Orrie Ghrist Heads to Grand Island Academy
Orrie Ghrist travels to Grand Island this week to enter an academy for study. Dr and Mrs Smouse of Des Moines visited Ames in their touring car Sunday and were guests at the Ghrist Wallace Read family. The Read family’s father and sister left Tuesday night for Washington state with Mr Read accompanying them to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie Ghrist
Grand Island
Mrs. Smouse
Des Moines
Ames
Ghrist
Wallace Read
Washington State
Mr. Read
Omaha
Milford woman Hattie Baulk dies of tuberculosis
Hattie Baulk, age 20, of the Marion Smith farm in Milford township, died Tuesday from tuberculosis and was buried yesterday. Her death follows a long family residence on the farm.
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Hattie Baulk
Marion Smith
Milford Township
Wrecking of a Sheep Train Blocks Northwestern Line
A wreck west of Boone resulted in the death of seventy five sheep. No rescue possible. trains diverted via Moingona until the line was cleared.
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Boone
Moingona
Give Them Some Oxygen Fire Run Arouses Old Athletes
The Story City Herald notes that a routine fire bell tests men's endurance, with many who have not run for thirty seven months losing wind quickly. The piece hints at diminished stamina among long-absent runners and frames the alarm as a prompt to push past fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story City Herald
Flag Flub Sparks Norwegian Flag Mix Up at Chautauqua
At the Chautauqua Norwegian American day a red and blue flag display was shown as representing Norway but was not recognized as such by attendees. The item appears in the Story City Herald.
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Ames
Norway
Story City Herald
ManZan Pile Remedy Offered with Nozzle Attached
Remedy for piles marketed by A. Gamble Druggist promises ready use with nozzle, soothes neals reduces itching and inflammation. Claims no surgical operation needed. Price 50 with money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Neals
A. Gamble
Arrival of 1,987 Students Signals Busy Baggage Week
The article notes 1,987 students arriving or staying for summer work and trunks moved at the C and N W depot. Howard Banks, baggageman, says college has reopened and transfer men report Ames is returning as students arrive with suitcases and bandboxes.
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Baewa
NS Skoes
Howard Banks
North-Western Depot
Ames
Boone Street Bridge Construction Delayed Cited By Local Residents
Residents urge action as grading advances slowly on the Boone street bridge linking the west and northwest routes. Officials warn early rains could halt work and push completion to next spring or summer, affecting farmers relying on the road while campus travel shifts to the trolley.
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Boone Street
Agricultural College
Boone Street Bridge
Revered Andrew Shea to be considered for Ames return
Rev. Andrew M. Shea left Tuesday for Clarinda to attend the Des Moines district Methodist conference. A resolution seeks his return to Ames for another year, potentially giving him six years in Ames, a record for the long serving minister. The official board passed the resolution unanimously, and no service will be held next Sunday due to his absence.
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Andrew Shea
Andrew M .Shea
Clarinda
Methodist Church
Des Moines
Ames
Shea
New Methodist Church
Iowa
Manharts Visit the South During Southwest Trip
T. B. and J. B. Manhart returned Friday from a trip to the southwest visiting Purcell Paris Houston and Galveston. They praised Galveston after the 1900 flood noting 7000 deaths and $25 000 000 in losses but cite the new 16 foot sea wall as a safeguard. Foster hosted them with pears the size of pumpkins for Ames editors and friends.
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T. BE
J. B. Manhart
Purcell
Paris
Houston
Galveston
Clay Foster
Foster
Ames
City Council Discusses College Park Water and Sewer Extensions
City council met Monday evening and approved extensions for water and sewer in the College Park addition. Reports on the Boone Street bridge were reviewed and completion hoped by the November date. An ordinance to regulate fast freight train speed was discussed with no action. Monthly bills were approved and the Interurban urged to lower its Boone Street track by 12 inches to meet grade.
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College Park Addition
Boone Street
Interurban
Remarkable Night Blooming Cereus Display At Clark Street
At 907 Clark avenue Mr. Temby hosted a gathering Saturday night for friends who admired his night blooming cereus collection. Two blooms opened the night before, but Saturday’s show featured the best of nine blooms, a remarkable display likely unique in the region.
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Mr. Temby
Clark Avenue
Sprained Ankle Claims Faster Cure With Balm
An injury note suggests a sprained ankle may heal in about one third the usual time when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is freely applied and the leg is kept raised. The claim emphasizes rapid relief through topical treatment.
McLean to Lead Animal Husbandry Work at Mississippi College
Prof J A McLean, previously associate professor in Animal Husbandry at Ames, will leave to head the experiment work at the Mississippi Agricultural College. The attractive salary prompted the move, and Mrs McLean, formerly with Colorado’s Domestic Science department, will accompany him. The Ames board will search for a replacement.
