Father Injured In Auto Accident Near Montour
Switzer Ellis of Montour reports his father E. L. Ellis a Montour post office clerk nearly escaped death when a car carrying five rolled over an embankment on the way back from Toledo to buy flowers. Three occupants were seriously hurt but not fatally. Mr Ellis’s father endured serious injuries yet is expected to recover. The article also notes light frost across areas, hurting corn germination, and poor prospects for a good stand, with replanting common and seed corn scarce.
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Switzer Ellis
Montour
E. L. Ellis
Toledo
Mr. Ellis
Unseasonably Cold Week With Late Saturday Showers
The past week was cold with minimal rainfall until Saturday when light to moderate showers spread across most of the state. Daily mean temperatures averaged about seven degrees below normal.
Electric Bitters Promised To Aid Beauty Health
A promotional note claims women lack health and beauty without proper digestion and skin tone. It asserts constipation and kidney poisons ruin complexion, and Electric Bitters will regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve nerves and skin, and enhance beauty. Available for 50 cents at druggists.
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Gista
Martha Is Comid Not Sacred Opera Opens Fanciful Comic Tone
A member of the Martha chorus tells Prof Thompson that many friends expected Martha the sister of Lazarus to be the subject of a sacred oratorio. She explains the choruses are light and humorous and describes Martha as a comic opera on grand opera lines.
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Martha
Prof. Thompson
Lazarus
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Offer
If not satisfied after using two thirds of a bottle you can get your money back. The tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach improve digestion regulate the bowels. Give them a trial and get well. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Clinton N Howard and Rate Classification Dispute
Clinton N Howard discusses misclassification errors and argues Iowa rates are consistently lower than state and inter state rates in and between adjacent states, noting long standing disparities. The text emphasizes comparative rate levels and implications for regional pricing.
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Iowa
Fizzle over County Recorder Bid and Fourth of July Meet
Story City visitors rallied behind O. B. Peterson for county recorder and the Fourth of July celebration. A Mall meet at the Armory drew about fifty despite no advance notice and a rain delay. Speakers R. I. Bannister A. L. Hager and W. W. Wilcox spoke with a lantern show, but lack of audience and Saturday conflicts hurt turnout.
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Story City
O. B. Peterson
County Recorder
Armory
R. I. Bannister
A. L. Hager
W. W. Wilcox
Capt. Hull
Remarkable praise from Dr Aked for famed speaker
Dr Chas F Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church New York declares he has heard nothing like the speaker since his country, calling him the most amazing orator of his life and noting unprecedented humor and sense in a single lecture.
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Quewelure
Small Barn Fire Sparks in High Wind at Will Pitsor Home
A small blaze broke out at 11:45 a.m. in a North Kellogg barn on the Will Pitsor property occupied by the Dunaway family. Wind aided the flames from embers from a nearby trash pile. Fire crews arrived quickly, responding to the alarm.
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Second Ward
Kellogg Avenue
Will Pitsor
Kellogg
Dunaway
Cemetery Drive Instructions For Vehicles
Notice instructs drivers to follow the designated drive and stay off the walks when entering the cemetery, applicable to both carriages and autos.
The Oldest Death Sentence in History
The Amherst papyri record the oldest death sentence around 1300 B C for magic. The criminal killed himself, similar to harakiri. Earlier capital penalties were common, including Britons cast into quagmires around 450 B C. The oldest noncapital punishment appears in Chaldea, forcing a daily corn payment for maiming a slave 6,000 years ago.
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Amherst
Egypt
B. C
Chaldea
Suffragette and stag party quip in Christian Register
A brief exchange in the Christian Register riffs on the role of women and men using a stag party joke to imply that without women the nation would stagnate. The line is framed as a witty dialog reflecting early feminist commentary.
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Christian Register
Palmer Renomination Bid Spurs Iowa Railroad Board Actions
Col David J Palmer of Washington Iowa seeks renomination in the Republican primary June 7 as a member of the Iowa Railroad Commission. The board reports 2884 complaints adjusted with 8 percent dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and 2307 closed satisfactorily to complainants against railroads. Palmer and colleagues helped re inc orporate in the Interstate Commerce bill a section shielding Iowa shippers from federal rate interference. He ordered the attorney general to restrain railroads from raising state freight rates on June 1 and maintain old rates. Since Palmer joined the board, 340 rate reductions and two increases have been recorded, with votes consistently farmer friendly.
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David J. Palmer
Washington
Iowa
Iowa Railroad
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Iowa Commission
Railroad Commission
A Painter's Troubles
The Bank of England sought forgers and mistook painter George Morland for a note forger. His hiding in Hackney aroused neighbors and investigators who, misreading his actions as flight from bailiffs, prompted a costly intervention. Morland escaped to London as detectives converged, and his wife showed unfinished works to the visitors. The directors later paid Morland two twenty pound notes as compensation.
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Bank of England
George Morland
Hackney
Morland
London
Widow Barred From Baldwin Will Dance On Grave
In 1786 Hampshire England Samuel Baldwin died after a stormy marriage. His will left the vast estate to his wife on condition she dance on his grave. It directed his body be taken by boat to the Needles and east into the sea, preventing fulfillment and depriving her of the property. The tale notes his revenge for her temper and remarks that she would dance on his grave.
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Hampshire
England
Samuel Baldwin
Needles
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Sensations of taste Largely Explained by Smell Findings
Physiologists note that many tastes arise from smell with air entering the olfactory chamber via both nostrils and a mouth inlet. A perfumed breath can be sensed on exhalation, explaining why flavor often seems tied to smell rather than taste. Also a humorous exchange hints at a cashier job in a police office.
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New York Herald
Resolutions of Condolence from Ames Camp M W A No 458
Ames Camp No 458 Modern Woodmen of America of Ames Iowa on May 27 1910 passes resolutions mourning Neighbor Cenfare a neighbor and friend. The camp drapes its charter for thirty days in memory and sends copies to the bereaved family.
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Ames Camp
Ames
Iowa
Great Forest
Woodmen of America
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY Mint sale at ten cents a pound
W. A. Perry advertises a Saturday sale offering after dinner mints at 10 cents per pound.
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W. A. Perry
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Wounds and Burns
Claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve provides prompt treatment for knife gun tin can rusty nail or any wound to prevent blood poisoning or gangrene. Also advertised as healer for burns boils sores skin eruptions eczema chapped hands piles 25 cents at all druggists.
Robbery at Boone Circus Ends With Flight
A thief entered BE O Montgomery's home during the Boone circus Monday and stole a watch and purse. He was chased by an automobile but escaped after discarding the loot, with no arrest made.
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Boone
BE. O. Montgomery
Straw and Panama Hats Cleaned at Ames Pantorium
The Ames Pantorium under Story County Bank offers cleaning services for straw and Panama hats. The notice notes garment and hat care options as part of a local dry cleaning/hat cleaning operation.
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Ames Pantorium
Story County Bank
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Adams Furniture
Nelson & Moore
Bell
Clinton N. Howard
Chas. F. Aked
Fifth Avenue
Joe
Ben
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