College Notes Highlight Local Graduations and Events
Miss Bertha Vinje of Nevada visited Miss Metta Beardshear over Sunday. Des Moines graduate Mary Rounds attended the college commencement. The college chapel saw a graduation of society members with Judge Whitaker delivering the address. Junior talent staged She Stoops to Conquer to wide acclaim. Football 1908 schedule lists Ames and away games. High school graduation exercises were held at the Congregational church with addresses by Acting President Stanton and Dr. Pammer. The Boston Globe’s note on June 11 ball game is mentioned along with free mail delivery expansion and schedule at the city post office and college substation led by S. Cramer.
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Ames
U.S
Minnesota University
Minneapolis
Coe College
University of South Dakota
Grinnell
Simpson
Indianola
Cornell
Drake University
Des Moines
Congregational Church
C. L. Nye
BE. W. Stanton
L. H. Pamme
Annie Laurie
Stanton
L. H. Pammer
Board of Education
Supt. Scroggie
S. Cramer
Henry Higgins Maude Henry Wedding at Parents Home
Miss Maude Henry wed Mr Eugene Higgins of Louisville in a June evening ceremony at the bride’s home witnessed by about sixty relatives. Rev Ferrall performed the vows as Lois Woodman played the wedding march. The couple will reside in Chicago after a three course luncheon and receiving many gifts.
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Henry
Maude Henry
Eugene Higgins
Louisville
Frank Higgins
Zoe Hauser
Lois Woodman
Higgins
Chicago
Pugh Brewer nuptials in Grand View home
Miss Grace L. Pugh married Guy Brewer at 8:30 p m yesterday in the home of her sister Mrs O H Parsons in Grand View. Rev J W Day performed the ceremony with palms and pink white flowers in decor. They will reside at 1827 East Ninth after July 15.
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Grace L. Pugh
Guy Brewer
O. H. Parsons
Grand View
Homer Zook
Herbert Redhead
Adelaide Laird
Daisy Laird
Bertha Dilworth
Brewer
Kirkwood
East Ninth Street
Register and Leader
Obituary for Olie Celia Stillman of Story county Iowa
Olie Celia Stillman born July 2 1876 in Story county Iowa died at home near Gilbert May 25 1903. She married Lemual Deal October 8 1894. They had three children. husband, one sister, two brothers and many friends mourn her loss. She was a devoted wife and mother and will be greatly missed in her home and among her friends.
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Olie Celia Stillman
Story County
Iowa
Gilbert
Lemual Deal
Card of Thanks to Friends and Lodge for Support
We thank kind friends neighbors and Pocahontas Lodge who came to our aid during the hour of sorrow for the burial of wife daughter and sister L M Dent BE Stillman
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Pocahontas Lodge
L. M. Dent
Stillman
Ames Savings Bank Fireproof Vault Service Offer
Amas Savings Bank advertises general banking services including selling drafts buying notes and loaning money. It offers to keep valuable papers in a fireproof vault free of charge for customers.
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Amas Savincs Bank
Virly Percheron Stallion Arrives For Ames Breeders
A black 1900-pound Percheron stallion named Virly, imported from Singmaster & Sons of Keota, was purchased by a farmers’ company near Ames. Foaled 1898 in France, Virly is recorded in French and American stud books and will serve mares Fridays and Saturdays at Gossard's feed barn in Ames, then at Penfield's farm nearby.
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Ames
Virly
Singmaster & Sons
Keota
M. Hubert
Deton
Department
Orne
France
Singmaster &Sons
Iowa
Thendis
Dom Margotty Florent I
Philibert
Besigne
M. Tacheau
la Pellois
Theudis
Chicago
H. G. McMillan
Rock Rapids
Picador
Kruger
Ist
Resigue
Brilliant III
Fenelon
Brilliant
Mr. Penfield
Henry Banks
T. J. Kyle
H. G. Erb
J. W. Hester
Heci
Gossard
Penfield
Colt
Ames Savings Bank advertises home saving banks
Our home saving banks are what you need in the house to put the pennies and larger change in. We loan them to you. Call and see us and get acquainted. Ames Savings Bank. Get your shoes repaired by Roup at rear end of Tilden's clothing store. 45-If
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Ames Savines Bank
Tilden
Memorial Day Observances by G. A. R. in Bloomington and Ontario
Despite rain, G. A. R. members paid tribute to fallen comrades with flowers at Bloomington and graveside decor in Ontario. Assessing the day, Adjutant Liddle recited orders, J. O. Copestake gave a welcome, and Judge Birdsall delivered the memorial address comparing past wars to the great war in which many attendees served.
