Economy by daily provisions cited by French and Italians
The piece argues for buying provisions in small daily quantities as a path to economy, citing French and Italian practice. It references Indianapolis charity efforts led by J. H. Hanna, Eli Lilly, and William Fortune, detailing a shift from pauper relief to work placement and food distribution via a registered, businesslike system.
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Harper’s Bazar
Indianapolis
United States
Indianapolis Commercial Club
Messrs
J. H. Hanna
Eli Lilly
William Fortune
Commercial Club
Charity Organization Society
Albert Shaw
New York
Ames residents and travelers noted in county clippings
Miss Carrie Scott of Ames visited Slater for several days. Cattle shipments to Chicago were made by E N Erickson R B Richardson T Ashland and N L Thompson with escorts. John Kalsem Lewis Heggem Eric Ericson and others joined at Huxsey. Cong Church service featured prohibition discourse. temperance meeting planned. A. Nelson and T E Alderman seek health benefit in Battle Creek. political remark on mayoral candidate. District court adjourned as Judge Birdsall opened term. Hass vs Beverly case addressed homestead lien. George Banks and Harriet Kenner wed in Nevada Iowa.
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E. N. Erickson
Richardson
O. M. Johnson
Congregational Church
Warner
Elon
Olvey Nelson
Dr. Rawson
A. K Webb
Good Templars
Birdsall
District Court
Phillip Hass
Beverly
Homestead
Local High School Girls Lead Classroom Duty
Miss Menden hall’s absence sees the high school girls take charge of the room with smooth progress. The effort earns praise for the students’ teaching performance in a community showing support for youth leadership.
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Miss Mendenhall
Ames area notices and arrivals in town Saturday
Capt Brown of Ames was in town Saturday while Grafton Livington and J A Kerr of Ames visited midweek. A girl was born to W F Strattan. Constable Win Childs of Franklin Twp was in the city on office business. Rev Byron Clark and wife of Ames arrived to assist revival meetings. The Farmers Eating Club met at J S Kies. J E Duncan of Ames commented on third term candidates. Cards issued for a Silver Wedding Anniversary at W C Hall's. Simon Stratton of Arcadelayen counter was in town for a few hours.
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Win. Childs
Franklin Twp
Byron Clark
Ames
Simon Stratton
Arcadelayen
Community Notes from Story County and Nearby Areas
Brief items report Pension Board session with several parties, courthouse heating work approved, Rev. Hugh Jack to lead Presbyterian Church next year, weekly church meetings show strong attendance, families moving within Iowa, express company changes Milwaukee routes effective March, Nellie Wheeler's surprise sendoff to Toledo, Charley Harland buys Dr. Smith farm, county offices to be filled with clerk and auditor already scarce, public sentiment resists change.
Local notes on Collins population and town growth
Geo Foote bought the U S Griffith meat market and took possession early this week. Collins is said to have 275 inhabitants, though locals dispute the figure and claim 400 or more. Pastor A L Curtis returned from elder tour visiting Gilbert Station and Ames with prospering services and large gatherings. Infant Clotilda Hart died in Rhodes at 11 months and 11 days after illness.
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Geo. Foote
U.S. Griffith
Bro. Iazlett
the Clipper
Collins
A. L. Curtis
Gilbert Station
Ames
Clotilda
Levi and
Nettie Hart
Rhodes
Business changes stir local enterprise note
A business change surprised the town as Mr Butler sold his share in Butler & Erickson to Rasmus Larson while Mr Thompson transferred his lumber and grain stake to partner L S Larson. Bert Shirke visited from Ames after a tussle with the grip. Two hundred invitations go out for a masquerade ball at the opera house.
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Hi. Thompson
L. S. Larson
Bert Shirke
Ames
Mr. Shirke
Butler
Butler & Erickson
Rasmus Larson
Local Notes on Miss Ambrose and Summer Preparations
Miss May Ambrose, studying music in Chicago, is expected home by the end of March. Curt A. Wood returned from Battle Creek with injuries, greeting friends with a crutch and cane. County politics show signs of stirring, and residents anticipate several frosts and a long summer ahead. The senior editor, ill last week, is able to resume work.
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May Ambrose
Chicago
Curt A. Wood
Battle Creek, Mich
Deaths of Cattle in Corningtowa From Poisoned Cory Plant
L J Bettamer of the Iearian Community at Corningtowa reports cattle in the Homestead died after consuming poison secreted by an insect in the cory plant. Symptoms appear about thirty hours later and progress rapidly depending on the animal's constitution and poison dose.
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L. J. Bettamer
Corningtowa
Cory
Cosmopolitan magazine previews and naval article notes
The February Cosmopolitan issue features a naval design feature and a dramatic naval combat description, plus a long discussion of modern currency in circulation. It also includes Valdes's story beginnings, Llardy’s “A Rejected Manuscript” with illustration, rising interest in aerial navigation, Elaine Goodale’s Indian Wars notes, Crawford’s “The Disappearance Syndicate”, poetry by Arnold Tomson and Young, and literary departments on art, letters, and science.
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Valdes
Arthur Sherburne Llardy
L. Marold
Derking
Elaine Goodale
T. C. Crawford
Washington
Sir Edwin Arnold
Graham R. Tomson
William Young
Where was Lat quote drives stampede for bookmark
The essay notes a new stock of stationery in the Senate and House rooms sparking demand for a bookmark bearing the phrase Where was lat. Manufacturers, seeing profit, offer a mother of pearl scimitar leaf cutter stamped with the quotation in gold, commenting that the Alabama gentleman should have patented the query.
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Senate
House
Mr. Cobb
Alabama
Kate Field
Washington
Pension Roll Lists Confederate Widows and Survivors in Mexico
The Mexican Pension Roll shows 15 215 survivors and 7 282 widows plus over 3 000 pending cases, totaling about 25 497 people. Pensions of 8 or 10 dollars monthly go to these widows and survivors, including relatives of several notable Confederate figures and officers.
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United States
Mexico
Samuel Cooper
Cooper
Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Lee
Manchester ship canal opens transforming a great interior city
The Manchester ship canal opened on January 1, creating a seaport for eight million people in the region near Blanchester and Salford. It is wider than the Suez and deep enough for most ocean liners, costing about 75 million dollars. Liverpool opposed the charter, but railways and canals were restructured to overcome early obstacles.
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Manchester
England
America
Europe
Manchester Ship Canal
Blanchester
Salford
Suez Canal
Mersey
Liverpool
Ordinance Establishes Four Election Wards in Ames Iowa
The incorporated Town of Ames Iowa enacts four wards for elections. Ward 1 covers north of the Chicago and North Western Railway east of a street line. Ward 2 lies north of the railway west of Douglass Street. Ward 3 lies south of the railway east of the section center. Ward 4 lies west of the section centers. The ordinance takes effect after publication in the Ames Times. Signed A B Maxwell and Parley Sheldon.
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Ames
Iowa
Warsha
A. B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
Chicago & 3Eiwenters
Douglass Street
4Th Ward
Terry
Ames Times
Recorder
Illinois Central Railroads pamphlet promotes farm relocation
The Illinois Central Railroad publishes a pamphlet with letters from northern farmers now along the line promising benefits of farming near a fully equipped railroad. It urges readers to obtain a free 18% Guide by writing to J. F. Merny A G P A 406 Manchester Iowa for details on refrigerator cars and direct access to major markets.
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Passen
Illinoisentral Railroad
South Nide
Hinor Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Illinois Central
Manchester
Iowa
J. F. Merny
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