Popularity contest offers $400 piano to Story county’s nicest girl
The Intelligencer announces a county wide voting contest to crown Story and adjoining counties' most popular lady. Nominate a candidate using a blank form, enter meals, and vote for prizes including a $400 piano, a diamond ring, a gold watch, and other items valued from $50 to $10. Votes available with new subscriptions and renewals. contest runs 12 weeks with three week periods and special prizes, leading to a final piano prize.
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Story County
Pratt to Build Ames Gas Plant as Boone Line Becomes Impractical
Col E G Pratt plans to establish a local gas plant in Ames after a shift in plans. Capitalists abandon Boone piping, citing rising costs, favoring Pratt's Ames facility to supply gas directly. Boone News-Republican notes Pratt’s Chicago leadership and the shift in strategy.
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Col Pratt
Chicago
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E.G. Pratt
Ameés
Colonel Pratt
Ames
Boone
Col. Pratt
Boone News-Republican
Attendance at Iowa State College shows wide international mix
The Iowa State College registrar reports 1908 09 enrollment with representation from every Iowa county, twenty seven states, and eleven foreign countries England Denmark Russia China Philippine Islands Transvaal Mexico Barbados Porto Rico Argentine Republic and Paraguay. The report notes increases across categories and outlines academic versus agricultural divisions and prospects in related fields.
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State of
Iowa
England
Denmark
Russia
China
Philippine Islands
Transvaal
Mexico
Barbados
U. S
Porto Rico
Argentine Republic
Paraguay
Mayor Tildens Annual Message to Ames Officials
Hon J G Tilden outlines city growth funding needs and actions in Ames. He notes outstanding warrants totaling about 23000 with 6 percent funding bonds possible after a new legislative act. He discusses sewer water contracts, electric plant evaluation, and proposes selling the plant or pursuing gas service, urging residents to vote for gas.
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Ames
J. G. Tilden
Light and Water Departments
4Th Ward
Caimed
Onondaga Street
Electric Department
Water Department
Edward G. Pratt Co
Col. Pratt
Thousands Visit Electric Show at College Exhibition
The local A I E E branch staged an extensive electrical exposition at the college. Twenty four displays showed innovations from arc lamps to wireless stations with demonstrations of dynamos, induction, and electric cooking.
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American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Engineering Hall
Dynamo Laboratory
Mars
Hot
Frank K. Shuff
Prof. A. Shane
H. M. McElyea
Joe King
M. W. Pullen
M. T. Humphrey
George Mills
H. E B. Bok
F. A. Fish
Local Northwestern Agent Frank C Foster Dies at Kelley
Frank C Foster, Kelley Northwestern ticket agent born in Eureka Illinois, died Monday night after illness from pneumonia. He served Kelley for sixteen years, supported his family, built two houses, and secured life insurance. He left five children and was remembered as careful, respected, and persevering. Funeral held at Kelley with interment in Ames.
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Frank C. Foster
Kelley Northwestern
Eureka
Ilinois
Foster
Ernest
Grove
Lucinda
Crawford
Charles
Mr. Foster
Elmer
Will Foster
Wire
Artesian
South Dakota
Illinois
Moncele
Lexington
Walter I. Fowle
Ames
Yeoman Lodge
Ames High
Missing Liver Leads to Magazine Mystery at Store
A butcher answers a call from a young girl asking if he knows where their grandpa’s liver is. The child mentions they have looked everywhere but cannot locate a copy of Success Magazine. The scene unfolds over a ringing telephone in a neighborhood shop.
Four Nutt railroad deaths in four years at Ames and State Center
Phil Nutt, a famed railroad man, died after an injury at Fairfax last week becoming the fourth Nutt family member killed by railroad accidents in four years. Earlier deaths include Tom Nutt in Ames yards Jeff Nutt the conductor at State Center, and a nephew.
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Phil Nutt
Fairfax
Nutt
Tom Nutt
Ames Yards
Jeff Nutt
State Center
White couple to follow Hartsville to Yale
Hon George White and his wife from Nevada Iowa will keep their West Twenty fourth Street home through September. White will finish the Drake law course then move with Mrs White to New Haven to complete studies at Yale. She will stay until degree is earned.
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Yale
George C. White
Nevada
Iowa
West Twenty-fourth Street
White
Drake
New Haven
Capital
Women urged to influence men for vote on gas credit
The note suggests women should influence husbands brothers fathers and sweethearts to vote for up to date conveniences for women even though women cannot vote themselves.
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