Local Ames Miscellany and Community Notices
Local notices include rentals on Burnett street and Main street listings, church events, obituaries, and social gatherings. Names like Ed Rutherford Jennie Kegley Volney Hoggatt and Mrs Harriet West appear along with venues Reed's hall Kee Dick's and Roll's Restaurant. Invitations mark a November 14 wedding while service changes at the Baptist and Methodist churches are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Rutherford
Jennie Kegley
Quiet Election Day with Major NYC Result Noted
The general election in New York produced Seth Low's victory over Shepard by about 30,000, with Iowa giving Cummins near 100,000 and Maryland in doubt. Story County showed light participation but repeated Republican strength. several local measures and races are noted along with social notices and advertisements.
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New York
Tammany
anti-Tammany
Seth Low
Antis
Shepard
Low
Maryland
Arthur P. Gorman
Gorman
United States Senate
Iowa
Cummins
Story County
Dr Caldwell Pepsin Syrup and Farm Equipment Ad Notice
A compact 1900s newspaper snippet includes a customer letter about Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin from Mrs Saran A McCracken of Corning Ohio requesting pricing and mailing details from Monticello Illinois, plus an advertisement for a new feed grinder by J L Stes and a hat and novelties notice from Mrs M E Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Pepsin Syrup Co
Monticello
Ilinois
Taylorville
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin
Perry County
Ohio
Saran A. McCracken
L. M. Bosworth
Beautiful Waists Featured in Flannel Silk and Corduroy
In fabrics of flannel and silk and corduroy the shop touts its best lines with business booming. Beautiful waists offered at 2.00 2.25 3.75 and 5.90 reflecting sale pricing and varied sizes.
Social notes from Ames area visitors and residents
A collection of short notices lists Mrs. Belle French in Kansas City and several visits and travel plans. Names include Miss Lottie Rogers in Slater, Rev. Blackman linked to Russell, Mrs. Daisy Robinson Kennedy of Newton visiting Mrs. Fred Munn, Eva Cassidy returning from Colorado, Geo. White's land-seeking trip to Crookston, Mrs. G. R. Turner back in Waterloo, Henry Whitehead in Ames, Susan Watson of Oakland visiting Mrs. L. G. Hardin, Blanche Renne a Nevada teacher visiting Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Cook of Oskaloosa, Christman and Jessie en route to Chicago, Dr. and Mrs. Richmond to Edmunds ND, and R. McDowell from Crawford NE with family prospering. Also includes two editorial paragraphs on a wife’s allowance and on why a man misses his wife’s ideals.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Fever Sore
Walton Furnace Vermont resident Wm Spir ey found a box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a horrible fever sore on his leg when nothing else worked. The remedy also claims to heal bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles sold for 25 cents guaranteed by L M Bosworth druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Spirey
Walton Furnace
L. M. Bosworth
Startling Claim For Dr King’s New Life Pills
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa states two weeks use made a new man of him. He claims the pills are infallible for constipation stomach and liver troubles and notes they cost 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
D. H. Turner
Dempseytown
L. M. Bosworth
General Election Notice for Washington Precinct Ames Iowa
Electors of Washington Precinct are notified a general election will be held at S P O'Brien's office in Ames on Tuesday November 5 1901. Polls open at 8 in the morning and close at 6 in the evening. Chistman Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elper F. D. Ferrall
Chicago
Iowa
The
Christian Church
Chas. L. Nye
Methodist Church
Womens’ Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
G. W. Swank
C. L. Nye
Des Moines
Waterloo
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Nye
Epworth
Woodcox
Washington
S. P. O’brien
Ames
M. H Chgistman
Plow Advertisement Encourages Self-Operate Farm Machinery
A Clevehind Plain Dealer feature promotes an auto mobile plow that starts automatically, works without the farmer, and stops at a press of a button. The reader is invited to enjoy the paper while the device tills fields, with a request for closer steering near fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waal
Plain Dealer
April Thunder Said to Bring Good Harvests Across Europe
Across Europe April thunder is seen as a positive omen. In Devonshire and other English counties it signals to clean up barrels for apples. The French associate April storms with strong yields from vineyards and cornfields.
