Local reports from Story County residents and incidents
Story County notices cover injuries from falls and cave-ins, a store sale, a Nevada Opera House sale, a buggy crash, a house fire, a death in Huxley, a departure for Norway, and a power line accident. Named persons include Olin, Frank Stultis, C. M. Webb, Emily Hall, Chris Evans, Roy Feishaw, Dr. Knepper, Ora Henrick, Edward Henrick, Guthrie, Perry, Morgan, Elmer Nokes, Severt Nass, Albert Nass, Anna Kloster, K. L. Guttebo, and Henry S. Tondall. Institutions include Collins Liberator, Cambridge Prioe, Watchman, Cambridge Phoenix, Cole Banner, Slater News, and Roland Record. Places cited include Story County towns such as Nevada, Huxley, Roland, and Fieldberg. Details mention hospital care, fire damage, and an impending move to Des Moines for Mrs. Minnie A. Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severt Nass
Huxley
Albert E. Nass
Anna Kloster
Nass
Norway
Polk County
Fieldberg Church
K. L. Guttebo
Fieldberg Cemetery
Slater News
Hiew Hens Roost Mechanism of Bird Claws
A vintage note explains how a bird roosts by tendons locking the claws when the leg bends. It describes the natural grip that keeps a chicken on a limb through the night, offering a memorable skin illustration of the mechanism.
Chinchilla Habitat and Fur Trade Report
The chinchilla, a small Andes mammal, is native to Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Chile and lives above 9 000 feet. Indians trap them for fur. salted skins are packed for shipment to towns and abroad. The United States produces 28 600 000 pounds of hay, about half Germany and two thirds of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
United States
Germany
England
Largest line of fancy china showcased in city
Forster fed dogs with organic substances lacking minerals and the animals died sooner than when completely starved. M Herrera notes life is aggregation of minerals and biology is mining. J B Kooster & Co presents the city’s largest china display at 30 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forster
M. Herrera
Revue Scientifique
Paris
J. B. Kooster & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County Newslets
Frank Stultis
C. M. Webb
Cambridge Prioe
Emily Hall
J. L
Washington Township
Clarinda
Chris Evans
Johnson Denniston
Roy Feishaw
Knepper
Collins Liberator
W. L. McNeil
Nevada
Ora Henrick
Edward
Ora
Cambridge Phoenix
Mr. Guthrie
Chas. Reed
Perry & Morgan
Main Street
Cole Banner
Elmer Nokes
Linn Street
Henry S. Tondall
Olin Evans
Minerals and Life
Chicago & Northwestern
R’y
Overland Lim
Portland
Atlantic E
Colorado
Oregon Express
Sentra
Fast Mail
Gerrell Mai
Express
Nebraska & Dakota Express
Des Moines
Dakota Ad
S. C
Ae & Carroll
Des Moines Pass
Omaha
St. Paul
Sioux Vax City
Buck’s
Big
Hamilton
Mandolins
Washburn
Pee Ree
Big Line
Pan
Seer Free Serene
Guitars
Our
Victor Talking Machines
Holmes
Ames
Iowa
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