Rooms and board wanted for winter courses beginning Jan 7
Notices seek households to provide accommodations for students during winter courses. Respondents should send names, locations, and number of rooms available with rates. Full list sought due to expected large attendance. Address C. F. Curtiss Des Moines Daily News expands its pages and offers low subscription rates. The paper touts wide telegraphic service and world news daily. Also advertised are stationery, coffee, purgative pills, heating stoves, dried fruits water sets and fine Xmas candles. A grand jury list for 1901 is announced with names and serials. A testimonial touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale a five year old Jersey cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Curtiss
Des Moines Daily News
Associated Press
the News
Des Moines
Iowa
Lillie Thomas Weds W Way at Home of Parents
At the home of Mr and Mrs Levi Thomas in Ankeney Iowa on December 12 1900 Lillie Thomas oldest daughter married W Way of Ashland Ohio Rev James Q Goughnour officiated Frank Thomas served as best man and Miss Bertha Coil as bridesmaid A wedding dinner followed for about forty five guests The couple will reside at Ankeney Iowa after March 1 1901
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Levi Thomas
Lillie
Ashland
Ohio
James Q. Goughnour
Frank Thomas
Bertha Coil
Maude Thomas
Ms. Way
Ankeney
Fifty Years Married in Ames with Golden Wedding Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lindsay marked fifty years of marriage at their Ames home on December 22 1900 with a party of friends. A commemorative poem was read and guests enjoyed games and refreshments. The couple have lived in Ames thirty five years with Lindsay a long time mason by trade. Presents included a gold watch chain and a gold trimmed clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Lindsay
Lindsay
B. I. Moffir
G. D. Loud
J. W. McCartney
L. G. Hardin
Ben Davis
John Looning
J. A. Baker
Anna Richmond
Dora Hamilton
Seiling
Boone
Belden
Maxwell
Algie Davis
John Swan
William
Ethalinda G. Chandler
Dupage County
Illinois
Ames
Trial Jurors Drawn for January Term 1901 in Nevada
A list of prospective trial jurors for the January term A D 1901 begins January 6 with jurors to report January 8 at 2 p m in Allen Nevada. Included are jurors from Nevada Ames Story City Zearing Gilbert Station McCallsburg Roland Cambridge Huxley and other towns with numerous names such as Baldus Bernhard Bricker Carpenter Cole Christianson Cook Crabb Duntz Erickson Fuller Gamble Giddings Morris Nelson Norton Ozman Rierson Richauer Rice Roe Robinson Boring Long Schmellik Smith Sydness Wilson Wright White Lyman White S M Jr White Albert Whiteman Wm Wicks and T T Wilson among others.
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Allen
Phillip
Nevada
Baldus
Will
Story City
Bernhard
J. C
Bricker
J. M
Carpenter
J. T
Ames
Cole
John
Christianson
C. E
Cook
John, Jr
Zearing
White
Lyman
S. M. Jr
Albert
Whiteman
McCallsburg
Wilson
T. T
Cambridge
Wicks, Nels, Roland
The Mother's Favorite Chamberlain Cough Remedy
The Mother's Favorite Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as pleasant and safe for children. It claims to cure coughs colds croup and whooping cough with no opium or injurious drugs and can be given to both babies and adults. sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mexico
Story County Agricultural Society stockholders meet for reports and elections
Notice is given of a meeting at the district court clerk office in Nevada at 1 30 p m on Saturday December 20. All stockholders are urged to attend to receive reports from current officers and elect new officers for the coming year. Euma L Doonrrrie, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Court House
Nevada
Story County Agricultural Society
Euma L. Doonrrrie
Prohibition Workers Conference Invited in Story County
In this city on January 4 1901 Prohibitionists invite members to a Workers Conference at Read's hall to plan future efforts Emphasizing timely duty and potential for an advance movement the notice urges participation and effort toward success
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Story County
Read's Hall
Excursion Rates For The Holidays Via the North Western Line
Holiday excursion tickets to points east of the Missouri River and Davenport on the North Western System will be sold at reduced prices for travel on December 22 23 24 25 31 and January 1 with return by January 2. Apply at Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Also offers on fine perfumes soaps and brushes at Judison Bros and other goods from T J Miller and Son including flour crackers and seal of Minnesota products.
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Missouri River
Davenport
Rock Island & North-Western
Ba Y
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Black Diamonds In Industry And Use
Black diamonds are highly valued for extreme hardness and heat resistance. They resist fire and wear, explode if touched by water when hot, and are used to dress emery wheels, mark glass, and drill teeth. Their beauty is minimal, but their utility in industry is paramount.
