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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
6
A good reliable liniment for sprains swellings and rheumatic pains. A piece of flannel dampened with Pain Balm relieves back side and chest pains and aids sleep. For sale by Loughran Bauer and Joel Cacwin.
Dr David A Stevens a Bennett Medical college Chicago member and Sunday school superintendent is arrested charged with mistreating about 100 boys amid alleged corporal punishment Pastor J G Parker filed complaint. Stevens used a rawhide to discipline boys including the pastor’s son prompting investigation into his Sunday school as a reform method. A Chicago reader letter mentions trouble keeping boys off streets after sundown.
Mrs. Lusia Adduci gave birth to her sixteenth child last week in Chicago. The baby boy is healthy and thriving. Father Givanni Adduci works as a laborer earning $2 a day and supports all the children without ever seeking charity.
An elderly Philadelphia couple elopes to wed with consent of neither family. Alfred J Dickinson aged around 80 marries 65 year old widow Julia A Britton in Wilmington, while 79 year old Josiah Rogers wins a battle with his pocketbook to secure a license and marry his 83 year old to be bride Mary Humphrey.
Carl Christenson 21 of Jewell died after falling into a threshing machine cylinder at Ellsworth. He climbed atop the machine to clear a congested oats elevator when a trap door failed, sending him feet first into the grinding cylinders. Assistants freed him after bolts and a cylinder segment were removed. doctors amputated one leg, but he died after lingering.
Isaac McDonald Andrew Deems and Mrs Salsome Catherine Johnston wed in Cumberland West Virginia bringing together seventeen children under one roof. Deems 40 with nine children sought a wife and received sixty three replies. Johnston 39 and mother of eight, met by letter then marriage followed.
A E Nass and wife transfer to Henry Berhow for 400 dollars. Charles Niskern and wife transfer to Cathrene B Glann for 700 dollars. R R Pollock and wife transfer to R M Willey for 2000 dollars. Francis C McKim and husband transfer to W O Ambrose for 3500 dollars. J A Campbell and F J Graves and wives transfer to Jane J and Sarah Ann Feroe for 400 dollars. Mrs S R Lucas to heirs of Joseph Tate dec’d for 1 dollar. Martin J Jorgenson and wife transfer to Maggie Dearasd for 8000 dollars.
In a New Jersey case Henry R Luckook vice president of C Hi Taylor Cut Glass is charged with threatening his wife Mrs Luckook. Judge Howell rules the burden of washing dishes rests on husbands and applies to Luckook.
Miss Maude Whitman was assaulted on Ninth street between Greene and Carroll by a strange man who choked her briefly before others nearby intervened. The assailant fled toward Northwestern depot as a neighbor, Mr Joiner, aided in the disturbance.
A terse exchange centers on a dispute about whist play between spouses. One partner claims the wife believes the game is wrong, while the other rebuts that her play proves it. The remark highlights domestic tensions masked as card room commentary.
Rev James A Lewis pastor Milaca Minnesota reports seven years use of Chamberlain Cough Remedy works well for croup and whooping cough. Product sold by Loughran Bauer and Joel.
The Westminster Gazette recounts Penn’s strong aversion to tobacco. He finds Friends smoking pipes hidden to spare a weaker brother, prompting a witty exchange about their restraint and concern for others.
A health notice urges individuals with stomach discomfort to address indigestion promptly. It promotes KODOL as a safe digestant for dyspepsia and related symptoms and notes it is sold by C. A. Gamble.
A New York Press remark frames a quip as a philanthropist offers money to induce a bath. Redface Leary reacts with defiant humor, asking if anyone mistakes him for a mermaid as the exchange turns comic.
The advertisement touts Pucks as the best all purpose soap for homes and mechanics. It claims powerful grease ink and berry stain removal and notes it is sold by first class grocers with imitations common yet the original remains best.
Syne Cod fisheries of Newfoundland have endured for nearly 400 years and surpass those of any other nation in the world.
An advertisement asserts pine forest dwellers have no kidney diseases and offers Pineules for backache relief. One dose at night is followed by a 30 day treatment for $1.00 with money back if not satisfied, sold by C. A. Gamble.
In 1609 the Dutch discovered Manhattan and named the region New Netherlands with the settlement New Amsterdam. The Dutch surrender of New Netherlands to England in 1664 led to the renaming as New York.
An advertisement touts Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a gentle bowel stimulant that drives out a cold and relieves croup and whooping cough. It claims pleasant taste, mother endorsement, and a satisfaction guarantee. Sold by C A Gamut.
An old ad claims Rings Little Liver Pills improve liver health to give clear bright skin. It states the pills relieve headache constipation and biliousness. Price is 25 cents and sold by C A Gamble.
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