Trial Jurors Named for November Term Court
The list of jurors drawn for the November term begins on the ninth with jurors from Ames Story City Nevada Maxwell Collins Gilbert Roland Zearing Collins Story City and other communities. Names include E T Adams J W Ballard A G Barker L N Rouge J Q Burgess A B Carr J W Cole T L Cooper Copestake J C Copestake F J Dickey Geo T Dixon M R Dunahoo A J Garlock J A Gibson A A Haerem J W Hague M S Heiland Bert Hill Jens Jensen C F Johnson Ole Jondall Ed W Kimble C King Lewis S Liddle G W Lyman C E Lyman J R McCoy H J Olinger Olson Ed Osmundson J L Ozman J H Patterson Wm Pritchard John Pryor W H Reid E S Rice Louis Rice E H Roland J W Sellars Fred Sharper Sam Siminson F E Smith F A Smith Will Talbertson Loyd Templeman B C Wold A L White EK Wickham W Zenor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Adams
Ames
J. W. Ballard
A. G. Barker
L. N Rouge
Huxley
Notice of business sale and request for settlement
Notice by L Oliver announcing sale of his business to Munn Lumper Co and asking customers to continue patronage to successors. All debts are due by November. He mentions bargains in bran and stock feed and invites customers to call.
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Munn Lumper Co
The Danger of Colds and a Cough Remedy Claim
A 19th century warning asserts colds easily lead to pneumonia chronic catarrh and other infections while claiming Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures quickly. It promotes sales through J. B. Cagwin with regional reach and emphasizes the remedy as a staple worldwide.
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J. B. Cagwin
Error In Geography Misled British War Effort
The British underestimated Saghalin as a peninsula, blocking the gulf to trap the Russian fleet. Commodore Elliot’s squadron waited at the south end of Saghalin Gulf while Russians slipped north through a shallow channel into the Sea of Okhotsk, revealing Saghalin as an island.
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Russia
Elliot
Gulf of Saghalin
Siberia
Gulf
Sea of Okhotsk
Saghalin
New York Tribune
Hay on Church Floor at Old Neston on St Swithin's Day
The London Standard notes a yearly custom at St Swithin church in Old Neston where the sanctuary is strewn with hay on festival day. A donor once provided a field to fund bread distributions four times yearly, with the field tenant supplying the hay to quiet squeaking of new boots.
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Old Neston
St. Swithin
London Standard
Had a Close Call at the Croom Hotel
Mrs. Ada N. Croom, Vaughn Mississippi, credits Dr. Kings New Discovery with curing a severe cough and looming consumption after months of struggle. Three bottles completed her recovery. World wide fame for this lung and throat healer. Sold at all drug stores 60c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Ada N. Croom
Croom Hotel
Vaughn
Miss
Dr. King
Spoiled Scene by Sothern in Lady of Lyons
The actor RB H Sothern forgot his cue in The Lady of Lyons fourth act. He slipped near the footlights while Beausant pursued Pauline and cried Look up Pauline There is no danger. The audience roared as Virginia Harned stood unhelped and Arthur Lawrence jeered You are beneath me.
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H. Sothern
Lyons
Sothern
Claude Melnotte
Virginia Harned
Pauline
Beausant
Claude
Arthur Lawrence
The Stick For Wives From Old Marriage Rites
A New York World excerpt notes the Anglo-Norman wedding rite where a wife pledged obedience to a "gentil manne" and cites archaic law allowing a husband to strike his wife with a stick no thicker than a quarter inch, reflecting dated customs now gone.
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New York World
Would You Mind Showing Us One of Em
A chauffeur ferries tourists through the residence portion of the metropolis while a portly dowager with diamonds asks to view an Oliver Wendell style home. The scene captures a genteel curiosity amid rich surroundings and city mansions.
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Metropolis
Nabob
Oliver Wendel
San Francisco
Resignation Follows Tense Exchange in Illustrated Bits
A fragment shows an exchange where Willie contemplates job loss and resignation after the boss orders staff to leave. The quote indicates tension over potential firing and a decision to quit.
Washingtons Farewell Address Recalled by Teacher
In a classroom moment the teacher references Washingtons farewell address as Johnny names key ideas. The New York Sun is cited in the exchange.
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Johnny
Washington
New York Sun
Conscience and wealth not always neighbors
Brief quote noting the Messenger's reflection that moral values and material riches do not always align, highlighting the tension between ethics and prosperity.
