Local Miscellany At Letts and Area Updates
Local notes report new honey at Letts and Quick Wash soap availability. The Ladies Cemetery Society plans a Feb 1 meeting with Mrs J R Lincoln at 3 pm. Ames Opera House to appoint Ben Davis Feb 1. Cleveland's Minstrels booked for the 5th. Laura Chapter C E S installs officers. four new petitions, promising growth.
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The
Ladies Cemetery Society
J. R. Lincoln
Ben Davis
Ed. Proper
Ames Opera House
Ben
Cleveland
Minstrels
Laura
C. E
Beyweet
Bent
Graves
A. M
Harris
Seec
Hawley
Treas
Loud
Williams
A. C
McEuen
Lincoln
Marshall
Coffin Pianist
Coffin Pianist; Mrs. Schieiter, Adah
Our Candies Are The Best That Money Will Buy
T. J. Miller and Son advertise a premium line of confectionery items claiming superior quality and value for customers seeking the finest sweets.
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T. J. Miller & Son
Supervisors Convention Highlights County Affairs
State association of county supervisors met at the opera house with strong turnout. Proceedings covered good roads insane asylum care and a push for legislation, plus a swap of memories about Ames College and a banquet hosted by the Ames Commercial Club with toasts from local leaders. Next meeting fixed for Marshalltown Cedar Rapids or Des Moines after a contest.
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State Association of County Supervisors
Board of Control
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
H. E. Teachout
W. W. Williams
Read's Hall
Ames Commercial Club
M. K. Smith
Commercial Club
M. Stalker
J. W. Ballard
Scott County
Dr. W. Beardshear
Parley Sheldon
F. N. Fowler
Ames
W. W. Wheeler
Ed Rex
Board of Supervisors
Story County
Buckfin Arnica Salve Promises Universal Cures
Buckfin Arnica Salve boasts world wide fame for cures from cuts and burns to corns boils and ulcers. It claims unbeatable effectiveness for piles and skin eruptions with a guaranteed cure. Available for 25c at Tilden and Lougbran's.
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Tilden & Lougbran’s
None Such New England Mince Meat Ad from T. J. Miter
A brief advertisement notes mince meat offered by T. J. Miter and Son with marketing phrasing None Such New England. The fragment suggests a shop listing or holiday produce promotion without full details.
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T. J. Miter & Son
Treasurer's Semi Annual Report for Story County 1900
The Board of Supervisors of Story County Iowa certify the Treasurer H T Henryson statement from June 1800 to January 1900 is correct. They examined the receipts disbursements and money on hand and sign the report dated January 6 1900.
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T. Henryson
Story County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
H. T. Henryson
History of Shoe Buckles and 18th Century Fashion
The piece explains how shoe buckles defined 18th century dress from diamonds to brass, noting rulers and social classes worn buckles of specific materials. It traces the shift from buckles to ribbons during the French Revolution era and the parliaments attempt to suppress buckle luxury.
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George III
Parliament
Plantagenet
Tudor
Millais and Cardinal Newman A Curious Portrait of Courtesy
The piece contrasts Millais's frank yet courteous manner with the aging Cardinal Newman. It notes their supposed intimacy, clarified by Millais’s remark to Newman at Palace Gate about the Cardinal’s complexion, as recorded by a contemporary writer in the Academy.
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Palace Gate
Millais
Academy
Yale Professor Receives Order of the Rising Sun
Prof. George T. Ladd of Yale has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Second Class, by the emperor of Japan in recognition of his work at the University of Tokyo. The decoration is a gold and enamel medal with imperial colors, featuring a carbuncle sun and radiant gold rays.
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George T. Ladd
Yale
University of Tokyo
Ladd
New Haven
Boston Clergyman Unites Quick Ceremony of Seafaring Couple
An elderly Boston couple asked a local clergyman to wed them on the spot after a brief visit. The man, rugged and sea faring, claimed never to have been married before. The woman quipped she never had a chance before, the ceremony was performed, and the clergyman declined any fee, calling it a privilege to officiate.
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Boston
Strange youthful ideas about language and spelling
A Harlem Life excerpt recalls a gentleman recalling his father asking how the French spell wagon wheel without a w and a youth’s belief that Greek could be converted to English by learning the alphabet only. The banter highlights early misperceptions about language.
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Harlem
American Dentists the Best in World Opinion
The article asserts American dentists are the most skilled globally with many practicing successfully in Europe. It notes Germans annoyance at American diplomas not being respected and that Americans cannot buy drugs without a prescription from a German physician.
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Europe
Germany
Sultan to View Turkish Railways by Cinematograph
The sultan of Turkey will use a cinematograph to survey 110 kilometers of the Ana to lia line from his chair at Yildiz Kiosk. The railroad works will be photographed and reeled off before the majesty and the court.
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Turkey
Anatolia
Yildiz
White Residents in Alaska Counted at About Ten Thousand
The text estimates Alaska’s white resident population at around ten thousand, excluding seasonal miners fishermen and lumber men who stay only part of the year and the local Indian tribes numbering forty thousand to fifty thousand.
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Alaska
Remarkable secret to keep old people young with Bitters
J C Sherman of the Vermontville Echo touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for aging ills. He says the tonic calms nerves aids digestion stimulates kidneys and improves appetite for himself and his wife. Available for 50c at Tilden and Loughran's drug store.
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J. C. Sherman
Vermontville
Echo
Tilden & Loughran
Time for New Year Subscriptions and Local Real Estate Talk
Start the year by subscribing to newspapers and periodicals. The Iowa Homestead and Ames Times offer bundles for $1.40, with other combos listed. J C Myers reports North Dakota land values but notes rail access and price considerations. A Richmond invites land deals and Letts advertises clean dried fruit.
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Iowa Homestead
Poultry Farmer
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Journal
Farmer’s Institute
The
Homestead
Ames Times
Inter Ocean
Weekly Register
Marshalltown Times Republican
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Warren Chamberlain
A. H. Williams
Lockwood
Ames Grocery Co
Ontario
E. L. Hanson
Mr. Hanson
Jeff. Kegley
Dr. Kegley
Jeff
S. Connolly
Paderewski
Pole
Story County Down
Cole
Chicago Chronicle
Chronicle
Arthur E. Watson
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Supervisors Convention
State Association of County Super
Visors
McCausland
P. Carter
Delaware County
Buckfin
Arnica
John
Edwin Rex Miles Pearson
Sexat Institute
Hans Ome
Fo li
Ins’t
State University
Eta
Sree Eee
Eee
Armenia
Dr. Peal
Resurt
Paat Mepkins Co
Boyiteh
Cordova
Standard Oil CO
the Times
Letts
J.C. Myers
Liscomb
Wells County
North Dakota
A. Richmond
C. F. Letts
Daniel Embree
Newton Steel
Graham
Rye Graham
Boone
Seal OF
Minnesota
I. J. Miller & Son
O. K
Union Nat Bank
Ames, la
Frank E. Bellamy
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