Mystery of beauty and desire in a desert tale
Waldo and Lyndall wander through questions of beauty and certainty as they discuss art, life, and the limits of knowledge. A girl reflects on human nature and compares lovers and historical figures while a dog and a horseman gossip in the margins. Meanwhile Tant Sannie schemes in a South African settler household, arranging a marriage and plotting romance with sharp wit and foreshadowing.
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Waldo
Gregory
Lyndall
Gregory Rose
Sannie
Bonaparte
St. Simon
Kaftir
Tant Lannie’s Boer wedding fills South African farmstead
In a Dutch Karroo wedding tale Tant Lannie marries at her brother’s farm. Em’s cousin arrives with a German escort as guests fill the yard, feast, and dancing erupts amid dust and music. Lyndall and Gregory share quiet tension as the night wears on.
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Tant
Lannie
Sannie
Gregory
Lyndall
Waldo
Taunty Lainie
Sanne
Tant’ Sannie
Jemima
Naya
Dass
Greoonry
Satan
God
Karroo
John Spertwig
A Boer Wedding on the Dawn Road
Gregory and El ride to Dom Muller's for a wedding as Waldo drives a slow, dusty procession. El contemplates birth and responsibility, fearing the burden of bringing a child into a world filled with suffering, while Waldo muses on a soul's power to create.
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Gregory
Dom Muller
Waldo
Lyndall
Lke
Maryland Delegates Refuse to Endorse Bryan Leader
The Maryland House of Delegates, dominated by Democrats, refused to back William Jennings Bryan as the recognized leader of the Democracy in the United States and nearly killed a proposal inviting Bryan to speak to the body. In Clinton Iowa, a Midland passenger train collided with a stock train near Amber injuring several crew members while others escaped unharmed. An outbreak of smallpox in Clay City and surrounding areas of Clay County Indiana prompts health authorities to intensify quarantine measures as hundreds fall ill and spread to nearby towns.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Bryan
Indianapolis
Tana
Clay City
Clay County
Clay
American women's club organized in Puerto Rico
A new American women’s club has been organized in Puerto Rico. Bridge builders plan a combine with 52 million dollars capital. Iowa reports 33 rural free delivery routes serving 16 080 people at about 1.25 dollars per person annually. farmers may accept higher postage for home delivery. Local items note improvements in health of Mrs Sturges and Isaac Wagner, and plans for a P E O tea at the Bovee home.
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Puerto Rico
Iowa
Chicago Tribune foreign service praised by New Orleans paper
The New Orleans Times-Democrat lauds The Chicago Tribune for its Paris and London dispatches carried in its columns and credits Grace Corneau and H. J. Whigham with reporting from Europe. It predicts Chicago journalism will become metropolitan and notes the Tribune’s superior foreign and home coverage despite political disagreements.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Paris
London
Chicago Tribune
New York
Foreign Service
Grace Corneau
H. J. Whigham
Star of Journalism
Chicago
Forign
Unitates
Kgaraaiinde
Sett
Wellman Soldier to Wed in Local Ceremony
License to wed issued by County Clerk Young to William Starr and Mary R. Snauf. The groom, a Philippine service veteran, recently mustered out of the 51st Iowa.
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Young
Friday Morning Exercise At High School Features Piano Numbers
Miss Bes Scofield performed several piano numbers during Friday morning exercises at the High School instead of the usual address. A. Hi. Wallace, president of the school board, attended as a visitor. Found-Agent's glove mentioned. Call at the JOURNAL office.
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Bes Scofield
A. Hi. Wallace
Journal
Home seekers Excursions on B C R & N Ry in 1900
Jan 16 Feb 6 20 Mar 6 20 Apr 3 17 1900 round trip tickets good 21 days sold at single fare plus 200 to Iowa Minnesota South Dakota points north of Shell Rock Abbott Crossing Waverly and many northern western and southern cities For details contact B C R N agents or Jno G Farmer A G P T A Cedar Rapids Kwa
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Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Shell Rock
Abbott Crossing
Waverly
Ro & N
Jno G. Farmer A.G P.& T A
Cedar Rapids
Kwa
Kansas
Nebraska
Sou Dakota
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Ariana
Idaho
Washinunk
Oregon
British Columbia
Missouri
Arkansas
Iodian Territory
Louiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Manitoba
Wisconsin
Michigan
Burington
CCT
Burlington
EG Fox
Washington
Lowa Central Railway
Colorado
Montana
Indian Territory
Louisiana
North Dakota
Grog Barry
Gp& TA
Ta Cent
Marshalltown
You Have Good Company With Blank Cigars
An advertisement touts Blank cigars as ideal after dinner smoke helping combat fatigue and loneliness. It promises cheer, mental clarity, and digestive aid, urging readers to take along Blank for a repeat experience.
Inland Rail Timetable Fragment
A garbled OCR segment lists train names and times with directions South East North and freight runs. It mentions Pass numbers, times like 10:25 PM and 4 AM, and stations or lines such as Weson City Mail and San. The readable items point to a historic rail schedule fragment with multiple missing details.
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Des Moines Valley Division
D. M. Valley
Des Moines
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
Washington
N. W
Weson City
San
Paul
Stn
Sun South
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Tant’ Sanne
Viet Vander Walt
Piet
Sam Little Piet Vander Walt
Big Piet Vander Walt
Piet Vander Walt
Selena
Tanta Samile
Annie
the Redeemer
Tant Sannte
Tant’ Sainte
Tam
Rose
G. Rose
B. Rose
L. Rose
L. L. L. L. Rose
Iees
Hell
Heaven
Greg
Miss Lyndall
Clinton
Midland
Amber
Lea
Sherman
Harding
Toskinson
Shoemaker
M. Sturges
Fred Shoemaker
Isaac Wagner
Chi
Cago
Louisa Wilson
Mr and
Ed Bovee
Jake Hite
Brooks and Wattles
Thomas Brooks
Wayland
M Wattles
Brighton
Allie Weir
Cotter
Wellman
N. Ry
Homeseekers
Towa Central
M. Lombardo
North Side Square
JAS A.m
Peoria
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Omaha
Denver
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Batty
Columbus Junction
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