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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1904
Page
6
A whimsical poem imagines the months as pupils in a New Year classroom taught by a Father Time figure. January through December are measured for lessons, with some mastering French or Hebrew, others goofing off, and a class-wide pep talk about promotion to the new century. The piece ends on a hopeful note about the months learning their tasks.
Rev. John P. Carroll, formerly president of St. Joseph's College in Dubuque, was consecrated bishop of the Helena Montana diocese at the local cathedral with Archbishop Keane of Dubuque officiating. Archbishop Grennon of St. Louis preached the sermon as twenty prelates and two hundred priests attended.
Francis E. Seery of Walford was sentenced to 18 years in the Anamosa penitentiary after a second degree murder conviction for the death of Michael Moneyhan. A last day motion for a new trial claiming prosecutorial references to Seery not testifying was overruled.
An explosion on a Rock Island freight engine west of Davenport killed Engineer M Calhoun and Fireman H Kinney. Head Brakeman Thomas Gimmel and other trainmen were injured, Gimmel seriously, as the engine and helper pulled a long train.
At Hinton the Great Northern freight derailed after the tower switchman forgot to throw the crossing switch. Engineer Gibertson was killed and Fireman Hanson and Brakeman J. J. Hale fatally injured in the crash signaling disaster.
Des Moines reports the death of Prof. J. L. Budd long head of the horticulture department at Iowa State Agricultural College and a world renowned pomologist. The telegram from San Antonio Texas announced his passing after 22 years directing Iowa’s horticulture program.
Two men blew the safe in R. S. Marlette’s store and escaped with $5,000 deposited by stock buyers from various parts of Adams county. Bloodhounds tracked them but failed to locate the culprits.
Reports from Franklin, Valley Junction, Waterloo, Humboldt, Oskaloosa, Ames, Des Moines, Fairfield, Bussey, Newton, Onawa and Boone cover deaths, sales, prosecutions, hunting results, church figures, train accidents, and legal actions. Notable items include deaths of Mrs. R E Train and Sister Mary Ursula, a $10,000 fire at Wilson Bros., a Bonnie Brae sale at $90 per acre, Bible study enrollment at Iowa State College, and lawsuits involving Des Moines merchants and distillers.
A drummer recalls rewarding a waiter in a southern city with a counterfeit five dollar bill. He was arrested en route, arraigned in federal court, posted bail, and faced multiple appearances. He later paid restitution to the waiter who warned him of consequences.
An account from London Tit-Bits describes a stout self-satisfied speaker praising his strict lifelong regimen of early hours and hard work. A young man interrupts asking what part of life the regimen covered, highlighting a clash of views on discipline.
A humorous quote from Fliegende Blaetter depicts a waiter delaying serving a chicken half until another full order arrives. The exchange shows a caricature of sitcom style restaurant woes and customer impatience framed as a staged dialogue.
A barnstormer jokes about acting being tough. He says he survives on one meal a day while portraying a man with the government in a Detroit Free piece.
The Chicago Daily News quotes a remark that a fiance has no education but can sign checks for at least half a million, highlighting a testy exchange between Myra and Isabel about qualifications and finances.
A Boston Herald note describes a hen resisting an impulse to roam outdoors and scratch, choosing instead to work for posterity as a creative impulse overwhelms her restlessness.
A Parisian doctor insists love is the result of a microbe and warns science to heed the lesson, urging caution against disturbing tender bonds.
A short dispatch notes a boy from Machias Maine who recently traveled eight miles over rough roads and is hailed as a great actor in Ohio State police records.
Mrs. Sue Williams of Hensley Arkansas declares Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her chronic backache after years of doctor visits. The testimonial claims a single box provided relief and warns backache signals kidney disease, urging sufferers to try the remedy to guard against Bright's Disease or Rheumatism.
A newspaper page note indicates a shift from a child care feature to a new column offering tips on the treatment of toy dogs. The teaser signals a change in household topics and suggests practical guidance for owners.
Millions of women use Cuticura Soap assisted by Cuticura Ointment, praised as a great skin cure. Purportedly preserves and beautifies skin, cleanses scalps of crusts and dandruff, stops hair loss, softens hands, soothes rashes and irritations, and serves many antiseptic nursery and toilet needs.
A St Paul girl reportedly dislocated her jaw from laughing in a remark cited by the Indianapolis News. The item notes the girl did not simper and records the unusual incident.
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if Pazo Ointment fails to cure piles within 6 to 14 days. The advertisement touts relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles with claims of a guaranteed cure.
A reflective note from the New York Press suggests a mother could teach her daughter about aiding a lover only if she risks revealing herself and her motives.
A reader from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 endorses Piso’s Cure for Consat tion as unequalled for coughs and colds, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
A newspaper caption notes a proverb-like remark about how harsh speech harms youths, expressing concern over careless talk described as fruit causing stomach distress in children.
A quip about a once poor author Jones now wealthy by writing about ox carts and the poor who ride in them. The gag notes his shift from ox-cart days to a big automobile and mocks his earnings from cheap literary topics.
A Chicago Tribune quote asks which is the ship and which is the storm in the painting titled A Ship in a Storm, praising its striking effect.
The Cincinnati Enquirer contrasts praise for mass murderers with the quiet, unrewarded toil of those who benefit humanity through patient work. It questions society’s values and rewards.
Tickets on sale via Queen & Crescoont Route and Southern Railway to Florida New Orleans and points south at reduced rates good returning May 1 1905. Variable route tickets to Florida and Cuba via Atlanta and cane via Asheville. For rates contact Chicago D P Brown Detroit W W Dunnavant Warren and Cincinnati officials.
A quotation contrasts two types of voting devices, one resembling a cashreceiving mechanism and the other a cashdisbursing one. It emphasizes a key difference in function relevant to how votes are recorded and counted.
Advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It notes a refund if it fails and includes K W Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 5 cents.
A Salt Lake physician introduces a new medicine and proclaims it superior to castor oil, noting its greater effectiveness in relief. The remark, reported by the Indianapolis News, adds a skeptical aside about the drug’s modest required quality.
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