Frying Pan river tale and Colorado scenery feature
A Colorado Midland Railway feature recounts the Frying Pan river naming after a 49 era wagon train rescue, with Indians in pursuit and a single frying pan recovered. The piece blends regional lore with notes on Midland routes, then lists track and field results from Ill and Mo schools with multiple events and distances.
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Frying Pan
California
Land of Promise
Great
Rocky Mountain Range
Colorado Territory
Hagerman Pass
Leadville
Mount Massive
America
Midland
Iowa Athletes Strong at Chicago Meet
Iowa teams did well at the Chicago conference meet with Illinois edging Chicago for first. Ames placed well with three entrants earning a slot. Drake, Iowa, and Grinnell scored enough to stay above Iowa State in the percent column. individual event winners included Smithson Notre Dame and Merriam Chicago.
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Iowa
Grinnell
Illinois
Chicago
Ames
Hawkeyes
Drake
Iowa State College
Wisconsin
Missouri
Notre Dame
Purdue
Minnesota
Truth stranger than fiction in Fedora Tenn tale
C V Pepper of Fedora Tennessee recounts illness from hemorrhages of lungs and throat. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with instant relief and rapid recovery after three weeks back to work. Coughs and colds relief offered at 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottle free.
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Fedora
Tenn
C. V. Pepper
The Green Sun in Ancient Egyptian Belief
The Washington Star notes that Egyptians observed a green sunset and sunrise tint, linking it to Osiris and death. Green sun imagery appears on coffins of Ammon priests and in funerary deities, with Egypt's early records dating the phenomenon to about 5 000 years ago.
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Egypt
Osiris
Ammon
Washington
The Herring Catch Wonders of the Atlantic Economy
An article examines the global impact of the Atlantic herring harvest, noting that more than 3.0 billion herrings are caught annually, weighing over 750000 tons and rivaling wheat in northern Europe. The piece also likens the oceanic stock to a vast economic force shaping nations.
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Harold Bolce
Ocean
Atlantic
America
Europe
Tumbling Tales Show Risk Behind Spectacle and Real Accidents
The article recounts a veteran acrobat dismissing common myths of safe escapes during falls. It recalls a Forepaugh show train mishap where two performers sank in mud, Luke Stark’s fatal fall, and a Kansas City Coliseum tumble that left a sprained shoulder.
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Topeka
Caboose
Luke Stark
Luke
Kansas City
New York Post
Electric Bitters Prove Best for Liver Kidney Trouble
Cedar Grove Maine man Geo H. Parris praises Electric Bitters after suffering liver and kidney issues. He writes three bottles cured him. first bottle brought relief and he is now well. Guaranteed by druggists 50 cents.
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Geo H. Parris
Cedar Grove
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Story County Iowa
Notice is given that by general execution of the Story County District Court the property of J. K. Koline in part of section 17, township 83, range 24 is levied. The sale is set for July 1, 1907 at 2 PM at the Nevada Court House front door to satisfy the judgment with costs and 6 percent interest.
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State OF Iowa
Story County
District Court
State of
North Range
Iowa
J. K. Koline
Nevada
Ames Ordinance Establishes Permanent and Temporary Sidewalks
City of Ames Iowa passes ordinance to lay four foot sidewalks on listed streets including Cleveland Grant Washington Boone Ash Sycamore Kellogg Burnett Ridge Highland Duff West College. Property owners may build sidewalks by July 8 1907 or city will assess costs for benefits conferred.
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Ames
Iowa
Cleveland Street
Hoggatt Street
Hazel Street
Grant Street
Kelloge Street
Ee Street
Washington Street
Burnett Street
Story Street
Onondaga Street
Ridge Street
Boone Street
Knapp Street
Highland Street
Welch School Grounds
Duff Street
North Street
Pearl Street
West Street
Woodland Park
College Street
Douglass Street
Sherman Street
Kingsbury
Jackson Street
East Street
Parley Sheldon
A. B. Maxwell
Proposed Resolution of Necessity for Ames Sewer Plan
Ames City Council considers a resolution to build sanitary sewers and subdrains on College Lincoln Carroll Iowa Kellogg Streets with 8 inch sewers and 6 inch drains. Assessments will be levied on abutting properties within 150 feet. Public meeting set for June 20 1907.
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Ames
Iowa
City of
College Street
Lincoln Street
Northwestern Street
State Street
Fayette Street
Carroll Street
Iowa Street
Crawford Street
Kellogg Street
Pearl Street
A. B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
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Colorado
Colorado Midland Railway
Denver
the Midland
Canoas
Burroughs
Ill
Conaway
Carruthers
Huff
May
Quigley
Jackson
Waggoner
Bertles
Jenkins
Pomeroy
Lambert
Markley
Miami
Slaght
Schommer
Clarke
Norcross
Iddings
Haggard
Norris
III
Messmer
Horner
Russell
Johnson
Merriam
Gardiner
Steffin
Smithson
N. D
Narwick
McCord
Lyon
Riley
White
Lindberg
Lingle
Myers
Davis
Tidd
L. M. Bosworth
Talbot
Talbott
Adams
Osha Vetinony
Clark
Horton
Oe Schultz
Loughran
Rene
RENO
Young
The
Sheriff's Sale
W. A. Ricketts
F. H. Waters
Ames Savings Bank
Ames, Iowa
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s
Mutual
C. W. Payne, M
Boone
Persoe
Stultz Bidg
W. E. Harriman
B. G. Dyer, M. D
Groves
E. F. P Jsegate
Casselus
New York, W. Y
Peffers
Peffer
Peffer Medical Association
U. S
Joel E. Cagwin
Royal Medic.& CO
Marine Bldg
Gamble Drug Company
Joel E. Cagwin Ames
Lowa
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