Official Directory County Officers and Board Members
County officials listed include County Auditor M Morse, County Attorney G O Milan, Treasurer, Recorder, Sheriff, Superintendent of Schools Allen, Coroner, and Board of Supervisors with Jo an Johnson and others. City officers show Mayor Parley Sheldon, Recorder E Urall, Treasurer John Hoggatt, and Marshal A K Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Morse
Glurk District Court
A. Ween
GO. S. Milan
Owen
Seraeuh
Eae
Allen
ApLayx
Cambridge
Parley Sheldon
Mayor A. K. Maxwell
Ieee Ene Ee Ae
Recorder
E. Ural
ATY - Eos
Preasurer
Hoggatt
Marshal
Ames Story County Subscription Terms
The notice states subscriptions issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by H and S K Wilson with terms of 1.50 per year payable in advance.
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Ames
Story County
Iowa
K. Wilson
County Clippings Report From Nevada and Surrounds
Local notes from Story City Nevada and Ames recount social events visits and civic actions. Testimony in Scandia cases, plans for midwinter travels to Chicago and California fairs, church revival activity, and public notices of real estate transfers plus a praise of the Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper reflecting on its growing circulation.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Just In Joys Vegetable Elixir Aids Constipation Relief
In a brief testimonial the ad claims Joys Vegetable Elixir relieves constipation and headaches within 24 hours and, with occasional use, prevents return. It cites customers including W I Marshal of Brunswick, S F Geo Werner and G W Vincent who praise improved sleep and regularity, referencing Mexican herbs as key ingredients.
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J. W
W. I. Marshal
Brunswick Trouse
S. F
Geo A. Werner
California St S&s. P
Mra
Terrence Court
California
Maxwell Tribune: Pulpit Guest and Notable Local Touchpoints
G L Wilson of Nevada preached at the M E church last Sunday both morning and evening. A notably superstitious man was found and refused to pay a debt Friday. Mrs Altice Woodard left Tuesday for a new home near Afton Iowa, accompanied by her brother Adie Thompson to Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Heiner hosted Mr and Mrs Jesse Brown and daughters Maud and Edna and Att y E H Addison and spouse at their home Sunday. A social at Alex McConnell's residence Friday honored Misses Laura West and Katie Sinnott of Nevada.
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Maxwell Tribune
G.L Wilson
Nevada
M. E
Altice Woodard
Afton
Iowa
Des Moines
Adie Thompson
Alex McConnell
Laura West
Katie Sinnott
Bondurant Times Revived Draws Clergy Effort Across Iowa
Collins Clipper notes a movement to convert editors of Iowa papers to church service. Plans target Bro Ballou of Nevada Watchman and Robinson of Colfax Clipper, with a price for life. Coon Rapids Enterprise pastor delivers readable sermons. Port Barron Pocahontas Record reopens Baptist church by water. Community ponders gravel road to cemetery as population rises from 270 to about 300 by March 15. Lies hurt town.
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Iowa
Bro. Ballou
Nevada Watchman
Robinson
Colfax Clipper
Coon Rapids
Port Barron
Pocahontas
Ne Baptist Church
Oleg Nelson Visits Des Moines as Community Notices Accumulate
Local notes report Oleg Nelson's brief trip to Des Moines on Tuesday. The community mourns another of John Brown's children who died Sunday morning and notes several relatives and neighbors are sick. John Ltenberg has accepted a call to serve at the Leland Norwegian Lutheran Congregation replacing Rev. H Erickson. A social gathering occurred Friday evening at the Bassett sisters home. Falton Kaisem of Mission Hill South Dakota returned after a week with his parents. Antin Ersland of Union Township plans to run for county recorder. Slater school resumes with Ira Scott replacing Alice Johnson in the intermediate room.
