Dogs Loafing in Story City And Local Road Petition
County Clippings from Story City Herald note 23 persons owned dogs this spring. Mrs Read of Ames visited Story City with Mr and Mrs H R Boyd. Ducks shoot ers from Mud Lake camped then left after two weeks. A petition to extend Broad Street across the river will be presented to the board, connecting Sam Larson’s property along the park and river with the main road. A new bridge across Skunk River this year prompts interest. From The Cadbridge Press Grafton Livingston and wife visited Ames. Story County Holiness Association met at the M E Church Monday and Tuesday. Oscar Whitmer of Ames moved to W R Kirk’s tensorial parlor. Maxwell homestead deeded to Thomas Farvil with all of block 26 minus one lot, site of the new U B church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City
Board of Supervisors
Broad Street
Sam Larson
Skunk River
Boar
Maxwell
Uchomas Farvil
U. B. Church
Henry Ward Beecher
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Oakman
Roscoe Conkling
Ellen L. Platt
Platt
New York
Florida
School Attendance Notice for 10th Sub-District
A public school attendance instruction states that residents must comply with local law to enroll children here. Parents should notify their sub-director, who will consult with the sub-director of No. 10 to arrange attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 10
Notable Society Notes and Enduring Ladies of Influence
A survey of prominent women and figures, from Miss Helen Gould and Viscountess Aoki to Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Cleveland. It highlights philanthropy, social roles, fashion notes, and cultural commentary across diverse domains.
Admiral Da Gama Leads Brazilian Insurgents in Monarchy Plot
The narrative traces Admiral Da Gama as a popular descendant of nobility who aligned with insurgents after Mello’s initial leadership. Saldanha da Gama guarded forts but avoided revolt, while Mello shifted to back Da Gama to restore a monarchy. Da Gama then joined the insurgents taking most of the warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral da Gama
Dom Pedro He
Admiral Mello
Peixoto
Saldanha da Gama
Mello
da Gama
How to Be a Good Cake maker From Olden Times Tips
Learn the essentials of cake making with high quality ingredients fresh eggs sweet butter brown sugar flour and quality flavorings such as brandy spices citron and raisins. Two mixing methods are offered with steps for creaming butter beating eggs and adding flour sugar and whites, plus whisky as a solvent for flavor.
Birthday Honorees Plus City Sidewalk Troubles
Mrs. John Sayers celebrated her 68th birthday on March 31 with calls and gifts from friends while her husband Mr. Sayers, 79, remains active and sprightly. J. W. Maxwell marked his 60th birthday with jokes about age, and Mrs Stevens fell, prompting concerns over sidewalk repairs as the council delays continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Tribune
John Sayers
Sayers
J. W. Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Nevada visitors and travels noted in region reports
From Milford Mrs. T. B. Hewland and daughter Ada visited Nevada yesterday while on vacation at Oberlin College. Miss May Boynton visited Mrs. T. B. Metall in Carrollton Ohio and Canton. Miss Mary Avis Scott, who was in California with friends, is expected to return to Chicago after a trip to Mexico City.
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Adele McMurray
Nashville
Tennessee
Birmingham
Ala
H. Guptil
Grand Rapids
Marquise de Breteuil
Garner
Paris
Marquise
Twolittle
Nevada
Tive
T. B. Hewland
Ada
Milford
Oberlin College
May Boynton
T. B. Metall
Carrollton
Ohio
Canton
McKinney
Mary Avis Scott
Frends
California
Chicago
Mexico
Band visit disrupts Ruxton home at Hi Norton farm
Last night a group of band boys and twenty young ladies from Zearing surprised Adam Ruxton and his family at the Hi Norton farm. They played music and shared food, staying until about 1 am before departing. Also noting an Evangelical conference at Cole mid month and Asa Mead limping after a nail incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zearing
Adam Ruxton
Hi Norton
Evangelical Conference
Cole
Asa Mead
Property Transfers For Week Ended March 31 1894
Land and lot deeds recorded in Zearing Ames Nevada Maxwell and Blacks ad areas. Transactions include ownership changes for Richardson Rogers BevErly Larson Hill Baldus Shugart Sapp Serra Wolheter Henryson Rupert Brown Kerr Dillin Norris Alderman Maxwell Byers Fiora Knudson Stuckslager Weld Rasmussen and others with sale prices ranging from 25 to 5600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EG Richardson
Anna H Rogers
Richardsonus
Zearing
Edward Douglass White Louisiana born Supreme Court associate
Edward Douglass White, native of Louisiana born in La Fourche Parish in 1845, followed a legal and political path through state judiciary and senate before becoming an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1876. He served until 1879 when a new constitution affected the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Edward Douglass White
Louisiana
Parish
la Fourch
State Senate
State Supreme Court
Teren Sadenae Marek
Local Notes From Story County Community
Mrs. J. I. Cody of Dayton visits family in town this week. O. B. Peterson of Story City tours the sights before the Republican county convention. Sel. Young plans to move to Des Moines with goods this week. Holiness Association camp meeting starts at Story county fair grounds in July. About 40 citizens surprised Mrs. O. R. Hammond on her birthday Saturday evening.
