Stockholders Meeting Notice for Eastherville State Bank
Notice of stockholders meeting at the bank office in Eastherville Iowa on January 21st at 7:80 pm. Purpose to consider extension of the bank's quarters. Howard Graves president James Espuarr cashier and directors to attend.
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District Court
Thie Atte
Fow Iy
Kaiinet
Perm
Ethel Givens
Will Grea
District Court of the Ninth of Iowa
Emmet
Court ‘House
Estherville
Iowa
EsstHerville State Bank
Eastherville
Old Time Punishments Through the Eighteenth Century Practices
A fragmentary historical account discusses harsh educational and legal punishments used in early America and England. It covers ducking stools, flogging, ear cutting, pillories, and public shaming as methods to correct swearing, theft, and nuisance behavior, with anecdotes from colonial Virginia and descriptions of 17th and 18th century practices.
Wise Investors And The True Capitalist
A compact, period tone discussion on business wisdom and investing. It contrasts investment with speculation, praising prudent buyers and cautious savers. It warns against complacency and overconfidence, noting banks invest depositor funds in ventures some customers reject. It stresses practical risk and timing in wealth building.
Willing to Chance It Aged Hurt of Mans Field Story
A fragmentary report recounts a master dismissing a servant named John after three years as a driver. The master notes honesty and sobriety as needed traits for a position in the coach house, while accusing the man of cheating. The master threatens severe punishment for duplicity.
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Mansfield
Hin
John
Tie’ Tor
Hiss
Hid
Sald
English Actor Sees American Plays For English Stage
The English actor, noted in Kansas City Star chatter, reveals plans to bring two American plays to England. He discusses negotiations for Ten Evenings In a Public House with a role as John Morgan, and Uncle Thomas Resilience offering a fine part for him as Marks, the barrister.
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Hin
England
John Morgang
Thomas
Marks
Kansas City
Bitar
Father laments son’s marriage to famed actress
In a witty quip from Youbp's Magazine, a daughter tells her father that his habit of urging the son to "hitch his wagon to a star" backfired as the son married a well known actress, prompting the father to admit fault.
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Youbp’s
Elephant and chimp clash over shell game trouble
Bunkeed narrates a scene where an elephant trumpet calls a chimpanzee to ask what’s wrong. The elephant complains that Bomebodi has cheated him in a shell game, tossing aside the discarded peanut shells after receiving a bag handed to him.
A German Private's View Of Military Despotism
A German army private recounts a corporal punishment episode during maneuvers. He fails to deliver a message, faces a furious captain who escalates from confinement to fourteen days, and is later released when the captain realizes the error. The incident illustrates brutal discipline and authority.
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Prividta
Birth of a Gasser and a Drowning Mowing Well
A Rupert Hughes tale in Broadway Magazine describes a gasser at a Texas oil well. The towering derrick erupts in sand, pipe and steel whip. workers, passengers, and animals are overwhelmed by the deafening blast and chaotic scene as water and oil spray. Names like Seth and Tom appear amid the frenzied, wordless reactions.
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Broadway
Rupert Hughes
Lletella
Seth
Tom
First Sawmill at Fort Scott Meant to Measure Crooked Lumber
A tale recalls Fort Scott's earliest sawmill where crooked boards filled the yard after its opening day. The owner, returning from celebration, asks if the lumber has been measured, and jokes to use a corkscrew when it dries.
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Fort Scott
Lincoln's First Name Question Baffles Norman Hapgood
In discussing his planned Life of Lincoln, Norman Hapgood faced a puzzle about Lincoln’s given name Abram or Abraham. He rushed to confirm the spelling, recalling the era’s use and the common nickname, and the staff editor weighed in on the historical record.
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Norman Hapgood
Lincoln
Abram
Abraham
Avoiding Trouble in a House on Past Commentary
A brief exchange on political rhetoric notes that candidates spread terrible lies about each other. The response acknowledges truth could trigger severe consequences, suggesting a dangerous political climate where direct honesty is fraught with risk.
Always After Us Posterity on Our Heels
The Baltimore American notes a wry line about constant scrutiny from future generations. It frames posterity as the lasting audience who will always be after us for our deeds and decisions.
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Baltimore
Overcoming Suffering Motto From Maller Quote
A brief motto attributed to Maller emphasizes that while the world holds suffering, it also holds the overcoming of it, urging resilience and hope in face of hardship. The quote reflects a universal theme of endurance and perseverance.
