Prairie City News Notes Residence Sales and Socials
Details of local news include Anna Graham resigning as head clerk at Gill & Co. Prairie City and social events at the Springer home. Property transactions show Mrs Belle Slaughter selling Colfax land for 1,100 to S M Jones. A dramatic local tale recalls a Prairie City woman who thwarted a horse theft, pursuing a stranger who had robbed her husband’s farm, recovering the team and safeguarding the community. Heavy rain and lightning, followed by snow, mark weather. Donations and church revival efforts are also reported.
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Anna Graham
Gill & Co
L. H. Springer
Ralph Graham
Newton
Prairie City
Scott Slaughter
Colfax
S. M. Jones
F. F. Bent
Des Moines
Susie Smith
Centerville
Iowa
Miss Smith
F. T. Campbell
Canada
United States
Mrs. Belle Slaughter
Gielin
Des Moines Valley D’r C R L & P Schedule Note
Train times show Des Moines Valley line schedule with morning and evening departures and arrivals. Times listed include 817 a.m and 7:42 p.m along with 16:65 p.m and 9:53 a.m entries, indicating a dated or typographical record of a railroad timetable.
Millinery and Dress Making by Mrs Carrie White
Mrs Carrie White offers millinery and dress making services from a shop located second door northwest of the square. The ad promotes hats and custom garments to local residents.
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Carrie White
Square
Feathers Ad Offers Smooth Shave and Haircut
Prairie City shop at first door west of Little and Gill hardware advertises smooth shaves and fashionable haircuts with a fine line of cigars on hand.
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Little & Gill
Prairie City
Marie Bell Opera Co Presents La Mascotte at Local Opera House
The Marie Bell Opera Company visits the city on Thursday night for La Mascotte a charming comic opera of love intrigue and superstition. The production promises lively comedy a sparkling score and bright musical gems appealing to music and theatre lovers.
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Marie Bell Opera Co
la Mascotte
Sheridan's First Ride as a Boy Hero in War Lore
A New York Tribune account recounts young Philip Sheridan riding a horse at five, escaping a wild dash through fields to a tavern shed. The tavern owner recalls the horse as vicious yet the boy as fearless, crediting Bill Seymour for riding technique and foretelling a bold future.
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J. T. Keadley
Sheridan
Phil
John Gilpin
Miles
Bill Seymour
New York Tribune
Sketches of Wilder and Anecdotes From Empire Magazine
A flowing 19th century reminiscence by Marshall P. Wilder recounts his start in humor, misadventures, and rise through street performances, with reflections on life, health, and a brief note on his political stance. The piece shifts to 19th century curiosity about ants in Australia, noting their nuisance yet usefulness, including a flea-eating rug and an ant-dispatched skeleton cleaning, followed by a German偏 kitchen scene and Christmas dinner in German culture.
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Tasmania
Germany
Abbreviations in Public School Teaching Draw Fire
A Philadelphia Press letter criticizes modern schooling for abbreviating terms such as H O D and L C M in algebra and other subjects. The writer laments the rush to reduce language and questions the impact on children’s refinement and future speech.
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New York State
Philadelphia
Beauty of the Creole Women in The Ladies' Home Journal
Ruth McEnery Stuart extols creole women in The Ladies' Home Journal, likening them to flowers from magnolia to red rose. The piece notes creole identity as American born of French or Spanish lineage, sometimes through many American generations, with emphasis on dignity and allure.
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Ruth McEnery Stuart
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cumminaville Sage Warns Against Rights Misuse
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation notes a Cumminaville sage warning that a man who stands up for his rights may assume entitlement to anything he desires. The remark suggests caution about overreaching claims and personal arrogance in exercising rights.
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Cumminaville
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hard Work Themed Question From Detroit Free Press
A benevolent older woman asks the weary pilgrim what the hardest work he ever did was. He answers with a curt joke stating stealing as the hardest work, reflecting a grim humor in the Detroit Free Press excerpt.
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Detroit Free Press
Anatomist Discovers Voice Like Sounds From Dead Animal
M Maingault, a noted anatomist, demonstrated that forcing air into the larynx of a dead animal can produce sounds resembling living voice. The finding suggests new understanding of vocal mechanics and the persistence of tissue vibrations after death.
