Our Trip to Mexico
Travelers from Ames Iowa describe a May 1905 rail journey to Jalisco and Chiapas Mexico via Kansas City. The narrative covers trains, stops at Des Moines Fort Worth and San Antonio, meeting fellow travelers from multiple states, and a hotel stay in Kansas City.
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Ames
Des Moines
Union Depot
Kansas City
Burlington
Roosevelt
Washinton
Red River
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas
Jalisco
Mexico
Reeds Hotel
Kanees City
Clarence Hunter
Iowa
North Carolina
Missouri
Armour Buildings
Union
Chiapas
Utah
Texas
Ft. Worth
San Antonio
U.S. Army Post
Santa Anna
C. J. Brown
Decoration day plans and local notices in Ames
Rain brings corn planter activity nationwide. Decoration day arrangements and a fine program set. Elder Livert of Des Moines delivered morning and evening discourses. Real estate transfers include several Ames Blairs Add parcels. Local scenes note fence whitewashing and residents visiting or traveling between Ames Mackey and Kansas.
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Elder Livert
Des Moines
Very Low Rates to United Commercial Travelers in Cedar Rapids
Low fares announced for United Commercial Travelers meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa with return validity June 12. Tickets on sale June 8 and 9 through agents at Chicago Northwestern Bank.
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Niagra Falls
N.Y
United Commercial
Cedar
Low Rate Excursion to Council Bluffs by North Western Line
Low rate excursion tickets to Council Bluffs Iowa on June 6 and 7 with return allowed until June 12 on account of the Iowa State Firemen's Association Annual Tournament. Tickets available from Chicago and North Western agents. Carara's mixed paint priced at $1.25 per gallon at Citizens Lumber Co.
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Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Council Bluffs
Iowa
North-Western
Iowa State Firemen’s Association
Chicago & North Western R'v
Carara
Citizens Lumber Co
Devoe Paint Endorsement Letter to Loughran Bauer
A promotional letter from F. W. Dever & Co urging Loughran and Bauer to stock Devoe paint. It claims Devoe is the best paint by three points: truth of its claims, strongest composition, and full measure. The firm argues Devoe lasts longest and attracts customers.
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Devoe
F. W. Dever & Co
Insurance history traces protection from Claudius to Alfred
The piece surveys early forms of insurance from ancient times to Saxon guilds and the Jews in exile. It notes Claudius Caesar backing marine risk, Greek and Jewish practices, and cites an English 1601 statute describing the emergence of policies of assurance among merchants bright with travel and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Francis
Annals of Life Insurance
Claudius Caesar
France
Pearson’s Weekly
Seventeenth Century Customs on Sleeping Arrangements
Seventeenth century English houses avoided sunlit rooms as unhealthy. Most rooms faced north or east off a central passage. The master and wife slept at the stairhead, with others accessing rooms through them. Daughters and maids occupied rooms on the right, men on the left, with serving men farthest from the master’s chamber.
Dusky Belle Meets White Haired Ex Slave In Street Chat
In a southern city a dusky belle encounters a white haired ex slave on the street. The girl greets Aunt Dilsey and asks where she is going. The old woman replies with pride and defiance, saying she is not going anywhere because she has already been where she is headed.
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Dilsey
Not in her first year reading fortunes at the fair
In a humorous exchange Mabel recalls a man claiming to read thoughts, while Evie quips that he was simply reading between the lines. The brief dialogue captures playful banter over fortune telling.
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Pierrot
Pancy
Irene Buchanan
George Clark
Queen of
Night
Bessie Griffith
Mildred Maxwell
Guy Horton
Louis Doggett
Mabel
Evie
Punch
Chamberlains Pain Calm for injuries recommended
Every family should have a bottle of Chamberlains Pain Calm for cuts bruises burns and scalds. It soothes wounds gives instant relief and speeds healing to about one third the usual time while acting as an antiseptic to prevent blood poisoning. Sold by Loughran and Bauer.
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Loughran & Bauer
Garden Seed Prices From J M Dieffenbacher
Early and late cabbage and tomato plants priced per dozen by J M Dieffenbacher.
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J. M. Dieffenbacher
Watkins-White Co Offers Mower Sharpening and Delivery
If you want your lawn mower sharpened or repaired, phone your order to Watkins-White Co, and they will call for and deliver the same. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Watkins-White Co
A Good Suggestion for Using Chamberlain’s Remedy
Mr B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida reports better results from Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when added to drinking water as hot as possible. He claims it acts twice as fast and reaches the right spot instantly. For sale by Loughran Bauer.
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B. Wainwright
Lemon City
Fla
Loughran & Bauer
Best cough remedy praised by Dr. J. W. Hamilton
Dr. J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco endorses Warner's White Wine of Tartyrup as the best cough remedy with no equal for asthma. The product is for sale by LovaHran & BaveEr.
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J. W. Hamilton
San Francisco
Cal
Warner
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Harlan Merchant
Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine. He asserts it cures a cough or cold faster than any other treatment and should be kept at home for instant use. For sale by Loughran
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Chamberlain
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
Loughran & Bauer
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Muskogee
Indian Territory
Minnesota
A. J. Graves
Ayer
C. Holt
West Haven
Conn
Uv. C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Ames High School
M. A. Manning
H. D. Herr
Adams Hall
Armory Opera House
A. A. Storms
Iowa State College
Laurana Ward
Genevieve Perkins
Floyd Campbell Bertha Herr
Faust
Walter L. Fowle
High School Chorus
Rose Maiden
Cowen
A. B. Storms
Shaw
Ontario
Darner
Carl Land
Lees
Mary E Martin
Alice Bare
Blairs
Dodds
Anna J Sweeney
F M
Hiram Crossley
Jap Dickson
Peter Leinmeger
Mackey
Budd Zenor
James Black
Layton Ramey
Donavan Wilkinson
New York
Chicago
P. S
Loughran and
Bauer
Insurance Systems
Bears
Rita
United States
L. M Bosworth
LovaHran & BaveEr
Cagwin
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