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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
3
A roundup of short items from the area lists visits and travels among residents of Ames Des Moines and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mrs Seward Mabie in Des Moines and Ruth Elliott visiting Boone, plus many others visiting relatives or attending events.
Otto Mitchell infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Crawford Street died last Monday September 1. The body goes to Des Moines for burial after a brief home service led by Rev L Nye. Rebecca Lee Corkins Workins died Friday at noon in south Ames and is survived by husband and four year old child. burial in Cambridge with services by Rev Graves. Hazel Viola Ernst infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Ernst lived about three miles south of the city.
O O Eastwood of Hammond Indiana died Saturday night after a period of ill health. He had been staying at his aunt Mrs A Eastwood’s home west of Ames. The body was shipped to Indiana Sunday for services to be held there.
The Portland No. 4 eastbound 1 18 p m train mangled George Entler the 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Entler of this city. He was found to have a bullet wound through the heart and the ball removed. The coroner's jury found he fired the gun accidentally and collapsed while crossing a bridge just north of Fairview before the train struck.
The campmeeting enjoyed unusually fine weather with about 700 campers though attendance was down due to rain. Notable arrivals included Elder A E Daniells and Dr Paulson with other leaders from Battle Creek and Kansas conference, Starr was reelected president, ministerial funds rose by 83500, and 500 new members joined in the past year. The article outlines Seventh Day Adventist beliefs, health work, and the Battle Creek Sanitarium as a leading institution, noting their global health mission and education system.
Closing out sale announced by C D Fausch for Thursday September 11 at 1 o clock. Sale site four blocks south of the depot features 60 head of livestock including 20 cattle 8 horses 31 Chester White spring pigs plus farm machinery and other articles.
Rob J Dodds of Franklin Township Iowa taken up a brown horse about 1000 pounds with a blind right eye and clipped foretop. No other marks or brands. Presented before B Jones J P Franklin Township J Q Burgess Auditor Story Co Iowa Nevada August 10 1902. 20-3
On and after September 1 1902 coal will be cash and orders may be placed by phone Mutual 100 and Iowa 62. No coal delivered without payment and accounts are not carried past 60 days. Also notes on Chamberlain Pain Balm praise and local bakery ads with phone numbers and specials.
An advertisement praises DeWitts Little Early Risers as effective gentle laxative pills. It claims they cleanse poison and putrid matter, curing biliousness and torpid liver and preventing fever, with a pleasant effect. Judisch Bros.
A Kelly Iowa firm Crane and Posegate offers general real estate services including insurance collections and farm mortgages. Lists farms for sale in Story Boone and Polk counties from 80 to 300 acres priced 60 to 90 dollars per acre, plus North and South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin farms and wild lands. They provide showings free of charge and invite sellers and buyers to visit.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a stomach cleanser and tonic that purports to cure indigestion and dyspepsia. It includes a testimonial from Rev. J. H. Holladay of Holladay Mississippi who says Kodol saved his life after doctors gave up.
A quote from F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford County Pa recounts using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to recover from diarrhoea and dysentery during a bicycle trip and notes the remedy cured him with one dose on two occasions. The product is sold by all druggists.
A traveler notes that in domestic life and dining rooms the Chinese cook shows notable cleverness. If two chops are ordered for a couple and a guest joins, the cook may magically fashion a third chop from leftover meat, skillfully assembled so only a trained eye detects the trick.
Salt is a powerful natural remedy and antiseptic. A weak salt solution aids indigestion and can relieve a cold in the head when sniffed through the nose. A hot salt bag eases severe bowel pains.
A wry quip from a Brooklyn Life column about life insurance planning. a character asks if provisions are made for survivors. The joke notes a dog at the door and a hired girl claiming the speaker is out of town as a feeble workaround.
The ashes, so called, from volcanoes are simply lava that is finely pulverized.
A drummer with a limp relates how he fell into an unlit sewer in a Kan town and sued for damages. After hospital, city attorney offered a case, but public opinion opposed him. he settled for $125 with $5.66 deducted for damages from a collapsed plank cavern.
A letter from W. H. Brockman of Bagnell Missouri praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing three years of bronchitis and sleepless nights after trying doctors and medicines. The note states the product is available at all druggists.
No profession has advanced more rapidly of late than surgery but it is seldom needed for piles. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures quickly and permanently for cuts burns bruises and skin diseases. An Illinois user testifies it cured bleeding piles and restored strength. Judisch Bros.
Louis Philippe famed wit clinches an argument over Talleyrand’s death. After visiting him, he questions the news of death, implying strategic timing. A landlady warns the artist of a hanging committee crowd, echoing the era’s sharp humor.
A public school teacher asked a girl to define the words balance and remainder. She answered that one can say a man lost his balance and fell but cannot say a man lost his remainder and fell.
A Parisian dinner ends with playful banter between uncle and growing nephew. The nephew praises the meal and suggests another round. Toledo Blade reports a lighthearted restaurant moment.
German deposits near Bonn produce a form of lignite that naturally breaks into sheets as thin as paper.
Excursion rates offered to Boone Iowa for a carnival trip via the Chicago North Western line. Tickets go on sale September 1 to 6 with return validity until September 8. Apply to Chicago North Western Railway agents.
Gar-Gol is described as a scientific antiseptic preparation that cures sore throat tonsillitis hoarseness and ulcerated throat. It is advertised as preventative against diphtheria croup and whooping cough and is credited to Loughran and Bauer.
Reduced one way settler rates offered during September and October via Iowa Central Railway to California Washington Idaho Utah and British Columbia. Stopovers allowed. See local ticket agent or address A.B Ontts G. P. and T. A. Minneapolis.
Nice figs at Mitten & Son. Rolls bakery features finest bread and one pound rolls at Roll's. Loughran & Bauers sell assorted brushes and dress goods. Novelty Store touts new writing tablets and waistlines. Home Visitors Excursion offers Ohio and Indiana trip discounts via Iowa Central Railway with October dates and 80 day tickets. A B Outts G P T A Minneapolis supplies details.
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