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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
1
A candidate, W. M. Greeley, announces his bid for county representative, subject to the Republican county primary. The item also notes Brook lyn Iowa shuttered schools and churches due to smallpox, a Nebraskan osteopathy bill, and various local incidents including fires, bank threats, and civic projects.
The 3-year-old son of T. H. Bendlage of Marshalltown was seriously burned when he poured kerosene from an oil can into a furnace causing a cellar explosion. He suffered severe burns to the face and hands and possible inhalation injuries. Doctors expect recovery unless complications arise.
Financial results show a projected $1,000 surplus over expenditure for the inaugural ceremonies. Receipts from ball tickets total $40,730 and overall ceremony income at the Pension Building reaches $57,695 to $57,696 including banquet and concert. Additional potential income includes souvenir invitations medals programs and profits from reviewing stands.
The paper notes that sulvert and bridge work relies heavily on wood, a non lasting material, requiring replacement every few years. It argues for eliminating the bridge tax to avoid repeated repair and upkeep.
Advertises excursion tickets at one fare plus two for travel to Northwestern Iowa, southwestern Minnesota, and South Dakota on Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. Details available from Ilen and Brooks in Cedar Rapids. contact John G. Larmer for multi-state rates and agent information.
Eugene J. Hall, poet and publisher, credits Foley's Honey and Tar with restoring his voice needed for a lecture at Central Music Hall in Chicago. He praises the remedy as the only effective one.
The notice warns that counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve can cause blood poisoning and urges consumers to buy the original marked with DeWitt's. It touts the salve as harmless and healing for skin diseases and especially effective for piles, with Tilden & Loughran listed.
A dated advertisement offers Weeks Break Up A Cold Tab Let as a remedy with a cheerful refund promise if it fails to cure. Signed by L M Boswoth with a price note of 3 percent. The fragment cites a 29 27 figure, indicating a price or catalog reference from a historical column.
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