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M. Maingault
Fight in the Transveal recalls old Indian skirmishes
The Cape Mercury recounts a Boer War duel between Sampson and Botha as they exchanged shots from behind stones on a level plain. Botha and Sampson wounded each other, yet survived, later becoming friends in the Transvaal and joking about the clash.
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South Asa
New England
The
Cape Mercury
Sampson
Botha
Transvaal
Music of the chimes and patient toil in life
A Philadelphia Times reflection compares colorless lives to Amsterdam’s tower chimes. A visitor hears enchanting music while a craftsman with wooden gloves plays noisily at a keyboard, his patience bringing hidden sweetness to others. The piece envisions a future where pain fades in blissful sunshine.
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Amsterdam
Philadelphia Times
Colosseum belle owns unique salon sofa pillow
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item describes a coliseum era belle who collects a queer sofa pillow stuffed with whiskers, beards, and mustaches from admirers. The piece notes the varied colors and facial hair, gathered as a test of affection, forming a multichromatic medley for her lounging.
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Madamoiselle
New Orleans Times-Democrat
A Hunting Dog Confusion in Washington Star
A small man confronts a seller about a dog he bought. The buyer claims the dog was described as a hunting dog, while the seller admits the animal’s specialty was simply to find a place to lie down and sleep. The exchange underscores a misunderstanding over the dog’s intended use.
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Washington Star
Polite conduct and a lost cane tale on a train
A speaker recalls a polite exchange about returning an umbrella a passenger forgot on a train. In the rush to catch the owner, the speaker leaves a gold headed cane behind and loses six dollars and seventy five cents. The anecdote reflects on courtesy and small misfortunes in travel.
Editor recovers six manuscripts swept away in dust bin
The editor of a popular weekly faced loss when six complete stories were swept into the dust bin and sent to the Salvation Army depot with other litter. After hours of searching five of the six manuscripts were recovered, the priceless last one remaining elusive until printers were supplied with the recovered works.
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Westminster Gazette
Oneerneath
Salvation Army
Trapping Turkeys Method Described in Florida Tale
A Florida trapping method from Hunting and Fishing In Florida by C B Cory details luring wild turkeys with corn into a progressively raised cone shaped box. Turkeys enter through a narrow top opening and cannot escape with wings spread, trapping them inside for capture.
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Florida
C. B. Cory
Department of Ornithology
Field Columbian Museum
Chicago
Outwitting a Judge in a Desperate Jury Tale
A juror bursts into court in a panic claiming he cannot tell which of his wife or daughter will die first. The judge excuses him. The next day a friend asks about his family. the juror replies both are fine, noting that only time can reveal which would die first, a quip attributed to the New York Tribune.
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Bill Nye
New York
Hartford
Buffalo Bill
New York City
Bradstreet
Fire Boy
England
Prince of Wales
Marshall P. Wilder
Empire Magazine
New York Tribune
English Settles From Old England Described
The genuine English settles are large solid oak pieces five feet high, found in old farmhouses and now viewed discreetly by travelers. They are multifunctional pieces with a family seat, hidden rags for weaving, a hatrack above, and a double upright with a bacon recess behind doors.
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New York Post
German Rulers Since Charlemagne Through William II
The present ruler of Germany is Emperor William II who acceded June 15 1888 on the death of his father Emperor Frederick The German empire traces to Charlemagne in 800 and has had 60 rulers from various royal houses across centuries of turmoil and medieval wars shaping royal prominence.
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Germany
William II
Frederick
German
Charlemagne
Portugal's Monarchs Through the Ages
The article traces Portugal's monarchy from its 1095 independence to the current reign. It notes Dom Carlos I ascending the throne on October 19, 1889 and lists royal houses Burgundy Aviz and Braganza totaling 82 Burgundy, 8 Aviz, and 146 Braganza rulers.
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Portugal
Car Jon I
Asco
House of Burgundy
House of Av.s
House of Braganza
Mister Witherby and the One Cent Check
A fragmented note from London hints at verifying all items by inspecting and strapping one cent first. The text is unclear but suggests a methodical check process involving a small coin as a first step.
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Mabel Hill
Oskaloosa College
Misses Edwards
J. W. Jones
Lenox
F. O. Kellogg
J. T. Graham
Des Moines Valley
EAS
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D. W. French
Anna Main
M. Feathers
OPERA
Marie Bell Opera Company
Young Phil
Vlock
Marsshall P. Wilder
Himneelf
Caeually
New Orleans
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Portugal’s
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Frank Wivssety
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