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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
9
The piece notes 1910 ending on a rare triple finale the last day week and month, with 1911 expected to begin on a thriving note. It reflects on viewers who stayed up to witness the final moment and predicts prosperity for Ames in the new year.
Local Ames column lists visits and movements of residents by towns including Boone Story City Oskaloosa and Des Moines. Names include Jack Brusch G Kahler Claude Sellers Jay Gould Virgil Parker W P George Roy Tyler Wilker Graves J Irving Dodson and others with mentions of illness court activity and social events such as the Yuletide ball and skating.
John Sellers, a night fireman at the city lighting plant, stored his suit in an unlocked locker. The next morning his trousers, along with money and a watch valued at thirty dollars, were missing. Suspected culprits are hoboes frequenting the area during cold nights.
The Cagwin Drug Store guarantees ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP will rid the scalp of the dandruff germ. These products are advertised as the best and most economical treatment for skin and scalp conditions for all ages. A single ZEMO SOAP shampoo and ZEMO application reportedly stops itching and cleanses with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Mrs. Sam Allen, hospitalized in Des Moines with a severe appendicitis attack, recovered well and spent a week convalescing at her aunt Mrs. Billy Miller’s home before returning home.
Mr. Harley McElyea of S. C. class of 1909, long employed by the Automatic Telephone company with Canada as its base, starts this week as wire inspector for the Canadian government at Lethbridge Alberta.
Dr L H Pammel was in Minneapolis for AAAS meetings during vacation and then spent New Year with his parents in La Crosse Wisconsin. On Monday he delivered a lecture before a Farmer's Institute at Waukon.
Mr W T Barr and family moved into a vacant house owned by Mr Grove about a mile from their burned home. A settlement with the insurance company was made and a new dwelling is now being erected on the site of the old one.
A Guernsey Breeders Association was organized in Ames to promote the breed. Judge W. B. Quarton of Algona is president and Francis Kerr of Manila is secretary. Two annual meetings planned, one in summer at a member’s farm and one in Ames in winter.
After twelve years of hard work Dr David H Stern claims a new method to treat diabetes without strict dieting. Sugar eliminated within five days and patients comfortable from day one. twelve days to complete safety. He offers a free booklet and insists in-person consultations at his Chicago office 263-269 Dearborn St. Warning: no traveling doctor. beware agents.
Faculty representatives and college presidents from Missouri Valley colleges gather in Des Moines this Friday to settle ongoing questions about college athletics. No new reforms are on the table. topics include summer baseball Thanksgiving Day football and using college fields.
The Ames team opens with Missouri on January 13 and 14 at State College. After this four games, Kansas and Nebraska are slated with eight players traveling under Coach Williams. Remaining Ames schedule unsettled for now.
A historical notice proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy valuable for throat and lung troubles. It promises quick relief from painful breathing and a dangerous sounding cough indicating congested lungs, and notes sales at all druggists.
Prof A V Storms of the Extension department will meet by appointment with county superintendents and fifteen teachers in each county to arrange for teaching agriculture in schools.
State Game Warden Lincoln reports over a million pounds of coarse fish buffalo and carp were taken from Iowa waters last season. Most was shipped to Peoria Illinois. Prices ranged from four and a half to five cents per pound.
R. C. Christian of American Express, a night transfer agent, fractured a bone in one wrist last week during a fall at work in a car. He stepped back to avoid a truck he had left there, but someone had moved it, causing him to stumble and land on his hand.
The Joel E. Cagwin Drug Store advertises ZEMO as a clean liquid external treatment to rid skin of eczema germs. One application relieves itching, and a bottle may cure mild cases. trusted by leading druggists in over 2,000 Townsend cities nationwide.
The Sons of the American Revolution in Iowa offer a bronze medal for top work in United States history to foster patriotism. I. S C will be among twenty one colleges and universities. Several high schools compete for medals including Ames High entered by Mr. C. E. Taylor.
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