Naples Tour Through Ancient Sites and Grotto Tales
The writer recalls five days in Naples visiting Herculaneum and Pozzuoli, Baiae, and the Solfatara crater. He notes vivid impressions of volcanic activity, ruins, and a pink coral grotto, with anecdotes about guides, beggars, and rowdy boatmen demanding fair treatment and extortion avoidance.
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Naples
Herculaneum
Solfatara
Hawaii
Kipling
Limpopo
Pozzuoli
Rome
Baiae
Newport
Nero
Pozgzuoli
Baine
Posilipo
Egypt
Europe
Agrippina
del Cane
Buster
Leafing Cigar Makers Prowl For Chestnut Leaves
A period note describes leafers collecting chestnut leaves for cheap cigars. They spike leaves, select dark brown specimens, soak them in tobacco juice, and roll cigars sold for a penny. The outer leaf, nicknamed Flor de Cabbage, is real tobacco. an expert heater can earn 50 shillings weekly.
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Whitechapel
The Honest Gambler and a Fireside Debate on Theft
Limuel defends a view of gambling as a fair chance to lose money while Brizintine warns that gambling tests honesty. The discussion notes gamblers face temptations to steal and may justify their losses, likening gambling to social highway robbery and reflecting on work, fate, and moral accountability.
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Old Limuel
Jacklin
Old Man
Brizintine
Lim
Honest or not when temptation strikes a gambler’s mind
A tale of testing integrity through temptation and self doubt. Brother Brizintine and Brother Jacklin discuss if a man truly knows his honesty until faced with money and risk. Jacklin recounts a mill job, poker’s lure, and losing wages to a backer of stolen funds.
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Brother Brizintine
Brizintine
Jacklin
Brother Jacklin
Gambling confessions urge restraint on the young
Uncle Lim Limans and three youths hear a gambler’s tale of risk and loss. He recalls betting from social games to races and roosters, and warns that most gambling starts lightly but can trap a man. He urges: do not bet on anything and avoid the gamble of life.
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Uncle Lim
Tale Hosses
Hoss
Brizantine
Lim
Ople
What Is a New Yorker and Who Counts
A father explains to his child that a New Yorker is anyone who lives in New York City and registers there, regardless of origin. He notes natives, immigrants, English speakers, and native-born Americans, including diverse groups, all become New Yorkers over time, while a distinct native English-speaking line persists. The dialogue ends with a reflection on changing fashions and the city’s self-identity.
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Cass
Naples
Bay of
Pozzuoli
Pliny
America
New York
Jiblater
Gibraltar
Vhild
New Yorker
Pell Street
Rivington Street
Washington Street
New York City
Brooklyn
Bronx
Staten Island
Papa
Great Britain
Ireland
Child
New England
Pacific Coast
Middle West
South
lIt
Chicago
Europe
New
United States
Western Hemisphere
Hull Narrowly Extends Lead in Seventh District Ballot Count
Polk county canvassers reopen after a return misprint shows Hull leading Prouty by 24 votes. Officials and attorneys monitor the tally as a contested result emerges with guards on duty after observers warn of possible ballot tampering. Prouty claims a 28 vote gain from day one, reducing Hull’s unofficial lead to three.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Captain Hull
Judge Prouly
Congress
Walnut Township
Hull
Prouty
Thomas Cheshire
Charles 8
Polk County Court House
Court House
Auditor’s Office
Judge Prouty
S. I. Prouty
Flull
Tornado wrecks 200 homes in Charles City
A Sunday afternoon tornado struck Charles City killing one man and four children. It damaged about 200 dwellings and barns, destroyed a bridge, and forced 3,000 residents to seek shelter in cyclone cells. The storm widened a ten mile by ten rod path and damaged stock as crews searched the ruins. No college buildings were destroyed.
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Charles City
Charles City College
Marshalltown Elks Plan Modern $40000 Clubhouse
Marshalltown hosts a major summer project as the Elks lodge approves a three story building on Main street costing about 40000. B T Byrnes of Moscow Idaho arranged the land purchase while Mayor Ingledue C J McCombs and Marion Gard lead the committee. The ground floor features thirty foot storerooms with a cafe in the alley room. The second floor houses parlors reception and clubrooms. The third floor will be lodge rooms.
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Marshalltown
Elks’ Lodge
B. T. Byrnes
Moscow
Idaho
O. L. Ingledue
C. J. McCombs
Marion Gard
Judge McHenry Sentences Frank Brown to Twenty Years
Des Moines. Frank Brown. convicted of attempted criminal assault on Mrs. Mary Mann, was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary by Judge McHenry in the criminal court. The judge lamented he could not impose life term and refused defense claims of unfair trial and racial prejudice. An outburst followed as the judge denied bias against Brown.
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McHenry
Frank Brown
Des Moines
Mary Mann
Brown
Woodmen Banker Sues Over Chariton Bank Funds
Mason City Woodmen of America head banker C H Mee Nider sues the TR Crocker estate for 850000 alleging deposit of woodmen funds in the defunct First National Bank Chariton. He claims four deposits totaling 400000 and transfers totaling 50000, with a forged 400000 bond attached and signatures denied by signatories.
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Chariton Bank
Chariton
C. H. Mee Nider
Mason City
Woodmen of American
TR. Crocker
Guilford
The
Woodmen
National Bank of Mason City
McNidor
Pfrr. Crocker
A. Ll. Mallory
J. M. Thayer
G. J. Stewart
Es, Naker
G. W. Lardner
John V. Bonnett
Rex Bonnett
George Bonnett
J. S. Miller
Mr. Crocker
Crocker
Mr. Crockar
Dunkers Reach Record Foreign Mission Fund Total
Fifty thousand dollars, mainly contributed as checks and drafts along with cash, was raised by the German Baptist Brethren at a Des Moines meeting for the foreign mission fund. Elders urged more disciples abroad as attendees passed funds to the platform amid guarded security measures and pre-congress prep donations from churches nationwide.
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Dunker Brethren Des Moines
German Baptist Brethren
Missionary Fund
Tabernacle
Fair Grounds
Tully
Vets at Cedar Rapids Open Thirty-Third G A R Encampment
Cedar Rapids hosts the thirty third annual Iowa G A R encampment with nearly a thousand attendees and crowds growing daily. The W R C held a reception for Commander D J Palmer and a campfire drew over two thousand at the city auditorium. Mayors, department leaders, and ex congressman John F Lacy spoke though Governor Cummings was absent. Next year’s convention bids come from Davenport Des Moines Perry and Fort Dodge. Three candidates for department commander are J C Milliman Mike McDonald and H A Dyer in a spirited friendly contest.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa G. A. R
D. J. Palmer
City Auditorium
Carmody
Clark
Palmer
John F. Lacy
Cummings
Davenport
Des Moines
Perry
Fort Dodge
J. C. Milliman
Logan
Mike McDonald
Bayard
H. A. Dyer
Mason Clay
Tornado Strikes Near Mount Vernon Causes Destruction
A tornado passed about a mile south of Mount Vernon at 2:30 Sunday demolishing the electric light and power house and city pumping station. Several barns were destroyed and houses partially wrecked as the storm moved northeast with no injuries report.
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Mount Vernon
Mt.Vernon
Chicago undertakers offer trading stamps to attract patrons
Three Chicago undertakers start a trading stamp program to draw more customers. The plan awards stamps with purchases, aiming to boost business and customer loyalty in a competitive market.
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Chicago
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Opie
Iowa State News
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