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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
4
Des Moines July 15 A Des Moines Editor warns readers that tuberculosis has no sure cure and condemns dope rattlesnake oil dog oil and other quack remedies. He urges consulting a physician, proper diagnosis, open air living, rest sunshine cheerfulness and good food to fight the disease. A. E. Kepford appears as signer.
The text argues that branding and advertising create value beyond the product itself. It cites Mennen's estate paying $1,000,000 for the name and image and warns that halting advertising for a year could ruin trade value. It notes that a good store must maintain persistent advertising to stay known and attract customers.
George Hise of the C. and N. W. legal department visited town to review claims against the company. He supported a subway under the Northwestern on Burnett avenue and a viaduct east of the electric light plant if it ends street crossings at Kellogg and Duff, and noted possible action at Grand. He avoided final judgment until formal legal steps proceed, but said Ames crossings cause daily headaches for the company.
Mayor Sheldon aims to ease Duff and Kellogg crossings on Northwestern rail. He envisions a viaduct east of the lighting plant and a Burnett underpass. The street stub could improve south side traffic, with volunteers proposing to buy the lot south of the tracks for a new street.
Professor W J Kennedy returned from Canada and will spend time in Ames delivering several lectures this week on the horse. He plans to speak to graduate students and local audiences about equine topics during his stay.
Christian Science services Sunday at 10 45 am in Smith's Hall with subject Life Lutheran Church holds Sunday evening service at 8 o'clock conducted by Rev Hadall at the Lutheran Church.
Newton Iowa July 12 a city council compromise ends a long telephone rate dispute with Jasper County Telephone. The company will operate under its current franchise until April 1 1911 and maintain new rates for three years: private residence 1 25, party lines 1 00, offices 2 25, business houses 2 50. The rates are higher than the current franchise but lower than the company sought to enforce since July 1.
Walter I. Fowle serves as minister with Bible school at 9 45 and sermon at 11. Popular Sunday services for the people are at 7 30 in the evening.
Warner Johnson hosts Sunday School at 10:00 and a sermon at 11:00 titled Our Heritage. Y. P. C. S. A. meets at 6:30 with a short address by Rev. E. W. Curtis of Des Moines.
William J. Minchin will preach in the morning with a service at 10 45. A vesper service from 5 00 to 5 45 features a fine music program. Sunday school gathers at 9 45 and YP 8 C B meets at 6 45. All are welcome.
George D Crissman ministers a Bible School at 9 45 AM with F M Cupps as superintendent Morning service at 10 45 AM features the sermon Dying as a Fool Dieth plus music by the Victrola and a string of pieces by Evan Williams Mischa Elman and others Epworth League convenes at 8 PM with a full program of hymns and choir selections
Des Moines city council passed a resolution directing the legal department to address poor service dangerous cars unsafe tracks and insufficient power at the Des Moines City Railway. The measure plans to speed litigation and potential receivership actions, prepared by Assistant Solicitor J. M. Parsons, and adopted without debate.
The Central Iowa Baptist Association will hold sessions in Ames on September 8 and 9 with participation from regional churches and leaders. Officials urge member churches to send delegates and note key topics for discussion and cooperative action.
Mr. Wonderlich of Boone purchases the Spence building from the T. K. Soper estate for 5000 dollars. He plans to move to Ames for education and moral influences and will use the upper floor for a plumbing shop. Mr. Spence retains the ground floor fruit shop and rents a Kellogg avenue building for wholesale fruit business.
Bank assets show cash on hand 7 912 40 and 586 58 in coins and bullion. Deposits total 150 872 58 with liabilities 113 232 81 and capital stock 7 000 00. The report lists multiple banks and overdrafts 1 325 99, and notes undivided profits 3 569 683 560 68. Mayme Wilson attests the figures as cashier on July 5 1910 before Notary Frank M. Bell.
James Lester, a longtime Sioux City police officer, was found dead in a vacant lot beside his home with a self-inflicted 32 calibre revolver shot. Authorities attribute the act to long standing domestic troubles intensified by his wife riding with another man.
