Real Estate Transfers in Ames part 1
A series of property conveyances in Ames lists multiple buyers and sellers with dollar values and lot descriptions in Blairs and Blacks additions. Notable transfers include Sarah J. Kegley to Emma V Howard for 1600 and W M Greeley to T J Loughran and Arthur Bauer for 4500.
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Sarah J. Kegley
Emma
Howard
Blairs
Ames
EL Yvaylor
Lena H Banks
Matilda Wilson
E B Jones
Ad Ames
M Greeley
T J Loughran
Arthur Bauer
Racine
Goble
G Lee
Bigelows
D L Parker
E Dowdell
Parker
Rich
Taylor
Vangie
Lake Corkins
Frederick
Chas O
Arvid
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint Promises Longevity and Savings
A 1900s promotional letter extols Devoe lead-and-zinc paints for lower gallons per job and longer wear, claiming six years between applications. It touts dealers Loughran and Bauer and adds a health pitch for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 85 cents a box.
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Sear
Devoe
F. W. Devoe & Co
New York
Chicago
P. S
Loughran and Bauer
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Lough
Ran
Bauer
Cuban Diarrhoea Remedy Credited By Soldier and Wife
Cuban diarrhoea is described as severe as mild cholera among U S troops from Cuba. A Texas resident, Mrs Winnie Jacobs, testifies Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her husband after several doctors failed. The item notes the remedy is sold by Longhrau and Bauer.
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U. S
Cuba
Winnie Jacobs
Houston
Texas
Chamberlain
Longhrau & Bauer
Low Round Trip Rates to Portland via The North Western Line
Promotional notice advertising low round trip rates to Portland via the North Western Line. Offers direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles with an illustrated folder available for a 2 cent stamp. Mentions extensive route choices including side trips to Yellowstone National Park and Alaska.
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Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Yellowstone National Park
Alaska
Present from John F. Jones Unearthed in Umbrella Inscription
A dialogue reveals an umbrella inscribed "presented to John F. Jones" sparking questions about the giver. The exchange notes the umbrella was a gift, though no person is identified as the donor.
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Kifter
Lifter
John F. Jones
Unpleasant reminder haunts dramatic Detroit note
Dialogue captures Mrs Blank and Mr Blank arguing about a neighbor drummer in the next flat. The couple repeats complaints about the woman drumming the tune the speaker played when he proposed. Local columnist frame reflects domestic annoyance.
Impossible to please everyone says a Detroit Free Press doubt
The Detroit Free Press quotes a back and forth about whether it is possible to please every person in the world. The exchange highlights uncertainty and a moment of casual reflection without a clear conclusion.
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Detroit Free Press
Tailor asks judge to dismiss jury over personal ties
A tailor testifies without a lawyer and complains the jurors owe him for clothes. He pleads with the judge to dismiss the entire panel, citing potential personal biases in the jury. The judge is urged to empanel a new group.
Badly Brought Up Soldiers And A Fat Turkish Major
A report from Kouklish describes an official massacre in which Turkish soldiers looted killed burned and violated villagers. The commanding major slept and smoked beside the scene as the assault began and the retreat was sounded the troops disobeyed and he lamented they are so badly brought up.
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Kouklish
Paris
Vigo Oyster Parties in Flat Bottom Boats
Spanish gentry visit Vigo and join oyster parties on a large flat bottom boat. Oysters are fished, opened, and eaten on the spot with a prize awarded to the guest who shows the most shells. Winners may display up to about 200 shells.
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Vigo
Language clash sparks chilly quip in Philadelphia Ledger
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger features a Britisher boasting about Englishmen and a Yankee retorting that knowledge comes with limits. The witty back and forth highlights regional boast and restraint in a newspaper snippet.
Knicker and Knoker Dialogue Echoes in Harper's Bazar
A brief exchange questions if Knicker can achieve much and answers that he can do as much as a man who did not intend harm. The quip reflects playful wordplay characteristic of Harper's Bazar.
