Arbor Day and public notices amid Ames news
Arbor Day is set for May twelfth under Iowa law requiring schools to plant at least twelve trees on grounds. Ames faces many free-ranging livestock, and local events include a lecture by Betvs Lockwoop on equal civil and political rights at Ames Opera Hall. Local obituaries note the death of Mr. J. Eturorr aged 60 years.
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Akers
Iowa
Betvs Lockwoop
Ames Opera Hall
Brad Paxton
J.C. Eturorr
Best Girls of Ames Go Springing Forth in Local Hopes
An Ames note previews the season as several girls leave for spring ventures while wishing their suitors equal hopes. An inquiry asks if school departments begin with devotional exercises, urging the School Board to require it. A Rocky Mountain Sheep specimen from Montana, killed by Mr. McLain’s father and mounted by Weld, is shown in Boone. A word on Iowa bird protection warns against killing birds or eggs with fines from five to twenty five dollars.
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Idi
Har
Usband
Martins
Judge Weaver
Marshalltown
Harry Dawley
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Times- Republican
Board of Supervisors
Story
Minnie A. Mills
Ene
Breezley & White
Tomlinson Ing
Frank I. L. Hommedieu
James Fitzwaters
Marie McCarthy
H. Is. Carrell
Wm. Hand
Briggs & Son
Counse
H. M. Funson
Aldrick Woo
J. I Hostetter
C. P. Robinson
Stubb
N. B. Gretsin
D. H
Joseph
Hauser and Wilcox
Do St
Barber
Aldrich
Mathews
Stubbs
Ares Childs
Livery Hire
Nes Fighland
al Euck Frowick
al. Dogs
Fee Bill
Cole
Wilcox
Lee
Aren
T. H. Stephens
Hay Fo
County Farm
Snyder
Mdse
Scott
Clerides & Beatty
L. W. King
Hutchinson Bros
Cassady
W. C. Harris
Burgess
J — Fitzwaters
John Peck
A. W
J. H
A. A. Guthrie
J. L. Hostetter
D. Tisdale
Med
Henry
George Stitzell
H. L. Carrell
Minnie Mills
J. F. Martin
Rasmussen
Carter & Hussey
Blank Books &c
Lockridge & Beatty Tile &c
Iowa Printing Co
Egbert Fidar & Co
Sone Hornden
Ole Roe
White & Bamberger
Spikes
A. K. Banks
James A. McKee
McCoy
Ringhorn
Ape Farm
Oo W
E. W. Lockwood & Son
Bayne & Son
Petating
W. P. Zwilling
Zwilling
Poor Farm
Ginter
Ase
Ambrose & Cumings
L. C. Ee
L. C. Dams
Wean Ai
Weap & Wey Ore Ae
Nec.house
Ivada City
J.B Couser
W H Gallup
Spring
D. G. ST
Nerd
G. W. Heyman
Story Crry
M. Swartout
Citizens Bank
Lacey & Swartout
8. Johnson
Arn 8. Allen
Ann
P. Mathie
8. O. Nelson
H. T. Henderson
California
Gilbert
Story City
Wm. H. Pierce
College Farm
C. W. Allen
M. A. Tendeland
Boston
Massachusetts
Dahle
Roland Church Choir
J. F. McLain
Ames
Rocky Mountain
Person & McLain
Montana
Mr. McLain
Lowa
Story County
District Court
Kaltvedt
Aed
Nevada
Henry Wilson
District Court of
Said
Jacobin
Seal District Court
A. D
Henry Winsom
Knud Anderson
District Court of Aid Coty
G A R Benevolent Fund and Court Juries Discussed
The Pioneer Press notes the Commander in Chief Fairchilds drive to raise funds for a Grant monument, with W R C and G A R participation. It warns of an upcoming May term grand and petit juries listing numerous jurors across districts.
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Fairchild
G. A.R
Gen. Grant
Pioneer Press
L. T. Wing
A. McFarlane
Tichenor
Peter Thornton
M. D. Sheldon
D. M. Hayden
Erick E. Evans
M. W. Templeton
E. Sparrow
W. ©. Murphey
W. H. Stevens
Wesley Arrasmith
W. O. Bates
Howard
C. T. Byers
J. Q. Moore
Oliver Vincent
Indian Creek
J. M. Smith
Lincoln
Jas. Carr
Jas. Miller
H. O. Ayers
Nevada
Nels Erickson
E. ©. Doolittle
la Fapelle
As. Keltner
Samuel Smith
Isaac Sutter
Washington
A. Greets
L. Amms
Anthony Hicks
New A. 4
Popels N. Sydney
New Davis Gaseline Steve Improves Burner Auto Lighting
Davis Gaseline Steve introduces improved burners that light automatically after one burner is ignited. The update enhances efficiency and safety by reducing manual lighting steps and ensuring consistent flame ignition across all burners.
