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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
3
A Detroit News Tribune excerpt traces how common animal names arise from diverse tongues. It links fox to dim ancestors, traces camelus to Latin, explains elephant from Hindu, and notes wolves from tears. It surveys many animals and their linguistic roots.
John Foster Fraser cites a Toronto magistrate famed for handling forty cases in forty minutes. When pressed, the magistrate says he never allows a point of law to be raised, declaring this a court of justice not a court of law. He recalls sending a man to six months despite lawyers quoting Mathews.
In Haute-Vienne a yearly rite on St Euptrius day gathers village girls who walk to St Junien tes-Combes and hang their garters on a church cross. Each girl prays for a good husband, then moves along. The cross becomes a multicolored display resembling flowers from the garters.
A Kansas City druggist recalls a Sunday morning incident with a wealthy west side man who tossed a dime on the showcase and asked for two nickels. When questioned about gambling the man said he was going to church. The exchange shows a humorous moment from the city.
A Washington Star quip contrasts health advice with appetite as an epicure refuses plain food for better health, preferring enjoyment over health alone. The exchange highlights the tension between dietary restraint and personal pleasure.
A compact reflection on how societies craft formal laws yet adhere to enduring customs guiding behavior and judgment. The quote highlights tension between written rule and lived tradition, illustrating how culture shapes governance and daily life.
The office offers rural route subscribers a Chicago Chronicle and Intelligencer subscription for $3.00 per year. The Chronicle is described as republican, well illustrated, complete, and avoids sensationalism. This price applies to subscribers outside the city delivery district.
The East End Studio announces a ten day sitting free offer beginning October 12 for anyone past 60 years old. One completed photograph provided to each eligible senior during the promotion.
Advertisement for a 17 day personally conducted tour from Chicago by Union Pacific North Western Line and Salt Lake Route. Priced at 175 dollars including all rail fare sleeping car dining car and hotel stays. Stopovers in Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Francisco. For itineraries write A Hutchinson Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark St Chicago Ill. 25 31.
The Intelligencer invites readers to renew or subscribe offering low rates for the year. Advertised exchanges include Semi Weekly Marshalstown Times Republican 75 cents, Weekly Iowa State Register 85 cents, Allaces Farmer 75 cents, and Iowa Homestead 75 cents with quotations of other publications on application.
Pullman tourist sleeping cars run daily from Chicago to Los Angeles via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line and the Salt Lake Route beginning September 15. Special one way tickets to Los Angeles are $3.00 with low fares from other points. Double berth sleeping car from Chicago is $7.00. Contact Chicago & North Western Railway agents or manager 212 Clark St., Chicago. 24-31.
A notice advertises a public sale in Franklin township Story county Iowa four miles northwest of Ames and near Gilbert Station. It lists 94 head of livestock including 12 milch cows, 8 yearling cattle, 50 shoats, a registered Chester White boar, harness and buggy, two bay horses, and a saddle pony plus various farm implements. Terms: cash up to 500 and six percent credit on larger sums with security. no removal until settlement. Also includes mixed advertising for Devoe paint and Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar with a note on availability from local sellers.
Local notices mix a bargain for The Chicago Daily Tribune and The Ames Intelligencer with a year for eight dollars, plus subscription extensions and restrictive terms. Several real estate transfers and wills are listed among Firm Ames and Nevada area properties and church funding.
Auction listing for sale two miles southeast of Ames on the Fred Wearth and Jake Erb farm Thursday October 12 at 1 pm. Items include 8 horses, cattle, hogs, poultry, tools, farm gear, household goods, and 100 acres of corn in field with 50 tons of hay. Terms cash under $10, over time on bankable note with 2 percent discount for cash. Also Pineules remedy ad by OC A. Gamble.
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