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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
4
The article notes tug and barge crews proving safe economical cross Atlantic deliveries. It forecasts reduced reliance on freight steamers, expanding tug range with gas engines to compete in open world trades. It also mentions Treasurer Treat urging clean currency and celebrates poet Jim Riley’s Bear Wallow retreat.
The Iowa Horticultural section and the U S Department of Agriculture team, led by H J Eustace and Prof S S Beach, study cold storage for Iowa grown apples. They test keeping quality by variety, tree age, soil type, sod versus tillage, maturity, storage timing, wrapping, and packaging to reduce waste and retain state fruit value.
The next term of court in Story county opens October 29 with trial jurors drawn. A long list of jurors is named from Ames Story City Nevada and other communities. Several new cases are set including the Darner drainage suit against the Brotherhood of American Yeomen and other civil actions. Some criminal cases are expected but not yet publicly announced.
T Oliver as executor will offer at public sale two miles west of Gilbert on Thursday Oct 18 the estate personal property including a matched team of mares weighing 1800 lbs total eight cows farm machinery an incubator and more as listed in the notice.
North Western Line offers reduced fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo from October 12 to 16 with favorable return limits. For full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
Excursion tickets sold October 15 to 18 with favorable return limits on account of the Brotherhood of St Andrew Protestant Episcopal Church. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Rev. W. B. Kuiskern. 283.
A humorous exchange centers on stowing away two old umbrellas for a rainy day. The quip highlights frugal thrift with a playful tone.
A terse tale from a historical page reports a man named Miserly who dies after giving a dollar to a poor widow. Medical notes cite an enlargement of the heart as the cause. The anecdote underscores a twist of charitable gesture ending in fatal cardiac event.
A brief poem fragment notes a cashier confined in a literal or metaphorical cage. It contrasts weariness and pallor with envy from others who admire that restrained existence.
When he laid down the law to her his wife simply told him to pick it up again indicating a return to the previous stance. The exchange shows a sharp back and forth in a domestic moment with no further actions recorded.
Respondents state they are not living at their current residence but are boarding elsewhere. The exchange hints at housing instability or transitional arrangements without naming individuals or locations.
The Ames city council will receive sealed bids at 8:00 p m October 22 1906 for construction of sanitary sewers and sub drains along Iowa State Lincoln College Onondaga and surrounding streets with plans on file. Bids require 5 percent certified check. The contractor must repair after completion and city retains 3 percent for one year.
Parley Sheldon as administrator with will annexed petitions the Story county Iowa court to establish title to the east half of the southeast quarter of section 31 township for 24 west of the 5th P M now owned by the decedent John A. McFarland. Unknown claimants including Joseph Hatton James Garrett Luke McGuire are named as defendants. If no defense by October 2 1906 a default and decree will be entered. ManZan pile remedy ad placed by C A Gamble.
An artist portrait reflects on aging as a crown of glory for an honored citizen. The piece imagines how memory endures in family and friends, with the photographer capturing a life well lived.
The ticket lists Governor Albert B. Cummins Polk County and Warren Garst Carroll as lieutenant governor, plus W. C. Hayward Scott secretary of state and B. F. Carroll Davis auditor. W. W. Morrow Union treasurer, H. W. Byers Shelby attorney general, W. L. Eaton Marshall and D. J. Falmer Washington railroad commissioners, J. F. Riggs Keokuk superintendent. Supreme Court Emlin McClain Johnson and John C. Sherwin Cerro Gordo. Clerk J. C. Crockett Hardin. Reporter W. W. Cornwall Clay. United States Senate J. P. Dolliver Webster. Seventh District John T. Hull Polk. Eleventh District C. G. Lee Story R. M. Wright Webster W. D. Evans Franklin.
County slate includes Representative George C. White Clerk C M Soper Auditor Fred G Dunahugh Treasurer Edgar A Fawcett Recorder M L Tesdall Sheriff W A Ricketts Superintendent I C Welty Surveyor John M Wells Coroner Dr H P Hanson County Attorney Edward M McCall Supervisors Benjamin Johnson Chas Ww Scott Election Tuesday November 6th
MapZan relieves instantly the pain from blind itching and protruding piles in collapsible tubes. Try one bottle and if not relieved your money will be refunded. Free offer. Sold by O A Game. Tickets on sale October 14 to 16 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Railway. 23 46
Tickets on sale October 11 to 14 to New Orleans at low fares with favorable return limits. Issued on account of the K P Supreme Lodge. Apply to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
The San Frisco physician Dr J W Hamilton endorses Warners White Wine Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy he has seen for years and claims it has no equal for asthma.
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