Engagement Announced At Mrs Tilden Home
A dinner party at Mrs. Galen Tilden's home announced the engagement of Miss Mary Tilden to Mr. Harry Brown. Queen Esther Circle meets Saturday at Miss Florence Willey's Iowa street home. Church of Christ Bible school groups host first joint banquet with 62 students and a multi course menu.
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Galen Tilden
Mary Tilden
Harry Brown
Queen Esther Circle
Florence Willey
Iowa Street
Salmon Croquettes by Mrs G Hultz
A quick recipe using one can salmon cream butter flour eggs cracker crumbs and seasonings. Mix fat and cream then salmon, coat with crumbs and fry in butter for croquettes.
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George Hultz
Pineapple Gelatin Delicacy From Mrs George Judison
By Mrs George Judison. Soak one envelope Plymouth Rock gelatin 3 to 5 minutes. Dissolve in hot water then add sugar and grated pineapple. Chill until slightly gelled. Beat egg whites to stiff froth and fold in. Serve with whipped cream.
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George Judison
Plymouth Rock
Dried Beef Tomato Bake With Cheese and Spices
A recipe credit lists Mrs. M. K. Smith as the author. Ingredients include one cup dried beef, one cup tomatoes, quarter cup grated cheese, onion juice, cinnamon, cayenne, melted butter, and three eggs. The instructions are not provided.
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M. K. Smith
Tapioca Pudding From Overnight Soak Mixture
Soak two tablespoons of tapioca in half cup of milk overnight. Bring one quart of milk to a boil and whisk in yolks of three eggs sugar and lemon or vanilla. Add the tapioca and pour into the boiling milk then boil once to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Smith
Veal Bird Filling A Mrs Munn Recipe Note
By Mrs Alfred H Munn instructions describe preparing thin veal slices, pounding to quarter inch thick pieces, mixing trimmings with salt pork and cracker crumbs, seasoning, coating with egg and flour, frying in hot lard, then baking with cream and serving on toast.
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Alfred H. Munn
Christmas Cake Recipe From Mrs Harriman
By Mrs Dr Harriman this two-part cake recipe yields two white layers and two dark layers. White mixture uses sugar butter milk eggs flour lemon extract. dark mix uses brown sugar butter milk eggs flour cinnamon cloves vanilla raisins and walnuts. Cake suited for Christmas or fundraisers. one cake remains for family.
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Harriman
Obie. BO
Recipe fragment by Mrs. Frank Linebaugh
A simple batter note lists two eggs a level tablespoon of salt two cups milk three tablespoons melted butter two and a half cups flour and two heaping teaspoons baking powder.
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Frank Linebaugh
Mrs J C Pratt Sugar Syrup Meringue Nuts Recipe
A recipe by Mrs J C Pratt details making a sugar syrup with two cups sugar one half cup glucose and half cup water until it threads. Beat two egg whites stiff then stir in the hot syrup fold in chopped nuts and flavoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Pratt
Ames High to Debate Winterset Again in December
Ames High draws Winterset for the next Iowa state high school debating league meeting. Since the last debate occurred in Winterset, organizers hope for a suitable December venue in that location. The passage ends with a reflective line unrelated to the event.
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Ames High
Winterset
Ames
Roosevelt Views Republican Victory As Steady Progress
Washington November 5 President Roosevelt commented on the election outcome. He said the administration represented steady effort and progress and warned against radicalism or conservatism. He called Taft’s nomination a triumph over reactionary conservatism and his victory a triumph over unwise radicalism.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Taft Wins Oregon Plurality With Broad County Support
Returns from nearly every county show a 24 000 plurality for Taft in Oregon with Taft carrying all counties and margins from 100 to 8000. Socialist Prohibition and Independence parties totaled about 1009 votes.
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Oregon
Taft
Portland
Ore
Socialist
Prohibition
Independence
Georgia Stateside Returns Favor Bryan in November Vote
Atlanta voters gave Bryan a substantial plurality of about 20,000 while Republicans maintained a presence across the state. All Democratic congressmen were re-elected and Senator Clay, a Democrat, is assured of another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Bryan
Clay
South Dakota Gives Taft Wide Plurality in State Vote
Canton, November 5 reports South Dakota swung to Taft with about a 23000 plurality. Republicans swept national and state tickets, electing both congressmen at large and likely a large majority in the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
South Dakota
Taft
South Carolina Backing Bryan Strong in State Election
Columbia South Carolina on November 5 reports Bryan carries the state by a 50 000 to 60 000 majority with Democratic dominance on state and congressional tickets The Socialists and Independence party captured a small share of the vote.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Bryan
Socialists and
Independence Party
Nevada Returns Show Early Vote Totals In Precincts
Reno November fifth. Twenty five of two hundred ten Nevada precincts report results with Bryan eight hundred twenty two, Taft seven hundred forty eight, Debs eight hundred fifty, Chafin one hundred forty two, Hisgen twenty four. Returns are slow and doubt about the outcome grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
Bryan
Taft
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Bryan Sleeps Well After Election Night Setback
William J. Bryan rose early in Fairview Nebraska after a late bedtime to await returns from Ohio Indiana and Kansas. He sought precise results before commenting while conferring with friend Father John Nugent of Des Moines. The Bryan family remained hopeful and at breakfast the former candidate offered thanks for blessings.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Ohio
Indiana
Kansas
Bryan
John Nugent
Des Moines
Father Nugent
Leavitt
Taft Carrying Montana. Norris Re-Elected Governor
Helena Montana November 5 from reports in a strongly Democratic area Taft leads Montana but Governor Norris Democrat will be re elected after strong showings in the northern counties.
