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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
1
A Jamaica merchant reports his daughter had a severe cold and chest pains but recovered after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He claims it warded off pneumonia and counters colds, praising its seven-year family use. Sold by all druggists.
The Iowa State College dedicates the new Engineering Hall in a joint event with the Iowa Engineering Society and the Iowa Brick and Tile Makers. The building costs total 215000 dollars with 30000 dollars in furnishings and 60000 dollars in equipment, housing 21 engineering faculty and 24 instructors, serving over 500 engineering students. The facility features Bedford stone exterior, pressed brick interiors, modern hot blast heating, auto thermostats, and a 600 foot service tunnel from the power plant. A formal dedication will occur next June during the alumni meeting, with a reception by Ames’ Commercial Club tonight and a busy program planned for the societies’ joint sessions.
The main entrance faces east through an elliptical hall with dual stairs meeting on a landing above. A wide first story hall runs north to south with multiple doors and a basement access via the west side near the stairwell. Venetian mosaic floors, oak lockers numbering 403, and veneered furniture define the space as an engineering museum. Two large pink marble columns support the roof, crafted on site by Chicago workers under H. W. Schleuter. The fourth story houses drafting rooms, photography, and blueprint facilities for civil and mechanical departments.
The Kansas City Star notes that methodical development reshapes all uses in the world from beasts of burden to flowers. Breeding and training refine birds and animals, while flowering plants gain beauty yet keep native charm. Scent and memory from flowers like American Beauty and carnations evoke tranquil country scenes and autumn chrysanthemums.
The notice lists a market price paid for produce by J. B. Kooser & Co and mentions Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin as a breath sweetener sold by L. M. Bosworth. No dates or additional context are provided.
A New York registered mail parcel containing a large sum of money arrived at its destination seemingly intact but held only waste paper. Investigators traced a distinctive glue odor to a local post office. A watchful inspector observed a clerk with a gluepot and caught him diverting part of the loot.
A Brookline Station Missouri letter reports rapid relief for a long-standing pulmonary consumption after starting the White Wine of Tar Syrup. The couple credits multiple bottles for improved health and recommends the remedy to others. Sold by Coye Pharmacy. order routed through local merchant John Potter.
The 1900 construction adds a four story fireproof structure 208 by 100 feet with 50 rooms, linking five old lab buildings. Architects Proudfoot & Bird. contractor H W Schleuter. Professors Marston Bissell lead construction and systems. Public program features Good Roads, ventilation, concrete piers, water purification, potable waters with several speakers.
Newfoundland fishermen plan and execute a methodical caribou killing operation. They travel by boat to rivers and fjords, debark, stalk deer, ambush with six foot muzzle loading guns, and salt and pack the meat in barrels for preservation, using diverse trades to process the carcasses.
A woman who left a donation party early is urged to call at L. M. Bosworth's drug store for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Indigestion prompted her illness. the ad claims the syrup would have prevented it. Bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar.
A patient in a large public hospital pretends to have a severe cough. A young physician suspects hypochondria and prescribes harmless remedies. The patient persistently asks for the same dose, insisting the symptom worsens each day.
A man wants a newspaper clipping about a house robbery to show his wife. He explains the thief struck while the husband was at church with his spouse, prompting a friend to seek a duplicate copy. The anecdote illustrates the value of keeping potentially useful clippings.
Real estate loans advertised for flexible payments on any interest pay day or any day chosen. No commission charged on such loans. Story County Bang notes the offer to reduce rates and take up existing loans.
A collection of 1902 era notices and authors from Iowa on brick industry topics. