Colonel Palmer and Iowa Railroad Commissioner race details
A biography outlines Col. David J. Palmer a Washington farmer and Civil War veteran seeking re election as Iowa Railroad Commissioner. It notes his service under Grant and Sherman, political roles as state senator and commissioner, and summarizes 1910 corporation bylaws and director appointments in Ames Iowa with dates and officer titles.
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Iowa
David J. Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Washington
Grant
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Sherman
Carolinas
Columbia
South Carolina
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Stanton
Eighth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Shiloh
Mt. Pleasant
Palmer
J Jacobs Company Incorporated Formed In Ames Iowa
Notice declares J Jacobs E W Mick and E W Valentine form a Iowa corporation for profit called J Jacobs Company Incorporated. Located at Ames the business will operate a general merchandise store and may own real estate and other property. Authorized capital stock is 400 shares of 100 each fully paid. Business began February 17 1910 and will end February 17 1930. Board of directors to manage affairs.
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Ames
Iowa
S Hall
J. Jacobs
BE. W. Mick
EW. Valentine
E. W. Mick
BE. W. Valentine
State of
E. W. Valentine
Fair Store
J. Jacobs Company, Incorporated
Lion Refuses to Release Child in Pittsburg Cage
A lion in a Pittsburg menagerie reportedly fondled a child's hand reaching into the cage, highlighting danger to youngsters from animal exhibits. The text also promotes Dr. King’s New Discovery as a treatment for croup and other ailments in babies with assurances of 50 cent and $1.00 bottles and a free trial.
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Pittsburg
Costs of living rise from dealer profits claim
The Colfax Clipper argues high living costs come from distribution profits driving up prices well beyond production costs. It cites Irish potatoes retailing for 5 cents in Washington DC and 4.20 per bushel in Colfax, plus delayed orders and taxed resources. It labels tariff critics as misinformed or deceitful.
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Colfax
Coxey and Kelley
Hearst to target mayor over press charges bluff
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports Hearst plans no damages suit against the Associated Press and others and should sue the man who accused him, Mayor Gaynor of New York, instead. It likens such suits to a bluff and urges Hearst to confront the accuser directly.
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Hearst
Associated Press
Gaynor
New York
Cedar Rapids
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertises Quick Vitality
An old advertisement claims the pills expel poisons from the system and cure liver stomach and kidney troubles. It promises health vigor and courage for the weak and nervous and notes a price of 25 cents at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Iowa Shot To Pieces By The New Political Cult
A Hopkinton Leader opinion piece argues Iowa politics are fractured by a new cult of politics within the Republican party. It notes factions including progressives insurgents and the plain Republicans, with Democrats awaiting an opportunity to gain office as party unity erodes.
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Iowa
Republican Party
West
Lona
Stork Cards Available at Times Office
Readers are invited to pick up stork cards at the Times office to mail to friends and relatives, a small seasonal offering for spring greetings.
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Times Office
Moving Van Hauls Life's Treasures Through A Different Trip
A humorous reflection on moving from a disliked home to an unknown fate aided by a moving van. The crew of two to five men handles both heavy furniture and fragile bric a brac while the speaker mourns losses and hopes for relief. The piece ends with a wry comparison to fires.
Social blunder at dinner ends in comic faux pas
In a London social scene, Mr. Quickbieh, newly rich from candies, awkwardly navigates etiquette with the Duchess of Cash. He fumbles topics from weather to dress and resorting to a forced pleasantry, pokes the duchess, triggering an unintended scene and self-mockery.
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Mr. Quickbieh
Duchess of Cash
Quickrich
Lip buttons and labrets in Alaska native dress
The article describes Arctic lip buttons worn by Alaskan men as a rite of passage. Boys pierce the lower lip at fourteen to sixteen, progress from wooden plugs to stone or ivory inserts, with each hole often hosting a different ornament. Visitors see them inserted as a sign of dressing, but removed for sleep.
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Alaska
V. Stefansson
Harper's Magazine
After All His Trouble on Park Row
Two men hurried along Park row as wind whipped from all directions threatening umbrellas and anchored objects. One of them noticed the ban.
