Ames area notes lively in year of growth and rail changes
Local items report rapid town improvement with new residences and busy depots. Rural mail service expands, trains updated, and social events from chicken pie suppers to sewing contests highlight community life alongside a high school football win over Marshalltown 5 to 0 led by C Cole and Lew Lee.
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Ames
Marshalltown
C. Cole
Marshall
Lew Lee
Coles
Akin
Jones
Allen
Personal Paragraphs Reflect Ames Area Social News
Mrs. King and daughter Agnes visit Coffin home in Ames with other guests and locals sharing travels and greetings. Notes describe comes and goings from Des Moines, Canada, Pueblo and Cedar Rapids, plus school events, clubs, and local business ads.
Vanity and vanity in men and women
A New York Tribune excerpt notes common vanity in both sexes, with a male elevator attendant recalling a mirror episode of a man who spent a trip watching himself. It contrasts a man with a pocket comb brushing his mustache to a woman’s mirrored self. It ends with a witty remark on the ludicrous nature of grooming in public.
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New York Tribune
Enrolling Officer Slack Drives Draft Across Parish
A Confederate draft officer Captain Slack enforces conscription in Claiborne parish with harsh methods, provoking a stir among civil authorities and soldiers. A woman recalls her peace-loving nephew John who joined the fight after hearing about the draft, noting Slack’s speed in finding delinquents and the neighbor’s quips about exemptions.
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Confederate Congress
Slack
Claiborne
John
Cappin
The Three Papal Rings and Their Uses
The pope uses three rings: the papal ring plain gold with a cameo. the pontifical ring worn only at grand ceremonies, described as very precious and bearing a large oblong diamond set in pure gold. and the fisherman's ring, a plain gold piece with St Peter in a bark, bearing the pope's name, now the official seal since the fifteenth century.
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Pius IX
Pius VII
Peter
Apostle
From neighboring towns brief notices
Mrs E K Stone of Massena visits kin Isaac Young. Frank Stevens passed through Arkansas saying there is but one Iowa. Andrew Johnson, a Grant farmer boy, mined Black Hills, sold one third interest for twelve thousand dollars. William Egleston husked and stored one hundred two bushels of corn for Mrs Mary Nelson, crib filled by five o clock. Come boys who is next.
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Frank Stevens
Arkansas
Iowa
Andrew Johnson
Black Hills
William Egleston
Mary Nelson
The Yaws Disease Across Coast and Islands
The article explains yaws, a contagious disease named from a West African term for raspberry due to red spots that ulcerate. It notes sailors bring it home, with outbreaks also in Fiji and Samoa where children are most affected and adults view it as a temporary illness like measles to be endured and resolved quickly.
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Africa
Fiji Islands
Samoa
Des Moines Visit and Local Notices Summary
Carl Lytle came from Des Moines to vote on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. George and Edith spent Saturday in Des Moines. Miss Lillia Simmons of Ames closed her school in district No. 7 Friday. Maude Hannegan remains bedbound after illness. Mae Dunn visited and shopped in Des Moines last Friday and Saturday. Rev. McDougall delivered a lecture Tuesday evening on The Evolution of the Jewish Family. L. G. Rosenfeld hosted EB. H. Addison of Maxwell, who spoke Friday evening on political issues. Ladies' Aid Societies of Garden Prairie Slater and Kelley churches meet at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon with Rev. and Mrs. McDougall.
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H. P. Douglass
Cedar Rapids
W. P. George
Edith
Des Moines
Lillia Simmons
Ames
L. G. Rosenfeld
EB. H. Addison
Maxwell
Ladies’ Aid Societies
Garden Prairie
Slater and Kelley
Bruise Talk Sparks Dual Persona in Street Exchange
A Chicago Tribune quotation depicts a brash seedy vagrant boasting spirit after a clash, while a man of the house mocks his battered face. The vagrant retorts that the other man was the bruiser, claiming he is the bruisee.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent Poet Defies Critics in Wry Preface
The Atlanta Constitution highlights a western poet praising his independence in a preface. He asserts confidence in his work, vows persistence despite harsh reviews, and declares a firm, lasting presence in literature.
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Atlanta Constitution
Hot Water Peddlers in Northern China
In northern China hot water peddlers roam with a whistling kettle signaling boiling water. Upon hearing the whistle residents rush to purchase enough hot water for their daily tea, filling pots for the day.
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Northern
China
Brave Explorers and a Malaria Cure Spark Interest
Brave explorers like Stanley and Livingstone faced fever and typhoid while malaria raged, yet Electric Bitters is hailed as a universal cure. A Webb Illinois man claims two bottles cured his children after a year of chills and fever. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, by L. M. Bosworth.
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Stanley
Livingstone
W. A. Null
Webb, Ill
L. M. Bosworth
Advertising copy for tea coupons and products
Local print ad text promotes 50 cent tea with claims of satisfaction. Mentions coupons, Pure maple sugar at Bradley, Admiral Buffet Cheese, F Lerts, fine stationery at Judish Bros, White Pearl Flour at J B Kooser Co. and urges shoppers to seek these brand names.
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Bradley & White's
Judish Bros
J. B. Kooser & Co
A Farmer's Newspaper ad touts telegraph news value
An eight page farmer’s weekly paper from Marshalltown promises extensive telegraph market reports and broad Iowa and general news. It highlights twice weekly publication, 104 issues yearly for $1, and claims superior Iowa coverage with many correspondents. It positions the T R as best value for farmers alongside county papers.
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Telegraph News
Farmer’s
Times- Republican
Marshalltown
Iowa
Telegraph
T.A
T.R
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Ht. L. Munn & Son
I.poon
McIntire Studio
M'Intire
Rhue.iev
Judisch Bros
M. C. Arroxo
Frank Morris
C. W. Dudgeon
Ben Cole
M. E. Church
Cramer
M. E
Northwestern
Letts
S. Harp’s
Letts’s
Iowa Agricultural College
John Akin
Stella McLain
Agnes King
Grundy Center
the Times
Connell
Freeland
Bert Seymour
Victoria Lynn
M. E. Echarch
Seven Oaks
College Farm
Curtiss
Kansas City
Gudgell & Simpson
Independence
Prof. C. F. Curtiss
Leah M. Stratton
Rob. Sites
Ray
C. F. Sies
Red Oak
Frank Sies
T. J. Miller & Son
Cuase & Sanborn
Thimble Club
Joan Musselman
Musselman
Bert Wing
Jessie Cole
Wilkins Bros
Knoxville
Tar Times
Fitchpatrick
County Central Committee
Story County
C. F
Cc. F. Letts
Calender
Plymouth
Tak Youru’s
Boston
Mass
C. F. Letts
Rl. Excel
T. J. Milner & Son
Smith & Bricker
Sheriff Story Co
Natl Bldg
Law Association
Blairs Ad Ames
F Holland
John Kielly
Denistonstad Collins
Mary Norris
Starr
Nevada
JM Freeland
Rand
E Morris
Margaret Gatrell
F E Morris
JH Craig
M J Clark
Bigelow
Richardson
Cora Richardson
Richardsons
Zearing
John Shelley
Harry Buck
Blairs
Frederick Eckard
John EB Judge
Ad Ames
John E Judge
Sarah E Eckard
Curtiss Knight
Matilda Pettinger
John V Kalsem
PT Brown
W& Se
Ella M
Fenn
C Wilson
Frank R Wilson
Wilson
Lilden Bros
Tilden Bros
Butterich
Cc, Sorenson
Fish and Game
Grant
Carl Lytle
Maude Hannegan
Cc. F. Lerts
Admiral Buffet
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