Pun and praise in Brander Matthews Punalas- With
Literary notes discuss Brander Matthews defense of punning as a valid art, citing Holmes and Shakespeare as examples and noting a humorous exchange about authors sailing in the same boat. The piece also highlights Japan's education system producing brave, noble women and references Frances Little's The Training of a Japanese Child in the June Century.
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Brander Matthews
Fran
Matthews
Lamo
Eolmes
Shakespeare
Japan
Little
Find in Letters Reveals Adams Letters From St Petersburg
The June Century plans an unpublished collection of John Quincy Adams letters from 1812 13 when he served as United States minister to the Court of St Petersburg. The letters offer contemporary views on the War of 1812 and Napoleon retreating from Moscow.
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John Quincy Adame
United States
St Petersburg
Napoleon
Moscow
Beet Library Quest Sparks Plunkville Debate
In Plunkville, Uncle Pannywise touts a beet library as Diogenes Wombat gains access to a pile of newspapers stacked three feet high. The father'saction allows Wombat to handle a large local press collection.
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Pannywise
Diogenes Wombat
Plunkville
Local physician Lysle Reppert dies in Rockford Illinois
Dr Lysle Reppert a Muscatine physician died suddenly at the Broughton Sanitarium in Rockford Illinois after chest pains and a brief hospitalization. He was about 37, educated in Muscatine and abroad in Austria Ireland and London. He never married and leaves a small surviving family, with an inquest held into the heart failure.
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Lysle Reppert
Broughton
Rockford
Tilnois
Ifa
Ilfe
Lyssa Reppert
Mus+ecatina
Justify
Broadway
Fourth Streets
Ors
Red Reppert
Reppert
State University of Town
Phi Delta Pheta
State University
Wast
Linc
Fred Reppert
Hila
Ro Fation
Elin D. Payne
Warsaw
Kentucky
Muscatine
Intermont
Tie
Santtarlurt
Sensitiva Plant Life and Water Seeking Roots
The article notes plant and tree thirst driving extreme behavior such as a poplar burrowing beneath a wall and under a road in search of water. A turnip root extended six feet into a drain as it followed moisture. Darwin suggested the sensitivity of root tips to water implies a brave urge to seek moisture.
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Darwin
Wiseacre origin in Ben Jonson’s retort tale
The piece explains how the term Wiseacre arose from Ben Jonson’s reply to a boastful countryman about his acres. Jonson quipped that land means little beside wit, while the other mocked him as Good Mr. Wiseacre. It notes a possible German root welgsager and WIEG sayer as alternate origins.
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Wiseacre
Ben Jonson
Ben
Wisesers
Garman, Welgsager
Vinot Promises Quick Relief For Grippe And Aftercare
An old regional ad promotes Vinot as a remedy to expel grippe and prevent pleurisy or pneumonia. It cites Mrs. A. A. Crabill of Strasburg Virginia and A. W. Morgan of Muscatine Iowa, claiming strong cough relief and renewed vitality after using Vinot with a money back guarantee.
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Grippe
Vinci
A. A. Crabiil
Strasburg
A. W. Morgan
West Second Street
Muscatine
Towa
West Liberty High alumni banquet at opera house
West Liberty Je May 30 special with eighteen classes represented and 160 attended the annual alumni association banquet and reception at the opera house. John Howard Anderson gave the welcome, Ruth Ireland spoke for the class of 1912, with music by local performers and a farce by Imperial society members. Officers elected for the new year: President Harold Smith, Secretary Ms Ary Fil, financial committee J B Kimball Andrew Anderson and Robert Brooks.
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West Liberty
West Liberty High School
Opera House
John Howard Anderson
Ruther Ireland
Leln Vaynatta
Ruth Fisher
Mies Heler Anderson
Adjes
Relic of Burns Razor Sheds Light on Its Long History
A Burns razor once owned by Hobe bin Burng and presented by Burng to William Dunbar in 1839 now bears plates of purchase history after each owner. The length spent underwater marks the record as the item stayed submerged for years. Paris swimming master Poulquen recently swam six minutes and twenty seconds underwater, his best prior mark being four minutes and thirty one seconds, and he remained fresh enough to swim thirty yards afterward.
