Obituary of Mrs Anna C Richmond at 71 in Nevada
Mrs Anna C Richmond widow of Dr Albert Richmond died at their Nevada home at 1 a m August 16 1905 aged 71 years 5 months 4 days. Born March 1 1834 in Albany she married first John Trible of Upper Alton then Dr Richmond. Survived by six children including Albert Jr George and James G with others in Jamestown Ames and Nelson. Funeral held at Nevada Presbyterian Church Friday 2 p m with burial in Ames cemetery.
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the Times
Richmond
Anna C. Richmond
Albert Richmond
Anna C. James
John James
Albany
New York
Alton
Illinois
John Trible
Upper Aston
97Th
Illinois Regiment of Infantry
Battle of
Arkansas
John J. Trible
Waverly
Upper Alton
Iowa
Ames
Nevada
Albert Jr
Jamestown
North Dakota
Anna
George
James G
Nelson
Nebraska
Corks Through the Ages and the Spanish Cork Trade
The article traces cork usage from ancient times in Europe to modern cork making. It notes Horace mentions Roman cork stoppers, Greeks and Egyptians used cork, and Spain began regular cork preparation in 1760 in a forest northeast of the Tigueras on the Muge, catalyzing a major industry centered in Catalonia.
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Europe
Horace
Beckmann
Tigueras
Muge
Spain
Catalonia
Personal Paragraphs From Boone Standard Readers
Boone Standard notes in a parade of social updates with names and travels. Wallace Read faces layoff. Mildred Maxwell and others visit Chicago Sioux City and Des Moines. Mrs Cohn and family visit Ames while Miss Anna Cupps studies millinery in Chicago. Descriptions include teaching, funerals and interurban railway plans.
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Anna Cupps
Chicago
Lulu Smith
Gunplay at Nichols livery barn ends with arrest
Last Thursday a fight between Geo Nichols and Charley Bergstrom led Bergstrom to buy a 32 caliber revolver and fire at Nichols three times at a barn. A hat bullet shaved Nichols, who fled to the house. Bergstrom was jailed by Marshal Willey and bonded $500, with grand jury action expected amid rumors of a dispute over finances and possible alcohol involvement.
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Geo. Nichols
Charley Bergstrom
Nichols
Bergstrom
Potter’s Hardware Store
Mr. Potter
Nick
Marshal Willey
Squire Haverly
Charley
Col Orland Eddy Former Ames Resident Dies at 90
Col. Orland Eddy a Des Moines resident and Civil War veteran died Monday at his granddaughter’s home at 1814 West Seventh Des Moines aged ninety. Funeral services were at the Ames Congregational church with G A R escorts and interment in the Ames cemetery. Eddy born in New York joined California gold rush era prospecting then Civil War service with Minnesota infantry rising to lieutenant colonel after Vicksburg. He later settled in Ames and was a charter member of the Octogenarian society.
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Orland Eddy
J. D. Wallingford
Nettie Lucas
West Seventh Street
Des Moines
Ames
Congregational Church
Shea
Col
Syracuse County
New York
California
Eddy
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Central America
Panama
North
South America
Minnesota Infantry
Vicksburg
United States
West
Grand Army
Octogenarian Society of
Des
Maines to Live Ends in Ames Obituary Note
Maines to live. He is survived by his wife, one daughter Mrs Harriet A Lucas, a grandson Frank S Lucas of Clinton, and one granddaughter Mrs J D Wallingford, at whose home he died. MORGAN and Jenkins, Gilbert's crack horseshoe pitchers, came down to Ames Saturday and took the Ames boys too cleaning good and plenty. They threw it into everything that went up against them here, with apparent ease. Practice up, you Ames Indians, and try and retrieve your lost rep.
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Harriet A Lucas
Frank 5. Lucas
Clinton
J. D. Wallingford
Morgan and
Jenkins
Gilbert
Ames
For Sale Cheap Twelve Beds at East Parker Club House
Bed and mattress sale notice lists twelve beds with springs at East Parker club house. Inquiries directed to W. L. Parker or Bellphone 23. Local classified brief.
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East Parker Club House
W. L. Parker
Bellphone
Little Dressmakers of Paris
Paris dressmakers known as mimis pinsons work long days in crowded ateliers from 7 AM until after midnight. They earn about 50 cents a day, paying for housing food and clothing while facing a four month off season when no orders are given.
