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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
7
A brief old time advertisement touts Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia and pains with immediate relief on first use and quick cure. It notes it is sold by all dealers and includes a separate line for hair goods services at Finney Kelly near Holmes Music Store with phone 195x.
R F Finnegan, convicted earlier for illegal liquor sales and contempt of court, now serves sixty days for contempt after a year and a half of litigation. He fought the case, cost about $1000, and is jailed in Boone. The piece criticizes local press silence on city crimes and urges public action against lawbreakers.
World renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt comes to the Coliseum Des Moines on May 25 for La Tosca with her Paris company. Manager Ed Millaird says seats priced 50 cents to 2.50 with sales starting May 17 and requires money orders or checks for mail orders. The Des Moines Tribune editorial praise underscores the event as Iowa’s premier amusement moment in years.
The Friday evening event featured Drake University Highland Park Simpson Ames and Iowa State College Club performing in four part harmony. Simpson won first place with audience acclaim though judges split with Ames second Highland Park third and Drake fourth.
A local Ames piece urges restoring manufacturing like a peat of past losses including pipe mills and a windmill factory now in Wisconsin. It notes a Peru washing machine plant and Waterloo’s growth to press Ames for new ventures and better roads. The Ledges tuberculosis method at Luther Iowa advertised.
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