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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
7
A collage of quips stories and spoof vignettes from a dated piece includes stage life lines about chorus girls and money, a peptic sale bill, political jests, and a George Washington cartoonish tale with humorous anachronisms. It ends with a punchline about two men turning into a saloon.
John Walker of Waterloo killed a quail this week and was fined $15 after a game warden cited him for misidentifying the bird. Walker claimed he thought it was a black bird and the court supported the fine citing poor eyesight.
The Morgan Stock Company staged three popular dramas at the Armory last week featuring A Southern Rose The Cry Baby and Big Hearted Jim Don G MorganShone Blanch Henson led the Cry Baby and drew strong praise while Jack Livingston from Flora De Voss fame performed two nights before returning home due to his father’s illness Living ston is a favored Ames actor and drew admirers during the run
The Ames City Council invites sealed proposals for paving Onondaga Duff Douglass Kellogg and associated segments from Onondaga to Story and Carroll to Grand. Creosoted wood block laid on sand cushion over concrete, 24 000 sq yd. Bids due March 15 1910 with $5 000 certified check and $25 000 bond.
Benjamin Chapin headlines the Orpheum bill in Des Moines next week with the playlet Lincoln at the Whitehouse a high class standard since 1996 praised by newspapers and magazines alike He uses costumes once worn by Abraham Lincoln and delivers a vivid performance.
A close study of the American martyr and his lifelike portrayal draws attention as he leads a sizable company to present the drama. The performance emphasizes vivid acting and strong stage presence throughout.
Uncle Sam to hold spring examinations nationwide for railway mail clerks custom house clerks stenographers bookkeepers departmental clerks and other positions. Thousands of appointments will be made. Open to any man or woman over 18 in city or country. Free instruction and information by writing to the Bureau of Instruction 1694 Hamlin Building Rochester N Y.
The wreck master arrives at a derailed train scene where an engineer in coal dust sits weeping over a lost cap. A passenger conductor helps, then fixates on a stubbornly silent watch linked to a matchbox, revealing tense yet subdued postwreck behavior.
A New York patron of racing recounts a joke about a missing Christmas turkey for a groom named Jenkins. The story ends with the manager of an express service offering a selection from mislabelled turkeys, the groom choosing a fine, large bird and expressing thanks. Additionally, an Iowa district court notice from 1910 requests defendants respond to a property ownership suit in Story County.
The text contrasts French dialogue marks with dash usage and critiques overuse of commas by Dickens and Walter Pater while praising the Bible’s punctuation for its cadence and dramatic effect in the prodigal son story as observed by the London Chronicle.
The piece surveys Culpeper's Herbal originally issued in 1656 with later printings and notes extreme remedies such as oil from boiled frogs and burned horse leeches, alongside practical cures. It cites gold in wine as a treatment for plague and skin spots.
Editor J P Sossman of Cornelius North Carolina bruised his leg and suffered a stubborn sore. After many salves failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve heated and healed the wound promptly, reputedly effective for ulcers boils burns bruises cuts corns sores pimples eczema or piles at six cents from druggists.
Notice to Andrew Anderson Nellie Anderson and Annie Monouell in a Story County Iowa partition suit filed March term 1910 seeking division and sale of one fourth undivided interest in Black One Kingsbury addition Ames along with inheritance rights from Nes Anderson. Incompleteness noted and unknown defendant Annie Monouell. A decree may be granted if respondents fail to appear by noon of the second day of the March term at Nevada Iowa.
Statement of the Convision of the Union Savings Bank Ames Story County Iowa as of February 16 1910 sworn by vice president Geo Judisch and cashier H Westerman listing assets including bonds deposits and notes and liabilities including capital stock deposits and profits with signatures of notary public and directors filed February 19 1919.
District Court of Story County Iowa appoints Co A Duntz as administrator of Julia A Hunter deceased on February 10 1910. Creditors must present claims with proper authentication to the court. debtors to pay the administrator. Dated February 14 1919.
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