Frosty Sunday Leaves Fairmount Weather Uneventful
The Fairmount area reports a heavy frost Sunday night with no known damage. Community notices list Children's Day at M E Church on Sunday June 6 at 10 AM and Baptist church gathering June 13 at 2 PM with invitations to all. Local updates mention Robbie Adams visiting C C Neff, James Sharp near occupancy of a new house, and Will Livingston slowly improving from sciatic rheumatism.
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M. E
the Baptist Church
Robbie Adams
C. C. Neff
James Sharp
Will Livingston
Local notes from Hickory Grove and Grinnell area
Ice formed in low areas last Monday morning as farming continued with corn planting and plowing underway. Residents including Mrs White and Al White, Miss Renno, Minnie and Annie Madill visited Grinnell, while Charley Shill delivered hogs and cattle at Newburg. Community events and repairs, Decoration services, and Children’s Day planned for June 6 at the U B church are noted along with local outings and a porch project by H M Breeden.
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Church of God
Robert Madill Jr
Willie Madill
Lizzie Madill
Mabel Moxley
Miss Hill
Iowa River
Murphy Reminiscences and Local Happenings in Murphy
Hazel Murphy sports a new top bug gy and her best girl is happy. Spence Reese and wife visited at the D. W. Murphy home last Thursday. J. G. Morrison hauls rock for a large barn. Mrs. Charlie Atwood and children stayed with the Hixson and Atwood families for a few days. Stella Murphy expected home next week for vacation. Bower Murphy sawed wood with a steam saw mill. Many farmers replant corn due to cold weather. Vic Reynolds and Clyde Phillips are delegates to the county Sunday school convention at Reasnor on June 12, 1897. Lettie Rood left for Illinois. Will Ammons had a runaway accident injuring two horses and a disc. Buena Vista grange meets at Hixson Grove next Saturday at 3 with a program and grave decoration, Murphy band providing music. Selby Russell visited his teacher Mr Seaton. Julia Storer visiting Mrs. J. D. Zink. Townsend Murphy returned from a trip. Uriah Davis hauling oats to Newton. Jas Lovelace hauling lumber for fence. School closes in No 2 district next Friday June 4 with literary exercises. Melvin Dunn of Newton spending the week in the country. This is June 4, 1897 and a new quillman takes the place of the old scribe.
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Hazel Murphy
Spence Reese
D. W
Vic. Reynolds
Clyde Phillips
Pleasant View
Reasnor
Lettie Rood
Charlie Fenner
Ilinois
Will Ammons
Buena Vista Grange
Hixson Grove
Murphy
Selby Russell
Seaton
S. G. Russell
Kern
Alt Slagle
Lynnville
Slagle
Murphy Band
F. H. Russell
J. W. Murphy
Lincoln
Nebr
Decoration and community notes from Newton area
Autens attend Slagle cemetery services near Kellogg. Selby Russell visits Newton. Miss Belson closes her school. Russell family mourns horse Old Kern. McKinney kin visit from Wisconsin. Will Ammons buys a new horse. Newton area decorates at Slagle cemetery with Murphy band. J W Murphy visits Lincoln and plans prospecting tour. Mrs Hitchler visits Metz. Murphy band praised for their performance. Glenn Fugard injures foot on a hedgehorn.
Local yard scene notes and farm activities near Newton
Adam Hixson sawed wood for Alec Davis last Thursday. Ben and Mrs Dennis of Newton visited A C Davis. People visited the poor farm this week. Elmer Charlesworth hauled milk for Jackson's creamery. Bouma of Killduff dined with daughter Mrs George Rood. Will Fraker’s blackberry field blooms with prospects of a large crop. Will Talbot erected patent fence for C W Starr of Newton. A C Davis of Buena Vista township owns 130 head of spring pigs. Replanting corn underway. Maund visited Alec Davis. Charley Drew finished corn planting. Milton Caldwell of Newton saws wood for Sam Squires. A M Carl of Newton sold organs Tuesday. S F Blakley planted potatoes.
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Elmer Charlesworth
Jackson
A. C. Davis
Buena Vista
Buryin Ground Tales From a Mountain Duel
A New York Post excerpt follows a roaming guide through an old burial ground. He recalls a Harp request on a memorial that caused a family rift, details a duel in the mountains, a governor involved, and a hurried Georgia burial with pine top markers. The tale centers on Miss Griggs and a slain fiancé courtship tragedy.
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Griggses
Georgia
Greenville
New York Post
How the Camel Gained Its Hump From Fat to Store Nutrients
The New York Journal notes Italian scientist Professor Cattaneo argues camels were straight-backed until early domestication. Repeated fat storage and muscle growth built the hump to its current size as endurance in deserts shaped the beast.
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Cattaneo
Italian Institute of Science
Western Hemisphere
Nature
New York Journal
G A R Encampment Set for Marshalltown Iowa
The Annual Encampment of the G A R of Iowa will be held in Marshalltown from June 8 to 10. Tickets are one fare round trip June 6 to 9, with return by June 12. The Chicago Great Western Railway invites full patronage, citing prior reliable service and promising top train accommodations. inquiries go to railway agents or traveling agent F H Hunter in Des Moines.
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State of
Iowa
Marshalltown
Chicago Great Western Railway
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Ry
F. H. Hunter
Youngerman Block
Des Moines
Flondin's Rope a Niagara feat aided by A J Hamlin
A. J. Hamlin of Niagara Falls claims he helped secure the rope for Blondin’s historic crossing. Skeptics doubted the stunt and funds were scarce until Hamlin lent support to buy 1300 feet of manilla rope and securing the rigging. Blondin appeared calm in his room before the first trip, playing a flageolet as if on a pleasure drive.
