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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1906

Page

7

Civil Service Exams Across Multiple Posts and Dates

Listings show November exam openings for several federal posts in cities such as St Paul Fort Mackenzie El Paso and Port Crescent with salaries from 55 per month to 1800 per year and dates November 3 10 14 20 21 30 and December 1 plus a general notice on respiratory health and a column on Col Beardsley criticizing bath practices at an Iowa institution.

St. Paul Minn Fort Mackenzie Wyo San Juan Agency N. M Haskell Institute Kansas Quartermaster’s Department San Francisco Weather Bureau Port Crescent Tatoosh Island Washington el Paso Texas Fort Russell Bureau of Standards Ellis Island D. C Farmer Indian Service North Dakota South Dakota Montana P. C. Department Fort Lincoln N D Wheeling W. Va Philippine Service

Gorilla Size Meets Lungs Theme In Surprising Ad Copy

An odd catalog item brands gorillas as the strongest animal of its size and claims they have the largest lungs. The blurb then shifts to cosmetics style rhetoric about facial charms and skin, concluding with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offered at 35 cents by L. M. Bosworru.

Hollister L. M. Bosworru

Library weekly report shows activity and plans for improvement

Miss Freed, city librarian, reports a week ending October 20 1906 with daily reference and circulation figures, 100 bound magazines stored awaiting binding, and high school English classes to read travels biography and history. Local effort by the Commercial Club seeks a scheme to relieve library demands.

Miss Freed Library Commission Commercial Club

They Make You Feel Good Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad

The pleasant purgative effect experienced by all who use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and the healthy condition of body and mind they create make one feel joyful. Price 25 cents. Samples free at Judisch Bros.' drug store.

Chamberlain Judisch Bros

Nevada district court docket of new cases and notices

The list covers numerous civil and equity matters filed for the next term in Nevada with cases including Frank Cooper versus C M & St P Railway John D Sims versus Drs Christ & Christ and state actions such as Iowa against E E Sparling. It also notes liquor permit applications for Geo Means ff Gandrup W A Devendorf and Mr Harding and several divorces juvenile and contract actions along with notices from The Youth's Companion advertisement and a Columbus Ohio stomach cure claim followed by Nuckerson Bros sidewalks praise.

H. J. Michaelson Arne Christopherson W. D. Hix Western Union Telegraph Company Indian Creek Township Mark D. Sheldon Rose Olinger C. M. & St. Paul Railroad Mr. Harding H. Ss. Boyd Frank Pogue Fitchpatrick & McCall Edward Thompson Lafe Myers Adair Jones State of Iowa Hugh French First National Bank of Nevada A. A. Olson C. E. Pierce Jos W. Jones

Christen Your Farm and Name It for Mailbox Distinction

A column urges farmers to name their farms and display the name on mailboxes and signs. It cites Ames examples such as Orchard Farm White Oak Farm Oaklyn Farm Rookwood Farm and similar practices to personalize property and mail delivery. The piece also presents a lengthy public notice from Story County Iowa detailing a 1907 partition suit filed by Henry Lathrop against E O ise and others over two parcels in Township 83 North Range 24 West and related acres. It notes heirs of Martha Bracken and the court action to partition and sell the land with proceeds distributed per interest.

Beardsley Col Des Moines Story County Clarinda Polk County State Board of Control Chesterfield Beau Brummel Thompson Ames Herb Nolan District Court Iowa Henry Lathrop E. O Ise & Ogm North Range Eightythree Martha Bracken A. D Nevada County of Story

Iowa land sales offer cheap farms near Ames and rail towns

Real estate notice promotes Iowa farms near Ames with two to three hundred bushels per acre corn potential and strong soil. prices ranging 15 to 35 dollars per acre, with timber, artesian wells, and good farm buildings. Excur­sions depart from Ames on the first and third Tuesdays each month. exchange offers and city property also listed.

Iowa Minnesota Ames White’s Hardware Story County Bank

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