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Davis Gaseline
Steve
Local Advertisements and Notices from Ames Iowa
Hamilton and Co advertise best flour at low prices. Father Eluiorrt dies. funeral by Rev W W Lewis at Baptist Church in Ames. Maxwell and Son prepare to manufacture Crystal Ice Cream. Person and McLain offer hardware, tinning, roofing, spouting and steel goods. H Westerman Co and City Drug Store promoted. Red Sisson offers White Goods and ribbons. Brood mares wanted in exchange for machinery. W G Whiteart.
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Father Eluiorrt
D W. W. Lewis
Toledo
Iowa
Baptist Church
G. W. Vandeventer
Person & McLain
Ames
Oliver Ames
Palace Drug Store
Heath & Milligan
H. & M. Climax
J. H. Pickett & CO
Teachers Association Meeting Program at Ames School
The Story County Teachers Association sets a program for a meeting at the Ames schoolhouse on Saturday April 16. The program includes music and talks such as First Teaching in Geography by Geraphy lle Garrett and Educational Value of Drawing by Emily Sockene. Other items mention class drill arithmetic and discussions on country needs and school obligations of contracts.
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Call and
Brewster
Malta
Wier
W.G. WiicuHr
Teachers’ Association
Story County Teachers’ Association
Ames
Geraphylle Garrett
Arithmete
Mame Raynor
Emily Sockene
Miss Christman
E. L. Ericson
Castoria In Ad Copy Through Generations
An old advertising jingle traces Castoria as a remedy for infants children and mothers across generations. The slogan highlights consistent use from baby to Miss to motherhood, reflecting midcentury consumer culture and pediatric product marketing.
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Castoria
Miss
Palm Sunday and Holy Week Overview
A correspondent explains Palm Sunday launching Holy Week. It marks Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey, followed by events including the cleansing of the temple, fig tree miracle, Judas betrayal on Spy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday prayers in Gethsemane, Good Friday crucifixion, and Easter Sunday resurrection.
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Jerusalem
Earth
Judas Iscariot
Gethsemane
Calvary
Lands of the Midnight Sun Illustrated Lecture
C E Bolton presents an illustrated lecture at Opera Hall on April 25 with admission 35 cents for adults or 7 tickets for $2.00 and reduced pricing for children under 15. The following night April 26 Bolton lectures on The British Isles of today to benefit public schools.
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C. E. Bolton
Opera Hall
Prof. Bolton
British Isles
Ames Cemetery Association to Elect Officers at April Meeting
Mrs Gossarp falls on a loose sidewalk board injuring nose and face. City lacks repairs prompting a civic complaint. The Ames Cemetery Association holds its annual meeting at A H Thayer's office on Monday April 18 87 at 10 am to elect officers and conduct business. C M Soren secretary.
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The
Ames Cemetery Association
A. H. Thayer
C. M. Soren
Emulsion Endorsed for Throat Ailments by Dr Connell
Dr Connell of Manchester praises Scott's Emulsion as superior for tuberculous and strumous affections and for ordinary colds and throat troubles, highlighting cod liver oil as healing.
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Scott
As. Connell, M
Manchester
Chambernin’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
AT home or abroad no one can afford to be without Chambernin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Available in 2 and 50 cent sizes at H Westerman's.
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Chambernin
H. Westerman’s
Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure Sold by Westerman Ames
A historical ad notes consumption kills more than accidents and urges timely use of Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure to prevent asthma bronchitis or consumption. Westerman is the sole Ames agent offering trial bottles free and selling sizes at one dollar.
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Sprague
Westerman
Ames
Hesterman
Dr. Blow
Pickett & Co
J. H. Pickett & Co
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W. 8. Smith
Maxwell & Son
T. Porch
Ned Sisson
D. E. Dix
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Tait
Loughran Machine Co
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Mt. Pleasant
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Dr. Brown
Cambridge
Story County Medical Association
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A. M. Bagby
Frank Dempster Sherman
N. P. Babcock
Tobe Hodge
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Sydney Dayre
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Hans Jacobson
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Slater
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Flave Foster
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Leland Zenor
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A . Burgess
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Hay
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Miskimnus
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T. L. Fowler
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Lucas County
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J. Cheney
Grant
Haines
Golden Isi
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Ohio
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Glencoe
Ri Ps
Col. Crocket
Stillwater
Minn
W. ER. C
Dame Fortune
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General Grant
Capt. Jones
Andersonville
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Bryenam & Co
Hamilton & Co’s
H. Westerman & Co
City Drug Store
W.G. Whieart
S. Gro. G. Tilden
Shiloh
Bdiga HE
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Long View Stock Farm
Coal Valley, Ilinois
St. Patrick's
Bucklien
Arnica
Indiana Chemical Co
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Grigg
Business Breruit
Smith & Son
Owners Story Co
Hannum Mill
W. M. Greeley
Dawn McCanrrney
I. B. Freazee
Uller
J. A. Frrcupatrics
Gemp
Sons of Two Dove
Harter Medicine Company
St. Lowis, Mo
Wrng Richmond
Thal
W.G. Whent
Albert Richardson
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