Pet of the Rat
A Boston Transcript writer argues rats are highly intelligent and can be kept as household pets. He contends rats could become loyal family companions, transforming from unwelcome intruders to agreeable playmates with grooming and care. The gray rat is described as pretty and graceful despite a bald tail.
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Boston Transcript
Morocco Superstition and the Ginn in Arab Belief
Dr Westermark reports from Moroccan investigations that the Arab ginn or genie is a pre Adam race, shapeshifting like Proteus and able to assume any form. Bad ginns attack men but fears salt steel and Koran verses. The belief may trace to a saltless ironless era later shaped by Islam.
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Anthropological Institute
Westermark
Morocco
Adam
Proteus
Parkman’s Mosaic Justice About Johnny and the Apple
Francis Parkman confronted a boy named Johnny who ate all the apple. His friend observed as Parkman planned to buy another apple for Johnny’s younger brother and have Johnny serve as the observer while the younger boy ate.
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Francis Parkman
Parkman
Johnny
Moonshine and Camphor Exchange Echoes of Demand
Fragmentary dialogue shows a hazy exchange about quantities and items, with a focus on a request for camphor and a delivered line about moonshine. Characters appear constrained by memory and insist on recalling what they came for. The scene centers on a terse bargaining moment amid ambiguity.
Baby’s Need Sparks Night Watchman Debate at Exchange
In a brief exchange, a mother pleads for a nurse for the baby while the father rejects the idea and calls instead for a night watchman, highlighting a domestic conflict over child care roles. The scene unfolds within the exchange context, indicating a broader discussion about household labor and guardianship.
Sanitary View of Europe: North Healthier Than South
A birdseye note says Europe’s damp chill north is healthier while the dry warm south is deemed unhealthy. The view contrasts climate with public health implications across regions.
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Europe
Philadelphia Largest City in Washington Era
The largest city in the United States during the Washington era was Philadelphia, boasting about 69,000 inhabitants. The figure reflects early national urban growth and Philadelphia’s prominence as a political and commercial center.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Bride defies social odds in postponed wedding plan
A highborn girl considers eloping with a tradesman as elder observers warn of social death by choosing beneath her rank. She insists she will marry Tom tomorrow, noting many advantages and one clear disadvantage: the lack of personal freedom after marriage.
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Tom
London Telegraph
Handkerchief Pass Lets Suit Across Guarded Yard
A socialite explains to a friend how a simple handkerchief acts as a pass to enter his sweetheart’s house. A ferocious bulldog in the yard is soothed by the scent of the lace token, allowing him to avoid danger and proceed with his courtship.
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Memphis Scimitar
Damrosch Trains Orange Choir On Mendelssohn Elijah
Walter Damrosch recounted a humorous episode in Orange where he coached a local chorus. While singing Elijah he corrected the male voices on pronouncing Baal, guiding them to soften and say Bawl. The Orange crowd joined in, laughing at the pun and the conductor’s musical phrasing.
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Walter Damrosch
Orange
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Baal
Wlyth Damrosch
Orangeites
The Happy Ass Poem With Rhyme and Blank Verse
A fragment from Smart Set includes a poem praising a donkey’s love song heard through twilight. The verse plays with rhyme and pronunciation, describing the animal cavorting and juvenile energy as two calves react and flee.
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Ee Mae
K. Munkittrick
Silent Vote Mention in Cleveland Plain Dealer Fragment
A fragment cites a remark about 200 deaf and dumb inmates on rolls at a tuition facility with 100 cited as voters. The note questions the idea of a silent vote referenced in daily papers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragrant Flowers Linked to Microbe Produced Perfume
Some flowers emit fragrance created by microbes. The sentence notes a natural interaction where microbes contribute to scent production in certain blooms.
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Judish Bros
F. Leris
Brown
Dr. King
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Hauser
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C. F. Lerrs
C. F. Leris
T. J. Miller & Sons
Bruner
Geo
Dale
L. L
Gilbert Station
Ellicot
F. P
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A. K
Hague
Jacobson
A. H
McKim
Safe
Mikleson
Roland
Rice
Sawtell
Sheldahl
E. H
Huxley
Philips
Jersey
Way-Thomas
Orleans
Mos
New Orleans Times Erat
Judison Bros
Tilden & Loughran’s
T. J. Miller & Son
T. J. Minter & Son
Minnesota
Panish
Mamma
Papa
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