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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
6
The piece surveys Tokyo’s harsh sights odors and sounds for visitors. It notes crowded streets with wares along Ginga street posters stagnant sewers and curious crowds. It laments rickshaw language gaps hostile hosts and the arduous labor lifeways of workers and children in mid 20th century Tokyo.
In a Boston Transcript note, Horace explains he has never heard of Merrin having a boyfriend, suggesting she has remained single by lack of suitor or public acknowledgment.
Special execution out of Story County District Court directs sale of Annie E. Aesmarade’s interest in Lot 6, Block 2, Chamberlains addition Ames to satisfy a 1908 judgment. Nevada courthouse sale set for 10:00 AM December 24, 1908, to the highest bidder for cash, with costs and interest. Sheriff H R Born notes the action dated November 24, 1905.
An illustrated sixty page California prospectus from the Chicago and North Western Railway promotes scenic, commercial, industrial and transport advantages of the state for Pacific Coast trips. Copies available for four cents postage to W B Kniskern. promotion notes rail travel and tourism. A unrelated ad for Rocky Mountain Tea promises youth and beauty. Also mentions chocolate candies from Bunte Bros and a vault cleaning service by Mitner and SHOCKLEY.
Carrie D Horton sells to John W Sellers for 550 dollars a lot in Blair's addition Ames. George A Benton and Loretta Davis transfer to A L Potter for 9000 dollars multiple lots in Blair's addition Ames. Louisa M Bosworth changes title by will to Louis M Bosworth covering lots 7 and 8 in Blair's addition Ames.
Fragmentary timetable notes express trains to St Paul and Sioux City in Dakota and Des Moines routes with times 0:46 am to 6:12 pm and a Sunday run. Mentions orth route at 6:30 pm and 4 am with codes 58 and 67.
A London Tit-Bits item recounts a war office procurement chase where an officer asking for a screwdriver is shuffled through the chain until he ends with a carpenter's shop allocation. The tale mocks bureaucratic obfuscation and persistence in obtaining a simple tool.
In 1830 Paris a law student was kicked by a king's officer for tearing placards. The officer fled. by 1879 the officer had resigned the presidency amid policy clashes, while the student, Jules Grevy, was elected to succeed him.
Eskimos of Point Barrow obtain tobacco from whites and show marked appreciation for it. The habit of chewing is universal among men women and even unweaned children who keep a large quid in the mouth. The juice is swallowed with saliva and causes no nausea.
Mrs Comrox praises her daughter Arabella describing her fine disposition. The remark highlights Arabella's remarkable self control as she sits for hours listening to herself play the piano. The exchange underscores a household moment of quiet patience and discipline.
An earnest exhorter addressed a group of religious workers urging that nothing fuels devotion like water from the fountains of life. The call emphasized spiritual renewal through vital waters.
On December 28 the Des Moines Capital marks its sixth annual bargain day offering a full year for 2.00 by mail. Regularly 3.00, this special appeals to existing subscribers to remit 2.00 and gift copies to friends. The Capital promotes its AP leased wire reports, state and world news, and wide rural delivery.
Notice states an application for pardon of William P v Glyndon convicted of murder in the November 1879 district court term for Story County Iowa. The petition argues innocence and relies on circumstantial evidence, notes nearly twenty seven years of imprisonment, health decline, Civil War veteran status, and lack of funds for further appeal. It lists endorsements from ex wardens and current officials and notes the petition to be presented to the 30th General Assembly in Des Moines on January 11 1904.
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