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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
5
Nevada and Ames locals enjoy family visits and travel to Chicago, Denver, Spencer, Spencer, and Wisconsin lakes. The community notes multiple returns, a Baptist church wedding of Rev Walter Fowle to Caroline Engberg, library board elections, and summer outings with plans to resume work in September.
Obituary records mark the passing of John Q Taylor after months of illness. Born Feb 8 1842, he died July 17 age 63. Married Isabelle Johnston in 1864, lived in Ames Iowa since 1865 and 1891. Leaves wife two children Nina Osborn Clare Taylor and W A Taylor. Also reports a railroad victim Arthur Baxter of Kansas City and details of his death and family. A third death involves a girl at a Northwestern crossing near Ames with an inquest. May King eight year old daughter of a seven child family dies at camp meeting era. The notices describe church connections and funeral details including Rev A Pruitt and Rev A M Shea.
Readable text notes weekly evening deliveries of furnished rooms for Dix Ents. The fragment mentions furnishing and regular schedule but lacks full details on location or organizers. Entities include Dix Ents and weekly evenings.
Sunday afternoon Mrs Major Hawthorn and daughter Mrs A A Batman were riding near the Arthur Dean place when a dog startled the horse. The buggy overturned and Mrs Hawthorn suffered a dislocation of her collar bone. The Batman children were not injured. Mrs Hawthorn is progressing well.
A red hot five inning game ends with the South Side forfeiting to the Printers at 5 to 5. Preschi and J E Dagwin are noted officials. Cambridge opens a two week tour with Ames, losing 3 to 1 as Boone leaguers supply most players. Nevada donates much of the funds amid speculation of a skin game near Oare bridge.
Mary Darver, daughter of Mr and Mrs F M Carver, suffered a broken leg below the knee after a fall from a hay loft while playing in the barn on a Wednesday forenoon.
Mrs. A. Gamble and her infant traveled to Otley Iowa on Monday morning to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hendershot for a family gathering.
Nellie Marrie Branning born October 15 1847 in Lake Colis, died July 17 1905 at home in Boone County Iowa. She married N B Branning on December 25 1868.
The piece recalls Maxim the inventor and a judge’s panel, noting beliefs about gun power versus outcomes. It then discusses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, emphasizing modest claims and user testimonials over boasts. Loughran and Bauer sell the product.
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