Many Iowa towns report tragedies and legal cases
Burton Randolph loses two horses in an electrical storm at Keota. In Marshalltown a football practice injury felled the first local victim, the Postmaster’s son. Washington sees a Rock Island freight wreck with a caboose fire. In Oskaloosa Josiah Rogers and Mary Humphrey, ages 79 and 83, wed, among Iowa's oldest couples. Burlington plans a new Mississippi river bridge to carry railway, wagon and pedestrian traffic. Iowa City moves to deter tramp refuge this winter, offering work for the jailed. Albia finds Mayor Cobb not guilty on illegal liquor charges after a three day trial. Marshalltown court fights over custody of a five year old girl head to the state supreme court. Muscatine reports Conrad Bahr crushed to death at a factory. Des Moines notes Cain’s pursuit ends as he surrenders. Fort Dodge man deserts family with daughter. he claims he visits Webster City. Low Moor endures a $75,000 fire wiping out eighteen stores. Webster City sues Illinois Central for $1,999.99 over a 1905 race horse incident. Prairie City tale of unrequited love ends in a farmhand’s suicide near May Trimble.
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Albia
Distret Court
Cobb
Lovill
Marshalltown
Parker
Supreme Court
Mary Lane
Edith Weeks
Rhodes
M. Weeks
Three Cambridge Girls Take a Boone Hiatus
Three Cambridge youngsters Bertha Maud McKone and Katherine Lee aged 12 to 15 described a trip as a bum and a spank. they planned to Ogden but ended in Boone park. They toured sights then were summoned home by police and parents, with warnings to curb mischief and enforce curfews and the golden rule.
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Cambridge
Boone
Bertha
Maud McKone
Katherine Lee
Ogden
Ogden Howevr
Boone City Park
4Th Ward
High Bridge
Butler House
Bank
Boone Chief of Police
Roller Skating Rink Schedule With Themed Nights
The Cole Skating Rink opens every evening after 11 with Thursday as ladies night and men admitted if accompanied by a lady. Tuesday afternoon is ladies afternoon exclusively, and a trainer will be in charge with music on Thursday nights.
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Cole
Wanted Pianos to Tune by E G Hazarene Mu tual phone 333
A local ad seeks piano tuning work by E G Hazarene at 806 Clark Street with mutual telephone service noted. The notice promises guaranteed work and lists contact details.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Ad
An ad proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough and cold cure with no opiates. It promises lung healing and pneumonia prevention, claims a yellow package, and urges refuse substitutes. Also notes Ames Prohibition Alliance meeting at 1113 Kellog Avenue with G. H. Mellor at 7:30 next Monday. Then an employment pitch for The American Magazine by J N Trainer offering a straight pay opportunity without needing experience or capital.
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Foley
Cagwin
Ames Prohibition Alliance
G. H. Mellor
Kellog Avenue
American
F. P. Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln Tarbell
J. N. Trainer
West 20Th Street
New York City
Ames and surrounding property transfers and notices
Compilation of real estate deeds and related notices from Ames area. Transactions include J E Allan to Lincoln Township for 75 dollars. Richardson’s ad. Ames Savings Bank to Jessie B Thompson for 2500. Kingsbury’s ad to Ames. Iowa Railroad Land Co to J W and E L Kinsell wd 250. Totten to E C Robinson 500. Gilbert Nancy E Price to Wm C Schulz 1000. Schulz to Price 1 13 ad Richardson. A W Van Horton to Harry and J D Murphy 700. Sheffield to Joseph Warwick 227503 dollars com 1 rd stake. Martha Millhouse to C M Millhouse 11250. Amos B Land to Albert Land 4000. Ella E Shope to Clark McClain 7200 8 1 2 se 32 82 22.
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J E Allan
Ad Zearing
C Schulz
Nancy E Pricewd
Richardson
Zearing
van Horton
Harry
J D Murphy
Bigelows
Ad Ames
John N Sheffield
Joseph Marwick
Martha Millhouse
C M Millhouse
Amos B Land
Albert Land
Ella E Shope
Clark McClain
Births and local notices fill Ames district week
A Sunday birth reports a girl for Mr and Mrs John Ericson. Several residents recover from illness while others visit kin. Conett and Briggs laid down a well for L G Rosenfeld. Edith Hutchison and Mrs Renyolds are ill. Mrs R Sheehey visits Ames relatives. Clara Mathis visits Cedar Falls kin. Maude Ensign visits Boone. Mrs R W Crane hosts Baptist Missionary Society. Frank Sutter and Edith attend a love feast in Ankeny. Valine begins a new blacksmith shop with temporary work. Local church activities include Rev Minuigin preaching at Congregational church next Sunday.
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John Ericson
John Johnson, Sr
Conett and Briggs of
Ames
L. G. Rosenfeld
Renyolds
A. Person
Edith Hutchison
East of Town
R. Sheehey
Lewisa Rosenfeld
Clara Mathis
Cedar Falls
Will Johnston
Maude Ensign
Boone
CO. D. Stevens
R. W. Crane
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Frank Sutter
Edith
Ankeny
Valine
Horror Times Lampoons Halloween Nuisance Appeal
In this week’s Horror Times a reader criticizes the Hoodlum behavior at the Armory and urges parental control at home. The letter warns Halloween crowds may become another nuisance unless authorities and residents curb disturbances.
