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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
2
A reporter notes a guest killed himself last night by hanging from a third story window in a lodging house. The keeper confirms a troubling air about the roomer, while a poem on equality by J. C. Brennan contrasts social ranks with divine judgment.
A prosy preacher dwells on prophets from minor to major then asks Jeremiah’s place. A tall man in the back stands and offers Jeremiah his seat, declaring he is going home. The crowd sighs relief as the sermon shifts away from troubled topics.
A husband returns to find a note from his wife Belle stating she has gone to have her kimono cut out. He rushes to a hospital to visit Mrs Browns room but learns no Mrs Brown is there. The note reveals the plan and the letters BELLE imply the author.
An English daily advertises a gentleman to undertake selling a patent medicine. The advertiser guarantees profitability to the undertaker.
A wedding tale reports Pat invited to the event. He ascends to the gentlemen's dressing room, then tumbles down the stairs in disarray. He recalls meeting a man in the room with a white carnation and kid gloves who claimed to be the best man, a revelation Pat finds humorous and troubling.
A soldier recalls General Shafter’s contempt for military posers and stumbles. He joked about a general of volunteers who cut his leg on a caisson wheel in retreat and later nursed his wounds. The anecdote highlights Shafter’s skepticism toward vain display.
The District Court of Story County Iowa appoints Parley Sheldon as administrator of the estate of G A Armle g deceased of Ames. Creditors urged to present claims for allowance. debtors to make payment to the administrator at Ames Iowa on or before the specified date.
A Minneapolis Journal anecdote recounts an old general, famed for a brave wound, snubbing a courteous young caller. The youth jokes about lameness and accidents, sparking a fierce rebuke from the veteran who orders him to read about his country’s history.
Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland mocks the legal fracas over street railway permits. He recalls a tale of an old lady and a dog to illustrate injunctions and court battles. The anecdote portrays persistence and comic misadventure in municipal governance.
A humorous San Francisco vignette shows a Chinese cook named Wang Hang Ho being nicknamed John by a lady who cannot recall his full name. When she asks for her own name, he hears Mrs. Melville Landon and playfully suggests Tommy as a simpler alias. The exchange highlights language play and cross cultural misunderstanding.
At a town meeting Professor Pierce of Harvard was chosen to represent college professors on a question. After his speech a townsman opposed, denouncing Harvard nabobs. Pierce explained he could not respond after being called a nabob, enjoying the crowd’s reaction.
A new village minister meets a young man on his way to evening service. He asks if the youth attends worship, to which the young man humorously replies that he goes every Sunday night and is on his way to see her now.
A Connecticut congregation sought a learned pastor and allowed sermons on trial. A Welsh applicant, to display learning, quoted Greek and Welsh passages, then threatened Hebrew. A Welsh laugh erupted in back, but the preacher warned him to stop or be found out, ending with a shared dinner.
A noble visitor was expected at a large northern England country house. The house owner’s seven year old daughter stood with her mother receiving final instructions as the visit approached.
In a formal visit the duke spoke to the child with a blessing prayer. After greetings he asked the girl her name and she solemnly answered with a poised prayer for gratitude, saying Amen for what they are about to receive.
The passage describes Michelangelo living withdrawn from society, shaping sublime sculptures and paintings. He declares painting a jealous wife, unable to share his affections, and calls his works his children, revealing a life devoted to art over marriage.
Senator Pettus of Alabama assisted a decrepit old man struggling to cross Pennsylvania avenue in Washington. The grateful pedestrian wished Pettus well and hoped to meet help again when aged. Pettus replied he was eighty two, while the other spoke of being sixty six.
A poem by Paul H. Hayne declares love overpowers social ranks. The speaker extols how affection levels class and elevates two hearts to meet in mutual passion, despite society's disdain. Love, earth's lord, asserts its sovereign will against custom and constraints.
A Scotch minister and his servant walk home from a wedding and debate their state of sobriety. The minister asks if he is walking straight and the servant, Sandy, replies with a humorous mishearing about who is walking with him.
A farmer doubts telephone talk across miles until a lightning strike shocks him during a trial call to his wife. The neighbor consoles him, and the farmer admits the moment confirms communication despite the danger. The tale ends with the farmer declaring the voice was indeed Jane.
An automobilist encounters a man and his dog on the road. The dog is struck and killed by the car. The motorist offers five dollars to settle. The man pockets the money and asks whose dog it was as the car vanishes.
