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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
3
A brief listing notes soft finished long cloths for sale by the yard at twenty cents. The entry repeats descriptors with scattered letters, indicating a catalog style ad for fabric in a historical newspaper.
A long list of residents and visitors is noted with towns including Boone Des Moines Chicago Minneapolis Lincoln Omaha and Madrid. The items mention travels visits hosting guests and social engagements across several days. Also announced are marriage of Frank Gotch and Miss Gladys Ooestrich and oblique mentions of local society figures.
An old newspaper promotion claims sickness from hidden nerves causing organ failure and presents Dr Shoop's Restorative as a direct treatment. It emphasizes targeting the nerve roots rather than stomach or heart symptoms and advertises a five to ten day test with claims of easy proof, sold by Cagwin's Drug Store.
A. L. White has been confined to his home for a few days by illness but is reported better this morning.
Sarah R. McWilliams born in Tunkhannock Pennsylvania April 26 1845 died at her Ames Iowa home January 5 1911 aged 65 years 8 months 9 days. She moved west in 1868 joined the church in 1866 and was a Baptist worker in Ames after settling there. She married Dr. T B McWilliams March 28 1877 at Columbus City Iowa. he died in February.
A newborn daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. C A Wilson in Chicago yesterday did not survive. The remains will be sent to Ames to be buried after being received by Mrs Wilsons parents Mr and Mrs H A Greeley. Mrs Wilson remains in critical condition and Mr Wilson cannot leave her.
Rev. Wee will conduct services at the Norwegian Lutheran Church Sunday evening. Services begin at 8 o clock.
Morning sermon titled Why Moral Failure. Evening sermon A Christian Reading. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Y P 8 C B E at 6:30 p.m. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Bible school at 10 a.m. led by Fred Randall. Sept preaching and communion at 11 a.m. sermon topic Using our Talents. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. sermon topic Man and Christ. All are welcome.
William Emery, remembered by Ames residents, died at his London Ohio home December 21 1910. He once owned the farm east of town later bought a Gil bert area farm, moved after his wife died in 1879 to London where he lived. He was 85 or 86 years old.
Prof A C Rice of Rangoon Baptist College Burma and graduate of I S C and Des Moines College will conduct services both morning and evening at the Baptist church.
Mrs. M. E. Livingstone remains very low and no better over the past two days. No radical change noted, but she may be weaker. She has suffered from fluid buildup in the pleural cavity, and tapping has been necessary, likely to be repeated soon.
The stock holders of the Iowa Implement Mutual Insurance association held their annual meeting in Nevada on Tuesday. Incumbent officers were reelected and one new board member was elected to the directors.
Mrs. Margaret Story died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Joe Stewart's home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Stewart residence conducted by Rev. W. S. Fowle, with interment in Cole cemetery. An obituary will run next week.
Miss Hunter will tell stories to children at the library Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The library board decided to buy duplicate copies of Delineator after successful last year circulation of donated magazines.
Mrs. Sarah Anderson died last night at Mercy hospital in Des Moines. Funeral arrangements have not been completed yet.
Good Housekeeping Everybody's and Worlds Work are among about a dozen magazines circulated. They may be kept for three days in the current month, then an additional week. A charge of one cent per day applies to overdue copies.
Pioneer ladies Mrs Ben Read Mrs J C Copestake and Mrs Daniel McCarthy are ill. H B Corlette and F C Tilden on sick list and recovering. Spring sewing at Tilden Store with new ginghams chambreys bissons and whites arriving daily. Des Moines poultry show attendees include Ed Kooser Burt Kooser John Glidden and L M Zumwalt. For sale clover hay. Residence for sale or rent at 103 Hyland Ave James O Donnell Cole Iowa or John Burgeson. Seven room residence Story and Clark Ave and six room in College Park near depot. Cash only. For rent three rooms 606 Duff Ave.
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