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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
9
Dr Young offers free consultation and examination at 209 6th Avenue Des Moines Iowa to treat stomach, liver and gallstone issues during State Fair week. He says many out of town patients will be accommodated and promises complete cures where possible while informing incurable cases.
A reflective column questions spelling changes of street names and the honoring of old families. The writer recalls Boone street and the name Hogg-hett and laments altered spellings that obscure family histories while urging residents to preserve original forms.
A man from Ames arrived in Boone intoxicated with fifty cents on him. Boose police arrested him, took his money, and jailed him, publishing his captivity. The piece mocks Boone’s drunkenness and contrasts Ames as a livelier town while noting the arrest occurred in Boone.
Mrs. A B Wright drives weekly periodical circulation and renewals as locals praise the office. Doris Reynolds improves after a throat operation in Des Moines. Robert McCracken visits Oregon kin. Rev Shallensburger preaches to a large tent audience. Other movements include Oliver in St Paul, Blair visit with Wright family, Kent moving into Hoagland house, Totten and daughter back from Denver, Snodgrass friendship with Mayme Wilson, Tesdall and Johnson family gatherings, and Francis Dickinson visiting Emma Johnson.
Heat and drought keep residents at Ames Chautauqua with Maxwell Park easing farm chores. Eastwood couple move to Scotts Bluff Nebraska September 1. Local visits include Crooks family mourning a horse, Smiths returning to Oregon NL, and Hardcastle family piano prize. Various residents travel, move, or seek work while Chautauqua continues in Ames.
The staff report covers Rev. Dawson praising Savonarola as isolated from his era and Dr. Van Kirk delivering Browning with dramatic insight through readings like Andrea del Sarto and Soliloquy in a Spanish Cloister. William Jennings Bryan drew a large audience, urging Christian ethics, with $695.75 gate receipts and high attendance on a sweltering August day.
An advertisement claims ZEMO draws surface bacteria to the skin and destroys germ life for eczema pimples blackheads dandruff and scalp diseases. It notes salves offer only temporary relief and cites Mr Cagwin the druggist who endorses ZEMO and offers a sample bottle.
A brief note reports reduced paint prices at Cag wins with a scoreline 20-3, highlighting the favorable deal and outcome for buyers.
The speaker claims a move from credit to cash reduces costs and avoids dead accounts. Four commodities are cited to prove price cuts are possible, noting elimination of book-keeping and collection services.
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