Edison business phonographs installed at Ames college
Hopkins Bros of Des Moines installed two Edison phonographs at the college, one in Dr. Curtiss’s office and one in Prof. Marston’s. The system includes dictating and transcribing machines, offering up to twelve hundred letters per record, accuracy, and time savings for offices with heavy correspondence.
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Edison
College
Be.n. Hopkins
Hopkins Bros
Des Moines
Charles F. Curtiss
A. Marston
Ames
Drake University
State University
Iowa City
Edison Business
Fair Ground Purchase Defeated by Story County Voters
Story County voters rejected the plan to buy the Nevada fair grounds in a Tuesday vote. Opposition grew in Ames with farmers and residents criticizing the move as a costly misstep and arguing the county would incur debt for untimely improvements. The measure failed in every Ames ward and in Washington township except the Fourth ward where support was strongest.
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Story County
Ames
Story City
Nevada
Representative
Fair Association
Washington Township
Endless Chain Prayer Brings Joy or Misfortune
Ames residents received an endless chain prayer letter claiming great joy after nine days for nine re-writes and nine recipients, and misfortune for noncompliance. One man criticized the superstition while noting he would have sent it if not for the threat and urged saving postage for a heathen cause.
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Ames
Jesus
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Iowa Weather and Crop Report Notes Mixed Rain and Good Harvest Prospects
The average weekly temperature was slightly below normal with showers Tuesday to Friday and generally less rainfall than the previous two weeks. Corn on well drained land reached tasseling, hay suffered damage in some areas, rust appeared in oats and spring wheat, and harvest work resumed in dry soil.
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Des Moines
North Central
Buck Named Aide on Commander's Staff
Department Commander David J. Palmer of the G. A. R. selects Alexander H. Buck of Ames as an aide on his official staff.
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Department
David J. Palmer
The
Alexander H. Buck
Ames
Mustard in Iowa Fields and Control Methods
Prof L H Pammel explains common and black mustards in Iowa, noting yellow flowers and multi edged pods. He links mustard spread to flax cultivation and crop rotations, warns against poor cultural methods, and advises clean seed and crop rotation to remove the weed, noting charlock's botanical name Brassica Sinapistrum.
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L. H. Pammel
Iowa
College
Europe
Fourth Annual Ames Chautauqua Session Opens August 14
The Ames Chautauqua Association announces the fourth annual session begins August 14. Tickets bought before August 10 save fifty cents. advance price is $1.50 and $2 thereafter. Books listing attractions are available. Camping grounds are filling fast with many campers already arranging space.
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Ames Chautauqua Association
Ames Chautauqua Assembly
Campbell
Cement Bench Memorial for ISU Class of 07 on Campus
The 07 class plans a cement bench memorial on the central campus among sugar maples. Plans may feature one curved bench or two. foundations will be substantial and benches durable. The project follows earlier talks by local leaders and university figures about civic progress and interurban improvements.
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Agricultural Hall
Agricultural Department
R. BE. Drennan
A. Q. Adamson
Professor Marston Named Textbook Author on Sewerage
Prof A Marston of Iowa College civil engineering has moved into textbook work with a sewerage focused volume for the American Correspondence School tied to the Armour Institute in Chicago. Wiley & Sons plans a second book on sewerage with Marston likely to write within one or two years after contract. He has designed water works and sewer plants across Iowa and served as consulting engineer on the Ames water works and sewage system.
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Commercial Club
Interurban
Blake
Ames
F. BE. King
Story County
Grove
Library Board
Carnegie
Iowa State College
H. P. Baker
Iowa
Baker
BE. H. Addison
Nevada
Daniel F. McCarthy
R. Dyer
Road
Boone
A. Marston
Iowa College
Marston
American Correspondence School
Armour Institute
Chicago
Wiley & Sons
Prof
Fighting Box Car Merchant Threatens State Pure Food Laws
A state pure food department campaign targets itinerant box car merchants omitting standards and evading interstate rules. Ben Hutchings of Cedar Rapids cited for selling impure goods from Citizens Wholesale Supply of Columbus Ohio as the probe expands to riders and retailers statewide.
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Illinois
Pure Food
State Pure Food Department
Smith
Ben, Hutchings
Cedar Rapids
Citizens’ Wholesale Supply Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hutchings
Marton
New power claimed by Prof E J Christie of Iowa
Professor E J Christie of Marion Iowa claims a new power source derived from a mixture of saturated steam and gas. He is an 1887 graduate of IBC and says the invention may have great value in the mechanical world though details remain vague.
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E. J. Christie
Marion
Iowa
Bugs Swarm Prompted by Unseen Conditions
An unusual infestation overwhelms a small area as residents report swarms of insects across streets and yards. Local officials urge calm while contractors assess causes and outline control efforts planned for the coming weeks.
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Endless Chain Prayer
Ben B. Lindsey
Ames City Band
J. Rosani
B. L. Eaton
Lou J. Beauchamp
Dr. James
Montgomery
EB. L. Eaton
James 8. Montgomery
Wesleyan
E. L. Eaton
A. M. Newens
Harry F. Huntington
Harry F. Hunt
C. W. Woodruff
Reno
Ames Chautauqua
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