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Ames
J. A. McLean
Agricultural College
Mississippi
McLean
The
Agricultural College of Colorado
Local Notes Highlight Ames Social Roundtable
Mrs Blanche Bradley White of Ft Dodge visits Ames friends. Mr and Mrs George Frice of Odell visit at U 58 Spring. A L Potter and family move into Clark avenue home. Dr Harriman’s wife returns to place children in school with his condition unchanged. Mrs Robert Cairnes shows grandson Des Moines sights. Miss Helen Moorhead from Ida Grove enters Ames College. Prof J B Reynolds to speak to Agricultural club. Institute work linked to Ontario. L A Wilkinson moves family to Ames to Lemmons house. Mrs Laurence hosts Center ville guests and reunion at McLain home with former neighbors.
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Dr. Harriman
Ames
Dr. H Man
Peach trees and future of Iowa peaches
Dr. M. Stalker visited J. D. Sims’s home Monday to inspect unusually productive peach trees. He has studied peach growth in Iowa and believes careful planting and grafting could make Iowa a leading peach region, arguing the fruit should have an equal chance with apples.
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M. Stalker
J. D. Sims
Postoffice Inspector to Reside Here
Postoffice Inspector C. E. Caine has transferred from St. Louis to Iowa and is seeking a home in Ames. He has found promising quarters but faces a shortage of unoccupied houses. One expected vacancy will open October first making him a resident.
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Postoffice
C. E. Caine
St. Louis
Iowa
Ames
I. B. C. Student Returns With Boosted Year Ahead
The I. B. C. Student makes its first appearance Friday for its initial issue of the year. It is a booster edition filled with college news and features a strong editorial staff. The coming year is expected to be the best in the paper’s history.
Lundy Brothers Build Sorghum Plant Near Eldora
Lundy Brothers completed a 150 HP sorghum plant one mile south of Eldora with daily capacity of 1200 gallons and 12000 gallon storage, planning 60 acres of cane this year yielding 200 gallons per acre and expanding to at least 190 acres next year. They project prices at 50 to 60 cents per gallon and store cane in a 200 ton silo. By product will feed cattle with profits from dairy herds.
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Lundy Brothers
Eldora
Lundy
Land deals in Union Township and Emington area
Campbell and Graves sold the old Burton farm in Union Township near Cambridge owned by W J Zonorr to W J Fitzpatrick for 375 per acre on a quarter section. They also sold the J W Newlan farm of 97 acres to Frank Call of Emington Illinois for 127 50 per acre.
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Campbell & Graves
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Promote Health
Many people suffer from kidney and bladder troubles and DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills offer relief. The pills are antiseptic and recommended for weak backs backache rheumatic pains bladder inflammation and other annoyances due to weak kidneys. Sold by Cc A Gamble.
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DeWitt
Cc. A. Gamble
Mrs Prof Bennett’s Ladies Aid Market Day
The Ladies Aid division led by Mrs Prof Bennett plans a market day this Saturday at J B Kooser’s store to raise funds for their causes.
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Prof. Bennett
Ladies’ Aid
J. B. Kooser
Queen Esther Circle Meeting With Hermine Knapp
The Queen Esther Circle schedules a Saturday afternoon gathering with Hermine Knapp at three o'clock. Local attendees plan discussions and refreshments follow the meeting.
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Queen
T. S. R. Club Meeting At Milford Home
The T. S. R. club meets today at Mr. F. D. Smith's Milford township home. The gathering honors the Smiths as they prepare to depart for California and welcomes Mrs. Henry Stevens of Albion Michigan visiting Ames.
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F. D. Smith
Milford Township
Pocahontas Lodge Surprises Red Men with Gift
The Pocahontas lodge surprised the Red Men at their regular meeting on Wednesday evening September 2. The ladies presented a rocking-chair for the parlor. The evening featured speeches music games and refreshments.
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Pocahontas Lodge
Carbolized Poultice for Inflammation Sold by Gamble
Hands cracked and bruised from husking skin diseases tan freckles draw out inflammation price 25c carbolized acts like a poultice sold by C. A. Gamble Druggist.
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C. A. Gamble
Tug of War Friday Between Freshmen and Sophomores
The second annual tug of war between the Freshmen and Sophomores will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. on the State Field. A water-filled ditch awaits as a rope spans the gap and the class gate is decided by the number of teams defeated in five pulls.
Miss Bernice Shugart Leaves Intelligencer to Attend Iowa State
Miss Bernice Shugart, long connected with the Intelligencer editorial staff, has temporarily stepped away from journalism to enter Iowa State College. Her capable management of the editorial pages during the editor’s illness was highly praised.
