Ames Public Schools Report Feb 1905
The Ames Public Schools report for the month ending Feb 3 1905 details high school attendance enrollment 207 with 181.5 average attendance and 22 tardies. Total year enrollment 822 with 426 boys and 205 girls including 14 boys and 11 girls in the senior class. New contagion rules and health measures are outlined and adopted at the Feb 13 board session. Superintendent F E Kina notes conservative progressive policy and invites visitation.
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South Side
Christ
Board of Education
Story County Sunday School Group Chooses Districts and Appointments
The Story County Sunday School Association executive committee met in Nevada to fill vacancies and organize six districts. New appointees include Nellie Vinje as primary secretary and Nellie Robinson and Josephine Hagen to the executive committee, with J M Bamford and Hugh Cummings also named. A county lyceum bureau was approved and six districts outlined to foster township organization and annual conventions.
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Story County Sunday School Association
Nevada
Lsst
Chas. Ff’. Kooser
Nellie Vinje
Jeffrey
E. B. Meyers
H. V
F. G Ainley
Nellie Robinson
McCalisburg
Er. O. Dillon
J. M. Bamford
Colo
Hugh Cummings
Josephine Hagen
Story City
A. L. Bartlett
B. F. Mitchell
Des Moines
Lyceum Bureau
Kirk
Story County
Lafayette
Howard Twos
Warren
Lincoln Sherman
Franklin
Milford
Washington
Richland
Grant
Palestine
Union
Indian Creek
New Albany
Collins
J. O. Simon
A. M. Shea
Ames
V. Urbino
Iowa Center
Banner Township
Banner Townships
Evangelist Rev O N Severance to Lead Burlington Revival
Rev O N Severance who conducted the Burlington revival is invited to hold evangelistic services at the Congregational church starting Wednesday night February 15 at 730. All city churches are urged to join in these non sectarian meetings presenting the motives of the Christian life in a brotherly spirit. Attendance is invited for students business men and the general public.
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O. N. Severance
Burlington
Congregational Church
Devoe lead and zinc touted after short measure claim
The letter recounts a paint salesman dispute over measurement with Devoe paint from F W Devor & Co. It claims Devoe produces full measures and four quarts per gallon. It notes an AUCTION on a Saturday February 1s 8th at 1 pm for E F Posegate and lists Mrs S E Bigelow in Ames, selling property and furniture by cash.
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J. H. Kohlmeyer
Grove City
Devoe
Kohlmeyer
F W Devor & Co
Ames
E. F. Posegate
E. Bigelow
Notice to Dog Owners On License Renewal And Enforcement
Owners of dogs must renew licenses due to ordinance 121. Unlicensed dogs found running at large will be seized and placed in the City Pound with a $1 fee for capture and feeding. Unclaimed dogs will be killed. Licenses and tags available at the City Clerk’s office. A. B. Maxwell Lt City Clerk.
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A. B. Maxwe
Planting Timing and Soil Care for Crops and Health
The piece emphasizes choosing the right planting time and maintaining enriched soil for crops and urges immediate action at first signs of tissue loss in humans. It touts Scott's Emulsion as a rapid supporter of nourishment and tissue restoration, promising a free sample.
Cabby Overpays Fare With Farthing in Comic Exchange
In a London scene, a taxi driver refuses to argue about distance and fare. He pays the old passenger with a farthing after calculating the trip, saying the exact distance equals half of the fare. The exchange ends with a blessing and the cabman’s farewell.
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Cabby
London Standard
Queen Victoria quilt gift linchpin of hospital memory
A historical note recalls Queen Victoria knitting quilts for Netley hospital during the Egyptian campaign. One coverlet bearing a V R monogram became famed as the wards’ prized piece, yet the staff granted it to the gravely wounded. A soldier’s fevered plea doomed the quilt to a grim omen.
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Victoria
Netley Hospital
Wanted trustworthy manager for solid business in county
Classified advertisement seeks a reliable man or woman to run a well established business in the county and nearby territory. Offers $20 weekly cash salary plus expense reimbursement and weekly checks from headquarters. No investment required. previous experience not essential. Enclose self addressed envelope to Manager 810 Como Block Chicago Ill.
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Como Block
Chicago
Ill
Dow Rates to Roosevelt Inauguration from Washington
Excursion tickets for the Roosevelt inauguration in Washington are offered on Feb 28 and Mar 1 2 with return by Mar 18. Tickets available via Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Also notices seeking clean cotton rags and a Ames nursery owner promises March visits to replace dead stock for patrons.
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Dow
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
J. J. KeGsey
Boone St. Ames
Illinois Central Announces Double Daily Service To southern resorts
The Illinois Central advertises double daily passenger service from Chicago to New Orleans with dining and sleeping cars and connections to St Louis Cincinnati and Louisville. It promotes winter resort trips to New Orleans Vicksburg Havana Colon Panama Gulfport and Mardi Gras events. Steamship sailings from New Orleans to Havana Colon and Europe are listed with details on through sleeping car service and Dixie Flyer routes. Representatives H Hanson and J F Merry invite inquiries.