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the Watchman
J. I. Cody
Dayton
Iowa
Peter Dolan
O. B. Peterson
Story City
Republian County
Sel
Young
Des Moines
Story County
Holiness Association
Story County Fair
Mrs.o. 3. Hammond
Senator Walthall's Successor Anselm McLaurin Named
Anselm Joseph McLaurin succeeds Walthall as United States senator from Mississippi. Born in Rankin county on March 26, 1848, he joined the Confederate army at sixteen. Admitted to the Raleigh bar in 1868, he became district attorney in 1871 and later moved to Brandon in 1876 to practice, renowned as a leading criminal lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anselm Joseph McLaurin
Mr. Walthall
United States
Mississippi
Bayou State
Rankin County
Raleigh
McLaurin
Brandon
Economical Spring Gowns for Ladies Fashion Advice
A brisk scan shows spring gowns largely mirror last year prompting economical remodeling of existing dresses. Old skirts can serve as overdresses, with drapery varying by style. McDowell Fashion Journals offer pattern supplements and low-cost fashion magazines via mail from New York's McDowell & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Paris
LaMode
Messrs. A/ McDowell & Co
West 14Th Street
New York
Des Moines Deaths and Local Notices Spark Iowa Social
Miss Bertha Barnes dies in Des Moines at 24 from typhoid fever and is laid to rest with her family in the country. Ames guests Mary Severtson and Carrie Sheldahi attend the Llovie Michelson wedding. Mrs Tanner, widow of the Kelley boiler tragedy, is hospitalized and declared insane at Mt Pleasant asylum. N N Soness reports returning soon from Colorado due to lack of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Barnes
Des Moines
Mary Severtson
Carrie Sheldahi
Ames
N. N. Soness
Colorado
Abe McCord Recovered as Collins Schools Set to Open
From the Collins Clipper Abe McCord has recovered from his late illness. Schools will commence in Collins Monday April 9th. It is suggested that none attend these schools living.
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fCollins
Abe McCord
Collins
An Ambitious Colored Boy
A Mississippi boy named P. P. Lee walked 560 miles from Vicksburg to Atlanta to seek education at the Atlanta University established in 1869 by northern supporters for colored youth. He arrived just a month late and, though exhausted, gained many friends along the journey and carried 10 cents more than he started with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta University
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Atlanta
P. P. Lee
Malaria Agents at City Drug Store Ames Iowa
Westerman and Arnold operate as malaria agents at City Drug Store in Ames Iowa offering remedies and information to residents seeking treatment and prevention options in the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Richmond
Frice
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Westerman & Arnold
Ames Lowa
How to Use Coal Oil as an Insecticidal Agent
The article explains using coal oil mixed with rain water to kill insects by suffocating them. It recommends about half a wineglass of oil per gallon of water, boiled with soap to help emulsify, then added to bottles while near boiling. Stored corked, the mixture can be kept for future use.
How Henbons Originated From Bonbon Traditions
The piece explains that bonbon derives from the French meaning very good and as a reduplication like a patty. It notes bonbons formed soon after sugar entered the country and ties their rise to New Year festivities and artistic gift tastes.
How to Make a Kitchen Comfortable
Instructions for a cozy kitchen emphasize durable wall surfaces and easy cleaning. Features include painted floors, bound carpet mats, linoleum or tile walls, light holland shades, white dotted muslin curtains, a glass door safe to glimpse crockery, shelves for cookbooks and flowers, a kitchen clock, and a big splint bottomed rocker as a focal furnishing.
How to Get Rid of Wild Hair from Eyelid
A method to remove a wild hair growing from the eyelid is described. Pulling it out provides temporary relief as it regrows, but destroying the hair sac with an electric needle kills it permanently by delivering a sharp prick and burning the sac.
