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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
1
Editor cites bold front page misprint Micheal Farley Dead From Hearst Disease. Postmaster general clarifies rural mail pickup options and box rental obligation after carrier rounds.
A devout store owner challenged a clerk who billed a customer $3 for a $1.50 item. The clerk cited a Bible verse, saying Behold he was a stranger and I took him in, to justify the conduct.
Adair Iowa hosts public stock sale days drawing farmers from the county. Last Saturday buyers paid 10 cents per hundred above market on stock, while the Adair Improvement company gave visitors a 25 cent coupon. Professors Rutherford and Holden of Ames spoke to attendees. The event offers a model for towns seeking summer trade growth.
North Dodge News reports a quirky discovery about a peglegged hen, noting the incident settles which statue should be honored in Washington. The tale claims the leg loss prevents scratching while leaving egg production intact, a claim presented with rustic humor.
Excursion tickets to the Street Fair and Carnival in Webster City Iowa via the Northwestern Line offered at reduced rates from August 9 to 18 with return valid through August 15. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
Iowa editors debated a supposed law requiring red gasoline cans, sparking a red paint boom and noisy public scenes. Officials clarified no such law existed, only red warning cards printed for gasoline cans, while some dealers refused the cards.
M L Hostetter spoke at the Methodist Episcopal church on intemperance telling of his rise and fall from drink and conversion in Des Moines. He criticizes misinterpreted Bible passages and now warns youths through lectures and a book on liquor.
Chicago American reports on the Spirit Fruit sect and the Berlhart farm saga. Belle Norris, once in Ames, fled with her father Stewart N Herbeson from Lisbon, Ohio to Albuquerque, New Mexico, amid sect claims and pursuit. Mrs Herbeson remains in Chicago, as authorities and family discuss prosecution, while Spirit Fruit leaders vow Belle’s return.
Former Ames resident Carl Smith now runs a Roland barber shop and is sought by Marshalltown authorities on a warrant for theft of tools from a Marshalltown barber shop. His latest whereabouts were unknown, with reports he has roamed between Roland and Ames.
A humorous reminiscence from the Register and Leader about picnics in Des Moines parks. It features a young man who proclaims lovers learn at picnics, a chaotic scene with a chicken decapitation, a chaotic family outing, and a sharp domestic reaction. It weaves in a Cincinnati horse incident and a Story City tale of a lovesick youth, ending with comic banter about whiskey cleaning frames.
An Iowa man who moved to Kansas months ago left a farewell wall note near his Kansas home. He lists distances to local landmarks and quips about being bothered by Republicans and a hampered life before declaring he is returning to Iowa for a fresh start.
A woman on Cocart Hill hires two men for house cleaning. When asked about the picture frames, one worker confirms and requests whiskey, signaling a choice of the finest liquor. The incident highlights tensions in a routine domestic task.
The P. E. Smith family south of Cole narrowly survived a poisoning last Thursday evening. After returning home from a trip they fell ill, with Mrs. Smith and a child struck first. Mr. Smith and another child later recovered. Poison may have been hidden in bread. motive and culprit unknown.
A plea to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand is offered. It notes the remedy is for sale by Loughran and Bauer.
A brief wartime aside recalls the Japanese army advancing steadily, with an Irishman’s remark capturing the calm or resigned tone of observers amid ongoing conflict.
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