Governor Larabee Dies in Claremount at Eighty
Governor Larabee died at his home in Claremount Saturday from complications of old age. He was eighty years old on the 20th of last January. The piece notes his prominence in early Iowa history and discusses political prospects around Senator Cummins and national tariff reform, suggesting ongoing party realignments and concerns about economic stability. The discussion mentions Woodrow Wilden and the Republican party's future in Iowa as contentious and unsettled.
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Federated Baptist Church Announces Sunday Service Schedule
Fragmented OCR text indicates Federated Baptist Church plans Sunday services on November MA with a program featuring pastor Beekoon Cour, Chow Phe and choir. Promoted events include special music and rental opportunities as part of the program.
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Preposterous Bird Water Turkey in Florida Rivers
In the Indian river region of Florida islands fringe with mangrove bushes host many water fowls including pelicans gallinules and water turkeys. The water turkey or snake bird intrigues observers as it wriggles its long neck from water when a gunshot startles it. A New York Sun quote calls the creature not a bird but a neck with subordinate parts, noting its neck and body proportions and color.
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New York Sun
Messengers of Death Ghosts Across Noble Lineages
A Metropolitan Magazine piece notes the White Lady of the Hohenzollern in Berlin as a death announcing ghost seen since 1628 on Prussian royal eve of kings death. It compares similar omens where British families like the Yorkshires Middletons Cortachy Airlie Arundel Wardour and Argyll report omens including a Benedictine nun a drummer white owls and a phantom hearse signaling imminent death.
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Walsh Doctors Odd Fees In Welsh Royal Court
The London Chronicle notes Welsh monarchs paid surgeons with a strict rank structure. A physician ranked twelfth in precedence among household officials. For non dangerous wounds no extra perquisites. for three dangerous wounds the doctor received 180 pence plus upkeep during the cure and blood stained garments.
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London Chronicle
The Poppy as Funeral Plant Across East Regions
The poppy is described as an emblem of death across the east and is planted on graves and in cemeteries in many parts of India. The idea may be linked to the plant’s poisonous juice. Egyptian tombs opened by Belzons show depictions of plants likely representing poppies.
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Woman asks editor about fourth husband offer
A reader writes Harper's personal column lamenting three lost husbands and seeking advice on a fourth marriage proposal. The editor humorously chides that losing three husbands shows carelessness and implies she should not trust herself with another marriage.
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A Professional Interest in Nose Stares
A humorous exchange between Bell and Neil critiques reporters watching for every turn of events. Bell notes a man staring at his nose while Neil suggests reporters focus on all that emerges, a wry aside on journalistic vigilance.
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Boston Transcript
No Smoking Policy Leads to Public Etiquette Clash
Balance between decorum and enforcement surfaces as patrons face warnings and potential ejection for cigarette use inside venues. The Baltimore American notes tension over smoking rules and the discipline of staff in enforcing them.
Death of Mrs Tilton and Wedding News in Estherville
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Tilton mother of Mrs M Kichelan at age ninety near Estherville with funeral at M K Whelan home and Oak Hill Cemetery to follow. Also reports Ed Strube and Minnie Scharfenberg wed at bride’s mother’s home and depart for honeymoon. A Canterbury Holstein records forty seven quarts milk daily and thirty five pounds of butter.
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Shankland Re-elected To Iowa House Seat
Des Moines reports Polk County voters give an overwhelming majority to the Shankland bill advocate, backing the ballot as the method to decide public questions. The measure aims to substitute ballots for petitions, seen as a fair expression free from outside influence. Strong support echoed across other counties for honest expression of opinion on Iowa’s key issue.
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Morning and Evening Prayer Services at Local Church
Morning service and evening prayer announced with invitation. Rector Mark G Paulsen invites attendees. A note mentions a Grand Theatre dramatization of The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright titled Preachin Bill premiering Thursday November 21, with quoted rustic aphorisms attributed to the character.
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Bo and Wife Transcript Log Sparks Frustration
A fragmented transcript shows Bo and his wife clashing over readiness. The wife expresses irritation at repeated questions about when Bo will be ready, while Bo presses to finish preparation in a minute.
The Truly Proud Man Quote
The line presents a philosophical remark about pride, asserting that a truly proud person recognizes neither superiority nor inferiority, attributed to Hagiltt.
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Enduring Oddities and Ancient Egypt in a Mosaic of Facts
A collage of quotes and notes covers theater quips about Hamlet and mad crowds, migratory bird feats across the Mediterranean and long falcon flights, insights on ancient Egyptians’ origins, the Rajah Diamond’s storied history, early lunatic asylums, a London humor item, diffuse light and color science, and references to cannibals in classical histories.
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Mental Shortcomings and Evolving Words
An Atchison Globe quotation notes a critique of language growth versus physical maturation. It reflects a columnist’s musings on how many words fail to mature like bodies, hinting at societal impatience with linguistic nuance and evolution.
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Bread making sparks kitchen intruder quip
A kitchen scene features an irate cook and a facetious butler. The cook vents about people entering while bread is being made. The butler replies with a pun about “knead.”
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