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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
3
The speaker taunts the crowd about wealth and libraries while warning that rich benefactors will fall, a Milwaukee Sentinel quote notes. He mocks those who boast of money and power, saying they may soon need help and end up framed by fate.
The Liberati military and concert band will perform at the Des Moines Iowa State Fair in the last week of August with daily concerts of modern music opening Sunday at 4 30 pm. The fair also features a pavilion orchestra the fifty sixth regiment band and vaudeville acts including the Allisons Miller elephants and a Kaabenshue airship demonstration. An African letter recounts a Kaffir woman halting a lioness attack with a hoe.
E W Goodloe of Dutton Street Waco Texas says the medicine cured his long running cough after five years of worsening symptoms. He claims the remedy cures chronic coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and prevents pneumonia. Available at L M Bosworth drug store with a 50 cent to 1 dollar price and a free trial bottle.
Edwardsville resident Charles Baldwin reports chronic constipation and stomach troubles improved by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The ad promotes the 25 cent package and urges purchase from Judisch Bros.
A writer admires gulls as masters of air discipline. He notes their wings and tails constantly adjust to meet changing currents, enabling steady headway without flapping. The piece likens their balance to navigating rapid waters and recalls a gull scratching an ear in a stiff breeze.
William Cotton Oswell, early explorer of South Africa's interior and hunter, was a close associate of David Livingstone. The text notes his friendship with Livingstone and hints at his renown in pioneering inland travel and exploration in the region.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney trouble and general debility. The remedy is advertised as a cure for stomach liver kidney complaints blood diseases headache dizziness and weakness. Priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by L M Bosworth drug store.
A St. Louis and Suburban railroad conductor faced a change crunch Sunday as passengers paid with large bills. A new bride with a baby offered a five dollar note and quipped she has been married only twelve months, highlighting the novelty of a small denomination gesture.
A discussion on whether men or women display greater tact in diplomacy. The piece cites a magazine view that men are quicker to know when to act or withhold, challenging the idea that women universally excel in tact and asks who truly wields power behind the throne.
Frank Jones of Pikeville Indiana reports the remedy’s strong sale and its success in curing dysentery when other treatments failed. Judisch Bros. sells the product locally.
A Philadelphia Record note recounts a woman’s trick to find the best chapter by feeling for edge-soil marks on a book. Librarians explain pages wear from frequent rereading, suggesting longer circulation deepens such marks. Special rail fares promote G A R encampment excursions with date ranges and return limits.
The piece explains the origin of the name daisy, linking it to the flower opening with the day and closing at night. It notes the common meaning across cultures as the eye of the day or daily, reflecting the observer’s study of the flower. The note cites the New York Press as its source.
In Nevada last Friday Ames team dominated a horseshoe tournament winning 32 to 15 led by Carl and Jim who used ringers to overpower Nevada players. The $1.50 purse prompted quick action with Carl risking his five dollars to reclaim his loss before returning to Ames.
L. M. Bosworth promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to aging and insecurities for women. The ad suggests old maids would be scare and hard to find and claims the tea can enhance grace and beauty.
In the District Court of Story County Iowa a last will and testament for Jacob Erb is on file. A hearing set for Tuesday August 28 1906 at the Nevada courthouse to determine acceptance of the instrument as the decedent's will. All interested persons may appear and show cause why the instrument should not be admitted to probate. Clerk C P McCorple signs the notice.
State of Iowa proceedings for the testament of Eli Zenor late of the county are set for probate on Tuesday August 28 1906 at the district court in Nevada in the second day of the August term. Interested persons must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent last will and testament. C P McCorp docket entry July 20 1906.
In Story County District Court of Iowa a hearing is set for August 28 1906 to probate Milo McCartney's will. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent's last will and testament. Clerk of the District Court in Nevada Iowa notes the proceeding.
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