Dr Shoop Health Coffee Promises Quick Substitution
Advertisement notes Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a coffee substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts with no real coffee. It claims a genuine tasting coffee flavor and is fast to prepare in a minute. Sold by J J Grove.
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Dr. Shoop
Editor jokes on credits in historic Palladium note
The editor of the Punkville Palladium jokes about credit for jokes, saying Noah failed to carry those records into the ark, as reported by the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Punkville Palladium
Noah
The
Ark
Louisville Courier-Journal
Child Confesses Choking Baby Brother
A three year old, Henry, admits choking his three month old brother while alone. The mother returned to the scene after hearing the infant cry. Henry apologizes and asks to be excused for the act. Delineator noted the incident.
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Henry
Not Rich as Wealth Measured Today
A brief exchange contrasts modern money counting with older notions of wealth. An elderly philosopher comments on the term measured, reflecting on how wealth is judged in contemporary times.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
The Bachelor's Button Joke From Cleveland Leader
A witty line asks what a bachelors button is and answers with a clever retort that it is something that isn’t there. The Cleveland Leader caption uses humor to play on absence and irony.
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Cleveland
Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy Promoted With Gentle Plant Cure
The ad touts a mountain shrub extract as a safe cough medicine by Dr Shoop. It claims rapid relief for tickling dry bronchial coughs and states mothers may use it for infants with no opium or harsh agents. Joel E B Cagwin sells the product.
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Shoop
Joel EB. Cagwin
Diamond Cutting and the Sancy Diamond Legend
A legend traces diamond cutting to Louis Van Berghem a Flemish journeyman who allegedly refined the craft with diamond on a diamond. His famed achievement was shaping Charles the Bold’s huge diamond later called the Sancy now preserved as a historic jewel.
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Flanders
Louis van Berghem
France
Charles the Bold
Charles
Nancy
Comppanion
Latin Rescue Keeps Jackson Ticket Alive in Tennessee
In a Tennessee campaign, An drew Jackson delivered a speech after being urged to use Latin phrases. His line E pluribus unum Sic semper tyrannis Habeas corpus drew applause and helped secure victory for the Jackson ticket in that county.
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Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Smith
Old Hickory
Jackson
St. Paul Pioneer
Electric Bitters Praised by Civil War Veteran
David Parker of Fayette New York, a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg, says Electric Bitters cured his stomach trouble and keeps him strong. He claims the remedy saved him more than five hundred dollars in medical costs and is now his daily tonic. Available at drug stores for 60 cents.
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
Weather wisdom and cloud signals at sea warned as unreliable
The article from Yachting argues that two weather prophets can disagree without implying error or incompetence. Clouds reflect local conditions and act as byproducts of weather, not causes, so sea forecasts from cloud patterns require caution. A red sky at night could signify moisture or distant volcanic dust, not a fixed omen.
Bucklin's Arica Salve Praised by Georgia Farmer
W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Empire Georgia declares Bucklin's Arica Salve cured his severe hand and leg sores and is worth more than its weight in gold. He says he would mortgage the farm to obtain it. The product costs 25 cents at all drug stores.
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Empire
W. A. Floyd
Bucklin
The Eye Description by a Magazine Editor
The speaker, a magazine editor, describes eyes as long almond shaped and thick lids. He contrasts such eyes with his own to claim no genius, noting protruding eyes suggest mental and bodily weakness.
Eye shapes and lashes signal character in New York Press
The New York Press links eye spacing, lash shape, brow definition and lid heaviness to traits like cunning, liberality, melancholy, indecision, voluptuousness, miserly nature, elegance and sociability, noting how eyes reflect personality and interest in others.
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New York Press
Like Father Like Son Tadpole Lesson
Four year old Clyde and his father walk through a meadow where Clyde spots tadpoles. He asks what they are and suggests bringing them home to populate a pond. A frog prompts him to compare himself to his father, asking if there is much difference between them.
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Clyde
Curious School Customs in Mexican Classrooms
A London Standard description details Mexican schoolmasters rewarding students with cigars during lessons after satisfactory work. The entire class then enjoys a group smoke, while the teacher, by rank, drinks liquor from a bottle on his desk. Parents contest filling the bottle when empty.
