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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
Potatoes offered at 5 dollars per bushel or 65 cents each when bought in 10 bushel lots. Also available are Poland China boars of spring litter and several good Short Horn bulls.
Furnishings offered include a Garland range new Sept 1908 a chiffonier a kitchen cabinet a drop leaf table an iron bedstead with springs and mattress two chairs and other items all new Sept 1908 Also sewing machine kitchen table dresser stand lawn mower and gasoline stove (latter under three years old) to be sold at a bargain at residence H G Bell 807 Hodge Ave due to removal from town Viewing and purchase available at the residence.
A timid young man, invited by Ermyntrude to declare his love, fails to act as they share a joke about arm length and waist circumference. Separately a penniless count flatters a millionaires daughter, claiming noble motives while revealing that the marriage portion will repay his creditors.
Ames society notes a push to invite Gov Carroll to address women and girls. Reports list committee chairs for Public Improvement Sanitation Educational Philanthropy Finance and Program while other clubs host meetings and charity sales ahead of December.
Boone residents hear Miss Imogene Stevens tell Christmas stories this Saturday afternoon. Fifth and sixth graders join younger children for the event as books in the library are noted for heavy wear and need for cleaning binding and replacements.
The Ames social page reports Company C hosting a banquet at the Ames hotel for Major Knapp with about 46 attendees. Toasters included Lieut Gultz and officers including Rush Lincoln, H B Hadley and wives from Nevada, returning from the Philippines. Also notes various social gatherings and a journey by Judge Stevens to New Orleans for family matters amid Christmas plans.
Mr and Mrs J M McGolly depart for Rocky Ford Colorado with a ill son staying until climate helps. Their Ames home will be occupied by Mr Ka Rouzer and family moving from Boone county. Many friends wish the trip success as others plan world travel and local visits.
A collage of local ads and quips notes Perry's in Ames selling Bissell carpet sweepers handkerchiefs and fancy china with items like 3613 pictures and doll go carts. It mentions Miss Summer Girl and a satirical exchange about army surgeons in the London Mail.
A statesman blames endless talk for failing to address the main issue. The other agrees, noting time spent standing around discussing both sides prevents reaching a conclusion. The exchange captures a frustrated stance on political debate.
Advertisement claims the improved Ayer's Hair Vigor will certainly stop hair falling. It notes health disturbances may require a constitutional medicine and advises consulting a physician. It states the product does not change hair color.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor is described as stopping hair loss by destroying the arms causing the trouble and then allowing nature to restore the hair and scalp to a healthy condition. Made by the J. C. Ayer Co. Lowell, Massachusetts.
A son was born Thursday December 9 to Mr and Mrs John Wearth at home. The newborn adds joy to the family and is reported in local birth notices.
Harvey Lough captured a young red fox Monday in timber near Ames. The fox entered wire netting and marked no entrance, then was taken to town where hundreds admired the tameable animal, notable for central Iowa.
James Montgomery collapsed with paralysis at five, died at eleven. He was janitor at the Methodist church and street commissioner. The Montgomery family had just purchased the Hog Gate property on Duff Avenue and planned to hold a funeral Saturday at eleven at the Methodist church.
In a Atlanta Constitution retold incident a prisoner denies stealing a boss and needles the judge with wordplay about defense representation and his hard headedness. He notes he voted for Marie Wi Ham but the legislator failed to win reelection.
The London hospital staff wore red flannel gowns awaiting operations in a single theater. Benn Wolfe Levy donated £18,000 then increased to £15,000 to fund five additional operating theaters, easing patient anxiety and postponement.
London Notes and Queries traces the word virago from Latin origins to its current English sense. It notes Plautus used it for a strapping young woman and Romans used it for a heroine without disrespect. The Vulgate and Latin usage kept a neutral or even noble sense.
Napoleon at St Helena wonders if a man has the right to end his life. He argues it only holds if death does not injure others and life is a burden. He notes that impulses to die arise, but often change within days as safety returns, making a Monday action potentially regretted by the weekend.
A group of gentlemen discuss grammar and the Lord’s Prayer asking where the error lies. Some identify “which art in heaven” others pinpoint the phrase “For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.” Proper usage would demand “are” but common practice keeps “is.” Some teachers defend the present form as sounding right, though reversing it reveals the error.
F H Higgins once jailed for taking platinum at the college Chemical laboratory received a full pardon from Gov Carroll. He had been working in Texas with satisfactory conduct and will stay there to start anew and leave past trouble behind.
Perry's offers cut glass and hand painted Pickard china in a clearance sale featuring a range of decorative glassware and ceramic dinnerware for collectors and gift buyers.
A local ad promotes home slippers claiming foot comfort enhances rest. It highlights a wide assortment of styles and materials, suggesting men will want to wear slippers at home for maximum comfort.
A collection of curious wills and notes from various newspapers. A British sailor leaves a shilling for hazelnuts to his wife, a 1880 will delays a widow’s fortune until after death for burial, a French merchant rewards a rejected suitor with fortune, plus a Calcutta business letter mocks formalities.
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