Brave Willie Ellis Saves Eddie Wheeler at River
The issue centers on Willie Ellis shielding Eddie Wheeler from the river after refusing to break his father’s orders. Willie leaps to the wharf, grips a log ring, and holds Eddie as bystanders pull them from the water. Willie collapses from injuries but survives, while the father and mother confront the consequences of the stern punishment.
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Eddie
Willie
Mrs. Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Mrs. Ellie
Mr. Wheeler
Parting Hour Poem by Edward Pollock Published 1857
A reprint of an unsigned Port land Evening Commercial poem by the late California poet Edward Pollock dated January 6 1857. It reflects on parting for journeys and the idea that the one who goes is happier than those left behind, with lines on friends lovers and mothers facing goodbye.
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Portland Evening Commercial
Edward Pollock
California
Oregon
Pollock
A Moment of Passion in a Father Son Tale
Arthur's Magazine recalls a temperamental father Mr Ellis who commands strict obedience. His ten year old son Willie disobeys by river play against orders, returning muddy and contrite, illustrating harsh discipline and its consequences on family harmony.
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Mr. Ellis
Iris
Ellis
Willie Ellis
Willie
Eddie Wheeler
Act to Protect Birds From Destruction in Iowa
An act by the General Assembly prohibits destroying any birds of this state except birds of prey and those listed as useful for food or pest control. Killing birds for science or preservation is exempt with proof. Offenders face misdemeanor charges and fines up to twenty five dollars plus costs. The act takes effect after publication in the Daily Register and Des Moines Daily Bulletin April 1970.
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I Know it all my brave boy heart touching reunion
A distraught father and boy reconcile after a tense moment of implied discipline. Mr Ellis comforts Willie at the bedside, the boy insisting he did no wrong, and the father reflecting on the need to hear before striking. The scene closes with a warning about rash actions and lasting regret.
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Ed. Weeks
Wille
Willie
Mr. Iis
Iowa acts on railroad land grants and state revision commission
Iowa lawmakers approve grants for Dubuque Bellevue and Mississippi line and reallocate lands to a new path. The act also creates a commission to revise statutes, outlines duties, funding, and reporting deadline, plus provisions for village plat records and Deaf and Dumb Asylum support. Provisions set completion timelines and publication requirements.
Assembly approves funds for Deaf and Dumb Asylum Council Bluffs
An act appropriates twelve thousand dollars for furnishing the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council Bluffs, designates the school move, assigns a building committee to handle appropriations, and sets quarterly pupil expenses at forty dollars after removal. It also provides eight thousand dollars annually for ordinary institutional expenses and repeals conflicting parts, approved April 7, 1870.
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General Assembly
Industrial Home for the Blind in Iowa established
An act establishes an Industrial Home for blind residents connected to the Iowa Institution for the Education of the Blind. It sets admission rules, requires detailed accounting, and authorizes a $2000 appropriation for stock and machinery. The measure clarifies non building costs and outlines governance by trustees.
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State of Love
Iowa
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