San Antonio in 1909 A City of Rails Waters and Ruins
R T Sisson visits San Antonio Texas and details its water system bridges and parks including San Pedro springs and deep artesian wells. He notes the diverse population Mexicans Italians and Negroes and visits the missions especially San Jose and the Alamo site recounting the 1836 siege and its brutal aftermath. He comments on architecture art and the city’s prominent hotels and transport and calls the city lively and busy.
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San Antonio
Texas
Lone Star
Alamo Springs
San Pedro Park
Squaw Creek
San Pedro
H. Harriman
Houston
Columbia
Court House
California
Mexico
San Jose Mission
Des Moines
Times
Ames Public Library February 1909 Report
The February 1909 library report lists purchases and donations of books, magazines bound and rebound, books repaired, and new readers registered. It records circulation figures including largest daily total 73, fiction share 76 percent, and 127 visitors to the reading room with tolls and receipts noted for fines and non resident cards.
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Ames Public Library
Reading Care Ee Eee Se Asakeee
Saved His Leg by Bucklen Arnica Salve
In Watertown Wisconsin J A Swenson claims ten years of eczema resisted by fifteen doctors were cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad asserts the salve treats skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles and costs 25 cents at druggists.
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Executors notice in Story County Iowa 1909 Nelson Taylor estate
Notice to all interested parties that on February 18 1909 the district court of Story County Iowa appointed Charles B. Taylor and Fay Taylor executors of the estate of Nelson Taylor deceased. All debts must be paid to the executors and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Dated February 1909.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Nelson Taylor
Charles BE. Taylor
Fay Taylor
Dunbar Bell Ringers Set for Ames Chautauqua Program
The Dunbar Bell Ringing Quartette wowed a Y M C A lecture crowd with versatile performances from bells to opera style pieces. Ames Chautauqua officials announce the quartet will appear on the next assembly program as a strong musical feature.
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Dunbar
Dunbar Quartette
American Lyceum
Ames Chautauqua Association
Lyceum Bureau
Chautauqua
Startling Theory of the Famous Savant Or Not
An interview with a noted physician asserts most illnesses stem from a deranged stomach, with liver and kidney disruption. It cites Dr Nott’s Melon Seed compound as addressing the digestive system to restore overall health, claiming wide adoption across major cities and growing demand locally.
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Savant
OR. Nott
Memphis
Nott
Loughran & Bauer
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Chronic Lung Trouble
Mrs Ida Soper of Big Pond Pa describes a near fatal lung illness finally relieved by Dr King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed. She credits lasting cure and praises its effect on coughs colds and bronchial affections with trial bottle free and guaranteed by druggists.
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Ida Soper
The Straight and Narrow
Poem questions a stylish woman’s fashion reform and the ease of comfort versus outward polish. It asks if modern dress and makeup suit her, and whether she will prefer comfort over dapper churchlike attire after shopping. The verse reflects early 20th century urban fashion critique.
A Hunting Case Watch Accommodating
In a small town exchange the postmistress at Bacon Ridge praises Cindy Brown’s new young man while Mrs. Scribbs provides a sidelong commentary about the suitor who writes love letters on postal cards.
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Cynthia Brown
Bacon Ridge
Help Seeker Spurned by Agencies Ends in Tragedy
A man crying for help in anguished tones was ignored by employment agencies in the suburbs. They offered no aid for his demand for a general housework position, leaving him to his fate.
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New York Times
Horace and wine in public chatter
A Chicago Post remark recounts a tongue in cheek exchange about Horace the poet, noting a claim that he wrote poems to advertise Italian wines. The men debate whether his work could have sprung from wine fueled inspiration in Italian restaurants.
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Horace
Italy
Chicago Post
Time to Change the Subject in New York Herald
A minister offers a kitten to a small daughter and questions whose it is as the child recalls her father saying he had lost the kitty last night. The exchange highlights a light domestic moment reported in the New York Herald.
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New York Herald
The Only Way
Mrs Sunflower Pete Green pursues art as a vocation in a playful exchange about marriage to art. Sam Sunflower pretends to share the sentiment, noting art must also sustain daily needs like meals and tobacco.
A Resemblance to Alarm Clocks in Disagreeable Friends
A dialogue in which Miss Cayenne compares people who resemble undesirable things to alarm clocks. They are useful yet never popular, as quoted from the Washington Star.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
End Man Poses Bridge Question In Gentlemen Return
A humorous exchange ends with a pun about fortunes and losses in a bridge whist circle. The troupe then bursts into song as the bass drummer strikes. The scene appears in a Chicago Post excerpt detailing local humor and performance banter.
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Mistah Johnsing
Mr. Johnsing
Chicago Post
Four loyal fans attend Hamlet at local theater
Mr Stormington Barnes laments only four people come to see him perform Hamlet. He notes Joe Titewod, who owns part of the theater, brings his family to save gas and coal, while the locals say the crowd cares little for Shakespeare.
Bright Little Waiter Tales From Lip Pincott’s Magazine
Six year old Walter adores Alice In Wonderland and chats with his auntie at table about bread. He asks for more, auntie warns him not to stuff his mouth. Walter replies with a pun on butter and bread, showing quick wit.
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Walter
Lippincott’s Magazine
On the Party Line and the Wire Tap
A brief Chicago Post quip describes two women talking on the telephone when a soft click signals a wiretap. A third voice asserts it is Mrs Dyzit, while another claims the hair is natural and not dyed.
Snow removal mishap on roof ends with nail stop
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls Cummerford slipping while clearing snow from his roof. He did not fall to the ground but was halted by a nail sticking from a shingle, a perilous pause amid winter weather.
Proven Plan to Attract Panhandlers with Wood Pile
A humorous quip from the Kansas City Times notes a man’s plan to order a cord of unsawed wood and pile it in the yard to deter undesired visitors. The exchange frames a perception of trespassers and authority through a plain sight tactic.
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George
Kansas City Times
Getting Ready For It
A playful exchange unfolds with Mrs. Browne asking about a pretty young widow and her reaction to loss. Mrs. Malaprop quips that the widow has not reconciled yet but rumors say she has a man picked out.
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Mrs. Browne
New Baby Brightens Cleveland Household
In the Cleveland Leader a reader reports a newborn bringing joy and constant gas usage as the family adjusts to nightly needs. The exchange highlights domestic warmth and practical changes a new baby brings.
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Cleveland Leader
The Limit of the Craze
A playful exchange turns to a wager in New York Herald style as a lover asks for marriage and the athletic girl offers to settle the matter with a marathon race. The flirtation blends romance with sport in a lighthearted snapshot.
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New York Herald
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Drug Store Free Delivery WA
Parley Sheldon
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S. A. Keenan
Story Co
National Bank of Commerce
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Ance
Union National Bank
W. M. Greely
Pres
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Henry Wilson
C.L. Siverly
Bankers National Bank
National City Bank
N. Y
Valley National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Drs. Fellows & Fellows
Otinger
DRS. Fellows & Fellows CO
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Alta
Walnut ST
Nelson & Nible
Library Report
Enews
Kittie B. Freed
Eee
THE
New York City
Big Pond
Brooklyn
Maizy
Harper's Weekly
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