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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
3
Our advertisement promotes affordable Panhandle lands in Texas as fertile and purchasable with small down payments. It details monthly excursions from Ames and Kansas City on private Pullman cars, with fifty cent nightly berths, free land viewing, and fare remittance if a purchase occurs.
A natural history note on the frigate pelican describes its flight, pouch, and feeding habits and notes its night navigation. An unrelated rural anecdote recalls a stone jug of switches made from vinegar ginger and molasses kept cold for drinks in the corn set up in the country.
A nostalgic note recalls how a traditional Switcher drink was made in years past. The process involved cultivating the corn lot far from the house and reflects on bygone methods and flavors, contrasting with current practice.
A refined waif of uncertain origins spent a day with a friend in the South and remained there for twenty five years. She outlived the family’s parents, became a central figure in the home, and offered cheerful service in return for shelter and kindness.
The Fort Worth Telegram reports General Sam Houston’s will directing his sons to receive solid useful education. He specifies English and Latin, instruction in Holy Scriptures, strong geography and history, and an avoidance of abstract science and light novels.
The Philadelphia Press notes Miss Passay and Miss Newcombe as friends with minor difference in age. It states Miss Passay has remained twenty one for ten years according to the observer.
In a Cleveland Leader quip a speaker suggests subscribing to a purse for Jibbles' widow, remarking it would please the donor and vex his foe. The remark frames a personal feud tied to a widow’s fund in a sharp, tongue in cheek exchange.
A witty Chicago News quip frames rival opinions as a man and a widow spar over women's and men's value. The exchange sharpens themes of equality and bias in a brisk, period voice.
Dialogue exchange shows Mrs Chatterton weighing words before speaking and Mr Chatterton noting she does not give short weight in conversation. No further context provided.
Copper sheathing covers a ship’s hull to protect against wood-boring worms especially in tropical seas. It also prevents decay and is particularly valuable for iron ships where seawater causes rapid oxidation and brittleness.
The author shares the manuscript and the editor admits the piece would only barely pass printing. The editor, glad to have read it, returns the work to prevent possible accidents from carelessness. Judy remarks on the exchange.
Bride's father offers a $10,000 set of doubtful claims to his prospective son in law, the young lawyer, proposing he sue on them instead of a cash dowry.
A reader explains simple methods to hide writing for privacy. One uses a wet sheet under a dry sheet with a pencil, then dries to reveal writing when moistened. The second method involves iodine vapor turning impressions brown, aided by starch hydramide chemistry.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a guaranteed remedy for a deadly liver and bowel stoppage. It promises quick relief and a money back guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents.
Ancient bows varied by nation with the Scythians shaping a letter like bow and Tartars preserving that form. Greek bows were short stout tools requiring skill with early horn and metal bindings. Romans introduced the bow to Britain and English archers influenced Creecy Poitiers and Agincourt with long bows and arbalests.
A description notes arbalestiers carrying a quiver with fifty arrows and being placed in the van of the battlefield. The text emphasizes setup and readiness before engagement.
A Paradise Hills commuter shares a tender, humorous moment with a seat mate about throat trouble. The other man reveals a recent attack and a polka dot tie, forging a brief bond over shared health scares and marriage milestones.
Medical authorities urge gentle nose blowing one nostril at a time to avoid pushing air and germs into the Eustachian tube. Cautionary notes say blowing with a cold can risk ear complications and the habit should be discouraged in frequent cold sufferers. Aubrey de Vere recalls a tutor praising energy with the motto three letters of more value than all the rest: N R G.
A back and forth from a Catholic Standard and Times item quotes Hicks refusing to lend money after his wife visits his office. The fragment suggests a small personal anecdote or social note about Hicks and a financial request denied.
A brief, clipped rural vignette describes destitute figures Hungry Hank and Saun tering Saul-Destitute. It notes a lady living in a mansion on the hill who is very poor, prompting remarks on generosity and hardship.
On Saturday evening December 14 1907 the Yeomen hold their regular meeting for officer election with Hon. Grand Foreman William Koch as guest speaker. Refreshments and social time follow. all members urged to attend. J W Latherow correspondent.
Ames lodge No. 169 I O O F elected officers on December 3. J H Butler was named Noble Grand J G Hummell Vice Grand W 8 Read Secretary W Fleming Secretary Wm Hulett Treasurer W D Rich team captain.
The defender steer of 1906 tied for third at the International with Iowa State College exhibiting. Roan King, the year’s grand champion, sold to a Buffalo buyer for 24 cents a pound live weight.
An advertising note by L. M. Bosworth promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for digestive and kidney discomfort. The claim: it relieves symptoms with tea or tablets offered at 35 cents.
An Iowa bank in Ames Story County files its annual condition with the Auditor of State as of December 3 1907. The document lists assets including discounted debts deposits with solvent banks and cash on hand and shows liabilities including capital stock and deposit obligations. The sworn statement is signed by Alfred H Munn president and H Westerman cashier and notarized by local officials.
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