Two Iowa towns vote for railroad franchise and tax
Three cities along the proposed Iowa Railroad line including Story City join Eldora in approving a five percent tax and franchise to fund the line. Duff Street south of Ames is surveyed as the preferred route toward the Newton and Northwestern junction, with plans to run Interurban to Des Moines. Public support is strong as officials study right of way options.
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Story City
Eldora
Ames
Duff Street
Newton
Fort Dodge
New
Iowa Railroad
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Newton and Northwestern
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Des Moines
Alreay
Keep Your Pluck in the Face of Adversity
A Chicago Tribune excerpt extols grit and perseverance. It urges readers to endure hardship, maintain faith, and refuse to quit. The piece argues that true men stay in the fight, keeping their chest full of pluck despite being cuffed, kicked, or tricked.
Nervous children and balanced outdoor life advice
The October New Idea Woman's Magazine urges cautious observation of nervous children with school anxiety, recommending open air play over excessive study and music. It cautions parents to involve a family physician, stresses exercise for both boys and girls, and warns that a healthy body underpins true education and future roles.
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New Idea Woman's Magazine
Nutt Killed at Reinbeck by Freight Train
W H Nutt a Des Moines resident and Great Western brakeman was killed at Reinbeck while making a switch his foot caught in a frog and the freight train crushed him. He died within an hour after midnight leaving a wife and daughter. His father Jefferson Nutt a former Ames Des Moines passenger conductor was killed similarly last year. Born at Boone he was 24.
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W. H. Nutt
Reinbeck
Ames
Great Western
Des Moines Street
Des Moines
Nutt
Jefferson Nutt
Northwestern
Boone
Norwegian Lutheran Picnic in Story City Opens Young People Meet
The Central Iowa Conference Norwegian Synod hosts a Friday picnic at Story City park from 10 AM all day. All Norwegian Lutheran congregations’ youths are invited with lunch baskets. Featured speakers include E Hove Lars Kloster and A O Wydell.
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Central Iowa
Norwegian Synod
Story City Park
Norwegian Lutheran Church
E. Hove
St. Paul
Lars Kloster
Huxley
A. O. Wydell
Roland
Story City Band
Young Peoples Societies
Fall Pastures Suffer for Rain in Iowa Crop Bulletin
Des Moines reports the week ending Sept 14 1908 was hot and dry with 6-8 degrees above normal and no rain except traces at two stations. Corn ripening rapidly with 50 percent of early fields safe from frost. 75 percent likely after another warm week. Pastures damaged by dryness. rye and wheat seeding underway in southern districts. Garden truck plentiful. peaches and apples affected by wind and heat. clover seed crop looks strong. GEO M CHAPPEL, Section Director.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Geo. M. Chappel
Former Iowa Man Leads The Lawyers
The Ringold Record notes the return of Attorney Lehmann of St. Louis who was elected president of the Bar Association in Seattle. Former local resident Lehmann backed the gold standard against Bryanism and delivered a decisive campaign speech. The association urged reforms to curb appeals on technical grounds to speed justice and reduce costs.
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Iowa
American Bar Association
Bryan
Fred Lehmann
Lehmann
Close Call for Millinery Fire at Slater Store
A gasoline stove incident at Mason Nelson millinery in Slater nearly set the shop ablaze. Miss Mason lit a match after generating gas, the stove overturned, gasoline spilled, but quick action with private extinguishers and onlookers prevented major damage.
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Slater
Mason & Nelson
Miss Mason
Lieutenant T. B. Jones Attends Lincoln-Douglass Anniversary
Gilbert correspondence notes Lieutenant T. B. Jones attended the fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln and Douglass debate in Freeport Illinois on August 7 1908. He owns a silk badge reading Attended Original Debate Lincoln and Douglass Celebration and was honored with a gold watch by his 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry comrades inscribed Aug 25 1908.
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Gilbert
T. B. Jones
Lincoln
Douglass
Freeport
Jones
Story County
Forty-sixth Regiment
Lieut. Jones
Twins for 90 Years
Wilson Taylor of this city learned of his sister Mrs John Gamble of Mechanicsville death on Sept 6. If she had lived one month longer she would have reached 90 years. A twin sister survives in Adaline Kansas. Brother Nelson Taylor and his two twin sisters have 28 children in three families, more than twenty are living.
