Nevada and Story County Family News Across 1890s Events
Maxwell residents James L. Logg and Emma Blumenstein wed last week at the tribe's home. Mrs. Geo E Wilson died at 23 in Nevada. left husband and three children. Elkhart, Sheldale and Slater held a tennis tournament in Slater that day. H C Elliott, farmer near Cole, died in Rochester hospital after an operation at 55, leaving wife and five grown children. Jones Lake boating grows. M L Smith built a notable sail boat. Erick Sheldahl and wife celebrated their 50th anniversary in Roland. McHose brick and tile works rebuilt near Nevada, set to be among state’s best. A hay rack mishap near Sheldah spared schoolchildren. Wm K Smith, Nevada pioneer, died at 11 am. born 1828 in Ohio. long Iowa history. eight children, four living, will attend his Nevada funeral except daughter in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Elliott
Cole
Rochester
Minn
Ohio
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Iowa
Marshalltown
Nevada
Caroline Stevens
Florence Alum
Perry
Ernest Smith
Hiawatha
Kansas
Harriet Smith
Minneapolis
Maggie Smay
San Francisco
California
Nevada Journal
Nilsson Declares Patti an Angel Not a Singer
Christine Nilsson candidly assessed fellow singers including herself and Albani but omitted Patti. When pressed she stated Patti is not a singer and places her among the angels, noting Patti visits a planet only once in its existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Nilsson
Mme. Albani
Mme. Patti
Mme. Nilsson
Patti
Floating Islands of Olden Times and the Chinese Six Companies
Pliny notes floating islands in Caecubum Reate Mutina and the Dancers in the Nymphaeus. The article then describes the Chinese Six Companies in America, their origins in clan structure, governance by elders and scholars, and evolution from a single society to six powerful associations aiding immigrants and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Caecubum
Reate
Mutina
Statonia
Vidimonis
Lydia
Calaminae
Nymphaeus
Chemmis
Delos
Cyclades
California
San Francisco
Chinatown
United States
Sam Yup
Yung Wo
Kong Chow
Ning Yung
Hop Wo
Yan Wo
China
New York Herald
Amendment to the Golden Reale
A noted Medico Pharmaceutical Journal quotes on brotherly love and charity stressing how little one takes from others matters more than what is given, framing a moral reflection within a historical context of conduct and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medico-Pharmaceutical Journal
Sixty Weeks For $1.75 Tolled In The Companion Start
New subscribers to Tuk Yourn's Companion for 1905 receive sixty weeks for 1.75 and all remaining 1905 issues free. The issue slate includes Grace S Richmond serial opening chapters The Churchill's Latch-String, Madama Sembrich on Sovereigns Have Sung To, and May Roberts Clark tales Tales of a Pawnee Hero. Free Minutemen 1906 calendar offered with sample copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk Yourn
Grace S Richmond
Churchill
Madame Sembrich
Minutemen
Tur Yourn's Companion
Berkeley Street
Boston
Mass
Gypsies and Tartars in Early English Policy
Ethnologists link Gypsies to Tartars with claims of arrival in Germany in 1417 and expulsion from England in 1530 under Henry VIII. Cromwell’s letter records severe orders to remove them, urging expulsion or execution for resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Zegins
England
Thomas Cromwell
Chester
Ivan the Terrible Flea Measure and Bear Pranks
The Russian Emperor Ivan IV ordered a court official to obtain a measure full of fleas but when the insects escaped he beheaded the official and fined Moscow 7000 rubles. He also roamed countryside with companions and caged bears, releasing them in villages as people fled in fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan IV
Moscow
Egyptian Credit Covenant and Sacred Pledge Custom
The ancient Egyptian rule required a borrower to pledge the body of his father to creditors. It was considered impious and infamous not to redeem such a pledge. A person dying without settling this debt forfeited customary honors to the dead.
International Live Stock Show Opens in New Coliseum
The International Live Stock Show begins in Chicago at the Coliseum, newly built for the event, with plans for a comprehensive display that may surpass prior years. Professor Herbert W. Munford of Illinois notes the show helps breeders and buyers exchange ideas and guide livestock improvement. Low Northwestern Line fares from western points will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Munford
Illinois
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promotes Wellness
Advertisement claims the tea cures indigestion constipation and liver and kidney troubles with no matter how long illness has persisted. Priced at 35 cents and attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
Polk and Story Counties Fix Ditch Bond and Appoint Replacements
A joint session of Polk and Story County Boards of Supervisors on October 2 1906 approved the Herrick ditch contract and bond with a $5 daily penalty after June 1 1906 for noncompliance. John Marts Burgess and Geo F Lambert were appointed to fill vacancies on the Polk Story Drain Number commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Supervisors
Polk and
Story Counties
F. T. Morris
Andrew Groves
J. J. Mattus
C. W. Brittain
L. H. Deford
Polk County
Miles Pearson
J. O. Michaelson
B. R. Silliman
Story County
O. P. Herrick
J. H. Mattes
C. W.brittain
E. R. Silliman
John M. Wells
Polk Story Drain
Geo. F. Lambert
Des Moines
Iowa
John Marts
Burgess
Slater, Lowaerk
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promoted as Cancer Cure
Jas Walters of Cofield Virginia claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his lip cancer after a year of suffering. The ad touts the product as a guaranteed cure for cuts and burns and lists a 25 cent price at L M Bosworth's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Jas. Walters
Cofield
L. M. Bosworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County Newslets
James L. Logg
Emma Blumenstein
Maxwell
Geo. E. Wilson
Elkhart
Sheldale
Slater
Jones Lake
M. L. Smith
Cambridge
Erick Sheldahl
Roland
McHose Brick and Tile
Sheldah
Wm. K. Smith
This City
Jefferson County
Chinese Six Companies
Adler Bros & CO
L. Adler Bros. & Co
Keedick
the Boone
Ames
Ames Marble and Granite Works
W. J. Cadd
Buck
Ayer
Judisch Brothers
Chicago
Bosworth Dru
Board of Supervisors
Polk
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