Stedman’s Lost Book Reforming a Temperamental Banker
The tale tells of Clarence Stedman, a port banker, who in a fit threw a book at a servant. The book sailed out a window and was later found at a second hand shop for forty dollars, only to reveal a card bearing Stedman’s name. He had bought back his own book and learned a lesson on temper.
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Post-Barnker
Tempen Bdme
Clarence Stedman
Panserby
Stedman
New York Press
Three Deadly Agents Peculiar Properties of a Spider Grain and a Vine
A Pearson's Weekly item lists three lethal agents. A peruvian spider insect delivers immediate venom. bhat grain causes violent mania and death. the knotter vine constricts and burns flesh before crushing its prey. The piece contrasts three horrific death methods.
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Peru
South Australia
Pearson's Weekly
A Sporting Judge and the Prophet Quote Incident
A London Graphic note recalls Baron Martin, who, hearing a racing case, chastises counsel Stammers for quoting Scripture in court. Stammers, intent on Jeremiah, is halted by the judge who mocks prophets and cites a rival, Mr. Myer, as equally credulous.
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Baron Martin
Stammers
Presence of Mind Amid Selfishness Parable
A clergy nan reflects on mankind’s selfishness urging self restraint and fair behavior. He cites a Vermont art student and a Wisconsin journalist sharing a studio, where the Vermonter’s missing chop prompts the joke that the cat ate the other chop, illustrating misplaced blame.
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Agaia
Vermont
Wisconsin
Washington Star
A Puzzler Adds a Modern Express Twist to Solomon
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Solomon would add a fifth wonder, the way of an express company with a prepaid package. The quip modernizes the biblical list by contrasting ancient marvels with a contemporary postal experience.
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Solomon
The
Philadelphia Ledger
A Word of Approval in Quarrelled Language
Mr Comrox and his European son in law exchange comments about language and family quarrels. The dialogue suggests relief in having relatives speak a language unknown to the speaker, framing cultural and linguistic distance with humor.
Changed Conditions in City Discourse
A fragment from Kun ene City Independent cites moral debates on liberty and neighborly love. It contrasts mothers and children with a remark about how those loudest for liberty may withhold it, as quoted by Sem Johsson.
Cromwell’s Body and the Tales of Its Afterlife
London Lancet recounts legendary fates of Oliver Cromwell’s remains. Accounts claim his son carried the body from Naseby, another says Mary Fauconberg spirited it to Newbury, while a third alleges a substitute was hanged at Tyburn in 1661 with Bradshaw and Lilton, the skull head later held by Horace Wilkinson in Sevenoaks.
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Cromwell
Naseby Field
Mary
Fanconberg
Newbury
Yorkshire
Tyburn
Lreton
Bradshaw
Westminster Hall
Horace Wilkinson
Sevenoaks
London
Tragic Python Cure Ends in Wife’s Death
A husband in England killed a large python and staged its appearance to frighten his wife into overcoming her fear of snakes. He delayed entry to the drawing room until she screamed, then found her dead with a second python nearby, the supposed mate of the slain reptile. The incident, reported by St James Gazette, raises questions about the dangerous experiment.
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England
India
St. James’ Gazette
The Turret Battery and John Stevens’ Iron War Vessel
In early 1800s to 1812 John Stevens proposed an iron war vessel with a saucer hull and rotary screw propulsion. The harbor defense concept aimed to moor to a chain and spin, firing guns along the line of fire, foreshadowing turreted armor. A Russian build half a century later reflected Stevens's Battery ideas.
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John Stevens
Cussier's
Paved With Tombstones in Cologne Cathedral
Der Sunderman of Mayence reports to the Wochenschrift that the cathedral’s pavement is made from Hebrew grave stones once part of a Jewish cemetery. The stones were removed for building material during a time of shortage and reused, some inscriptions still legible.
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der, Sunderman
Mayence
Blunt Cost Joke Over Waterloo Medal Sparks Banter
A Frenchman jeered at an English soldier’s Waterloo medal as a mere trifle not costing 8 francs. The soldier retorted that while it cost Britain around 3 francs, it cost France a Napoleon.
