Why Are We Here For Just to Get Rich and Fame
A jumble of quotations and anecdotes from various papers notes reflections on purpose in life. It mentions Esra Kendell the actor-monologist who died suddenly, Gifford Pinchot and Forest Service publicity efforts, a tavern loafer named Smith, and salacious celebrity divorces linking Maud Allan and Howard Christy.
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Detroit Free Press
Esra Kendell
Kendall
Giffard Pincher
Forest Service
Pinchot
The Brave Man's Prayer and Alcohol Courage
An uneven mix of verse and vignette follows a man’s struggle with drinking and willpower. It cites Ellis Parker Butler and Strickland Gillilan as sources, noting a plea for self reliance while asking God for strength only when effort has been exhausted.
City Actress in Ink Free Pig Pens Attack
A city woman walking near the public square was bitten twice by a large ferocious dog. The item comments on inkless pig pens and young ladies in the city, with street gossip and parlor talk about society figures and jealousies.
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Calhoun
Asters and Drain Projects Dominate Local Notices
A Vicks Garden feature highlights new asters Rochester and Rose King and names James Vick's Sons of Rochester as the source. Council notices in Story County Iowa discuss a July 15 1909 petition to establish a tile drain district with specific 10 12 14 and 16 inch tile lines and a February 17 1910 hearing, detailing route distances and outlets.
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Vick
Garden and Floral Guide
Rochester
New Temple
James Vick
Main Street
N. Y
Story County
Iowa
Newton & Northwestern Railroad
Hubbel Street
Kelley
A Mighty Good Show at Armory graces Ames
Mahara's minstrels performed at the Armory last Friday evening to an ordinary house. The act with hoop rolling and gun juggling was dropped but the program remains strong. The quartet ranks among the best, and dialect songs Mary Dotch and Rosenstein by the end men draw great mirth. Mahara's group is warmly received in Ames.
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Mahara
Armory
Mary Dotch
Rosenstein
Ames
Notice of Drain District and Proceedings in Kelley
Notice lists numerous individuals and entities including B aptist and Congregational churches, trustees, officers, and companies as part of a drain district proceeding. Names include A Wortman, Chicago Northwest Railway Company, Nathan Williams, Mary Thompson, Munn Co, Iowa Savings and Loan, and several others. Public notices involve township clerks, mayors, and estate administrators connected to the drainage project.
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P. B. Brendeland
Nels Olson
Mary J. Johnson
Alice E. Eggleston
J. M. Stark
D. W. Drummond
Alice Fread
C. B. Finch
John Johnson
Stephen H. Phillips
H. L. Munn & Son
Mary L. Tanner
Thos. E. Posegate
E. J. Penfield
Martha A. Posegate
N. Williams
Trustees of the Baptist Church
Emmerson Staily
Charles J. Peterson
Mary Thompson
Nathan Williams
Emma M. Johnson
J. M. Johnson
George Holland
Louise Rosenfeld
Goldie Adamson
H. T. Nan
BE. B. Foster
Henry Stenson
Arthur D. Fread
Erick Cleveland
S. A. Gossard
A. H. Gossard
John M. Hill
Minnie Rosenfeld
L. G. Rosenfeld
Carl A. Rosenfeld
Ole P. Kalsem
Newton & Northwestern Railroad Co
Kelley
P. Freed
Washington Township
O. J. Vitand
Palestine Township
Mary L. Penfield
L. Oliver
Dyer & Stevens
Paul Paulson
Iowa Savings and Loan Associa
Ames City Council Plans Creosote Block Paving
The City of Ames Iowa proposes paving on Onondaga Duff Douglas and Kellogg Avenues with creosoted wood blocks 3 inches deep on a sand cushion and concrete base. Public hearing set for February 21 1910 to discuss the resolution and assess costs to abutting property and railway interests. Notice published January 13 20 27 and February 3 1910 in the Ames Times and Intelli gencer.
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Onondaga Street
Carroll Ave
Grand Avenue
Duff Avenue
Story Street
Douglass Avenue
Kellogg Avenue
Ames
Iowa
Council Chamber
Carroll Avenue
Interurban Railway Company
Ames Times and Intelligencer
A. B. Maxwell
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Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Iowa
E. F. Pasegate
Price
F. H. Waters
Bakers Jewelry Store
Morgan, Morgan & Watts
Attorneys AT Law
Ames Savings Bank
Earl B.bush, Ph. G
M.D
Baker’s Jewelry Store
Adams
Calla
Mutual ‘Phone
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Mutual
A. W.crary, M
M. D
Crary
Boone, Iowa
C. G. Tilden, M. D
McWilliam
AMKS
Lowa
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton Black
Axnes
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s Drug Store
Daniel McCarThy
J. Y. Luke
McCarthy & Luke
Story County Bank
Miles
Union National Bank
W. M. Greeley
Henry Wilson
KE. W. Stanton
C.L. Liverly
Cash
Bankers National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Des Moines
Sorenson & Sorenson
Fish and Game
The
Union Delivery
Pittsburg
John Henry
Chicago Record-Herald
Smith
Bill Sanders
Bill
Maud Allan
First Ward
Howard
Christy
Ellis Parker Butler
Paul Jones
Strickland Gillilan
Chicago News
Neys
Pella
the Hall OF Shame
Mary Garden
Richard Harding Davis
C. Bibert
Parley Sheldon
Northern Trust Co
M. F
Board of Supervisors
Nevada
F. G. Dunahugh
United States Steel Company
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