Verdi Declines Nobility and Bismarck’s Humorous Title
A historical note describes Verdi refusing a Marquis de Busseto title from King Victor Emmanuel I and contrasts with Bismarck who accepted the Duke of Lauenbourg form. Bismarck joked about the traveling incognito name and later received a parcel addressed to Mme. la Duchesse de Lauenbourg, which he presented to his wife with a quip.
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Verdi
Bismarck
Victor Emmanuel
Comte de Busseto
Marquis de Busseto
Duke of
Lauenbourg
Varzin
Mme
la Duchesse de
Danforth Cured by Backlen’s Arnica Salve in Five Days
P A Danforth of LaGrange Ga suffered six months with a frightful running sore on his leg. He writes that Backlen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For ulcers wounds piles it is advertised as the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by L M Bosworth, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Danforth
LaGrange
Backlen
L.M. Bosworth
Beware of a Cough and Its Dangers
A persistent cough signals possible consumption or bronchitis, the latter being deadly. Early treatment offers high cure rates. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for curing coughing causing diseases and costs nothing if not beneficial. Sold by Tilden & Loughran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden & Loughran
Excursions to Colorado and Utah Ticket Rates and Limits
Rail companies Chicago & North Western and Union Pacific announce summer excursion fares to Colorado and Utah. Tiered dates set July 1–9 and Sept 1–10 with Denver and Colorado Springs from $25, Glenwood Springs $35, Ogden and Salt Lake City $40. Utah limits 90 days to Oct 31. Mid-June to Aug 15 period offers higher fares of $31.50 to Denver area, $43.50 to Glenwood Springs, $44.50 to Ogden/Salt Lake City. 30 day limits with Oct 31 caps on Colorado and 90 days on Utah. Stopovers and departures include Chicago Special to Denver, Pacific Express to Denver, and Overland Limited to Utah within specified schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Colorado
Utah
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Book on Northwest settlement by Chicago and North Western Ry
Handsome cloth bound history of the Northwest with 115 pages and half tone engravings of Black Hawk Sitting Bull Red Cloud and other chiefs Custer battleground and ten color map plates dating to 1600. Review praises its value to pioneer history. Price 50 cents postpaid from W B Kiskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Great Northwest
Black Hawk
Sitting Bull
Red Cloud
Custer
W. B. Kiskern
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Excursion Fares Between Ames and St Paul With Limits
Nine dollars and five cents is the round trip fare from Ames to St Paul Minnesota and return via the North Western Line. Tickets sold May 27 28 30 31 June 2 3 with final return June 15 or June 15 on special terms due to meetings of organizations in Chicago and at the United States Military Surgeons. Apply to Chicago & North Western Ry agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western Ry
North-Western
United States
Mystic flour price improves for U J Miller and Son
Mystic flour rises at $1.10 per unit with U J Miller and Son noted in the brief listing.
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Mystic
U. J. Miller & Son
Epitaph for Margaret Scott and the era she witnessed
A Dalkeith churchyard inscription claims Margaret Scott died aged 125 after a life spanning 1613 to a century and a quarter. The poem enumerates five reigns plus a queen and notes Scotland’s monarchy and politics from James I to George II, as recorded by the London Chronicle.
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Dalkeith
Margaret Scott
Scotland
Commonwealth
Stewart
James I
Charles
Oliver Cromwell
James
William III
Mary
Anne
George I
George
Northern Wisconsin Railway Farm Lands for Sale
The Northwestern Line offers about 350 000 acres of farm lands in northern Wisconsin at low prices and easy terms. Land is timbered with fertile soil, near streams and lakes for water and fishing, supporting stock and family use. Markets for stock and produce connected via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and other Northwestern Line towns. For details contact Geo. W. Bell Hudson Wisconsin or G. H. MacRae St. Paul Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Wisconsin
Northwest
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Geo. W. Bell
Hudson
Wis
G. H. MacRae
Memorial Day observance and Pan American Exposition rail fare notice
General orders announce memorial day at Ames on May 30 1901 with assembly at G A R hall at 1 00 PM and parade to the cemetery via Main street led by L C Tilden marshal. Memorial services to honor graves followed by a program at Congregational church with Rev Charlies Seccombe address. Also service attendance May 26 at 10 30 AM. Pan American Exposition info details Rockford ticket sales from Chicago Great Western Railway with special May fares and return validity notes.
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Department
Ellsworth Post
Ames
G. A. R. Hall
Main Street
L. C. Tilden
Charlies Seccombe
Post Hall
Christian Church
Lippie
P. O’brien
Real Estate Loans Offer From Story County Bank
Real estate loan note promotes flexible payment options with no commission. Borrowers can pay on any interest day or any amount any day, aiming to reduce rate.
Local Classifieds Highlight Groceries and Rentals
Early Ohio seed potatoes priced at 85c per bushel from Bradley and White. WALL paper latest styles from Tipen and Loughran. Snow Flake flour from Greely Colorado $1.05 per sack. T. J. Miller and Son advertise. For rent two front rooms over Read's meat market inquire at market.
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Ohio
Bradley & White
Tipen & Loughran
Greely
Colorado
T. J. Miller & Son
Read
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Lincoln
Neb
St. Paul, Minn
J. T. Weatherwax
Wyandotte, Mich
L. M. Bosworth
Northern Wisconsin Railway
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago Great Western Railway
Exposition Grounds
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Adams St
Story County Bank
Palace Livery and Sale Stable
Depot
Geo. Nichols
F. W. Eighmy
New Depot
Gossard &Taylor
Mer Resort
Illinois
Marine
Murine
Lancaster
Murine Co
Masonic Temple
G. W. Mechling
D. D
Cordonsville
Minn
Edward Buley
Estern
Aterloo
Cuba St. Pau
Minneapolis St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Kansas City
W. H. Long
City
5Th & Walnut Streets
Des Moines
Owa
A. & C. Railway
A. m
A.m
Amm
College
W. M. Greeley
Pivesioenr
M. K, Smith
Iowa
JL. SS
Mutual
Loud the Undertaker
Olsanville Greenhouses
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago Express
Chicago Special
s—Omaha
Atlantic
Sioux City
Omaha
Overland Lim
Overland
Pacific
Sioux City & Ae
Carroll
Cedar Rapids & O
Inivs
Bam
Dakota
DM &S. C
Chiccago & Carroll Pass
Dak
Desm
Dm & DM
St. P. & Soo Cy
G. W. Rogers
Leime
Loughran & Bauer
Ates
Victor J. Evans & CO
Evans
Washington, D. C
Story County
Union
Sako
Pest
West 19Th
Grand
FR. Mundin
Swank & White's Hardware Store
Dea'er
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