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Helena
Mont
Res
Taft
Norris
Northen
Taft Wins Idaho by 20,000. Brady Leads Republican Ticket
Boise reports Taft carries the state by over 20,000 with J. H. Brady winning the Idaho governorship and the entire Republican ticket by about 7,000. Election returns indicate a solid GOP sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Taft
J. H. Brady
Taft Caries California With Big Plurality
San Francisco reports Taft wins California with a lead near 75,000 votes, a margin that may trail Roosevelt’s 1904 tally by only a small amount. Returns indicate Taft carries the state decisively.
State politics in Fargo as GOP stakes loom
The report notes a safely Republican state except for the governorship which is in doubt. It predicts Congressman Marshall will likely be elected United States senator by the Republican legislature as of Fargo, North Dakota, November 5.
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Marshall
United States
Fargo
N. D
Taft Leads Rhode Island With 16,000 Plurality
Figures show a 16 000 plurality for Taft in Rhode Island with Roosevelt’s 1904 margin as a reference. The Republican state ticket led by Aram J Pothier for governor is deemed successful and the legislature is expected to be Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Taft
Roosevelt
Repubiican
Aram J Pothier
Taft Expresses Gratitude After Victory
Taft, in his temporary Cincinnati residence library, says he is elected by business men across parties and notes strong farmer and labor support. He cites liquor questions influencing results in his state and Indiana and hails sweeping wins in New York Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut.
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Cincinnati
Wiliam H. Taft
C. P. Taft
Indiana
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Taft Leads Massachusetts With Large Plurality In 1908 Returns
Revised Massachusetts totals show Taft 202,665 and Bryan 136,184. Draper, Republican, 187,275. Vahey, Democrat, 141,275. Taft's state plurality about 70,000 and Draper's about 50,000. Congressional delegation set at 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Taft
Bryan
Draper
Vahey
Kentucky voters set state record in elections
Bryan leads Kentucky with a 13 000 plurality as Democrats win nine or ten congressional seats and Republicans lose two. The state records the largest vote in its history amid the election returns from Louisville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Delaware results show Taft lead and GOP ticket wins
Taft carries Delaware by about 3000 votes as Simeon Pennewill for governor and William H. Heald for congress win similarly. Republican Davis for attorney general likely loses to Democrat Andrew C. Grey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Taft
Delaware
Simeon
Pennewill
William H. Heald
Congress
Davis
Repubcan
Andrew C. Grey
Taft Wins New Hampshire by Large Margin in 1908 Election
Concord returns Taft with about a 20000 plurality. Governor candidate Quinby trails by around 4000. Legislature expected to be strongly Republican in both chambers and both Republican congressmen re-elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Taft
Henry B. Quinby
New Jersey Republicans Sweep State in Election
Newark N J November 5 The Republicans won a broad victory in New Jersey Taft will secure a large plurality likely near or above Roosevelt four years ago Seven of ten Congressmen elected are Republicans and the party will control both houses of the state legislature
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Taft
Roosevelt
Connecticut Republicans claim sweeping statewide victory
New Haven Nov 5 Republicans won Connecticut by a larger margin than four years ago with Taft carrying the state by over 60 000 plurality. George L Lilley Republican governor candidate wins by about 15000 over A Heaton Robertson. All five congressmen also Republican by similar pluralities to two years ago.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Taft
George L. Lilley
A. Heaton Robertson
Vermont Returns Taft 39,593 Bryan 11,688 Hisgen 719
White River Junction Vermont reports complete returns with Taft 39 593 Bryan 11 688 Hisgen 719 giving Taft a 27 904 plurality. Roosevelt four years ago had 40 677 to Parker 9 800 a Republican edge of 30 877.
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White River Junction
Vermont
Taft
Bryan
Hisgen
Roosevelt
Parker
Maryland Goes for Bryan After Taft Plurality Wipes Out
Returns from Baltimore dated November 5 indicate the Taft plurality is erased and Maryland votes favor Bryan by about 1000. The early figures show Bryan leading as the results come in from key counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Taft
Maryland
Bryan
Taft and Sherman Lead Maine Vote With 32000 Plurality
In Portland Maine November 5 Taft and Sherman together won a plurality of about 32000 in Maine with the two leading parties totaling the vote.
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Portland
Taft
Sherman
Maine
Maw
Vale of Tears Inspires Dry as Dust Performance
A reflective line on life in a somber setting notes how endurance and humor coexist in hardship. The VOX-style remark hints at endurance, resilience, and wit sustaining people through bleak times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vale of Tears
Taft Wins Nation Wide Vote. Michigan Divided
Detroit reports both sections of Michigan went Republican with Taft carrying the state by a total plurality of 100000. Fred M. Warner faced a strong challenge from Hemans amid a hot campaign. Both parties claim victory for their candidate.
