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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
Local housewives report huge baking success using Zephyr Flour. A sack yields 5 to 10 more loaves than any competing flour, producing bread pies cakes and biscuits thought to improve household baking overall. A separate local anecdote discusses Lon Hardin pursuing faith after illness and a comic critique of church fashion by a preacher.
Dr David H Stern claims a twelve day treatment for diabetes and rheumatism that eliminates sugar in five days and restores safety after twelve, offering remote diagnosis and free booklet by mail with patient letters. He cites thirty five years in blood skin nervous and chronic diseases with Chicago practice.
Dr Sterns Medical Dispensary at 263 259 Dearborn St Chicago warns the public that he is not a traveling doctor and may only be consulted at his Chicago office. Fraudulent agents or partners posing as representatives should be treated as such.
Fred L. Burg of Ames enlisted Thursday in the United States Navy at the Des Moines recruiting station and was sent to Newport Rhode Island to be stationed on a sea going ship. New residents: Mr and Mrs Cranwell and two sons moved from Des Moines to a dairy farm. Cranwell, a Scotchman, works for Iowa State College as a cattleman.
The annual Catholic Students of America convention met in Minneapolis with delegates from major midwest colleges including Iowa State College represented by Mr K A Frommelt. The gathering reported marked improvements in organization and activity across campuses.
Winners at the Corn Show include Ames residents such as L. O. Wise who took second in Class T amateur ten ears, J. T. Waston sixth in Class G, L. O. West second in Class H best thirty ears, Ray F. Bennett sixth in Class G, and Ray F. Bennett third in Class I best five ears. The event featured awards across Districts 4 3 and 10 with state open entries in Lot 8.
Fruit Trees and Flowers reports describe the three day gathering of the Iowa State Horticultural Society plus Park and Forestry Association and Society of Iowa Florists and Plant Breeder's Association in Des Moines. Prof Greene spoke on orchard heating progress in the Mississippi Valley. Bliss discussed spraying. McDonald spoke on forests along rivers. Pammel covered legislation and fungous disease of plants. Reports from Central Station at Ames and the National Apple Show at Spokane were given by Beach.
Fred McCulloch of Hartwick Iowa captured the grand sweep stakes for the best acre of corn at the Des Moines corn show producing 96 bushels per acre. A common kid from Walnut Creek hills he learned from Bohemian neighbors who taught him to till soil and he joined the ranks of progressive young farmers attending the Ames winter short course.
Mr Josiah McColly states the family has moved from Rocky Ford to Colorado City for health reasons. He notes pure water and invigorating mountain air, enjoys the scenery, and mentions Pike's Peak in clear view with Iowa like spring weather. Address given as 115 Jefferson Street.
City businesses are cautioned by the postmaster against placing advertising matter and circulars in rural or city mail boxes. It is a federal offense. Farmers holding sales are advised the prohibition applies to all kinds of advertising material.
A roundup of Ames property transfers lists deeds from George W Banks to George H Graham for Bigelow's ad lots 5 and 6 in block 2. Graham to Hattie De Holt for lot 6. Ross Coutts to William T Smith for lot 21 in W T Smith's ad. W C Jordan to H F Woodruff for blocks 12 13 14 in Lee's ad. Ira S Shaw to A B Hitchcock for lot 6 in Athletic Park add. Alice Fread to Harvey Van Hook for lots 8 9 10 block 3 Kelley. J L Stevens et al to Theodore Berg for lot 4 block 6 C P add. W H Van Duzer to William H Beedle for lot 13 and part of lot 14 section 5 83 24. Anna M Laithly to F J Moravets for lot 22 Athletic.
Park add Ames documents list Carrie Seymour deed to H B Corlett for 2600 dollars sub lot 8 of lot 2 block 41 third. H B Corlett and wife to Carrie Seymour for 300 dollars lot 5 block 5 Harri man’s add Ames. mour d w to Carrie Seymour for 1000 dollars lot 3 block 4 Harri Emmerson Stailey. and w to Alice Fread for 175 dollars lots 89 and 10 block 8 Kelley E S Rice to Belle Rice Newiennd for 1000 dollars lot 14 block 4 Kingsbury’s add Ames plus a 33 ft strip and 132 ft of lot.
The annual short course in agriculture will run January 2 to 14. Enrollment is expected to exceed last year's thousand plus. Lectures and labs cover animal husbandry agronomy poultry dairying horticulture agricultural engineering and domestic science with stock and prize animals used for judging. Slaughtering and demonstrations are highlight features.
The railroad commissioners cut coal freight rates between Iowa points from four to 29 cents per ton. Boone to Ames falls three cents per ton and Centerville seven cents. The new rates take effect January 1.
Prof J Gordon of the dairy department of ISC lectured Tuesday in Des Moines before the City Union of Mothers Clubs at the City Library on the value of good pure milk for children.
A joint meeting of the state board of education committee and public schools representatives at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids led to easier entrance requirements for state institutions. Iowa State College was represented by President Stanton, Dean A Marston, Prof. A Storm and Prof. Herman Knapp.
The peculiar properties of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when it was taken case of pneumonia. Sold by all dealers.
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