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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
7
An old advertisement discusses the change of life as a critical period for women and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy to ease distressing symptoms. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. A B G Hyland and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
Routt county reports 72 770 cattle valued at 817 643 and leads Colorado in headcount and value as shipments between 35 million and 650 million more cattle are forecast this year. Western lands group promotes Campbell dry farming to attract settlers while San Luis valley feeds peas to lambs. about 600 000 lambs fattened locally this year, with expectations of cattle fattening rising further in two years.
The piece notes gold varies in color with alloying and origin. It cites California coins worn smooth by abrasion, and lead-filled interiors. It compares purest pieces, placer gold in quartz derived, Australian gold’s red hue, and Ural gold as the reddest.
Brief dialogue from Tit-Bits notes a man with surplus wealth and a woman questioning whether wealth brings true knowledge or happiness. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward money and ignorance.
Paul Dresser of New York author of Banks of the Wabash praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing his kidney trouble. He writes he could not sleep rest or eat and suffered a salt and aching back before using the medicine. He urges others to try it. Sold by Milburn Co Buffalo N Y 50 cents a box.
Constable Pete Martin of Marion was shot in Cedar Rapids while attempting to serve a writ of execution. Zella Eckles fired to frighten him, then killed him after he began removing furniture. Martin, a 15 year veteran and Civil War veteran, leaves a wife and six grown children.
In Des Moines a one day old child found in a trunk with its throat slashed and body bloodied. The infant, daughter of Miss Mattie Teager, was discovered at a boarding house run by Mrs Nellie Brower. Police report she was placed there by the mother after the act.
Judge G W Burnham sentenced Edward Frondel and John Lang to one day each in the state prison at Anamosa for obstructing the Rock Island railway right of way. The minimal sentence, legally fixed, marks a rarity in Iowa penal history.
In Fraserville Iowa Fraserville resident Harry McGlasson who ran a boarding house killed his wife his five year old daughter and his sister in law at his sister in law home. He then shot himself after failing to find his two young stepsons dying several hours later Jealousy is cited as the motive by investigators.
Des Moines report says Robert Mather of the Rock Island road came from Chicago with J. H. Mather to take his ailing mother and relatives by special train to their sister in Moline Illinois for a short family reunion of several days.
On October 28 warnings urged calm while soldiers fire ball cartridges if disorder breaks out. Reinforcements pour in as 6 000 troops sail from Reval and regiments from Tsarskoe Selo arrive. Rioting and mutiny threaten to topple autocracy. thousands join railroad strikers and workers quitting to back revolution. London correspondent predicts czarist regime may fall, fearing fate of Alexander II.
The fruit steamer Esparza collided with the lighthouse tender Magnolia carrying the president Secretary Loeb and Dr. Rixey to the cruiser West Virginia. Magnolia bow and rail were damaged but no one was hurt. The party later transferred to the Ivy and reached the West Virginia on schedule.
Illinois and Iowa policy holders of the National Masonic Accident association of Des Moines sue in Council Bluffs to set aside the transfer of the association to the North American Accident Insurance company of Chicago. They charge the transfer was fraudulent and that five directors received 25000 for their role.
Clyde Dunning, former employee at the Citizens' bank of Mount Ayr, was found not guilty by a Creston jury on charges of fraudulent banking. The bank failed last year with assets about 90 000 dollars short of liabilities totaling nearly 500 000 dollars.
Burlington a New York bound actor Richard Chapman deserted the Holy City company and enlisted as a private in the US Army. Linn county grand jury returns 63 indictments including whisky drug stores and mulct saloons. Cornell freshman class banquet held in Mount Vernon. Alfred Peterson killed by Rock Island train at Ottumwa. Rockford 14 year old found dead with gunshot on mother’s grave. Odd Fellows adjourned. Mason City home rebuilt for $45,000. Minden pitcher owes $165 in Council Bluffs suit. Patrick Ryan, pioneer, dies in Montezuma after apoplexy. Van Vieck sued for $1,000 in Sioux City over accident. Mercy hospital gift accepted in Webster City. Natural gas well struck in Muscatine.
About a dozen burglars dynamited the new national bank vault in Hagerstown Indiana at 1 am. They fled after an hour of work with several hundred dollars. A town posse fired on the robbers as they escaped. no injuries reported. A pursuit is under way.
The dome on Monterey's great cathedral collapsed Friday, crushing the church into a heap. The landmark, dating to 1792, stood tall yet no injuries were reported as of now.
Passengers on Louisville Southern train No. 9 near Lexington narrowly escaped when the locomotive and cars derailed from a bridge seven miles from the city and toppled into a creek forty feet below. Twelve were injured but no deaths reported.
London dispatch reports from Tokio that Japan's rice crop is well below original estimates and three prefectures are threatened with famine. The Times correspondent notes severe shortfalls endangering regional food supply.
A Chicago Tribune item describes a courtroom exchange where a professor expert witness admits he has not read up on the land geology yet claims knowledge by saying he reads down in geological studies. The attorney presses, the witness contradicts himself, and the judge calls for silence.
Bradford Tennessee appears to report a testimonial from O A Davis praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as fully curing his kidney trouble after a few boxes. The piece warns kidney disease can lead to Bright's Disease Dropsy Diabetes rheumatism and other fatal illnesses.
A Detroit Free Press humor item quotes a phrenologist remarking on a boy with a head full of bumps. The father explains the bumps come from everything he knows being kneeled into it, delivering a light wordplay gag.
An anecdotal testimonial credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with curing a severe scalp condition and restoring hair. The user, Fred a Busche of New York City, reports relief and ongoing use. Also included is a humorous Uncle Eben saying about reputation and a customer endorsement for Piso’s Cure.
A note states choosing a justice of the peace over a minister for a marriage may set the stage for an appeal to higher courts later. It emphasizes legal options and potential avenues for challenge.
A Louisville Courier Journal exchange quotes a man on life being what we make it and Senator Badger noting one exception: assistance to the janitor is sometimes needed. The remark underlines the humorous view of everyday toil and civic service.
An investigator asks for the most important feature of an airship and the inventor immediately replies that the parachute is the crucial safety device. The Washington Star quotes the exchange highlighting rescue and emergency descent as the key consideration.
The Policy Holders Committee at 77 Jackson Blvd Chicago seeks to disclose 200000 dollars in commissions paid to Mr Rosenfeld for Life Insurance Company of Pennsylvania business around February 1905 and 9000 dollars for September 1905 to acquire 8000 shares in Security Life and Annuity Company. Executives Moulton Rosenfeld and Moore are ordered to show cause why contempt sanctions should not follow.
Quote from Somerville Journal noting a man who favors discussing others affairs over his own. It comments on conversational bias and social dynamics in casual talk. The remark highlights how frequent self-centered topics can shape impressions of friendliness and interest.
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