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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
3
An assortment of old ad copy touts Pinesalve for wounds and Bee's Luxative Honey and Tar for colds with money back guarantees. Mentions O. A. Gamble as seller and a speculative note on Prince of Wales lease income. Also reports the German emperor adding a Spanish uniform and owning a large wardrobe.
Mag gie Hickox of Midland Michigan says her two year old son suffered a severe bowel complaint but recovered using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims the remedy cures even cholera infantum and advises following directions for a certain cure. Also notes the czar of Russia receives about 100 petitions daily, reviewed by a confidential secretary before reaching him.
In George Baker’s Ames jewelry window two medals attract attention from grey beards and citizens. A gold medal to General Lincoln marks 28 years of service, though listed as 25, with ruby, diamond and sapphire stones in red white and blue. A silver medal to Van Chamberlain honors Fenian raid service. both medals, plus a land grant for the raid volunteer, are from King Edward VII and exhibit in Ames as rewards for willing government service.
The Milwaukee I. S. C. group organizes an alumni association with E. J. Kearney of class 93 as president. Seventeen members join as H. W. Dow, former M. E. assistant professor, becomes a member though not an I. S. C. alumnus.
The I G C Student paper shifts to a six column folio published twice weekly starting late August under editor G K McCullough and business manager A Q Adamson. The change aims to put the paper on a paying basis with more advertising space and earlier football reports for students.
The Indiana Manufacturing Co and J I Case Threshing Machine Co face an anti trust ruling handed by Judge Seaman, nullifying wind stacker contracts and restoring about 175000 to Case. Locally Watkins Manufacturing on South Kellogg faces growth as Ames aims to expand, with hinge patents and plans for a larger factory and more jobs.
Prof Pammel took many of his students on an excursion to Collins on Saturday. He typically schedules two or three excursions per term, and this early start reflects the unusually large class sizes. The trip adds work for the department, but benefits the students, and the professor enjoys the stroll with his group.
A local discussion notes oysters appearing on Ames restaurant menus as lobster orders lag. Butchers report rising oyster trade, spurred by cool weather and shipments to Baltimore fisheries. Mr Bower questions bulk oyster handling under the pure food law, debating cleanliness and advertising practices by large companies.
A caustic ad by a judge offers pricing for omitting scandal from a newspaper column. Rates include $500 per inch for ordinary display scandal with one omission, up to $1,500 per inch for larger type omissions. Special discounts apply to Four Hundred advertisers. yearly contract promises complete omission of all scandal referencing individuals.
A painting job at Ames Iowa school led to a dispute over color after A Avery applied a lead and oil finish. The director found it not white enough and the painter added a Devoe lead and zinc coat. Dever & Co promote Devoe paint as a sales booster.
George Dugan of Rockwell City was killed at the Man son fairgrounds after a dispute over a three minute race. Myron Tullar Fort Dodge chief of police arrested after conflicting accounts and fears of mob violence. George Korns of Somers collided with Connelly in the same race causing a clash that led to Dugan's death.
An advertisement touts ManZan as instantly relieving blind, bleeding and itching piles. It describes collapsible tubes for direct application and promises a refund if relief is not achieved, sold by C. A. Gamble. It also notes a statement about iron ore supplies dwindling within a century.
A vintage medical ad notes pine resin as most effective for bladder and kidney diseases. It claims relief for back pain from faulty kidney action and promotes Pine ales at $1 for 30 days, sold by O A Gamble.
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