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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
7
A promotional letter to Tilden Bros. & Co. extols Devoe paints and wide muslin cloth, arguing wider cloth lasts longer and reduces purchases, with claims that Devoe paint gives long wear with fewer gallons, stressing value and lasting whiteness. The note is signed by F. W. Devoe & Co. and mentions Laughran & Bauer as sellers.
Des Moines Iowa reports a warmer week than the previous two but average daily temperatures about six degrees below normal. Light precipitation and several frosty nights with ice and sleet marked numerous stations. The month may rank as one of the coldest Aprils in the valley with favorable field work and early corn planting beginning despite limited vegetation growth and possible frost damage.
Mr. George Stayner of Prof Holden's department at the college rode the goat at the M W A lodge Friday evening.
Notice of incorporation states H L Munn Lumber Company organized under Iowa law with principal business in Ames. Capital stock $50000, 500 shares of $100, term May 1 1907 to Apr 30 1927, officers and first directors named, branch rights nationwide. Incorporators include H L Munn A H Munn C H Spears M Cupps.
Fire destroyed the Union City Chair company plant near Corry Pennsylvania with losses around 300000. Taft hailed as next president at Cincinnati banquet. Eight workers burned in a Dayton natural gas explosion at the National Cash Register plant. Thomas Toney, a colored desperado, fatally shot in Kenton Ohio by Police Chief Shedon.
The Jamestown Exposition in Jamestown Virginia opened Friday April 26 and links to John Smith stories for American youth. The fair recreates colonial and Revolutionary structures and highlights Virginia as a center of gallantry and aristocratic ideals. Washington and early patriots are noted as Virginia products.
A quoted admonition urges readers to leave on their coats through spring not to shed outerwear despite mild days. It warns against letting sleet and snow fade from memory and references staying cautious about changing weather while addressing neighbors.
Key West Florida patrolman Rolland Curry says rheumatism troubled him over two years. A wife bought Chamberlains Pain Balm at a local drug store. after two weeks use the pain largely disappeared and has not returned for over three months. Sold by Loughran Bauer and Joel C. Cagwin.
A fragment quotes Rougon on beauty and laughter, claiming that laughter reveals beauty and that women it adorns belong to a divine race.
The forecast calls for generally fair skies across Illinois and Indiana with rising temperatures. Lower Michigan and Wisconsin also see fair conditions with warming temperatures, while Iowa remains fair and warmer.
Market notes from Chicago and East Buffalo dated April 30 show bids and receipts across grains, live stock, and hay. Wheat bids range No 2 red 74 80, spring No 1 northern 84 86, corn No 3 49e, oats etc. Hog receipts 12,000 with primes at 6.52 to 6.55, cattle 3,000 with primes at 6.00 to 6.85, sheep 15,000 with lambs 8.00 to 8.75. East Buffalo quotes hogs 6.90 to 6.95, cattle 5.50 to 5.75, sheep and lambs steady to slow. Hay prices list timothy and prairie grades across multiple lots.
The paper advertises its worldwide news service with prompt, impartial political coverage and features full markets and fiction. It offers combined annual subscriptions for one year at 1.75 dollars, a discount from the regular two-paper price of 2.09 dollars.
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