Ames area personal notices reflection of travels and visitors
Local notes list numerous visits and movements. Individuals such as F. M. Darner J. E. Cagwin Grace Padmore Irene Spencer Josephine Patton and many others are mentioned visiting Ames Boone Des Moines Nevada and surrounding towns. The items include trips for funerals work farm news church events and social calls across several towns.
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F. M. Darner
Boone
J. E. Cagwin
Huxley
T. P. Worsley
Nevada
OC. Hamilton
Lou Doggett
Rolla Alexander
Des Moines
Grace Padmore
Scott Tucker
Irene Spencer
Iowa Falls
Josephine Patton
Keokuk
Vice President Fairbanks Speaks at City Park and College
Vice President Fairbanks will deliver speeches at City Park at 9 30 Saturday and at the College at 10 45. The notices outline the schedule and locations for attendees and the public interest in the events.
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Fairbanks
City Council Adjourns After Studying Oil Station Proposal
Monday evening the city council met in adjourned session. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved while several minor bills were paid. A proposal to establish a Standard Oil distributing station was referred to a committee for investigation. The A and C Railway accepted Ordinance No. 174 and it was filed.
Crimson Queen strawberry plants for sale in Ames IA
Advertises Crimson Queen strawberry plants for sale in Ames Iowa. Quotes price of 50 per 100 plants and claims high size color quality and productivity. Signed by J L Niswender in Ames Iowa.
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J. L. Niswender
Ames
Iowa
Ames to face Simpson for state basketball title at Armory
The Ames and Simpson teams meet Saturday in the Armory to decide the state intercollegiate championship. With Ames beating Simpson and Simpson beating Buena Vista, the winner earns the title. Miss Mabel Rilling of Des Moines will referee with up to four linesmen from the two schools. The game starts at 2 30 p.m. and admission is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Laird
Des Moines
Tildenatore
John H. Williams
Boone
Evans Court
John Kenworthy
Blackwell
Oklahoma
George Loud
Bedford
Ind
McAfee
Christine Olson
Ames
W. A. Blodgett
Charles City
Tilden
Robert Hatfield
Pleasantville
Hatfield
D. Christ
Blair
Frank Buck
Inga Knudson
Ora Ghrist
Palouse
Wash
Jennie Ghrist
Milt Sayers
Judisch Drug Store
Iowa City
Nevada
Mat. McMichael
Conrad
Mat
Frank H. Lang
Salinas
Cal
Chas. Kooser
Paisley
Elwood Furnas
Frank Lang
N.S. McGuire
Sioux City
Elmeta Reed
Electric Light Plant
Clinton
Iowa
Iowa Association of Electrical Engineers
Frank
H. Lang
C. F. Kooser
Ames and Simpson
Armory
Simpson
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Mabel Rilling
Miss Gardner
Grinnell
Miss Burgess
The Cottage Philosophy and Design
Robert C. Spencer argues in House Beautiful that a cottage should be a modest economical home, not a showy mansion in disguise. True charm comes from simple proportions and unobtrusive coloring that harmonize with surroundings.
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Robert C. Spencer
Eureka Salve Claims Cure for Severe Skin Itch
Elder John T. Ongley of Rootville Pa says the Chamberlain Salve cured his chronic skin disease after years of nightly awakenings. He reports itching stopped since December 1906 and urges purchase from Judisch Bros.
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Eureka
Chamberlain
John T. Ongley
Rootville
Judisch Bros
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Heals Spider Bite Sores
John Washington of Bosqueville Texas nearly lost his leg from blood poisoning after a spider bite. He credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with rapid relief and healing. four boxes cured all the sores. Directs 25 cents at druggists.
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John Washington
Bosqueville
Tex
Bucklen
Parrots Send Columbus Toward New World
Aflight of birds and a superstitious belief guided Columbus away from Zipangu toward the Americas. After days west of Gomera he doubted the eastward reckonings and, urged by Martin Alonzo Pinzon, steered southwest following the birds. This chance turning point altered the course of exploration.
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Columbus
Atlantic
Zipangu
Japan
Gomera
Canary Islands
Martin Alonzo Pinzon
Pinzon
Columbus and the Gulf Stream Veerings of a Voyage
A historical reflection notes that if Columbus had held his course he might have entered the Gulf Stream, reached Florida, and could have been carried toward Cape Hatteras and Virginia, based on long held maritime superstition among Spanish sailors.
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Columbus
Gulf Stream
Florida
Cape Hatteras
Virginia
What Do People Mean When They Talk About Tacking
Bobby asks about tacking after hearing about his sister’s first sail. She explains it as turning halfway round and then sailing on the bias, noting the confusion in his expression and guiding him toward the concept.
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Bobby
Old Age and Work Says Men Should Not Retire
London Lancet argues that leaving work leads to health decline and premature aging. It stresses that most elderly retain vitality when engaged in regular, moderate business activity and that losing routine can bring trouble.
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London Lancet
Crossed the Border. Letter Extract from Simplicissimus
A humorous note describes rapid travel waking locals in German then Italian. The speaker recalls countless early exchanges and the whirlwind pace of their journey. The excerpt captures linguistic chaos and cultural clash during crossing.
Mean Cut Pledge in Julia is Jack's Betrothal
In a Cleveland Leader snippet Dora asks Flora if Jack will marry her. Flora confirms the engagement and Dora urges a pledge to curb future drinking, noting Jack does not drink now but may later.
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Dora
Jack
Flora
Cleveland
Quote by Jane Porter on sorrow and imagination
A reflective line notes there is no burden so heavy that thought cannot darken it yet no misfortune so bleak that imagination cannot lift it with whimsy and resilience.
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Jane Porter
Cash or Credit Opinion Sparks Gender Debate
A London Opinion piece argues against credit for both women and men. It suggests cash is the cure and that tradesmen may suffer short term loss but eventually both trade and money return, allowing women to buy dresses at lower costs.
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Shen
London
Dooley on the Vice Presidency Disgrace
Mr Dooley calls the vice presidency the next highest and the lowest, noting it is not a crime but a kind of disgrace. The remarks sit within a collection titled Dissertations by Mr Dooley.
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Mr. Dooley
Prisidincy
Dooley
His Hope For Revenge
A Munich judge grants a barber's last request before execution. The defendant expresses a desire to speak with the prosecuting attorney as court proceedings conclude.
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Barber
Munich
Jugend
Wealth and Self-Control Quote by Macdonald
A concise quotation notes that true power lies in the ability to do without riches rather than in their possession. It contrasts material wealth with self restraint as a form of strength.
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Macdonald
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G. W. Kramer
Murrie
Amess
F. F. Rogers
Tennessee
C.G. McCarthy
Read, Lee and McCarthy
Warren McGuire
Cedar Rapids
A. McFarlan
Mt.Pleasant
Lou Shull
Mitchell
O. K
Lou
Curtis & Kintsley
Frank B. Spence
M. J. Wragg Nursery Company
Lawton House
M. A. Ellett
State Center
A. G. Hunt
Hall
Northwestern
H. Tf. Barchus
No. 12
Hunt
Barchus
New Jersey
M. M. Knudeson
College
Corner College
Hoggatt
Holy City
H. M. Blackaller
Marius
Caiphar
Andrew
Elizabeth
John
Salome
Daugher
Herodias
Michael Angelo
Shearman
Waterloo Petticats
Tilden Bros. & Co
the Hydrant
Stuckslager
Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works
Linebaugh
Council
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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