Ames Ad Rates and Local Information notice
Terms of subscription and advertising rates for a local Ames newspaper. Describes prices for one copy, six months, four months, and annual payments, plus advance payment terms and out of county rates. Includes post office designation and locality details about Ames near Des Moines, Iowa, railroad junction, and nearby agricultural college.
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Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Oimes
Minneapolis
Des Moinca
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Local Officials and Supervisors Names Appear in Listing
A fragmented OCR shows a roster of local officials and supervisors including names like C. G. McCaurny J. Q. Burgess Anthony Hare and roles such as County Auditor Clerk of the Courts Treasurer Recorder Sheriff Sup't of Schools Surveyor and Coroner. Also listed are township supervisors for Union Lincoln and Collins townships.
United Workmen Schedule for Meetings
Regular meeting notice for United Workmen A. Co. U. W. held every second and fourth Tuesday evening each month. M. Soren serves as Recorder and J. S. Brooks as Master of Work.
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United Workmen
M. Soren
J. S. Brooks
M. W
G A R Sallsworth Post 30 G A R Meeting Info
The G A R Sallsworth Post No 30 meets on the first and third Saturday evenings at 7 30 in the Masonic Hall. T J Miller is Adjutant J E Doncan is Quarter Master Henry Wilson Jr presides. All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors invited to join. Initiation fee two dollars and dues twenty five cents.
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Sallsworth
A.R
Masonic Hall
T. J. Miller
J. E. Doncan
Henry Wilson, Jr
Terry Dues
William IV
Professional listings for Ames Iowa attorneys and doctors
A dense directory style listing shows Stevens Hays and other law firms in Ames Iowa with multiple attorneys and offices in Stevens building. Physicians include H M Templeton G A Meredith C A Beverly and C E Cramb lit with offices near clinics drug stores and churches. Veterinary surgeon E B Cramb lit promotes medicines labeled King of Pain.
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D. McCarthy, Atiey
LAW and Collection
Stevens
Ames
Iowa
E. B. Cramblit
New York House
The Current Poem of Lost Love and Resolve
A lyric reflection on love altering perception and desire. The speaker laments mood shifts and entanglement with a beloved, noting changing sights from violet blue to her eye color and the pull of her voice. He vows steadfast pursuit despite fear of rejection or loss.
Polly the Blind Woman and the Doctor’s Love Story Told
The narrative recalls Polly at a birthday gathering in a pine wood setting. She, a 75 year old blind woman, recalls meeting a lost doctor who saved her life and later won her heart after a storm and a return visit. They marry and move to Missouri, starting a life with mutual care and deep gratitude.
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Polly
Tom Powell
4Lock’s
John
Morley Village
Brother John
Caroline
Lucy
Gol
Doctor Howell
Doctor
Carline
Missouri
Cautious grocer barrels toward New York buyer
A rural dealer weighed loss from overstocked eggs butter and cheese and was advised by his wife to beware of a city buyer from York who promised cash for 200 dozen eggs 490 pounds of butter and 17 cheeses, warning not to trust him for market. The tale ends with a quip about feeding America and a warning to avoid needless worry.
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Ara‘mer
Hanner
York
Henri
New York
America
Wall Street News
Hoffman House
West
St. Louis
Colorado
Arizona
Steel Plate
Feet and fashion clash in a lively fashion column
A surgeon cautions a man about lockjaw after his wife steps on a tack while media chatter questions the public fuss over women foot size. The piece surveys dress sense in English and American women, critiques corsets and figures, and includes anecdotes on statues and monitorial debates about beauty and attire.
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Detroit Times
Proserpine
Aluto
Venus de Medici
Infatuations of bold criminals captivate pretty women
A New York Letter recounts tales of women drawn to handsome criminals including a Cuban planter who died rich after marriage to a Cuban heiress, a sneaky counterfeiters’ hold on a captive, and a governess who wed a convict only to flee as police close in. Also London bets on gullible crowds and a barrister’s crowd-stopping stunt on Fleet Street.
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France
St. Cloud
Nizhnee-Novgorod
Russia
Philadelphia
Becker
Crow Hill
Porter
New York
London
London Bridge
Bank of England
Fleet Street
New York Graphic
The Figure of Washington in Alexandria Tales
A Detroit sculptor comments on what makes a good figure noting how few can resemble Washington. He recalls Alexandria traditions portraying George Washington as tall and stately, fond of horses, riding many horses in a day, and keeping a firm posture on horseback. He notes Washington’s dance habits as a young man and contrasts ante revolutionary dances with later fashions.
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John
Carline
Lucy
God
Mountainville
Detroit
Alexandria
Virginia
George Washington
Washington
AN OLD MUNTER AND THE BEARS
James Nugent known as Mountain Jim among old pioneers joined the Fifty piners era long ago. He lived a life marked by frontier exploits and local legend as a steadfast presence in early outdoors memory.
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Munter
BEARS
Mountain Jim
James Nugent
The Senator's Daughter On A City Car Ride
A 2 cent city car scene shows a senator’s daughter boarding with diamonds and a sealskin cloak. She shuns a poor colored man, drops a copper penny, and refuses gratitude as he pays her fare, prompting silent public outrage.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Ffrington Letler
Farmer in Nevada Claims Champion Old Horses
A Nevada farmer in Washoe County says he owns three champion old horses aged 35 24 and 21 years all in perfect health and able to work. The remarks come as the owner promotes the unusual herd and his interest in horses and books.
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Washoe County
Nevada
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Ames Antelligencer
Iee
J. E. Duncan
Etme
Beeen
Official Directory
C. G. McCaurny
LL. Smire
H. H. Bores
A. K. Banks
Roe
H. MircHe
Joan 1. HosTerrer
Board OF and Fenersland
J. Q. Burgess
Anthony Hare
Peewee Wees
Union Township
Lincoln Township
Collins Township
Methodist Episcopal
I.j. Everly
Ous
G. H. Starring
Masonic
Arcadia Lodge
2. A. Masons
A. H. Duckwortha
W.M. L. Bocastr
Stevens & Hays, “& Tlorneys AT Law
Ames and
F& Ame
Barstow
Geo. A. Underwood
Theate
U. S
Union Bank
H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
Ames, Laws
Hutchinson
C. A. Beverly
Opathi
M. E. Church
Story County
Chas £. Hunt
West House
T. C. McCall
H. L. Carrell
John Glidden
Dray Man
Willis Clark
Ams
IsLand
Crosse
He, Wayne Co
Mich
Savage & Farnum
Prorrizrors
L. Cleveland
John Hitcher
Mill
Joe Stanley
Joe
Joe's
Beter
THE
Fred
Harry
Hary
Continent
iFoman
London Leiter
William the Fourth
Eugene V. Smalley
Kalispel
East
Major Ronan
Mision Valley
Estes Park
Middle Park
Hot Sulphur Springs
Jim
Griffith Evans
Park
Fort Collina
Denver Tribune
Pleasantrees
Philadelphia Call
Boston Star
San Francisco Chronicle
Morro
Boston Globe
Rovner
Boston
Mary
Gabrielle
Henrietta
TuzRe
Adoir
Carl Pretzel
Mathusin Bennehet
New York Times
Molveen Islands
G. G. Grifith
Tur
Issy
Daisor
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