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Knoker
Harper’s Bazar
All round wag places placard above coal bin
An all round wag posted a placard over his coal bin reading Not to be used except in case of fire. The terse joke reflects a dry humor style common in local notices.
Gorgeous Attire. Dress of a Liverpool Merchant In the Eighteenth Century
A portrait of the Liverpool merchant in the late 1700s describes his typical dress. He wore a one color suit with a court style coat, long waistcoat with flaps, knee buckles, silk hose, and a cocked hat with curled hair. In full dress he flaunted silk or velvet waistcoats, embroidered tops, and ornate knee buckles. An 1776 invitation to dinner with the mayor highlights social customs at the Exchange.
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Liverpool
Leece
Bundle Bearers and the Decline of Bundling in City Life
A Boston Herald piece recalls a time when men carried home provisions and goods, from eel and codfish to demijohns, trousers, and bank books. It notes a shift to modernity where bundles are scorned by youth and admired by none.
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Burke
Napoleon
de Tocqueville
Good Roads Instruction at Iowa State College Ames
The State Highway Commission and Chicago & North Western Railway announce a course of highway construction and maintenance instruction at Iowa State College Ames from July 12 to 17. Round trip tickets are one fare and a third from all Iowa points. D Ward King will discuss the road drag and attendees may use low rate tickets via the Northwestern Line.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa
D. Ward King
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Cocoanut Rafts Shipped by Sea in Far Eastern Review
A Manila photograph shows cocoa nut rafts in a lagoon ready for market. Light nuts float, then roped into circular flotsam about twenty feet across. Native boats tow several rafts down sluggish streams to reach steamer wharves. The rafts ride rough water without scattering.
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Far Eastern Review
Manila
Fragments Find Value in Life and Nature
The piece urges saving and using fragments of time and life as key to success and spiritual work. It cites nature recycling waste, from rock decay to soil to mold, and water cycle forming clouds and rain as essential processes.
London Tragedy Report Cites Ongoing Medical Attentions
A London tragedy account notes three doctors in attendance while the woman remains alive. The piece references a recent daily that nearly faced libel action by claiming a patient was no longer in danger though Dr X continued visits.
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London
Apple seeds spark future orchard in cleveland
Generous Mrs. Quiverful Tommy shares the apple’s seeds with his little brother. The boy vows to plant them and grow an orchard, a note from the cleveland leader.
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Quiverful
Tommy
Tommy Q
Yessum
Cleveland
To give pain is tyranny and beauty’s empire
A concise aphorism noting that inflicting pain shows tyranny while happiness reflects true beauty, attributed to Steele.
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Steele
Chicago and North Western Time Table Preview
Train schedule fragment lists GOING BART and GOING WEST sections with Overland Limited Atlanta Express Pacific Express and Colorado Special times. Notes baggage check policy and railroad official G. W. Roars.
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BART
Overland Limited
Chicago
Colorado Special
Om & Chicago
Atlantic Express
Pacific Express
Mail
Carroll M & Exp
Omata Express
Ll. Colorado
Ag Gwag
St. P
C. Pasa
Wam
Eegle Grove Pas
St P& M Exp
St P& DM
Wall & Ba WiWam
Omaha
St P& Sioux City Rr
Pe & Ane
Daktow & Des M
G. W. Roars
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Jennie Simmons
Bert Cramblitt
Amelia
Lal
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Mohawk Valley
Paudé
Pinkster
Paul
Pinkter
Bing
Jew Sharp
Africa
New York Tribune
Way Commission
Iowa State Col
Lege
K Cagwin
Athlophoros
THE
Athlophoros CO
New Haven
Conn
Chicago & North Western
Railway
A. & C. Railway
A. M
College
Leaves College
Reese
P. M. Ave College
Colgate’s Dental Powder At
Judisch Bros
Parley Sheldon
Pres
Story County
Dogs
Promp
J. R. Munden
Dee Ler
Bao« GS
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Lowe
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J. W. Adams
Loughran
Warner
Kellogg
Admiral Hay Press CO
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
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