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Ani
Napoleon
Retayna Seafarer Seeks Fare Rebate After Seasickness
The article reports a wealthy New Yorker’s voyage ordeal as he became seasick on return to New York and demanded a fare rebate under special terms, reportedly ending the journey with a defiant claim of being returned empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retyna
New York
Punch
The Retort Gaustls and Miss Rinkles Quip
A fragment from a London Telegraph piece features witty exchanges about costs and plainness. Miss Sharptung-Way and Mister Gaustls are referenced in a light tone as the dialogue pokes fun at modern prices and plain speech.
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Rinkles
London Telegraph
Among Our Neighbors Midway News Briefs
Mr J N Sweet, a fast available horse last week, Glen Wert was kicked by a horse Monday. Mrs Lula Arnold of Fistherville visited her uncle J H Duncan. Mrs Huey Bauman of Bricelyn Minn was at Graver visiting relatives. Their river Sunday school will give their Binster program next Sunday at 2 0 clock. Arneté ditching out have been at the driver blacksmith shop for two or three weeks making repairs and painting their two cars. Mrs Albert Irwin and children drove from Huntington Saturday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Weat Sr. The heavy rain Tuesday halted farm work but plows and reeders were running again Monday. Miss Elia Peak left last week for North Dakota to visit briefly and plans homestead in the Dakotas. Graver friends wish her abundant success.
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Midway
J. N. Sweet
Glen Wert
Lula Arnold
Fistherville
J. H. Duncan
Huey Bauman
Bricelyn
Minn
Graver
Arneté
Driver Blacksmith Shop
Albert Irwin
Huntington
Geo. Weat
Plowa
Reedera
Misa Elia Peak
North Dakota
Dakotas
W. C. Dowden
Pleasantville
Iowa
Nettie Bratch
Mr. Smith
Ceylon
Nettie
Dolliver
Sheriff Butler
Dolliver Aid Society
Mus
J. Sullivan
A. H. Pickell
Pickell
Pickell’s Sister, Mrs. Y., Taylor At Grover Sunday. J. 31. Merdett
Roy
G. Dickerson
Jan Dickerson
Sam Taylor
Bruteh-Smith
Dolliver and Surrounding News Briefs Reach Easter Time
Spring arrives with dances and visits as Dolliver residents enjoy Easter events. Frankie Fouts begins work in Matherville while Nettie Bratch plans a life of happiness after her wedding in Ceylon. Local shoppers, visitors, and marriages thread through weekend outings and social gatherings from Dolliver to Estherville and Pleasantville.
Local Notes From Center Township and Esther Villa
AMM Miss Lillie West spent the evening at the St Manice home in Center Township. J Robinson helped move Blakey family in Batherville. Families plan for good weather to wet crops. Farmers busy as harvest and clothing updates appear. Ben Olson departed for Norway last week. New buggy bought by Mr Stein. Vindicator and Republican clubbing rates noted. Parlor design arrivals advertised by F E Shudle & Co.
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Lillie West
Center Township
Mhurahey
St. Manice
J. Robinson
Batherville
Hertia Olson
Liehsehu & Bryant
Ben Olson
Norway
Hie
Mother Country
Stein
Tice Vindicator
Hindu Caste Marks on Indian Women Forehead
An article from the Madras Mail describes Hindu caste marks worn by women on the forehead. It notes an orthodox saffron spot for religious use and a fashionable jet black mark made from fried sage ink. Some younger women wear tiny tinsel disks attached with jack fruit gum, while strict families tattoo a vertical line. The process can be painful but is endured as customary.
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India
Madras Mall
The Ghost of the Future and Fear of Failure
A compact reflection from B Suc cous Magazine on how fear of want and fear of failure sap vitality and paralyze creativity. It argues confidence and optimism are essential for bold, effective work, noting the mind must be guided by hope to achieve great deeds.
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Bsuccous Magazine
Majesty of the Pyramids Captures Nighttime Splendor
Excerpt describes the pyramids of Gizeh as artificial monuments of human greatness. The author praises their majestic presence at sunset and especially at night, when they appear as black shapes rising to the stars. Robert Hichens is quoted from Century Magazine.
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Gizeh
Sakkara
Pyramids
Gizeb
Robert Hichens
Century Magazine
A Statesman's Confessions
A quotation from Thomas B Reed of Mualue reveals a tender heart beneath a boastful public persona. He recalls chasing a sandpiper on a long day, finally catching it and feeling ashamed of the cruelty of the hunt. He hid the bird in his coat pocket to avoid showing his size against the small victim.
