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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
2
The Ames business community invites participation in a prize event aiming to reward a deserving young woman with a piano or other major prize. Local shops contribute gifts and encourage entries through coordinated notices and promotions.
A Story county summary lists speakers for the upcoming Chautauqua session. William J. Bryan Newell D Hillis Mrs Florence Maybrick Prof McMurray W J Dawson Ed Amherst Ott P J McCorry Tahan Sylvester Long Judge Alden Frank Crane Baynes Governor Hoch Pamahasika and his Pets Dr Kirk W Robbins Dr Z Batten Mrs Paulson Dr R W Van Kirk and others slated for entertainment and lectures.
G C Hickle Ames fire insurance agent attended the Anchor Fire Insurance Co banquet at the Savery hotel Des Moines marking the twentieth anniversary of the company's organization. About fifty local and state agents joined in toasts speeches and songs, ending a pleasant evening with wishes for many years of successful business.
Special offer from The Register and Leader of Des Moines Iowa urging readers to subscribe. The ad touts strong features including cartoons, complete Iowa news, market reports and Washington bureau with daily and Sunday rates at $1.50, valid through Oct 25 1909.
The Register and Leader questions a two column claim that rain washes worms onto sidewalks. The piece notes worms rise from the ground when rapped by rain sounds and cites Rev J A Boatman of Muscatine as a local fisher. The paper invites inquiry to verify the tale.
Senator A B Funk of the new educational board shares a Spirit Lake Beacon view that fishing is a silent communion with nature. He describes sunlit leaves, a turtle on a log, a woodpecker in a dead tree, and the joy of waiting as one contemplates fishes in their crystal homes.
S V Kassem of Ames and John Thompson from Palestine township in Polk county held a reunion on Saturday. They came to Town in 1858 and in 1859 they visited LaSalle county Illinois. They remarked on unusually fine weather there and could not understand why it was so cold at Ames.
A note urges local merchants to avoid stagnation during students’ summer break by advertising. It emphasizes maintaining activity and momentum in the town economy, urging continued effort to keep commerce lively while schools are out.
The Agricultural college at Ames will occupy a large building on the Iowa State Fair ground with a valuable exhibit. A demonstration room will show domestic science, cooking and home nursing lessons for girls. Lectures, livestock, horticulture, dairying and soil studies will be showcased along with trophies, charts, and farm equipment.
The Des Moines State Fair race program for August 27 to September 3 is praised as the finest yet for Iowa. A new grand stand will be ready, improving race enjoyment in every respect.
Farmers from across Iowa attend the State Fair gathering with camp outfits, arriving by team or automobile to gain insights and benefits. The fair highlights farming life and features concerts, drawing appreciative rural ladies. The event occurs in the last week of August, aligning with farmers’ schedules.
The first application of ManZan will almost instantly relieve pain and continued use for a few days can cure. The tube has a small nozzle for no inconvenience. ManZan is for the cure of any kind of piles and is sold here by C. A. Gamble.
A popular ladies voting contest outlines rules for ballots coupons and certificates to win a $400 Chopin Cabinet Grand Piano plus other prizes. Voting runs by newspaper coupons cash purchases and merchant certificates with strict secrecy and tie rules to ensure impartiality.
Special daily low reduced rates via the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad to Seattle Exposition Yellowstone Yosemite Colorado and the Pacific Coast. Choice of routes. Illustrated folder descriptive of the Exposition booklets maps and more.
Itineraries of personally conducted tours to all points of interest are available free on application to any ticket agent along the Northwestern line. The notice invites inquiries and outlines how to obtain the materials, emphasizing accessibility for travelers.
The Intelli gencer office commits to neat and prompt printing services. The statement emphasizes efficient turnaround and careful workmanship for client projects.
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