Dos Palos Colony Report From Ames Friends Visit
J A Kerr writes from Dos Palos California describing a pleasant Ames party journey by rail and boat with snow through Reno and Sacramento. He praises the colony noting abundant crops including pumpkins large beets watermelons and figs along with a thriving orchard and irrigation system. Land sells for 80 dollars per acre with terms and family plots of 10 to 40 acres.
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Enti
Reno
Blue Canyon
Sacramento
Southern Pacific
Dos Palos
Merced County
Wilson
Sargent
John Fautch
Ames
J. A. Kerr
Ninth annual Iowa Academy of Sciences meet at Des Moines
The Iowa Academy of Sciences holds its ninth annual meeting December 26 and 27 at the Northwest auditorium Y M C A building in Des Moines with Ames scientists presenting on topics from iron magnetism to pollen cross breeding and corn ripening to soil analysis and plant diseases. Local merchants showcase Christmas goods in window displays.
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Iowa Academy of Sciences
Northwest
Des Moines
Ames
W.S. Franklin
N.E. Hansen
C. F. Curtiss
G. Kk. Patrick
D. B. Bisbee
W. H.heileman
A. Bennett
Chemical Laboratory
Iowa Agricultural College
Jumbo camera to headline state photographers meeting
The studio houses one of the largest cameras in the country, known as Jumbo in massachusetts lore. It will be used for special work for exhibition at the annual meeting of the state photographers association. Santa Claus will visit a Christmas Eve house with a prominent role in a city program.
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Massachu
State Photographers Association
U. B
Santa Claus
Planting partnership offered by Story County Bank
A fragment outlines a joint venture proposal from Story County Bank promoting public vegetable shares and guaranteed satisfaction as part of a marketing pitch. The readable text emphasizes a share offering and customer assurance.
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Story County Bank
Holiday Excur sion Tickets From Burlington Line
For Christmas and New Years the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway offers ground trip excursion tickets at extreme low rates between all points on its line. Tickets sale dates include December 22 25 4 3 and 31 184 and January 1 18 percent. Good to return through January 9 1895. Rates and train times available at station agents. J Morton general traffic and passenger agent Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
J. Morton
Gen
Trt & Pass. Ag
Cedar Rapids
Real Estate Transactions and Conveyancing Firm
A firm handles tax payments, loan negotiations, and investments with prompt attention to all real estate matters. Conveyancing is a specialty offered to clients seeking property transfers and title work.
Hamilton & Co Adv Promotes Fancy Goggles and Lamps
Cordial invitation to inspect a line of fancy eyewear china and lamps. Claims best line in the county at bottom prices. Hamilton and Company promote their goods with a cordial sales pitch.
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Hamilton & Co
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California
C.stewart
Co. W. Mally
Thripidz
Jerbert Osborne
F. Atwood
L. i. Pammell
Alice M. Beach
Tle
L. H. Pammel
Iowa
O. H. Pagelsen
Robert
Bigelow & Smith
Adams Bros
Dudgeon
Bales
Judish Bros
Bosworth
Canier Bros. & Herman
H. P
G. P. Eastwood
Bert Gibson
Hancock County
Geo. Briley
L. B. Johnson
Enock Thurman
Wilha Truesdale
Kansas
Co. W
CW. Dudgeon’s Jewelry Store
Miss
Cramer Bros
Just
Morris Bros
Con
New Bakery
Confectionery Store
Perkins
Main Street
T. W. Sheldon
M. Hemstreet
Amer
J. F. Kintziley
Union National Bank
Buckingham
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