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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1904
Page
5
Local notices printed at 5c per line per insertion for entertainments with admission fees, 25c per line for cards of thanks, $1.00 for resolutions of respect and condolence. Church and club announcements published once with 5c per line for additional run. Display rates available on request. Changes due by Tuesday evening each week.
Hulda Nelson killed her mother Mrs Gustaf Nelson with a sharp instrument and then died by tying flat irons around her neck and sinking in a cistern. The Gowrie tragedy shocks the town where both women were respected residents.
A solid gold ring with an opal setting is missing. Mary Kintzley asks the finder to return it and offers a reward.
Chris Barbour announces a February 25 sale featuring 21 Poland China brood sows from his breeding program and Shorthorn cattle. He notes there is no cull material, all animals chosen for proven breeding merit after fifteen years in the business. Bargains await discerning buyers seeking quality stock and good investments.
Dr. McCash president of the Iowa Anti Saloon League spoke to a full crowd at the Methodist church Sunday night. He cited his role as former pastor of University Place church of Christ in Des Moines while Rev A M Shea led the M E church. He presented a theme avoiding typical sorrowful anti liquor imagery.
Help wanted note seeks a reliable housekeeper for Mrs. M. Henry at her millinery shop. Apply in person at the millinery store.
Fresh stock arrives with dress goods suitings ginghams and waistings. Shoppers gain access to new patterns and fabrics perfect for fall attire. Local store highlights quality ranges and price points.
A Lincoln birthday program at the High School drew about thirty attendees. The program featured the High School Orchestra, recitations by May Osborn and Enya Talbott, essays by Nina Madson, Laura Storms, and Violet Waltmire, a Girls Chorus, a Mr. Spinning Wheel parody, and a debate on educating American girls in school equal to boys, with participants Cecile Smith Ruth Cessna Irene Buchanan Mildred Semmons Florence Tunis Bernice Shagart. Real estate transfers and an agricultural society notice follow in the second column.
The article reports Russian torpedo boats sunk by their own mines and misidentifications, with multiple ships blown up as Japanese forces observe. It notes repeated losses and mocks Russian naval competence amid ongoing conflict.
A public tax notice directs residents to pay taxes at the Ames Savings Bank. The notice specifies location and action required.
Miss Euelah Bingham and Prof W J Kennedy wed Saturday at 11 in the bride’s home officiated by Dr Storms. Only relatives and friends attended. The bride is a college graduate and fine elocutionist. Kennedy teaches animal husbandry at the college and is well regarded statewide.
Reliable information says Ames is a candidate site for a cream separator and churn factory. Cedar Rapids and Clinton compete to attract it. Ames may be chosen if strong inducements match rivals. No definite factory size details yet.
An Iowa newspaper promotes The Des Moines Daily and News with yearly and short-term rates including 1.50 per year 1.50, 100 for eight months, and 0.80 for eight months 80 cents for three months. It claims to be the most complete paper in Iowa and notes it is the only daily stopped when time runs out.
An old advertisement asserts real beauty comes from inside using Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea complexions tablets and Lea or tablets, priced at 35 cents, attributed to L. M. Bosworth.
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