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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
7
The District Court of Story County Iowa appoints J D Sims as administrator of Ida M Sims deceased. Creditors must file authenticated claims with the court and debtors should pay the administrator. Notice dated Ames June 13 1908.
Notice in probate in Story County Iowa states Edith Compton has not been heard from for about seven years and has an interest in Lots 12 13 and 14 in Block 18 Blair's Addition to Ames with a dwelling valued around 1500 dollars Letters of administration are soon to be formed and published for this estate.
Court notice in Story County Iowa informs L C Puden that Edith Compton is presumed dead. Co M Soper, Clerk of the District Court, issues the notice with an Iowa Story County court seal. Dated June 8.
An advertisement claims piles surgery will not be necessary with Man Zan Pile Remedy. It promotes ready to use treatment, guarantees results, and lists C. A. Gamble as the seller with a price of 50 cents.
The resort region of Wisconsin Minnesota and Northern Michigan offers some of the best fishing. Fast through trains via The Northwestern Line run daily to this lake area with varied interests. Good hotels boarding houses and camps provide excellent accommodations. For descriptive booklets and full particulars apply to be ticket agent.
Pineules for backache are described as little golden globules that act on the kidneys to purify the blood and invigorate the system. Marketed as best for backache and kidney or bladder issues with a one day trial priced at $1.00 and a guarantee, sold by C. A. Gamble.
Pinealve carbolized acts as a poultice for quick relief from bites stings and skin irritations. It also soothes chapped skin cuts burns and sores. For sale by C A Gamble.
Mrs. Maud Martin, 44, a Chicago hodcarrier living at 1063 Wrightwood, was arrested for wearing trousers while working on a building. She testified she needed the job, liked the work, and had tried to support herself after her husband’s death. Judge Maxwell fined her $20 plus costs. friends later paid the fine.
A switch engine crew collapsed into a fatal wreck after finishing a job. The engine derailed a freight car carrying a lone man who rode it and was hurled free. He used an umbrella as a parachute, opening it to glide safely to the ground while the engine crashed.
The Colorado Midland railway offers a weekly wildflower train from Colorado Springs to Ute Pass and South Park. Passengers enjoy singing, a conductor guide, and a crowd contest to arrange bouquets of native blooms like Colorado’s columbines and mariposa lilies. A summer pamphlet outlines flowers in bloom, mailed to prospective visitors.
Chester A. O Connell, twenty two, lies in Lincoln hospital New York from typhoid fever believed caused by seven days and nights trapped in an icebox of an empty refrigerator car at Jacksonville Florida. He subsisted on two soggy potatoes and foul water until found in New York.
A western Massachusetts town resident recalls a local doctor who buried four wives. The tale centers on the fourth wife who, with her stepdaughter, ascends to the attic seeking an ironing board and learns the item is used by the father to lay out his wives.
A Philadelphia Ledger item recalls a near collision where a motorman asked a truck driver to steer away. The driver replies with politeness and admits he had no idea the streetcar was that close, offering a courteous exchange.
A fragment from the St. Louis Republic shows a note about the boys at the club inviting someone to visit tomorrow night while the responder expresses refusal. The excerpt captures casual social prompting and mixed desire.
The article notes Arizona records the greatest daily temperature changes on earth with shifts reaching about 80 degrees in twelve hours. It highlights the desert climate as a source of these drastic fluctuations and references the rapid heating and cooling typical of the region.
A young man on the verge of marriage bought a ring and asked for a personal inscription From A to Zenobia. The jeweler delivered a ring engraved with the entire alphabet from A to Z, turning the plan into a playful mistake and a bemused surprise.
A brief excerpt from Blackwood's Magazine mocks Cockney humor by noting how it relies on ignoring tragedy. It cites a fire tale where a man shouts about a blanket that does not exist, causing unseen danger and a broken neck, provoking dry amusement.
A woman claims to have been born on April 2, revealing the date to a husband who quips he believed her birthday was April 1. She answers that her choice of a husband makes her 80 in jest, highlighting a humorous exchange about age and timing.
Fragmented dialogue shows a playful exchange about bacon and ham with two speakers appreciating breakfast meats. The tone echoes light whimsy and general food love without specific names or dates.
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