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America
Europe
Devonshire
England
Chance For Vengeance in a Poet's Feud
Simson says he sent forty two poems to The Hightone Magazine editor and received all back. A friend advises against sending more, fearing the editor may publish one under Simson's real name. The exchange hints at editorial pushback and potential exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simson
Hightone Magazine
New York Weekly
Abandoned cisterns warned as disease risk
The article notes abandoned cisterns pose disease danger due to stagnant water. It recommends filling them or, if not possible, adding disinfectants and gradually filling with sifted coal ashes to reduce health hazards.
Scotland’s Land Use: Forests, Heathy Highlands, Limited Cultivation
In Scotland a twentieth of the area is forest land, with the greater portion being mountain heath and lake. Cultivated land is comparatively very limited in its area.
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Scotland
Proper Water Temperature for Tea and Coffee
The article advises heating water to the first bubble for quality tea and coffee. It warns that continued boiling strips gases from water, making beverages flat and inferior.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Giants of Legend and Size Across Ancient Reports
A medieval account notes the giant Ferragus slain by Orlando near Charlemagne as eighteen feet tall, always marching on foot due to no horse capable of bearing him. Platerus cites a Lucerne giant measured at 19 feet 4 inches in his writings.
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Ferragus
Orlando
Charlemagne
Platerus
Lucerne
Politely Put
A brief humorous exchange shows Anxious Father asking Mary Jane to tell the young man to close the front door from the outside as time approaches 11 o'clock. The vignette aired in the Chicago News and reflects a domestic, light tone.
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Mary Jane
Chicago News
Mississippi River Native Names Chronicle
The Mississippi River bore many local names before European arrival, with each tribe along its banks assigning a designation. Over thirty such native names survive in early travel narratives.
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Mississippi
America
Mississippi River
The Earliest Known Lens in the British Museum
Layard unearthed a rock crystal lens at Nineveh dating back thousands of years. The ancient artifact remains bright, while nearby modern lenses have deteriorated from London fog and smoke exposure.
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Layard
Nineveh
British Museum
London
His Preference and Two Pieces for Freddie
A neighbor asks Freddie if he prefers pie and he replies that he would rather have two pieces. The Ohio State Journal records the exchange as a simple vignette highlighting a child’s playful preference and courteous interaction with a kind neighbor.
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Freddie
Ohio State Journal
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as highly effective for sick headache biliousness and disordered stomach. Sold by L M Bosworth with claim of fast relief after late nights.
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. L. Munn & Son
Burnett Street
C. G. Lee
Main Street
Times Office
J. W. Adams
W. Talbort
Coraine
Otto Petsch Dye Works
Roll’s
St. John’s Guild
Reed’s Hall
Nome
Volney Hoggatt
Harriet West
Rock Rapids
W. D. Elwell
the Baptist Church
Rouge
Hallowe'en
F. H. Waters
Keedick
Hamilton Block
McKinley
Joan Elliott
Henry Keltner
Amos Hurst
Hurst
Henry
Boone
Story
Minnie Smythe
Gertrude Morris
Hattie Blanchard
Intelligencer Office
Geo. Roberson
Saalee
Catholic Church
C. E. Minert
Canter Bros. & Herman
Congregational Church
Tuer
Caniel Bros. & Herman’s
C. H. Seccombe
Gepat Council No. 5
Masonic Hall
C. BE. Hoot
F. N. Fowler
R.C. Allen
W. H. Nelson
John Sellars
Exper
F. D. Ferrall
Pleasantville
Rev. Ferrall
Tammany Tiger
Cummins Phillips Coates
Phillips
Nevada
Canter Bros. & Herman’s
Lucian C. Tilden
Jersey
H. M. Benson
Chamberlain
Loughran & Bauer
Algie Davis
Davis House
Carl Elliott
Manning
Perry Simmons
Dea
Lion Coffee
J. L. Stes
M. E. Henry
C. F. Baker
Douglas St
Hawes
Busi
Ness
Saratoga
Wilson Bros
ABC
Tilden Bros
Belle French
Kansas City
Lottie Rogers
Slater
Eva Cassidy
Colorado
Geo. White
Crookston, Minn
Henry Whitehead
Perry
Susan Watson
Oakland
Cal
L. G. Hardin
Blanche Renne
M. K. Smith
Mrs. Cook
Oskaloosa
B. F. White
R. McDowell
Crawford
Neb
Edward Bok
B. A. Lockwoop Grain Co
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