Brief city news hints and local notes
Local items report scarlet fever cases in town, Auditor Ridley resuming office, 654 hunting licenses issued in Dickinson county, visitors from Emmetsburg, jury duty in Fort Dodge, a marriage license issued, social events, and railroad gossip. Potatoes shipped from Lake Park, humorous Thanksgiving quips, multiple marriage licenses filed, and community happenings including a Dorcas Cooking Club event and local court adjournment. Also notes on theater, land sales, teacher meeting, and a farewell to Rev. Benjamin Franklin.
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Ridley
Dickinson County
R. Stedman
Harlan Soper
Emmetsburg
Motherville
Alex Johnston
Fort Dodge
Heffelfinger
Lawrence G. Speed
Nellie Dickinson
Chris Spor
Martha Meyers
Patrick D. Wyman
Mary A. Kelly
Dorcas Cooking Club
Lucile Haynes
Milwaukee
Storm Lake
Rockwell City
Spirit Lake
Spencer Herald
Maple in the Days of Old and Its Maple Craze
The piece notes ancient maple wood prized above others for tables and thrones, recounting Cicero's table valued at 10 000 Besterces and a Ptolemy’s table sold by weight in gold. It cites Evelyn, Virgil, and Chaucer, linking maple to luxury, vanity, and cultural memory through a Westminster Gazette reflection.
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Evelyn
Cicero
Rome
Virgil
Evander
Aeneas
Chaucer
Rosamond
Westminster Gazette
Galilei and the Babylonians Eggs Joke Recalled
In a biography, Galilei counters Lotario Sarsi on Babylonian egg cooking by sling, arguing that the supposed cause lies not in air friction but in the true cause being Babylonian doctrine. He notes experiments show eggs and slings failing to cook, despite ideal conditions, highlighting rational skepticism.
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Galilei
Lotario Sarsi
Egg Trouble On Chestnut Street Car
A girl with a Gibson face and Breen feather boards a crowded Chestnut Street car carrying a paper sack. The sack leaks a yellow substance resembling eggs, provoking a startled response from a large man as the woman nonchalantly says she can replace the dozen eggs at the grocery. The conductor removes the sack amid tense amusement.
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Chestnut Street
Louisville Times
A Weekly Birthday Tale From Rangoon
Dr Marks once granted a day’s holiday at St John’s Rangoon for Queen Victoria’s birthday. The king asked for a holiday on his own birthday and replied that, per Burmese custom, his birthday is every Tuesday.
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Dr. Marks
St. John's College, Rangoon
Queen Victoria
Pepper Vine and Pepper Plant Growth Facts
The pepper vine, native to the East Indies, is now cultivated widely in the tropical belt. The climbing plant has a smooth stem that can reach twelve feet, bearing pea sized fruit that ripens red. Cultivation uses poles or, in some areas, small trees for support and prefers partial shade.
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East Indies
The Gentle Art and a Humble Exchange
A brief dialogue from the Los Angeles Examiner contrasts admiration and intellect with beauty. A woman claims affection for intelligence, while a man admits he is not intellectual, prompting a playful accusation of flattery as a blush crosses her.
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Los Angeles Examiner
Mrs Grundy and Market Talk in Speed the Plow
In Morton s clever comedy the couple discuss market news as Dame Grundy is blamed for village gossip. Farmer Ashfield and his wife debate wheat prices butter and the looming question What will Mrs Grundy say accompanying playful banter about social judgment.
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Mrs. Grundy
Grundy
Missus
Dame Grundy
Mystery Caller Warns Of Gas Meter Dial Near Window
Harker hears tapping at his cellar window and a stranger warns that a hand moved near the window. The man reveals he meant the gas meter dial that runs while one sleeps, prompting a cautious search and puzzled reactions from Harker and Walker in pajama suspense.
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Harker
Walker
Philadelphia Times
Conscience Versus Art Letter on Population Rhythm
An eminent mathematician letters Tennyson after The Vision of Sin, arguing the line Every moment dies a man and every moment one is born would misstate population trends. He proposes a correction: Every moment dies a man, and one and a sixteenth is born, noting the exact figure is 1.167 but rhythm must be kept.
