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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
7
Bristol Rhode Island resident Mr. F Le Roy Hoar recounts self cure of rheumatism with D Williams Pink Pills after cold exposure. He describes symptoms and recovery, urging others to obtain evidence by writing to Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
A bank president advises his son on entering business with the principal virtue of honesty. He adds a practical note urging study of corporation law to learn how to conduct business honestly yet effectively.
A publisher pays $2000 for exclusive print rights to Conan Doyle's "Sir Nigel" in next Sunday Magazine. The deal, cited as the highest price in America for a single story, promises the romance will dominate literary news for months.
An Atchison Globe quote notes every man demands his wife believe him and that his daughter not listen to young men, reflecting social norms about trust and authority.
Mrs. Jane Farrell of Jersey City testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her back aches swelling dizzy spells and urinary issues. She says kidney action improved and she is now a healthy woman. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A catalog of archetypes appears as a social panorama with characters like an aspiring writer, a frugal wife, a lawyer who insists he has no case, a fashion minded woman, an egotist, an old maid seeking marriage, a naïve graduate, a philosopher applying theory, a dissatisfied bachelor, an office seeker, a widower, a faithful lover, an inventor with modest means, a spellbinder who withholds truth, a spoils driven politician, a bride wary of others, an editor chasing unknown genius, a letter writing correspondent, and an amateur author not convinced by jealousy.
The piece notes a European sugar crop estimated at 6 550 000 to 6 675 000 tons and a German crop around 4 200 000 tons. It reports England's first electric powered spinning mill at Pendlebury Manchester with 80 000 spindles and no chimney. It also mentions a first solid train of canned peas shipped from Longmont Colorado, world cargo totals, and grape production in Belgium Channel Islands and France with US demand and price ranges.
A Cleveland man sues for divorce after his wife threw a seashell at him during a reading. A Pennsylvania woman seeks divorce citing a husband who deserted her 36 times in 47 months. A Trenton woman laments Finnegan as husband who won’t seek a name change through the legislature. A Logansport wife complains her husband is overly loving and demonstrative.
In Havana on December 2, a largely uneventful election ended the liberal party crisis. Heavy rain and voter indifference produced very light turnout, with liberals withdrawing from nominations. Moderates won all major posts from Palma to provincial councillors, leaving liberals with few seats in the new congress.
The Journal counts 149 lives lost and over 70 ships wrecked with nearly 7 million dollars in losses on the Great Lakes this season. Duluth reports three men killed in the George Herbert wreck. Ashland notes the Ira H. Owen wreck with 19 crew lost, while Sir William Siemens reports debris, suggesting survivors may have reached shore towns.
In Mobile on December 2 a boat on the Middle river between Texas and Alabama rivers burned with nine men trapped inside. Sidney Wheat, the sole survivor among ten aboard, escaped as the craft collapsed after a late awakening due to illness. Owners Stewart and Butt could not explain the blaze, noting the boat had no steam for three days.
The Chicago Packers offered to let Commissioner Garfield inspect their books with a promise that no information would be used in court. Now the results are turned over to the justice department for prosecution. The Journal calls for a square deal and criticizes methods used, including searches and courtroom exposure of workers' families.
William S. McWilliams, weakened by strain, confessed to killing his wife and five children in their Independence home. He says he acted because he believed the children should be dead rather than suffer and because his wife’s demands for money and jealousy drove him to desperation. He details striking each victim with a hammer and then stabbing them with a butcher knife.
Five persons suffocated in a four story stone building at 2400 Wabash avenue. At 2:30 a.m. one body, a woman, had been recovered. Fifteen others, men and women, were carried down ladders by firemen. The structure housed colored families and was asleep when flames started in the basement. The fire did not reach beyond the second floor.
In St. Tite Quebec on December 2 the three children of Fortunat Trepannier died in a house fire that consumed their home.
St Louis December 2 a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Francis B Runder former cashier of the St Louis post office. He was arrested weeks ago on charges of embezzling 8621 dollars of post office funds.
Miss Florence Carpenter of Chicago died from injuries after tumbling from a horse in Excelsior Springs Missouri. Her body was shipped back to Chicago for burial or funeral arrangements.
A zealous young curate stays at a country house. Hostesses reveal the room is haunted and ask about sleep quality. The curate recalls a spectral figure by his bedside and asks for a subscription for his Sunday school. The ghost vanishes, leaving no further sightings.
Mrs. Martha J. Lee of Wraser Idaho testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her rheumatism after three relapses. She says the pills restored her mobility enabling Sunday School attendance and daily tasks, noting healthy kidneys remove uric acid and cleanse the blood.
A lecturer on commerce and manufactures prompts remarks on a key collateral branch of the oil trade. A spirited student replies with a timely jab about staying abreast of the times in Pittsburgh.
The advertisement touts Cuticura with Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as a complete local and constitutional treatment. It instructs cleansing crusts with soap and hot water, drying softly, applying ointment to soothe itching and inflammation, and taking pills to purify the blood. It claims numerous cures of simple, scrofulous and hereditary humors.
In a brief chat, a Beantown remark sparks a playful exchange about another Beantown like Lima, Ohio. The Chicago Sun captures a light moment reflecting regional nicknames and friendly rival banter.
An advertisement from A. P. Hoxsie of Buffalo New York touts a croup remedy said to prevent pneumonia and diphtheria with no opium or dangerous scents. The message ends with an aphorism about self opinion and the lion.
A reader in Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 praises Piso s Cure for Consumption as unequal for coughs and colds. The note adds a Puck quip about authorship depending on proximity.
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