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The
Ilinois Central
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
New Orleans
Gulfport
Havana
Colon
Panama
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
Europe
Hot Springs
Memphis
Jacksonville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
The Salmon Mechanism and Its Inimitable Motion
The salmon adapts to its watery world cleaving through water with powerful fins and tail. Its movement eludes human mechanism and no waterborne instrument matches its posture or motion. Despite simple organization, the fish’s propulsion remains beyond our dynamic theories.
Notice of Administratorship for Nordstrom Estate
Notice is hereby given that on February 6 1905 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Wea? Diamons as Administrator of the estate of Herman Theodore Harold Nordstrom deceased. All debts should be paid to the administrator and claims presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Herman Theodore Harold Nordstrom
Diaarns
Pineules touted as cure for kidney and rheumatic ailments
Pineules hailed as a broad remedy claiming to purge impurities and cure kidney bladder and blood diseases backache and rheumatism. Sold by C. A. Gamble in a compact health advertisement style.
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C. A. Gamble
O. A. Gamble
Millet debtor pays baker and butcher bills with art
The father of M Casimir Perier visited Corot and offered to buy a Millet painting. Corot agreed if the patron would settle the long outstanding butcher and baker bills of Millet. The bills totaled nearly $6,000 and had remained unpaid for twelve years.
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M. Casimir-Perier
Corot
Jean Francois Millet
His Idea of a Lady in an English Courtroom
A cabman sues a woman for unpaid fare and proclaims she is not a lady. The judge asks how to recognize a lady. The cabman recalls a prior encounter where a lady gave him a sov'rin instead of a shillin and told him to keep the change, prompting the judge to question the cabman's definition of a lady.
Notice of Referees Sale in Story County Iowa
Referees Parley Sheldon J A Fitchpatrick and A Hurst will auction off the Susan M Eastwood vs Jennie Crane et al partition real estate in Ames Iowa on March 2 1905. The property includes specified portions of section 5 and section 8 township 38 north range 24 west with cash terms and sale at Story County Bank in Ames at 2 pm. Proceedings follow a district court order dated December 19 1902 and January 30 1905.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Susan M. Eastwood
Jennie Crane Et al
Towit
A. W
S.e
S. E
S. W
Story County Bank
Ares
Promises for the Future Highlight Friends’ Support
A reflective note emphasizes enduring friendship and mutual aid as plans for what lies ahead. The line suggests companions remain loyal and helpful as goals and hopes unfold.
Pineules Promoted as New Remedy for Kidney and Rheumatic Ailments
An advertisement touts Pineules as a new cure for kidney bladder and rheumatic diseases promising relief from backache and kidney pains. It claims a universal benefit and invites readers to learn more from seller O. A. Gamble.
Morphine Request Sparks Self Harm Question at Drugstore
An individual entered a drug store and asked for morphine. The druggist refused without a prescription. The customer asked why he would not dispense it. The druggist replied I don’t know If I looked like you I should be tempted meaning the man suggested self harm.
Very Low Rates to Mardi Gras and Winter Resorts
On account of Mardi Gras excursion tickets sold to New Orleans March 1 to 5, and March 6 with return by noon March 7. Reduced rates also to principal winter resorts in the United States and Mexico. For full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
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North-Western
New Orleans
United States
Mexico
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Tailor Praises Suit as Slopay Basks in Credit
A brief exchange has a tailor complimenting Slopay on a fine suit while Slopay responds that it is a credit to the tailor. The Philadelphia Press notes the exchange with a hint of humor about a debit.
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Slopay
Philadelphia Press
With His Uncle Jeweler Conversation Shows Watch History
A Chicago Tribune column records a brief exchange in which a jeweler questions a man about a watch. The owner admits five to six years of ownership and notes it has mostly stayed with a relative.
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Chicago Tribune
Untidy Exit Sparks Irritation in Ridiculous Debate
A humorous exchange questions what irks a man more than a woman exiting a car backward. The line ends with dismissive quip and a call to forget the issue with a simple surrender.
Best in the World Dr J W Hamilton Praises Warner Syrup
Dr J W Hamilton of San Francisco endorses Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy and unrivaled for asthma. Available from LovUghran & Bavgr.
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J. W. Hamilton
San Francisco
Cal
Warner
Unclear text on Hymen Nordy carpet business in Courier Journal
The readable lines mention Hymen Nordy and a flourishing carpet and house furnishings business in Louisville, with questions about what he sells.
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Hymen
Nordy
Louisville Courier Journal
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Illinois Central
R. R
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Havana, Cuba
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Hot Springs, Ark., Florida
Alinois Central
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A H. Hanson
J. F. Merry
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