Home Seekers Excursions on Northwest Line
Reduced rate excursion tickets offered on the first and third Tuesdays each month from November 1902 to April 1903 for the North-Western Line territory. Includes standard and tourist sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Also notes a 1903 calendar published by the Chicago & North-Western Railway with large figures. requests postage to W B Kniskern, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western R.v
Chicago & North-Western Railway
W.B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
President Stanton Succeeding At Iowa State College
Acting President Stanton praised for a conservative and able administration with full faculty and student confidence. The college, now about 1200 students, has roughly doubled in seven years and quadrupled in ten. A farm home in Palestine township burned, killing H H Tesdahl’s aged mother despite efforts to save her. loss was small due to modest property and the house’s small size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Iowa State College
Nevada
H. H. Tesdahl
Palestine Township
Tesdahl
Tesdah
Parn
Iowa State College Presidency Race Heats Up
Des Moines reports indicate multiple candidates for the Iowa State College presidency at Ames. Names linked include Simpson College leader E Shelton and Des Moines Superintendent S H Sheakley, with others such as W B Craig and P Curtiss discussed as possible contenders amid ongoing speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Iowa State College
Ames
James Wilson
State Teacher’s Association
E. Shelton
Simpson College
State College
8. H. Sheakley
West Des Moines
W. B. Craig
Drake University
Drake
Curtiss
Heston
South Dakota College
Oor
Times-Republican
W P Taylor brings first bowling alley to Indianola Iowa
Indianola opens first bowling alley on January 8 1 marking progress for W P Taylor Ames owner. The venue draws crowds with 7 am start and strong turnout of skilled bowlers as citizens embrace open sport after earlier opposition. Local leaders supported the ordinance and invested in top quality alleys noted as best in southern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Indianola
W. P. Taylor
Ames
Iowa
Sale to clear lines before annual inventory
This week we offer special prices to close out lines before annual inventory. On sale goods at greatly reduced prices to move quickly.
Bowling Opens With Mayor Speech Promising Quiet Order
Mayor Schooley opened the bowling alley declaring support for orderly conduct to keep the place open. The ordinance passed with his vote, aiming to curb petty gambling and attract popular use. The first day drew no other sports, though the manager plans ladies hours and a growing Migonette club social with a progressive New Year’s dinner hosted by local Misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schooley
Taylor
Ames Deluged by Sheriff Candidate Interviews
A dull political day in Ames as voters note the absence of interviews with sheriff candidates. Citizens lament lack of access and seek more direct engagement from contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
New Year's Resolutions Breaks Mentioned By Readers
Readers note many resolutions fail as time runs out with the year ending and reflections on scars remaining from unmet goals.
Scientific food theory test mocked by press in Washington
Some young men linked to newspaper circles in Washington mock the Wilson food theory experiment. The piece stresses it is a serious scientific test and not a Bureau of Chemistry attempt to treat it lightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Bureau of Chemistry
Elwood Furnas Dies During Trial in Story County
Elwood Furnas of Richland township once a leading Story county farmer died at six this morning at his sister Mrs. Sarah J. Dillin’s home after illness from acute stomach trouble. He was about 62, survived by a wife and no children. Funeral set for Friday at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Furnas
Richland
Story County
Sarah J. Dillin
Furnas
M. Soper
J. P. Hesson
Presbyterian Church
District Teachers Meeting in Slater January 10 1903
District No. 3 calls a teachers meeting at Slater High School on Saturday January 10 1903 at 1 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater High School
Education meeting agenda and speakers announced
Paper Essentials for boys and girls who cannot go through our high schools features Miss Stella Storrs and Miss Jean Gilchrist. Papers address Prim ary education and what education can do for a man. Supt F E Hansen and Prof A O Wydell speak with Supt L B Carlisle. Executive committee invites patrons to attend with ten minute discussions after papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Storrs
Jean Gilchrist
Flower Gardens at Railway Stations Praised in Ames
N E Hansen of the South Dakota Agricultural college commends Ames in Wallace's Farmer for a detailed feature on Flower Gardens at Railway Stations. Accompanying photos by Charles R Quade highlight four park views and praise the depot garden project led by J Sexton at Iowa State College influenced by Northwestern railway officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.E. Hansen
South Dakota Agricultural College
Ames
Wallace
Hansen
Northwestern Railway
Charles R. Quade
Iowa
J. Sexton
Iowa Agricultural College
Europe
Sault Ste. Marie Gains Chicago Connection Through New Through Service
A new through train link to Chicago set to start December 29 via Chicago and North Western and M St P Sault routes. The route runs Milwaukee Fond du Lac Oshkosh Green Bay Marinette Menominee Escanaba to Larch junction with Soo Line then via Gladstone Manitique and Trout Lake to Sault Ste. Marie with through sleepers Chicago 8 p m return 7 30 a m. Direct Chicago Milwaukee connections ensure onward service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Chicago
Chicago & North- Western
M. St. P
St. M. Rys
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Marinette
Menominee
Escanaba
Larch
Soo Line
Gladstone
Manistique
Trout Lake
Soo
United States
Great Lake
Wells Street
Appleton
Powers
North-Western
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Speedy Ticket Sellers On The Elevated Rail And Circus Men
A Detroit Free Press note compares New York elevated railroad ticket sellers to circus hawkers for speed. It describes rapid sales, immediate ticket tearing, and precounted change from a system of ready piles including nickels and dimes, with 95 cent piles and 20 cent stacks to cover common exact changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit Free Press
Old laborer outwits motormen at crossing
An elderly man with a heavy tool bag avoided danger by signaling a moving streetcar to stop. Several motormen raced by at speed, but the man remained calm, allowed the car to halt just before the rail, recovered his tools, and saluted the motorman with a broad smile, praising the only accommodating operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
The Wonderful Toad Bone
The article discusses ancient beliefs about toads and frogs, noting Pliny's claim that a living mob would fall silent in their presence. It highlights a small bone on the right side of toads as having elemental influence and describes a method to locate the bone by exposing a dead toad to an ant hill and boiling bones to reveal the toad bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
A Matter For Wonder Mrs Peck Returns Niagara
Mrs Peck has returned Niagara and stirs reporters with astonishment. The Detroit Free Press notes the remarkable effect of Niagara on Mr Peck and asks how the phenomenon was achieved.
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. O. Keedick
Ghe Coye Pharmacy
The
Coye Pharmacy
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. &. Schreiter, Asst
Cashier
Dors
Tornado Insurance
California
Sciencc
America
Rock Island
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Paso
Colorado
Utah
Golden State Limited
Kansas City
Mane
J.G. Farmer, D. P. A
Cedar Rapids
P. S
Golden State
President Stanton
Shelton
Place
W. Taylor
Asa Vandermast
Ladies Shoes
Mabel Fowler
Pearl Rice
Edna Thomas
Edna Hills
Hazel Johnson
State Teachers’ Assation
A. O. Wydell
L. B. Carlisle
ASA
Vandermast
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!