Local school notes and community updates in Rock Valley
Busy column lists town happenings from Gem Cafe ads to harvest news. Mentions storms, visitors, and local bets, with notes on ice cream parlors, premiums, and events at the fairgrounds. Includes obituaries and personal updates from residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Rock Rap
Gem Cafe
Harvest Hands
Anne Bernisse
Ape
Fair Grounds
G. A. Dunham
Hartley
Gem
Lizzie Berry
Rapids
Pierce
Hudson
Hazard
J. A. Wetherby
Waterloo
Dan Montgomery
Ireton
Clint Hoppuck
Clint
Mt. Vernon
Mable
Mason City
Rock Valley
Little Dela Scott
F. A. Scott
Bright
Doon
Dela
Cumberland County
Lucinda
Sioux Township Republican Caucus Election Set
Sioux township Republicans meet at Reilly schoolhouse on August 26 to elect three delegates to the county nominating convention at Hull on August 30 and to nominate one township trustee plus any other business. Plato Township caucus also on August 26 at Center to nominate one township trustee and choose three delegates to the county convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Renshaw
Section 5
Sioux Township
H. H. Dwight
Omaha Exposition
Des Moines
Denver
Col
Seattle
Wash
Philadelphia
Arnolds Park
Sioux City
Chamberlin
Boyden
Stensyad Bros
Sio
Reilly School House
Hull
H. R.suipstay
Plato Township
Cauycus
Center School House
HE. Warrout
Advertised Letters Remaining at Rock Valley Post Office
For the period ending August 9, 1899 three names remain: Mr. Courier, Martin Isaacon, and Pat O Connor. C M Enon P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Iowa
Mr. Courier
Martin Isaacon
Pat O'Connor
C. M. Enon
Cheap Patterns for Ladies Shirts Cut to Order
Mrs M Hynp advertises patterns for ladies shirts at ten cents each with latest styles and ready cut options.
Where the Tail Went Rabbit Tale Recalled
The tale recounts Harry and George caring for rabbits. Harry’s rabbit escapes its hutch and disappears for a week before returning tailless to die. George offers comfort as Harry grieves the loss.
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Harry
George
Not Much of an Eater Welshman Story
Captain B. W. Morgan tells a tale of a Welsh guest who jokes about eating. A paper hanger joins dinner, the captain feeds him roast beef and a drumstick, then serves a pound of genuine English plum pudding. The guest claims to eat little while the captain notes Welsh eaters “like hogs.” Pittsburg News
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Morgan
Captain Morgan
Morgan
Pittsburg
Shakespeare Signature in New Orleans Gaffe Stuns English Expert
The Chicago Record recalls Admiral Luce claiming a genuine William Shakespeare autograph aboard a New Orleans bound ship during the winter of 1881 85. He shows a page in his visitor’s book naming Shakespeare as mayor of New Orleans on January 12 1885, leaving a learned critic speechless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakes Beave
Admiral Luce
North Atlantic
New York Bay
William Shakespeare
Inglishman
America
Wilon Shakespeare
New Orleans
Chicago Record
The Clever Romans and Their Printing Near Miss
The article notes ancient Romans used inverted wooden blocks to press words into pottery and mentions early hand written daily papers in Rome. It cites a hand written Senate record resembling a Congressional Record and mentions boys playing with clay marbles long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Senate
Congressional Record
Modern Medicine Questions Goat Milk Nutrition
A medical article argues goat milk is not more digestible than cow milk but less so and less nutritious. It notes goat milk has more solid matter yet is harder to digest and rich in fat, making it unsuitable for infant diets due to a peculiar odor and taste from 'bireic acid' or bircine.
Perihed. Austin waiter cites Texas race marriage rumor
An Austin waiter told four Boston men at a hotel about a white man who married a Negro woman in eastern Texas. The Bostonian asked whether he was derided, reflecting a classic example of the era's racial attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Texas
Bostonian
Kellar's Great Memory Recall Shocks Audience
A former manager praises Henry Kellar's memory after a stage trick where a blindfolded assistant identified items around the audience. The tale centers on a green charm loaned by Mrs. Siddons to the narrator, said to be a token from sailors bound for San Francisco from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kellar
Scott Suddens
Ellar
Scott Siddons
San Francisco
Australia
Nellie Mehenry
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Professor seeks antique desk as young lawyer hunts
A Worcester professor and a curious young lawyer pursue antique desks. The professor asks the attorney to alert him to worthy finds and hold items until a suitable, safe bargain appears, both sharing a keen interest in fine old furniture.
Professor’s Desk Reunites With Old Purchase
The Worcester Gazette reports that Ife, charmed by a note from a young lawyer, sent his check with thanks and a request to send up the desk. The desk arrived at the hall and was revealed as the very desk Ife had sold days earlier for eight dollars and fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Ife
Worcester Gazette
Slang Trends in Europe and Biblical Wealth Claims
A Journal des Debats writer notes slang shifts in France and Germany with terms like minister and monarch used for humble roles and even tramps. A Washington correspondent cites a Soloman’s Temple estimate claim from Chicago Record detailing vast ancient wealth and labor values, including gold vessels and silver, valued in the trillions of dollars on modern scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Des Debats
Ags
Germany
Danzig
Leze
East Prussia
Solomon's Temple
Washington
Solomon’s Temple
Villalpandis
Josephus
Chicago
Wanted workers in state for home office duties
The Bee's Want column seeks trustworthy people in the state to manage a butter ness from home with monthly pay of 75 dollars and an annual salary of 900 dollars plus expenses. Respondents should self address stamped envelopes to Herbert Hess, President, Dept., M., Chicago. Also notes remarkable insect chase story and glove cutting wages in Brussels Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
I. Hess
L'res
Chicago
Brussels
Vrauece
London
New York
The Long Lived Hilephant Chronicle
An ancient, fragmentary report references an elephant described as long lived. It mentions battles with an Indian monarch and a figure named Ajax, with scattered words about years and a hundred or more. The text is garbled and difficult to parse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Cuvier
Miny
Ajax
Baying
Scripfion
Tibertema
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Lewon
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Mars
Nell
Saturn
Jupiter
Miss Mary
Emash
Youth
Orcutt
Orcutt's
Grandpa Reilly
Ted ‘Handy
Iltry
Joy Lang
Eo Knapp
Johnson & Fuller
Shepard House
Warren Boggess
Beresford
Mia
M. Elder
Gertrude Minard
State Bank
Bunting
J. W. Boggess
Tyndall
Dak. Wa. Stranks
Alton
Richard Lipma
Barber Hirsch
Gartland
C. M. McBride
the Lakes
H. W. Fuller
Fuller
B. B. Anderson
Inwood Hardware and Stock
Lenore McNeal
Dr. Warnshuis
Huizenga
Huizenga i
Mabel Stromp
Iowa Union
Drew’s Atora
John Berry
Flandreau
S. D
Thomas & Roberts
Kellar
Timonitor
Geo. L. Heideman
Agt
the Bee’s Want
Jota
Emma Tasshaller
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