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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
7
The decision upholds Allen S and S foot powder rights against imitation. It restrains defendants from selling a fraudulent substitute marketed as Foot-Ease and declares the spurious product a deliberate infringement. Each genuine package bears Olmsted’s facsimile signature on a yellow label.
A collection of sharp quips and proverbs on mortgages ambition vanity and love. See lines about a busybody confidence in a man with a ring on his middle finger and the idol worship of the golden calf regardless of its tail or ears.
Warning against mercury based catarrh ointments. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo claims no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Includes testimonial note and price 75c per bottle.
A fragment from a Washington Star discussion contrasts gender perspectives on the line Man wants but little here below. Maryat argues the sentiment is gender biased while Skoller counters with examples showing women’s view.
Asher Hinds, parliamentary clerk in the house of representatives, known as a sharp in parliamentary matters, hails from Maine. The ad notes Lewis' Single Binder cigars as a rich satisfying smoke from Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
The text argues that competition creates waste but also fosters numerous admirable traits in people, suggesting a paradox between efficiency and character development in competitive environments.
An old remedy sells at 2 cents a bottle promising to cure wind colic and soothe children. The advertisement targets parents seeking relief for baby discomfort. The text mirrors early 20th century marketing with misspellings.
A tiny fish becomes the centerpiece of grand stories as storytellers recount its remarkable journey. Fishermen and scientists note how such small creatures can carry large cultural meanings and inspire community legends.
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of illness and costly medicines. The letter extols the remedy for irregular painful periods, weakness, bearing down, and related symptoms and notes ongoing free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham.
Guatemala and El Salvador seek U S mediated settlement as tensions rise over Salvadoran support for rebellion against Guatemala President Cabrera. Mexico joins U S in deterring regional meddling while envoy Pa cus prepares Salvadoran case for authorities.
A dinghy cruise ends in tragedy as a squall capsizes the boat with six Illinois naval reserve men off Randolph Street in Chicago. Four crew members drown, two are rescued after clinging to the gunwales for about 15 minutes. Alfred Curran, a lifesaving station watchman, alerted responders who reach the scene within ten minutes.
Terre Haute Indiana July 7 Judge W D Robinson of the Indiana appellate court sitting Friday as special judge in the petition of Mayor Edwin J Bidaman to restrain Frank M Buckingham from assuming the office dissolved the temporary restraining order and held that the action of the city council in ousting Mayor Bidaman was legal and that Bidman had no claim on the office.
Dubuque July 3 announces the death of William H. Peabody a retired capitalist and pioneer of the city aged 83 who passed away Monday.
A Chicago report by Illinois Manufacturers and Chicago Commercial associations finds packer meat wholesome overall while criticizing yard conditions. It cites strict inspection and calls for better facilities and training for meat inspectors, noting dirt in aging buildings but no unsafe contamination in most plants.
Four men were killed and six injured when a large gasoline tank exploded Friday in the Cosendal dye works boiler house on North Jefferson avenue Saginaw Michigan. The dead are E A Foehl Louis Consendal George Sigelko and Carl Cosendal. Flames and debris filled the scene as rescuers arrived and two Cosendal brothers were badly burned while being pulled from the wreckage.
The state supreme court held Mayor W. W. Rose in contempt for occupying the office after being ousted for enforcing laws against prohibition violations and gambling. He must relinquish the mayoral post and pay a $1,000 fine, or face jail until the amount is settled.
Des Moines Iowa June 7 The deadlocked Thirty seventh district Republican convention adjourned with no result Another nomination effort will be made October July 19 at Iowa Falls
A city tale recalls a charming philanderer who loses favor with married women. He avoids home until a widow outlasts him in three months. One night he returns to find his wife in black, mourning for her late husband.
A rural Michigan family named Beaver, known for mischief, are chastened after a boy is bitten by a rattlesnake. The minister interviews the penitent child and ends with a prayer asking God to send snakes to bite the others, including the old man, to spur repentance.
Capt S L Crute of Watts Camp UCV Roanoke Virginia recounts years of back pain fatigue and urinary issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone and reports sustained health and weight regain. Sold by dealers 59 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, widow of a former Austrian ambassador, originated the famous Rookwood pottery. John W. Foster, ex-secretary of state, named by China as its Hague Conference representative. Prof. Rinaldo Lothrop Perkins, 80, lives simply in an attic with his books. Rev. J. R. Moyer of Monessen has seven sons who are clergy in five denominations. John Redmond stays near the Commons from opening to adjournment. Thomas Nelson Page, back from abroad, says he met the pope and European kings and found Americans viewed as grafters.
In a tense exchange Browne asks why Towne would lend a dollar to a man as a personal favor to Browne. Towne replies there is no obligation, but without the loan the man would seek money from Towne anyway.
An advertisement for Dr. R H Kline presents FITS St Vitus Dance and all nervous diseases as permanently cured by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise for $2.90 and lists addresses in Philadelphia for order.
The text argues religion is used as a cloak in some families and notes those loud about politics being dirty often avoid real effort to improve conditions. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder and a factory in Peoria. It warns against being the underdog just for sympathy.
In an English court a man was fined for contempt of court after offering a note in payment and being told there was no change. He quipped that he would take it out in contempt. The column then shifts to light humor about a bookworm husband and other puns and quips from various papers.
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