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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
6
An early spring clipping is essential for a horse's health and work efficiency. The piece argues clipping prevents sickness, aids perspiration, and improves feeding efficiency, citing a Buffalo streetcar experiment where clipped horses stayed healthy while unclipped ones developed coughs and pneumonia.
An excerpt recounts G Bernard Shaw refusing bloodshed fueled gifts and preferring flowers, Stephen Phillips turning to verse after illness, Coleridge inspiring him, and George Meredith voting from a donkey chaise after a leg injury. The scene notes public ardor and playful anecdotes about literary figures.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a reader asking to read a last poem and the response granting permission only if the work is genuine. The exchange highlights literary bravado and local newspaper tone.
A New Jersey editor credits the Grape-Nuts diet with curing nervous dyspepsia, enabling him to quit and resume work, and write with renewed vigor. The note cites improved digestion, stamina for long walks, and increased productivity, with a promotional mention of Postum Co and The Road to Wellville. Community notices from Iowa towns report a sheriff shooting a burglar, a Trappist monk leaving the order to marry, a state representative’s wife dying, a coupon-ticket robbery, a mayoral race, a man dying in California, a boy wounded, and a flour mill fire.
Miss Helen Tomponz a chorus girl from Italy aged 20 learned by cable from Venice that she inherited a vast estate on the death of her grandfather a rich Italian wine merchant of substantial influence. The Isle of Spice company passed through Ames from Des Moines en route to Boone and attempted to reach her location.
In Cedar Rapids the Republican slate won nearly all offices with mayoral winner Connor taking a 1000 to 1500 vote edge. The party carried every ward but one. In Muscatine Jacob Asthalter, Democrat, won by 45 votes over Republican McNutt, with two Republicans elected aldermen and one ward tied. It marked the largest vote and closest result in the city’s history.
A Great Western passenger train derailed by a broken rail near midnight. The engine, baggage and club cars and four sleepers plunged over an embankment. Passengers and injured were taken to Dubuque. Names include Humer J Wells-Fargo express messenger Minneapolis fractured knee, McGrain T O fireman Minneapolis leg broken twice, Turner Miss Pearl Des Moines slightly injured, Butler C D Chicago back wrenched, and three Austrian emigrants badly cut and bruised. Several with minor injuries continued home.
Judge Gest of Rock Island upholds the legality of William Nagel rearrest after his release and notes he can be tried under a new indictment. The ruling also applies to Josephine Collett in the murder case of Carl Brady on Island B near Muscatine.
A rear end collision on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line injured four men near Burlington. Stockman S Heaton of New Virginia Iowa was fatally injured. A large number of livestock died and 15 cars plus one engine were demolished when the first section of the train broke in two.
The Trans Mississippi Grain company’s new elevator at Councill Bluffs in Omaha area caught fire from tar on the roof. Damage is estimated at about $60,000.
An amusing telegram story from a Pennsylvania town tells of a young woman who tried to order dress goods from a New York firm. She consulted samples in her handbag and sent a telegraph message detailing four yards of sample A and six yards of sample B.
Erie Railroad reports delivery of two new American locomotives with 389,750 pounds weight and 16 ton coal tender capacity. These large engines, used on Chicago to Buffalo through trains of 12 to 15 cars, kept to schedule during four months of winter trials and were deemed essential for all fast passenger service emergencies.
A Chicago Tribune brief notes a county resident asks if personal appearance is needed for a trial. The circuit clerk replies that counsel can represent, with a hearing scheduled the week after. The litigant, who is deaf, confirms he will attend if necessary.
A mother describes a severe skin illness in her infant described as a mass of sores on the body and face. After three doctors failed, she used Caticura Soap and Ointment. the sores healed quickly and the child’s skin became clear. She endorses the remedy and notes a price of seventy five cents. Mrs. nee J. Steese Akron
The Nickel Plate Road touts its splendid passenger service with attentive color guards, uniform conductors, clean cars, Pullman sleepers on all trains, and an excellent dining service offering club meals or a la carte at moderate cost. Tickets for the East are purchased at La Salle Street Station Chicago with full information available from General Agent J S Calahan at 111 Adams Street Chicago Illinois.
A brief quip reads questions about prison visits with a light exchange about motive. The Philadelphia Press notes a wry exchange where “Second degree” is answered with a joke about marriage as the motive behind murder.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a playful exchange in Wayside Chat where Hamlet Fatt says travel broadens the mind and Yorick Hamm counters that it is hard on the feet. The quip reflects lighthearted commentary on journeys and weariness.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for tired hot feet and to ease new or tight shoes. Includes a brief line about public sentiment and sleep from a humorous note in Puck.
Druggists offer money back if Pazo ointment fails within 14 days for piles symptoms including itching and protruding tissue. A pamphlet from Deere & Mansur Co. invites readers to request free booklet on More Cort. The text also contains unrelated items about Emperor of Japan and a Philadelphia reference.
A Salter Seed Co notice promotes a bargain seed book from Lock Drawer K La Crosse Wisconsin offering cheap seeds and free flower mix with a remittance. It touts five tons of grass seed potential and urges immediate response by mail to receive seeds and the catalog.
A Philadelphia Press snippet captures Mrs. Nuritch and Mrs. McCall discussing Mr. Nuritch’s refined palate. He imports his coffee directly and reportedly drinks a large amount at each meal, prompting remarks on his distinct tastes.
A fragment notes a claim that drinking Garfield Tea before bed ensures natural arch es or stomach and back benefits. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear phrases and names.
Fragmentary notice notes a mistaken or staged reunion with an old acquaintance, where recognition hinges on a single object, an umbrella, as the speaker recalls a previous meeting and the man’s change in appearance.
Promises cure for itch in 30 minutes with Woolford's Sanuitary Lotion. Claims sales by mail order from Dr. Detchon in Crawfordsville Indiana. Includes a note on advertising and ego of a genius.
Capt. John L. By of the 17th Ohio, now in Newton Kansas, describes chronic kidney trouble from the Civil War. He credits using Deans Kidney Pills beginning in 1901 with a complete recovery and good health since. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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