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A. Nelson
Story City
John Ltenberg
Leland, Lt
Rev. H. Erickson
Mr. Falton
Kaisem
Mission Hill
South Dakota
Lake Family Suffers Loss and Illness in Ames
From The Watchman report Mr and Mrs O M Lake lost their infant child early this week and are burying it in the Nevada cemetery. Mrs Lake and her sister lie seriously ill and Mr Lake seeks eye treatment. Nearby, James Montgomery marked his thirteenth wedding anniversary with a generous gathering and gifts including a patent rocker and photo holder.
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James Montgomery
Ames
Cambridge News Notes and Local Travel
Miss Lena Anfinson went to Ames Saturday and returned Tuesday evening. Grafton Livingston drove down from Ames Tuesday and returned Wednesday. Eugene Taylor had a severe accident last Wednesday evening while fixing air couplings between two cars the parts flew apart and struck his leg keeping him off his run. Charles Rubar caught a 10 pound Buffalo fish this week which was larger than typical locally.
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Cambridge Press
Lena Anfinson
Ames
Eugene Taylor
Intelligencer
Gene
Cambridge
Charles Rubar
Local News Briefs From Zearing Enterprise
Sherman Brown suffered a severe foot cut from an ax and will be laid up for a period. Mary Ann Mead of Whiteside county died February 18 1894 at age 37 years 5 months 15 days. J S Smith and R R Roberts near completing a deal to place R in possession of J B s fine residence.
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Sherman Brown
Mr. B
Mary Ann Mead
Whiteside County
Hlinots
J.S. Smith
R. R. Roberts
Mr. R
J. 8
Lincoln Birthday Holiday Urged By Ames G A R Post
Ellsworth Post of Ames Iowa urges state lawmakers to establish February 12 Abraham Lincoln’s birthday as a legal holiday. The letter honors Lincoln as a patriotic savior, praises his life and service, and requests official recognition by the Iowa General Assembly.
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Ellsworth Post
Ames
Abraham Lincoln
America
New World
Iim
Galilee
Iowa
General Assembly
Georer Prisor
A. S. Lippe
Three Krumpke Sisters Define Modern Women in Paris
Miss Krumpke and her two sisters, newly noted in Paris society, exemplify the missionary spirit shaping late 19th century gender roles. The eldest became France’s first resident woman physician, the middle pursued art in a studio famous for nude study, and the third sister follows a distinct path challenging French prejudice.
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Krumpke
Sorbonne
Paris
France
Crooked talk and wind myths in a Harper tale
A Harper Young People excerpt contrasts adults and a child as they discuss rumors and wind behavior. The boy Toddles muses that people and forces act quietly until opposed, then spark conflict, prompting a parable about human nature and leadership.
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Papa
Harpers
The Colored Man Didn’t Know and Gave Him Away
An assistant messenger in a government auditor’s office pretends to be Mr. Smith to host a delegation from his secret society. He signs papers and shares cigars while his colleagues are fooled, but his partner objects over being kept from the coal pile. The episode unfolds in Washington as the visitors are impressed by the secretary’s performance.
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Washington
Secret Society
Mr. Smith
Smith
E. R. Swetnam
Fairfax Va
L. M. Bosworth
Doctor’s Porch Prank Ends With Empty Carpetbag
Sag Harbor physician told a carpetbag con artist he had no piano to tune. The man claimed he could tune any piano but admitted he lacked one, then left for Southampton with his bag, revealing the joke.
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Southampton
New York Mercury
Bargain Counter Cloth Prompting Lady Shopper
A Chicago Record item notes a clerk offering fabric on the bargain counter at 3 dollars a yard while the shopper asserts she can buy it for 2 dollars elsewhere. She decides to purchase 10 yards, purse in hand.
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Creighgoods
Chicago
Baby’s Long Word Surprise From Puck
A light exchange shows a playful scene as a husband comments on a baby’s attempt to form a word about twenty syllables long. The wife responds with affectionate sarcasm praising the future scientist.
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Puck
Strike at Indiana Vinegar Factory Sparks Idle Worker Tale
A drum merchant returning from a western journey tells a New York Herald joke about a strike in an Indiana vinegar factory. Workers quit claiming the cider workday was too long, though the employer notes thousands idle.
