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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
2
The text outlines experimenting with new methods across mediums to create better and more artistic pictures, promising to showcase latest work and claiming superiority over others. The fragment implies a confident promotional tone without specific names or dates.
Round trip tickets to Chicago on sale via the Chicago and North Western Railway for 10 dollars from this station. Return limit June 30. Ask agent for particulars.
Cambridge Leader reports in last Wednesday incident Dr. Hanson driving a buggy when a neck yoke broke causing the rig to overturn. The doctor was thrown beneath the buggy suffering a broken right forearm and bruises. Companion Mr. Pope, who jumped clear, escaped injury.
Advertises Pineules for kidney and bladder trouble claiming backache and rheumatic pains stem from kidney issues. Promises quick relief with a nightly dose and a 30 day, one dollar trial plus money back guarantee. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
Former Cole Banner publisher Gossard is marrying Miss Julia Lanning of Ames today. The Colo Observer hopes the couple’s life together brings happiness and prosperity and jokes about wash days and cold meals.
Mothers promise prompt relief for coughs colds croup hoarseness and whooping cough with a gentle laxative syrup. Pleasant to take and guaranteed. Sold by C A Gamble for household use.
The Audubon Republican notes June 2 1908 passed with thoughtful regret over the election result. It laments imperfect control of desires shaping outcomes and envisions a future where organized human effort fulfills virtuous goals beyond this generation’s era and beyond the grass-grown graves.
A Democratic state convention is scheduled in Sioux City on July 2. The event will convene to set party platforms, nominate delegates, and discuss statewide issues.
The forty third annual Iowa Sunday School Convention meets June 29 to July 1 at First Methodist Episcopal Church Marshalltown. Speakers include W C Pierce Clara Louise Ewart Marie C Brehm and others. Eight hundred delegates expected with Grant Colfax Tullar directing music in a 300 voice chorus.
It proclaims Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a cure for rheumatism pain and says relief is possible even in chronic cases. The advertisement touts sleep improvement and long-standing relief, selling 25 and 50 cent sizes through druggists.
The Des Moines Register and Leader offers a liberal trial: daily and Sunday subscriptions to Jan 1, 1909 for 3.00, daily only for 2.00. It promises fair political coverage and Iowa news, editorials, markets, baseball box scores, and cartoons. Remittance to The Register and Leader Co. or publisher will forward the subscription.
Postmaster General Meyer announces an agreement with Britain to set letter postage at 2 cents per ounce between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland effective October 1 1908. He expects higher receipts from increased revenue and freer trade asserted by Sydney Buxton in the house of commons.
Advertisement touts Rings Little Liver Pills as quick relief for headaches biliousness and sickness. Claims include rosy complexion clear eyes and no griping. Endorsed as suitable for the whole family and sold by C. A. Gamble.
The Boone Democrat printer J. A. Menton is mocked as the target of a voter who asked for a Democratic ballot then rejected it upon seeing Menton’s name and chose a Republican ballot. The opinion calls the voter ignorant and a jackanapes and notes his limited candidate preference in Boone County.
The Sioux City Tribune discusses a hypothetical Senate shuffle with Senator Dolliver as presiding officer unable to speak and Governor Cummins taking a senate seat with unlimited speaking rights. It questions what emotions Dolliver would feel toward Cummins upon his maiden address.
The statement vows another confrontation if progressive principles are threatened, signaling readiness to act when principles are endangered. The remark frames Cummins as prepared to defend reforms at any time.
A. Needham of Ida Grove Iowa saved about one third on painting costs using Devoe lead and zinc paint. The dealer said six gallons were needed for his house. with two gallons left he returned to the dealer. Devoe paint is said to cover more area than experts estimate and is the recommended choice. Loughran and Bauer sell our paint.
Round trip fare of 10.00 to Chicago and back offered for the Republican National Convention travel. Tickets on sale daily from June 12 to 17 with return limit June 30. Inquire at the ticket agent for details and departure times.
Announcement invites essays up to 1000 words on why the Republican Party should succeed next November. $150 prize, entries due by July 15, mailed to the Literary Bureau in Washington DC. Final judging around August 15.
The Treasury Department invites sealed proposals for a central site in Ames Iowa for a federal building. Bids due July 8 1908 at 2 p.m. include price plans foundations street car proximity sewers water mains and diagram of land with dimensions grades and street widths.
Advert text touts DeWitt's Witch Havel Salve as the original healing soothing and cooling remedy for piles. It notes substitutes exist but asserts only the original product is effective, sold by C. A. Gamble.
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