Electric Light Franchise Granted to H. J. Lang Jr. Monticello
The Monticello City Council adopts an ordinance granting H. J. Lang Jr. a twenty five year electric light and power franchise for Monticello Iowa. It authorizes use of streets and public grounds and allows condemnation of private property for the plant with conditions on underground wiring and street repairs. Lang must accept by writing and pay inspection fees.
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H. J. Lang Jr
City of
Monticello
Iowa
H. J. Lang, Jr
Lang
First Street
Chestnut
Main Street
H. J. Lang
Ling
Waid
City Street Committee
Aasid Lany Aball
Sach Lang
Figah ‘Asad
Electric Light Committee
Theerson
Counell
Yena
H. J. Langdr
Monticello Express
Jones County Times
Jones County
Gad
Raid Lang No Francaise
New York
Fire Department
Aso
Evid Lang
Monticello Grants Electric Franchise to H J Lang Jr
The Monticello City Council approves a twenty five year franchise to H J Lang Jr to erect operate and expand an electric light power and heating plant within and beyond the city limits with city oversight street pole use fire protection and building wiring provisions including rates meters and city purchase rights.
Smokestack Slope and Shape Change on Modern Vessels
The article notes ocean steamers increasingly slope smokestacks backward and taper to an oval front, aiming for a rakish look. The draft effect is minor, with wind drawing smoke more from front curvature than blocking it, while motion appears livelier with sloped stacks compared to straight ones.
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St. Nicholas
The Hunter and the Wind in Open Forests
The piece explains how game in open forests relies on wind and ground contact to hide. Animals detect danger as the hunter passes and may stay still or flee depending on wind direction. Brunner’s writing emphasizes wind-based stalking and natural alertness in wild game behavior.
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Hia
Josef Brunner
Welsh National Costume Shocks French Invaders in 1707
A 1707 French invasion attempt near Mishonard Wales was repelled when Welsh women appeared in vivid red dresses and tall black hats resembling soldiers. The scene inspired the term Bychemationaté for the Welsh female costume.
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Great Britain
Mishonard
Wales
Uur
Napoleon
Crushed. Hearing a man in the house at 2 a.m.
The dialogue records a tense moment as a woman voices fear while a man suggests a possible intruder in the house at 2 a.m. The exchange conveys suspicion and alarm in a domestic setting.
Heaven and Earth Fight in Vain Against Aidance
Quote from Schiller fragment notes a struggle between heaven and earth against aidance, evoking classical themes of resistance and providence.
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Aidance
Schiller
A Patriotic Pig Adapts to Regiment During War Trek
A stray pig attached itself to a Kentucky regiment marching toward Canada during a transport via Ohio and the Chenango region. The animal trotted beside the troops, sheltered at times, and crossed rivers with the unit, eventually reaching Ark or Canada shores before continuing its journey under military escort.
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Ae Regiment
Caney Owas
Ding
Hentucky
Canida
Awa
Esbo
Mmen
Croce
Aipuit
Cricn
Serosa
Atcendeau
Tne
Ohio River
Chenpoarve
Shelby
Iseqtucks
Hha Carn
Ie Regia
Rainy Bowery Mission Sparks Moral Conversion Tale
A garbled Bowery scene describes a mission teacher guiding a known figure toward spiritual change. The narrative hints at personal renewal, clothing, social interactions, and a struggle to abandon past life in pursuit of peace and worldly comfort.
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Bikeothushisuy
Incalatog Che
Fongeh
Weather Forecast Sparked by a Prophetess Claim
A New York Telegraph note recounts a club debate over a plan tied to a feast and a prophecy about rain. One member insists a rain day is certain because a woman known for predicting rain will travel on the third day.
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Saul
New York Telegraph
Telephone Gesticulation in Telephony Echo
A New York Globe piece describes how callers gesture wildly during phone conversations and how voices arrive as choppy fragments. The author notes the lack of face contact leads to exaggerated, frantic expression and jerky speech over the wire.
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Itan
Heale
Iit
New York Globe
The Awakening A Married Man Faces Silent Strife
Two weeks after freeing the parson with the only girl in the world, a bachelor friend taunts him about his marriage. The husband reveals the trouble is his wife thinks she can sing, while he grins at the irony of happiness and doubt.
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Janes
Jones
Engagement Rumor Sparks Old Bachelor Inquiry
Browning questions Greening about his engagement to a visiting widow. Greening confirms the match and jokes about how she told him she is the one for an old bachelor.
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Browning
Greening
Chicago News
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