Fourth at Ames: a grand Fourth celebration on July Fourth
The Ames celebration featured a parade on Onondaga street, prizes for a raft of races and burlesque displays, speeches by Walter McHenry, band music from Ames and Nevada, and a fireworks display in the Ames park. Local notes mention related visits, travel, and civic updates.
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Ames
Onondaga Street
Frank Arrasmith
Linn Queal
T. J. Gossard
Bernice Akin
Walter McHenry
Nevada
Ames Glee Club
Boydson
Meerschaum
Thompson
Cole
Vase
Nelson
McElyea
Vernon
Ricketts
Maxwell
T. CO. Miller
Frank Morris
Brown
Shockley
Hopkins
Wing’s
Mosselman
Hardesty
Wing
Roberson
Clark
Jeannette Bartholomew
McCoy
Hunt
Leonard
McElyea 2d
Bucking the Tiger
Roler
Local Notes From Ames and Nearby Visits
Miss Ethel Hamilton visits Ames friends as sewer work deepens in west Ames. Miss Ethel Gilmore of Creston stays with Mrs. J Paul Jones at the Bartholomew home. John Hughs's little daughter dies from whooping cough on Tuesday. Mrs. John Boehm of Hutchinson Kansas visits her sister Mrs. Harry Kelso for ten days. Willie McLain returns from western ranch to visit in Ames. Greeley rooms above Eighty’s cigar store repapered and ready for occupancy. Mrs. P P Brown ill in east Ames likely to need surgery. Sinkler Hytland, photographer in Jefferson, visits Ames during Fourth. Fred Dunahugh of Nevada, injured here weeks ago, moves from Nelson House to home. Sunny morning and no rain expected today. Imperial Shriners return from western trip. Jim Adams arrives Thursday. Eugene Taylor couple arrive Saturday. grand time reported during absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ames
Ethel Gilmore
Creston
J. Paul Jones
Bartholomew
Ames
John Hughs
John Boehm
Hutchinson
Kansas
Harry Kelso
Willie McLain
Greeley
P. P. Brown
East Ames
Sinkler Hytland
Jefferson
Fred Dunahugh
Nevada
Nelson House
Imperial Shriners
Jim Adams
Eugene Taylor
Marriage of Andrew M Evans and Winifred Hunter in Ames
Andrew Morrison Evans, mayor of Scarsboro Town, married Winifred Hunter at the bride’s mother’s home in Ames on Sunday evening July 6. The bride, a longtime Ames resident and graduate of Ames High School, Iowa State College, and Valparaiso Normal, taught in rural and Searsboro schools before. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn’s Wedding March and a solo, after which the couple left for Marshalltown and Minneapolis before returning to Searsboro to establish a furniture and undertaking business.
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Andrew Morrison Evans
Winifred Hunter
Ames
Ferrall
The
Christian Church
Scarsboro
Iowa State College
Valpariso Indiana
Miss Snyder
Mrs. Evans
Marshalltown
Minneapolis
Evans
Searsboro
Linton Butler
Coon
Minnie Butler
Lyonville
Local News Notes as Visitors Call on Town
Fred Van Duzer returned from Tama county after visiting his grandparents. W L Johnson now in Pueblo Colorado as government meat inspector came back to duties after a two week visit. Misses White and Jones of Crookston Minnesota visit local friends. Dr Johnson of Charles City visited his parents over Sunday. County Supt Johnson of Cass county greeted friends here last week. Ollie Jones Moville Iowa visits this week. H Baughman hog buyer traveled to Boone last week. Maud Eastwood of Salt Lake City Utah teaches domestic economy and is spending vacation with friends.
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W. L. Johnson
Pueblo
Colo
Maud Eastwood
Salt Lake City
Utah
Portraits of Six Wanted Men Aid Police
A diligent police official reports that six portraits of wanted men circulated among departments led to five arrests. The chief wrote that the sixth suspect is under observation and will be captured soon.
