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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
7
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a caller who tries to pose as Miss Snubbem but keeps speaking with gum in his mouth. The exchange ends when the caller is pressed to remove gum, then hangs up with a sly grin.
Seedsman says you can cut potatoes for planting. Mrs Newmater notes some prefer whole potatoes for Lyonnaise or mashing, but occasional whole servings may be desired.
Upper Cross Roads Maryland reports sensational claims for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Advertised successes include Rheumatism Lumbago Backache Female Trouble Nervous disorders Dropsy Diabetes and Bright's Disease with testimonials from Mrs John Cooney and Mrs Naggs praising the remedy as the best ever for kidney trouble and weak back.
A Chicago Daily News quip recounts a ball scene where a man admires Mrs. DeStyle’s diamonds and she retorts that paste makes an effective sticker, capturing a bold, witty exchange at a charitable event.
Boston Toronto Saratoga and Detroit listed with single fares and going dates in late June July and August. Return limits range from July to September 1993. Contact Geo W Vaux Excursion Dept Chicago for details. Kate Nellie joke from Chelsea Ga item adds local humor.
The Buffalo Commercial notes that The Four-Track News facilitates ticket sales by showcasing travel destinations across the country. It emphasizes illustrated travel stories and scenery to inspire readers to explore varied climates and landscapes, benefiting transportation lines and hotels.
A historical snippet notes a quotation stating that everything around him persuades a man of being everything while nothing tells him otherwise. It attribute lacks broader context or events.
One fare for the round trip plus 25e, July 22 to 27, via Queen and Crescent Route. Ask Ticket Agent for particulars.
A terse notice notes a man's delay leading toward ruin as chronicled by the Chicago Journal. The item emphasizes consequences of postponement and social judgment.
Grain men report Iowa corn crop: one third good, one third restorable, one third ruined. Hay the best ever. oats promising. Corn could total at most 200 million bushels with no surplus. Savings deposits rise about 1.5 million dollars, likely larger in state banks. Des Moines College burns last mortgage of 30,000 dollars. Rockefeller may support the institution.
Bernard Murphy of Vinton submits an annual report to the governor as trustee of the Linnie Haguewood fund. The September 1 balance was 280 dollars, spent by April 1 on Miss Dora Donald’s teaching, with 2,000 dollars state education support and 1,000 dollars from the Twenty-seventh and remainder from the Twenty-eighth general assemblies. A private fund has expended 1,000 dollars, leaving 630 dollars to cover current and next year.
Auditor Carroll completes Part II of the thirty four annual life insurance report for 1902. Policies in force rose to 415 759 from 382 661, and in force insurance increased from 534 594 495 to 582 751 699. Number of companies fell from 128 to 123. Net value of outstanding policies by 46 level premium life companies reached 1 632 412 241 79.
Abstracts from Iowa counties show a large rise in real property value in the state, with an estimated 50 to 55 million dollar increase in taxable real estate. Personal property valuation is also expected to surge, with an overall 30 percent uptick in real estate value. The higher assessment will influence railroad valuations and likely lower the state tax levy and affect local taxes.
Andrew Sorensen and Ed Conklin were arrested in Adel on May 24 for violating state net laws. Tried before Justice Neal, Sorensen fined 500 dollars and costs, Conklin 450 dollars and costs. Unable to pay, they were jailed until Attorney Moon secured a parole release.
The United States Supreme Court has granted a writ of error in the Ta ma county case State against the American Express company. The issue concerns the express company acting as agent for liquor sellers outside the state to complete sales of intoxicants and collect the price.
County Clerk Thomas Copp Meader of Town Falls announces the third annual state convention of the Clerks of the District Court Association of Iowa to be held in Des Moines on the 29th and 30th of this month.
Miss Muriel Armitage of Detroit writes her district temperance group about uterine irregularities, hysteria, and a years long illness she claims Peruna cured after six months and fifteen bottles.
Advertisement asserts female weakness is pelvic catarrh and that catarrh can harm the whole body. It praises Peruna as a permanent cure, including chronic cases, and offers free advice from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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