Des Moines reports rail road attorneys tell the state executive council that higher operating costs and declining net earnings justify reducing the statewide 1910 assessment. The council reviews the 1909 railroad company reports to set the new valuation.
In Muscatine Iowa on July 12 Bert Scrimps aged 13 collapsed while trying to drink water and died 24 hours later. He had stepped on a nail two weeks earlier but ignored the wound.
Iowa City July 12 The Johnson County Old Settlers association plans its August 25 reunion with a notable speaker lineup including Senator E G Moon Hon W P Hepburn and Col J P Irish of San Francisco.
Grafton Iowa hosts a regional mission festival on July 17 bringing together five Iowa churches Mason City Mitchell Tooterville Myrtle and Grafton to participate in a united event with a big community gathering.
Knoxville Iowa July 12 City Marshal William Perry was arrested on a charge of adultery filed by S D Hodge.
Arthur Brisbane editorial director of the Hearst papers, earning 75000 dollars yearly, may address the Press club of Des Moines on Tuesday evening July 18.
The institute starts Monday and runs until July 23. Among the faculty are two Ames men and County Superintendent I J Scott. Supt King, also a summer school teacher, leads grammar orthography and algebra. Prof Feroe, former Fernald supervisor, teaches music geography and writing. King will give two lectures during the institute.
Two fires last week threatened the business area. A spark from a cement mixer engine ignited a covered hallway at Grove's building, quenched after five minutes without using the fire alarm. A rear fire at the Fair store from a bonfire set boxes and fences ablaze briefly before extinguishers stopped it.
Prof. F. E. King awarded the first scores at the Iowa State Fair last September for Industrial Work and General Display. Towns under 10,000 population were recognized with certificates to be given to two Ames public schools, with two certificates kept by Mr. King.
The excerpt notes two Indiana towns with daily newspapers and populations under 20,000. Lafayette and Richmond each have about 19,000 residents and two dailies. Their combined circulations are near but slightly below the Times-Republican.
Teething children are said to suffer diarrhoea and are advised to use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after each bowel movement and then give castor oil to cleanse the system. The notice asserts safety and availability at all druggists.
Muscatine Iowa July 12 Peter Effrein a tank man at the Rock Island round house was instantly killed when his head was crushed while coupling two passenger coaches.
Boone News-Republican postmaster and editor Mr S G Goldthwaite traveled with his wife and young daughter to visit Mrs Mabel Clark. They arrived Monday in their car and Miss Helen Huntley will spend a week visiting Mrs Clark and Mrs Huntley, her grandmother. Goldthwaite recently broke his arm while cranking his car but has recovered.
Four diplomas were received Saturday as students completed their coursework and earned the academic credential.
The Providence Journal notes that Friday’s bad luck stems from Freya the goddess of the north. It states that Freya punished offenses against her by directing misfortune toward those who started journeys on this day.
Walsh notes the brig Friday from Wilmington defied superstition by being named for Friday and launched on Friday. Its first voyage began on the sixth day, and a later homeward trip ended with the hull pitching in heavy seas as crew cut loose wrecked masts. The shipbuilder’s wife quips about consequences as doom befalls the sixth day ventures.
A passenger on a Seladia bound train allegedly slipped quinine into an asleep African American man. The man awoke and asked for a doctor while describing a painful taste like a gallbladder issue. The conductor could not confirm any medical action.
The Harrisburg Telegraph notes some Democrats still hail William Jennings Bryan as a Democratic Moses, recalling that Moses never reached the Promised Land. The remark frames Bryan as a symbolic liberator whose path embodies idealistic reform despite political limits.
The notice indicates a convention for Iowa rural mail carriers scheduled for August 31 and September, detailing dates and host location. Entitled participants include carrier representatives and organizational officers. The event aims to discuss route efficiency, rural delivery standards, and association updates.
The big Ames Iowa football game at Ames on November 5 drew a late rally as Iowa came back to seize momentum and potentially claim victory.
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