Local notices and social events in Ames area
Mrs. Robert Cairns on sick list. A winter dances movement with Krommer's orchestra of Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. D. Embree and Miss Embree invite for reception Friday 7 to 11. Frank Hubbart to auction stock and farm implements Dec 5 at 1 p.m. Osteopathy ads and remedies by Tilden Loughran. Rev. Blackman heads to Madison for Baptist anniversary. Rev. Mitchell to fill Ames pulpit. Arcadia Lodge A F and A M to dedicate new hall next Tuesday with program and banquet. Warnings on overwork and Mrs Pierces Pill广告. praise for Pleasant Pellets.
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Frank Hubbart
Ames
A. C. Blackman
Madison
S. C
The
Baptist Church
H. Mitchel
al Baptist Church
Arcadia Lodge A. F. & A. M
Fair Store
Arcadia Lodge
Arcadia Lodge No
Iowa
Captain Dennison praises Cholera remedy in Africa
Captain C G Dennison, famed for leading forces against the rebel Galishe in Africa, reports on November 4 1897 from Gryburg Bechuanaland that he bought Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before a campaign. He used it personally and shared it with his men with beneficial results. For sale by druggists.
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C. G. Dennison
Africa
Galishe
Gryburg
Bechuanaland
Chamberlain
Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey Pigs for Sale and Miscellany
Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey pigs of both sexes offered for sale at reasonable prices. Schul yer Freed advertises teas as hard to beat. Another assortment of ladies jackets received from Bielow & Smith. Flour a specialty at Letts.
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Schulyer
Bieelow & Smith
Grinnell Beats Ames In Close Gridiron Duel
Large crowd from multiple towns watched Grinnell defeat Ames 6 to 0 at I A C. Byrd scored the only touchdown with ten minutes left as Wheeler added the kick. The game featured fierce play and strong defenses. In a separate note Cumberland official reports a brakeman earned a $50 bonus for signaling a potential derailment.
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Ames Rooters
Boone
Story City
Gilbert
Nevada
State Center
Des Moines
Ames
Grinnell
Giants
Tigers
Byrd
Wheeler
Ministers Meet in Ames for Open Interchurch Conference
The Boone Nevada and Ames ministerial conferences plan a biannual gathering in Ames on Monday at the Baptist church. Sessions are open to the public with devotions, papers on church problems, sermons outline, revival prerequisites, and a talk on methods of raising benevolences.
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Boone
Nevada
Ames
Baptist Church
H. P. Douglass
Church of Today
W. Y. Brown
D. D
E. Wilcox
Nevada high school program echoes scholarly talks
Held Saturday at 1 pm the event features vocal duets by May and Martha Morse cornet and violin solos by Eddie Carter Willie McCoy piano solo Vivian Durham and a sequence of student papers on education health nature study English in the public schools and the value of history with discussions led by J R Larson Prof Culbertson Mary Muhs Ethel Hall Cora Batley Ella Hix Katie Wright and others. An Allard is listed as secretary and the president is named in the program.
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Nevada High School
May
Martha Morse
Eddie Carter
Geo. Mueller
Mary Muhs
Ethel Hall
Vivian Durham
Mabel E. Bronson
Cora Batley
Ella Hix
Willie McCoy
Marie Johnson
Katie Wright
Dietrich
Grimes Cellar Door at the Opera House Tonight
James B. Mackie returns to the west after eight years to headline Grimes Cellar Door at the opera house. A night of comedy songs music and dancing awaits with Mackie in top form. Tickets at Tilden and Loughran's drug store priced 25 35 and 50 cents.
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James B. Mackie
Hoyt
Grimes
Opera House
Mackie
West
Tilden & Loughran
Des Moines Daily News Ad Rates and Notices
The Des Moines Daily News lists yearly and short-term subscriptions with prices and benefits. Also includes an assortment of local notices and classified items such as lost or for sale advertisements and vendor deals from JAKE ERB and T. J. Milner & Son.
Electric Hair Curler Promises Safe Styling On The Go
James Barron of New York unveils an electric hair curler using a plug connected to a lamp socket. The device heats instantly and stays at the set heat, with no risk of burning and portable enough for a handbag. Also noted is Chicago's experiment with three free employment offices to aid the unemployed under a new Illinois law, funded entirely by the state.
