Local Ames Notes and Notices In Ames Iowa
Local miscellany from Ames includes church meeting in U B church on Wednesday Jan 31 at 2 30 PM with a short program. Birth announced of a nine pound daughter to Mr and Mrs A M Osborne Jan 22. Horse sale at F E Morris livery barn and target shooting event after dinner. Community updates on illnesses fires and social events.
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U. B
Bessie Ringheim
Andrew Ringheim
Nevada
Perry
Lutheran Church
Worp
Marengo, NJ
A. M. Osborne
F. E. Morris
E. Posegate
Lee Smith
Ames
H. M. Benson
L. S. Peckham
Chas. Hamilton
Marshalltown
Kumsman Co
Dept. S
Atlas Block
Chicago
McCormick
Library board meeting and community notices excerpt
Local notices recount a library board meeting, social events at the Stevenson home, and several public and personal happenings in Ames. The item lists births, illnesses, travel, a court verdict for Niles v Diffenbacher, and civic updates including club installations and building progress at the college.
Two Scotch Stories and a County Pioneer Obituary
In Black Wood's Magazine a writer recalls two clan tales about the origins of Macintyre and the blood hand on the coat of arms. The article then recounts obituaries and biographical notes for Mrs. Dorcas Banks Kingsley of Ames and for T. E. Alderman, a Story County pioneer who died in Nevada.
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Blackwood
Clan Macintyre
Macdonells
Macintyres
T. E. Alderman
Story County
Nevada
Joint Public Sale At Fred Ball Farm Location
Public sale announced at Fred Ball farm located a mile east of Napier and 3 miles north and west of Kelley. The notice notes 7 miles south-west as part of the route. Buyers advised to follow official terms and dates to participate.
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Fred Ball
Napier
Kelley
Practice shoot at Ames Gun Club on January 31
The Ames Gun Club hosts a practice shoot on Wednesday January 31 starting at 10 a.m. Targets cost 1 cent each with proceeds for new traps. Bring guns and shells and demonstrate accuracy. if morning misses occur try again in the afternoon.
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Ames Gun Club
Slavery in England and British colonies in history
The London Standard notes 1772 as a turning point when judges ruled slavery contrary to English law but records earlier slave sales in England. It cites a Birmingham advert for a healthy negro boy and a Richmond sale at £82, asserting it may have been England’s last slave sale. It also recalls Cromwell’s capture and sale of Irish people and the profits of court ladies on Monmouth rebellion sales.
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England
Birmingham
Richmond
Cromwell
Barbados
Scotland
Monmouth
Macaulay
London Standard
Smith a Greek God
A public school grammar lesson on mythology leads a pupil to answer who built the houses of the gods of Olympus with I can’t think of his first name but his last name is Smith. The anecdote is from the Magazine of Fun highlighting child wit.
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Smith
Vulcan
Mount Olympus
Magazine of Fun
Women Must Weep Humor Exchange
A humorous exchange from the Washington Star features a newly married man saying he has done all to please his wife yet she finds reasons to weep at the matinee. She goes downtown to cry over the heroine’s performance.
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Washington Star
Even the lion has to defend himself proverb
A terse proverb notes that even strong figures must guard themselves against challenges. It attributes the idea to Clarrman and echoes a worn medieval or traditional wisdom about self defense. The line reflects a moral about resilience in face of threats.
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Clarrman
Wwen
Ames
Marital Troubles of Graves In Iowa Divorce Case
Mason City reports A M Graves, twice married in the city, faces a fourth divorce action. He advertised for a wife in Chicago while with his second spouse. His third wife divorced him after a brief northern Michigan marriage. In 1904 he wed a boardinghouse widow near Ames who alleges abuse and seeks 10000 dollars alimony.
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Mason City
Des Moines
A. M. Graves
Alice M. Warren
Chicago
Graves
Michigan
Ames
Bucklens Arnica Salve Proves Essential Housekeeping Item
Mrs. Grant Shy of Springfield Illinois praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for cuts wounds burns and skin eruptions saying it is an absolute housekeeping necessity. The product guaranteed by L M Bosworth druggist sells for 25 cents.
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Grant Shy
E. Reynolds St
Springfield
Ill
L. M. Bosworth
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Advertised Safe for Children
An advertisement declares Chamberlain's Cough Remedy absolutely harmness noting it is perfectly safe for children and free of harmful ingredients. Sold by Judisch Bros. The copy emphasizes parental reassurance and product safety in the era.
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Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
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Charley
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Dorcas Banks Kingsley
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