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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
7
A historic English statute once protected men by punishing women who deceived husbands with false hair cosmetics or body alterations to marry. The law, enacted in Queen Elizabeth I’s era, aimed to deter fraud and harm in marriage.
The following jurors are to report for the August term of the district court on September 2 at 10 a m. Chas Alfred Milford Frank Allen Sherman Frank Allen New Albany R N Ballard Howard Henry Bates Nevada City Co M Bartlett Story City Roy Breese Washington EB Burton Washington Ed Charleson Story City A S Christensen Story City F H Curtiss Washington Ole Frowick Palestine No 2 James Galbreath Warren Wm Garlock Union Wm Gates Jr Nevada City Wm Gearhart New Albany Tom Halverson Nevada City A D Hix Lincoln Nels Idle Palestine No 2 Joseph T Johnson Warren Johnson Story City Wm Kingkade Washington Wm Koin Milford Ed T Kooser Washington John Mathers Grant W J Mead Sherman W T Mead Richland Ralph Morse Richland Grant Myers Story City Hans Nelson La Fayette Lewis Olson Story City O B Patterson Collins A F Pearson Indian Creek Wm Peterson Union Ole Prescott Milford H M Rasmussen Warren James Robertson Grant Marion Scott Union Chas Shortman Palestine No 2 Wm Smith New Albany G B Taylor Washington L O Tegland Franklin Ole Thorsbackken Howard C G Vasey Collins C W Wells Nevada City R B Westfall Washington C L Whitaker Lincoln L D Woods Union
Iowa towns face severe electrical storms with widespread property damage. Dodd & Struthers rods cited as highly effective after award at the St. Louis exposition. Railroads plan to install rods on trolley poles and power-house stacks to prevent lightning damage.
Advertises DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as penetrating pores for rapid healing of cuts burns bruises and scratches. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
A Minnesota homesteader Hans Larsen and his son known as Kid recount a dramatic search after the boy vanished for hours. A logging crew and forty-niners combed the woods aided by birch torches and lanterns, finally finding him in a bear den sleeping beside a she bear and cubs, unharmed besides hunger.
An advertisement touts Pucks as the best all purpose soap sold by first class grocers. It claims Pucks is the original Mechanic's Soap ideal for removing grease ink and berry stains from hands and suitable strictly for home use. It warns that imitators exist but the original remains best.
Miss Pearl Eunice Ivey of Atlanta wed Michael Henry Gallaher in a ceremony atop the Georgia state capitol dome. Rev. Dr. A. C. Ward officiated as the couple, accompanied by friends, joined in marriage after years of vow.
Isabel Jenks of Seattle, a member of a well known family, reportedly smokes eighty seven cigarettes per day. She began at age twelve after a brother taught her to roll and smoke. Her habit has caused irritability, sleep loss, and possible insanity evaluation.
Women representing Omaha church societies urge police to remove plaster legs used to display hosiery in store windows. Police fail to act and the fire and police commissioners have not responded. Commissioner Robert Cowell runs one implicated store. women threaten formal demand to have the displays removed.
Sioux City board of education fights an ongoing goat problem at the high school. A janitor chased a goat from the supply room after it chewed tablets, pencils and chalk. Officials consider restraining orders on goats owned by local families including C J Moore and Mark Naughton.
Rattling chains and other spectral sounds disturb the Hitchin workhouse nursing staff in England. One nurse resigns and tramps are said to be avoiding the institution as the haunting reports spread.
Mrs B J John ton of Linton Mississippi recounts that after three years of doctors' efforts a sick child improved within hours after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The product is sold by Laughran and Bauer and Joel C Cag win.
The Beech Hill pond cold cellar in Otis Maine is a large rock walled room housing a spring of water famed for health benefits. The water stays intensely cold even in summer and forms ice in July, a local wonder cited by the Kennebec Journal.
Pineules are advertised to relieve backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue by aiding kidney filtration. A 30 days treatment costs $1.00 with money back if not satisfactory. Sold by C A Gamble Druggist.
A historical account explains a simple fire starting tool made from soft dry wood with a central hole. A hardwood rod placed inside is spun rapidly by hand or a cord pulled alternately, functionally depicting early friction fire methods.
Hundreds suffer painful operations each year rather than try Man Zan Pile Remedy. The product is applied at the site of trouble and claims to relieve pain and inflammation. Priced at 50 cents and sold by C A Gamble, a local druggist.
A visitor learns from a local farmer that no physician lives within ten miles. The farmer remarks the parish mostly dies natural deaths, prompting the visitor to marvel at the lack of local medical care.
Summer coughs and colds yield to Bees Laxative Cough and Contains honey and tar but no opiates. Children like it and find it pleasant to take. Laxative qualities recommended to mothers as hoarseness and croup yield quickly. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
A cheerful note encourages turning personal gloom into sunshine for friends. The text advises sharing bright mood to reflect joy back, making clouds retreat as brightness and joy illuminate relationships.
A collapsible tube remedy with a nozzle offers immediate relief for soreness itching and protruding piles. It is guaranteed and priced at 50 cents. Sold by C A Gamble Druggist.
The herring is the most used fish in fresh and cured forms. Over 250000 tons are landed on Britain’s coasts annually, with vast catches reported along European and American shores.
Pineules claim to strengthen the kidneys and draw poison from the blood helping rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble lumbago and fatigue. They offer quick relief with satisfaction guaranteed and are sold by A. and others.
The quote contrasts the prudent life of a wise man who anticipates future events without relying on them, enjoying the present and fondly recalling the past, with a fool whose life is driven entirely by future expectations. Epicurus.
If you suffer from bloating belching sour stomach indigestion or dyspepsia take a Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each meal to improve appetite and aid digestion. Sold by C A Gamble Druggist.
The Colossus of Rhodes, built by Rhodesians, toppled by an earthquake in 224 B C. In ruins nearly nine centuries it was not repaired until Saracens captured Rhodes and dismantled the statue selling the 700000 pounds of metal.
Advertisement notes headache and constipation disappear when Rings Little Liver Pills are used. They keep the system clean and stomach sweet. Taken occasionally they keep you well for the entire family. Sold by A. Gamble, Druggist.
An elderly henhouse keeper threatens to shoot if a neighbor's dog eats his chickens, and the neighbor dismissively replies that no shooting will be needed if a chicken is taken. The exchange highlights escalating tensions over livestock in a rural dispute.
The product Pinesalve Car bolized provides immediate relief for bites stings sunburn cuts and bruises acting as a poultice. It is sold by C. A. Jarane Drugeist at 25 cents per vial.
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