Ames Improvement Association Meeting Reports Growth and Parks Plans
The Ames Improvement Association met Monday with Mrs. Anna Graves. Seventeen new members increased total to seventy two. Members discussed work and bills, social proceeds of 24.75 with net 19.00. Parks committee to coöperate with City Council on park improvements including mowing grass and trimming trees if approved. Next meeting August 10 at Mrs. Nathan Little’s home. Also notes on Huntsman’s Cup, the pitcher plant, its early European recognition, and transatlantic interest arising from 1570 references.
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Ames Improvement Association
Anna Graves
Jennie Christ
Nathan Little
Association
Very Low Rail Rates to West Coast for G A R Encampment
Very low fares to California Oregon and Washington and return via Chicago and North Western Railway August 1 to 14 with final return by October 15 for National Encampment G A R San Francisco and Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress Seattle. Three daily through trains from Chicago to coast. Special G A R train departs Chicago 10:30 p m August 11 with stops at DeKalb Clinton Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Tama Marshalltown Ames Boone and Omaha, then via Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Salt Lake City.
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Chicago & North-Western Ra
San Francisco
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Seattle
Chicago
DeKalb
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Tama
Marshalltown
Ames
Boone
Omaha
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Keeping Quality of Butter Bulletin Issued by Iowa Experiment Station
The Iowa Experiment Station at Ames releases a bulletin titled The Keeping Quality of Butter by Prof. G L McKay and Mr C Larson. It covers deterioration sources, rancidity causes, butter defects, water content effects, wash water purification, and practical bacterial removal methods with experimental results and illustrations. The bulletin is free on request to Prof. C F Curtiss, Director, at Ames Iowa.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
G. L. McKay
C. Larson
C. F. Curtiss
Iowa
Baldness Tied to Indigestion Says Physician
A physician notes fewer baldheaded men now than in the past and links hair loss to indigestion. He cites outdoor exercise improving digestion as key, claiming nervous disorders cause hair shedding and that good digestion prevents nerve trouble and baldness. He argues scalp diseases are less responsible than indigestion.
Brignoli Hosts Champagne Supper After Rehearsal
In New York a Brignoli performance ends with an ensemble ovation. He invites the orchestra to a champagne supper at the Everett House, and the musicians attend in force. The extravagant postrehearsal feed cost Brignoli five hundred dollars.
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Brignoli
New York
Everett House
The Noble Character as Aristotle Describes
Aristotle defines the noble character as one who does not dwell on injuries or seek praise. He overlooks wrongs and avoids speaking ill of others, focusing inward rather than seeking fame or blame.
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Aristotle
Patience Rewarded Fortunate Coal Man
Short the coal man has come into a large fortune after years of waiting. Smith confirms Jones says he is entitled to it and has been lying in wait for this windfall.
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Smith
Short
Jones
Chicago News
Personal Paragraphs Show Many City and Nearby Visits
D A Kent of Jewell spends Monday in Ames. Numerous visitors travel from Omaha Des Moines Webster City and Chicago to Ames for visits and relatives. Attendees include professors from Iowa College Grinnell and Missouri and several family trips to Boone Boone and Sioux City with plans for August travel and reunions.
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D. A. Kent
Jewell
J. A. Baker
Des Moines
Ames
C. W. McIntire
Indianola
Water as Medicine Cures Dyspepsia Through Stimulated Digestion
A physician promotes water therapy for certain dyspepsia forms with left upper abdominal fullness and eructations. Drink one to three pints before meals, then rock in a chair to agitate and wash the stomach, aiding absorption and triggering digestion. Healing through hydration and bodily elimination is claimed.
Lemon enters English banquets linked to Anne Boleyn
The article notes a lemon’s first English appearance at Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s coronation celebrations. It mentions royal feasts, London civic banquets, and a biographer’s record that the lemon cost six silver pennies, highlighting the item’s valued novelty.
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Anne Boleyn
England
Henry VIII
Anne
London
Henry
France
Iguanas and Flying Lizards Describe Birdlike Reptiles
The article notes iguanas of tropical America as highly birdlike among reptiles and highlights anolis species in the West Indies that resemble humming birds in form and behavior. It compares them to Asian and African flying lizards with parachute‑like flaps, often mistaken for birds during arboreal leaps.
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Tropical
America
West Indies
Gosse
Jamaica
Old World
Excursion Tickets to Council Bluffs at Reduced Rates
Tickets for the North Western Line excursion to Council Bluffs go on sale August 8 to 11 at reduced prices. Returns are limited to August 15, three days from the date of sale. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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North-Western
K. P. Grand Lodge
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Harvest Labor Rates to Minnesota and the Dakotas
The notice advertises low rates for parties of five or more via the Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets are on sale daily to August 3ist with liberal return-trip arrangements. For full information contact any Great Western Agent or J P Eimer G P A Chicago Lil 13 5.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Eimer
Chicago
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Cures Sick Headache
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a cure for sick headache. Sold by L M Bosworth, the ad promotes a patent medicine product with a medical claim.
Cade and Steigerwalt Buy Hauser Hardware Stock
Mr. Cade of Carroll buys Hauser hardware stock with Mr. J B Steigerwalt joining as timer and mechanic. Cade has 18 years in Carroll, 13 in hardware, and recently moved to Ames with his family. The new firm will handle plumbing heating and related services and seeks local patronage.
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Hauser
R. C. Cade
Carroll
Cade
J. 8. Steigerwalt
Steigerwalt
McIntire
East Ames
Ames
Wanted old cotton rags for washing presses
Advert shows a request to buy old cotton rags for cleaning presses. Quire at the Times Office to arrange sale terms.
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Times Office
Feat of Horsemanship Stirs London Fashionable Mansion
A sporting nobleman once guaranteed a wager by riding his pony from ground floor to the top and back in a London mansion. The feat required much persuasion and caused nearly 1000 dollars in damage to carpets and fittings, paid by the winner.
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London
Stranger asks for clothing cleaners at muddy crossing
A passerby addressing a policeman guarding a muddy crossing slips and falls. He asks for directions to the nearest place that cleans clothes as he gathers himself and surveys his soiled garments.
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Chicago Tribune
Reputation Questioned in Personal Finance Exchange
A speaker recounts lending Bilcombe five dollars on a recommendation and discovers Bilcombe is a confirmed deadbeat who never pays debts. The other person defends Bilcombe as having an established reputation, highlighting the irony of the remark.
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Upgardson
Bilcombe
Atom
Maintaining the Proportion in the Nagston Tale
Mrs. Nagston-Why recalls a lost amount being $12 previously and $25 now, noting the current crowd is twice as large as the last. The exchange centers on adjusting the story for a bigger audience and the implied proportion.
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Mrs. Nagston
Mr. Nagston
Notice of Bosworth liquor permit application in Ames Iowa
Notice in Story County Iowa that L. M. Bosworth a registered pharmacist doing business as L M Bosworth of Ames seeks a permit to buy keep and sell intoxicating liquors at Lot 5 Block 13 Canaanes Street Ames Story County Iowa The application will be on file with the Clerk of the District Court on or before August 13 1908 and a hearing will be at the August term in Nevada beginning August 24 1908.
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State of
Iowa
Story County
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Story
State of Iowa
Cacannes Street
District Court
Nevada
Borworth
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Cleveland
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Ft. Dodge
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Esterville
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Prairie City
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Moffitt
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