Cars Dash Through Here in Four Day Hudson Race
W E Moyer in the Hudson pilot led a noon passage sprinkling confetti as the field rode from Clear Lake to Des Moines. The first 18 contesting cars listed include Staver Chicago Stoddard Dayton R O Dunn Columbia National Carter Abcott Detroit Reo Mitchell Spaulding Maxwell Chalmers Buick Flanders and Hupmobile with multiple stops for refreshments and tire concerns noted along dusty hot roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Moyer
Hudson Pilot
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Staver
Chicago
Stoddard
Dayton
R. O. Dunn
National
Carter
Abcott
Detroit
Reo
Mitchell
Spaulding
Maxwell
Chalmers
Buick
Flanders
Spicy business talks praised by Chicago Record Herald
A booster note lauds Herbert Kaufman Sunday business talks as practical, moral, and dynamite in tone. The piece credits his articles with guiding young men toward success and stoking interest in sound action. Also mentions a Boone outing by Miss Micael Capps, Miss Mert Dugan, Miss Lola Scovell, and Mrs Badwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Kaufman
Chicago Record-Herald
Mr. Kaufman
Sunday Record- Herald
Kaufman
Micael Capps
Mert Dugan
Lola Scovell
Fireworks Lineup at Howard Store in Adams Street
A local firework display line forms at Howard 9 11 Adams Street for the city’s most complete assortment of fireworks and related items in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Howard Adams
Brewster Plays Good Samaritan For Des Moines Family
Brewster the Northwestern station master aided a Des Moines woman and her two children who boarded the wrong train bound for Portland. He provided lodging at a hotel, paid for their meals, and saw them safely on their way the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Portland
Oregon
Brewster
Special Rural Life Park Service At Ames Park
A union service will be held at the park Sunday evening at 6 30 o clock. Speakers from the Rural Life conference now at the college include Rev Clair S Adams of Bement Illinois Rev Hadwen Williams of Sumner Iowa and Rev Richmond A Smith of Central City Iowa. The service supports rural churches and uses chairs borrowed from churches to ensure comfort and inspiration. Citizens of Ames urged to participate actively in this work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Life Conference
Clair S. Adams
Bement, Ill
Hadwen Williams
Sumner
Iowa
Richmond A. Smith
Central City
Ames
Young Army of Hoboes Causes City Stir
About twenty hoboes were put off trains in Ames yesterday morning. They attempted to disembark at the head end for the west on two lines but were removed from both. The writer mocks the crowd as a nuisance and calls for stronger street cleaning or public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ames
Coxey
Dr Morgan Takes New Post With Southern Railway
Dr C M Morgan who served a year in government work in South Carolina accepts a position with the Southern Railway headquartered in Washington DC. He will develop practical dairy work along the railway's 9000 miles and receive a substantial salary increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Morgan
South Carolina
Southern Railway
Washington, D. C
Ball game tonight pits North Side and South Side clerks
Clerks from the North Side and South Side meet tonight at State Field at 6 45 for a charity ball game for the trophy offered by the Tilden Store Co.
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State Field
Tilden Store Co
Tilden Store Worker Hurt After Cherry Tree Fall
A. O. Martin of Tilden's carpet department fell from a cherry tree but escaped serious injury. He was unable to work the next morning.
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A. O. Martin
Tilden’s Carpet Department
Veterans take state board exams in Des Moines
Nineteen eleven class veterans gathered in Des Moines for the state board examination on Tuesday and Wednesday. Willard Morris, residing three miles north of Ames, marked his 86th birthday yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State
Willard Morris
Ames
Fourth of July fireworks reminder for Howard Adams
Readers are urged to remember Howard Adams when purchasing fireworks for the Fourth. Ensure safe handling and compliance with local regulations while selecting the needed pyrotechnics.
Pain relief tablets advertised by Dr Shoop
An old advertisement touts Pink Pain Tablets Dr Shoop's claim to stop headache and other pains in 20 minutes. Box shows 25c price. Sold by Cagwin's Drug Store with doctor or druggist endorsement.
Scenic Theatre Planned for Summer Construction
Plans outline a Scenic theatre to be built this summer east of Knudson's store with 400 seats. A company formed by Judge Lee C T Sears and Stewart Narvis will erect it and aims to be ready by September.
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Knudson’s
Judge Lee
C. T. Sears
Stewart Narvis
Lyall and Cupps to Marry in Nevada This Afternoon
Mr Scott Lyall and Miss Ethel Cupps are to be married this afternoon at 4 o clock in Nevada. The contracting parties were accompanied to Nevada by Mr V W Sylvester.
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Scott Lyall
Ethel Cupps
Nevada
V. W. Sylvester
Hope as a Universal Antidote and Cheer
A reflective essay defines hope as anticipation and a divine provision sustaining life. It describes hope as sunshine after storms and a silver lining, varying in strength with circumstance, serving as an antidote to misery and a cordial for the despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie E Mate
Rest Awakens Music in Life Says Ruskin
A reflection on music and patience as core virtues. The author notes that people focus on perseverance and courage while overlooking patience as the finest and rarest part of fortitude, suggesting true life harmony arises from calm endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwys
Doing It Right
Fragmentary dialogue about a gown purchase. A joking offer to incur debt as a display of gentlemanly conduct hints at social norms and humor from the scene. No clear event or named individuals beyond generic references.
