Museum exhibits from foreign lands arrive at Ames College
Exchanges Mr M J Wragg returned from St Louis with a near car load of museum articles including 60 woods varieties from Argentina Nicaragua specimens from Japan native woods bamboos botanicals and a complete Philippine exhibit all destined for Ames College museum. Oliver Cole sold his business to Chas Watney with no workforce changes and $1200 price tag plus additions. A Russian torpedo boat report notes a gunner’s marksmanship record at 5000 yards nine hits in ten with thirteen inch shells in under five minutes. Nels traveled to San Francisco on the cruiser New Orleans and may return within four months with full pay.
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M. J. Wragg
St. Louis
Argentina
Nicaragua
Japan
Philippine
Ames College
State Register
Oliver Cole
Chas Watney
Watney
Cole
Roland
Nels
San Francisco
New Orleans
Herald
Snow and fire and a busy Iowa week
Snow deepens across Iowa with record levels this winter. Oskaloosa endures a $150,000 blaze destroying several large mercantile establishments. Reports note Iowa's heavy snowfall surpassing two decades of winters. Local humor and misadventure appear in a Sioux City burial error. Sanford Dodge Co presents Isben Ghosts at the Armory with Laura Frankenfield and Paul Terhune praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Sanford Dodge Co
Isbens
Ghoste
Armory Opera House
Laura Frankenfield
Alving
Paul Terhune
Extended deadline for Rosebud homesteads to May first
Washington grants an extension allowing settlers to file on Rosebud Reservation claims by May first. Speculators’ bid to seize unestablished homesteads are blocked as harsh winter weather persists in the northwest. Many pioneers have already headed west with teams loaded for fuel and feed, determined to claim new land despite hardship. Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar touted as a cure all for coughs and lung relief marketed by OC A Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
South Dakota
Northwest
Washington
OC. A. Gamble
W D Fans to Lay Concrete Floors at State College
W D Fans and workmen began inside the dairy building at the state college to pour 10 000 square feet of concrete flooring. They will also install concrete floors in the college central hall totaling 20 000 square feet with completion delayed until late spring or early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Fans
Ames
State College
College
Central Hall
Webster City Tribune
Kelley family sues Johnson for damages in district court
Isaac Kelley seeks 500 dollars from George P. Johnson for an alleged January 20 home invasion that harmed his family and stole two cows and a horse. Malissa Kelley sues for 1000 dollars and Mary Etta Kelley for 1500 dollars alleging beating, verbal abuse, and impaired domestic duties.案件 filed by attorney H E Slattery of Ames. next term begins March 20 in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Kelley
Franklin Township
George P. Johnson
Malissa Kelley
Johnson
Mary Etta Kelley
Kelley
Blowe
H. E. Slattery
Ames
Journal
Vacation Coast Excursions From Chicago by Rail
Travel advertise for Pullman Tourist sleeping cars from Chicago to Pacific Coast March 1 to May 15 1905. Daily and individual excursions via Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line. Double berth $700 for two, includes dining cars meals a la carte. Routes through San Francisco Seattle Portland Spokane and other western points. Tickets via Chicago & North-Western Bay agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Boise City
Spokane
Walla Wall
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Union Pacific
North-Western
Pullman
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Iowa State Dairy Bulletin on 1905 Butter Contest Findings
The bulletin reports results from the Iowa Educational Butter Contest begun in 1905 with 55 entrants over six months. Butter was scored in Ames and New York, with final averages guiding winners. It includes salt in butter studies and practical notes, available from OC F Curtiss in Ames. Clubbing rates for The Intelligencer on Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post are cited, plus Pinesalve product promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
H. R. Wright
Ames
G. L. McKay
P. H. Kieffer
New York
W. H. Healy
Prof. McKay
Larsen
OC. F. Curtiss
Intelligencer
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
America
Mail order houses threaten local shops and towns
An editorial warns against mail order firms like Montgomery Ward and Sears Robuck, arguing their low advertised prices prey on consumers, harm local dealers, depress town values, and centralize trade. It urges buying locally, notes home goods are cheaper, and condemns trusts while urging patriotism and local support. The piece cites Chamberlain's remedy as a local product and sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sears
Robuck & Co
Barnum
Chicago
Montezuma Republican
Editor slams Ames bias on education board
A Midland Schools editor criticizes Ames for bias against locals in state education policy. The letter argues against labeling Ames as narrow minded and questions whether a capable outsider cannot serve fairly. It urges fair judgment and cautions the editor to consider broader perspectives before public outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Ames
State Board of Educational Examiners
Iowa
Des Moines
China
Navy veteran Nels Juhi returns home to Story City
Nels Juhi came back to Story City Monday after four years in the U S Navy. He trained six months on a training ship and then served over three years as a gunner's mate on the battleship Oregon. The Oregon cruised Philippine waters while Juhi recalls being near several Russian Japanese naval actions and witnessing the blow as described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Juhi
Story City
United States Navy
Oregon
Nels
Philippine
Pneumonia Deaths in Chicago Largely Preventable?
An old notice argues that many pneumonia deaths in Chicago could have been prevented by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It cites a theatre fire tragedy and stresses the remedy’s wart to treat colds and influenza, with a testimonial from W. D. Wilcox of Logan, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamberlain
Laura
W. D. Wilcox
Logan
New York
Loughran & Bauer
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Mest TO
Chase & Sanborn
B.A. Knudson
Russia
Hock
Sioux City
O. A. Gamble
Burt True
Pers
WJ. Semmons
ODD Fellows Temple
Loughran
Bauer
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