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Thomas B. Reed
Mualue
A Convenient Possum and a Sermon Script
An Atlanta Constitution piece presents a humorous exchange with an old negro preacher who quotes a bid text about a possum and its fruit. The preacher explains the line was meant to illustrate how his audience misreads scripture for his purpose.
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Atlanta Constitution
Chilly Exchange Sparks Eerie Echoes At Bouton Gir Scene
In a brief Louisville Courier-Journal note, a chilly moment features a Bouton girl remarking on a possible past life remark while a feckless man concedes a glacial vibe in the encounter.
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Bouton
Louisville Courier-Jeurnal
The Tall Soldier Adventure in Warsaw
An English officer recalls meeting a tall Russian soldier in a Warsaw cafe who plays dominos and reveals he is connected to top leaders. The tale unfolds with the prince prompting the encounter and the future Emperor Nicholas visiting incognito. The next day the emperor departs Warsaw amid crowd murmurs, and the narrator spots him again in the street.
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Warsaw
Fallstella
St. Petersburg
London
Ufe Guards
Nicholas
White Palace
Fraulein Frausch and the King’s Dragoons Tale
A tale from the Frederick the Great era recounts Marie Frausch, a proud prima donna who turns hoarse to avoid singing. She is ordered by Prussian officers to a military hospital for a throat ailment, yet sings superbly that night, spurred by the knowledge two dragoons stand ready behind the scenes. The Chicago Record-Herald recounts the incident.
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Frederick the Great
Marie Frausch
Frausch
Franslo Frausch
Fraulein
Frausery
Fraulein Frausch
Chicago Record-Herald
Saw Her Chance Proposal Booked for Eternity
A girl declares no man may kiss her before marriage, and when she agrees to a future husband proposal he kisses her at the gate. Her mother is told and visits the suitor to arrange matters, securing an eternal booking. The tale notes it was a mean trick yet a bird in the hand beats two in the garden.
A Smooth Tongue
In a dramatic exchange at New Orleans Times Democrat a woman rejects Mr Smith stating she cannot marry him. He laments shattered hopes and contemplates his status as her husband as the scene ends with her yielding to him.
His idea of an Wife in vaudeville wages
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts the ideal wife with one who does chores and manages the home, then adds a punchline about staying youthful and beautiful like a vaudeville actress earning 400 a week. The humor hinges on social expectations and gender roles of the era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Panther teaches mischief in a dialecty classroom quip
A teacher asks Elsie to define a panther and the child replies with humorous mispronunciation. The scene features a Kansas City Independent style line about a man who makes paths, reflecting playful wordplay and period voice.
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Elsie
Kansas City
Through Freight and Passenger Train Numbers Map
Schedule fragment lists through freight and passenger numbers including Armatrong and Batherville routes. Indicates daily except Sundays services to Ston and Estheryutte, with trains running south of Batherville but not north of Estheryutte.
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Freight Armatrong
Way Freight
Armatrong
tWay Freight Armatrona
Sonrvles
Lo Ston
Estheryutte
Batherville
Time Table Fragment for M and St R R Passenger Schedule
Fragmented timetable lists south bound trains from Des Moines and Storm Lake with passenger and freight services. Notes mention arrival times around 108 am and connections to freight trains, with occasional exclusions on Sundays and special ex routes.
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Des
Moines Pass
Ain
Pny Hoent
Storm Lake Pass
Des Moines Pass
Doan's Kidney Pills Promised To Cure Kidney Ailments
Dull headaches and urinary ills linked to kidney poisons. Testimony from F H of Lathrop Iowa claims Doan's Kidney Pills relieved backache and prevented recurrence after use at Williams and Anderson's drugstore. Sold by all dealers 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Ratherville
F. H
Lathrop
North Sixsetreet
Estherville
Iowa
Yoan
Williams & Anderson
Doan
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Hollister’s Spring Tonic Promises Health Benefit
An early 20th century advertisement touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic that tones the stomach purifies the blood regulates the kidneys and bowels. It claims strength and wellness with a low price and lists Williams and Anderson’s drug store as the seller.
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Hollister
Williams
Anderson
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Clyde
Clarence Wilder
Vern Haines
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Frankie Fouts
Matherville Laat
J.B. Mitchell
Hana Hanson
Jean
Josin
Solomonson
Will Christengen Tag
Martin Ekhart
Roy Merriott
BR. Jacobson
Atore
AMM
Margaret
Krank Maurice
Shudle & Co
Caid
Rollo
Nature
C. R
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