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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
6
The Athlophoros Co of New Haven Cona solicits readership input and mentions providing a Question Blank for readers to fill out for advice and treatment.
Racing at the Iowa State Fair from August 28 to September features fourteen harness and five running races with four $1,000 stake events. Secretary J C Simpson of Des Moines reports 160 preliminary entries and 28 paid in one race while two others show 25 starters. Entries close Wednesday noon August 2. blanks available from Simpson.
The article clarifies that union labor in Portland and the Pacific Northwest support the exposition. It rebuts claims from some labor papers in the East that the fair is unfair or banned, citing the Portland Labor Press which states the exposition is not on any unfair list.
At the exposition a full building showcases government irrigation efforts in the West. Models, photographs, and lectures by Edmund T. Perkins highlight land reclamation plans costing over 30 million dollars in the coming years, marking a first for irrigation coverage at the event.
John Wearth and wife transfer to Alexander L. Hutchison a $750 lot 8 in Kingsbury Ames. Sarah M Budd and Etta M Budd transfer to Allen J Budd a $4000 owner property on 80 ft lot 5 in Ames.
Low excursion fares offered for trips to Denver Colorado and Detroit Michigan with sales on August 12 13 and 14. Favorable return limits apply and tickets may be bought through Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents. Promotional notices cite Imperial Palace Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan events.
NORTH SIDE PROPERTY. Fine ten room modern house well located large lot and good barn Eight room house large lot good barn and well located Fine ten room modern ouse well Sixteen room house well located large lot good barn Four room house well located well cellar barn Terms right SOUTH SIDE PROPERTY Six room house two lots Ten room house and five acres lots of fruit New seven room house large lot COLLEGE PROPERTY Fine eight room house furnace heated three lots Vacant lots List your property with us.
Dr J W Hamilton of San Francisco confirms years of use and praises Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy. Loveman and Bauer advertise the product for sale.
Ruth, daughter of E. N. Bewey of Agnewville Virginia, fell seriously ill with cholera infantum last summer. Her family expected she could not live, but after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, she improved within five hours and recovered after a small bottle. The remedy is sold by Loughran and Bauer.
Prof. O W Davis of North Georgia Agricultural College visited Iowa State College last summer and returned on a six month leave to work for a master’s degree. He leads the Georgia department of agriculture and opened a soils and agronomy lab. He believes agronomy is underdeveloped in the south and aims to complete his course by December.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt quotes a man who farms birds to produce fishing flies. He raises golden pheasants and other birds, collects crests, and sells each crest for 2.50 dollars to ten fly makers.
The passage links columbine, geranium, and lark spur to birds by their names dove crane and lark. It explains geraniums seed pods resemble cranes bills and notes touch me not gets its name from the pod that bursts when touched releasing seeds.
A South African earthworm species, closely related to the common angleworm, is noted as a giant soil dweller rumored to drink human blood. Two varieties exist, one dark red and the other nearly black, measuring three to four inches long.
Des Moines Iowa reports the week ending July 10 1905 saw average temperatures 4 to 6 degrees below normal with rainfall above needs. Field work improved in latter week aiding late planted corn haymaking and cutting winter wheat rye barley and early oats. Clover suffered damage from prior cutting but ample hay remains. southern districts harvest oats fall rye and wheat. rust damage to wheat and oats is rare. corn stands height and cleanliness exceed last year. all minor crops perform well. southern apples crop is very poor especially late keeping varieties.
The Botanical Department at Iowa State College issues Bulletin No. 88 on Quack and Wheat Grasses. It covers quack grass as a weed and as potential forage, notes drought resistance, includes cure illustrations, and outlines extermination methods. Obtain from O. F. Curtiss, director, Ames, Iowa.
The Experiment Station at Iowa State College releases bulletin No. 82 detailing the Principal Soil Areas of Iowa. It classifies soils by Geest Fluviatile Aeolian and Glacial origins, notes mineral differences and fertility, and includes photographs and a colored map. Contact C. F Curtiss in Ames for copies.
Exposition advertises low round trip fares to Portland through direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Send 2 cent stamp for illustrated folder detailing routes including a low rate side trip to Yellowstone National Park and Alaska.
Wanted stock to pasture. Inquire of G. L. Eastwood. Short Jaunts for Busy Peple offers an illustrated folder with a map and facts about resorts reachable by the Northwestern Line. Sent postpaid on receipt of 2 cents by W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago, IL.
A fiery exhortation decries locals who profit from the town yet never invest in its improvement. It questions slanderers and challenges readers to act, asking what they have done to better the community and whether they should leave for a place that matches their standards.
Fragmentary rail timetable listing departures and trains for Chicago and North Western Railway. Includes routes to Omaha, Colorado, St. Paul, Sioux City, and Des Moines with times for various express and mail trains and notes on Sunday service and remarks about deliveries before arrival.
A five thousand dollar reward is offered for proof of any opium chloral morphine cocaine ether or chloroform in any form in Dr Miles Remedies bought in open market and untampered with. The ad asserts the remedies heal through nerve support not narcotic paralyzation and cites testimonials including a patient from Indiana praising Anti Pain Pills.
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