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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
8
Opinion urges Ames to form a salaried fire chief led, well organized volunteer brigade with adequate apparatus and a chemical engine. The piece cites a recent house fire on Manning Street and praises quick local response but argues a proper fire department is essential for public safety and future emergencies.
A rare incident on Ames main street involved C. E. Henry’s delivery wagon tangling with Heck Goble’s horse and buggy in front of the Odd Fellows Temple. The wagons locked, toppled the wagon, and spilled a lavish array of foods onto the ground as bystanders gawked at the feast-like spill. Both teams escaped serious damage and moved on after the incident.
A Nevada woman asks for divorce citing lifelong cruelty including milking ten cows nightly and caring for two children while fearing for her life. She alleges her husband brandished a razor and revolver and threatened to kill her. The petition, filed with the district court, follows his recent insanity trial. the hearing is anticipated at the next term.
Thomas Olson of near Shipley died last Wednesday December 19 1906 at his home. The funeral was held Friday December 21 from his residence and he was buried in Washington township cemetery near Shipley.
The six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Wilcox died at home near the college last Wednesday. Funeral services were held there and burial was in Ames cemetery. A baby born to Mr and Mrs J B Rowland last Friday December 21 died the same day and was laid to rest in Ames cemetery. John Roland longtime Ames resident died Tuesday morning December 25 at his Boone street home after months of illness. The funeral is set for this afternoon and an obituary will be printed next week.
It is not the quality of food but the amount digested that builds vitality. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to perform their functions. Result is a relish for food, increased strength and weight, greater endurance and a clear head. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by Judisch Bros.
A Yale Law School professor notes law rests on accumulated experience not raw common sense. He asks law students when a person becomes of age and when a man turns twenty one, highlighting the gap between rote answers and legal reality.
A collection of terse reflections notes jealousy should be restrained and messages given clearly. It mocks confident claim of expertise from doctors and lawyers and suggests many idealists falter on life’s path, stopping at trivial indulgences.
The piece traces the history of book illumination from ancient practices to its decline after the invention of printing. It notes gold inlays and pigments as signs of elite craft, cites a Louvre papyrus as the earliest clear example, and explains how the rise of books as vehicles for science and learning eclipsed illumination by the sixteenth century.
The piece extols relentless energy and disciplined effort as the core of modern business success. It urges young men to develop intense industry, apply focus to weak points, avoid procrastination, and build a career from teen years through sustained personal enterprise.
A Peking correspondent notes twelve or thirteen fat pigs with legs tied ride in a Chinese cart with light cargo on top, a man seated there, and only when disturbed at journey’s end do they squeal loudly. The piece comments on perceptions of animal cruelty and the pigs’ silence during transport.
How diphtheria infection often begins with a common cold that weakens a child. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly cures the cold and lowers the risk of diphtheria or other germ diseases. For sale by Judisch.
Notice of filing of last will and testament of Mary Leecing in the district court of a Iowa county. A probate hearing is scheduled for January 17, 1907, at Nevada. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the instrument should not be admitted as the will. Clerk C. P. McKond signs and seals the record.
In District Court a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Nels late of Ivory County Iowa deceased is set for hearing and probate on January 8 1907. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the decedent's will. Co P Mac ORD Clerk District Court.
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