Two Views of a Face A Halloween Story
A nine teenth century tale links a highwayman bargain with Evelyn Brierly to a later reckoning. A masked rider asks for a view of his features in exchange for a pledge of heart, and decades later the repentant highwayman seeks his own after Evelyn invokes the moon for a glimpse of her future. Evelyn becomes Countess of Pentland before returning to Windsor with her husband and children.
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England
London
Clough
Braverly
Hvelyne
Evelyn Sherry
Cromwell
Charles I
Walter Wheatleigh
Earl of Portland
Naseby
Walter
Prince Rupert
Eran Brierly
Evelyn
Charles
Evelyn Brierly
Head
Grelyn
Bighwarmant
Bichtaymen
Earl of Pentland
Iowa Onion Growers Boon Sparks Plausible Millionaire Myth
Iowa’s Pleasant Valley onion farmers in Scott County earned about 333 dollars per acre on roughly 300 acres this season. The Pleasant Valley Growers Association and marketing cooperative boosted prices from 80 cents to about 1.90 per 100 pounds, yielding large profits and a burst of wealth for local growers.
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Pleasant Valley Township
Scott County
the Valley
Noah ‘Webater Ealia
Pleasant Valley
Bettendorf
Hand of Providence
Pleasant Valley Union Growarn
Ides
Wonderful exhibits to be duplicated at San Francisco exposition
Two Iowa men, W. W. Marsh of Waterloo and F. D. Steen of West Liberty, members of the Greater Iowa Association, plan to secure top agricultural displays for the Panama Exposition in San Francisco. They praise Iowa’s soil, seed, and farming knowledge gained from Ames and years of study, noting advances in oats, corn, barley, rye, flax, speltz, timothy, clovers, alfalfa, vegetables, and fruit.
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San Francisco
Ames
Greater Iowa Association
Iowa
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
F. D. Steen
West Liberty
Northern
Towa
Iows Agricultural College
All Allies and Others in Old World Tongues
A collage of fragmented quotes from 19th and early 20th century papers. It references linguistic groups among Germans Dutch Swedes Danes Belgians and Norwegians, a Sun day school scene with a playful misunderstanding, a birthday stone exchange, and a Glasgow school scene showing discipline methods and a humorous exchange about a canary bath tub.
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Holand
Belgtum
New York
Glasgow
Anu
Fragmented Evening Lines and Blurred Dialogues
A clipped, garbled passage shows characters mishearing remarks about disposition and compliments, a quip about a boomerang and science, and Gramps trudging down a suburban road toward the station. The piece mixes misread dialogue with a stray greeting, creating a patchwork vignette of confusion.
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Gramps
the Elma
Grompe Rictooely
Met Just What He Meant In a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue centers on marriage motives as a woman questions Harry about marrying for money. He replies with a sharp retort that he would not marry for money, prompting an amused, affectionate rebuke from the woman in the exchange.
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Harry
Iowa Lawn Mower Plant Expands to Meet Demand
An Iowa lawn mower company operates at full capacity with two shifts day and night to satisfy growing demand. The firm, a strong Iowa manufacturer, aims to become a leading industry player in the state.
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Iowa
Iowa Factory Expands with East Africa Branch
A major Iowa gasoline engine factory opens a branch in East Africa. The move signals the engine's adaptability to diverse climates and conditions, highlighting the company’s international reach and potential market growth in British Africa.
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Iowa
East Africa
British Africa
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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Mel
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Johnny
Waterloo Evening Courier
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Indianapolis News
Gianapolis Sup
Eae Roby
Heyne Ie
Chicago
Anly
Cincinnati Times-Star
Sault Ste. Marie
Military Academy
West Point
Paris
Noah Webster
United States
Vurn
F. CG. Peabody
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