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Hobe
Burng
London
Robert Burns
Robert, Burng, Jr
Wiliam Dunbar
Paris
Poutiquet
M. Poulquen
Sympathetic Judge Lets Woman Off With Caution
A middle aged woman charged at Marylebone England with drunkenness was found asleep in a garden on a quantity of cut flowers. The judge Mr Plowden expressed sympathy and warned the woman, then gave a caution instead of a more severe penalty.
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Marylébone
Eng
Plowden
Swatting Back Mia Offen and Mine Brady Dialogue
A fragmentary OCR glimpse shows Mia Offen and Mine Brady in a terse exchange. The dialogue hints at repeated work locations and relationships, with a joking aside about number of lovers or partners. The tone is brisk and laconic as the two speak.
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Mia
Hiram Offen
Slx
Brady
Manny Girla
Tolme
Jess
Invention to Boost VoiceReach Showcased in Berlin Exposition
At a Berlin musical exposition an invention for amplifying voice was shown. A roof-applied film acts as a sounding board, designed for orators, officers, and performers seeking greater projection, with schools in Cleveland demonstrating its lessons on dental care and public speaking.
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Berlin
South End Stores Close In Honor Of Memorial Day
South End marked Memorial Day with many shops and factories closing as residents enjoyed a holiday. The Muscatine slough drew crowds for picnics and river outings with canoes and rowboats filling the banks. Workers across several factories were given the day off. Nearby residents reported home additions and short trips to southeastern towns as the holiday continued.
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Muscatine Slough
South Muscatine
South End
Roach & Musser
Mira ‘Hershey Lumber Company
McKee & Bliven
Schmalz ‘Dutton
W. W. Richards
Jar
State Convention of Colored Club Women Elects Thompson
Mrs. Jefferson Thompson of West Third street was reelected recording secretary for a fourth term by the State Federation of Iowa Colored Club Women at Davenport. The thirteenth annual convention will be held in Des Moines on the last Monday of May 191d. The session closed Wednesday evening with an elaborate program.
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Jefferson Thompson
West Third Street
State Federation of Iowa Colored Club
Davenport
Irs
Thompson
Des Moines
Professor Recited Badly Budget Anecdote
A college professor narrates two students who fall and respond with long words. The student says notwithstanding while the other says nevertheless, delivering a humorous remark about how they fell and explained. The tale lampoons pretentious diction in a campus setting.
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Junior
Friendship as safeguard and incentive in work and life
A concise reflection on friendship as a safeguard and social enjoyment that motivates man to avoid negatives his friend would condemn. It argues friendship spurs effort in business, play, and common causes, acting as a powerful incentive for action and progress.
Washing Soiled Greenbacks Restore by Washing and Rowing
A quirky note explains a soiled greenback being restored to its original state through washing and rowing at a cost of one-tenth of a cent.
Local residents make visits and farewells in city notices
Mis Iola Hicks of El Reno Okla leaves for Molna after visiting the Bysink home on Smalley avenue. Mrs J Abbott of Conesville returns home after visiting Mrs F M Edgington at 1301 Kansas street. Mrs F C Joanke of East Eighth street leaves for Lone Tree. Mrs James Grady leaves for Kalona. Mr and Mrs Moore of East Fifth street depart for Bayfeld for a few days. Jack Clark of Des Moines stops in city en route to Nichols. Mr and Mrs J S Morris of Springfield Ky leave after visiting the Downer home on West Second Street.
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Mis
Iola Hicks
el Reno
Okla
Bysink
Smalley Avenue
Molna
J. §. Abbott
Conesville
F. M. Edgington
Kansas Street
F.C. Joanke
Eighth Street
Lone Tree
James Grady
Demorest Avenue
Kalona
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J. van Houten
Gus
Cuba
van Houten
de C.J
van Houten & Zoon
Ween
Follanih
Wrbmah Ave
Chicago
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Reeder CO
Iowa Farm First Mortgage
Titus Loan & Investment CO
Iowa Avenue
DR. Lysle Reppert
Gan
West Liberty High
Blanche
Mark Twain
Cleveland
Ohio
Los Angeles
Florida Times-Union
Hon
Charles Diercks
Bismarck Street
Howard Sweitzer
State Convention OF Colored Club Women
Thompson Bros. Co
IGWA
Ruthenberg Clothing CO
Chicago Commons
Jos
W. G. Block Co
Town Ave
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