Local notices and social visits in Ames and Boone
Mrs. Dr. Christ arrives today while Grace Plumb visits Ames from Des Moines. Ringling Bros. circus draws Ames pleasure seekers in Boone. Genevra Cessna travels to Nevada to visit John and Mrs. Larson. Chicago guests of Mrs. Starr in Ames. Beardshear telegram from Minneapolis alarm prompts trip. The Commercial Club meets to settle finances after Fourth of July. A lively social scene includes weddings, dances, a band concert, and neighborly visits. Governor Cummins names George W. Dyer as Eleventh district judge. A parade of guests, picnics, and kitchen parties enliven north Duff Street social life.
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Grace Plumb
Des Moines
Ames
Ringling Bros. Circus
Boone
Harry Brown
Chicago
Arthur Bradley
Commercial Club
Eighmy
Verna
Colorado
Yeoman Lodge
Redmen’s Hall
Govenor Cummins
George W. Dyer
Nevada
Eleventh
Kenyon
W.D. Evans
Hampton
Amanda Baker
Wayne County
Ohio
J. I. Taylor
Taylor
Two Tramps Shot On Freight Car Near Ames
In a mysterious late night shooting between Jordan and Ontario a box car incident left Chas. J. Feyerhorn fatally wounded with a bullet through the right lung and Rudolph Seifert critically or badly wounded in the head. The victims say three strangers boarded the car at Boone, a tall man fired, then the trio fled as the train stopped. Feyerhorn, 22, of Fond du Lac Wisconsin, and Seifert, 29, of Hungary, were treated by Dr. Templeton in Ames. Neither can identify the attackers or motive. no description could be given for capture.
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Jordan
Ontario
Chas
J. Feyerhorn
Rudolph Seifert
Boone
Ames
Templeton
Feyerhorn
Fond du Lac
Wis
Seifert
Grandmother Maria Leslie Dies at 78 After Long Illness
Maria E. Leslie, widow of George C. Leslie, died Wednesday evening at age 78 years 5 months and 20 days. Born Maria Strunk in Albany New York January 20 1824 she lived life of service in Freeport Illinois where she and George raised six children. Services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs A L Walkey with Rev Nye of the Methodist church offering consolation. She was buried beside her husband in Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Walkey
Maria E. Leslie
Grandma Leslie
Albany
N. Y
Maria
George C. Leslie
Nye
Methodist Church
Plan of Union Services July and August
The Ministerial Association of this city has arranged Sunday evening union services for July and August. Plans may change but will be carried out in substance as published. July 20th service at Congregational Church.
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Congregational Church
Church Evening Services Schedule Revised
Rev OC Nye hosts services July 27 at Methodist with Rev W T Smith from Boone. August 8 at United Brethren with details to be announced. August 10 at Christian with Rev C H Succomb. August 17 at Baptist with Rev Ferrall. August 24 at Congregational with Rev Chandler. Choirs lead music. attendees urged to participate.
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OC. L. Nye
Methodist Church
W. T. Smith
Boone
United Brethren Church
Christian Church
C. H. Succomb
Baptist Church
Ferrall
Five Volcanic Regions in Western Hemisphere
Professor Robert T. Hill outlines five major volcanic zones: the Andean equatorial belt in western South America. a belt of twenty five cinder cones across the southern Mexican plateau. the Central American group with thirty one active craters along the Caribbean fringe. the Windward island chain marking the Caribbean east gate. and Alaska plus the Aleutian arc.
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Western Hemisphere
South America
Mexican
Pacific
Guatemala
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Tehuantepec
Panama
Windward Islands
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Mountains
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Robert T. Hill
Clever Proposal Sparks Yorkshire Couple Union
A young Yorkshire collier seeks to propose by revealing life insurance gains. Jessie questions the plan, but Bill insists the policy should benefit his wife. She realizes the error, and they marry with plans to tell her mother.
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Jessie
Bill
Went Him One Better
A Glasgow clergyman shares a railway tale where a young man, calling himself a coupler, turns the joke on the cleric. The youth proclaims he both couples and uncouples, besting the wit of the well known divine before holiday travel.
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Glasgow
Ile
Fatigue as a Threat in Modern Life Says Ainslee Writer
A writer in Ainslee's argues fatigue is a major enemy of humanity, causing many diseases. He links modern physiology to high pressure, fierce competition, and survival struggles. Urban life creates hothouses that accelerate development and promote late hours and overwork.
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Ainslee’s
Quieting Title Suit in Story County Iowa 1902 Notice
In Story County District Court August Term 1902 J A Fitchpatrick plaintiff files a petition claiming ownership of the north half of the northeast quarter section 24 township 84 north range 24 west and seeks to quiet title. Defendants Francis White Jane White Margaret White Mrs B Franklin Bond Isaac Evans Louvans Theodore Evans Elizabeth Bisbee W Bisbee urged to appear by noon of August 25 1902 otherwise default and a decree as prayed will be entered. Frrewpatrick MCCALL Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Story County
Iowa
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Francis White
Jane, White
Margaret H. White
B. Franklin Htond
Jane E. White
B. Franklin Bond
Isaac Evans
Louvans
Theodore Evans
Eizabeth Bisbee
W. E. Bisbee
District Court
J. A. Fitchpatk
Eghty
Nevada
Frrewpatrick & McCall
A Man Against a Nation, The Grocer of Berlin’s Century War
The sixteenth century tale tells how Hans Koblhase, a Berlin grocer, declared war on Saxony after two horses were seized. He waged a nearly six year personal war, burned farms, hired mercenaries, and terrorized the district before Luther’s influence and betrayal led to his capture and execution by the wheel.
