Ex Supt Barrett to speak at chapel this Sunday
G I Christie travels to Marshalltown for farmers institute today. Various campus events include lectures by Prof Pammel at Maxwell and Hartwick, a Merchant of Venice junior class play, and a Greek letter society formation.
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Barrett
G. 1. Christie
Marshalltown
Farmers’ Institute
P. J. Holden
Maxwell and Hartwick
Wayne Dinsmore
Hartwick
Maxwell
Bissell
Capitol Building
Capitol
Newens
J. B. Weems
Episcopal
Agricultural Hall
Zintheo
Prof. Holden
Moving and family changes in Kelley community
Correspondence notes spring moving underway with Geo Wright relocating his family to Bert Wire's house. Geo Copestake remains ill though slowly improving. School attendance plummets below a quarter due to measles. Local movers head to Dakota to settle this year. Several residents relocate back to Kelley. A funeral at Sheldahl for Walter Peterson’s father drew attendees. Vivian Hutchinson improves after a week of illness. A recital by Mrs. Smith of Ames and Miss Gates of Nevada drew a light audience amid sickness.
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Geo. Wright
Bert Wire
Geo. Copestake
L. G. Rosenfeld
Des Moines
Anton Slaternow
Miss Hamilton
Boone
Rooney
Carroll
George Star
Garfield Nelson
Dakota
Stark
Alfred Tanner
Kelley
Geo. Star
Vivian Hutchinson
Smith
Ames
Mabel Gates
Nevada
Farm for bay of fifteen sought and Jersey cattle for sale
Wanted place on farm for bay of fifteen from now until September first. Inquire at R. H. McCarthy's clothing store. It Duroc Jersey sows for sale full blood gifts bred for April and May forrow. Inquire of N. L. Niles manager Story county herd Ames Iowa. For Sale one Jersey cow six Jersey Red sows seven cords hard wood maple and white ash dry. The cow is fresh and the sows will fur row soon. J. J. Coon.
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Botanical Department
Monona County
Will C. Whiting
Whiting
Bay of Fifteen
R. H. McCarthy
N. L. Niles
Story County
Ames
Iowa
Story
Lowa
C. A. Dunty
F. N. Fowler Ws
Geo. E. Baker
Parley Sheldon
Township bids sought for 1904 road work posted
Washington township requests bids for the 1904 road work. Submit prices for superintendent with and without team. Board may reject any bids. Bids due by March 12, 1904, to township clerk J A Campbell’s office. J W Lexorne, Township Clerk.
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Washington Township
J. A. Campbell
J. W. Lexorne
The Fads of Woman and the Trifles They Carried
The article traces evolving feminine carryables from canes and masks to mirrors snuffboxes and vinaigrettes. It cites Mme de Stael and Catherine deMedici as styles, notes Paris and English trends, and observes practical shifts like pockets and practical uses as society changes.
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Mme. de Stael
France
Robert the Pious
Constance
Robert
Catherine de’ Medici
Louis Quatorze
England
Louis Quinze
New York News
Indian Magic and the Ring Trick at Lord Lytton's House
A Longman's Magazine tale recounts a conjurer in India who wowed Lord Lytton with a ring dispatch box illusion. Rings vanished into a well, then reappeared in the dispatch box, with conflicting explanations about a confederate officer and a duplicate key. The episode ends with uncertainty over the ring's true fate.
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Lord Lytton
India
Confederacy
Longman’s Magazine
Poison of the rattler overhyped by popular fears
A Philadelphia Press quote cites a physician debunking rattlesnake danger. He notes the rattler warns before striking, rarely injects lethal venom into humans, and that fangs often miss skin, with poison leaking harmlessly on clothing. He warns against whisky as a false cure.
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Beieves
Philadelphia Press
The World’s Dialects and Linguistic Diversity
The piece argues language fragmentation across regions from Brazil to Mexico and Borneo. It notes Nahua in Mexico with about 700 dialects, cites Australia’s lack of classification, and estimates around 250000 linguistic varieties if each language has about fifty dialects. It frames dialectal diversity as a vast, ongoing global babel.
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Brazil
Mexico
Borneo
Australia
Taxes due and delinquent dates and payment plan
Taxes are due January 1st and delinquent March 1st. Penalty at 1 percent per month begins April 1st. First installment due before April 1st and second before October 1st with no penalty. Payments accepted at Story County Bank Ames. Also advertised are maps and an atlas related to Russia and Japan with postal copy offer.
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Story County Bank
Ames
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J. A. Jackson
Mutual Life Insurance Co
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Board of Trustees
Iowa State College
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