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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
2
A London Telegraph anecdote recalls G A Sala asking if his copy could be edited. The reply likens editing to a butcher selling meat, indifferent to its preparation, illustrating a writer's view on editorial control.
Story County rural letter carriers gathered in Ames for their annual convention. Sampson Weir of Story City led discussions urging closer ties with the Iowa State College and urging carriers to act as missionaries to direct youths to Ames. Officers elected included President Sampson Weir and Vice Presidents Toll and Southern, with delegates named for the state convention.
A physician specializing in stomach troubles endorses Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a fast acting relief for acute indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. The sponsor promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and notes three sizes priced 25, 50, and 100 cents available at Loughran & Bauer.
The expression It suits to a T means fits exactly and harks back to the T square used by draftsmen to make true angles and perpendiculars. Boswell cites Johnson era usage, noting Warburton being fitted to a T.
A new drama The Rosary directed by Gas Kell and MacVitty opens at the Armory Opera House on Wednesday March 1 after runs in Boston Chicago and New York. The play asks why marital unrest and rising divorce rates occur and urges audiences to look within at modern relationships.
Daily from March 10 to April 10 the Chicago, Union Pacific and Northwestern Line offer personally conducted California tours in Pullman tourist sleeping cars leaving Chicago each Tuesday and Thursday. Double berth to the Coast costs less than ever before. For full particulars contact S A Hutchinson Mgr Tours Dept 212 Clark St Chicago or agents North Western Line. Also a Story County Iowa notice appoints Parley Sheldon administrator of Almina Sheehey estate with payment and claims deadlines.
The Ames Savings Bank Story County Iowa reports assets totaling 19406.43 with liabilities of 254,958.02 and capital details. It lists cash on hand 516.35 with other cash items 1166.41 and deposits due to 28,062.20 plus real property values 8,870.50 3,399.77. Directors include W W Sylvester president and J R Harrison assistant cashier. Notarized Feb 18 1911.
A Cedar Rapids discussion compares household expenses from a woman’s list in Coon Rapids to a South Dakota family’s $40 per month budget. It details yearly living costs, groceries, housing payments, and a sample daily menu, noting frugality and savings outcomes.
An attack of the grip is often followed by a persistent cough. Chamberlains Cough Remedy has been extensively used with good success for relief and cure of this cough. Many cases have been cured after all other remedies have failed. Sold by all dealers.
Rose Hemstreet Kingsbury born March 1 1863 Ames Iowa. Married Seth N Kingsbury May 4 1893. Lived in Ames, a northern Iowa farm, and Ontario where she died February 20 with infant Edith Ruth. Survived by husband five children mother two sisters four brothers. Funeral at Congregational church Ames with Rev William J Minchin. interment Ames cemetery.
A historical account claims ganjah or Indian hemp used in Jamaica yields terrible effects. It suggests the weed influenced Indian mutiny leaders to drive sepoys into rage. It describes altered time perception, distorted sound and distance, and warns of catalepsy and eventual homicidal madness with continued use.
The Boston Courier reports a tense exchange after a church service where a rector’s praise of women’s economy in dress provoked a wife to call it tactless while a husband defends the remark and notes her gown’s plainness.
A pun yields a note that apples can be sold but a dog cannot be retailed. The line contrasts commercial fruit trade with pet ownership.
Executors Robert G. Emmet and L. H. Pammel call all persons indebted to the Peter Emmet estate to present their claims. Dated February 7 1911 Nevada Iowa. A few minutes delay in treating croup is dangerous and Chamberlains Cough Remedy is safe and effective for children.
A brief notice invites patrons to Miss McConnell for hair goods shampoo massage and manicure care parlor located one block north of Hotel Ames. The fragment mentions 37tt as part of the text.
A public notice directs residents to Story County Bank for a complete list of taxes and provides payment options. The notice emphasizes timely settlement and directs readers to the bank for full details.
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