Ames City Ledger Dues and Ditch Contract Totals
A detailed list records payments and credits for the Ames area including ditch commissioners, jail and poor farm expenses, salaries, juror fees, and supplies. Names such as Silliman, Pearson, Patrick and Co, and Ringheim appear among auditors, clerks, witnesses, and trustees with numerous dollar amounts and line items. A concluding note advertises Electric Bitters as a tonic with a testimonial from Mrs. Jennie Duncan of Haynesville Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Both
Mdise
Silliman
Os Surveyor
Almbrose & Sons Mdise Poor Farm
Ames Times
Cros
Hiatty
Geo
Atherton Albert
Brieker
Bates
Boyd H & Court
Grocs Poor Farm
Benjamin Bros Prig Bar
Mdie
Pearson Lewis
Geo W
Tillie
Biddle
Banks Henry Two
Chicaffo Steel Tape Co
Chassell & Ferr
Chamberlin
Citizens Lumber Co Lumber
Citizens Lumber Co Repairs
Bell
Frank
Couser
Covuser TG Oy
Dunabugh
Assig Ditch
Dewel Lumber Color Poor Farm
Duea Jacobson & Boyd
Michaelson Diliin
Sveve
Dunahoo
Fidiar & Chambers Books
Eubank E
Ersi
Prey Edna
Frey Geo
Frazier Vern
Grove & Vo
Grove & Co
Goodyear Marshall Pub Co
Biks
Greenawalt
Griffith
Justice
Atty Galbreath
Atty Arenes
Galbri
Galbreath Jas
Gearhart
Fred
Gamble
Gage
Oy Hurst
Howen Odne
H Serv Poor
Henderson Alex Overseer
Hansen
Pearl Witaees
Recon
Lowa Childrens Home
Lowa Insane Hospital
Laster
John F M
John F
Jackson
Johnson
Michaelson
John T
Warns
Hades
Bauer Moise
Larson
Lough
Larson Lewis
Lura
Lightfoot
Mayc
Mackey
Morris L
Morse Edna Work
Morain
Melik
Ollie
Meekins James Constable
Miller Joseph
Morgan John M
Munn Fred Witness
Markley Lou Witness
May R Two
Moran John
McCall
McHose
McCord
McNeil
Mcintosh Hart
McCartney
Nevada
Nevada City Water
Nevada Roller Mil
Nevada Electric Co Lighte
Nevada Gas Co Fixtures
Nevada Gas Co
Nevada Electric Co Light
Nichols
Mdse
Skog
Nordskog S
Nevada City Room
Io Court
Geo Witness
Nichols Mra L
Eugene Witness
En Geo Witness
Pearson
Peterson
Peterson O
Payne & Son
Ricketts
Rickette
Rickett
Ringheim & Ringheim
Ringheim Ed
Ringheim Chas
Ringheim
Richmond
Rischauer
Heim Chas
Rcom
Shaw J
Smith & Richmond
Staller Bros Moise
Schwartz
Simser
Scott John N Justice
Smith Tom Witness
Smith Charlie
Sowers James
Smith
Physician Insan
Sheldon Parney
Chas
Snyder John L
Seal Mose
Savem
Sheldahl
Shaw S
Sime T
Town of Fees
Board of H
Tesdall
Templeton
Tarman C Meat Poor Farm
Tinkham
P Court
Teocacecs
Henry
Van
Vasey
Wortha Work Auditors Office
John Witness
Jennie Duncan
Haynesville
L. M. Bosworth
Hot and Cold Crystals
Professor H A Miers addresses the British Association in Cape Town on crystallization as a transformation from liquid to crystal. He notes there is no strict liquid solid divide, cites plastic solids and super cooled glass, and contrasts crystalline with noncrystalline materials.
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H. A. Miers
Geological
British Association
Cape Town
New York Globe
Remedy for the grip urged by patient suffering
The piece extols suffering from the grip and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best preventive and curative option. It claims extensive use and that not a single case treated has resulted in pneumonia or death. Judisch Bros advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
Foley
Fotty
The Origin of a Familiar Saying
An old tale credits Aurelius Paulus with a sharp reminder about unseen flaws. Asked why divorce, he raised his fine shoe to show that beauty wealth and birth hide a personal pinching fault. The anecdote illustrates the saying about hidden defects.
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Aurelius Paulus
Milton on His Works and Early Poem
Milton regarded Paradise Regained as superior to Paradise Lost and expressed surprise at differing views. He named On the Morning of Christ's Nativity, written in 1629 at age twenty-one, as his best work and his earliest poem.
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Milton
Unknown dialogue fragment about money and concealment
A brief exchange shows Mabel and her father arguing about a man who should have money but apparently does not. The tone implies a family concern over hidden wealth and honesty.
Prohibition Congressman's Hoof Cleaner Gift Tale
A Iowa congressman and ardent prohibition advocate receives a pocketknife with a hook for hoof stones as a gift from a visiting friend. His wife jokes that his long career proves his lack of knowledge about a champagne opener, a story widely syndicated in Iowa newspapers. The congressman cites mixed reactions from prohibitionists and antis as the tale spreads.
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Washington
Congress
Iowa
Statesman
John
State Senate
Evenng Post
A Dyed Beard and the Fall of Musa
The London Standard recounts Musa the great Moslem general whose red beard was dyed black as a trifling vanity. A captain’s mockery led to a brutal punishment and Musa was recalled, hindering his command at Tours and altering the fate of Europe.
