J D Murphy Signs Ice Plant Contract for Ames
J D Murphy of Ames signed a contract with Milwaukee’s Wik Mfg Co for a twenty ton daily ice plant at a total cost of 22 000. Machinery valued at 15000 will be installed by January 15 with work to begin January 15 and a March 15 completion target. Cold storage rooms will be added as merchants need them and space will be rented by individual shippers. The plant will operate at Des Moines street site and will serve wholesale and retail needs across the state.
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Milwaukee
Ames
J. D. Murphy
Ames’ Progresve Ice Man
Wik Mfg. Co
Flemming
Vilter Company
Ofanuary
Inter Company
Comny
Nege Dairy
H. E. Teachout
Des Oines
Duff
Murphy
Artiice
Murphy Jappy
Roosevelt Proclaims National Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims a national day on November 96th to set aside time for general thanksgiving and prayer. He urges Americans to cease daily work and gather in homes or churches to thank God for blessings and seek strength to uphold moral life.
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United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Thanksgiving Tip and the Close Second Joint
A judge remarks that the second joint can be seen as a near second meaning in a humorous note. The statement ponders whether it can qualify for recognition on the track of epicurean prestige.
Nine Days' Thanksgiving in Grecian Prosperity
The article describes an ancient Grecian festival called the feast of Demeter or the Eleusinian mysteries. It lasted nine days with offerings to Demeter including wine honey and milk, tied to harvest blessings and prosperity.
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Demeter
Gjoa to Be Recreated for Alaska Exposition Display
The ship Gjoa known for Amundsen’s Northwest Passage voyage will be outfitted as it was for the Arctic voyage and placed on Lake Washington for the Alaska Yu kon Pacific exposition.
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Amundsen
Northwest Passage
Lake Washington
Tryout of brains by high school
Friday evening at the high school assembly room ten members of the Junto and Dissenters Literary Societies tried out for places on the high school debating teams. Six were chosen: Percy Ellis Laura Gibson Homer Templeton Max George Ethel Baird Earl Smith. Final contest Saturday December 12 open to the public to select three team members and three alternates. The state league question is that Congress should have exclusive control of all interstate corporations. Debate outlook good. Thirty-two teams will debate this year up from twenty six. Ms L Redman of Missouri Valley named director of the Southwestern District replacing J H Beveridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junto and Dissenters
Die Luke
Carl Little
Miss Maclean
Percy Ellis
Laura Gibson
Homer Templeton
Max George
Ethel Baird
Earl Smith
H. E. Gordon
Band Stand Benefit Next Tuesday at Armory
Home Talent play The Count of No Account by the Mono club serves as a park improvement fundraiser next Tuesday evening. Advance reservations at Bosworth's drug store surpassed two hundred, with regular ticket sales starting Friday morning. The show, first produced as King of Rest in New York, features James J. Lewis and a shorter cast, with Archibald Waring and James J. Long among the cast and local businesspeople listed in supporting roles.
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Bosworth
Mono Club
Grand Opera House
New York
James J. Lewis
England
Newton and Northwestern R R to be sold for mortgage debts
Foreclosure court orders sale of the Newton and Northwestern railroad with 104 miles from Newton to Rockwell City to satisfy two mortgages totaling 2.46 million and 600 thousand. Judge Smith McPherson appoints George K. Henry to conduct the courthouse sale in Boone after four weekly notices.
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Parley Sheldon
Newton & Northwestern R. R
Ames
Parley
Newton & Northwestern Railroad
McPherson
George K. Henry
Des Moines
Henry
Court House
Boone
Newton
Rockwell City
Newton & Northwestern
Old Colony Trust Company
Agairs
Roman Cerealia Harvest Festival Honored by Romans
The Romans set aside autumn days to honor Ceres with the Cerealia. An ancient outdoor celebration dating to Romulus's reign included processions to the fields and rustic merrymakings as Virgil mentions.
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Ceres
Romulus
Virgil
The Athletes Dinner Joke Exchanges Varsity Banter
A humorous dialogue about athletic themed dining and a gag involving a turkey and tennis balls. The Farrants are teased for hosting a regular athletic Thanksgiving style event with playful hints of sports equipment as table fare.
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Farrants
Iowa Governor Proclaims 1908 Thanksgiving Day
Albert B. Cummins governor of Iowa proclaims November 26, 1908 as Thanksgiving Day. He notes moral and material progress in the state, praise for divine guidance, abundant crops, steady employment, strong public health, and urged worship and thanksgiving. Des Moines date is November 16, 1908.
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Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
United States
The
Commonwealth
State of
Des Moines
Thanksgiving Celebrations Across Lands Through Ages
The article traces ancient roots of Thanksgiving in England dating to the Druids and notes multiple national days in France and England. It mentions Scotland celebrating Kern and observes Japan and China holding harvest feasts to thank for crops.
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Narvest Home
England
France
Scotland
Japan
China
Topeka State Journal Weighs Auto Speed Versus Mule Endurance
The Topeka State Journal admits that an automobile can outrun a mule but argues it cannot balk longer, presenting a contrast in performance between modern cars and traditional beasts of burden.
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The
Topeka State Journal
Receivership Extends to Old Colony Trust and Intervening Parties
Old Colony Trust enters receivership with American Trust as successor to Adams Trust, which had bonded $600,000. Decree requires bond holders to post $20,000 and non bond bidders $50,000. Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad holds a lien and may draw $8,000 from sale proceeds. Lien dating to 1902. Receiver Parley Sheldon to be amply remunerated.
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Old Colony Trust Company
American Trust Company 48
Adams Trust Company
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Parley Sheldon
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Ohio
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Archibald Waring
Weary
Don R. Lewis
James J. Long
Long and Short
James H. Gilchrist
Marvin Short
Theodore Bielenberg
Johann Kramer
Lion’s Snn
Harrie M. Mason
Count Henri Nogoodie
Paris
Louis H. Doggett
Jama Terror
Ernest L. Hiestand
Si Perkins
Boom County
Earl
Shannon
Hans and
Otto
Lion’s Inn
L Louis H. Doggett
Fred M. Wyegle
Maria Goodley
Terror
Carrie Tallman
Bessie Long
Mr. Long
Bonita Wygle
Jessie Short
Mr. Short
Gladys Ackerman
Louise
Edith Ferguson
P. Sheldon
Newton & Nortwestern R. R
Napoleon
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