Homeseekers Excursions Offered by Chicago Great Western
Tickets to nearly all points in the United States go on sale at CGW ticket offices on the first and third Tuesdays of January and February at one fare plus 2.00 dollars for the round trip. Return valid for 21 days from sale date. For details contact CGW agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Auction at Emerson farm near Ames features cattle and hay
The notice lists Jessie Myers as plaintiff and Lafayette Myers as defendant selling 76 cattle and 40 Shoots along with hogs, chickens, corn, and farming equipment at the Emerson farm near Gilbert Ames Story City. The sale starts February 13 at 9 30 a m with cash terms under 5 and 12 months credit and a noon lunch. Also inviting mares and a large Percheron stallion, with notices for auctions in nearby towns and a teachers association meeting in Nevada on February 14 15.
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Lafayette Myers
State of
Iowa
Story County
Willard Myers
Nevada
Gilbert
Ames
Story City
Emerson Farm
Story County Teachers’ Association
G. J. Miller
Anna Batman
L. B. Carliste
A. R. Gardiner
F. E. Hansen
Births marriages and anniversaries in Ames area
Obituary for Ann Cramblit Sims born 1824 Ohio recounts her marriage to Simeon Sims in Cadiz and seven children with later move to Ames Iowa. Notes her wartime role at home and church devotion and passes Jan 29 1902. Also reports a Golden Wedding celebration for D G Ferguson and Maria Campbell with details of their courtship and family.
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Ann Cramblit
Weersville
Harrison County
Ohio
Simeon Sims
Cadiz
Asbey B. Sims
Rolfe
Iowa
M. A. Dunkle
Gilbert Station
M. F. Sims
M. E. Church
Clayville
Vinton County
Ohiio
Ames
Jesus
D. G. Ferguson
Maria Campbell
Kenosha County
Wis
Read
Ferguson
Kenosha
Juneau County
Wisconsin
Dells
Mr. Ferguson
Franklin Township
Story County
Birheed
Glasgow
Scotland
America
Nebraska
Belfast
Ireland
Bancroft
Stephen
Wright County
Jane Kibbey
Gilbert
Augusta Kegley
Guy
Washington
Lincoln
Grauttenger
George
William
Crookston
Minn
California
Nettie Fibbs
Ft. Dodge
Parley Sheldon
Perseverance in a Beckman Leads to a Deaf and Dumb Asylum Ride
Peterson recalls a Washington hackman who pressed fares with quips about monuments and government buildings. After repeated refusals the driver finally signs in finger taps Deaf and Dumb asylum for a quarter, illustrating persistence in the capital's cab scene.
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Beckman
Peterson
Johu
Washington
Washington Monument
Capitol
Smithsonian Institution
Treasury Building
Arlington
Fort Myer
Navy Yard
White House
Patent Office
State Department
Hackman
George
Saved Her Childs Life By King's New Discovery
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr Kings New Discovery for curing her jaunder child pneumonia and a terrible cough after weeks of doctor care. The ad claims it is the only sure cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents and 1.00. J B Kooser Co promotes the product and a February 18th Quartette concert at the Methodist Church.
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L. M. Bosworth
Music education talk by William L. Tomlins to Ames schools
On next Tuesday Ames teachers and pupils will hear William L. Tomlins, former Apollo club director in Chicago now based in New York City, discuss the educational value of music. Tomlins, author of a musical instruction system emphasizing individuality, will speak at the schoolhouse Tuesday afternoon and at the Congregational church that evening.
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Odd Fellows of
Ames
Rebeccas
Hattie Brouchard
Gertrude Morris
Opera House
Nelson
Babbitt
Webster City
Judge Church of
Jefferson
Newman
Tilton
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Cockle Burr Club
Odd Fellows
G. I. Miller
William L. Tomlins
Apollo Club
Chicago
New York City
Tomlins
Congregational Church
Mr. Tomlins
Cedar Falls
Boone
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Praise Letter
A reader letter from W. C. Kimper of Troy Michigan extols Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the finest stomach and bowels remedy he has ever used and wishes continued success. The note lists L. M. Bosworth as the local seller.
Riding in China and the wheelbarrow of empire review
A vivid Empire Review passage describes a fashionably dressed woman riding a donkey with her husband, a shentzu chair, and the noisy wheelbarrow era in China. The piece notes greased hair, vermilion lips, and glum expressions as barbarians pass, plus satire on grease and wheels.
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China
Cody
The First Camera Invented by Baptista Porta
An Italian named Baptista Porta devised the camera obscura in the mid sixteenth century as a dark room with a small hole. He later added a lens and a mirror to brighten and erect the image, forming the first camera obscura and foreshadowing modern cameras.
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Baptista Porta
Porta
Shopping in Athens and the Greek bargaining ritual
In George Horton’s Modern Athens the shopping scene is a drawn out ritual with the oriental bargain. The seller fixes a high price while the buyer counters, hours of haggling ensue, women observe and join in the suspense, and final offers hinge on what the merchant is willing to concede. The dialogue shows a silk price at 95 cents, with a persistent customer pushing for 30 cents and the dealer’s stubborn insistence on his cost.
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Athens
George Horton
Question of Ownership and the Real Estate Dealer
A caller asks a real estate dealer how to own a home, seeking the recipe or modus operandi. The dealer confirms, the man wants to dis possess his domineering cook, money no object. The exchange showcases a humorous framed inquiry in Washington Star.
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Washington Star
An One Being
Edith and Bertha discuss a rumored romance with Fred. Bertha confesses she believes she and Fred are suited, noting shared golf outings and rare quarrels, as quoted by the Boston Transcript.
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Edith
Fred
Bertha
Boston Transcript
Misaddressed Proposal Revealed in Chicago Tribune Note
A humorous snippet notes a letter from Hankinson to Miss Billmore where the writer corrects the greeting, stating My name is William not George. The Chicago Tribune records the mix up as a witty marital offer misaddressed to the wrong name.
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Billmore
Hankinson
George
William
Chicago Tribune
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Church Directory
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Young Peoples Meeting
F. D. Ferrall, Pastor
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Christian Endeavor
First Congregational Church
Cor. Kellogg and
Sts
Chas. H. Seccombe
Bible School
Momice
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Lyman Nye
Epworth League
United Brethren Church
O. L. Wilson
Homeseekers
Times Office
Jessie Myers
District Court
Story Coun- Weim
Jno
H. Williams
Plaintiff
A. Morgan
Son
Perry Simmons
South Dakota
Crooks
HIIGG
Inbotham Bros
Kansas
J. F. Baker
Span of Bay Road Geldings
Imood Gro
Copestake
Central Teachers’ Association
W. B. Sandford
H. P. Dud
C. B. Stein
Shakespeare
E. B. Wilson
Carroll High School
Spirit of the School
H. H. Seerley
Iowa State
Mal School
Bernice
Geo. E. MacLean
State University of Iowa
H. P. Dudley
W. B. Craig
Drake Univer
Sity
Miss Blanche Renne
W. M. Beardshear
Iowa State College
L. B. Ford
Webster
Music
All
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
M. F.S
Tar
Lapids
Methodist Church
J. B. Kooser & Co
He Wasn
T It
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