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Musa
Christendom
Cross
Tours
Europe
London Standard
Evolution of knitting from ancient art to Lee loom
Historic note traces knitting to Elizabethan era and Pompeians, with William Lee inventing the first knitting machine in 1589. After patent rejection he moved to France and built a Rouen factory. The original Lee loom persisted into the Revolutionary era and inspired a Yankee improvement that started a U S stocking factory at Cohoes in 1832.
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William Lee
England
France
Rouen
Lee
Colonies
United States
Cohoes
N. Y
The American Chameleon Description and Habits
The American chameleon Anolis carolinensis inhabits southern United States regions and changes color rapidly from brown to yellow or pale green. It feeds on insects, is harmless, sometimes kept as a pet, and has been worn as an ornament. Its toes have adhesive pads.
Pads for Azard to Run on Vertical Surfaces
Pads enable the Azard to traverse smooth vertical surfaces, enabling new mobility. The feature appears in St. Nicholas sources, suggesting practical applications for this technology.
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St. Nicholas
Die Is Cast song from 1826 plot and execution
The piece known as Yes the Die Is Cast was written by Colonel Paul Pestel of the Russian army with conspirators against the government in 1826. He was arrested tried and hanged on July 11 1826 after composing words and music in prison and scratching them on his cell wall.
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Paul Pestel
Involuntary Action of Heart and Lungs
The heart, lungs and digestive system act involuntarily as life must continue under all circumstances. If one had to think about breathing or digestion, productive work would halt, and forgetting to operate these processes would result in immediate death.
Marriage Demand Echoed in Fliegende Blatter
A fragment reports a family directive about an engagement, noting a mother’s instruction to her daughter Emily to tell William to speak to her, and a contingency if he fails. The quote attributes the note to Fliegende Blatter.
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Emily
William
Mamma
No sex in souls? Coleridge quote sparks debate
A quoted line from Coleridge questions whether souls possess sexuality, prompting disagreement about spiritual bodies and human essence. The remark reflects a long standing tension between embodiment and metaphysical identity.
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
Dangers of a cold are greater than from other causes, urging early treatment. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as prompt and effective, acting with nature to loosen cough and clear secretions. Sold by Judisch Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Judisch Bros
Begging Licenses in Tudor England Curb Vagrants
A London Chronicle excerpt notes that under Henry VIII a statute allowed licenses to beg for the old and impotent, with beggars found without one flogged and sent home. In Elizabethan times up to a hundred were sent back to their parishes daily, while abroad begging galleries outside churches remained common. The vagrant rise followed monastic dissolutions before other relief bodies emerged.
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Henry VIII
Elizabeth
England
London Chronicle
Putty Trick at Five Cent Lunch Counter
A diner notices a different taste at the counter and discovers a chunk of putty from a broken window pane in the side dish. The waiter confirms the strange item and jokes that the old man will be glad to have it returned after ten minutes of fuss.
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Chicago Tribune
Bucklen Arnica Salve Proven to Heal Skin Ailments
Mrs. Grant Shy of Springfield Illinois says Bucklen Arnica Salve is an absolute housekeeping necessity for cuts wounds burns and skin eruptions. The product is guaranteed by L M Bosworth druggist selling at 25 cents and widely trusted across households.
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Grant Shy
E. Reynolds St
Springfield
Ill
L. M. Bosworth
Curious Tautawa Lizard Of New Zealand
A nine inch taotawa lizard inhabits New Zealand shores clinging to rocks and logs. It has a reputation as the laziest creature, remaining motionless for months. How it survives remains a mystery.
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Tautawa
New Zealand
The Professor Acknowledges His Small Shop
A garrulous passenger asks which chair the professor holds. The professor replies that the chair is the one beside the door and adds that he runs his own shop.
Nelsons Right Hand Story Told At King George III Level
The text recalls Nelsons bond with friends and his courage. At George III levee the king praised his actions and offered condolences for his lost arm. Nelson then presented Captain Berry and quipped that his right hand remained with him.
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Nelson
George III
Captain Berry
Triplets Named William Willie and Bill Celebrate Good Luck
A mother of triplets born three boys named William Willie and Bill smiles at their luck attributed to Rocky Mountain Tea credited to L M Bosworth. The scene notes the family and the famous patent medicine link.
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William
Willie
Bill
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
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Welty IC
Welty
Tdgie
Welt Co
Wells John M
John M
Welchn
Williams John H Court
Welch Co
Wray
Walter
Wright
Walker & Son
Warren J
Wilson
Warrick
Wier
E L
Wall Frank
Williams Hubert
Charlies
Willey
Warren J C
Zion Prig
Ndse
Mabel
Papa
Foley & CO
Ohio Street
Chicago
Illinois
Bauer
Lough Rein
Coleridge
A. & C. Railway
W. M. Greeley
H. Westerman
A.M
P.M
A. M
P. M
M. K. Washes
Ropers
H. Kelso, D. D
Hamilton
C. EB. Garud
Crown and Bridge
Mutual Phone
Gambie
Deas
F. H. Waters
Ames Savings Bank
Ames, Iowa
McCord, M. D
Bosworth's
Mutual
W. E. Harriman
M. William
Margaret M. Jones
C. W. Payne, M. DD
Boone, Iowa
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
M’carthy
Lef
ARDA
Maeieenen
E. F. Posegate
Hollister
Houusten Cave Coupsnxy
Madison
Wis
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