Interurban profits rise as Fort Dodge line reports gain
Parley Sheldon and Homer Loring of Boston run the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern railroad as receivers turned profitable for the year ending June 30 1911 with a net income of 108 808 74 on revenue 566 571 96. 1 551 990 passengers carried average fare 20 93 cents. No free transportation issued and past deficits covered by current year revenue.
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Parley Sheldon
Homer Loring
Boston
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Company
Register and Leader
Interurban
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Royal Neighbors Hold County Convention in Ames
Ames camp of the Royal Neighbors of America hosted the fifth annual county convention in Od Fellows hall Mes. Sorenson gave the welcome, with responses from Mrs. McGibbon. Dr. Snyder of Council Bluffs and other state officers spoke. officers for the coming year were named and music provided before departures on the evening trains.
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Ames
Royal Neighbors of America
Od Fellows Hall
Mes. Sorenson
Oracle
McGibbon
Cole
Snyder
Council Bluffs
Bair
Leah Morrell
Webster City
Reed
Marsbuiltund
Hugh
Hiinvis
Supreme Calbp
Denver
Jennie Ghrist
Awes
Iowa
Fish
McCallsburg
Ghuist
Altes
Wear
Greer
Schmidt
Langnet
Death of Baby Buchanan
The baby son of Dr. and Mrs. R B Buchanan born Saturday died Tuesday morning. A brief service was held at the home Wednesday morning at ten o'clock by Dr. O J Cessna. Interment was in the college cemetery. The Buchanans have many friends offering sympathy.
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R. B Buchanan
O. J. Cessna
City Hall Construction Starts in Slater
Cole Bros. began work on Slater city hall on Tuesday with a contract to finish by December first, though officials anticipate completion well sooner.
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Cole Bros
Slater
Bargain Mens Furnishings At Perrys
Mens furnace togs and workwear offered at Perrys include overalls three for a cent, leather gauntlet gloves seven for a cent, suspenders ten cents, cotton flannel gloves four for a quarter, and jumpers fifty cents.
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Mens
Perrys
Ruth Kelly Sees Rural Route 2 Apple Basket
Ruth Kelly recalled her stop on rural route 2 yesterday as she carried a nice basket of apples remembered from the trip.
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Ruth Kelly
Jardiniers On Sale At Kooser Co This Saturday
The shop offers fancy jardiniers at 59c instead of 1.90. Buy now as sale runs Saturday at J. T. Kooser & Co. for gardening needs.
Ames Golf and Country Club Opens Tournament
The Ames Golf and Country Club starts a match play tournament with rounds to be finished by Wednesday October 1st. Notable participants include W M Sheehan Iowa State College golf champion assisting with setup and slated to play an exhibition match against the tournament winner.
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Sheehan
Ames Golf and Country Club
G. Tilden
F. Mann
Clyde Williams
Dr. Bush
F. Hulse
Chas. Tillen
J. Tilden
Fiew
Huulse
Mrs. Mann
Cr. Gree
Bye
H. L. Grnn
Win Tilden
Luke
Julius Tilden
WW. Paxton
MacMurray
Curtiss
Dr. Proctor
McCarthy
Linebaugh
Dr. Christ
Stange
Stephenson
Jack Watson
W. M. Sheehan
Iowa State College
Iceland in Summer Travel Guide by Mrs Crafts
The piece extols summer travel to Iceland with long daylight hours in June August. It contrasts summer ease with winter darkness and describes a four day voyage from Scotland to Iceland. Readers are invited to enjoy dolphins, whales, sea birds, and near round the clock sunrises and sunsets.
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Iceland
Elmsbark
Copennhagen
Leith
Laund
Scotland
W. F. Crafts
Christian Herald
A Volcanic Monument the Balancing Rock of Oregon
A remarkable natural feature on the Willamette River above Portland is the balancing rock. A broad base supports a small column topped by a massive boulder with a tree on its summit, both disjointed yet perfectly balanced. The volcanic formation has endured for ages, slowly eroded by wind and weather, likely lasting centuries unless a catastrophe occurs.
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Willamette River
Portland
Ore
Wide World Magazine
Making Up an Amateur Actor in Makeup
Harper's Weekly describes makeup as minimal to preserve facial expression while achieving character similarity. It advises arranging natural hair for comfort and realism, then applying nose paste paint and powder to alter features, with crape hair beards or mustaches if needed.
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Crape Heir
Harper's Weekly
Wonderful Hats and Lincoln’s Double Gift Mystery
The excerpt describes a moment when two hatmakers donated fine hats to President Lincoln without knowing of the other’s gift. Both makers visited Lincoln simultaneously and asked for his assessment, each hoping to gain perceived superiority from the president’s reaction.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Deflects Hat Question With Gentle Quip
After Taake, Cie president was asked to state his preference. Lincoln, unembarrassed, held both hats and replied with a grave tone and a mischief-twinkling eye that their hats mutually surpass each other.
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Cie
Lincoln
Honored Pig Memorial in Tanneburg Town Hall
A four footed discoverer is honored in Tanneburg Prussia as a 300 year old pig that found salt springs. The display includes a glass case enclosing a well preserved dam and a black marble tablet with a gold inscription praising the pig for its discovery and enduring glory.
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Tanneburg
Prussia
Luneburg
Harvest Time in Question Echoes a Child’s Pause
In Milwaukee News a playful exchange has a teacher asking when harvest season occurs and a child Earlie replies from November to March, saying his Pa, a plumber, told him so, prompting a puzzled response about barren months.
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Earlie
Milwaukee News
Cranky Patient Improves as Doctor Reports Recovery
Dialogue notes progress as both patient and doctor move toward recovery. Patient shows mobility while the doctor discusses ongoing treatment and the exchange hints at continued care and medical bills.
Baby Queen on Scotland's Halfpenny Memorably Named Bawbee
Fearson notes that the bawbee, Scotland's halfpenny, earned its name from a baby Mary Queen of Scots portrait first minted in 1543 at nine months old. Some coins with her infant face survive, explaining the term hawher or baby for the coin.
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Mary
Scotland
Canvasbacks on the Wing in a Duck Shooting Note
A New York Sun paragraph discusses shotgun shooting at canvasbacks, noting swift flight, lead ahead aiming of about ten feet, and the leader’s likely continued motion after being hit with a string of ducks following behind.
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New York Sun
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the Armory
Minnesota
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Towell
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