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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
7
The Tennessean notes Iowa Turse City has five story structures and no first class elevator. A few slow lifts exist yet fail to meet modern expectations for business and residence buildings.
Two engineers from Southend England have developed a new fuel named radiant from factory waste for gas heating. It costs no more than fire clay, emits a blue flame, and delivers about three times the heat of current gas heating.
Norway establishes a bank for working people offering loans at 3 to 4 percent interest with 42 years to repay. Homes must cost no more than 800 dollars and the land area cannot exceed five acres.
Italian journalists mock a government catalogue listing 140 art objects in Italy that may not be sold to foreigners without consent. The page notes the list is far from comprehensive and implies broad restrictions may be ineffective or poorly prepared.
Capt. Clay, commodore officer of the London & Northwestern Railway Co. steamships between Holyhead and Ireland, has retired after crossing the Irish Sea near 20,000 times as commander. He navigated company vessels about 1,500,000 miles and carried nearly 1,259,000 passengers.
The pearl fisheries at La Paz in Lower California are shrinking yearly due to lack of a systematic method for weathering pearl oysters. Continuous fishing throughout the year without adequate respite during the spawning season destroys juvenile oysters, causing a noticeable decline.
A Mexican petroleum company on its property 50 miles west of Tampico on the Mexican Central railway holds about 15 oil wells and several others near oil sand. They can come in once tankage is supplied. Several tanks with a capacity of 35,900 barrels each are nearing completion.
The text notes civet as a pasty yellowish substance from a pouch near certain lands of the civet cat in Abyssinia. It starts yellow then darkens, with a strong musky odor. Women in the country deem it indispensable in perfumery despite its disagreeable scent.
The Bible remains the world’s best selling book. The British Bible Society reports 180,000,000 copies distributed since its founding and the American Bible Society adds over 70,000,000 volumes to the global supply.
A London wholesale haberdashery firm showcases a new line of paper undershirts and hosiery in New York at popular prices. Japanese paper handkerchiefs sell faster, and a specially constructed wallet accompanies the set. Separate divisions are used for clean and soiled ker niels, the latter being burned.
Naturalists report deer in Vermont woods weigh much more than the believed maximum of 225 pounds. One specimen topped 300 pounds, two others approached that, and most bucks sold were in the 200 pound class or higher.
The article notes that South Africa exports all its diamonds from the Cape of Good Hope to London but British trade publications omit these imports. After leaving the cape, export records seem lost though customs attest that over 26 million dollars in gems are sent to London.
Superintendent Simon Flexner has studied 16 leading European research methods and will install approved facilities. Water cure for skin and eruptive diseases will be investigated first, with elaborate animal baths provided. Photographic records of all experiments will be kept in the buildings.
Des Moines reports show Iowa railways hid data on operations and accidents while improving wages. The Iowa railroad commission calls for better public access, notes 1904 wage gains to 2.10 dollars per day, and records total wages over 25 million dollars. Also covers bank surveillance, state building move, and Silas Wilson’s St. Louis medal for horticulture exhibit.
At the Iowa Implement Dealers association annual gathering in Northwood a heated debate arose over the International Harvester company. Speaker Eckert warned dealers that the giant merger creates a path to eliminating middlemen as 1905 contracts grow harsher. An International representative claimed retailers’ interests remain central, sparking fears of a prolonged, fierce industry conflict.
Iowa's St Louis commission nears completion of its world fair exhibit. A meager report shows the Hawkeye state exhibit cost about $122,000 with a total appropriation of $145,000 for the commission's use.
A report notes that of an $23,000 appropriation for a display, $23,000 is to be returned to the treasury as the total amount saved from the initial allocation.
A weekly roundup notes Great Britain expanded its naval force with 26 new cruisers. Other items include a $160000 fire in St Joseph Michigan and the closing of the Chicago lake season with last grainboats departing.
A fire partially gutted the west wing of the leather shop at the Rock Island Arsenal in Davenport. Fire departments from Davenport Rock Island and Moline battled the blaze which began from a lit match near oil tanks. Loss expected around 150000 and about 600 workers were evacuated.
B A Richardson journeys with wife and family from Spokane to Belle Plaine by horse and wagon, a 2500 mile trip begun July 22. They return home then head to Evanston for Thanksgiving as Mrs. Richardson regains her health, benefiting from the outdoor voyage and long wagon ride.
The article recounts a New York man who wrote a novel and faced public library shelves. Mr Chambers criticizes literary conceit while noting libraries refused to remove a known work despite his vanity. The exchange underscores attitudes toward authorship and reception.
Moravia New York December special reports Mrs Benj Wilson who weighed 300 pounds and fell to 130 pounds due to Sugar Diabetes was cured by Dodds Kidney Pills. Her husband credits first relief and five boxes for the complete cure and recommends them to all with kidney disease.
A fragmented ad style notice denounces painful skin conditions including eczema psoriasis scalled scalp and salt rheum. It touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a proven remedy and cites a Milwaukee Sentinel quip about patents and hat devices.
An old ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a refund if it fails. W Grove’s signature appears on each box. The jumbled copy notes a moral quip about plain duty and attractiveness from the Chicago Daily News.
A letter from a female patient credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing four years of salpingitis and ovaritis avoiding surgery. The note, from Miss Hapaoop of Windsor Ontario, warns of neglect and invasive operation risks. It promises a $5000 forfeit if authenticity is not proven.
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