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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
3
The board of supervisors convened on the sixth and remains in session. Vandermast’s advertises 30 day bottom prices on all shoes and men’s calf footwear at low cost. Community notices include church events, fraternal meetings, and local society happenings across Ames and Nevada.
At a special meeting the O. E. 8. installed officers led by Installing Officer Mrs. G. A. Underwood. New roles include W. M Mrs. L. M. Bosworth and other line officers such as Mrs. F. N. Fowler and Mrs. S. Cramer with Bertha Embree Ada Helen Alien Ruth Esther Martha Electa and Sentinel D. G. Ferguson named among the lineup.
New Century Comfort Millions report Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieves pain from burns scalds cuts bruises and ulcers and cures eruptions boils and more. Advertised as best pile cure on earth available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drug store.
A weary shopper in Paris revisits a Turkish shop with a salesman. She quotes 20 francs, the seller counters 90. The clerk explains yesterday’s discount is gone as prices rise overnight.
Mrs Gaddie accuses her husband of carelessness as buttons keep coming off. Mrs Goode suggests improper sewing and Mrs Gaddie agrees the issue is his sloppiness with clothing duties.
Gilbert Rebekah Lodge No. 463 of Gilbert Station Iowa records heartfelt sympathy for Brother and Sister Fincham after the death of their daughter Ima. The resolutions note sorrow, entrust to divine care, and provide copies to the Finchams and Ames papers for publication. Dated January 7 1902 and entered in lodge records with signatures Epitra H LIDDLE Alice Ball Mary Buchannan.
Mrs N A Webster of Winnie Virginia reports that Dr King s New Life Pills completely cured her two year struggle with sick headaches. The pills also eased constipation and biliousness. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth s drug store.
A Chicago Post quote notes marriages are cheapened by time in heaven, suggesting relationships now wear out faster than in the past. The wry remark frames unions as fleeting bargains rather than lasting commitments.
A Washington Star quip questions the nature of surprise, joking that the unseen force behind events might be an attaché of the weather bureau. The remark frames forecasts as a playful twist on fate.
In a quip from the Philadelphia Record, Blobbs claims he would rather fight than eat while Slobs derides him as pugnacious, but Blobbs counters with a terse dyspeptic retort.
News from Story City reports the deaths of Dr Allen and his wife in the Walla Walla ship disaster near San Francisco on New Year’s Day. The couple, visiting their daughter, perished after refusing a lifeboat seat as the vessel sank in about 35 minutes. Their son-in-law confirms the tragedy with sorrowful details.
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