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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
7
Frank Ausburn returns to prison for violating parole under Gov. Shaw. Iowa suffragists prepare for a vigorous campaign ahead of a new legislature. Des Moines plans a $6000 pesthouse as smallpox spreads. daylight bank alarm systems may deter robberies nationwide.
The sisters of St. Joseph B V M at Mount Carmel filed a trust deed with the county recorder to secure a loan of 3150 000 from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. The deed covers all property owned by the sisters in Dubuque Clinton and Polk counties and is to refund loans made in 1892 when the mother house was built in Dubuque.
Curator Charles Aldrich acquired the archives of the Iowa State Grange from last secretary J. W. Murphy of Murphy. The collection covers grange proceedings from its inception to its end and includes documents from other state granges, stored in several boxes. Aldrich also received English newspapers spanning Queen Victoria’s illness to her funeral, richly illustrated and valuable to the historical department.
Gov. Shaw in Washington received a request from Nebraskan Gov. Dietrich to house Lincoln penitentiary inmates in Iowa. Judge L. G. Kinne said about 300 prisoners could be housed at Anamosa and Fort Madison, using two per cell, until Nebraska rebuilt.
Quote exchange emphasizes self-reliance and initiative with a remark on getting credit when one asks. Philadelphia Press contrasts two views on asking for what you want.
A young man who donated a portion of his blood to save his employer draws praise for heroic generosity. The piece extols blood as life and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and to aid blood quality.
A brief exchange notes a person rushing to the health office to get vaccinated and accidentally contacting a pesthouse by mistake, as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An advertisement claims GRAIN-O, a grain-based coffee substitute, suits delicate stomachs, costs 15 or 25 cents per package, and can be consumed by children with benefit. It invites readers to try Grain-O and request it in grocers.
A farmer from Iowa cheers Speltz as unmatched for food and yield, claiming big heads from a single kernel. Another Canadian reports 160 bits per acre, urging all farmers to write Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin for details.
A brief overheard exchange shows Arriet teased about being called a puppy, eliciting a sharp retort about age and propriety from the other speaker in a Boston Transcript vignette.
The passage references Hoxsies Croup Cure for coughs colds bronchitis and pneumonia and follows a family narrative ending with the grandmother. A Chicago Journal quote features Charles recalling a trying experience and a Town Topics line notes a girl asking when she will be big enough to be a chaperon, alongside a description of chewing Chiele in Yucatan Gum.
Pharmacy advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a instant cough stopper with free sample bottle and available in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Endorsed by Wm. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana and features testimonial style lines about throat and lung ailments. An unrelated note from the Chicago Daily News mentions an astronomer as a space reporter.
An old classified style ad touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement, liver relief, and headache cure with two prices 25 and 50 cents. It promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back refund claim and includes a generic quip about choosing a good wife.
Rev. Mr. Maine of Afton Methodist church joined a dance as a spectator paying one dollar at the door. He spoke with attendees and later preached of shepherding his flock warning that he would address any lambs who stray to dances or card parties.
Surprise in Harlan as a $3 000 verdict for C S Thomas against W A Lacey is set aside. The juror read from the Bible on Mosaic law and the court erred in recovery instructions. A new, harder trial is expected.
Dropped cash report says Dr W W Ordway a long time Montana county landowner now wintering in California lost three thousand dollars to two confidence men in Los Angeles. The estimated wealth of Ordway ranges from 300000 to 500000 dollars.
Hon David Meekison of Napoleon Ohio is recalled as a four term mayor and founder of Meekison Bank who rose to the Fifty fifth Congress while praised for leadership yet marred by a thirty year struggle with catarrh. The ad credits Peruna as his cure and endorses its use by actors and others with testimonials from Miss Carrie Thomas. A note invites readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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