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London Standard
British lieutenant changes name to Leo de Orellana Tollemache
A British lieutenant in the Lincolnshire regiment posted an advertisement announcing he will henceforth be known by the name Leo de Orellana Tollemache Tollemache Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache. He states Quintus Tollemache-Tollemache Plantagenet Tollemache remains his given names.
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Lincolnshire Regiment
Leo Quintus
Canada’s Inland Sea Explained as Inland Ocean Vast and Central
The article redefines Hudson Bay from polar desolation to a vast inland sea. It notes its enormous size comparable to the Mediterranean and its reach into the Canadian interior, presenting a quieter, central geographic view.
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Hudson Bay
Mediterranean
Canadian
Counterfeit Nickel Sparks Family Exchange
A comic exchange shows Little Elmer accusing a nickel given by Mamma of being counterfeit. He recalls his papa’s saying money talks and notes the coin has a whole cent missing, leading to a humorous domestic moment from Chicago News.
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Elmer
Chicago News
Modern Art and Life Clash Critics Say
A fragment quotes the Saturday Review on art in our time describing its spread across the muddy surface of civilization and its clash with life.
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London Saturday Review
A Patient Sufferer
A brief vignette in which Roy questions a tramp about fatigue from idleness and the tramp replies with a stoic view on troubles. The exchange frames hardship with quiet endurance. The Philadelphia Inquirer frames the scene as a human-interest moment.
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Roy
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Jews and Thirteen in Ehrlich’s View
Jewish writer Jacob E. Ehrlich discusses the number thirteen as meaningful in his study The Oestereichische Wochen Schrift. He cites thirteen attributes of the Most High and thirteen yearly feast days, noting Haman’s hanging on the thirteenth of Ab, the bar mitzvahs, and Jacob having thirteen children.
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Jacob E. Ehrlich
Haman
Abas
Joseph
Jacob
Possible Glimmer of Golf Mastery Despite Late Start
Jones questions progress as a veteran coach warns hard practice for two to three years may yield only a glimmer of golf mastery. London Sketch notes the struggle to overcome rough beginnings and the slim chance of reaching true prowess.
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London
Notice to Property Owners on Ames sewer plat
Notice to owners abutting Lincoln Avenue Ames Iowa that a sewer plat and schedule of special assessments are on file in the City Clerk's office. Objections must be filed by November 2 1908. council will fix assessments as corrected and approved. A B Maxwell Galen Tilden City Clerk Mayor.
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City of
Ames
Iowa
Towit
Lincoln Avenue
Fayette Street
North Street
City
A .B. Maxwell Galen Tilden
City Hearing Set On Sewery Plat And Assessment
Notice to property owners of the filing of the plat and schedule of assessment for sewery to be adopted and its publication ordered according to law and that the 2nd day of November, 1908 be the day and the City Hall be the place for the hearing of any objections thereto. Yes Munn Meltzer White Potter Hullibarger Snyder Hoover and Edwards.
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Munn
Meltzer
White
Potter
Hullibarger
Snyder
Hoover
Edwards
New Life Pills Promise Gentle Health Cleansing
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health for three years since using Dr King s New Life Pills. The product cleanses and tones the system in a gentle way and costs 25 cents at all drug stores.
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King’s New Life
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
Too Much of a Tease on the Porch
Blough boastfully recalls a flirtatious encounter with a pretty stranger during a street stroll. He and Neighbors observe as the woman smiles and lingers, then quickens to walk with him before his wife exits toward the hall.
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Blough
Dressmaking services offered in Ames by Mrs W A Will
Upon returning to Ames, Mrs W A Will announces dressmaking offered in her rooms at Hamilton Elk. Prices are reasonable and satisfaction is guaranteed. No business transacted on Saturday. Room 14 Hamilton Block Mutual phone 549.
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Ames
Hamilton Elk
W. A. Will
Hamilton Block
Mutual Phone
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Yours
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Willie
Ancient
Ireland
Los Angeles Times
Canada
Modern Art
St. Louis Republic
Mutual
A. W. Crary, M. S
Crary's Hardware
Boone, Iowa
G. A. Brugger
U. S
Land Man
Margaret M. Jones
Baker's Jewelry Store
McWilliam
Ames, Lowa
A. J. Clark
Mar Halltown
Chicago Board of Trade
Tremont Block
Nelson & Nible Meat Market
Ames Engineering General Facility
Ames, Work
South Side
Main St
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