War talk and disarmament critique in Iowa paper
A local Iowa paper condemns disarmament as a path to peace while condemning a Kansas senator Bristow in the Republican primaries. It accuses the Express of misrepresenting the Chronicle and defends Protestant involvement in chautauqua programs, arguing the system should retain its uplifting character. The letter discusses Catholic church influence and presses fair reporting.
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Senator Bristow
Kansas
Bristow
Senate
Congress
U. S. Senate
Sunflower
Express
Chronicle
Young Men's Christian Association
Iowa
The Man Who Prophesied War207
A critical look at so called prophets who predict a world war in 1914 and tout an I told you so after failed forecasts. It notes that many prophets boast evil forecasts each year and escape blame when wrong, gaining credit only when occasional near truths appear by chance.
Nation Shares Sympathy for Wilson After Wife's Death
The nation extends sympathy to President Wilson in his personal loss. News of Mrs. Wilson's illness came briefly before her death, shocking many. Despite heavy burdens and world turmoil, the president continues duties while enduring a profound private sorrow. Public and press support offers comfort in his time of grief.
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Wilson
Catholics and Chautauquas in the Chronicle’s eyes
The Knoxville Express notes the Pella Chronicle condemns Catholics as wolves while the Chronicle itself is accused of hypocrisy. It argues papers denounce churches that stay aloof yet attack those that mingle with the world and hold lectures.
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Knoxville Express
Pella Chronicle
the Express
Chronicle
Property and the evolving notion of ownership in society
The article traces property from its Latin roots to modern meaning, contrasting personal ownership with historical chattel slavery and political exploitation. It argues that production rests on labor and land, with capital aiding modern wealth creation, and it critiques socialist views while urging humane reform of property laws.
Land Belongs to the Community Not Individuals
A speaker argues land, like air, is a common gift and should not be privately owned. Individual land titles exploit the community’s work and threaten society as civilization advances. Speculators in life’s essentials must bear losses as public reclamation of land proceeds.
Iowa Weather Crop Bulletin August 9 1914
The week was hot and dry with below normal rainfall. Corn in the north holds well and may yield early, while southern counties see retrograding corn and 2 to 4 million bushels weekly cuts. Water scarcity affects pastures, potatoes, gardens, and fruit. fall plowing is hindered. Threshing advances under good conditions. August 1 crop condition shows corn 97, pastures 84, potatoes 80, flax 91, apples 25, plums 52, grapes 87.
They Played Marbles in a Lincoln Era Street Game
An elderly Washington resident recalls a ten year old Abraham Lincoln game of marbles on a sidewalk before his father’s shop. A fall on ice cut his chin and rivals seized his marbles as he chased them, until a stern voice halted his tirade.
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Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Marble tale reveals a shy president encounter
On the street a boy recalls playing marbles with the president for five minutes and winning. He holds up three marbles, claiming they came from a friend named Tad, marking a treasured possession and a life memory from the exchange.
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Tad
Recollections of a Sioux Visitor in Canadian North West
In a passage from Recollections of Sixty Years by Sir Charles Tupper, his daughter in Canada during the Riel rebellion hosts a strapping Indian visitor who cannot speak English or French. She feeds him a full meal of potatoes, meat, and bread, and he leaves patting his belly with a guttural thanks.
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Charles Tupper
Canada
Riel
Northwest
Would Need a Tank
Doctor Arnold visits a young mother and prescribes a cow’s mill for the baby’s daily drink. The mother agrees, but worries how the supply will be managed. Lip pincott's.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Help the kidneys with Doan's Kidney Pills the remedy for weak kidneys and backache endorsed by 30 000 locals. Mrs John P Barber of Newton Iowa reports relief and stronger kidneys after using the product priced at 50 cents at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY proprietors.
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Doan
John P. Barber
N. Vine St
Newton
Iowa
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Plague of the Black Death traced through centuries
A New York American account summarizes the Black Death origin in the east via Armenia into Asia, Egypt, and North Africa, then Sicily in 1346. It spread across Italy, France, and most of Europe, including Britain, with mortality around 25,000,000. The pestilence is linked to what is now known as the bubonic plague.
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Armenia
Asia
Egypt
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Europe
British Isles
New York American
City of the Dead Near Canton China
A nearby hill named Queen of Heaven hosts the City of the Dead on its lower slopes where bodies lie in coffins for years until priests select an auspicious day for burial.
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Canton
China
Bluffed and Won in a Suffrage Controversy
A Louisville Courier Journal blurb notes a man’s quip after a gambling bluff. He muses about women’s suffrage and drinks, then rationalizes his actions with a flippant remark. The piece captures a witty, era tone without graphic detail.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Professor Was Wrong About Crossing the Atlantic
A historical note recounts a professor who proved steam could not cross the Atlantic, yet the first steamer crossed the ocean, and steam navigation expanded despite his claim. The captain carried the contrarian book as a curiosity, which later faded as steamships became common.
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Christian Herald
Friendship as Habitual Inclination for Mutual Good
A quotation attributed to Meredith defines friendship as a strong and habitual inclination between two persons to promote each other’s happiness, highlighting bonds built on mutual care and support.
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Meredith
Quotations and Witty Snatches From 19th Century Press
A compact collage of humorous lines from the Baltimore American and Buffalo Express. The snippets reference domestic worry over a wife’s paper for a club, a Tennyson quip on hatred, a joke about love at first sight, and Emerson on talent and genius.
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Don’t Worry Club
Baltimore American
Buffalo Express
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American Can Company
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F. D. Stubenrauch
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Pella, Iowa
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