Ames man attempts suicide after domestic turmoil
In Ames Roy Breese, a well known resident and 4 tk in the Grove grocery, tried to kill himself at his father in law T C Osborne’s home north east of the city after a marital dispute. The escape from the Osborne property ended in a muddy detour with a dangerous tumble through a felled tree and a cabbage field.
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Ames
Roy Breese
Grove
T. C. Osborne
Breese
Mr. Osborne
Religious Awakening Campaign Planned for Ames
The Ames Methodist church announces a revival beginning December first led by Rev. G Augustus Jones with a jubilee year milestone. A daylong rally is set for Sunday December 16 at the church conducted by Joseph W Powell of Buffalo NY national organizer of the Brotherhood of St Paul.
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Ames
G. Augustus Jones
Joseph W. Powell
Buffalo
N. Y
The
Brotherhood of St. Paul
Powell
Squaw Creek
College Park
Shea
Man shoots self on porch over family dispute
Breese attempted suicide after wife said she would not return. He fired a pistol to his forehead but survived with a scalp wound. Neighbors assisted, authorities noted possible mental instability, and he was jailed for examination by an insane commission.
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Gen. Lincoln
Guild
Episcopal Church
College Park
Lincoln Home
Lou Bosworth
Breese
Paul Peterson
G. E. Dye
Osborne
Ames
Nevada
Ricketts
Insane Commission
Famous Strike Breakers The New Life Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as strike breakers for liver and bowel troubles. It claims quick relief for constipation headache and dizziness, pricing listed as 25 at alldengeits. Also includes a stray line about a cheap horse and a bakery contact.
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Dr. King
New Life
Rapid Transit Incidents Prompt Town Reflections
A Boon and Ames Boone line tale portrays delays and oddities as train riders use the service to visit friends and move goods. Reported Nevada tremors vanish as the fast transcontinental train blares through, changing engines at Boone and boarding at Ames. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Freed of Ames visit Boone, part of early settler history in Jackson township.
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Express
Chicago
Nevada
Alli
Boone
Omaha
Ames
W. J. Freed
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Schloss Bros
Childrens Clothing
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St. John’s Episcopal Guild
Isabel Wallace
Armory
Eugene Field
Grand Opera House
Spencer
Miss Wallace
Northwestern University School of Oratory
Evanston, Ill
Orf
Story City
Randall, Gilbert
Jewell Junction
P. T. Barnum
Awes Home Bakery
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