Interstate Live Stock and Horse Show Entries Near Close
The Interstate Live Stock and Horse Show in St. Joseph, the week of September 2025, nears close with Aug. 31 entry deadline. Cattle, hogs, and especially sheep exhibits grow rapidly, promising record numbers and quality along the Missouri river region.
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St. Joseph
Interstate
Missouri River
St. Joseph Territory
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Real Estate Transfers From Ames Nevada and Collins
A batch of property transfers lists numerous transactions in Ames Nevada and Collins with multiple buyers and sellers. Notable deeds include T. J. Wilcox to E. B. Howard for $600 and John Inglish acquisitions from First National Bank and Edgar John, among others.
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National Bank of Commerce
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
T. J. Wilcox
E. B. Howard
Lot
Athletic Park
Ames
Margaret J. Bradley
O. H. Baker
Nora M. Holdredge
Lew Gamrath
Harrimans
John H. Boyd
W. W. Sylvester
M. A. Manning
Gray & Cessnas
Parkers
A. M. Shea
F. M. Cupps
L. F. Kegley
Ives
Leroy Ellis
J. A. Mills
Jay G. Dutton
Burris
Nevada
Capitola Roush
Lois F. Pease
Jones
Collins
John Inglish
Gilmore Burton Wedding in Sac City on September 1, 1909
Miss Eva D. Gilmore and Warren S. Burton wed at the residence of the bride’s relatives in Sac City with about forty guests. The ceremony featured a pink and white carnation arch, Mendelssohn’s wedding march, and a four course dinner. The bride, a native of Ames and Coe College alumna, and the groom, an Ames businessman, will begin housekeeping there after a brief wedding trip. Attendants included Miss Jessie Laing and Miss Edith Wallace. Guests included W. J. Gilmore, George Gilmore, Earl Gilmore, the Burton family, and local friends.
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Wm. Pellersels
South Tenth Street
Sac City
Eva D. Gilmore
Warren S. Burton
J. W. Countermine
Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn
Jessie Laing
Edith Wallace
Lucile Nutter
W. J. Gilmore
Ames
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
George Thornton
Mary Frey
Charles Gilmore
Pauline
White
Sac City Sun
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold By Drugstores
A frantic plea describes many family injuries from burns to cuts and boils. The testimonial claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures all, with Mamie purchasing it and the whole family soon healed.
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Moses
Baby
Johnnie
Mamie
Billie
Teachers and Assignments For City Schools This Year
The corps of teachers for the city schools this year and their assignments are listed. Names include F E King Miss Maisy Schreiner H D Bickelberg Miss Maude Wakefield Miss Ida K Boyd Miss Susan Kerstetter Miss Mabelle Payton Miss May Stoddard Miss Edith Wells Miss Charra Currie Miss Anna Showmaker Miss Ethel Palmer Kathryn Fenton Myrtle Lanning Mrs Florence Tilden Mabel Clark Margaret Sowers Orrie Niles Lillian Burns Nellie Bookout Alice J Robinson Floy Greer Dot Dillon Dorothy K Russell Nettie McBurney Lillian Simmons Blanche Steigerwalt Clara Blair Ethel Grace Pike Percy Watkins and others across Beardshear and South Side Buildings.
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Maisy Schreiner
Caesar
Cicero
Vergil
H. D. Bickelberg
Prin
Maude Wakefield
Ida KE. Boyd
Susan Kerstetter
Mabelle Payton
May Stoddard
Edith Wells
Charra Currie
Anna Showmaker
Ethel Palmer
Kathryn Fenton
Myrtle Lanning
Florence Tilden
Mabel Clark
Beardshear
Margaret Sowers
Orrie Niles
Lillian Burns
South Side Building
Alice J. Robinson
Floy Greer
Dot Dillon
Dorothy K. Russell
Nettie McBurney
Lillian Simmons
Blanche Steigerwalt
Clara Blair
Ethel Grace Pike
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Claims Health Benefits
A 19th century advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a superior tonic that cleanses the system reddens the cheeks and brightens the eyes. It promotes 35 cent tea or tablets and credits J. E. Cagwin as the seller.
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Hollister
J. E. Cagwin
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
A cut price promotional item touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a safe investment that yields surplus earning power and secures comfort and health in declining years. Sold as tea or tablets for 35 cents by J. E. Cagwin.
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Hollister
J. E. Cagwin
J. B. Cagwin
Lincoln Names Aides For Iowa Brigade Officers and staff listed
Brig Gen Lincoln seeks commission of aides by Gov Carroll naming Herman Knapp E E Lambert Paul B Van Order Donald Macrae Jr F R Fisher F S Hurd Fred G Stough Roy C Littlejohn for the Fifty third to Fifty sixth regiments. The narrative describes flood destruction and the creation of Runaway pond from the Mississippi waters.
