Rural Mail Carriers Visit Ames for Lunch and Talks
The Rural Mail Carrier's Association of Iowa adjourned in Des Moines and toured Ames arriving at 11 35. They enjoyed lunch in Alumni hall with Florence Walls supervising. Mayor Tilden and others gave brief addresses and Prof. T H McDonald spoke on road building before the group returned home. An advertisement for Dr Shoop's Night Cure followed.
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Alumni Hall
Florence Walls
Parley Sheldon
M. G. Bower
Clinton
Wallie
Ottumwa
Engineering Hall
T. H. McDonald
Ames
Ames Commercial Club
Ames soldiers return from Camp Hull with Sunday clash
Co C 55th regiment I N G returned to Ames last Saturday after a week at Camp Hull Clarinda. They denounce Rev Billy Sunday and recount his Clarinda Chau tauqua address. The soldiers describe his warning to townspeople about the boys and relate a humorous step by step tale of a reverent horse themed prayer.
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Co. C. Brew
Camp Hull
Clarinda
William Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Mrs Chas E Smith Promotes New Life Pills Laxative
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a family laxative medicine. She says they are effective and painless, sold at all druggists for 25 cents.
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Chas E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Correction notices Rocky Ford couple wed in Georgetown
A correction from Mrs. J. C. Rex of Rocky Ford Colorado clarifies that Miss Evelyn Rex and David W. Barkley Jr. were quietly married in Georgetown last Thursday while visiting family. The Rocky Ford Gazette cites the ceremony performed by a M. E. minister and notes the couple’s return to Rocky Ford for parental blessings.
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J. C. Rex
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Evelyn Rex
Times
Rocky Ford Gazette
David W. Barkley Jr
Georgetown
Miss Rex
Mr. Barksey
E. J. Wilcox
Denver
Mt. McLellan
M. E
Nine of 140 pass Iowa teachers exam in Story County
Superintendent I. C. Welty reports 131 teachers qualified from 140 applicants at the normal institute exam. Only nine failed to meet requirements, leaving a shortage of school ma'ams this fall. Welty seeks extra instructors as demand will exceed available staff. unsuccessful candidates will be notified immediately while others await word.
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I. C. Welty
Normal Institute
Story County
Welty
Mystery of Thought and the Limits of Concentration
A St. Louis physician claims no one can fix the mind on a single topic for long without errant thoughts intruding. He argues true monomania would be required to sustain focus for five minutes, and he questions the common belief in uninterrupted concentration.
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Pete
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
Eccentric Will of 1736 Forces Wife to Dance on Grave
In England Samuel Baldwyn left his estate to his young wife on the condition she dance on his grave at intervals. He planned his burial by boat to the Needles and cast into the sea, a scheme to exact revenge for their unhappy marriage. The widow forfeited the property for failing to fulfill the bizarre bequest.
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England
Samuel Baldwyn
Ogre origin debated in linguistic history
Etymologists once linked ogre to European sufferings from ninth and tenth century invasions by the Oigours. The current view traces ogre to Orcus, the Latin underworld god, entering French via Italian and Spanish and evolving into a shaggy monster in Romanesque folklore that preys on humans in forests.
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Europe
Hell
Foes of the Levees Warn of Burrowing Pests
A Baton Rouge resident warns that levees face constant damage from crawfish, turtles, terrapins, muskrats, alligators, and crawfish burrows. He notes crawfish holes drive cavings during floods, with no effective extermination known and avoidance as the remedy.
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Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Baltimore American
The inquisitive woman and the fuse mishap
Reported from New York where a Broadway street car fuse blew causing a trailer car to stall. A questioning passenger sparked a conductor’s quip and a later explosion halted both cars, prompting the remark that the woman was a Jonah.
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Jonah
New York Times
Floor Math Mishap Sparks Laughter at Family Dinner
A five year old boy named Tommy was tested on counting at dinner. He misheard the question about two apples and three pears and replied with a humorous play on words saying wire fruits, prompting family amusement.
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Papa
Tommy
Toramy
Ouster Overland Cars in County Agency Deal
Geo W OBrien has secured the county agency for Overland cars. Demonstrations in town show the leverless auto as reliable, affordable, and well built with two models a roadster and a touring car. The Model 24 Roadster excels in hill climbs and competition, while the touring models seat three plus driver.
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Geo. W. O’brien
Overland
O’brien
Roel
Mrs Burell Seeks Divorce and Custody in Nevada
Mrs Lester Burrell files for divorce from Lester Burrell now serving seven years in the penitentiary. She asks custody of their child, alleging that he failed to support them and at times brandished a razor threatening her life. The petition indicates the divorce will likely be granted.
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Lester Burrell
Nevada
District Courts
Lester Burell
Noble Seeks Divorce Amid Desertion Claims
Frank Noble files for divorce through attorney Underwood alleging his wife left him long ago and now lives with her daughter in Des Moines. Noble, once nearly blind, has recently regained sight in one eye after cataract surgery.
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Frank Noble
Underwood
Des Moines
Mr. Noble
Local Births Report Two Newborn Sons in City Area
Born to Mr and Mrs E R Garner west of the college Tuesday a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Will Bamford in the fourth ward Friday a son.
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E. R. Garner West
Will Bamford
May Ross
Clark Street
J. L. Hall
Ross
College Park
City
Hall
Ames Bank Statement Shows Assets and Liabilities 1908
Alfred H. Munn and H. Westerman sign a sworn bank statement for Union National Bank Ames Iowa detailing cash, investments, real and personal property, deposits, and liabilities. Also lists capital stock paid up and notary attestations with directors named.
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Union National Bank
Ames
Iowa
Ssesseree
Lowa
Iss
Story County
Alfred H. Munn
H. Westerman
Alfred H. Munk
Clyde L. Liverly
Burglars Foiled at the Dad Childs Home
The Dad Childs home was nearly burglarized this week when intruders tried to enter through a window. The family returned home, scaring the men away before they could gain entry. Dad Childs joked he would have fought for a lost collar button under the bureau.
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Dad” Childs
Dad
Barns Burned in Center County Storm Disaster
Joe Dieffenbacher reports a severe Center County Pennsylvania storm damaged crops and property. More than twenty houses and barns were burned in one night due to lightning strikes.
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Joe Dieffenbacher
Center County
Pennsyvania
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State Association of Rural Carriers
Tilden
B. B. Childs
Dean Curtiss
Shoops
Shoop
Racine Wisconsin
Onondaga Street
Ames Savings Bank
Hart
Ames Engineering Company
H. M. Duckworth
Geo. Loud
Vv. Bere
Gilbert Station
Ke Pitcher
Collins
Wm. L. Steiner
Rhodes
Chas. Tucker
Boone
Simon Burster
Gladbrook
John H. Looby
Osters
F. W. McCanon
M. D
Ogre
O'Brien
Mrs. Burrel
Noble
Union Savings Bank
Story
Go. Jodisch
W. M. Greeley
C. G. Tilden, M. D
Mutual
Margaret M. Jones
Baker’s Jewelry Store
McWilliam
M. I. Adams
A. W. Crary, M. S
Crary’s Hardware Corner
Story Streets
Boone, Iowa
Danie, McCarthy
Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
Lee
Stanfield
Taylor's
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