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Tennyson
That's the Way They All Do An Ocean Travel Wish
A jubilant traveler to Europe enthuses about sailing life and the sea. He imagines breathing the ocean air with his wife noting that such wonder is typical among travelers aboard ships.
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Europe
Detroit News-Tribune
The Wizard and Brightboy’s Saucer Trick
At tea time Brightboy claims he can push a saucer through the cup handle. The others doubt him but he calmly threads the spoon through the handle and slides the saucer along.
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Old Brightboy
Brightboy
Modest Amateur Pleads Distance From Art, Critics Respond
A dialogue scene shows an aspiring artist insisting he has a long way to go, while Miss Ethel and a polite critic offer cautious encouragement, underscoring doubt, aspiration, and restraint in evaluating artistic progress.
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Ethel
Puffs Joke Sparks Boston Transcript Quip
A Boston Transcript quip compares Miss Sootlittle’s reputation to her complexion, saying both are brilliant yet made with a puff. The remark plays on the idea of puffed cosmetics and reputational flair in a witty exchange.
A Big Difference in Small Ways Warned by Father
Washington Herald notes a father’s stern warning about ethics, saying there is a big difference between watering milk and stroke. The exchange underscores integrity and moral choices in everyday actions.
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Washington Herald
Pope and Prince of Wales Quip on Monarchy
A witty exchange from Pope era has the Prince of Wales asking the poet if he dislikes kings. Pope replies that he prefers the Non before the claws are grown, humorously favoring nonroyal rule before tyranny emerges.
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Pope
Prince of Wales
Mr. Pope
Woman, Woman Defines Grace in One Elegantly Bound Volume
An unusual quotation explores the tension between idealized virtue and personal autonomy. The text references a German proverb about inner struggle, smoke in the head, and the urge to avoid being confined to a shelf.
Beams Said to Hold Moon in Place
Araminta asks what keeps the moon from falling and Charlie softly replies that it must be the beams.
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Araminta
Charlie
A Pearl In the Trough
A fragment cited from the Pittsburg Post presents a terse exchange on politeness and concern, noting a casual remark about someone’s wellness in a conversational vignette. The brief dialogue hints at social manners in a constrained, print context.
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Pittsburg
Purely Personal Notices From Indianola Week
Purported local notes list names and travels of residents visiting relatives and attending events. Patrons from Des Moines, Spirit Lake, Lake Park, Clarion, and Huntington appear, with election returns, visits to family, and trips to Washington. Bargains on rugs are advertised at Byfield’s, and various locals are noted in social travels.
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Jamison
Nearj
Des Moines
High Lake Township
Rebn
Jas. Fletcher
Marie Murphy
Spirit Lake
J. J. Klopp
Basset, Nebraska
A. EK. Bigelow
Tripp County
South Dakota
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Cora Davis
Rowena
Fred Trevett
North 6Th Street
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Lake Park
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O. A. Salisbury
Grasttinger
Estherville
Heidecker
Wallingford
York
Armory
Denmark Township
Barker
Election Board
Odd Fellows of
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Messrs
Espeset, Peterson
Cole
W. HK. Turner
Lodge
Franklin
Algona
Sherburnland
Jackson
Minnesota
Hoosier Kitchen
Hoosier Special
Hoosier Club
Henry W. Mahlum Furniture and Undertaking
Mr. Poseyboy
Poseyboy
Hart Schather
Mark
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hugh B. Lawrence
Chas. Norby
Kimmersburg
Henry Johnson
Mrs. Knowlton
St. James
Minnie Amison
Myrtle
Edna Kilgore
Albert Lena
David Finn
Goodell
P. J. Sullivan
GC. C. Birney
Lake Park Y
F. Converse
Lanesboro
C. FE. Sullivan
Ta. P. Stillman
Dolliver
Mrs. C. Neville
Washington and
Oragon
Burr Williams
Washington, D. C
A. R. Ladd
Clarion
E. C G. Bryant
H. A. Danham
Sioux Falls
C. W.crim
West Bend
Waker Snyder
Marshalltown
S. T. Osgood
Marseilles
Illinois
Gladys Ladd
EB. C. Bryant
John Osgood
George Ports
Huntington
J. J. Forts
This City
John Sutton
Whittemore
Titonka
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