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Hallowe’en
Underwood and Boyd Tie at College Area
Last Monday noon at the home of the bride's parents near the college, Jean R. Underwood married Nella B. Boyd with Dr. O. H. Cessna officiating. The groom, a local lifelong resident and veterinary student, will finish his junior year in June. They plan to reside in the city.
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J. R. Boyd
Jean R. Underwood
Nella B. Boyd
O. H. Cessna
Big Ames Land Deal Sells 480 Acre Farm West of College
The largest Ames land sale in weeks closed last week as Pross Stanton and Knapp sold their 480 acre farm west of the college to James Kennedy of Ellington North for 33000 dollars. The closing was handled by real estate agent Tom Thompson. The property lies west of town between Ontario and Jordan.
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Ames
Pross
Stanton
Knapp
College
James Kennedy
Ellington, N
Tom Thompson
Ontario
Jordan
Market Day Sale in Kelley Iowa fulfills stock sale event
The monthly market day sale on Front Street Kelley Iowa occurs Saturday Oct 26 at 1 PM. Horses cattle and hogs plus farm machinery will be sold. Cash terms with option of one year on approved notes at 8 percent interest. Listing fees and sale commissions apply. FE. F. Postaarr Aud. E. J. Penfield Clerk.
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Front Street
Kelley
Iowa
Harry Sheehey E. F. Posegate
Bank of Kelley
Operator at the Mutual Telephone Office Seeks Applicants
Help wanted for immediate hire at Mutual Telephone Company. Positions open for an operator role at the office. Apply at once.
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Mutual Telephone Office
Floating snail builds a seaworthy raft for eggs and self
A violet snail named fanthina supposedly crafts a boatlike raft from its body parts to endure storms. It carries eggs in central compartments, stows newer eggs on the sides, and fills air chambers by releasing air under its head. It feeds on a jellyfish raft and can color its surroundings violet when handled on shores.
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France
Liquor in Norway and the Samlag System
The Samlag system in Norway gives municipalities power to grant retail spirit licenses to a company that will run traffic in public interest, with up to 5 percent annual return on paid capital. It replaced old licenses with two classes, none or limited compensation for dispossessed holders, and annuities for those with lifetime licenses, aiming to eliminate private profit and ensure public monopoly and liquor quality.
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Norway
Samlag
Reform measures cited by the New York Herald
The New York Herald cites proposals to increase licensing, simplify law enforcement, and curb the liquor trade while advancing progressive reforms.
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New York Herald
Not Man's Work On Marriage And Delusions
A quote from Anna Rogers in Atlantic argues marriage is not a man's work but a cherished illusion. It suggests men begrudgingly part with marriage and see it as a dream of prolonging improbability, while happiness as a husband remains a whispered prayer and secret wish amid potent motivational factors.
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Anna A. Rogers
Atlantic
Dogs in Baghdad Not Looting Bazaars as Dogs Adapt to Food Rules
In Baghdad, open bazaars invite scavenging dogs yet they avoid food. A desert caravan observed greyhounds refusing venison and water until a Persian muleteer toppled provisions, after which the dogs abruptly surged in. The trait stems from long habit of avoiding cooking pots, learned from humans and river life. The piece notes Baghdad’s sanitation yet highlights dogs as crucial refuse cleaners.
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Bagdad
Euphrates
Arctic Cotton Plant in Far North Described as Illusion
The circle calls the arctic cotton plant the climax of nature's irony in the far north. Cotton blooms across the tundra from June to August, its short silky fiber unlike southern cotton. Today fields are decorative, with blooms bright against a bleak landscape, while discovery potential hints at Alaska industry employment in the future.
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Arctic
He Explained The Stranded Motorist And The Plowman
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip describes a stranded motorist working over his car as a sarcastic plow follower asks how many horsepower it has. The motorist replies Bixty, and the other notes that thirty are pulling each way, humorously highlighting the tug of parts and effort.
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Bixty
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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McFarland
Washington
Rock Island
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Oskaloosa
Star
Josiah Rogers
Mary Humphrey
Rogers
Humphrey
Burlington
Ttowa
Muscatine
Conrad Bahr
Roch-Musser
Dorothy Wickes
Des Mones
Cain
Morriss
Johnson
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Charles Ames
West
Clear Lake
Iown
Samuel Kennedy
Low Moor
Clinton
W. EB. Hayden
Illinois Central Railway
Highvein
Hayden
Isaac Ladley
Prairie City
Miss May Trimble
Ladley
Thority
Wyysny
Fountain of Youth
Ade
Cagwin’s Drug Store
Welt
Bisink
Karen
Bange & Alm
Minuigin
Congregational Church
Underwood-Boyd
Knapp Farm
FE. F. Postaarr
E. J. Penfield
Liquor
Far North
Tone Bros., D&s Movies
Tone Bros
Westnet
Judisch Bros
Abe AR
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton Block Ames
Margaret M. Jones
Baker’s Jewelry Store
A. L. Pottcr
DR. Pierre
DR. Pierre Chemical CO
Chicago
Loughran @ Bauer
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