Weather Update And Scholarship Spelling Contest Notices
The week marked near normal temperatures but rainfall below average across the state with showers on July 25 and 29. Keosauqua reported 3.97 inches. drought signs appear in northeastern counties. Haying and thrashing are favorable. pastures scarce water is tight. a heavy general rain is urged. Iowa Chautauqua spelling prizes offer 1.00 for 8th grade entrants in Ames with 10.00 for 1st and 5.00 for 2nd in county matches. 7th grade prizes 0.50 and 5.00/2.50 respectively. back of ticket shows placement.
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Des Moines
Skunk
Keosauqua
Thrashere
Ames
Don’t Forget Cham berlain’s Remedy For Travel Diarrhea
Be sure to take a bottle of Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on your trip this summer. It cannot be obtained on board trains or steamers. Water and climate changes can trigger sudden diarrhea. Sold by all dealers.
Epochs of riddling in Latin poetry
The Cornhill Magazine notes a revival of Latin riddling during late seventh century learning, highlighting Aldhelm bishop of Sherborne as the first Anglo Latin poet to craft enigmas in hexameters. It recalls Symphosius as an earlier source and suggests Aldhelm used a then recent collection.
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Aldhelm
Sherborne
Symphosius
Cornhill Magazine
Foley's Kidney Remedy Restores Health Claims
A reader from Reynoldsville Illinois, Claude Brown, reports months of kidney trouble baffling doctors were cured after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. He calls it of inestimable value and says several large bottles effected a complete cure. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Claude Brown
Reynoldsville
Ill
Spelling Contest Plans For Ames Chautauqua 1910
County Superintendent Scott urges 101 rural seventh and eighth graders who won places in the Ames Chautauqua spelling match to attend on Tuesday August 16. The event offers prize money and free season tickets, with meeting at 1 PM to organize the spelling on the big tent platform.
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Scott
Spellers
Nevada
Story County
Iowa
Ames
Chautauqua Park
Foley Kidney Pills and Ancient Chaldean Tablets Mentioned
An ad touts Foley Kidney Pills as a tonic for backache headache dizziness nervousness urinary irregularities and rheumatism. It blends with a note about ancient clay Chaldean tablets and their early writing methods. A testimonial claims Dr King s New Life Pills cured long standing liver and kidney trouble, calling them the best for constipation malaria headache dyspepsia and debility with a 25 cent price.
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S. W. Bends
Coal City
Ala
Dr. King
An English Sanctuary at Beverley Shrine
Beverley in Middlesex north of London housed St. John of Beverley who died in 721. In 688 Athelstan granted sanctuary privileges to the monastery open to all but treason cases. Fugitives claimed sanctuary by entering the church and sitting in the fredd chair inside the sacred area marked by four crosses on main roads.
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Beverley Chuster
London
St. John of
Beverley
Athelstan
England
Pink Pain Tablets Promise Quick Relief
Advert reads Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets from Racine Wisconsin promising relief from womanly pains headaches and any pains within twenty minutes. Box price 25 cents and free trial offer through Cagwin's Drug Store hinting doctor or druggist approval.
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Dr. Shoop
Light Surprises Amid Wax Match Fracas at Chapel
Worshipers faced a brief disruption when a man accidentally lit a pocket wax matches box during a service. Neighbors tried to help while the shortsighted minister misread the commotion, prompting a humorous invitation to sing Sometimes a Light Surprises as the disturbance continued.
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London
Three year old Annette and the restless sisters
Annette, age three, deals with two talkative sisters at the table. When they dominate, she raises a finger and whispers that her foot is asleep, signaling for silence in a playful family moment.
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Annette
Deceptive Banter Capsny New York World Quip
A brief cartoonish exchange appears in the New York World where a man declares women are not honest. The woman retorts she has never committed a dishonest act and teases the man for stealing her peace of mind and heart.
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New York World
Odd Fellows Install Officers at Ames Lodge 309
Ames Lodge No 309 1 O F F installed Arthur Bauer Racine Goble Rev Warner Johnson and others with Dis trict Deputy EB C Tuttle presiding Ice cream and cake served afterward Mystic Encampment No 114 installed H M Duckworth C P H T Corbin H P etc A Napoleon watch with imperial cipher sparked a police report and a chase ending with a Moniteur ordinance.
