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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
2
Story County in Iowa praises Senator Dolliver for renomination and plans a welcome address in Ames for students. The piece traces Iowa’s U S Senate history from 1848 through Dolliver, Allison and successors, notes Curtis as a rising figure, and mentions local legislators Ericson and White shaping committees and executive mansion plans.
Eye, ear, nose and throat specialists push a bill to require only physicians to adjust glasses, opposing itinerant opticians who sell at fairs and expos. The Iowa State Association of Opticians asks a dental-law style framework to license opticians with limits, arguing itinerant sellers prey on the public.
The piece contrasts upcoming cement convention facts with photographers negatives. It notes Hon. W. G. Ray of the Herald named postmaster at Grinnell and lauds Maj. Lacey's judgment. It suggests cement men address sidewalk embalmment on Onondaga street and keep yeast from cement to prevent midspan rise.
Municipal pride rises as local leaders are chosen for key posts. In Odgbolt the fire company elected Senator Joseph Mattes as foreman, with Mattes pledging to balance duties while maintaining discipline. He vows to keep the unit orderly during the legislature’s session even if drill nights reduce his evenings.
A proposal to build a sidewalk between Ames and the college is to be decided by a vote at the cement men's convention. The plan hinges on convention proceedings and local support for the project.
Cement workers will attend a short course on concrete to improve workmanship and understanding of cement walks. The program aims to address common misperceptions about cement surfaces and provide practical techniques for finishing and curing.
Miss Nora Breckinridge a Rock Island telegraph operator at Arlington Kansas prevented a collision between a westbound freight and a passenger train. She relayed warnings to a farmer who placed a lantern on the tracks as trains stood off. The rescue drew praise from Chicago to Arling ton and the company plans a reward.
In Millville New Jersey Ed Garrison says he gave his wife to a younger man Kelley as a Christmas present after eighteen years of marriage. He also handed over household goods then later allowed her to return claiming she wished to come back. He denies calling himself an Indian giver.
Mrs. Annie Pugh of Baltimore at age sixty cuts her fourth set of teeth. She endures infant tooth pains with soothing sirup and says her new teeth are more valuable than anything she possesses, feeling immense pride.
A wild doe dashed into Lynn streets causing chaos as crowd chased it. It broke a plate glass window at Hatton Bros. & Johnson coffee store, crashed crates of crockery and tea chests. Police and game warden corralled the animal, loaded it into a public car, and released it in the woods.
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