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James
Barron
New York
Chicago
Illinois
CornhusK Bonnets Atchison milliner creates two cornhusk bonnets
Mrs H J Cusack of Atchison makes two cornhusk bonnets modeled after a prior standout at the Atchison corn carnival. One is destined for Queen Victoria and the other for Queen Helen. The Gould design will feature more color for a younger wearer, while a prior Cusack bonnet is owned by Mrs. McKinley.
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H. J. Cusack
Atchison
Queen Victoria
Queen Helen
Gould
Cusack
McKinley
Kansas City Journal
Stowaway's Romance Ends in Marriage at Barge Office
Olivette Nelson a Swedish girl who arrived as a stowaway on an ocean steamer married her fiancé Andrew Guttermansen a longshoreman in South Brooklyn in the barge office. He paid her $10 fine for entering the country illegally and the ship captain congratulated them on the union.
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New York
Pittsburg
Olivette Nelson
Andrew Guttermansen
Brooklyn
Ex-Queen of Hawaii Adopts American Identity
California newspaper notes the former Hawaiian queen now presents as American living in Washington. She declares strong patriotic feelings and a love for U.S. history, suggesting possible future political stance as an heir to past struggles. Aguinaldo hinted at similar shifts in coming years.
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Hawaii
Washington
Aguinaldo
San Francisco Chronicle
Visitors to Shakespeare's House Annual Meeting Report
Trustees at Stratford-on-Avon report that over 34 000 people paid to enter Shakespeare's House in the year, with visitors from 35 nationalities, and more than 100 000 visited Anne Hathaway's Cottage at Shottery.
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Stratford-on-Avon
Anne Hathaway
Shottery
Writes Her Complaints Keeps House with Slate Notes
Mrs Kendal uses a slate in each room to record daily faults during a house tour. She writes complaints and orders on the slate assigned to the faulty room, ensuring every issue is noted.
Queen Victoria’s Progeny and Descendants Count
A curio notes Queen Victoria has thirty two grandchildren and thirty two great grandchildren, alongside her seven children, making seventy one total descendants. The fact highlights the vast lineage of the monarch across generations.
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Queen Victoria
Orange Peel Disinfectant Secret of Odor Removal
A 19th century tip describes drying orange peel then placing it on red hot iron or an old shovel to kill foul odors and leave a pleasant fragrance in its wake.
Big Wine Cellars Duchess of Uzes Clash in Paris and Rheims
The Duchess d Uzes holds 28 million bottles of champagne in her Paris and Rheims cellars as reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Duchess d’Uzes
Paris
Rheims
Philadelphia
World trivia and odd facts from distant lands
A collection of curious statements about customs and records worldwide. Notes on naval temperance, female beauty by weight in the Sandwich Islands, a Tartaran alphabet claim, Scottish parishes with no paupers, Germany’s coal tar colors share, Tibetan week names, Ainu tattooing, Swiss lunacy rates, and a birth in Balta Shetland Islands marking a 200 year first.
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Sandwich Islands
Germany
As True As Gosp. 1: Motivations and moral action
A reflective meditation urges living earnestly, valuing deeds over words. It calls for effort to enjoy work, growth from higher realities, and patience with daily trials. It asserts that gift freely given retains grace when not coerced. Hatred ends only through love.
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Robert Cairns
Krommer
Story County Osteopathic Infirmary
Eighmy’s
Ir Shiloh
Karl
Shiloh
Pierce
Ames Gridiron
A. T. Wright
Story County Teachers’ Meeting
Frank Bronson
J. R. Larson
Cul
Bertson
Jessik Steraens
I. B. Allard
Des Moines Daily News
Daily News
Associated Press
Iowa and
the World
the News
Lady’s Cape
Jake Erb
Heinz
T. J. MiLner & Son
Steve
Wm. A. Rogers
Aia Ee
Irene Oro
A. K. Banks
Hadrons
Scotland
Japan
Switzerland
Balta
Shetland Isles
Fred C. Tilden
T. J. Loughran
Dilden & Loughrere
Pholem
Sstraticri
Chiles
Wee
H. D. Miller
Wapveys
Ames Grocery Co
O. K
Union Nate Bank
Ames, la
Frank B. Bellamy
Prop
Dr. Peal
Medicies Co
Cleveland
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