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Maller
Mark Twain's White House Note Prank Revealed
In Mark Twain's Autobiography as quoted from North American Review, a playful card to Mrs Clemens warns not to wear arctics at the White House. The scene unfolds during President Cleveland's first term as Twain recounts late giving Mrs Twain a note written on his card reading He didn't. The moment is set around a reception at the White House with humorous mischief between Twain, Livy Clemens, and a note that sparked a lighthearted exchange.
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Mark Roder
Mra
Cleveland
Hartford
Washington
White House
Livy
Mia
Mrs. Clemens
Mark Twain
Jor
North American Review
Water in Old London and Early Mental Health Reform
The article traces London's early water supply from the Thames to lead pipes via German inventor Peter Maurice in 1582 and notes earlier water thefts. It also mentions 1786 William Tuke founding the first national asylum in York and Pi nel’s nonrestraint movement for the mentally ill, highlighting historical shifts in public health and care.
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London
Chicago Daily News
Thames
Ted Street
Germany
Peter Maurice
London Bridge
William Tuke
York
England
Earler
Pinel
Walt Whitman Remembered as People-Loving Poet on Philadelphia Walk
In a reminiscence titled Whitman as Carpenter Saw Him, the author recalls Walt Whitman walking to the Philadelphia ferry with calm ease, greeting street vendors and drivers, and sharing quiet, meaningful moments with friends and strangers alike as he visited a familiar urban scene.
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Walt Whitman
Whitman
Philadelphia
Walt
Broadway
George
Carpenter
A Cruel Ending The Lonely Death of Laurence Sterne
Myrtle Reed recounts the final days of Laurence Sterne in Bond Street London. A single servant attended him as he died with Murmur “Now It is come.” News spreads to a nearby party of friends and publishers. The body is later stolen and shipped to Cambridge, laid on the dissecting table at the university. A friend faintly recognizes him too late.
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Laurence Sterne
Bond Street
London
Sterne
Yorick
Cambridge
Myrtle Reed
Book News Monthly
John Pratt and the first practical typewriter
John Pratt, born April 14, 1831 in Unionville, S C, invented the pterotype and secured early protection in Britain in 1864 before receiving U S patents in 1863. He built and sold early typewriters in London and pursued a mechanism moving a type wheel by key levers.
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John Pratt
Unionville
England
Pratt
United States
Mr. Pratt
London
Musical banter and old time comic fragments rise in page
A collage of humorous lines from early newspapers features a music loving remark about orchestras and Mexican musicians, a joke about a grocer and a pennyworth of carrots, a photographer's half length portrait satire, a cuckoo clock gag, and a domestic quip about cooking and piano.
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Columbus Dispatch
California
Fapladelphia Toquirer
Saal
Handling a tiger in Khiva by a Turkoman keeper
Langdon Warner recalls in Century Magazine a tiger from the Oxus swamps snarling at him in a Khiva cage. A Turkoman, armed with a stout stick, subdued the beast by gentle restraint, stroking its face while guiding a collar and chain to drag the tiger outside. The crowd watched as the Turkoman held the snarling animal with ease, camera clicking.
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Binter
Khiva
Langdon Warner
Century, Magazine
Oxus
The Star Mira and Its Strang Bling For Existence
The Star Mira, a variable sun larger than ours, alternates between brilliance and invisibility over irregular cycles. It occasionally flares dramatically, possibly from surface hydrogen flames, and mirrors the universal struggle for existence echoed in mortal life.
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Mira
Dante
Garrett F. Servisa
New York
American
What He Wanted Haircut Request Goes Silently Wrong
A barber tries to discern a mute customer’s wishes. The patient answers with terse refusals to speak, prompting the barber to seek aid from the shop owner. The man in the chair ultimately requests a haircut done in silence, highlighting a miscommunication about verbosity.
Strange Fog Signal Off Boston Harbor
In foggy Boston harbor passengers along the Nar tasket Beach line hear a faint metallic sound not a bell. A large tripod torso appears in the mist with a steel triangle hanging from its apex, producing the strange signal guiding vessels through the foggy channel.
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Boston Harbor
Ehead
Pointed Paragraphs by Atebisan Glebe
Careful insight on human nature and social behavior argues that tolerance and moral courage draw dislike, while age dulls folly. Short, sharp sketches remind readers that persuasion fails when others refuse to share your view, a truth observed in everyday discourse.
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Ws. Foshier
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Williams &Anderton
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Ockholders Meeting
Howard Graves
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