Ames Chautauqua to get new platform opposite grounds
M. K. Smith, superintendent of the Ames and College railroad, announces a platform will be erected opposite the Ames Chautauqua grounds. All trains will make regular stops to receive and deliver passengers, and trains will be added to accommodate attendees.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Ames
White’s
Story County Bank
M. K. Smith
Ames and College Railroad
Ames Chautauqua
Cheap Rates To Ames Chautauqua Ticket Certificate Required
The notice urges buyers to secure a certificate from the agent to obtain the low rate return fare for traveling to Ames Chautauqua. The instruction emphasizes purchasing railroad tickets with the certificate to qualify for the reduced price.
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Ames
Ames Chautauqua line up features La Follette talk
Senator Robert M. La Follette will speak on Representative Government at the Ames Chautauqua on Wednesday August 1. The program includes Dana C. Johnson General Z T Sweeney Doctor Albert Bushnell Oneon Quartette Gilbert Eldridge and many other notable performers and speakers.
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Robert M. la- Follett
Ames
Ames Chautauqua to Broadcast Convention Bulletins
After the campaign, returns draw interest as Des Moines tickets sell out fast. Ames Chautauqua will relay bulletins on site and announce them from the platform for attendees and locals.
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Des Moines
Ames Chautauqua
Dining Hall to Serve at Ames Chau Tauqua Grounds
A. M. Elliott will run the Dining Hall on the Ames Chau tauqua grounds. Three meals daily with a Sunday chicken pie dinner. Fresh bread and milk will be sold to campers. Mr Elliott's selection assures perfect satisfaction.
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Ames Chautauqua
A. M. Elliott
Rev Kephart to Speak at Chautauqua Sunday Schools Meeting
The Rev. C. J. Kephart of Toledo will deliver the address before the Sunday Schools at the Chautauqua on Sunday, August 5.
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C. J. Kephart
Toledo
Chautauqua
Cured a Comrade of Cholera Morbus Story
A comrade from Elgin, J. dared a critical cholera morbus attack while returning from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington City. J. E. Houghland of Eldon Iowa says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life and he always carries it for travel. Judisch Bros. offer the remedy.
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Grand Army
Washington City
Elgin
J. E. Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
A Picture of Stevenson A Writer in Exile
A writer described as Robert Louis Stevenson appears with dark eyes, uncut hair, and shabby clothes. Continental officials question his passport and France imprisons him, yet his slender boyish bearing and lively eyes impress observers. He remains perennially young in appearance and spirit, his face lighting up at bold deeds and wit.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
France
Stevenson
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Offer Laxative Aid
Advert says neglect of bowels causes disease and promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant laxative that invigorates the liver and regulates the bowels, sold by Judisch Bros.
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Chamberlain
Judisch Bros
Why There Are So Many Smiths
Excerpt explains surname origins from trades such as blacksmith and coppersmith, noting how artisans were called Smith by trade. A 1868 St Paul note ends with a testimonial to Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and a sign-off by L M Bosworth.
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John
John the Smith
John Smith
N. B. Truth
St. Paul
Mississippi
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
A Week of Pleasure at Iowa State Fair Des Moines
Des Moines announces a spectacular Iowa State fair lineup including Knabenshue airship flight circumnavigating the Statehouse dome and a full program with Liberati band, 56th Regiment I N G band, acrobats, trained elephants, bicyclists, zouaves, and clowns. Breeders from many states enter the greatest livestock show, with horse and cattle entries closing August 1 and overall fair entries August 25.
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Des Moines
Knabenshue
State House
Liberati
56Th Regiment
I. N. G. Bandania
J. C. Simpson
A Little Love and Wealth with Rocky Mountain Tea
A short verse promising a simple life with love wealth and a home for two, ending with a wish for good health and mentioning Rocky Mountain Tea by L. M. Bosworru.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
L. M. Bosworru
Remarrying widows and widowers compared
A reporter asks a minister who remarries more. The minister says widows remarry decisively more, due to money and life insurance. He notes widowers stay single if they have children, and that many remarried widows have childless husbands.
Russians Observe Washington Navy Yard in Shorthand
A group of Russian naval experts and the embassy naval attaché toured the Washington navy yard gun shop under an American officer. Irish workers noted the Russians spoke in their native tongue and, jokingly, that the chatter was in shorthand.
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Navy Department
Russia
Washington Navy Yard
Mike
Perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints
A trusted remedy advertised for bowel complaints touted as never failing even in severe cases. Sold by Judisch Bros. in the local market.
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Judisch Bros
Katydid Song Described With Musical Rasping Comparison
The article explains how the male katydid produces its song by rubbing two membranous plates at the base of its wings. It compares the sound to rough shoulder blades sliding past each other and notes the humorous image as a teaching device. An ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea follows.
Electric Bitters Touted By Georgia Woman At 82
Mrs. ER H Brunson of Dublin Georgia praises Electric Bitters as a grand tonic that keeps the old feeling young. The elixir is claimed to aid dyspepsia liver and kidneys and constipation with a reasonable guaranteed effect by L M Bosworth druggist priced at 50 cents.
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Tam
ER. H. Brunson
Dublin
Uaranteed
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Most Suitable Hymn for Moving Day Cited
On the first Sunday after relocation the family gathered in a seventh floor apartment for song. Ten year old Marjory chose a hymn reflecting homegoing, saying she thinks of it every elevator ride.
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Usua
Marjory
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Story County
On June 2 1906 the District Court of Story County appointed the undersigned administratrix of the estate of James N Fowler deceased. All persons indebted must pay and all claims must be presented legally authenticated to the court for allowance.
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District Court of
Story County
James N. Fowler
Bain
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