How to Prepare Rich Hot Chocolate
The recipe advises breaking chocolate into a kettle, dissolving with boiling water, then adding warm milk while stirring. Let it boil three minutes, then pour into a pot and serve without sweetening. Three ounces per cup is recommended. keep hot but do not boil further.
Kansas Methodist conference acts to curb brutal football plays
The Kansas Methodist conference passed a resolution declaring it will not lend aid or influence to colleges that permit flying and mass football plays. The move aims to reduce brutality in games by withholding support from offending institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Methodist Conference
How To Prepare Fresh Fish For Serving Whole
The guide advises scaling fish before opening with a small sharp knife from tail to head. Hold the knife flat and slanted on the fish, scraping slowly so scales stay on the blade and rinsing often in cold water. When serving whole, keep the head and tail. The quotes note maternal virtue and parental sins as a reflection on family ties.
Intellicencer and Des Moines Weekly Register deal
An advertising line promotes a bundled subscription rate offering the Intellicencer with the Des Moines Weekly Register for 1.50 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intellicencer
Des Moines Weekly Register
How Dogcarts Got Their Name in Sporting Use
The term dogearts or dogcarts originated from sport parties driving to hunting fields. A box or empty space under the back seat held the dogs for a fresher start, leading to the conveyances being called dogcarts.
Salmon With Mayonnaise Method From Old Cookbook
Five pounds of salmon serves about twelve. Boil the fish in lightly salted water with vinegar and salt, then drain and skin. Arrange on a dish with lettuce, hard boiled eggs, lemon, capers, and pour mayonnaise over before serving.
Doll Head Fastening by Stitching and Padding
Instructions describe securing a doll head by pushing cotton cloth and rag into the head to prevent pullout, then sewing the head to the body through neck holes. The method emphasizes filling the head with fabric before stitching for durability.
How to Make Oyster Croquettes
Drain and plump 25 oysters and chop fine. Make a sauce from oyster liquor cream and flour, then beat in egg yolks and seasonings. Reheat oysters, chill, form croquettes, coat with egg and breadcrumbs, and fry in hot fat.
How to Improvise a Floating Night Light
A simple improvised night light uses a candle weighted to float upright in a tumbler half full of water. The candle burns for several hours until the wick dips below the water surface, and the setup is described as perfectly safe.
How to Choose and Test Glue for Quality
The guide explains selecting glue that dissolves only in near boiling water. Good glue swells but does not dissolve in cold water, whittles like horn, and is brittle in dry weather with a clear appearance. It should thin with about twice the water of poorer glue and form fine filaments from the brush rather than droplets.
Candidates for president open to citizens over thirty five
Any American born citizen past 35 years old can be a candidate for president. There is no law against it. Doubt less that is the reason some men are put forward as candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy
J. V.S
Erty
M. R. Bennett
Newcastle, Cal
How to Brighten Gold Thread Embroidery
Gold thread embroidery can be restored by pressing with a moderately hot flatiron if the thread is pure. The season shows vine embroidery with brier stitch and tuck and insertion on lawn French muslin and Indian linen fabrics for yokes waists and borders on summer dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
First Photographs in England and Early Camera Advances
The article notes England produced its first photographs in 1802 and mentions a camera devised to register lightning distances. It highlights Baron Albert Rothschild receiving a prize and a $5,000 donation for future amateur exhibitions, and Frederic E. Ives of Philadelphia earning a gold medal from the Vicana Photographic Society for color photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Baron Albert Rothschild
Frederic E. Ives
Philadelphia
Vi- Cana Photographic Society
Neal Dow at Ninety Writes afirmer Hand Than at TwentyThree
The brief notes Neal Dow, now 90, shows a stronger hand than at 23, prompting speculation on influences such as abstinence from alcohol. A playful aside wonders if tobacco use in hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Dow
Mother's Day Reflections From Notable Figures
A collection of quotes on motherhood features lines from John Q Adams Lincoln Beecher Napoleon Richter Holmes and a Spanish proverb. The texts praise maternal influence and the enduring impact of a mother on a child and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
H. W. Beecher
Name Origins and Meanings Across Cultures
A compilation notes given names from various origins and meanings. It explains Francis German roots and popularity in France, Clement Latin meaning mild tempered, Penelope as weaver, Abraham Hebrew for father of a multitude, Eve and Eva Hebrew life givers, Hector Greek stout defender, Godfrey German God’s peace, George Greek husbandman, Abel Hebrew vanity once avoided, Archibald German bold scout, Eugene Greek noble descent.