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Russia
Gunter Phrase Remains As Permanent English Memory
The saying according to Gunter endures as a tribute to the English mathematician born in 1581 and died in 1626. His works were long viewed as standard and he created the surveyor's chain the logarithmic line the quadrant and the scale bearing his name.
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Gunter
Luncheon Dilemma Ends In Witty Dyspepsia Rule
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip notes a man claiming half an hour for lunch. when asked, he admits he spends twenty-five minutes choosing his meal, provoking the joke that he should not have dyspepsia.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Windfall fall leads to City suit claim
A Chicago Herald line notes a man who says his money did not fall to him but he tumbled into a coal hole and sued the city. The quip frames a legal dispute over how riches came to light and who bears responsibility.
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Chicago Herald
On His Left Hand
A classroom exchange shows a teacher testing Bobby about directions. The teacher asks what is on the left hand, and Bobby replies with a humorous muddled image of tar that won’t come off.
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Bobby
His Propensity to Remember a Joke Sparks Banter
The exchanged quip between Borem and Guyer from the Chicago News notes Borem’s claim of memory for jokes and Guyer’s playful retort about not letting friends forget their own.
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Borem
Guyer
Chicago News
Unpaid Bills Haunted by Purchases Within Means
The phrase suggests buyers limit spending to what they can afford, avoiding debt. It emphasizes financial prudence as a guard against future bills.
The Greatest Pleasure Is To Give Joy To Loved One
A concise maxims-style line celebrating the delight of giving pleasure to a beloved person. The statement centers on kindness and affection, presenting love as the source of true happiness.
Iowa Central Railway Introduces Limited Sleeping Car Service
The Iowa Central Railway markets new sleeping car service from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria for swift travel. The Limited departs Marshalltown at 3 15 a m daily for Peoria and eastern points and reaches Peoria at 1 30 a m.
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Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Peoria
Marshalltown
Seal of Minnesota Flour Never Faileth by T. J. Mitter & Son
An advertisement notes Seal of Minnesota Flour with the slogan Never Faileth from T. J. Mitter & Son, likely a local grocery or mill branding a product. The line emphasizes quality and reliability for shoppers.
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Minnesota
T. J. Mitter & Son
Farm land wanted in Story Boone counties and sale notes
Good farm horse for sale cheap. Also some fine seed corn. We have cash customers for 80 to 20 acres of good level land in Story or Boone counties. Place your farms with us if you want to sell them quick. Dayton & Winerns, Ames, Iowa. Man-Er-Vine the great nerve tonic and blood purifier builds up the nerves like steel in worn out men and women.
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G. H. Maxwell
Story
Boone Counties
Dayton & Winerns
Ames
Iowa
Loughran & Bauer
A Cure for Summer Complaint from a Doctors Opinion
A prominent physician says patients resist hygiene and diet but will use drugs. For chronic constipation, Chamberlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets are mild and effective. Summer diarrheal cases are common in children and can be treated with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Lancing
Iowa
Reading of a Witch Hazel Salve cure claim
A Willow Grove Del resident touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a certain cure for piles and skin troubles. The ad-like note asserts the product yields and warns against counterfeits, crediting Loughran and Bauer in the distribution.
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DeWitt
S. R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
Witt
Loughran & Bauer
Same Old Story Relates Dysentery Cure Remark
Henderson resident J. Kelly recounts a summer battle with dysentery and praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for quick relief. He notes the remedy was used as directed and yielded satisfactory results, selling through all druggists.
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J. Kelly
United States
Mr. Kelly
Henderson, N
Great N E A Megrine event in Minneapolis with rail sale
The Great N E A Megrine at Minneapolis offers reduced rail tickets by Iowa Central Railway from Sept 4 to 1. Tickets on sale July 5 6 and 7 good to return until Sept 1. Local ticket agent available for details.
For Sale Short torn bull eight months old red
For sale a short torn bull eight months old red suitable for service. contact J J Marner tf.
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J.J. Marner
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New York
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