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A. J. Hamlin
Niagara Falls
Buffalo Express
Flondin
Hamlin
Manilla
Blondin
Return of Hobbs Triggers Club Roster Shake
In Indianapolis Journal prose, Hobbs returns to town after eloping with Jarley’s wife. The club promptly drops Jarley from the rolls to avoid an embarrassing reunion, signaling a sharp social consequence within the group.
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Hobbs
Jarley
Indianapolis Journal
Original quote echoes in Harper's Bazaar whimsy
In a cheeky Penny Dreadful tone a man recalls his proposal to his wife. He quotes a remark describing her as an original woman and her playful reaction about timing. The anecdote reflects the magazine’s light cellestial style and social humor.
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Brown
Harper’s Bazar
Winter Navigation on Lake Michigan and Ice Breakers
The article surveys ongoing winter navigation on Lake Michigan and the Straits of Mackinac, noting car ferries operate in ice with little weather impact while winter ice breaking is costly and seldom suitable for interlake canals. It cautions against assuming winter success here extends to the broader Great Lakes system and cites storms and ice floes as persistent hazards.
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Lake Michigan
Translake
Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad Company
Engelmann Transportation Company
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Superior
Lower Lake
Syne
Great Lakes
Interlake
Menominge
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Schurz Speaks At Steinway Funeral On Wealth And Charity
Carl Schurz urged young men toward useful living in a funeral address for William Steinway, head of the Steinway piano family. He praised Steinway as a self-made, liberal-hearted giver whose wealth benefited all, noting no pride or extravagance and a generosity that made him a brother to all.
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Carl Schurz
William Steinway
Schurz
Time table request sparks curt exchange at city offices
In a city ticket office a short man with a hanging beard demanded a time table. The clerk asked where he wished to go and the man snapped it was none of his business. The clerk noted the man would complain even if a conductor said please.
Works on Electricity Demand at Libraries
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes growing demand for works on electricity at libraries. It says electricity is a modern branch of science with meager literature, and comments on the rapid changes in English language compared with a millennium ago, noting it bears little resemblance to German.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Bank of Exigland Salaries and Pensions Total
The Bank of Exigland employs about 4100 men and maintains a salary list including pensions totaling about £390000 per year.
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Bank of Exigland
Governors Pay Across States in Early 1900s
The piece lists governor salaries in 45 states, noting New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania at 10 009 yearly. It traces historical changes from $3 000 to $8 000 in several states, contrasts term lengths, and recalls peculiar remarks about North and South Carolina. It cites Maine New Hampshire Vermont Oregon Georgia Florida Michigan Montana Kentucky Missouri Nebraska Kansas Maryland Texas Idaho West Virginia Delaware Utah Alabama Alaska Wisconsin Colorado and others. It reflects varied pay scales and terms, highlighting the lack of uniformity in executive compensation nationwide.
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Nevada
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ohio
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Oregon
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Michigan
Montana
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebrasa
Kansas
Maryland
Texas
Idaho
West Virginia
Delaware
Utah
Alabama
Alaska
Wisconsin
Colorado
New York Sun
The Ideal Schoolhouse Design Principles
Mrs. Whitman argues for inviting schoolhouse entrances with evergreen trees and garden bits, harmonious color schemes throughout, and practical wood finishes. She urges red or yellow in halls, soft green in bright rooms, ivory ceilings, and wood treated to harmonize with walls or age gracefully.
The Ant Pest Remedy Guide from a Punctilious Era
An article warns of summer ant troubles and proposes a home remedy using corrosive sublimate dissolved in water, poured around shelves and cracks, followed by red pepper to fill crevices. It advises clearing shelves, boiling water around entry points, then sealing with powder and restoring carpets to deter future intrusion.
War of words and social shifts noted in late era quotes
The New York Journal features a banter between Bluffer and Cuffer over weight and lies, while notes in Siam reflect divorce rules for first wives. Paris and London reports cite club lists of wealthy eligible girls and a trend of sport as idol worship, per the London Methodist Times.
The Inconsistent Sex. Dear baby spoke today
A fragmentary excerpt from The Quilting Bee shows a mother recounting a child’s first words and growing milestones with joy and tears. She cherishes the baby’s giggles while fearing the day he will grow independent and find another love.
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Sorye J. J. Heaton
A Lesson in Economics from a Washington Girl
A Washington woman explains thrifty courtship economics to a young man, mocking costly messenger service and suggesting practical alternatives. She proposes sending violets or candy with a note as cheaper, more charming options, ending with the man receiving a 50 cent bouquet as thanks.
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Washington Star
Precious Meals of the Roman Epicure and Rare Birds
The New York Pest notes Roman dining favored costly dishes and exotic birds. Nero reportedly ate peacock with diamond dust, parrots tongues, and the rare phenocoptris or ptarmigan from northern regions. Tongues, brains, and prepared delicacies were prized as appetizers.
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Nero
Scotland
Norway
New York
From a hygienic point of view gown debate
A dressmaker suggests a gown be made with hygienic considerations while a haughty beauty rejects health as a factor and pushes for style and common sense. The excerpt moves to dialect about charity boasting and a bishop’s reflection on life’s seriousness and simplicity.
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Philadelphia Times
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Fairmount
Hickory Grove
H. M. Breeden
Gilman
Grinnell
U. B
L. B. Stoakes
Julia Storer
J. D. Zink
Townsend Murphy
Uriah Davis
Newton
Jas. Lovelace
No.2
Melvin Dunn
A. C. Auten
Kellogg
Slagle Cemetery
Agnes Belson
Glenn Fugard
ALTO
Adam Hixson
Alec Davis
Ben Dennis
Buryin
W. G.clemen II
A. A. Arnold
Estates
Guardian
National Bank
Siam
France
The
London Methodist Times
Anma
Washington
Jove
Eben
Brocka
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