Famous Winters in Paris Recall Cold Century Tales
Recalling famed Paris winters the article notes that the sixteenth century could be called the cold century. Records show ink froze in clerks’ ink bottles and rivers froze across France. Other winters brought frozen food, bread shortages, livestock deaths, and people marching to stay warm.
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France
Parte Petit Decimal
Parliament of
Paris
Henry IV
Buffon
Mme. de Maintenon
Versailles
Perie Grest
Hunting the Caribou and the Watchful Stag
A Newfoundland caribou hunting excerpt notes quiet approach and twig avoidance to prevent noise, with cautions on barrow entry and varying animal alertness. It warns curiosity can lure or frighten and details methods to remain unseen while studying their behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
A. Radcliffe Duemoare
Misleading Bookkeeping and Moon Phases in 19th Century Clippings
A collage of brief quotations on finance and accounting errors, lunar phase explanations, and light humor from early periodicals. It cites Benjamin Franklin on accounting outcomes, explains moon rise orientation tied to Earth's rotation, and jokes about music’s influence and a billing anecdote from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anether
Benjamin A. Franklin
Aneineering Magazine
New York American
Cedar Falls Gossip and Notices From Sept. Items
Cedar Falls brief notes cover social visits in Independence and Chicago, theater and club events, church services, and a list of upcoming meetings. Reports on travel, family visits, a nephew killed in the war, and local marriages and homecomings. Includes obituaries, birthdays, and a Sacred concert at Cedar Valley fair grounds with Lucy Scott and Frederick Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Chapman
Independence
W. A. Gryant Res
H. J. Brown
HH. A. Jetmore
Sophia P. Leland
FT. McCaffree
Mitchell, Neb
J. W. MeCaiffree
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Heights
Relief Corps
Ai Greenwood
Cedar Valley Fai Grounds
Lucy Scott
Clarion
Frederick Schmidt
Soholats
Cedar Also
Cedar Valley Fair Grounds
Klohr
Marnhouse
Beethoven
Madam Scott
Rodney
Handel
Barnby
Mr. Schmidt
Rossini
Stabat Mater
Patents Granted to Iowa Inventors Week Ending Sept 14
The office of patent attorney Wilfred C. Lane in Des Moines reports numerous grants to Iowa inventors including vaporizer by James Barels of Des Moines, end-gauge by Harry Dishing, dental instrument by Thomas Elliot of Clinton, a veterinary appliance by Wilsworth Heflin and W. J. Roberts of Red Oak, a button attaching machine by Alien Johnston of Ottumwa, and other devices. Also notes a rental for the lilliett homestead in Geneseo at 7.50 per acre and a call to read the page 2 article about large figures in money.
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Jowans
Wilfred C. Lane
Crocker Building
Nes Moines
HL Barber
Ties Moines
James Barels
Tes Moines
Harry
Wheremont
Thomas
Whia
Elliot
Clinton
Mon
Brush
Newton
Sidnes Snow
Blakesbore
F. B. Stacy
Onawa
Joseph Starman
Cedar Rapid
Lo North Star Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Hlese-aupporter
A M. Wilson
Chevalier
Filter
F. Wise
Mathias
GAND
Traer Star-Clipper
Fred Thornton
Blessing
Lilliett
Geneseo
Pace
Tolada
Juss Nation
Waverley
Cedar Falls Church Services Announced For Sunday
Numerous Cedar Falls parishes list morning and evening services tomorrow with diverse ministers. Fresbytetian Dr Fahs preaches on Forbidden Service, then As Unto the Lord. Evangelical holds Sunday rally at 10 with H C Schutler of Waverly speaking on Gods Call for Service and Gods Almighty Power in the evening.
