Executors Notice in Gilbert Station Iowa Estate
The District Court of weary County Iowa appointed on December 11 1908 the undersigned as executors of the Elias Gilbert estate. All debts should be paid to the executors and all claims must be presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance. Io GinpertT and P Gilbert executors dated Gilbert Station Iowa December 1903
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Weary County
Iowa
Elias Gilbert
Io Ginpertt
P. Gilbert
Gilbert Station
Notice to Mrs Sayre and Mrs Mitchell in quiet title case
On or before Sunday of January 1904 a petition will be filed in Story County District Court Iowa by Olis Ennett plaintiff seeking quiet title to the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 30 township 83 north range 23 west. Defendants are Mrs James L Sayre and Mrs Thomas A Mitchell and others. If you fail to appear before noon of the second day of the January Term 1904 in Nevada Iowa default will be entered and judgment rendered. McCarthy & LER, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L Sayre
Thomas A. Mitchell
Olis +ennett
District Court
State of
Iowa
Story County
Nevada
McCarthy & Ler
Divorce Petition Served In Story County Iowa
Notice to John Ross of a divorce petition filed by May Ross in Story county Iowa. The petition seeks divorce custody of minor children and equitable relief. Default judgment may be entered if you fail to appear by the January 1904 term at Nevada Court House.
For Sale At Bargain Coal Stove And Wood Heater
Bargain sale listing for a hard coal stove and a wood heater both in good as new condition. Item listed under 872 AsA Vandermast.
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Asa Vandermast
Ames partition suit notices in Story County Iowa
In Story County District Court a partition suit is filed by Emeline L Chamberlain against multiple Bellamy and related defendants. The petition claims specific undivided shares in lots 22 and 23 in block 11 of Ames and seeks partition or sale with proceeds divided per ownership. Default will be entered if no defense by January 11, 1904.
Preventing Croup With Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mothers can prevent croup by treating a hoarse voice early with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A day or two before an attack the child becomes hoarse, then develops a rough cough. The remedy is described as safe, pleasant, and universally relied upon by many mothers, and is sold by all druggists.
Various Local Incidents Include Washing Machine Accident
A string of small-town items reports Mary Tapley injuring her finger in a family washing machine cogs, four similar accidents nearby this year, a corpse found at Henry Myers place involving Marion Penny, and a false death report about O A Woodcox of St Joe Indiana. The Missora Thompson retirement and Mrs L M Anderson replacement in Des Moines schools are noted, plus comments on college attendance and a Denver exoneration for Victor Ballou returning to Marshalltown.
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Mary
Everet Tapley
Prairie City News
O. A. Woodcox
St. Joe
Indiana
Woodcox
Slater, Jewell, Roland
Story City
Wood
Colfax
Story City Herald
Missora Thompson
L. M. Anderson
Des Moines
Suit Filed For 150000 Damages In Ames Case
Guy Scott of near Ames sues Will Scott for 150000 claiming a reckless behind him caused his horse to startle overturning a buggy near Ames on the 12th of the present month. The plaintiff says both he and his wife were thrown, injured, and unable to work, seeking compensation for mental and physical suffering. Attorney Slattery of Ames represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Guy Scott
Near
Ames
Will Scott
Slattery
City of
Scott
Elopement Planned Between Des Moines Groom and Chicago Bride
Des Moines bachelor Jolly Jones, recently left the National Suit club, to marry Miss Maud Morris of Chicago in an elopement. Jones had secured a role as property man with the Balionaire company starring Jerome Sykes. The couple, after mutual agreement, pursued a rapid wedding despite parental disapproval.
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Chicago
Jolly Jones
Des Moines
National Suit Club
East
Maud Morris
Harry Morris
Mr. Jones
Jerome Sykes
Mr Jones
Miss Morris
Miss Maud Morris Rumored Married in Chicago Visit
The Ames resident traveled to Chicago last Saturday for a meeting with Jones and to attend a cousin's home where a wedding was planned for Sunday evening. With no contrary message, friends assume the marriage occurred as scheduled. Miss Morris once lived in Ames with her parents before moving to Des Moines.