The White Woman's Burden in Galveston News
A Galveston News column notes men bear small worries yet must carry a chamois skin and a little satchel wherever they go illustrating gendered expectations.
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Galveston
Quote from George Eliot on pity for conceited people
A George Eliot line reflects on not feeling pity for conceit as those individuals carry their own comfort with them. The observation frames pride as self-contained and unpersuadable.
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George Eliot
The Macgregors Proscription Across Centuries
The Macgregors faced bans on their surname from royal edicts, lifted briefly by Charles II then renewed under William and Mary. A royal license to use the name was granted to Sir Charles Macgregor in 1822 after centuries of persecution. The London Spectator notes early seventeen century violence against the clan.
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Macgregors
A Turkish Riddle Unanswered Through Centuries
An old Turkish riddle tells of a beggar who wished for riches and a pasha who dreamed he was a beggar. The question asks which of the two was happier, a paradox reflecting desire and status across generations.
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Peishe
All Have Troubles in Money Worries
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation contrasts money concerns across classes. It notes that poor people fret over lack of funds while the rich fear losing wealth, illustrating universal financial anxiety.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Sailors and Ship Terms Inspire Gentle Laughs
A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke compares courtships and ships with a couple discussing nautical terms. The wife asks about wing and wing sailing and learns it means the mainsail and foresail positioned to the sides, prompting a humorous chicken analogy.
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Gerald
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Beggars of London Revealed as Nottingdale Scheme
An American traveler reports 89 beggars in London led by a Nottingdale colon y where tale pitchers hire starved children to evoke charity. Beggars include old soldiers sailors and musical performers with bogus histories and selling small items for money. Some use sick infants or whole families and can earn about four dollars daily.
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Europe
England
Washington
London
Kensington
Nottingdale
Walton’s Fast Endures in Rude Lesson on Fasting
A tale from the New York Tribune recounts Walton known for speeding racing and a famous fast. Rheumatism plagued him for years until a doctor advised tapering meals. After a 21 day fast he weighed 246 pounds, then 200, and his wife urged him to stop due to weight loss.
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Walton
Francis Theodore Walton
New York Tribune
Coral Pipe Found in Sea Off Barbados
A warship off Barbados years ago yielded a long churchwarden pipe buried by coral. A saboteur trolling for sharks hauled it up with 4 foot stem coated in lacelike coral and vermicelli work while the bowl retained fire stains and nicotine.
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United States
Barbados
New York
Wasted Time in Book Binding with Pictures
A humorous notice from Fliegende Blatter about binding a book where adding pictures increases price from three to five marks because the helper spends time looking at them. The cartoonish exchange mocks inefficiency and time waste.
Modest Tramp Dialogue Mixed with Proverb
A brief quotation pair contrasts a hungry tramp negotiating a meal with a blunt remark about modesty. It also cites Emerson on friendship, linking a proverb to the Boston Transcript excerpt. The piece blends social observation with a literary epigraph.
The Merchant's Dream Treasury Vision and Hellish Payback
A gray merchant dreams of heaven for unpaid toil and kindness to many, but sees a fiery hell where debtors he once aided are tormented. An angel shows heavenly gates while the merchant clings to heaven as enough. Also notes Miss Katherine Fenton begins work as a bookkeeper and fireworks offered at Howard Adams.
Kelley News Items and Local Drove of Updates
A Kelley L O O F benefit ice cream social will be held on J. M. Johnston’s lawn next Saturday evening. The J R Fread new brick block nears completion improving town appearance. J M Johnston and family visited friends in Slater on Tuesday. The Goose Lake ditch dredge is progressing well and will pass under the C N W line within a half mile soon.
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Kelley L O. O. F
J. M. Johnston
J. R. Fread
Slater
Goose Lake Ditch
Piano Tuner Byron Brown Visits Sioux City This Week
Byron Brown expert piano tuner and repairer of Sioux City will be here this week for a few days. Leave orders with Mrs. C. E. Brown 624 Duff. Phone 646J.
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Byron Brown
Sioux City
C. E. Brown
Duff
Edith Otto resigns from Tilden Store Company
Miss Edith Otto resigned her position in the office of the Tilden Store Company and left yesterday for her home in Castana.
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Edith Otto
Tilden Store Company
Castana
Maxwell elected choir director at Congregational Church
Mrs AB Maxwell has been elected choir director replacing Miss Tune who left east for study. The town of Zearing plans Fourth of July celebrations with big stunts. Cap Kooser suffered an acute rheumatic attack Sunday night but is improving. Harold Loughran was sick last week but now recovering with others.
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AB. Maxwell
Congregational Church
Miss Tune
Zearing
Cap Kooser
Harold Loughran
Miss Blanche Fleetwood Succeeds Edith Otto at Tilden Store
Miss Blanche Fleetwood has succeeded Miss Edith Otto in the office of the Tilden Store Co.
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Blanche Fleetwood
Edith Otto
Tilden Store Co
Norris Resigns From Tilden Bros to Start Own Firm
A. M. Norris has resigned his position with Tilden Bros. & Co and will go into business for himself.
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A. M. Norris
Tilden Bros. & Co
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Adams
Northwestern
DR. Morgan
Rich
Ostend
Beggars OF London
Boston Transcript
Emerson
C. E. Holmes
Albert Bakken
Garrison, N. D
Steve O’brien
I. J. Ferguson
Ames, Iowa
Glory’s Gate
Hades
Hell
Katherine Fenton
The
Loughran Machine Co
Kelley
Canier Bros
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