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Park Row
A Five Dollar Hat and a Thirty Cent Umbrella
A man recalls an incident where he chased a runaway umbrella caught in a gust, wandered toward St. Paul’s chapel, collided with a passerby, slipped in mud, and watched his hat be run over by a truck as he dried clothes at a restaurant. He laments losing the hat and ruining his clothes for a broken umbrella handle.
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St. Paul's Chapel
New York Tribune
His Good Work by a Prison Director Speech
A prison director, honored with a royal order after decades of service, gathers prisoners to credit the award to collective effort. He notes inmate numbers rising from 400 to 700 since taking office, declaring pride in the progress and cooperation of all.
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London
Curious snake cures for swollen necks in England
The text describes two folk remedies for a swollen neck. One uses a live snake drawn across the throat nine times, then the snake is killed and its skin placed in a silk bag tied around the neck. The second buries a corked bottle with a live snake near a rose bush to cure the swelling as the snake decays.
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England
Asbestos: The Fiber That Defies Fire and Time
A historical treatise extols asbestos noting its fibrous and crystalline nature, universal mining, and extreme resistance to acids and flames. It describes varieties named for resembles like mountain wood and fossil flax, its amphibole basis, color range, and enduring, albeit perishable, existence.
Stingy Member Tells Club Waiter About A Sovereign Tip
A London Telegraph quip recalls a club scene where a waiter receives a sovereign as a tip, sparking a witty exchange about generosity and propriety.
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James
London Telegraph
Not Exactly a Compliment in Comic Exchange
A witty exchange cited from the New York Times features Hewitt and Jewett trading quips about joy and life insurance. The banter highlights humor on mortality and self awareness in a newspaper’s quotelike snippet.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Jewitt
New York Times
Generous Quotes Spur Reflections From City Papers
A playful exchange from Brooklyn Life notes an angler revealing his fishing hole on a death bed. The Chicago Record-Herald adds a proverb about pride and asking favors, reflecting streetwise wit.
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Brooklyn
Poison Gas Blowhole Menaces Nairobi Wildlife
A vast crater near Nairobi emits hydrochloric gas from volcanic depths. Surrounding bones of dead animals show its lethal reach as dogs dragged by ropes succumb within minutes. Authorities fenced the site and posted warnings to deter trespassers.
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Nairobi
Africa
New York Press
Sprinkling a Trestle on Klamath Lake Railroad
A wooden trestle on the Klamath Lake railroad in Oregon is kept wet year round by a sprinkler system. A pipe runs the trestle length with holes at intervals, spraying water over the structure to guard against fire in the dry season.
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Klamath Lake
Oregon
Mean The Bride Bridal Tour Exchange
Comic exchange from a Chicago staged dialogue where the Bride jeers at the Groom during a bridal tour. The Groom voices hopeful retirement while the Bride bursts into tears and accuses him of selfishness.
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Chicago
Puck
Beecher Quote on Keeping a Cemetery for Friends’ Faults
A quotation from Henry Ward Beecher advises that every man should maintain a fair sized cemetery to bury the faults of his friends. The line reflects a moral stance on judgment and mercy.
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Henry Ward Beecher
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Ames, Iowa
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F. H. Waters
Bakers Jewelry Store
Morgan, Morgan & Watts
Attorneys AT Law
Ames Savings Bank
Asbestus
Earl B.bush, Ph. G
M.D
Baker’s Jewelry Store
M . Ss
Adams
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Mutual
A. W. Crary, M
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Crary’s Hardware
Boone, Iowa
D. Burdick
Dutf
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton
G. J. Snyder
Gamble’s Drug Store
Mutual ‘Phone
Daniel McCarthy
J. Y. Luxe
McCarthy & Luke
Story County Bank
D. M. Ghrist, M.D
Jennie G. Ghrist, M. D, Drs. Ghrist
Ghrist
Physicians & Surgeons
Masonic Building
Onondaga St
Charles J. Biewen
J. E. Cagwin
Bans Hage Gy
Olympia
Sweets Ganext
Chicago Record-Herald
Pn Ee
Sorenson & Sorenson
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