School board reshuffles staff ahead of term start
Ames district selects Mrs. Mabel H. Clark to teach seventh and eighth grades in the central building replacing Miss Nattie McBurney who resigned. C. H. Pasley elected secretary replacing C. Tallman who resigned after one year. The salary is 75 dollars per year.
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Mabel H. Clark
Nettie McBurney
Clark
Ames
Tallman
C. Tallman
C. H. Pasley
Pasley
Wil
Girl Dyes From Indigo Shoe Polish Faces Critical Illness
Mary Coffers a nineteen year old hospital worker in Allegheny Pennsylvania is rendered lavender from head to foot after indelible ink used as shoe polish dyed her skin. Doctors fear she may die as ink spreads through her body and blood. The incident follows the footwear incident two weeks prior and ill effects observed by coworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Coffers
Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny
Mary
Courtship by Phonograph Brings Los Angeles Woman Love Letter From Washington
Idella Dotter of Los Angeles and Seth Cabell Halsey of Washington conduct a romance through phonograph records and mail. His proposal arrives on a record and a telegram follows inviting her to Los Angeles for further courting. The engagement is not formally announced yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Washington
Idella Dotter
Cal
Seth Cabell Halsey
Mr. Halsey
New Amusement Hall Soon By Scenic Theaters
Mr. A. Kahn of Scenic Theaters plans a moving picture show in the old bowling alley near Knudsen’s, with carpenters at work. The venue will offer moving pictures, illustrated songs, and amusement for all ages, aiming to open in a couple of days as arrangements are finalized in Chicago. The company runs similar venues in Kankakee and Logansport and other cities.
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A. Kahn
the. Company of
Chicago
Knudgen
Kahn
Kankakee
Logans Ind
Terre Haute
Ind
Chi
Ames Couple Wed After Close Call On Train Work
Miss Abbie Ruth Elliott of Ames and Mr. John Long were wed in Los Angeles after a mountain wreck trapped Elliott in a toilet room and delayed their plans. She survived with minor injuries and severe fright, while her fiancé could not travel earlier. The couple is the daughter of Rev. A. A. Elliott of Ames.
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Los Angeles
Abbie Ruth Elliott
Ames
Miss Elliott
John
Elliotl. C. Long
A. A. Elliott
Burglar Turns Out To Be Wife’s Son In Paris Suburb
In Villeneuve le Roi near Paris a bearded intruder broke into Mme. Vadel’s home while her husband was away. The youth, aged 17 or 18, fled after a chase during which shots were fired at pursuers. He was captured after his disguise failed, and Mme. Vadel fainted on recognizing her own son, who held a position in Paris.
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Villeneuve le Roi
Paris
M. Vadel
Mme. Vadel
Blue Jays Fight Coons Cat In Fayetteville Yard
In Fayette place Taunton Mass residents watched a clash between "Rags" the coon cat owned by Mrs James Brown and two blue jays. The jays swarmed from a nest in an acacia tree and attacked the cat on both ears and sides, scattering him into the house for safety as the birds fought furiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Place
Taunton
Mass
James Brown
Rags
Barn sale during blaze ends with resale after lemon claim
Clarence M. Ortlip of Oxford PA bought a burning barn at auction as part of an assignee's sale of Clark H. Jackson property in Russellville. James Pennock bought the burned barn but backed out, claiming the deal was a lemon, forcing a resale. The scene drew farmers from across the county as the structure and itsContents were destroyed by fire before the sale concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Ortlip
Oxford
James Pennock
Russellville
Clark H. Jackson
Pennock
Snake in a Candy Box Terrifies Wakefield Teacher
Miss Mary Kelley a Hamilton school teacher in Wakefield Massachusetts was receiving a box of candy when a long green snake escaped from the lid causing a seizure and a relapse into a serious condition. An unknown man delivered the box and police seek the culprit and the box origin.
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Mary Kelley
Hamilton
Wakefield
Mass
Unusual Golf Accident Ends with Fish Death
Tienry Beevor of Newark a solicitor had a strange golfing episode on the Newark links driving a ball into the Devon river. The ball struck and killed a fish weighing nearly two pounds. both ball and fish were recovered nearby with telltale injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tienry Beevor
Newark
England
Newark Links
Devon
Thrice-a-Week World offers combined Ames Intelligencer deal
The Thrice-a-Week World declares 1907 aims a better paper with impartial political news and full reporting. It advertises a $1 annual price for 156 pages and a combined one year offer with The Ames Intelligencer for $1.75, saving compared to the two-paper $2.00 regular rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Intelligencer
Jeffersons rule on eating during heat waves advised
In hot weather one should eat sparingly to aid digestion, citing a Jefferson rule about not overindulging. The ad promotes Kodol For Indigestion and Dyspepsia as a stomach aid, sold by C. A. Gamble.
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
C. A. Gamble
Peking Falls to Allied Troops After Sharp Battle
Allied forces entered Peking after a fierce assault at the gates on August 15 1900. An Iowa minister served as American envoy and an Iowa soldier led the wall scaling, becoming the first to reach the ramparts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Iowa
Remedy for net Never Known Fail
A testimonial advertises Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a proven cure in family use over five years. S. Jemison of Spring Grove, York County, Pa, commends it highly and says it never fails. The remedy is sold by Laughran & Bauer and Joel C. Cagwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County
S. Jemison
Spring Grove
Laughran & Bauer
Joel C. Cagwin
Roup Moves to New Pew Quarters Near Intelligencer
J Roup announces relocation to his pew quarters next door east of the Intelligencer office. He offers to repair shoes neatly as ever and invites customers to come and see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roup
Intelligencer Office
J. Whos
Bids Sought for Lump Coal by Ames School District
Notice calls for bids on coal for the coming winter to be delivered to school bins in Ames Iowa. Bids must be received before Monday August 26 to the Board of Education secretary Tallman at 192 . CO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
CO. Tallman
Y Board of Ed
Horton & Steigerwalt Admonition to Settlers Funds
All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to Horton and Steigerwalt are asked to call and settle their accounts at once to close the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton & Steigerwalt
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Advert
A promotional note warns against inferior cough cures and touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. It claims gentle bowel action and full system relief from coughs and colds, with sale through C. A. Gamble.
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Kennedy
C. A. Gamble
Des Moines Texas Land Co offers prairie land in Texas Panhandle
The Des Moines Texas Land Co advertises prairie land in the Texas Panhandle priced at 10 to 18 dollars per acre. It touts level chocolate colored soil, 24 inches rainfall, four sure crops yearly, gulf breeze, rare freezes, rail access and low freight, claiming land rivaling Iowa and Illinois with easy living and long term prosperity. Regular excursions on the first and third Tuesdays. office at 408 KF 5th St Des Moines Iowa.
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Texas
Iowa
Illinois
United States
Des Moines-Texas
Des Moines
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