Deaths of the Week: J. M. Storm 87
J M Storm longtime Story county resident died in Arkansas City Kansas aged 87 years 8 months and 11 days He had lived in Nevada since 1881 after moving from Illinois and New York The funeral was held in Nevada with services by Rev R E B Shaw and the Masons. He was married three times leaving several children and grandchildren.
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J. M. Storm
A. V. Storm
Kansas
Ames
Nevada
Story County
John M. Storm
Ricker
Arkansas City
A. V
Horton
Bert Robison
R. EB. Shaw
Methodist Church
Masons
Storm
Oswego County
New York
Illinois
Grant Township
Marsh
Chicago
James M. Storm
Sioux City
William Storm
California
Theodore Milar
Atkinson, Ills
Josephine Ricker
Kan
Judd V. Storm
Rockwell City
Fred Horton
Ashley van Storm
Mable Storm-Robison
Death of John M. Lawrence a Boone Ames Railroad Brakeman
John M. Lawrence born October 3 1879 in Viroqua Wisconsin. He moved with family to Carroll and Miller Iowa before settling in Boone. He married Estella McLain November 14 1906 at Ames. Lawrence died December 2 1907 in Ames at age 37 from Hodgkin's disease. He leaves a wife, mother two brothers and three sisters. Funeral December 5 in Boone Presbyterian Church. Burial in Boone cemetery. Funeral overseen by the Masonic lodge. Remains will depart Ames Thursday morning with family.
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John M. Lawrence
Viroqua
Wisconsin
Carroll
Iowa
Miller
Estella McLain
Ames
Boone
Lawrence
C . NW. Railroad
F. T. McLain
Hodgkin
Mrs. Charles Pp. Axtell obituary notes longtime Iowa roots
Mrs. Harriett A. Miller Axtell born January 10 1846 in Muscatine Iowa lived in Wilton and Newton before marrying Charles P. Axtell October 17 1872. She died after months of illness leaving Grace Alfred H Munn Ames and Ruth as her children and grandchildren mourners.
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A. H. Munn
Newton
Charles Axtell
Newton Record
Charles Pp. Axtell
Axtell Harriett A. Miller
Muscatine
Iowa
Wilton
Penn
Jaaper County
Chas. P. Axtell
Grace A
Alfred H. Munn
Ames, Queechy
Ruth
Oliv
Lou Salmon Peacefully Passes After Illness in 1907
Lou Salmon died Thursday afternoon November 1907 after weeks of suffering from a disease. A student at Ames College she studied domestic sciences for two years and planned a Colfax camping trip with sister Florence. She leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Salmon, sisters Mrs. Charles Hillard of Denver and Florence Salmon, and roommate Florence Walls attended the funeral.
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Lou Salmon
Ames College
Florence
Colfax
Epworth League Assembly
Park
B. J. Salmon
Charles Hillard
Denver
Colorado
Florence Salmon
Florence Walls
Newton Record
Rest Room Opened by Federated Clubs in Charles City
The Federated Clubs of Charles City formed by six leading womens clubs set up a rest room in an Ellis Building donated rent free by the Ellis Brothers. The facility serves farmers wives and children in town awaiting belated husbands. A night school and a pleasure room for young men were also established.
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Federated Clubs
Charles City
Ellis Brothers
Two of Greig's Songs in Woman's Home Companion Christmas
The Christmas number of the Woman's Home Companion contains two songs by the late Edward Greig, the famous composer, with full musical score, a rare treat for lovers of good music.
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The
Edward Greig
Local Births Reported in Ames Area
Born by Mr and Mrs Frank Smith Monday December 2 a daughter. Born by Mr and Mrs Will Gossard at Webster City Nov 22 a daughter. Mrs Gossard formerly Miss Grove of Ames. Born by Mr and Mrs Laurence Pur vis of Union township Sunday December first a daughter.
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Frank Smith
Will Gossard
Webster City
Gossard
Miss Grove
Ames
Laurence Purvis
Union Township
Temple of Economy
L. Zenorr
Baker’s Jewelry
Addressing Horse Cruelty in City Streets and Local Notes
An exposé condemns drivers who jerk horses’ mouths, noting skin wounds and pain. urges stricter penalties. Ames in Brief section covers December hat sales, local visits, traffic and civic notes, and residents traveling to Des Moines, Grinnell, and Oregon, with recent property and job moves.
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Outing Magazine
Music of the Tyrolese in Bavarian Tyrol Villages
The article describes village concerts in the Bavarian Tyrol with open air suppers, peasant gaiety, and performers in traditional dress. A group at a raised table sings in tight harmonies, sometimes turning to hidden violins and a trumpet to become a full band. The music retains Tyrolese intervals and folk charm.
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Tyrol
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nantucket Petition to Become Free and Independent
A Nantucket resident reports numerous island inhabitants urging the general court to grant Nantucket free and independent status as a separate settlement. The appeal seeks autonomy from surrounding jurisdictions and formal recognition.
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Columbia Sentinel
Boston
Nantucket
General Court
Ames Dominates International Stock Show With Prizes
Ames swept the Chicago stock show winning the most prizes among schools, claimed the bronze horse trophy to keep at Ames, took 80 percent of the cash prizes, and earned three scholarships for representatives from the Animal Husbandry department.
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Gene Barton
Chicago
Ames
A Canoe Eulogy
A reflective piece extols canoes as dependable ships demanding careful handling. It likens the vessel to a feminine figure, praising balance, weight distribution, and respectful navigation to ensure steady progress through calm and turbulent waters.
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Hium
Tra Magazine
Wifely Pride and Sunday Shirts Remark
In a London Times exchange two workingmen's wives discuss attire. One notes her husband wears a clean white shirt on Sundays, while the other prefers him in a Saturday afternoon shirt to look decent if he grows hot tempered and must unbutton.
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John
London Times
The Irish Face and Limerick Beauty Exchange
A proffered praise compares Limerick girls to a perfect human ceramic noting freshness of face eyes and color There is a letter from Ames Iowa dated December 4 1907 praising homesteaders payment noting a dislocated ankle and a corrected payment depicting a personal receipt and recommendation of the Homesteaders club
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Limerick
Ireland
Ames
Iowa
Des Moines
Great NY prima donna Bouton to sing at College Chapel
The announcement urges readers to hear Mme Bouton a renowned prima donna from New York perform at College Chapel on December 7. The brief item highlights the event as a notable cultural engagement for the college community.
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New York
Mme. Bouton
College Chapel
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