One Man Builds a Railroad in Western Kansas
Rudolph Myers, a 50 year old native of Jefferson county, Kansas, is constructing a 54 mile line from Jetmore to Arden City with four mules and a scraper. He has funded the project himself, refusing bond issues, and has built nearly two miles of road bed in eighteen months. Myers remains silent, attracting statewide and local talk as Jetmore awaits his progress toward a potential Jetmore Garden City link.
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Kansas
Hodgman County
Harriman
Rudolph Myers
Jefferson County
Myers
Jetmore
Arden City
Santa Fe
Larned
Garden City
Scott's Emulsion Ad Promises Health Benefits For All Ages
A vintage advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a health tonic for babies, girls, adults, and the elderly. It claims strengthens bones, boosts red blood, and wards off winter illnesses. includes a sales pitch to ask druggists for Bend 10c and to show the Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-Book offer from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Bend
Iowa Drainage Association Set for Fort Dodge Meeting
The 1910 annual meeting of the Iowa State Drainage Association will convene in Fort Dodge on February 15 and 16. Prominent speakers include Prof. A Marston E O Rood Prof A H Stevenson Hon Henry Young J Z Adams and Prof J T Stewart with discussions on wetlands drainage and financing drainage districts led by northern county supervisors.
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Iowa State Drainage Association
Fort Dodge
A. Marston
E. O. Rood
A. H. Stevenson
Henry Young
J. Z. Adams
J. T. Stewart
Simple home remedy for coughs and colds
A listed home treatment blends two ounces glycerine half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces pure whiskey. The Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati endorses the mixture and markets the Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure for dispensing.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ellis Family Plans Move to Missouri Farmland
Mr W W Ellis and his son Walter J Ellis with families will leave Ames this week for Lamont Missouri near which they plan to settle. The senior Ellis bought a farm in Ames and the junior also purchased land with his brother in law J W Sherk of Nevada. The junior recently returned from Nebraska where he had lived for years and they all decided to seek their fortune in Missouri.
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W. W. Ellis
Walter J
Ames
Lamont
Pettis County
Missouri
Ellis
J. W. Sherk
Nevada
Nebraska
Athletics for All in Sporty England
Prof. Noble of Grinnell visits English colleges praising broad participation in athletics. He notes Oxford life, Bodleian reading, and lectures while contrasting American undergraduate life with higher opportunities at Iowa. He sees athletics as universally accessible and socially beneficial despite limited co education.
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Prof. Noble
Grinnell
A. B. Noble
Iowa
Oxford
America
Northwestern trains back on time after heavy winter strain
The Northwestern reports trains running fairly well with passenger delays under an hour and freights within a day of schedule. Coal and stock shipments are prompt, lines clearing, and congestion easing after weeks of unprecedented snow and storms.
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Northwestern
Iowa and
Galena
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
Wrecking crew takes control at Ames crossing chaos
The scene at the C and NW crossing in Ames shows the wrecking crew led by a dominant wreck-master swiftly clearing obstructions after a wreck. Locomotives move, cars tilt, freight hazards drop, and the crew deploys crowbars while workers hail the clang of belts and strings as they remove debris.
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Thaddeus
Dayton
Ames
Harper's Weekly
Illinois Man to Take Charge of McCarthy Farm Near Ames
H. E. Fineham of Towanda Illinois plans to arrive about March 1 to assume management of the C. G. McCarthy farm. Mr. Potee will relocate to Dakota to operate his ranch.
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Illinois
McCarthy
H. E. Fineham
Towanda
Ames
C. G. McCarthy
Mr. Potee
Dakota
The Virginia Jubilee Singers Promote Jubilee Concerts
The Virginia Jubilee Singers are praised for high quality singing and harmony. Their repertoire includes jubilee songs and plantation melodies from antebellum days with a noted male quartet and comic selections. Endorsements from Bishop Charles C. McCabe and Rev. J. K. Shields highlight their widespread appeal and strong church audience support.
