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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
18
A mixed page of brief notices and product pitches lists purchases at Platts Best Jewelry and James to buy melons, a birth at Mrs Hyde’s, a horse death, and various remedies. It notes an intact church steeple top, mild weather outlook, and a Greek Lamp shop with new books.
Trustees note Ames Agricultural Hall improvements and a new forge shop contract for 4444 dollars with Western Steel Construction Co. Fre ment Turner leads the firm. J W Jones to head Horticultural Extension. Helen Donovan elected in Domestic Economy. The 1908 Graduate School invitation aims to align with a new agricultural building.
Ames native F. N. Fowler recounts life at sea after an 1883 Bath Maine built vessel the 8 P Hitchcock sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco in 107 days. He notes a Manila typhoon in 1882 and lists a lifelong switch from sea life to insurance work in Des Moines Ames and Des Moines.
An Ames postal clerk laments how varying envelope sizes disrupt mail processing. He notes large legal documents bend canceling machines, while tiny letters risk misaddressing. He cites student checks and postal cards as common, and jokes about government rules banning envelopes under size six.
Desirable lots south of the college campus along the Interurban line offer easy terms with a $5 down and $5 monthly plan. A platform will be erected at lot 1 for passenger stops to Des Moines Ames or the college. Thirteen Ames lots available for about ten days with warranty deed and abstract provided.
Gene Underwood sustained a broken ankle during noon practice at the college. The injury ends his season early and causes him personal pain as a result.
Smith's Hall has undergone a full interior renovation in Ames. The walls now feature Cardinal and Gold coloring with crimson paper accents. A new ladies room with mirrors and an electric curling iron, a refined gentlemen's smoking room, and plans for a dining room expand this popular dance and club venue.
H N Ebersole of the I B Co has accepted a position in South America as superintendent of erection and will be stationed at Buenos Aires. He is known as Bugs at Beloit College and has worked with the Fairbanks Morse Company in Beloit St. Louis and Three Rivers Michigan overseeing exhibits and motor and gas installations.
Professor Pammel comments on a new idea that injecting plants with fluids might cure diseases but notes it remains unproven. He recalls H L Bolley’s work at the University of North Dakota showing possible osmotic effects and tissue changes, yet concedes the method lacks practical value overall.
Des Moines papers note a new custom of chicken roast receptions for new students at Des Moines college. The trend echoes Iowa State College practice, with local figures and farming experts such as Prof. C. F. Curtiss and E. E. B. Faville cited as potential advisors on the novelty and logistics.
In this brief dramatic exchange a nurse or matron notes a husband’s persistent sneezing while a companion delays medical help, saying it amuses their baby to see the father sneeze. The scene captures domestic humor and patient care tensions.
Professors Pammel and Bissell from Iowa State College joined by Mr. John W. Alvord and analysts from MIT Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania examined Cedar River water in Seattle. Their unanimous finding supported building the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad without polluting Seattle’s water, leading city officials to drop objections.
R H Moffet known as Bobbie from school days, now at the U S Mint in San Francisco, visited Ames College on Saturday. He survived the earthquake there with fire causing most damage, plans to inspect Denver Mint machinery, and met Larson in a humorous exchange on the platform.
Charlie Gray a former resident now of Chicago spent Saturday visiting his parents in Ames. He said the climate and conditions of Chicago agreed with him and planned to spend a couple of weeks visiting state fairs in Missouri Kansas and Nebraska for the Live Stock Report he represents.
The Weekly OWA STATE REGISTER and FARMER and the AMES INTELLI GENCER offer a year for 1.25 dollars. The REGISTER AND FARMER combines a weekly farm magazine with a weekly newspaper featuring 24 pages or more, expert departments, special features, and a high grade serial story. News of the world nation and Iowa is condensed for easy reading. Offer ends January 1 1908.
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