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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
7
A Philadelphia Press anecdote recalls a downtown church where a new hymn debuted. After services, the organ blower asked the organist how the music went, admitting he was nervous since he had never blown for that hymn before.
A city editor directs the copy to be continued on page forty one as the new reporter notes a big landslide and frames it within the real estate transfers section. The exchange highlights newspaper workflow and page placement.
In fabra Montana on Oct 19 a large number of men report relief from back pains after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mill, who found the remedy, credits the pills with improving kidney and back issues and plans to keep them on hand for future ailments.
A fragment notes a warning about increasing drink habits with a talking old gentleman referencing a white ribbon and four sodas, as Gail Lizzie formerly favored sodas but now desires four.
Radisson on the Chippewa proposes a new town in Sawyer county on the Omaha road. It sits on ippewa and Couderay rivers in fertile hardwood country with strong land drawing appeal and abundant fishing and hunting opportunities. For maps write the Postmaster Radisson Sawyer county Wis or T W Teasdale St Paul Minn.
A remark from Youth's Companion cites an examiner at Cambridge University noted for sharply mocking questions. As a student he faced a special examination asking for a definition of happiness, with the reply described as a quip about a genre from Payne.
An advertisement promotes booklets on Beautiful Indian Territory Texas The Golden Square and Business Chances offered by George Morton G M T M at Wainwright Building Philadelphia area to attract stamp buyers Two cent stamps requested Also a personal notice by Ida Gertrude seeking a gentleman fond of outdoor life drawing from the Philadelphia Record snippet.
Promises safe savings and wealth growth with opportunities presented by The Number Gold Mining Co located at 1621 Iversey Blvd Chicago. Invites readers to request a free illustrated booklet by mail.
The Baltimore American quotes Wantanno asking if Gabsky will re cite at a small evening party. Duzno responds that he will unless a new way to reach Rome is found.
Advertises antiseptic cleaner for carpets clothes and fabrics with wood safe properties. Claims ink gum removal without harming painted wood work and invites tailor cleaner usage details from Bereda Manufacturing Co Chicago. Ends with user testimonials and generic slogans.
An advertisement notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to stop the cough and cure the cold, priced at 25 cents. It also promotes Putnam Fadeless Dyes described as fast to light and washing, accompanied by a Ram's Horn quotation about wind and leaves.
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Iowa state and savings banks deposits totaling 132,889,352.07 with a 90,737,917.72 rise over ten years and May to September increases. The article covers taxes, new Farm Mechanics courses at Ames, temperance policy shifts, and a sewer banquet in Waterloo.
A new line of interurban railways planned at Oelwein would connect towns in northwestern Iowa including Oelwein Arlington Fayette Strawberry Point. The Oelwein and Northeastern Iowa Interurban Railway company claims the route will be among the state’s best and will serve an area with limited rail facilities.
Miss Daisy Dinwiddie of Cedar Falls becomes heir to the Dinwiddie estate in Virginia. The vast Purceville area lands near Dinwiddie Courthouse, totaling several thousand acres, have haunted Virginia courts for 25 years. The June sale will divide the proceeds among heirs, with Dinwiddie sharing with her brother, a provincial governor in the Philippines.
Des Moines authorities plan to test the fire escape law by prosecuting noncompliant individuals while a Cedar Rapids civil case seeks 300000 dollars in damages from hotelkeepers over deaths tied to missing fire escapes. The challenge cites the bill lacked an enacting clause and credits Senator C C Dowell as the measure’s sponsor.
Special Correspondence reports a question whether 10 o'clock closing means sun time or clock time. Des Moines clock time at 10 corresponds to solar 10:30, creating a dispute over legality. Nebraska once upheld and then reversed such timing. An effort to test the issue may reach court, with broad implications for time laws.
C G Elliott of the department of agriculture reports that a 70 mile wide tract from Sioux City to Missouri Valley lies 8 to 28 feet below the Missouri River level. The river's trough shape makes surrounding lands flood prone. if the river shifts course during a flood, this vast area could become a lake threatening numerous towns.
The Eleventh Cavalry is assigned to garrison the Des Moines post. It now serves in the Philippines and the relief regiment is ordered to sail in November so Des Moines may not receive soldiers before February 1, 1904. Col. Karl D. Thomas becomes post commandant, having enlisted in April 1862 in the Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
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