Very Low Rates to Salt Lake City on Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets offered August 7 to 10 with return by September 30 for B P O Ellis meeting. Scenic route with Pullman drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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North-Western
B. P. O. Ellis
Pullman
Chicago & North-Western R.y
K. P
Chicago & North-Western R’y
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Crop Bulletin Des Moines Iowa July 7 1902
Crop bulletin notes mixed weather with cool early week and heat later. rainfall varied from under an inch to 8 inches, Cedar River floods damage but overall crop prospects improve after dry spells. Corn condition highly variable in size and cultivation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar River
Crop conditions across the state on July first report strong yields
The planted area remains clean and within normal standards as dry weather and sun are needed for ripening and harvest. Spring wheat across the largest acreages looks good with moderate rust damage, oats are badly lodged in central valleys, potatoes show promise though moisture causes some damage, and state averages show high readiness across corn, wheat, oats, barley, flax, potatoes, hay, pastures, apples, plums, and grapes.
Obituary: Mrs Charlotte A Lyman dies at Ames aged 72
Charlotte A Lyman of Ames born March 9 1830 in Gustavus Ohio died July 5 1902. She united with the Methodist Episcopal church at about age 15 and remained a faithful member. She married Squire M Cory in 1869, William A Gossard in 1883, and Robert Taylor in 1890, dying after years of illness. She leaves a brother Geo W Lyman and no children, funeral held at the Methodist church with Rev C L Nye officiating and the G A R Post in attendance.
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Charlotte A. Lyman
Gustavus
Trumbull Co
Ohio
Ames
Methodist Episcopal Church
Squire M. Cory
William A. Gossard
Robert Taylor
Geo. W. Lyman
Methodist Church
C. L. Nye
G. A. R. Post
Death of Mrs Leslie in Ames after long winters here
The obituary notes Marie Blizabeth Strunk Leslie died last night at 9 45 at her daughter's home in Ames. Born January 20 1824 near Albany New York she married George Leslie and had six children including Mrs Walkey. Funeral Thursday at 4 pm with Rev C C Nye and burial in Freeport Illinois beside her husband. Main details of her life and long residence in Ames summarized.
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Leslie
A. W. Walkey
Walkey
Ames
Marie Blizabeth Strunk
Albany
N. Y
George Leslie
Freeport
Cc. L. Nye
Methodist Church
Ames Seaside Resort Hit by Severe Floods and Rail Damage
The area faced record rains ending yesterday and swelling streams east and west. Land along the river bottoms flooded crops ruined. Dye bridge near Ames impassable and railroad lines damaged with tracks submerged and repairs ongoing. The flood rivals the 1892 deluge, threatening further crop losses if rains continue.
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Skunk
Dye
Ames
College
College Grade
Market prices and drug prescriptions noted
A brief item lists the high prices paid for produce at J. B. Kooser & Co and notes prescriptions are carefully compounded at Loughran & Bauers.
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J. B. Kooser & Co
Loughran & Bauers
Summer complaint relief from a home remedy
A writer notes a family case cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The piece urges keeping a bottle at home, especially in summer, and claims benefits for little sufferers. The Lansing Iowa Journal states the medicine is widely available through druggists.
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Chamberlain
Lansing
Iown, Journal
Sincere sorrow over presiding NEA officer prostration in Minneapolis
The NEA president arrived in Minneapolis to open the meeting and fell ill with stomach trouble requiring a physician. Overworked and unable to stand, he was taken to a hospital after a difficult twenty mile overland ride from Ames to Mankato. W C Martindale of Detroit acts as presiding officer as the group hopes for his swift recovery.
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Minneapolis
L Beardshear
Mankato
Minn
Ames
W.C. Martindale
Detroit
Association
Druggist Endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Letter from Mound City Kansas dated October 22 1900 endorsing Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a reliable laxative and stomach remedy. Customer praise and personal cure cited. Includes endorsement from J M Hawkins and sale by L M Bosworth. Also contains notices of excursion train rates and a paint and varnish listing.
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Mound City
Kan
Dr. Caldwell
J. M. Hawkins
L. M. Bosworth
His Wife's Triumph Inspires J. R. Green Biography
The Life and Letters of J. R. Green reveals how Mrs. Green supported the writer through illness. She taught herself to write with the left hand after contracting writer's cramp, enabling him to continue thinking and writing. The husband carried her first practice page as a keepsake to remind him of perseverance.
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Stevenson
Richard Jeffries
J. R. Green
Fort
Sausages Made While You Wait Drama Shocks London Eatery
A London waiter sparks a comic chain of events in Pearson's tale. A customer asks for sausages none are ready but the waiter promises to obtain them. He enters the kitchen but steps on a dog’s tail, prompting yelps that frighten the customer away.
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London
Pearson's
Trousers In College Dress Across Cambridge and Oxford
The piece recalls Cambridge bans on pantaloons in chapel as late as 1812 while Oxford relaxations began in 1810 under Rigaud. It cites William Phelps in 1815 noting bachelors wore pantaloons, stockings, and white waistcoats, and later cites Edward Miles Rudd in 1847 appearing in black shorts at Oriel College.
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Trinity
St. John’s
Cambridge
Oxford
Rigaud
William Phelps
Corpus
Carlisle
Dean Burgon
Edward Miles Rudd
Oriel
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Fish and Game
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Committee On Parade
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Frank Arrasmith
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Clark
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Winifred Fiunter
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Tillie Snider
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Bert Briley
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