Famous feats of great composers
The piece praises Rossini Verdi and especially Schubert for rapid, prolific output. It notes Rossini wrote 20 operas in eight years and The Barber of Seville in four weeks. Verdi allegedly composed Rigoletto in six weeks and three masterpieces in three successive years. Schubert is celebrated for vast, rapid creativity, writing over 1 000 pieces, often in coffeehouse circles, with poverty and little formal schooling.
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Rossini
Verdi
Schubert
Vienna
Winterreise
Ezra Kendall Early Iowa Stop Reveals Slapstick Mail Delays
In Kansas City Journal sketch, Ezra Kendall recalls a tiny Iowa town where mail arrives erratically. A postmaster justice of the peace jokes about missed letters, drunken carrier, weekly off days, and Uncle Bill Simpson alone receiving mail circles for cockroach control.
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Ezra Kendall
Iowa
Kansas City Journal
Old Brown
Iosco
Losco
Bill Simpson
United States
Mark Twain recalls first earnings story in school
The Baltimore Herald quotes Mark Twain recounting his first five dollar earnings from a school punishment. He says a birch rod was common and his father paid the fine instead of public punishment, noting that five dollars then was a large sum while a whipping was of little consequence.
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Mark Twain
Baltimore Herald
Mr. Clemens
Clemens
Duke of Wellington a Soldier First and Always
A reminiscence from Frederick Goodall's book shows the Duke of Wellington counting twelve hundred guineas for Wilkie's The Chelsea Pensioners, resisting a written check to prove his wartime prudence. A Norwegian language tale from the Frankfort Review then follows about language struggles and a misunderstanding over a fifty cent debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Frederick Goodall
Cinque Ports
Walmer Castle
Wilkie
Chelsea
Notable Quote Sparks Debate Over Deformation Remark
Report notes a friend defending a controversial remark by explaining the author sought only fifty cents' worth to deform. The exchange highlights tensions in evaluating intent and impact in public discourse.
My Little Boy That Died by Miss Mulock
A poem in elegiac tone recounts a mother reflecting on the loss of her son. She remembers his face, clothing, and the daily scenes of home life, contrasted with his absence. The speaker longs for the child’s continued presence, imagining him living in memory despite his grave. The piece concludes with faith that God lifts the curtain between life and death.
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Miss Mulock
Washington Star Quips On Originality Of Mr Washington
A brief exchange quoted from the Washington Star discusses originality and Mr Washington. The judge questions his ideas while Miss Cayenne notes that any belief his views are original is solely his.
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Washington
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Unlucky Thirteen Sparks Local Board of Trade Chat
In a board of trade office discussion about superstitions, traders debate the unlucky nature of the number thirteen. Speakers recall avoiding room 13 in hotels, losses on the 13th, and beliefs tied to letters like M, with references to J. P. Morgan and the Moore brothers.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
New York
David Harum
J. P. Morgan
Moore Brothers
Traveler's Guide Right Road to Major Cities
The notice lists routes on the Right Road through Mascatine and major lines to Chicago St Louis Memphis Proia St Joseph Kansas City. It notes frequent train departures with times implied by the phrase every trains leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mascatine
Chicagh
ST. Louis
Memphis
Proria
ST. Joseph
Kansas City
Train schedule details for Rock Island routes and Wilton branch
The notice lists passenger and freight train numbers between Iowa Illinois Colorado and beyond, including schedules for the Golden State Limited and service between Chicago Denver Kansas City and California. It includes a Wilton Muscatine branch timetable with departure and arrival times and notes daily and Sunday exceptions. Sleeping car reservations and timetables are available through Rock Island Ticket Agents.
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Golden State Limited
SE Cortels Censer
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Evans i
Washington
el Paso
City of Mexico
California
Rock Island
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Corry
Wernintin Co
C. G. Shaw
Muscatine
Ows
East Second Street
Muscatine Lumber & Box Company
Second Street
Switzer Electrical
M. P. Goff
Undertaker
West Second Street
Frankfort
Kan
Citizens’ Railway
Willery
U. S. Express Office
Nelson & Roseleaf
John
West Second St
Worstell & Co., Jewelers
West Liberty
James Cotter
Epworth
W. 2d
E. P. Day
Johnny Whiffle
Traveler's Guide
C.r.l&f
Omala
Colorado
Worth
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Cone
See Ik
Cess Daecoos
Schedual
Wilton
Okm
Wilton Muscatine
L. M. Allen
Missouri River
Chicago, IL
OLD B., C. R
N. R.Y
Montezuma
M. Gould
Muscatine North
Roundhouse
Fruitland
A. m
Grandview
Wapello
Eirick Jet
Elrick Jet
Grandviews
le Roundhouse
Elrick Junction
Iowa Central
Peoria
Teoria
Monnmouth
Enet Cheries Howard
St. Paul Express
Mason City Mall
San
Way Freight
Sun
Peoria Mall
Peoria Express
Canada
Mexico
A. B. Cutts
Minn
G. L. Seeverg
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