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Ames Lodge
EB. C. Tuttle
Arthur Bauer
N. G
Racine Goble
W. G
Warner Johnson
E. C. Tuttle
Sec
Wm. Hulett
Treas Cc
C. Alm Warden; Prof. Oakey, Conductor; H. P. Poeter, L. 8. V. G
E. S. Owens
V. C. Nickeson
J. W. Kennedy
Jas. Ferguson
F. F. Rogers
Mystic Encampment
No. 114
D. W. Powell
Zearing
H. M. Duckworth
C. P
H. T. Corbin
H. P
A. A. Smith
D. F. Davis
J. W
J. A. Craum
Many Kinds of Fleas: A Naturalist's Flea Study
A historic overview notes Leeuwenhoek's early flea research, fleas feeding on hosts, and the flea as a parasite. Linnaeus described Pulex irritans and Pulex penetrans in 1748, with about 400 species described today by a small group of dedicated scientists, hinting at many more to come.
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Leeuwenhoek
Swift
Linnaeus
Harold Russell
London National Review
Foley Kidney Pills Bring Quick Relief for Kidney Ailments
Mrs. Rose Glaser of Terre Haute Indiana reports lasting improvement from Foley Kidney Pills after years of kidney trouble and failed remedies. She says the medicine allowed her to resume work and she would recommend Foley Kidney Pills to others.
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Foley
Rose Glaser
Terre Haute
Ind
Jerome Bonaparte and the Westphalian supper debt
Jerome Bonaparte after his nomination as king of Westphalia dines with two jovial friends at a Paris restaurant. Lacking funds they offer roles to the secretary and librarian, but the bill remains unpaid. To avoid trouble, Jerome cedes his watch to settle part of the 200- franc bill.
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Jerome Bonaparte
Crown of Westphalia
Westphalia
Jerome
Palais Royal
Louis
Restaurateur
How to Be Broke and Happy pamphlet sale
A Chicago News note recounts a scene where a poor young man meets a millionaire who offers help. The man receives an envelope containing a pamphlet titled How to Be Broke and Happy, described as a valuable little work the donor wrote in spare time.
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Mercury
Chicago News
Dysentery Cure Claims Proven In Nine Epidemics
The text promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for dysentery, stating it has been used successfully in nine epidemics and never failed. It notes it is valuable for both children and adults and that it can be palatable when diluted with water and sweetened. Sold by all dealers.
Shawl Craft in Kerman Yields Vast Handmade Value
The shawl trade in Kerman produces about 300000 dollars yearly in handmade goods. Patterns are learned by heart and work is refined. even children contribute. The finest shawl, a fir cone pattern with rich color, is made for the provincial governor as a robe of honor for Persian New Year.
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Kerman
Forgotten Love In Parlor Exchange Sparks Reunion
A girl complains she was forgotten by a young man who visits her in the parlor. He admits he is forgetting her and explains he has called to see if he can leave her. The exchange hints at a rekindled but tense relationship.
Matrimonial Felicity Celebrates Happy Union
A humorous note from a Woman's Home Companion column applauds a joyful marriage in bright dialect, praising the bride Mrs Quackenboss and her sister Sage for securing a husband who delights the family.
Do Not Carry A Long Face To Conquer Your Cares
The saying urges a cheerful expression to ease stress and cope with worries, implying mood improves outlook and resilience when facing difficulties.
Five Years With Heart Trouble Reversed by Remedy
Mrs C C Gorkey of Northfield Virginia recounts five years of heart pain and breathlessness that improved after six bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The ad claims heart weakness stems from tired nerves and muscles and promises cure or money back.
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Miles
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Oxford
Daniel Bros. & Herman
the Story Co. Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Sheldon
S. A. Keenan
Ames Savings Bank
Sorenson & Sorenson
Chaldea
New York
ODD Fellows
Napoleon
St. Cloud
Moniteur
T. P
the King's Watch
C. C. Gorkey
Northfield, Va
Beneft
Rodgers & Rich
O. O. F. Temple
General Land and Exchange
Fire and Life Insurance
City Property
S. D
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