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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
6
The text notes that in Japan the dead are buried with the head to the north. It also states that sleeping rooms in homes and hotels often display a compass diagram on the ceiling to help guests align themselves.
A medical journal from Philadelphia questions Cecil Rhodes sanity citing his plan to create world unity by forming a secret society of millionaires. The paper asserts the idea has an insane quality and notes its implications.
H Janssen’s experiments on Mont Blanc show poles for stringing telephone and telegraph lines are unnecessary in snow covered regions. Several inches of snow act as an excellent insulator, allowing wires to be laid directly on the surface and ready to carry messages.
French becomes the official language for the Quebec Legislature City Council and Board of Trade. English speaking members may use their own language but all records must be kept in French. The move reflects the growing French element in these bodies.
Elections will occur this year and next in multiple states as terms expire in March 1903 including Senators Platt New York Jones Arkansas Teller Colorado Orville H Platt Connecticut Mason Illinois Fairbanks Indiana Allison Iowa Gallagher New Hampshire Penrose Pennsylvania McLaurin South Carolina and Spooner Wisconsin.
Dr Icard of Marseilles has devised a test submitted to the Academie des Sciences. He injects fluorescin, a nonpoisonous coloring matter, into veins. One gramme colors 45 000 litres of water and will show grass green in two minutes if circulation exists. the color fades in hours without harm.
Francois Finas of Montmellan France stood barely over three feet tall yet was drafted as a conscript. His officer soon learned he could not keep step or carry the regimental flag and he was discharged from service.
The article notes a shift in immigrant settlement within the country. Irish largely live in the east while Germans favor the west. Scandinavians, especially from 1,000,000, mostly reside in the west and northwest, with Russians Poles Hungarians and Italians concentrated in New England New York and Pennsylvania. Bohemians and Hollanders settle centrally.
The Dowager Empress of Russia has commanded Danish sculptor Stephen Sinding to reproduce his Paris sensation Valkyre in ivory and gold bronze. The ivory will form the face shoulders breast arms and legs while the horse and body ornamentation will be gold bronze. The cost is expected to be enormous and the project may take a year to secure enough ivory.
Experiments in Dr. Elmer E. Prescott's lab show six eggs exposed to Roentgen rays daily for a week become sterile. When placed under a setting hen with seven normal eggs, only one produced a chick which died after hatching.
An old Australian document claims a convict near Parramatta found gold in 1789 and was punished for stealing a watch by 150 lashes after a hurried court conviction. A later review by a competent authority doubly corroborates the convict’s account.
Paris ads tout oxygen tabs used to carry air in a waistcoat pocket for use in submarines Morse boats or Santos-Dumont airships. The items are a practical use of sodium and potassium peroxide with compression under specific conditions and are selling well.
In a Mass village near Ransole the old school doctor lives beside a cemetery that abuts the road. Neighbors fear night visits less than debts owed by seven neighbors, who never trouble him. The tale reflects inherited village terror of graveyards and the joking defiance of the physician.
A May feature story in The Four Track News titled The Prophet's Chamber promises a unique narrative about early boarding houses. It is illustrated and pitched as essential reading for farmers’ wives across New York and New England. Subscriptions cost 50 cents yearly with single copies at 5 cents.
A quote from the Washington Star presents wisdom on giving and selling advice. It notes that genuinely good advice does not need to be free and can be sold if valuable.
The Philadelphia Press reports on a humorous scene as florist Coakley Budds showcases a plant labeled inquisitive with the punchline Rubber as the playful answer. The odd exhibit draws laughs and public interest in a lighthearted display.
The Atchison Globe recounts merchants railing against tin horn clerks who blow a great deal and are of little account, framing the criticism as a sharp localis text.
A brief advertisement claims Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar relieves whooping cough while Pike's Toothache Drops cure toothache in one minute, highlighting patent remedies popular in historical ads.
A Chicago Daily News line notes men continually confront schemes that promise more money and less work, highlighting recurring con games and the lure of effortless gain.
Trade card style claim for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises to stop coughs and help colds at 25 cents. The ad imitates period editorial voice and iconography with a humorous line attributed to Gladstone.
Mrs Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her six year womb and ovary inflammation without surgery. She reports pain relief, fewer headaches, and better nerves after four weeks, three months to full recovery.
Reports from Fort de France on May 12 describe Le Carbet Le Precheur and Manceau burned as Mont Pelee lava stream roars southward. Thousands dead or burned pile across St Pierre and surrounding areas with survivors fleeing to hills.
Iowa announces rural free delivery to begin July 1 across multiple towns. Blakesburg Wapello County will have 24 percent mile routes serving 699 people in 133 homes with one carrier. Blockton Taylor County 43 miles for 760 people in 174 homes with two carriers. Hudson Black Hawk County 70 miles for 1018 people in three carriers. New Hartford Butler County 3 percent miles for 545 people in 109 homes with one carrier. Swanton post office to be supplied by rural carriers with mail to New Hartford. Wadena Fayette County 61 miles for 149 people in 28 homes with three carriers. Conway Taylor County 49 miles serving 89 people with two carriers. Kellerton Ringgold County 73 miles serving 1319 people in three carriers. Wana maker post office to be discontinued. Diagonal Ringgold County 45 miles for 764 people in two carriers.
A Chicago and North Western wreck at Ames left a tramp dead and two mail clerks injured. Mail clerks Alexander Turk of Chicago and Graves of Des Moines were seriously hurt. Significant mail matter was destroyed as the tender and cars derailed before the train reached town. A soft roadbed is suspected as the cause.
A blaze completely destroyed the main building and chapel of the Iowa school for the deaf in Council Bluffs causing a $350,000 loss. The state bore its own risk as the structures were uninsured. Fire Chief John Templeton was seriously injured. One woman narrowly escaped death under collapsing walls and three firefighters suffered severe facial burns.
A CGW tank car broke down on a bridge over the Grand River at Talmage. Conductor George Miller of St. Joseph Missouri was killed as the car fell from the 150 foot bridge. The oil ignited and the bridge and three cars including the caboose burned.
The biennial meeting of the high court of the Independent Order of Foresters in Sioux City elected officers. High chief ranger J. A. Frise of Waterloo, junior past high chief ranger E. E. Bowen of Dubuque, high vice chief ranger H. K. Smith of Council Bluffs, high secretary John L. Sahm of Dubuque, high treasurer Chris Haw of Ottumwa, high physician Dr J. P. Claybough of Mount Vernon, high counsellor H. W. Hanson of Waterloo.
August Hermann, a Mormon farmer, drove his eldest son from home in Norwood and threatened his wife with a revolver. In a struggle the weapon discharged, killing Hermann. The coroner's jury ruled the shooting accidental.
The state central committee fixed the convention date for July 30 in Des Moines. Congressman W. J. Smith from Council Bluffs was chosen temporary chairman and Herbert Remley of Iowa City temporary secretary.
Engine ditched at Larchwood injuring Engineer Brand and Fireman Tone. Several other incidents include deaths from wall collapse at Iowa City and injuries from a Dubuque iron works fire. A stray boy’s body identified by a Dewitt resident, and a rash of local notices on post offices and rail actions fill the page with restive midwest happenings.
A Mina resident Mrs Hildebrandt credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her rheumatism after trying many medicines. After one box she reports real improvement and gratitude for the relief from pain and sleeplessness.
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