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Grocer
Berlin
Saxony
Hans Koblhase
Brandenburg
Luther
He Saw the Joke A Scot’s Hidden Humor Revealed
A London newspaper profile describes a dour Scottish professional who rarely smiles yet privately admits he has a keen sense of humor. On a railway trip with companions, he glowers at a joke then confides he understood it and could laugh, showing a hidden facet behind the stern exterior.
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London
London News
Naming a New Baby Proves Impossible for Advertiser
A committee seeks a name for a newborn in a tale from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. They praise the man for coining popular names for sleeping cars cigars health foods and games but he warns he cannot undertake the impossible, leaving the task unresolved.
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Cincinnati Commercelal Tribune
Weather Lore From Mists Foretold Rain and Snow
The article describes old farming wisdom linking mist presence before moonrise and western clouds to rain or snow. It notes rapid mist dissipation and an unusually early moonrise as signs of good weather for the next day. It also mentions wind shifts and clouds moving on a tail indicating an approaching storm.
The Whimsical Cabinet Council Story
A London Chronicle tale recounts a rumor about Queen Victoria seeking a weather diviner for a mid Atlantic crossing. Disraeli and Gladstone are humorously noted, a supper tale delays a cabinet council, and headlines say War Imminent as a second council is summoned.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Queen Victoria
mid-Atlantic
Princess Louise
Disraeli
Cairns
Stock Exchange
London Chronicle
Corrected His Error With a German University Gentleman
A scene described by the Philadelphia North American shows an absent minded college professor mistaken about a person in a street car. He touches the stranger and politely says you will excuse me but you are not the person I thought you were. The moment reveals gentle wit and social tact in a crowded carriage.
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Philadelphia
Methodical suitor’s kiss pattern chills friend group
An engaged girl notes Dick’s habit of one kiss on arrival and two on departure. Her friend confirms it, saying many girls have commented. The couple’s relationship frays, and they stop speaking to each other.
Pioneer Real Estate Dealer of Ames Offers Broad Farm List
M Hems_tree_t, pioneer Ames real estate dealer with nineteen years in the city, advertises extensive farm listings in Story, Boone and Greene counties Iowa priced 45 to 100 per acre for 40 to 640 acre tracts, plus western Iowa lands and 100 acre tracts in Red River country at 10 to 20 per acre. Also touts nationwide options across Minnesota, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska with terms for homes or investments, phone 384, and excursions available.
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M. Hems’tree
Ames
City
Story
Boone
Greene
Iowa
Monona
Woodbury
Harrison
Red River
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Gar-Gol Antiseptic Claims Broad throat Cure
Advertises Gar-Gol as a scientific antiseptic preparation that cures sore throat tonsillitis hoarseness and ulcerated throat and acts as a preventive for diphtheria croup and whooping cough from Loughran and Bauer.
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Loughran
Bauer
Dr Geo Leininger's Cough Cure Offered At Coye's Pharmacy
An advertisement promotes Dr Geo Leininger's Formal-de-hyde Cough Cure as the best remedy for stubborn coughs and colds. It claims many remedies fail and markets the product at 25 cents with a guarantee, urging readers to avoid common syrups.
Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips Purify Blood and Skin
Loughran and Baner offer Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips claimed to be purely vegetable mild and effective for constipation and bowel complaints. Advertised to make the blood pure and rich with a clean skin and beautiful complexion. Price 10 and 25 cents.
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Berg
Loughran & Baner
The Money Back Cough Syrup Offer Promises Cure
A claim offers a Hyde Cough Cure by Dr Geo Leininger that will cure consumption and lung diseases. Sold for 25c with a guarantee if not pleased by the buyer. Also notes a reward for returning a lost black leather cushion and a sales promo for White Laundry Santa Claus or Lenox soap at Tilden's 7 bars for 25c.
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Geo. Leininger
Coye
Tilden’s
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Dr. Christ
Mrs. Brown
R. N. Starr
South Ames
Wm. Beardshear
Minneapolis
Pres. Beardshear
Charlie
Parson Bingham
Apple Garden Grove
Hattie Jones
Mr. O. Brandt
Rev. Baxter
J. M. Gilbert
Ankerey
W. S. Rich
North Duff St
Ethel Gilmore
Mesdames
Harriet Jones
Carrie Prescott
Mary Linebaugh
Bess Cohn
Anna Bartholomew
Gyp Watts
Eva Cassidy
Vera Xestler
Daisy Brown
Beulah Bingham
Ora Brandt
Edith Cairns
Jennette Bartholomew
Bertha Embree
Cassie Lincoln
Reube
Plan of Union Services
Zuo Tltdi
Chandler
Pearson
England
Thompson & Graves
Insurance
Sioux City
F. H. Waters
Keedick's Clothing Store
Rhads
Sali
Read’s Market
Ames, Iowa
Foley
Loughran & Banet
T. J. Miller & Son
Iowa Central Railway
Kansas City
St. Louis
Peoria
Marshalltown
Madison Cine Co
Madison
Thea Innes
Loughran & Bauer
Banker's Accident Insurance Co
F. L. Merepira
New Orleans
Wost
Inder
P. P. Brown
J. F. Merry
A.G.P.A
Ill. Cent. Ry
Dubuque, Ia
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