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Iowa
Lincoln
Gov. Carroll
Herman Knapp
Ames
E. E. Lambert
Newton
Paul B. van Order
Council Bluffs
Donald Macrae, Jr
F. R. Fisher
Waterloo
F. S. Hurd
Des Moines
Fred G. Stough
Ida Grove
Roy C. Littlejohn
Independence
Fifty Third Regiment
Taxes Due Before October First at Story County Bank
Taxes must be paid before October 1 to avoid penalties. A complete list is available at Story County Bank.
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Story County Bank
Haverly Offers Prompt House Moving Service
I am equipped for doing house moving very promptly. H. C. Haverly.
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H. C. Haverly
Hollister Tea Gains Local Notice Amid Paver Scene
Local notes report Mrs. Pickett hosting former music pupils and inviting new ones. Ads push Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Chamberlain's liniment while Mrs McDonald moves in nearby. A Chicago couple welcome an eight pound daughter. community notices invite participation and remind on croup care.
Lake That Ran Away Reshaped Northern Vermont Towns
A century ago in northern Vermont near Glover and Barton a lake above the Green Mountains threatened a mill. Three men attempted to lower water by a brook and quicksands broke loose, prompting a frantic rescue as Spencer Chamberlain raced to warn the miller and his wife before catastrophe.
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Lake Memphremagog
Boston Globe
Vermont
Glover
Barton
Green Mountains
New England
Spencer Chamberlain
TIDES OF PUGET SOUND AND ITS DANGEROUS NARROWS
The Tacoma Ledger describes Puget Sound's narrows as treacherous yet grand with tides reaching over twenty feet inland. Strong currents, whirlpools, and overturning craft occur as water flows like a flood between Olympia and the outer waters, a dramatic blend of danger and beauty that attracts many visitors.
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Narrows
Hudson
New York City
Puget Sound
Olympia
Mud Bay
Shelton
Henderson Bay
Sound
Tacoma
Two Apologies For a Hat Public notice in Kansas City
A Kansas City man who lost his silk hat at a public function prompted a humorous ad in local papers. The note asks the man who took the hat at the reception of the Lotos club to return it, offering thanks and two apologies for the trouble and for the hat.
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Kansas City
Lotos Club
St. Louis Republic
Doctor’s Diagnose: Heart Lungs and Manners Affected
Sprigg seeks medical counsel and in comic pomp asks for the gravest verdict. The physician declares heart and lungs affected and adds that his manners are also affected, per London Answers.
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Sprigg
London
Hypothetical Questions from a Washington Star Quip
A boy teases about his mother asking hypothetical questions when he gets home. Willie, the precocious child, replies that she will pose questions she believes she already knows the answers to before speaking. The exchange highlights a playful domestic remark sourced from the Washington Star.
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Willie
Washington Star
The Tempter on Faking War Service
A brief cartoonish exchange shows an unemployed man claiming to belong to an army of jobless and refusing a week of work. The other speaker suggests pretending to be on furlough, reflecting wartime draft era humor from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Soprano Confronts Musical Director Over Harmony
Exchange depicts a young soprano rebutting a conductor as he accuses the orchestra of misalignment with her voice. The quarrel highlights tensions between performers and leadership in an opera setting.
What does you think of bein up on high
A quoted exchange from the Atlanta Constitution shows a character and a speaker discussing the dangers of dizziness while being up high. The playful dialect highlights risk and perception in a brief dialogue snippet.
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Atlanta Constitution
Where the Shoe Pinched Young Girl Foot Size Gaffe
A humorous exchange from the New York Tribune features a young girl lamenting her large feet and a Practical Auntie remarking she can stand on them. The light exchange plays on vanity and everyday embarrassment.
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New York Tribune
Needlesless Trouble in a Kansas City Quip
A Spring field woman asks a new servant if she washed the fish, the reply implying water life. The quip highlights a humorous exchange about cleanliness and practicality. The brief exchange reflects regional dialect and domestic humor in the Kansas City area.
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Springfield
Shure
Phwat
Kansas City
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Quade Rotographer
Story Co
AME
S&s
Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Iowa
Bosworth
Iowa State College
City
Folger’s Golden Gate
Kelley
Benson’s Cash Grocery
Chamberlain
Lon Erickson
Nels Erickson
J. L Stevens
Louis Erickson
College Park
Samuel H. Greenawalt
Ollie M. Coyle
Fairview
William A. Wier
Ole S. Wierson
Edgar John
George C. Deaver
M. W. Templeton
Laura I. Wahl
Wilcox
O. M. Briley
Nellie
Severns Hancon
Chas. J. Peterson
Geo. Holland
Winifred James
Peoples Savings Bank
F. E. King
Welch Building
Percy Watkins
T. H. McDonald
Minkler
Burnett Avenue
Daniel Bros. & Herman
Jay Nash
Co. A. Gamble
Daniel Bros
Herman
Methodist
Arthur Bauer
State Street
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