Midway Entertainment Appreciated by Women’s Relief Corps
The Women’s Relief Corps thank supporters for the Midway entertainment on February 21 and 22. Roy Gilbert received praise for work and Uncle Sam portrayal, with G A R members absent. Grateful for bill reductions from editors and hall renters, organ donated by Mr. Holmes. Performers Geo. Pitsor as Josiah and Nancy Butler as Samantha drew praise. Haverly as George Washington and Electa Gilbert as Martha were dignified.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Roy Gilbert
Uncle Sam
Holmes
Geo. Pitsor
Josiah
Nancy Butler
Samantha
Mr. C. Haverly
Geo. Washington
Electa Gilbert
Martha
Midway Show Fares Well Except for Financial Loss
A brief note states the Midway event succeeded in many aspects but incurred financial losses. The message offers apologies and frames the shortfall as a noble effort by those involved.
Bulletin List From Government Experimental Stations
A catalog of bulLetins on fruit trees egg production orchard planting and breeding hardy fruits. It includes topics on cherries northwestern apples peas squashes fruit culture home garden spraying plums cabbage Russian thistle lawn dairy herd incubation butter making insects feeding cows catalpa potatoes and forestry as a national problem.
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Catalpa
Neighborhood Favorite Mrs Charles Endorses Electric Bitters
Mrs E D Charles of Harbor Maine praises Electric Bitters as a neighborhood favorite for quick relief in dyspepsia liver complaint kidney derangement malnutrition nervousness and debility. Her endorsement highlights its blood cleansing action and spring tonic use. Sold under guarantee at all druggists for 65 cents. Also ad: Wanted two neatly furnished adjoining rooms address H care Times 1pd.
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E. D. Charles
Harbor Maine
Electric Bitters
Masquerade Night Draws Big Crowd at Ames Skating Rink
The masquerade skating party last Tuesday at the Ames rink drew about twenty couples and was hailed as the year’s biggest hit. The Ames band provided music for eight o'clock start, with judges Frank Stultz Geo O'Brien and Jo Davis. Awards went to Earl Shannon as best gent skater Ethel Underwood best lady skater Fred Shaw and Bernice Akin best couple Miss Cole best child skater Howard Kegley best gent's costume and Mrs Nichols best lady's costume. O'Brien challenged any town of Ames size to a competitive masquerade skate and praised local skaters’ skill.
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Ames Band
Frank Stultz
Geo. O’brien
Jo Davis
Earl Shannon
Ethel Underwood
Fred Shaw
Bernice Akin
Miss Cole
Howard Kegley
Mrs. Nichols
Richardson
Siverly Named Assistant Cashier at Union National Bank
Mrs C L Siverly, cashier at Bank of Kelley for years, elected assistant cashier of Union National Bank of Ames to begin March 1. He succeeds Tom Dodds who resigned to move to Colorado. Clyde Siverly praised as a up-to-date business man and valued addition to Ames citizenship.
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C. L. Siverly
Bank of Kelley
Union National Bank of
Ames
Mr. Siverly
Tom Dodds
Colorado
Clyde Siverly
Union National
the Times
Siverly
Commercial Club Lunch Sparks Concerns Over Its Future
The Ames Commercial Club's annual lunch at the Armory drew under fifty attendees including members wives and sweethearts signaling waning interest. The Times cites excessive talk and boosters that failed to deliver tangible town-building results, warning the club may be dying without renewed effort.
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Commercial Club
Ames Commercial Club
Armory
R. M. Paxton
the Times
Sembrich's Des Moines engagement stirs Magyar zeal
In Buda Pesth the famed Mme Sembrich drew wild enthusiasm. After her Amina in La Sonnambula, patrons showered the stage with ornaments flowers rings trophies hats and even a man was restrained from donating his overcoat. Sembrich gave a staff souvenir and left the fate of the hats to conjecture.
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Buda-Pesth
Mme. Sembrich
Des Moines
Loudon Charlton
Amina
Sembrich
Sembrich House
Preventics Candy Cold Cure tablets promoted for grippe cure
An old advertisement touts Preventics for early colds and feverish children. Claims include no quinine or laxative, and pneumonia prevention if cold is broken early. A 48 tablet box is 45 cents and a vest pocket pack 5 cents, sold by Joel EB Cagwin.
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Grippe
Joel
EB. Cagwin
Luck Charms In Wall Street Tales And A Health Coffee Note
A Brooklyn Life column recounts charms used by financiers to court luck including cane with a steel rod and watch fob animal talismans. It also notes a gold ink well linked to luck and hereditary lucky coins. The piece ends with a Health Coffee endorsement from Dr. Shoop claiming a fast, grain free coffee substitute.
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Wall Street
Brooklyn
A Grateful Guest
A New York Press tale where a guest narrator recalls friends in hard times who entertained her with great meals. The narrator plans a discreet rescue, but the guest refuses to help, accusing them of extravagance and urging self discipline instead.
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New York Press
The Missing Window Pane in Rio Grande Do Sul
A Brazilian cook notes a common practice in Rio Grande do Sul where kitchens have one pane missing. Servants live separately and work long hours, with traders using a paneless window to leave supplies in a safe space.
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Rio Grande Do Sul
Paradise
Rio Grande
Monism Defines Mind And Matter As One
A New York American summary explains monism as the doctrine that mind and matter are one, with no place for the supernatural. It states all things are parts of a single vast whole and that mind cannot exist without matter, and vice versa, as two sides of the same unity.
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New York American
The Bloodstained Equator and Its Grim Truths
A Strand Magazine passage condemns Equatorville for pervasive crime and ignorance across the 25 000 mile region calling civilization to condemn the black line stained with blood and savagery.
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Equator
Equatorville
Strand Magazine
Timeliness Gives Edge in Struggle for Success
A quotation from the Chicago Record-Herald notes that the man who is always on time holds a big advantage in pursuing success. It emphasizes punctuality as a key factor in achievement.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Neglected Colds Threaten Life Advised Care
The piece urges prudent care for autumn and winter colds especially in children. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe effective treatment and notes its popularity and sales. Judisch Bros. sells the remedy.
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Judisch Bros
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cure for Coughs
The ad hails Dr King’s New Discovery as a life saving remedy for coughs and lung ills. Geo Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits it with his recovery after consumption. A trial bottle is offered free and full sizes cost 56 cents and 1 dollar at druggists.
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Dr. King
Geo. Moore
Grimesland N. C
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Vital Health
The advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets as building waste tissues, boosting appetite, aiding digestion, inducing refreshing sleep, and giving renewed vigor and health. It promotes tea or tablets for 85 cents.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Franklin Township Republican Primary Election Notice
The Franklin Township Republican Primary will be held at Gilbert on Thursday March 5 1908 from 2 to 5 p m to elect four delegates to the county convention in Nevada on March 7 1908.
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Franklin Township
Gilbert
Nevada
Administratrix of Cox estate appointed by Story County court
On January 18 1908 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Mrs Cora M Cox as administratrix of the estate of Willette S Cox deceased. Creditors must present claims authenticated to the court for allowance and debtors should pay to the administratrix. Also note Mrs Jennie McElyea Beyer has been under nursing care this week.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Willette S. Cox
Jennie McElyea Beyer
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Mme
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Cora M. Cox
Shoop
Aioe Tanee
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Dr. Shoop
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Ofine
Coetona
Om Alsbestine Company
W& Se
Trace Marik
Joel E. Cagwin
Mutual
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Livrey
East Main Street
Ames, Lows
F. H. Waters
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Ames, Iowa
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W. E. Harriman
Edison Phonographs
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Chamberlain
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