Taking the 1900 Census Changes in Age and Data
Washington letter outlines planned census revisions for 1900. It explains adding month and day of birth, new age questions, and child births counts while omitting sensitive health and mortgage questions. It notes English language, military census plans, tabulating machines, and new staffing by special agents in major cities.
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Washington
Philadelphia Ecord
Congress
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
War Department
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Luzon
Memorial Hall
Cambridge
Danvers Lunatic Asylum
Bachelors Hall
Massachusettes
Merriam
Draft horse sale offered with flexible terms by Singmaster and Son
Farmers in this section purchase draft mares from Singmaster and Son Keota Iowa. W. W. Griffith leads buyers with thirty-one mares and two stallions from the Normans stock. Prices range 100 to 300 dollars with five year stallion-cost payments at Ames. If not breeders, mares returned at seller expense.
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W. W. Griffith
Bloomington
H. M. Davis
H. ©. Davis
M. E. Livingstone
Fay Taylor
Joe Stewart
J. T. Mc.Cracken
W. J. Zenor
G. W. O’brien
Singmaster & Son
Keota
Iowa
Ames
SING
Master & Son
New Day Train Service Des Moines to St Paul and Minneapolis
New Day introduces a through vestibuled train on the Northwestern Line with daily departures from Des Moines at 9:00 a m except Sundays, Ames at 10:30 a m, arriving St Paul via Elmore at 7:45. Minneapolis at 8:15 p m, and return from Minneapolis at 7:10 a m except Sundays, St Paul 7:40 a m via Elmore, Ames 5:00 p m, Des Moines 6:15 p m.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwestern
Des Moines
Ames
Elmore
Peru
Afton Junction
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Sun
Kansas City
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
San St Paul
Macepolla
Dubuque
Cago
Rivhelieu Mince Meat Available Through Bradley and White
Bradley and White advertise RIVHELIEU mince meat for sale. The notice markets its availability and suppliers for customers seeking mixed cuts.
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Bradley & White
Diphtheria Closes Oskaloosa Schools and Election Day Reminder
The Oskaloosa schools shut due to a diphtheria epidemic while voters prepare for election day next Tuesday. The piece notes citizen duty to vote, critiques McKinley, and recounts remarks about the Philippines and an early typewriter claim by Abner Peeler of Webster City.
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Oskaloosa
the Freeman
Webster City
Abner Peeler
Peeler
Electric Bitters Credited With Restoring Ailing Man
John Oliver of Philadelphia describes severe jaundice and weakness then reports swift improvement after three weeks of Electric Bitters. He asserts the remedy saved him from the grave and urges others to try it, sold at Tilden & Loughran's drug store for 50 cents guaranteed.
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John Oliver
Philadelphia
Tilden & Loughran
New Towns Offer Profitable Relocation By Railroad
Merchants doctors lawyers and all trades urged to relocate to fresh towns along Chicago and North Western Railway lines. Areas offer rich surrounding country and expected thrift and prosperity with original low prices. For details contact J F Cleveland land commissioner Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company Chicago. 25-2 mi Sao ea a.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
J. F. Cleveland
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago
Marshalltown Times-Republican Promoted as Iowa’s Best Evening Paper
Iowa's Great Daily lauds the Times-Republican as the premier evening paper in Iowa. It highlights extensive Iowa news coverage, AP telegraphic news, and a biweekly eight page semi weekly edition offered for one dollar, with club deals pairing with the T.A. for about the same price.
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Marshalltown Times- Republican
Iowa
Associated Press
T.R
T.A
The
Times
Best Appointed Ames Home For Sale With Six Acres
An opportunity to buy a well furnished ten room house with six acres of land six blocks from Main street Ames. The modern hard pine home features four upstairs bedrooms, carpeted floors, large downstairs rooms, furnace and hot air heat, plus outbuildings and a barn. Inquiries to Jas Hale or Wester man McLain. Poultry wanted. Also ads for Grape nut butter Sleepy Eye Cream flour and Adams Bros vegetables from Olsanville.
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Ames
Main Street
Jas. Hale
Westerman & McLain
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Jesults
Booker T. Washington
McKinley
Alger
Democratic Party
Providence
Rhode Island
Dewey
Great Daily
Adams Bros
Ames Grocery Co
Olsanville
Manila Bay
Weper
Smith & Son
Nevada
B. Elliott & Son
E. F. Posegate
C. Hamilton
South Dakota
Hamilton Block
W. M.greeley
Henry Wilson
Cash
A. S. Needham
Union National
Bankers’ National Bank
National City Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Patteo
Hemstreet
M. Hemstreet
J. A. Campbell
Campbell
EL Reno
H. Eighmy
Ames, Towa
Canier Bros. & Herman’s
Canter, Bros. & Herman
C. W. Dudgeon
TJ. Miller & Son
Chicago Great Western Railway
Poulthy, Hlu
Lowa
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