Gardiner Oregon resident Mrs. M. G. Black, a Carnegie hero fund recipient for saving three girls from drowning, discusses whether bravery can be cultivated. She says yes, through unselfishness taught by kindness, recalling a boy who vowed to whip his father after an Easter party talk.
A local church seeks funds for repairs with a meeting underway to raise money. the pastor has pledged $500 toward the effort to bolster community support and cover urgent maintenance.
A stingy church member offered one dollar after a sermon plea for funds. A chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling striking him, prompting a quick correction to fifty dollars. An excited onlooker cried for another heavenly blow, adding to the curious fundraising moment.
A New York visit at Americus clubhouse in Greenwich features Governor Hoff man hearing about Lincoln's open letter to Connecticut Governor Buckingham thanking for troops. Hoff man recalls Lincolns reply noting New Yorks quota and a quip about Mrs Lincoln serving tea. The anecdote preserves a Boston Herald recount from a social gathering.
A mother gently corrects her son after he swears, assuring him that God is with him always and knows his thoughts. Later, as the boy heads downtown, a dog trails him prompting the boy to tell the animal to go away since it would be odd to have both God and a dog following him.
A Confederate camp near a temporary truce encounters a Yankee rider seeking a tobacco deal and a horse trade. The Confederate boasts a tall, fine horse, while the Yankee cites a prior $10,000 expense and offers $7,000. The exchange hints at wartime barter and inflated horse values amid humor.
In Rochester O Rorke led as a hodecarrier and topped his class at West Point. Friends bought him a gold watch to honor the achievement. He served as colonel of the One Hundred and Fortieth New York, married Bridget, and was killed at Gettysburg on Round Top. Atlantic reflects on his legacy and enduring fame.
An elderly Lynn resident recalls Mrs. Eddy head of the Christian Science church visiting Lynn. She led a temperance campaign and faced rebuffs. A tramp story is told where Eddy asks if he drinks beer before helping him, and he responds with a quip about syringes.
English ambassador Lord Russell visits Prince Bismarck in Berlin. Russell notes a chancellor endures many troublesome callers. Bismarck replies that his wife can dispatch callers with a pretext. The princess then interjects with a light quip about it being time to take Otto's medicine.
A brief exchange ends with Lord Russell breaking into a ringing laugh and departing immediately. The moment underscores his dismissive mood and swift exit from the scene.
A German traveler refused to pay the regular 35 cent fare for a meal ticket on a train, offering 25 cents. The conductor stopped the train and ejected him. The traveler ran ahead and walked on the track while the engineer blew the whistle. He shouted I won’t come pack, insisting on his stance.
Two elderly Chinese brothers who jointly inherited land quarrelled and left the matter to a native magistrate. He jailed them in a cangue with faces touching, to force a settlement. They remained stubborn for two days, then compromised on the third and were freed.
The piece notes ancient engineering works cost many lives, citing the Red Sea canal and pyramid construction. It cites Buckle’s view that 120,000 Egyptians may be exaggerated but highlights huge human waste. It references 2,000 slaves for three years to transport a stone to the pyramids and the 360,000 workers needed over twenty years for one pyramid.
Thoughtful remark from a jeweler about a flashy paste necklace and its testen honesty. The shopman questions if the wearer is married while the jeweler urges calm and says to tell her the piece is real to avoid trouble for husbands in hard times.
Daniel bluntly tells the minister that while he is away, men fill the pulpit in greater numbers than the clergy. The minister asks how things have been in his absence and receives the sharp rebuke about leadership and presence.
A Washington Star line explains jingo as a man who believes someone else should go out and whip somebody. The quip frames jingo as externalizing warlike eagerness onto others while the speaker remains prudent.
The notice lists numerous Ames and surrounding area deeds with buyers and sellers including Gilbert Grain Co, Susan Hoggatt, Alice and Anna Cupps, May Ross, F M Cupps, Laura M Shea, Mary H Speers, Mary B Thompson, J L Stevens, Amelia Bossnott, B L Brugon, M O Rod, Frank L Bolten, Henry Holcomb, Amanda Bolton, H Norton, D W Valentine, John Weland, E 8 Larson, Clark McLain, Clarence L Brown, Samuel Thompson, Trustees New Hope church and others. Transactions cover lots, blocks, and tracts in Ames, Cambridge, Had to Amelia, McCallsburg, Blair’s add, Erickson’s 2nd add, and other subdivision designations with prices ranging from 75 to 14400 dollars.
An ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick aid for hay fever and summer colds. It promises immediate relief from difficult breathing and inflamed air passages, claiming the genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by Cagwin the druggist.
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