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Detroit
Mich
Taft
Fred M. Warner
Hemans
West Virginia Bryan Election Report Captured
Wheeling West Virginia November report from the Reg-Voter claims the election outcome for Rgpnett is recorded as official despite fragmented text from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Bryan
Wheeling
W. Va
Democrat Confirms Narrow Governor Lead in Precinct Returns
The Democrat leads for governor in early precinct returns compiled by AP, while the Intelligencer claims Glasscock as the Republican winner by at least 10 000 votes. Early results show a small Bryan plurality.
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Associated Press
Intelligencer
Glasscock
Republcan
Bryan
Taft Wins Washington By Large Margin In 1908 Vote
Taft carried Washington by 45000 votes and Samuel Cosgrove the Republican candidate for governor will duplicate the Taft plurality. The entire Republican state ticket is elected. Wesley L. Jones is elected to succeed Levi Ankeney as United States senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Taft
Washington
Samuel Cosgrove
Wesley L. Jones
Levi Ankeney
United States
Taft Wins Utah by 20,000 Plurality in State Vote
Taft carried Utah by about 20,000 in the statewide tally. Bory, Republican governor candidate, was cut by American party voters in Salt Lake County, leaving his state plurality near 12,000. Legislature expected to be Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Taft
Bory
Salt Lake County
Johnson wins re election with double digit margin
Returns from St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth show Governor Johnson re elected by 10 000 to 15 000. Johnson leads in major cities by about 20 000 over J F Jacobson while Taft carries large statewide plurality between 80 000 and 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Johnson
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dusuth
J. F. Jacobson
Taft
Watt trails Roosevelt in Texas returns of 1908 election
In Austin on November 5, results show Roosevelt with 51 242 votes while the state totals run Bryan 220 000 Taft 20000 Thomas M Campbell is re-elected governor.
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Austin
Tex
William H. Watt
Roosevelt
Bryan
Taft
Thomas M. Campbell
Election party gathers for late returns in Ames
A large crowd watched election returns at Odd Fellows hall and O'Brien's, with the Mutual Telephone and Commercial club, the Iowa Company, and Bell Telephone crews tabulating bulletins. Prof Kennedy, E W Vallentine, and Floyd O'Brien led the effort while Methodist ladies served refreshments and Ames residents praised the organizers.
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Millionaire Club
Mutual Telephone
Commercial Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Mr. Bryan
O’brien
Bell Telephone Co
George O’brien
Kennedy
E. W. Vallentine
Floyd O’brien
Holmes
Parks
Iowa
Iowa Or Bell Company
Ames
Ames Public Library October Report
October report shows 667 books issued across 27 open days, with an average daily circulation of 24 and peak 44. Fiction accounts for 72 percent. 81 visitors used reference services. fines total 3.54 and pay-copy rentals 0.06. New titles include Williamson The Lightning Conductor Rosenkrantz The Magistrate s Own Case Myers Ancient History Adams Shibusawa Strong The Challenge of the City Fox The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Copen Country Homes of Famous Americans Mitchell A Diplomatic Adventure.
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Williamson
Rosenkrantz
Myer
Adams
Shibusawa
Fox
Bi County Convention Program at Christian Church Ames
The Bi County Convention will be held at the Christian church in Ames on Thursday November 12. Welcome address by Mrs Zenor Ames. Response by Mrs Tripp Ontario. Devotionals by Mrs Williams Ames and Mrs Shoemaker Nevada. Special music by Mrs Frank Cobb Ontario. Election of officers. Miss Newcomer speech. Mr Shoemaker Nevada on centennial and missionary work in Africa Our Work in South America by Mrs S P Freed Ontario Junior work talk by Mr Houser Boone. Spelling Down Ames.
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The
Christian Church
Ames
Zenor
Tripp
Ontario
Williams
Frank Cobb
Shoemaker
Nevada
Miss Newcomer
Africa
South America
P. Freed
Summary of The Youth's Companion 1909 contents
The Youth's Companion for 1909 presents a reading program with 50 Star Articles contributed by notable men and women. It highlights the year's literature and notable authors underpinning the subscriber reading experience.
New Volume Promotion Gone Awry in Fatal Gasoline Accident
An 13 year old girl, daughter of the Nelson Quick family, died from severe burns after gasoline used to clean a skirt ignited her clothing. Other relatives were away. neighbors transferred her to the home, where she survived several hours describing the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Quick
Ethel Quick Victim in Gasoline Incident Near Creston
Eight miles south of Creston, at her parents' home, Ethel Quick was the victim in a gasoline related incident. The report notes the location and names the involved party. Further details are not provided in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ethel Quick
Kodol Digestive Aid Marketed as Stomach Helper
Advert shows Kodol as a natural blend of digestive juices that digests all foods like the stomach, noting the stomach may dull but Kodol never tires. The ad urges readers to buy Kodol today from C. A. Gamble.
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C. A. Gamble
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