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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
3
Rev Herbert A Wilson of the Episcopal church led Sunday evening vesper services. A good crowd heard a brief address urging all to help stray sheep back into the fold. The message stressed duty to assist others, neighbors or strangers, regardless of their condition or status. Rev Stiverson led singing.
J W Stiverson, pastor, conducts Sunday School at 10 o clock and preaching at 11 o clock by President Kephart of Toledo YPSC U after the park service. President Kephart will preach at the park service at 6 30 p m.
Congregation announces a special Sunday service at the Congregational church with Prof. Charles Noble of Grinnell Iowa college to fill the pulpit as pastor William J. Minchin presides during the August 4th morning service.
Church of Christ led by Pastor H. D. Williams holds Bible School at 9 45 a m. Preaching by the pastor at 4 m. Christian D eavour follows the union services in the park.
G. O. Paulsrud, pastor, leads worship at the Lutheran Church with services scheduled for next Sunday evening at 8 p.m.
I have used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in my family for five years and recommended it to many in York county Pennsylvania. It has never failed to effect a cure in any instance. For sale by Laughran Bauer and Joel C Cagwin.
The Railway Commission ruled steam railways must set joint rates with interurbans. Shipments to the college are treated as hauls, not switches.
The Ladies Cemetery Association will hold a meeting Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. J. Graves.
Rev Francis C Renier departs this evening for the Mackinac Islands and up the St Lawrence to Montreal. The trip features during wartime seem more attractive than the Cuba plan he had expected. The journey promises rest as church building weighs on his nerves.
The article discusses Edison phonograph aided offices replacing female secretaries with machines in government and large institutions. It cites James Wilson opposing women in Ames college and argues machines improve efficiency, reduce temptations, and expand dictation capacity. It notes stenography's female dominance and predicts more stenographers needed as dictation increases.
Francis C. Renier, pastor, announces mass at eight o'clock next Sunday morning at the Catholic Church.
Bids opened Tuesday for a new Methodist church with prices from $38 000 to $44 000. The board meets in secret session sworn to secrecy and deliberates whether church expenditures can exceed pledged limits. The architect from Chicago and Cincinnati missed meetings. he has replied by letter. Services are held at the Armory Sunday as usual.
In hot weather we should eat sparingly as digestion suffers when blood runs high. The ad urges using Kodol For Indigestion and Dyspepsia to aid the stomach, claiming it digests food itself. Sold by Cc. A. Gamble.
A Concord Georgia resident reports severe illness after measles worsened by rain. He credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life and restoring his health. The note is presented as unsolicited gratitude and promotes the product sold by Laughran & Bauer and Joel C. Cagwin.
In Ames First Ward 7 for 38 ward 13 for T1 against Second against Third ward 2 for 43 against Fourth ward 16 for 19 against Washington township Five for 13 against Nevada First ward 117 for 4 against Second ward 78 for 6 against Third ward 86 for 6 against Fourth ward 81 for 7 against Story City 9 New Albany 8 for 101 against Milford 11 for 10 against Richland 15 for 29 against A total of 1782 votes were cast in the county with 573 in favor and 1209 against the proposition Nevada 18 the only city that went for
John Riha of Vining Indiana endorses DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills after a year of sales. He notes twelve customers report perfect satisfaction and says he himself used them with fine results. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
Speeches hailed the Blake company interurban line and its Ames extension plans to Waterloo and beyond. Mayor Parley Sheldon credited the project with city improvements and economic benefits, noting the road’s extensive right of way and cooperative spirit with Ames.
A dense listing details Aug sessions with Rev E B Eaton Bible study daily at 9 am, lectures by Gen Z T Sweeney Col Robert Leeds and Dr Frank M Bristoll, chalk talks by Alton Packard, and Ames City Band performances. The schedule runs Aug 18 to 23 with multiple sermons sacred concerts and moving pictures by American Vitagraph Co.
Mr Blake credits the interurban for Boone’s housing boom with 208 empty houses two years prior now full. He notes new residents from nearby suburbs and price gains along the line, with Ankeny lots doubling in value. The Boone banquet ends with a blessing and a 45 minute ride home for 35 guests.
A Boston style ad warns against substitutes for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It touts gentle bowel action and complete cleansing of coughs and colds, claiming quick throat relief and irritation reduction. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
A real estate notice from Home Realty Company offers for sale first class lands in California and Western Canada. The brief highlights regional focus and property type as advertised.
In August Term 1907 Story County District Court submits a foreclosure action against Geo H Gallup Earnest Eavens and others for 1500 plus interest taxes and costs on a promissory note and mortgage to secure the note. The defendants are urged to appear and defend by noon on a specified court day. the action seeks judgment and a sale of described land.
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