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Chicago
Jones
London Truth critique of American heiresses in Britain
An Iowa paper reprints a London Truth piece attacking American girls imported for marriage. It blames U S parents for wealthy matches, calls for excluding American brides, and warns of plutocratic influence on London society and the marriage market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
London
England
Newport
New York
Haury Rates to Portland and Return Excursion Tickets
Haury quotes a special excursion offer to Portland Oregon and return via the Northwestern line. Tickets on sale January 6 through 9 with favorable return limits due to the National Live Stock Association convention. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Northwestern
National Live Stock Association
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Story County Convention to Meet in Nevada
The Story County convention on public road improvement will be held in Nevada next Thursday at 1 30 p m State Secretary D B Lyons of Des Moines will address attendees The Nevada Commercial Club urges neighbors to attend and participate in the movement supported by the Iowa Good Roads association.
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Iowa Good Roads Association
Story County
Nevada
D. B. Lyons
Des Moines
E. H. Dewell
Sec’y
Cleaning vaults and cess pools ad near Wing's laundry
An old classified item promotes vault and cess pool cleaning services behind Wing's laundry with contact CHas. Shockley 35 4pd P O Box 635. Also features an aging woman and a beauty tea ad from L. M. Bosworths promising youthful looks for 35 cents.
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Wing
Chas. Shockley
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworths
Burial customs through prehistoric and historic ages
The article reviews disposal methods from burial to cremation, tracing practices from Paleolithic cave burials to Bronze and Stone Age cemeteries, chambered barrows, and stone cists. It notes cremation's spread with pagan practices, later restriction under Christianity, Volga tribes’ late cremation and widow burning in India into 1829.
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Europe
Volga
India
Names of fabrics traceable to places and people
The article explains fabric names origins including Muslin from Mosul, Serge from Xerga, Calico from Calicut, damask from Damascus, satin from Zaytown, velvet from vellute, shawl from sala, cambrie from Cambrai, gauze from Gaza, baize from Bajac, dimity from Dametta, jeans from Jean, and Blanket named for Thomas Blanket, noting Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Mosul
Asia
Calicut
India
Damascus
China
Cambrai
Gaza
Bajac
Dimity
Dametta
Jean
Blanket
Thomas Blanket
England
Philadelphia Bulletin
Changing One's Name in Britain Costs and Complexities
The London Tit-Bits item outlines two routes to a legal name change in Britain. It notes private acts of Parliament cost about £750 and reveal past history, while the common route requires Home Office, heralds, and royal approval with fees around £50 and months of inquiry.
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Heralds’ College
Home Secretary
King of Arms
London Gazette
London
Two Doses Daily Enough For Hewitt Bruet
Hewitt Bruet, once a heavy eater, now takes only two meals daily. Jewett teases that a doctor prescribed medicine to be taken after each meal. The exchange appears in Brooklyn Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
Bruet
Jewett
Brooklyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kodak Developing Machine
L. M. Bosworth
Cade & Steigerwalt
W. F. Stratton
Cambridge, Iowa
Union National Bank of Ames
State Bank
Cambridge
John Ross
Clerk of the District Court
Ross
MccCartray & Ler
Emeline L Chamberlain, Maintiff
Vanderlyn Chamberlain
Laelia Bellamy
S.J. Bellamy
Gertrude Bellamy
Emeline L. Chamberlain
Belvadera French
Chamberlain
Richard R. Chamberlain
Luella Bellamy
Court House
Carthy & Lee
Marion Penny
Henry Myers
Mr. Myers
Mr. Penny
Cambridge Phoenix
Carrol Herod
Victor Ballou
Denver
Marshalltown
Walker & Whitman
Great Britain
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