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Bernice Shugart
Intelligencer
Iowa State College
Judge Lees House Party Plans Jury Duty
Judge C G Lee hosts a court house gathering in Nevada next Monday with Prof. C F Curtiss G W Buck W W Tabbott D W Clayton C E Watkins E J Klove C B Jones H Bowers and W P George as jurors. They anticipate a long service with no quitters and aim to adjourn before Thanksgiving. Adventist Sabbath observance pauses court on Saturday and jurors may return to Ames for over Sunday.
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C. F. Curtiss
G. W. Buck
W. W. Tabbott
D. W. Clayton
C. E. Watkins
E. J. Klove
C. B. Jones
H. Bowers
W. P. George
C. G. Lee
Nevada
Ames
Lee
Jane Eyre at the Armory Next Monday Evening
The review lauds the Rowland and Clifford production of Jane Eyre praising clear characters and harmonious stage pictures. The cast is specially chosen for individual ability and the performance is memorable, with the note that it comes to the Armory next Monday evening.
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Rowland
Clifford
Armory
Dr A G Meredith Dies A Pioneer Physician
Len Morris learned this week that Dr. G A Meredith a pioneer physician of Story county died at his Crawford Nebraska home of heart failure He had an Ontario office before Ames existed moved to Ames and practiced here until 1886 A Civil War veteran he was related to the Morris family and an old friend of J B Kooser at Crawford Nebraska
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Len Morris
G. A. Meredeth
Story County
Crawford, Neb
Pineules for the Kidneys Trial Offer
Pineules for the Kidneys offers a 30 days trial at $1.00. Hundreds testify to relief from kidney trouble rheumatism lumbago and backache. Pineules act directly on the kidneys purify the blood and make you feel like a new person. They tone the system. For sale by A. Gamble, Druggist.
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A. Gamble
Armory Opera House Monday evening event
An Armory Opera House program is announced for Monday evening September 14 likely featuring a performance or gathering in the venue.
Rural Financier Advice From A Southern Farm Scene
A Rural Financier depicts a farm family planning tasks for the year with Bill clearing ten acres, John preparing twenty for cotton, Dick allotting sixty for corn and two hundred for watermelons, while the narrator stays home to calculate annual deficit and mortgage burdens.
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Bill
John Zits
Atlanta Constitution
Queensland Slug Soup Could Boost England Trade
Queensland proposes to supply England with beche de mer soup made from a black slug found on North Queensland reefs. The slug is smoke dried and sold mainly to China where beche de mer fetches about $1 000 a ton, noted as a rich nourishing food.
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England
Queensland
Australia
China
Pills to Tone Liver and Relieve Biliousness
Advertisement lists Rings Little Liver Pills claiming to cure biliousness and sick headache, tone the liver, prevent gripes, and keep you well at 36e.
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C. A. Gamble
Petrified toad found in decayed tree at Indian Rock Conn
A petrified toad inclosed in bark was discovered in an old dead tree by E. J. Healy at Indian Rock Conn. Authorities believe the toad was electrocuted about 25 years ago when lightning struck the tree, partially killing it.
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E. J. Healy
Indian Rock
Conn
Narrow Escape in Storm at Stoke on Trent
A young woman in Stoke on Trent England escaped injury after lightning struck her spectacles splitting the frames and breaking the glasses during a recent storm.
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Stoke-on- Trent
Eng
Badly Deceived at the Beachhead Stairway
A narrator recalls returning home to find his wife waiting at the head of the stairs. The scene invokes a startled moment as the couple confronts a dramatic domestic tension. The excerpt references Coney Island and a publication notice.
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Jaggers
Coney Island
Lippincott’s
Pineules for the Kidneys claim healing relief
To those afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble backache rheumatism Pineules for the Kidneys bring relief in the first dose Hundreds of people testify to their remarkable healing and tonic properties. 30 days trial 1.00 They purify the blood. C A Gamble Druggist.
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C. A. Gamble
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Zatf
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Sam Kooser
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C. Briley
Ontario
D. M. Ghsist
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Iowa Falls
Iowa Baptist State Convention
E. G. Reinhart
Cincinnati
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Baptist Church
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Shelby County
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Cambridge
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Lewis
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HANAN
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Squarewear Guarantee Dollars
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Sheverman Bros
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Ft. Dodge
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Robert Cairnes
Helen Moorhead
Ida Grove
Northwestern University
Chicago
J. B. Reynolds
Agricultural Club
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Lemmons House
Andrew Gibson
Dr. Stalker
Newsy
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Judge Lee
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