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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
4
To Your Banker Keep Faith Through Hard Times
A narrative urges borrowers to honor contracts with their bankers, highlighting trust, collateral, and the banker’s role in weathering financial stress. It cautions against taking advantage of the system and stresses mutual responsibility to keep funds available for others in need.
Hasty Marriages Boost Public Scrutiny of Gretna Green
Clergy leader Dr. Houghton bans secret marriages at his Ames church sanctuary. He says marriages must be regular and public in the fashion of earlier times so by publishment in the church records and local notices, potential ill fated unions are prevented. He seeks ministers in Ames Boone Marshalltown and Des Moines to educate city clergy and promote morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna Green
C. Houghton
Houghton
Ames
Boone, Marshalltown
Des
Macomber Claims Board Lacks Authority Over Ground Use
The statement argues the board has no authority to take ground for a roadway and questions the board's power to impose fees or control. The record shows debate about who governs land use and roadway access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomber
Governor Cummins Eyes Advice From The Commission
Gov. Cummins may consult the state commission on best methods as to the beat of Scott. The report hints at seeking expert guidance to improve statewide safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Scott
No Reflections On College Board Letter
A letter from Charles M. Macomber of Ida Grove defending the Iowa State College board is discussed. The piece argues the controversy over the president Storms and his private secretary should not become political patronage. The Intelligencer is cited as having previously stated similar points about executive prerogative and confidential staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Macomber
Storms
Institution of Learning
Hungerford
Gov. Cummins
Cummins
Story County Medical Society
Iowa
Prof
Holden
Ames
Prof. Holden
College Czar Macomber Defends Hungerford Board
The Intelligencer backs Macomber in defending President Hungerford and criticizes Gov. Cummins for overstepping. It notes Holden’s corn science work and reports a staff firing at Ames, with Holden surprised and Storms likewise. Board tensions, petitions, and personal finance are discussed.
Roadway demand sparks campus dispute at Noble campus
The Intelligencer requests a road through the waste land in front of the Noble campus, spanning the C and N W tracks, and the electric line. Critics warn against campus disruption while Dr Beardshear notes Iowa farmers have not harmed them and urges restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomber
Beardshear
Last landmark of the old dinkey being removed
The final relic on Story Street marking the old el right of way is removed leaving only an elastic cinder path and rare fluctuating tie remnants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinkey
Story ‘Street
Modern farmer not a hayseed says Carroll Herald
A Carroll Herald letter refutes The Register and Leader cartooning as depicting farmers as hayseeds. It argues Iowa farmers are modern aristocrats, cites Ames and Story County as examples, and notes the trouble of outdated stereotypes. Also advertises Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup via C. A. Gamble as a remedy for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Register
Carroll Herald
Mr. Hungerford
ISU Students Owning Autos Near Half of Local Fleet
Mr. Macomber states ISU students do not own cars. He would know if familiar with local affairs that at least fifty percent of the city’s automobiles are owned by the student body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomber
Iowa State College
Odd Panic Tie to Bicycles and Wagons
An amusing reflection links past financial panics to consumer goods. The speaker jokes that the 1893 panic stemmed from bicycle overbuying while the 1907 panic would be caused by wagons, concluding sympathy notes to bankers may be discounted.
Elastic Currency and Winter Woes at Ames Editorial
The piece railing at economic strain notes miners' hardship at company stores and stretches currency metaphors. It mocks getting money through dubious means, laments Elastic Thanksgiving plans, and hints at local issues from snow plows to a Nebraska game setback.
Pineules Promise Backache Relief
A vendor claims that Pine forests residents do not suffer kidney diseases and promises one night dose relieves backache. A 30 days treatment costs $1.00 with money back satisfaction guarantee. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Gamble
Annual Iowa colleges and high schools meeting in Grinnell
The annal conference of Iowa colleges and high schools to be held in Grinnell on November 29. Professor A Van Storm of Ames is in charge of the meeting and preparing the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Grinnell
A. van Storm
Ames
C A Gamble Sells Bees Laxative Cough Syrup For Colds
BeEs Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently on the bowels clear the head and relieves colds croup and whooping cough. Pleasant to take suitable for young and old. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Sold by C A Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C A. Gamble
Certification Law Shows Education Improvement in Iowa
After one year under the new certificate law State Superintendent J F Riggs issues a pamphlet on its impact. He concludes that educational conditions in Iowa are improving and that the certificate law, wisely administered, will be a factor in ongoing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Riggs
Iowa
Pucks Soap Ad Claims Original Mechanic’s Soap Status
An advertisement extols Pucks as the best all purpose soap sold by first class grocers. It calls Pucks the original Mechanic's Soap and praises its grease ink and berry stain removal for home use, noting many imitations but the original remains best.
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By F. R. and
M. C. Conaway
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Story County
College Czar
HE Noble Campus
Kennedy
Inter- Urban Co
Washington
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Nebraska
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Lowell
Mass
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Ames, Iowa
School Law
H. L. Munn Lumber CO
W. G. Stockwell
Lown
Lockwood Building
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