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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
9
Advertises ManZan as a topical pile remedy sold by C. A. Gamble for 50 cents. Claims painless, inexpensive relief without surgery. Gifted as a ready to apply tube with applicator and guaranteed results.
Informal faculty student receptions begin this Friday in the Association building to foster better ties. The T. B. R. club meets with Mrs Carey. K K club travels to Boone. Epworth League cabinet hosts leaders at Mr and Mrs J B Cagwin’s home. Queen Esther Circle gathers Saturday at 280. Rebeccas install officers Friday including Noble Grand Mrs Mary Miller and other officers. A leap year skating party for Ames young ladies’ men friends at Coles tre M. Miss Zenorr hosts spring dress goods display Friday and Saturday. Direct Cloth House of St Louis represented.
The student girls swam in the new alumni hall pool on Monday afternoon with many in attendance. The pool will be reserved for student girls Monday afternoons and evenings while faculty ladies use it on Tuesday afternoons and evenings. Frank B. Spence notes fruit sales in the closing line.
Theatre notes praise The Two Orphans for its enduring appeal and emotional depth. The story of two friendless Paris girls, one blind, with themes of love loss and resilience, continues to attract strong reviews and crowd support at Armory Opera House.
Officials report total enrollment but department counts are not ready. Junior college totals about 860 students with 869 including agricultural and engineering tracks. Senior college shows 275 total with 32 in senior agricultural, 38 junior agricultural, and various counts in engineering and science programs. 153 study in special courses accompany 19 juniors and 20 seniors in non-regular tracks. Campus labs and shops run but under previous fullness. further statement expected later.
Dr W A Stuhr former anatomy professor at I G C G now a Northwestern Medical School student in Chicago reports mail reception at 34th Street and Lawndale with letters to Chicago Isolation Hospital. He describes his health as fine and notes confinement for a short term while vaccines and exams proceed amid a lively campus scene involving Northwestern Medical students and vaccination uproar.
Debating teams across the state discussed world disarmament as Fort Dodge beat Webster City and other matches favored home clubs. Grinnell hosted Iowa City while Muscatine faced Burlington and West Liberty challenged Washington, with three more debates in the southwest.
Friday January 17 marked the thirtieth anniversary of Mr. K B Moorehouse and Mrs Clif ford Johnson and Mrs Laycock. Friends arrived with baskets and buggies surprised the couple. At one o clock the ladies served a lavish dinner. A pedestal sardinear and parlor lamp were given as gifts.
Ellsworth Post No 30 G A R Iowa records the death of Comrade Hiram Blake. It extends heartfelt sympathy to his family, notes his role as a good citizen and family man, and orders resolutions copied to the family, local papers, and post records with the charter draped for thirty days.
The text notes otters speed underwater and success in catching fish. It mentions natives in India keeping otters to fish, tying them to stakes when idle, and placing plaited straw collars on the animals, which seem content.
In Saggart County Dublin a young Irish girl Minnie Hunt climbed the Roman Catholic church tower 120 feet high and leaped to her death after a three hour standoff with Father Seaver who prayed with a crucifix. An inquest returned a verdict of death by her own actions.
A lumber dealer praises the carnahuba palm of Brazil as a department store tree. Roots yield a blood purifier, timber polishes well, sap makes wine or gar, starch and sugar from sap, fruit feeds cattle, nut substitutes coffee, pith makes corks. Medicine, sugar, wine, corks, and more come from one tree.
A 19th or early 20th century cough remedy claims the medicine treats whole body symptoms and bowel congestion. It markets Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as free of opiates, pleasant to take, and suitable for children, sold by C. A. Gamble.
A breathless scene from the London Telegraph features Mary Jane requesting the maid to converse with her young man at the pack door while she tidies up, the exchange underscoring social tension and deference within the household.
Mrs. John Lowther washing dishes in a mountain cabin near Winchester felt arms encircle her waist. The bear hug tightened as she twisted free and yelled at the bear to back off. She kept working while the bear tightened its grip and broke loose.
An advertisement promotes Kodol as a natural digestant with vegetable acids. It claims the product contains stomach-juices, offers prompt thorough relief from dyspepsia and indigestion, and presents it as the best remedy for stomach disorders. It urges readers to take Kodol today.
The article explains how modern milling advances have transformed bread flour from fifty years ago. Improvements in wheat cleaning conditioning friction reduction, and refined separation methods yield flour far superior to old fashioned varieties. It emphasizes better digestion and taste in bread due to these reforms.
An 19th century ad notes Pinesalve Carbolized as a poultice that draws out inflammation and helps with chapped hands lips and poison. It claims use for cuts burns and is sold by C. A. Gamble.
The paper notes the address tag shows subscription expiration date. It offers a cash payment option and a short time note as a satisfactory alternative for any inconvenience.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a January Ohio State University meeting of farmers launching a corn breeding movement. The plan aims to develop better methods for breeding, production, and planting in Ohio, inspired by Iowa experiences, with a unique statewide organization to identify high pedigree varieties.
Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court dismisses the infringement suit brought by Jesse Prescott of Massachusetts against Carson Construction Co. of Oskaloosa Iowa over Metal Wall Plugs. The ruling aids Iowa industry and weakens a perceived monopoly. Des Moines patent lawyer Silas Sweet represented the defendant and aided the defense with his patent analysis and evidence collection. Sweet offers free guidance on patent applications on request at 7301 L. & T. Building.
A vintage ad urges prompt stomach relief with KODOL after meals for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims belching nausea sour stomach headache and nervousness are warnings of overworked stomachs needing aid. Sold by C A Gamble.
The Thrice-A-Week World presents heightened coverage in a presidential campaign year with expanded alerts and thorough reporting. It emphasizes fearless insights and relentless pursuit of political developments across events and figures.
The notice promotes the Thrice-a-Week World newspaper asserting impartial reporting on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. It promises detailed campaign coverage, claims reliability, and advertises a yearly subscription price of 4 dollars plus a combined offer with the Intelligencer at 1.75 dollars for one year.
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