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Indiana
New York Herald
Governor Stone of Missouri A West Favor And Career
Governor Stone of Missouri has strong western support and a long political career. A Kentuckian by birth, he served three terms in Congress beginning in 1884 and 1888, later becoming governor. He practiced law after studying at the state university and served as Vernon County prosecuting attorney in 1872.
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Stone
Missouri
National
House of Representatives
Governor Stone
State University
Vernon County
The New Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha Born in 1844
The Duke of Edinburgh, Victoria's son, born 1844, succeeds the German dukedom of Saxe Coburg Gotha. At 14 he became a naval cadet, later made nominal admiral. In 1874 he married the czar of Russia’s sister. He has a son and four daughters. the duchy covers about 760 square miles and 200000 inhabitants.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Ernst II
Russia
Women in the workforce gain ground in the 1900s
The Pittsburg Bulletin notes women entering diverse fields from bank treasurers in New Hampshire to a Texas bank president and undertakers in Buffalo St Paul and Chicago. It praises women’s labor across professions and urges men to welcome women as breadwinners amid hard times.
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Money Order Department
New Hampshire
Canada
Texas
Buffalo
St. Paul
Chicago
Arizona
California
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Newspaper club offer with Skandinaven and Intelligencer
We offer a club with the Skandinaven and Intelligencer, the largest paper of its kind in the United States, for $3.00 a year. Apply at this office.
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Skandinaven
United States
Skandinaven and _ Intelligencer
Auditor Certifies Insurance Company Authorized in State
Des Moines Iowa February 2 1804 auditor certifies that an insurance company complies with state laws and is authorized to transact fire insurance business by agents until January 31 189. The statement lists paid up capital 400000 assets 816264 42 liabilities 630195 66 and indicates income and expenditures for the year 1893.
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Des Moines
Iowa
I. C. G. McClathy
C. G. McCarTay
Auditor of State
Preece Compares English and American Telegraphs in Chicago
President W. H. Preece of the English Institution of Electrical Engineers notes English telegraphs reach all towns and villages for messages with prompt replies, unlike the American system. He observes about a third of English telegraph operators are women and says their dexterity is similar though they may lack physical strength for hard service.
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England
W. H. Preece
English Institution of Electrical Engineers
Government Telegraphs and Telephones of
International Electrical Congress
Chicago
United Kingdom
Preece
Popular French Novelist Paul Bourget Visits America
Paul Bourget the French novelist known for cosmopolis arrived in the United States to visit the World's Fair and collect impressions for a new book. He was welcomed by American society’s elite, seen as a cosmopolitan figure who wears English clothes and a monocle.
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Paul Bourget
Paul
Paris
New York
Immense Jupiter island and cholera extinction forecast
Professor Hougt asserts Jupiter hosts a vast red island 90 000 miles long and 8000 wide maintaining its shape for years. Dr Ernest Hart predicts cholera extinction within 39 years due to sanitary science advances. Additional notes discuss visibility, light color penetration, and gas effects on rock including polishing scratching and boring holes.
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Hougt
Jupiter’s Red
Flodtivoeg Island
Ernest Hart
British Medical Journal
Proverb Flow On Civic Life and Common Sayings
A string of wry maxims on paint drying political forums funeral work honesty in deals and the absurdity of trust in business. The text links timing of death to monuments and equates organizing a trust with distrust in organizers while noting the poker game as a light lark.
Personal Covenant About Debt Forethought
A terse aphorism on self discipline for youth: one of the first covenants a young man should make with himself or he will never run in debt. The line reflects financial prudence and moral urging common in period moralizing.