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Theron Waller
Elizabeth Lemmer
Cedar Falls National Bank
Charles Wendra
WH. H. Chandler
Ster
Marty J. Faust
Galena
Faust
Europe
Oxford
Trazel Wilson
Phoenix
Ariz
KE. M. Wilson
Franklin Street
BK. Colwell
Fort Dodge
Der
WM Dahl
Christela
Loy H. Panlger
Erty
Clay Street
D. W. Fahs
Ion Evangelical
H. C. Schutler
Waverly
M. Morris
J. Christiansen
Nazareth
EB. Provyensen
St. John's Emanuel
A. C. Fritz
Christian Science
G. A
Hall
St. Patrick’s
St. Luke's Episcopal
John S. Cole
Kaiser Wept at War Declaration Told by Passenger
Listen Lewis, aboard the Potsdam from Rotterdam, said Kaiser Wilhelm wept as he signed the declaration of war after being shown by the General Staff that the Russian army had crossed the frontier. The German official cited confirms the emotional moment and the pressure to act.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm
Listen Lewis
Potsdam
Rotterdam
Germany
United States
Wolf Bureau
Berlin
Renter Bureau
London
Anton Appelman
OfMee
Lewis
St. Petersburg
Morris Jastrow Jrr
University of Pennsylvania
Bordeaux Like Seat of Royalty
Paris dispatch describes Bordeaux as a royal seat of government in exile with grand avenues and spacious squares. It notes the city resembles Versailles, its broad streets and large buildings suggesting majesty, though a population of 250,000 leaves it appearing less than a true capital.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Davis Faces Replacement Over Bargain Price Executions
Corning New York Sept 19 K Edwin F Davis longtime New York state executioner who has presided over 189 executions faces removal after refusing to perform at bargain rates. Sing Sing Wardens find a replacement Thomas F Mannion of Yonkers for four executions at 600 dollars. Davis plans to stay home due to illness while his assistant would perform at normal price. He notes threats against him from gunmen supporters and maintains a secluded life with security measures.
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Corning
N. Y
Edwin F. Davis
New York
Davis
McCormick
Sing Sing Prison
Thomas F. Mannion
Yonkers
Peter Rebacci
New York City
J. B. Currier
Houston
Sing Sing
Electrician
Hante
Rosenthal
Bordeaux as provisional capital of France for second time
The text notes Bordeaux on the Garonne left bank with a harbor about 60 miles southeast of its mouth and 5889 miles from Paris, praising its accessibility and strategic position for communication with France and Spain. It states Bordeaux becomes provisional capital of France for a second time, after serving as such during the Franco German War of 1870-71 when the government moved from Paris and stayed until peace.
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Bordeaux
Garonne
Paris
France
Spain
War effects bloom at churches and campuses worldwide
War reshapes daily life as Manchester clergymen note rising church attendance and a shift to fellowship during weeknighters. Cambridge and other universities become temporary military camps with large troop presence and a surge of Officers' Training Corps volunteers. The Blue Cross children collect tobacco to aid convalescent soldiers, while Paris censors sternly trim front line letters, as laymen prepare for Waterloo’s ninth annual conference.
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Manchester
Associated Press
Manichester
London
Cambridge
Offeers’ Training Corps
Blue Cross Society
Sylvia Lathrop
Ben Lathrop
California
London Hospital
Upper Iowa Conference to Convene in Gedar Rapids
The Upper Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet at Gedar Rapids Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26. Ellhon William A. Quayle will be the chief speaker before the annual conference Saturday forenoon. The Saturday afternoon program will feature mainly addresses and discussions with C. R. Rhode of this city serving as association treasurer.
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Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gedar Rapids
Elehon
William A. Quayle
C. R. Rhode
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N. Hurd
Tel
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Cedar Falls Drug Co
Eva. Groge
Myray Call
KF. D. Pierce
Little Russe
Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
C. A .Fullerton
Mra. Ben Hieber
Myrta Hoagland
A. J. Morris
Agate Chase
Coon Rapids
Iona Chase
Jefferson
Kansas City
Stanton
Wiligea
Mortenci
Morenci
Morris
Jhose
Herbert, A. Wilson
G. J. Wilson
Huron
Christ
Piscopal
Zaegler
Western Old People's Home
Ziegler
Western Old People’s Home
BW. Lang
Fairview Cemetery
Kiekelberg
Kaiser
Slane
New York State
Arvey
Kata
Mssachusetts
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Children of London
Layman’s Association of
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Lazell
Jergen
Wrisley
Merode
Jslectric Homn
Brewster
U.P
Cedar Valley District
Erland Company
Iowa
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