Trial by Ordeal in Siam Described as Court Custom
A London Tatler summary recounts Siamese trial by fire and water ordeals as parallel to modern justice. It details fiery paths, foot blemish checks, water diving tests, cockfights, priestly charms, and spectators treating the event as a holiday while judges and participants attend to rites and penalties.
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Europe
Siam
Wan Eiher
Henos
Ame
Sars
Ernest Young
London Tatler
Buermere
Shaw Reminisces On Poverty Struggles Of Early Fame
In Mrs T P O Connor’s reminiscences, George Bernard Shaw recalls days of grinding poverty and frugal travel. He notes walking to save tram fare, planning nights out, and calculating expenses from rent to a penny program costs in 1888, while boasting of his growing education and independence.
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T. P. O'Connor
George Bernard Shaw
Bue Grotto
Sex and Longevity: Womens Advantage in Life Span
Based on vital statistics from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the article notes that women live longer than men, with higher male mortality in infancy and childhood. It traces mortality trends from birth through adolescence, explaining higher early male deaths due to environmental factors while female mortality rises after age five before leveling, then male deaths increase more rapidly after adolescence.
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Mies Ia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Waterloo event awards key to the city and names committees
Governor Carroll address ends with a four foot wooden key to the city presented by E B Evans of United Workmen. Committees on good of order, distribution, greetings to Degree of Honor, doctors were named. Nomination of officers produced contests for tomorrow’s election. Stephen Whitehead, 82, received a rocking chair memento. Morning session adjourned about 1 30.
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United Workmen
E. B. Evans
Judge Platt
Waterloo
W. H. Berry
Indianola
I. A. Mains
Charner Oak
Fred Betti
Muscatine
A.A. Baur
Keokuk
F. E. Gordon
Sac City
F. &. Caldwell
Des Moines
Frank Lanman
Shenandoah
C. J. Jarnagin
Perry
J. H. Bueter
Fort Madison
A. 5S
Burdick
Postville
B. F. Carroll
Will M. Narvis
J. H. Cleaver
Council Bluffs
A. V. Proudfoot
M. E. Wood
C. 0. Warren
Ottumwa
J. Tinker
Marshalltown
Frank Hanoum
Boone
W. M. Shirley
F. T. Hartman
B. Evans
B. F. Behkopf
Stephen Whitehead
Eldora
Iowa
Whitehead
Edora
Feared a Trap and Clever Japanese Strategy
A Japanese nobleman tricked an attacker by inviting a feast to lure the foe into a siege. The enemy misread the open gates as celebration then formed a counter attack as re enforcements arrived. A separate anecdote shows a shopkeeper and clerk denying bloom of youth. A political figure uses poets to deflect blame.
Byron Fights Fat And The Whale Thing Tale
A humorous piece recounts Byron's drastic weight loss methods including multiple waistcoats and a daily bath. It also features a comic exchange about an absconding ceghier whose disappearance stirred talk, with a quip about the weather being the real topic.
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Ceghier
Poor Man and Rich Man mall saying misquoted
A witty aphorism contrasts a poor man’s mall with raquesia of debts owed and a rich man’s mall with money he chose not to owe. The quip attributed to Lip Pincott’s reflects social satire on wealth and obligation.
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Raquesia
Unclear Dialogue Fragments Amid Daily Promises to Pay
A rough fragment shows a landlady and a daughter talking about no one coming for dinner, with a note that several people promised to pay today. The dialogue hints at financial tension and expectations of payments.
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mTory
Paying His Lawyer
A humorous Washington Herald item notes a lawyer irritated by a client and a quip about giving away junk to feel charitable. The Boston transcript origin is cited with clipped remarks about being too thin skinned and a Lowell addendum.
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Washington Herald
Boston
Reynolds Meets Inmate in Jail Mood for a Photo
Sumner merchant T A Koeberle visited Gordon W Reynolds in jail this afternoon to see his face more clearly. He joked about a shared experience and warned about similar con games. Reynolds had earlier tried to cash a $50 check and flashed his bank book. Reynolds plans to return to Sumner. his case may be sent to Bremer County grand jury.
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T. A. Koeberle
Sumner
G. W. Reynolds
Mr. Koeberle
Mr. Rainbow
Reynolds
Sumner Reynolds
Koeberle
International Stock Food Company
Mr. Koeberla
Rainbow
Koeberla
Bremer County
Holiday at Muscatine opens Central association season
Muscatine Iowa May opening day sees business houses close at noon for the Central association opener with Monmouth. Police court reports a busy session led by Judge Caldwell. Rev B D Hull of Grace church visited. A restaurant owner fined 25 dollars on assault and battery appeal filed. Two young freight workers accused of fighting discharged after the witness alleged profane and obscene language.
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Muscatine
Central Association
Monmouth
Caldwell
B. D. Hull
Grace Church
Ottumwa Fans Rally At Opening Baseball Game
Ottumwa Iowa May 9 crowds fill the ball park as Ottumwa Speed Bers host Burlington in the season opener. Amid upbeat play local fans shout for victory while nearby ads note household items for sale and a quick departure from the city with inquiries at 205 West Sixth.
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Ottumwa
Ball Park
Ottumwa Speed Bers
Burlington Club
West Siathc
Market News Highlights From Chicago May 9
Weather unsettled with showers, corn and wheat prices faltered amid rain forecasts. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts and prices shown in Chicago Kansas City and Omaha markets. New York stocks mixed with notable gains for some rail and steel issues.
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Chicago
Raina
Atlanti
Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Turkey
Wellington
Waterloo
Aristo
BBC
Texas
Mar
Pota
Helfers
Qld
Roosters
Cea Elle
Day in Manitoba Reports Drought Strain on Crops
In Winnipeg on May day, the lack of rain is growing serious with barely an inch since snow melted. The continuing drought affects the high country and farmers warn crops may suffer without timely rainfall.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
May
Program closes successful year at Orange township school
Miss Vera Miller will close the school year Friday May 12 with a 10 30 a m program for parents and scholars. A picnic lunch and an afternoon of games and contests follow the program featuring recitations by Robert Blough Wilma Smucker Harold Hoff Ralph Shrock May pole drill and other performances by Lulu Bernice Miller and May Replagle.
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Vera Miller
Orange Township
Robert Blough
Wilma Smucker
Lulu
Bernice Miller
Harold Hoff
Ralph Shrock
May Replagle
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