Southern Home Seekers' Guide for 1894
The Illinois Central Railroad passenger department issue presents a 70 page pamphlet of letters from northern farmers now in the south along the Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley lines. It urges relocation to rail-served farms with refrigerator car service to Northern, Western and Southern markets. requests free copies from J F Merry at Manchester Iowa.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Manchester
Iowa
J. F. Merry
Palace trains offer direct Chicago to San Francisco service
California routes on the Palace line provide fast direct travel from Chicago to San Francisco. The Drawing Room Sleeping Cars and Tourist Sleepers operate daily without changes, serving Pacific Coast and Puget Sound points.
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Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Palace
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
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Huxley
Gilbert Station
Cole
Methodist Episcopal
Agent Gan
H. J. Everly
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Rer
Christian Endeavor
M. Rickman
F. J. Douglass
United Brethren
Union
Repub
Zon Clark
Christian
J. K. Hester
American S. S. Union
Missionary County
Masonic
Acadia Lodge NO
A. F. and
A. Masons
E. Hust
W. McAl
Gippines
Lodgs
Odd Fellows Hall
W. W. Clark
N. G. Water Morris, Sec’y
Chas. E. Hunt
West House
M. W. Bushman
Albert Richmond
Paras
H. Kelso, D. D. S
Sable’s Harress
Mes, Iowa
M. Hemstreet
cConvecyancer
Efeonce Comp
Ames, Iowa
M. E. McMichael
Drag and Express
the Intelligencer
E. P
Fred Coggshall
Applington
Butler County
Mary Avis Scott
Master Swift
G. A. Kt
Carrie Scott
National Scotch Irish Association
Democratic Pension Board
South Hearing
Story City Herald
Graves
Ames Nurserymen
The
Evangelical Church
B. Peterson
Mr. O. 0. Roe
Ole O. Roe
Chris Sorrenson
Mr. Sorrenson
Hi. R. Boyd
Herad
A. H. Danielson
Johnson & Rorem
Jewell
O. B. Peterson
Harper’s Weekly
J B Hanson
Chas L Fish
Guriie Gaard
Ingeberg P Hove
Larson
Scott
Ira Egland
Gus Thoreson
Lew Tillotson
L C Tilden
Blair
RJ Silliman
Wto M L Carmod Jr
Danas Nevada
Jenks
Sheldahl Lodge
Slater Junction
Maxwell Imp Co
Mattie J Cooper
Highland Park Ad
Maxwell
J M Price
George B Roberts
Zearing
Mead and
P Starr
Frederick Eckard
James Gibson
George
Helen M Balliett
Lot Mn Zearing
S F Balliett
Helen M Balliet
T R Strickler
J A Fitchpatrick
May J Jackson
Anna E Jackson
Miami Netherfield
Emma Backus
Miami
Netterfield
Sam'q Brown
John Wilson
Cynthia O Duff
R D Kellogg
Il’ Starr
Henry C Mead
L R Larson
W P Fitchpatrick
Sheriff Story Co Ia
Fitchpatrick
McCall's
Knudt
Cleveland
John
Peterson
Sheldah Crossing
Sam
Chas E Smith
Miami Netterfield
Mary J Jackson
J B Jackson
W C Harris
C A Harris
J Veneman
Chas Cooper
RA Fitch
Wm Smay
LOY Scorcapene
Westerman & Arnold
City Drug Store
Collins
Slater News
Oleg Nelson
John Brown
Cora, Manda
Addie Bassett
Antin Ersland
Union Township
Ersland
Slater
Ira Scott
Alice Johnson
Grafton Livingston
Ame
Ivory
G. A. Ames
Topp
Les
GATE
Mothra
Premum
Arlington
Gate City Co
Kbokuk, Iowa
Stone of
Miscouri
Acre
Duke OF
Saxe-Coburg-Gotra
U. S
Auditor’s Office
Insurance Department
Georgie
Jack
Maryland
Demorest
Milwaukee
Hood
Phil Armour
Italy
Sovereign
James Lambert
New Brunswick
Ull
Chamberlain
Michigan
Skip
W. A. Thrall
Gen Pass & Ticket Ag
Cricagg
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