Ingersoll Cyclone Reports and Local Impact
A letter from Ingersoll Oklahoma describes a massive cyclone passing nearby three miles west and four miles northwest. It recalls barns and orchards destroyed, seven fatalities, a missing five week old baby, and multiple other damage events from concurrent cyclones. The writer notes continued rain and wheat harvest disruption but claims no harm to their own household.
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Mr. Eeditor
Ingersoll
Oklahoma
Bro. Lon
County Seat Fight Sparks Local Tension After Fatality
Vague references to a county seat struggle rile a community as peaches ripen. One man was killed in a related county seat dispute elsewhere in the state. Authorities urge calm while residents brace for potential clashes.
Buckien's Arnica Salve Praised by Rural Route Reader
A Rural Route, Georgia reader Tom Moore reports a toe instep sore healed by Buckien's Arnica Salve. He notes less than half a 25 cent box achieved a permanent cure and mentions the druggist guarantee selling the salve.
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Tom Moore
Cochran
Georgia
Buckien
Slater Honor For A J Davis Blind Violinist
Slater News reports that A J Davis, a blind violinist visiting Slater Monday evening, performed at the hall with two vocalists. A public voting contest for the most popular lady raised revenue, with votes costing ten cents. the winner received a Longfellow poem edition priced at twenty five cents.
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A. J. Davis
Slater
Longfellow
Story County
Ames City Moves to Curb Construction on Key Streets
Ames Iowa city council adopts a resolution to construct curbs along Onondaga and Douglass Avenues and Kellogg Avenue with costs to be paid by special assessments. Curbs will be concrete made from Portland cement and unscreened gravel meeting American Society for Testing Materials 1904 specs.
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City
Ames
Iowa
City of
Onondaga Street
Duff Avenue
Burnett Avenue
Douglass Avenue
Story Street
Kellogg Avenue
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
American Society For Testing
No Mad Dogs In Ames Cites City Ordinances And Curbs
Ames city notices warn residents to license dogs and muzzle canines in July September while enforcing bicycle on sidewalks and night riding bans. The city plans curb specifications for paving and a public hearing on July 30 1908 to consider the curbing resolution. Cradle Song and thoughts on a regional symphony center are also noted.
Ames Ordinance Sets Street Curb Lines In Detail
Ordinance No. 194 establishes curb lines on Onondaga street from Duff Avenue to Burnett Avenue and Douglass Avenue to Story street, and Kellogg Avenue from the railway right of way to Story Street. Curb lines run thirteen and ten feet from the lot line as specified, with alignment of the protective curb plane to match the opposite curb side. Attest, Mayor.
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Onondaga Street
Duff Avenue
Burnett Avenue
Douglass Avenue
Story Street
Kellogg Avenue
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co
City
Ames
Iowa
No Need of Suffering from Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism. It claims relief and possible cure, improves sleep and rest, and urges trials even for long-standing cases. Sold by J. B. Cagwin.
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J. B. Cagwin
Maude Hawver to Wed A Merritt Hicks in Ames Ceremony
At four o'clock this afternoon at the bride's mother's home in Ames, Maude Hawver will marry A Merritt Hicks of Worland Wyoming. Rev A M Shea will officiate in an arch setting with ushers Flossie Hawver Jennie Williams and Loretta Williams at the piano. The ceremony will be followed by luncheon and the couple will travel to visit relatives before settling in Worland where Hicks is a druggist.
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B. H. Hawver
Maude
A. Merritt Hicks
Worland
Wyoming
A. M. Shea
Flossie Hawver
Jennie Williams
Loretta Williams
Mrs. Hicks
Mr. Hicks
Vows
Miss Hawver
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Hicks
Ames
The Houstons Play New Violin Instructor Recital
Friday evening Ames audiences enjoyed a recital by Prof. Herbert Houston and Mrs. Houston in the Association building under Dr and Mrs Storm. Mrs Houston performed Chopins Butterfly Etude and Liszts Hungarian Rhapsodie No 6 while Mr Houston played Mendelssohn Concerto in B minor.
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Herbert Houston
Fireworks and local moves highlight Ames notices
Community notices report Danforth ice cream sales, hardware and feed ads, property purchases by Gus Martin and E E Van Auken, new tenants on Kellogg Avenue, Danforth and Cupps Shea cottages on Duff Avenue, Miss Mary Selby assisting Dr Proctor, and a Des Moines jewelers convention. The town considers a new thirteen foot wide Main Street sidewalk from Ames Hotel Corner to Burnett Street and critiques current Main street sidewalks as lacking ornament.
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Gus Martin
J. R. Keating
North Douglass
E. E. van Auken
Latham
Kellogg Avenue
Proper
Des Moines
Jewelers
Fealing
Cupps and Shea
Duff Avenue
Mary Selby
Proctor
Dr. Stewart
Howard Adams
Chloe Rebok
Toledo
Howard Dakins
Mono Club
Charlie Sowers
Nevada
Mr. Ackerman
Tilden
Duff Ave
Christian Church Convention
J. J. Grove
Lucy Cox
H. D. Williams
Grove
Ames Hotel
Burnett Street
Main Street
Local Notes and Business Moves In Gilbert Area
A community roundup reports a show by Rov ing Ramsey's in town tonight. E P Gilbert and son Ray return from the west while Harold and Ione Bell of Mason City Nebraska visit their brother Bert. John Townsend offers a line of post cards and eyes a drug store with a bank. A special song service led by Rev Naley and the choir delighted attendees. An ice cream sociable hosted by the YPSCCE at the I O O F Hall is planned for Saturday evening. Geo Means and Co sell their drug store to Mr Jones of Story City who brings experience and a modern shop. The new church project is progressing with half the excavation done and about 2000 dollars subscribed. L Oliver may present a bell weighing half a ton.
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John Townsend
Naley
Geo. Means and Co
Jones
Story City
L. Oliver
Early Richmond Cherries Show Delightful Bounties
M F Sims from south of town dropped into the sanctum this morning with an exhibition of cherries the winter has seen. One twig eighteen inches long bore fifty six Early Richmond cherries while another twig five inches long carried twenty four berries.
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M. F. Sims
Richmond
Ames Produce Co Farm Prices Accepted at Our Building
Prices offered for farm produce by Ames Produce Co. include eggs 12 1/2 cents, hens 8 cents, old roosters 3 cents, springers 15 cents, ducks 6 cents, butter 15 1/2 cents, veal calves 4 1/2 cents, and good quality wool 15 cents per pound. Delivery at our Ames building.
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Ames
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