Hospitality Shines at Grid Iron Club Dinner
Mr Smouse hosted a splendid Grid Iron Club dinner at his home with Mrs Smouse and his daughter arranging and serving the meal. The club praised the hospitality as unmatched and elected Smouse president for the coming year while Mr White was re elected secretary treasurer. The gathering honored the memory of Seneca B Dewey, a longtime city citizen and origins of the gridiron meetings.
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Will Dupuis
Ruth
Keota
Dupuis
Elmer Peiffer
Harry Dupuis
Madigan
Whiconsin
Tom Dupuis
Philip Dupuis
Fred Dupuis
Sigourney
Lee Stewart
Will Smock
Henry Dupuis
First United Presbyterian Sunday School
J. A. Hawthorn
Rev. Matthews
Charles Corvette
Robert Cunningham
J. R. George
Lee Sir- Well
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Win Smouse
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Iowa Avenue
Seneca B. Dewey
Dewey
Smouse
Smith W. Brookhart
J. B. Crash
Sidc
Ralph Dougherty
Kandy
Alex Miller
Watson
James M. Wilson
Charles Hebner
W. W. Bowers
Claire Dewey
Frank L. Wilson
E. T. Wickham
Arthur Goodin
E. G. Fox
J. B. Crail
A. N. Alberson
Alex R. Miller
Washington
Iowa
Col. C.J. Wilson
Gal
Cc. J
Mr. Smouse
H. White
White
Libby Prison Bricks Used for Stables in Chicago
The Chicago Historical Society notes bricks from the Libby Prison walls were used to underpin a livery stable after the prison’s interior demolition. Some bricks and museum contents remain in the Gunther collection at the society’s building.
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Libby Prison
The
Chicago Historical Society
Libby
Coliseum
Wrecking Company
Gunther
Village Maid Says Grace To Save Time
A little girl rides in a carriage through a village street with eyes shut and hands raised in prayer. Her nurse asks what she is thinking and the young rider replies she is saying grace to save time while lunchtime nears.
Welsh Builder Echoes Language Confusion in Liverpool
A Welshman narrates a tale of Liverpool builders with misused English. One contractor requests bricks and miscounts, saying two will do while claiming one is enough. The anecdote highlights language quirks among Welsh workers in an English city.
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Liverpool
Wales
William Chones
Fashions 5 000 Years Ago Reconstructed Egyptian Life
Reconstructed pictures show ancient Egyptian life around five thousand years ago with fashion resembling modern nations. Women wore wigs and fringes and jewelry similar to present day ornaments.
Photographs of Stars in Daylight Show Bright Stars Clearly
Recent finding shows photographs of stars as faint as sixth magnitude can be taken in broad daylight. Through a deep red screen, stellar photographs appear distinctly, enabling astronomical photography to occur in daylight rather than only at night.
Woman Misreads Train Stop As Ticket to Gown
A young woman on her first train trip hears the conductor say AL change here and hurriedly asks a brakeman to fetch her brown gown from the baggage car trunk. The moment captures her literal reading of the station instruction as a personal wardrobe change.
2400 Year Old Assyrian Bread Found by French Explorer
A loaf dating to about 560 B.C. was uncovered by a French explorer. The bun shaped loaf was in excellent condition, wrapped in cloth inside a tightly sealed sarcophagus.
Wagner Grand March Improvised in Cab Not Opera Origin
The Grand March in Act 2 of Tannhauser was reportedly improvised by Wagner in a cab. It was not originally intended for the opera but served as a greeting to a German prince upon his safe return home.
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Wagner
Gasoline Evaporation Loss Tied to National Production
Gasoline loss by evaporation equals one thirtieth of the country’s annual baseline crude oil production, a stage in refining and handling. The figure highlights how evaporation impacts overall energy output and supply.
Doctors urged to end patient suffering line split
A member of the British parliament questions allowing doctors to kill patients who have lost hope. He argues the public perceives that a survivor of medical treatment will be killed by mounting medical bills.
No Drudgery In Work Says Uncle Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe Cannon argues work is a human privilege not drudgery and praises the right to work as essential to living, blessing labor and condemning those who refuse to work. He recalls half a century of labor, from 1840s field tasks to legislative duties, urging daily improvement in work and society.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Authors Who Got Rich in Early British Literature
The first British writer to gain a large fortune was Sir Walter Scott. Dickens earned £12,500 for Pickwick. George Eliot earned 335,000 for Tomola. Lew Wallace received 8,400 for two novels.
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Sir Walter Scott
Dickens
Ages of Trees in England Tale of Ancient Oaks and Chestnut
The Tertworth chestnut in England is noted on a charter dated 11h and is likely near its tenth century as an age reference. An oak at Tilford near Farnham dates back to the year 1250, illustrating long living trees and medieval landscape.
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Tertworth
England
Tilford
Farnham
Odd European Baptism Belief Sparks Mothers’ Demand
Readers are informed that in parts of Europe mothers demand ministers baptize their babies first during simultaneous christenings to prevent grown children from growing beards later. This belief influences local church practices and parenting customs.
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Europe
Why Wood Sinks Not Float In Water
The text explains that wood is heavier than water by itself but appears buoyant due to trapped air in its cells. Over time, immersion lets air escape, making wood waterlogged and unable to float.
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