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Wilson Taylor
John Gamble
Mechanicsville
Roland Wants a Milliner Opening Two Shops Here
Roland Record urges local readers to enter the millinery trade as two new stores are needed in town. Anyone familiar with millinery can profit by opening a shop immediately.
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Roland Record
Inefficiency of the Public Schools Explored
An article by Chas. W. Larned analyzes a thorough test of public school preparation for military academy candidates. Data show 84 percent failed in one or more subjects among 314 exams, with most graduates from common schools and wide geographic variation in failures.
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North American Review
Chas. W. Larned
United States Military Academy
Union
Secretary of War
East
West
Massachusetts
Iowa
New Jersey
Seine
Russia
Ebro
France
Carolina
P. C. Compton
Billy Sunday destroys publishing plates in protest
Billy Sunday, former baseball star turned evangelist, invaded the W. D. Conkey Publishing plant in Hammond Indiana. He smashed the stereo types with a mallet to protest the unauthorized publication of his sermons in a book titled The Life and Labors of Rev. William A. Billy Sunday. He wept at the end of his disruptive act as Conkey and stunned workers watched.
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Billy’ Sunday
Story County
W. D. Conkey Publishing Company
Hammond
Ind
Conkey
William A
Billy
Freshmen Win In Annual Fall Tug Of War Scrape
The freshmen won the fall tug of war at the college field with over a thousand spectators present. A new ditch was dug for the event and admission covered expenses, leaving a small surplus for the Athletic Association. The juniors and seniors attempted to crash the event, but were drenched by hose water as sophomores and freshmen defended the field.
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Briley
The
Athletic Association
Clyde Amesbury
Davis
Mounted Guard Proposal for Ames College Group
Major Boughton reports for the Iowa National Guard that the 55th Infantry can field for war and urges a brigade for Iowa. He recommends 25 trained horses at the Ames Agricultural College to form a mounted troop and improve encampment efficiency and morale.
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55Th
Washington, D. C
Intelligencer
Boughton
General Staff
55Th Regiment
Clarinda
Adjutant General
Ames
United States Army
Washington
D. C
War Department
55Th Infantry
Rush Lincoln
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
65Th Iowa Infantry
H. A. White
11Th Cavalry
56Th Iowa Infantry
Spirit Laker
Des Moines
656Th
Engineers
Signal Corps
Agricultural College
Military Department
56Th
Spirit Lake
Quartermaster’s Department
Wabit and George Eliot Quotes on Mercy and Character
A brief quotation pair contrasts Wabit’s claim that force shapes character with George Eliot’s view that humans surrender others to God’s mercy while showing none themselves. The lines reflect differing philosophies on power, morality, and responsibility.
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God’s Mercy
George Eliot
Coming Events Include County Fair and College Sports
Story County Fair runs September 22 to 25. College Junior Trot October 3. Sophomore-Freshman Annual October. Ames Poultry Show January 4 for one week. Football features Ames vs Coe October 3 at Ames and several college games in October including Minnesota at Minneapolis and Cornell, Morningside, Nebraska, and Missouri in various locations. Grinnell at Ames November 14. Drake at Des Moines on Thanksgiving, November 2.
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Ames
Coe
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Cornell
Morningside
Nebraska
Missouri
Columbia
Grinnell
Drake
Des Moines
Finds Some Good in Fathers
Edward S. Martin questions the value of fathers in Harper's Magazine noting many fathers vary in usefulness but a decent father is worthwhile. He argues fathers should have good sense, habits, temper, and employment and that their best role is setting standards and helping to love the children.
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Edward S. Martin
Harper's Magazine
Mr. Martin
Chiropodist Guest Leads Dinner Identity
A light remark downplays dinner plans noting the guest of honor is a chiropodist and suggesting corned beef is unnecessary for the meal.
Barn Dance Craze Report From Colfax
The Colfax Clipper notes a playful town fad called the barn dance. It describes steps like arm around the partner and a cow sound, followed by quirky actions with bran hops hay and mock poultry movements.
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Colfax
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Hubbard and Radcliffe
Chicago Tribune
Iowa Mar
Frederick W. Lehmann
St Perry’s
United States
Adjutant General of the Army
Congress
Grand Army of the Republic
Billy Sunday
Smasher
Major Boughton
Wabit
R. Hall
Ames Poultry Show
Perry's
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