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Francis
France
Germany
Clement
Penelope
Ulysses
Abraham
Godfrey
Bouillon
George
Greece
Balkan States
Russia
England
Abel
Archibald
Eugene
Duke of Marlborough
Prince Eugene
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cleaning and household tips from a vintage guide
The article offers practical advice on preparing flannel, curtains, and glassware, plus an oil painting cleaning method using whisky and water. It describes a delicate circular table runner with violets and notes granulated sugar as a pure and cheapest option. It also warns that cake batter with granulated sugar needs longer heating due to slower dissolution.
Various Early Railways and Agricultural Tips From a Historic Sketch
A survey of early railways describes a 6235 foot high Swiss cable railway, a California line through a forest with ties on stumps, rain hazards for engines, a 30 mile wooden Quebec road with maple rails, and a Connecticut locomotive blowing its cylinder head yet reaching the station five miles away. It notes the Galera tunnel of 1173 meters enabling Peru’s Oroya line access to the Cordilleras and ends with poultry tips on brooder use, hens laying without mating, and clover’s value for egg white nutrition.
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Quebec
Galera
Oroya
Peru
Cordilleras
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Story City Herald
Mud Lake
Cadbridge Press
Grafton Livingston
Lady of Ames
Story County Holiness Association
M. E. Church
Oscar Whitmer
W. R. Kirk
Hayes
Fred Fawcett
The
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Helen Gould
Viscountess
Aoki
Terry
Rome
Maron Crawford
Eternal City
Frederick Vanderbilt
Edna Dean Proctor
Bradley T. Johnson
Baltimore
Association of the Maryland Line
Maryland
Stedman & Friedman
Minnesota Lake
Minn
Hood’s
San Francisco
Ayer
Sweden
Norway
Ireland
Europe
Chamberlain
E. H. Johnson
C. J. Knutson & Co
Kensington
Mann
Official Directory
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H.C
G. Amnpord
Sheri J.f.reep
Superintendent of Schools
O. Algen
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Cambridge
Saan Joensos
Ae Huxley Aiooee
Fe Iwac Boca Enne
Gilbert Station
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Hf. J. Elverly
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Christian Endeavor
I. M. Karck
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Sunda
F. J. Douglass
Pasi
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P.C. U
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Byron Clark
Christian
J. K. Hester
American S. S. Union
Ev.g. L. Wilson
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Acadia Lodge NO
A. F. and
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Co. E. Hust
W. M Cau
Gipprincs
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Odd Fellows Hall
Aimes
W. W. Clark
N. G
Walter Morris
Sec'y
Chas E. Hunt
M. V. Bushman
Rney AT Law
Ambridge
Pere Trear Ry
H. Kelso
Goble’s
M. Hemstreet
Northwestern
Bence Company
M. E. McMichael
Dray and Express
the Intelligencer
Admiral Saldanha DA Gama
Stevens
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Zearing Enterprise
Feowa RR Land Co
Jennie Beverly
F Pederson
John L Johnson
Larson Ami
Larson
Knute Hill
Jacob J Hill
Theodore Baldus
Wm Baldus Jr
Torris Thompson
Shugart
Irene E Jenks
Hus
J A Reynolds
Scoits
Lmsapp
Sapp Wa
Ad Zearing
Serra
Wolheter
Anna Rogers
Lindoen
T Henryson
JC Ulun
J K
Rupert
Ed Scott
Ralph Brown
Mary Kerr
Edward McNichos
Burris
James Dillin
Mary Norris
R Vincent
Altha M
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Hardcastle
Blairs
Griffith
Mary E Byers
Nettie M Cooper
Highland Park Ad
Anna Alderson
Ole Knudson
Sarah Tuttle
Emily Stuckslager
Irene Jenks
Scotts
Mary E Smith
C F Rasmussen
Edward D. White
Senator Walthall
Anselm J. M Laurin
Slater News
Lord Langdale
Dickens
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Aslam
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Eve
Eva
Hector
Pericles
Sonoma County
Illinois Central Railroad
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Euisivist
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Onawa
Lyle
Cedar Rapids
Debuque
Cairo
Manchester
Jd. F. Merry
Intelligencer
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Palace
Los Angeles
Portland
Chicago & North-Western
W. A. Thrall
Gen Pass & Ticket Ag
Celicago
Skandinaven
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