.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Ahrend G. Zimmerman
Monticello
Michael McLaughlin
Jowa
Dee
Friedrich Burrichter
G. A. Fisher
Jones Co
J. W. Doxsoe
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Senor
United States
Rascal
Mexico
Hisself
God’s Country
U. S
Seenor
Seenyor Recaredo Meneses
Mexico City
Washington
Uncle Sam
Han
Sam
Chile
Old Ben Rice
Ben
O. FH
J. E. Bateman
Blobbs
Philadelphia Record
Sir Philip Sidney
Rogers Bros
International Silver Co
Meriden Britanoia Co
Meriden, Conn
Harry Fong
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
Anna Zimmerman
Johan Prull
J W. Coxsee
Atty
F. D. McLaughlin
J. W. Coxsee
James Kerley
Remley & Remley Attorneys AT Law
Anamosa
A. M. Maurice D
Lovell
J. W. Doxsee
Lovell Block
Monticello, Lowa
Eclipse Lumber Co
East Side Yard
J. H. Henry
Mer
Cedar Rapids
Ohlman, Effron
Ded Ave
3Rd Ave
1St Street
Pohorsky
Inc
Jos. Pohorsky
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Voorhees Coal CO
Bell Telepho
J. M. Lange, JR
Scotch Grove
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
M. W. Herreck
E. E. Reed
Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
W. A. Mirick, M. D
South Cedar St
H. C. Bohlken
L. A. Beaver
D.C
Fred Puleston
Ellers & Bolton
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