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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement urges choosing Dagwin lotion over substitutes for chapped hands with a 25c bottle marketed as sufficient for the winter. It warns substitutes as dangerous and promotes Dagwin as the better option.
Advert describes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial trouble. It claims to be pleasant to take for children and a gentle laxative expelling phlegm. Sold by C A Gamble.
F W He announces candidacy for member of the Board of Supervisors in Reput- Mean county primary. Jacobson also files to run in Six Calisburg Iowa, seeking Republican nomination for the general election. Dates include January 27 and June 2, 1998.
A candidate announces for County superintendent of schools subject to Republican voters. Ira Jay Scott is the name listed, with a location in Iowa. The notice indicates campaign intent for the 1908 election and urges GOP voters to decide.
Ames January 29 Fowler announces his name as a candidate for County Treasurer with the Republican primary decision looming on June 0.
A voter message fragment shows H B Hadley Nevada and I W Douglass Maxwell announcing candidacy for County Attorney subject to Republican county primaries. The note also mentions H B Slattery Ames Iowa and a pledge to enforce state laws if elected.
A set of candidates seeks the Story county sheriff nomination in the upcoming Republican primary. Prank E Kooser Milford Township Ames P O addresses, Tom Thompson Nevada, Fred C Warrick Nevada and Frank B Lough announce their candidacies ahead of the June primary.
J A Fitchpatrick appeals to Boone and Story county Republicans for nomination as state senator at the upcoming primary.
George C. White declares candidacy for Representative subject to Republican primary action on June 2. The statement names GEO. Cc. WHITE as the candidate.
H E Slattery announces his candidacy for county attorney in the upcoming Republican primary on June 2 1908. Born in Scioto county Ohio he grew up in Webster County Iowa and has served four years as Ames city attorney guiding water and sewer improvements and defending the city in one favorable case. He is a total abstainer from alcohol and advocates moral reform and strict law enforcement.
Frank B. Lough of Nevada is announced as a Republican candidate for sheriff. A deputy sheriff for three years, he is familiar with the office and praised as a man of worth and character. Lough is an Iowa native, has lived 35 years in Story County, and six years in Nevada as a businessman. His supporters say he is reliable and deserving of strong consideration.
Commercial Printing-Intelligen cer office reports Iowa holds its primary election on Tuesday June 2. Citizens select party nominees and cast ballots at local polling places across the state. Officials remind voters to bring identification and check polling hours.
Obituary notice for Robert Clinton Allen a longtime Ames resident born June 1 1856 in Crawfordsville Iowa who died March 28 1908 at his sister’s home in Ames after decades with the C N W railway detailing his character and funeral by Masons with present pallbearers and honoraries. The piece notes his loyalty honesty and social roles including plans for burial and last rites.
J F Warren shipped cattle to Chicago and attended the 1848 Story county scene as a delegate. The piece notes H W Holcomb’s death in Minot North Dakota and records as first settlers Dan Ballard and George Kirkman with early land entries and 1848 arrivals shaping Boone and Story counties.
A memorial overview of Gov. John Henry Gear highlighting his legislative impact from the Des Moines county seat to the speakership and governorship. It notes his reforms on street work funding, the board of control for institutions, prison cost reductions, and infrastructure promotion, plus his congressional and senatorial influence and enduring labor until his death at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
Local notice reports two new automobiles ordered in Chicago by Ben Severson and O M Anenson with more to come. The week features Roney's Boys concert at the opera house with high praise for Henry B Rooney. Social clubs meet, families travel, births occur, and hog shipments move with nineteen cars sent last Wednesday.
Mr 8 G Williams of Powderly Texas says he suffered for years with kidney and bladder trouble using many remedies without relief until Pineules were tried. After a 30 day trial for $1 he reports feeling fine and notes money will be refunded if not satisfied. Sold by C A Gamble.
A rustic parable about sharing good fortune and the human urge to help others. The circular notes that people cured by Chamberlain's Cough Cure write letters to publishers to aid others in need and praises the remedy sold by Loughran & Bauer and Joel Cagwin.
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily through March and April from all Northwestern line points to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound. Daily toured tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern line. A Hutchinson Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago Ill or address nearest ticket agent.
Fred C. Hanrahan of Portsmouth Virginia endorses Chamberlain's Col ic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best patent medicine for six years. He notes it cures reliably and customers value his recommendation over more profitable alternatives. Available from Loughran & Bauer and Joel Cagwin.
Mr Thos Stenton of Pontypool Ontario reports eight years of rheumatic pains and mutism found relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He recommends it to others and notes it is sold by Loughran & Bauer per Joel Cagwin.
A Portland man narrowly avoids collision with a stranger as both sides dodge in a brief street passing game. A nearby observer notes the odd exchange as the man and a young woman zigzagged for several seconds, debating whether to continue a waltz or a two step.
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