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Ontario
Bloomington
Dr. Beardshear
A.S. Liddle
J. O. Copestake
Birdsall
Clarion
Dave Henderson
Congress
For Sale and Health Tea Pitch from Bosworth Ads
Classified snippet offering a Columbus document marked as first class sale with Asa Vandermast. Mentions dieting spoof with Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 365 cents and a bride’s beauty claim by L M Bosworth along with a “The Jane sun” line and a reference to the bride’s best friend at 5 cents.
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Columbus
Asa Vandermast
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
Jane
Boston Bloomers to Exhibit in City Next Thursday
The Boston Bloomers, notable lady baseball players, arrive in the city for an exhibition on June 11. They travel in a private palace car with a canvas fence grounds, a 2000 seat grandstand, and equipment for a first class show. The team has toured the West and earned praise for baseball and ladylike conduct.
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Boston Bloomers
A Calf Feat Tests a Drummer’s Appetite
A French army tale tells of a captain wagering that a drummer could eat an entire calf. The drummer, eager to honor the compliment, consumes most of the calf and, after a pause to drink, tells the officer to have the calf brought on as these small dishes would soon fill the tray.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Name Origins
The Chattanooga Times notes Chickamauga means dull sluggish stream and traces gifted tribes to creek waters. Chattanooga’s meaning is unsettled with hawk's nest and Clano wah as competing Cherokee derivations.
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
Floods Cause Wide Damage Across County Areas
Last week Squaw Creek ran markedly higher than a year ago and Skunk River rose as well though not as sharply. Inundation damaged bottom lands and farms on higher ground, with owners estimating large losses. Bridges were made unsafe and some disappeared, notably the county ditch bridge on the south Nevada road washed out Sunday afternoon.
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Squaw Creek
Skunk
County
Nevada Road
Real Indian Baskets Made by Local Woman
A young woman trained in Indian basketry shows off her copies to a visitor in Arizona. The friend doubts their authenticity, but the maker insists she crafted them herself and takes pride in the work.
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Arizona
Portuguese saying compares ship rigging and marriage wisely
A Portuguese proverb states that idle hands are tempted to risky tasks like rigging a ship or taking a wife, using an analogy to caution against idleness and hasty decisions.
A Universal Desire and the Ant in His Pantry
A quip from the New Orleans Times-Democrat compares an industrious ant to human desire. The cartoonish remark suggests admiration for the ant’s industry while joking it might better fit another man’s pantry.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Magazine Library For A Starter Plan
The notice offers a starter magazine plan at 35 cents per month cash in advance. One magazine at a time may be read for seven days with flexible changes and a City Book Store contact for more information.
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Mansey
Argosy
Cosmopolitan
Pearson
McClures
Strand
Ainsley
Recreation
Everybodys
Designer
Frank Leslie Monthly
Review of Reviews
Smart Set
Scribners
Physical Culture
Wide World
Delineator
Metropolitan
Outing
Worlds Work
Century
Harpers, Lippincotts
City Book Store
L. M. Grson
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promotes Healing Claims
The advertisement promotes E. O. DeWitt & Co as makers of genuine Witch Hazel Salve. It asserts DeWitt’s heals without scarring and cures conditions including piles burns and eczema. Sold by Lougbran er.
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E. O. DeWitt & Co
DeWitt’s
Lougbraner
Get Your Money's Worth Brand Ad From Frank Srenor
A short brand notice proclaims Get Your Money's Worth as a premier cigar and fruit value promoted by Frank B. Srenor.
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Frank B. Srenor
Money To Loan On Story County Farms
Loughran & Bauer advertise paint varnish and kalsomine brushes while Car Lirrie & Co offer loans on Story County farms in a compact local notice style.
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Story County
Car L, Lirrie & Co
Loughran & Bauer's
Last Hope Realized in Oklahoma Tale of Quick Cure
A Sentinel article recalls a settler journeying to Oklahoma in 1889 who suffered dire diarrhoea during a harsh season. A neighbor offered Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. after a big dose, the man slept soundly within hours and recovered fully. The piece promotes the remedy available at druggists.
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Sentinel
Gebo
Mont
Oklahoma
Fortune
Chamberlain
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College Notes
Mary Rounds
Henry—Higgins
Pugh
J. Jacobs
Guthrie
Kansas City
Library Board
Moore
Mr. Moore
Joseph Pominville
Stillwater
Minn
Alex. Richard
Johnson’ S Fair Chocolates
Bon
Aspee
Loughran & Bauer
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