Keokuk swamped by tramps and local incidents
Iowa items report Keokuk overrun by tramps. thefts, fires, injuries and local governance notes across cities like Clinton Fort Dodge Mason City Des Moines and Sioux City. Notable: new librarianship at Clinton, bank openings in Sac City, multiple accidents and deaths, and public notices from county fairs to school issues.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Anna Tarr
Clinton
Ft. Dodge
Carlton Bank
Sac City
Wayne Stennett
Red Oak
Monona County Farmers’ Institute
Castana
L. C. Russel
Leeds
O'Connor
Delwein
Ireland
John Bartolet
Sioux City
John Morgan
West Side
Iowa Health Officers
Des Moines
Mason City
Dyersville
Frank Kronlage
Lucy Temple
Guy Bull
August Aberhamson
Jewell
Charles Haye
Humboldt
Lake City
Storma
Fonda High School
G. ¥. Hodgin
Ireton
Carrol United Brethren Church
B. Wadsworth
Council Bluffs
John Barnard
Ute
F. A. Vore
United States Gypsum Company
Alta Fatr Association
Atlantic
John Nelson
Shellsburg
T. H. Carnine
Fonda
Eagle Grove
Greenwood Park
Paul Ward
Davenport
Henry Laufert
O. Toledo
Foiled A Diplomatic Tale From The Civil War Era
A Civil War era journal excerpt recounts a London ball meeting with Count de V who claims Napoleon III seeks to fracture the United States by allying with England and France. The narrator travels to St Petersburg to brief the czar, gains cautious support, and returns to Paris to relay the outcome as he sails for America amid a tense international intrigue. The piece frames diplomacy, allegiance, and risks on the eve of a global confrontation.
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France
Washingtons
America
Napoleon III
Tuileries
Count de V
England
South
American
Atlantic
Count de Varese
Confederate States
Lincoln
Mexico
United States
Cout
Nussia
St. Petersburg
Coun
Uberty
de V
Alexaer Vronsky
Czar
Vronaky
Vronsky
Paris
New York Bay
An Accommodating Man
An old farmer narrates how he aided a boy and a man playing a game in a field. He carried a spade by accident and used it to dig a ninth hole, freeing the ball. The man laughed and thanked him, praising the unexpected help and his own good deed.
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Nile
Rochester Democrat-Chronicle
Cannibal Feast Tale From New Guinea Account
Misa Bea trice Grimshaw relates a grim tale from 1858 about 326 Chinese, shipwrecked near Rossel Island, who were captured by locals and slowly eaten by the islanders. Only one old man survived after escaping and recounting the events, though some doubt the tale’s veracity.
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Misa Beatrice Grimshaw
New Guinea
Australia
Rossel Island
Imprisonment For Debt Then And Now
A Dundee Advertiser snippet recalls mid century England where debtors faced imprisonment in kings benches and Marshalsea. It notes 1769 saw 20 000 debt prisoners across Great Britain and Ireland and criticizes lack of infirmaries baths and medical care for families trapped in these prisons.
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England
King's Bench
Marshalsea
Borough Compter
Great Britwn
Ireland
Dundee Advertiser
How Far Can You See The Far Sight Record
The article notes the test star Alcor near the Great Bear tail as a sighting benchmark from The Eye and Sight. It cites Arabs calling Alcor the test star and mentions naked eye visibility of Jupiter’s satellites in rare cases. Humboldt’s Indians were observed 18 miles distant, able to recognize a resting human in white, possibly the far sight record.
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Jupiter
Earth
Humboldt
Rector complains over Oxford sermon pay
A country rector, invited to preach at Oxford, tells Dr. Routh that his remuneration was inadequate given travel and labor. Dr. Routh probes and learns he was paid only £5, and the rector jokes he would not have preached even for fifty pounds.
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Oxford
Hans Teeth in Literature Provokes Professor’s Critique
The Chicago News quotes a literature professor objecting to the phrase as fine as hens teeth noting hens lack teeth. A composer argues that combs have teeth and asks whether hens have gums.
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Hans
Lterature
Chivtago News
A Dig at May in Irustrated Bits
In Irustrated Bits a joke targets May Nagget and her husband described as a "beast." The quip notes they have been married for nearly four months, prompting a sharp back and forth.
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May
May Nagget
Precautionary on Appendix Removal Advice
Medical lifestyle guidance from Life magazine questions necessity of appendectomy. Suggests starting with simple steps and evaluating risks before surgery. Emphasizes cautious approach and nonurgent consideration of procedure.
Indication on Daughter’s Music Spurs Neighbor Curiosity
A fragmentary report notes a comment about a daughter’s health and her music provoking neighbors to watch and wonder what will happen next. The brief hints at social curiosity and community scrutiny around a family.
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Toledo
Rosa Bonheur and the Earthworm in Love with a Star
In reminiscences of Rosa Bonheur a workingman who saved for engravings and photographs of her is called the earthworm in love with a star. When Clermont-Ferrand’s K R A Baintray asked about marriage she replied she had never had time to consider the subject.
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Rosa Bonheur
KR. A. Baintray
Clermont-Ferrand
Paternalism in Groceries in New York Shops
The New York Times reports on paternalistic grocery practices where clerks enforce weekly allowances. A grocer consults a calendar and limit orders, claiming customers request the system to prevent debt. Women and husbands deposit funds to cover weekly needs, with strict food limits and overdraft avoidance.
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New York
New York Times
Horrors of Bokhara and Its Old Punishments
A Wide World Magazine piece contrasts Bokhara’s brutal past with modern Russian laws banning cruel punishments. It recalls public draggin gs behind horses and executions from the Minar Katan tower, along with lurid chambers of torture and vermin-fed pits once used on evildoers.
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Bokhara
Bokbara
Wide World Magazine
Disraeli and Goldwin Smith Clash in Atlantic Row
Goldwin Smith recalls a clash with Disraeli across the Atlantic over an alleged social sneer. Smith says he confronted the charge, calling out the calumny and denying the accusation as he faced British figures abroad. The exchange centers on reputations and public persona brought into view by a notable political figure.
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Disraeli
Goldwin Smith
Atlantic
England
Origins of the Thimble Gift in London Tales
About two centuries ago four London goldsmiths named Trotting crafted a gold thimble and sent it to his beloved on her birthday. The presentation included a note calling it a token of humble esteem designed to shield delicate fingers from needle pricks.
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London
Fate of a Duchess in Old Paris Portraits and Debt
A fragment discusses fashion morals and the Duchesse de Mazarin or Maza tin from shadows of Old Paris. G Duval notes she died in 1776 from debt while having posed for a statue of Venus, reflecting scandal and status in 18th century couture society.
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Milo
Duchesse de Mazatin
G. Duval
Paris
Venus
A Matter of Looks at Boarding Houses
A light exchange notes that boarders seemingly stay longer, but their actual stay is shorter. The quip contrasts First and Second Boarding House Keepers and ends with a jab about appearances versus reality in Boston Record style.
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Univ
Boston
He Got His Geraldine Scene of Engagement Talk
The dialogue snippet shows Geraldine and Gerald in a critical moment about an engagement request. Geraldine notes she has not visited since asking her father for consent, while Gerald reveals this is the first time he has been able to move around.
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Geraldine
Father
Gerald
Visitors' book entry at German hotel puzzle
A fragment from a hotel's visitors' book in Germany reads awkwardly about living there and a waiter. The note appears garbled, offering little clear action or attribution beyond a lingering sense of dissatisfaction with the service.
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Alf
Germany
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