Far Off Alaska Pioneer Writes Ames Based on Experiments
Dr W T Thompson writes Professor Curtiss from Akhiak Alaska via Utak P O Aug 16 1910 detailing agricultural experiments on a peaty volcanic island. He lists crops tried including lettuce radishes onions beans cabbage and potatoes with varied success and notes native Aleuts and local conditions. He recalls personal history in Ames and a near shipwreck while seeking seeds and supplies.
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W. T. Thompson
Dean Curtiss
North Pacific Island
Akhiak U. 8S
Utak P. O. Alaska
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
Iowa
Akhiah
Karlak
Aflitak
Seattle
St. Louis University
Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
Alaska
Craigs
Millers
Osborns
Koosers
Wakefields
Hunters
McLains
Kegleys
Thomas J. Miller
Flower of France and piano talents on stage lineup
The schedule lists Miss Sybil M. Lentner in The Flower of France on Thursday November 17, Alfred Calzin giving a French piano artist course on Saturday November 19, Dr Eugene May on Saturday December 3, Florentine Orchestra on Saturday December 10, Ramos Spanish Orchestra on Saturday February 11, and Dixie Jubilee Singers on Thursday March 9 in the Agricultural Hall with the French Pianist appearing on a separate artist course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil M. Lentner
Wesley’s Georgia Mission Focused On Diligence And Service
An excerpt from The Journal of John Wesley highlights his Georgia ministry. He adhered to the rule be diligent never be triflingly employed, built a home and roads, taught languages, published hymn books, and preached across a harsh circuit from Savannah to Florida, aiding planters, traders, and enslaved and enslaved people while tending the sick.
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Wesley
Oxford
Georgia
London Colonial Office
Savannah
Florida
Jesus Christ
John Wesley
Nehemiah Curnock
Harper's
Zem o claims cure promise for skin and scalp
The Cagwin Drug Store offers ZEMO with a money back guarantee if not fully satisfied. They promise prompt relief after the first application and, with persistent use, germ life destruction and healthier skin, plus a 32 page booklet on preserving the skin and proof of cures.
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Cagwin Drug Store
ZEMO
Deadly Mountain Crevices Of The Rocky Peaks
A Wide World Magazine writer notes deep crevices near cliff edges in high Rocky plateaus. In blizzards, chasms up to eighty feet deep fill with debris and water, trapping cattle and horses that wander in. Sunless cracks dry bodies into mummified remains, their struggles futile as they sink.
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Rocky Mountains
Wide World
Neatly Staged Window Scene With a Teen’s Tremendous Reply
Miss Tabitha, peering from her window, scolds her nephew Johnny who walks on his hands and retorts that she could not. The exchange closes with a moral on constant advertising for wide reach.
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Tabitha
Johnny
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Poole
Kelly’s
Savings Department
Union National and
Union Savings Banks
Bame
Burley & Stevens
Anier - Bros
Herman
Frank B. Spence Ames
Lowa
Armory
Ames Man
Agricultural Hall
Alfred Calzin
Wwe
U. S. Government
Ahkiok
Kodiak Sd
the Armory
KE. C. Wonderlich
Ames Savings Bank
WDA
Iowa Telephone Co
Holdredge & Campbell
Kellogg Avenue
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