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Paris
Pinson
Petites Couturieres
Mimis Pinsons
la Campagne
Mimis
Harper’s Bazar
Splitting Paper Technique From Old Printer's Trick
A described method for splitting a sheet printed on both sides by placing it between two sheets of thick paper and separating as it dries. Moisture enables the halves to detach, yielding half of the printed sheet on each side for scrapbook pasting.
Word Enquiry on Vowel Sequencing Siblings
Readers wonder if there are other English words with vowels in regular sequence besides facetious. The Rochester rost Express cites inquiries about abstemious and arsenious as possible examples, while the Cleveland Leader and New York Tribune weigh in on the topic.
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New York
Rochester rost-Express
Cleveland Leader
New York Tribune
Autobiography Truth and Self Perception Quote
A George Bernard Shaw quotation argues that autobiographies inherently distort truth as individuals misrepresent themselves during life and cannot fully reveal it to future generations after others have died.
Polk and Story Counties Create Drainage District One
Adjourned joint session of the Polk and Story county boards met at the Nevada Iowa courthouse. They authorized bidding for ditch construction in the Polk Story Drainage District Number One with bids due September 23 1905 and opening September 25 1905 in Des Moines. Drainage work to start within 10 days of letting and end by June 1 1906.
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Board of Supervisors
Polk and
Story Counties
Court House
Nevada
Iowa
L. H. DeFord
F. T. Morris
Andrew Groves
J. H. Mathis
Des Moines
O. B. Peterson
L. H. DeForo
Burglary at Charles Hamilton Home During Funeral Day
Thieves entered the Charles Hamilton residence last Friday between 3 and 5 pm while Mrs. Hamilton attended a funeral. Entry was made through a vine covered dining room window. jewelry including a gold watch and opal ring were stolen, along with about $25 in cash. No clue yet. strange neighborhood characters observed. Marshal Willey notified.
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Charles Hamilton
Train schedule snippets for Overland lines and Des Moines routes
A fragmented timetable lists train numbers and routes including Overland Lim, Fast Mail and Des Moines connections. Mentions express, passenger, and mail trains with departure notes, baggage check cutoff at 25 minutes before arrival, and station agent Rogers noted.
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Overland Lim
Omaha
Colorado
Des Moines
Chicago
Carroll Mail & Express
Des Moines & Dakota
Des Moines & 8S
Eagle Grove
St. Paul & Des Moine Pass
Des Moines Pass
Des
Ames Pass
Omahba
St. Paul & Sioux
Dakota & Des Moines
Ames
Des Moines & Ames Pass
Bos Moumos
G.wee Rogers
Very Low Rates to Chattanooga and Anniversary Excurison
Ex excursion tickets on the Chicago and North Western Railway to Chattanooga, Tennessee, sold September 14 to 16 with favorable return limits, honoring the Chicamauga battle anniversary. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Very Low Rates to Kansas City Me Via the North Western Line
Excur sion tickets will be sold August 28 to 31 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of Annual Convention National Fireman's Association. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry.
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Kansas City
North-Western
National Fireman’s Association
Chicago & North-Western Ry
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Mutual
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Ilinois
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Potter's Hardware
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J. E. Judge
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Sioux City
Anna Corcoran
Rosa Winsett
D. B. Potter
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Frank Haverly
Charley Super
Capt. Smith
Col. Eddy
H. P. Swanzey
Perry
Little Sioux
W. G. Stockwell
C. H. Hagen
Gene Taylor
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Minneapolis
Geo. E. Baker
Paulina
Mabel Cupps
Myrtie Dow
Mrs. French
Humboldt
Prof
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Mrs. Hicks Barnhart
Belle Plaine
Lincoln
Mr. Barnhart
Mrs. Lincoln
Charley Hoon
Woodward
W. S
Alexander Liddle
Abraham
Lee Beverly
Dreiss & Co’s
Bertha Herr
Mrs. Vaughn
Sam Chevalier
Jay Adams
Mr. Chevalier
Adams
F. N. Taylor
Jewell
Cohn, Sr
Los Angeles
Calif
Joe Cohn
Ben Read
Knoxville
T. J. Wilcox
Des Moines-Ames
Rick Layer
Geo
C. O. Eddy
Maines
George Bernard Shaw
Polk and Story Counties
Polk-Story
People Store
Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chicamauga
Chicago & North-Western R’y
oGhe Novelty Store
W. Hunter
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