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America
Charles C. McCabe
Virginia Jubilee Singers
Colfax
Iowa
J. K. Shields
Charleston
W. Va
Rural mailboxes abused by pennies on stamps policy change
Postal officials ban carriers from handling coins placed on rural mailboxes to pay postage. The practice causes delays and cold fingers as carriers must remove gloves to collect coins. Patrons are urged to keep stamps on hand. mail orders cannot reduce stamp prices.
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Ames
The American Boy February Cover and Contents
The February issue features a handsome two color allegorical cover and matches the high standard inside. Articles include Roger Jackson at Ramsbury a tale of English schoolboy life and Red Treasure ending. Stories include Possum Hunters Who Turned Samaritans When Opportunity Knocked The Riddle The Jonah Wasat and Tajante and Flash Light In the Scrub plus an iceboating article and portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The usual departments The Boy Mechanic The Boy Photographer Stamps Coins Curios For Boys to Make Tangles and the Fun Column are included with 75 illustrations. Detroit publisher Sprague.
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Roger Jackson
Ramsbury
Jonah
Quinn
Wasat
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Sprague Publishing Co
Derroit, Mich
Charles City Post Disbands Floyd G A R in Iowa
Charles City and Floyd Post G A R in northeastern Iowa have disbanded as aging veterans pass away. The Floyd post once among the county’s strongest, now dwindled to four members, prompting the closure.
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Floyd Post G. A. R
Charles City
Iowa
Boys In Blue
Floyd Post
On Time and the Challenge of Rail Passenger Service
Thaddeus Dayton notes rail executives chase all trains staying on time yet rely on a man beside the track to enforce rules. The Harper’s Weekly piece explains the tough ladder from fireman to engineer, and the demanding selection for passenger runs.
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Thaddeus
Dayton
Harper's Weekly
America
Ride to Death: A Fateful Warning Echoes
A terse fragment records a warning about unavoidable danger and a doomed journey. The speaker implies a rider faces certain death, conveying fatal resolve and looming catastrophe. No further context or names are provided in the readable text.
The Father of Him
Census taker questions ages of five children lead to uncertain responses as the father idly recalls each age while noting a reminder of his wife’s return. The piece captures a domestic vignette with repeated hesitations.
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Mary
John
Helen
Fred
Archie
W. N. Morse
Woman’s Home Companion
Testimony on Miles Heart Remedy Restorative Nervine
Mrs T S Edwards of Milner Georgia writes that her husband recovered from heart trouble after using Miles Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine. Doctors had predicted death but he improved from the first dose, later resuming heavy camp work and receiving a conference charge. She endorses the product and offers a money back guarantee via the empty bottle.
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Miles
ZEMO Promises Instant Itch Relief and Eczema Cure
Doctor recommended ZEMO a clean external liquid that stops itching instantly and claims to permanently cure eczema and all itching skin or scalp diseases. Mr Cagwin the druggist touts Zemo as his most successful remedy and urges customers to ask for a sample and view display photos of cures.
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Zemo
Cagwin
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Ames, Iowa
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Dhaps
THE
Bosworth Drug Store
Scott
State Drainage Meeting
England
Prof
Noble
Ames Chautauqua
Charles City Post
Olympia Candy CO
Aitolysapia
John Allan
Chippewa Remedy CO
P.O
Buffalo, N.Y
Ei Hunt
P. O. Ames
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s
Office
Mutual
Morgan, Morgan & Watts
Attorneys-at-Law
Ames Gevings Bank
L. Waltmire
Bell
M. J. Adams
Office MA
E. F. Posegate
Barty
Fullertonia
Luis
L. K. Wynn
Sterling
Mindrs
Union National Bank
W M. Greeley
BE. W. Stanton
Henry Wilson
Cashier Co
L. Siverly
Ass’t. Cashier
Connaction
Him
T. L. Rice
Keating
Dantel McCarthy
J. Y Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Story County Bank
Frank
Bale Stabie
Funes
Cartart
Colice
Se Mutual
Onondaga
Ames, Lowa
E. B. Bush, M. D
Baker’s Jewelry Store
D. M. Ghrist
Jennie G. Ghrist
Drs. Ghrist
Ghrist
Onondaga St
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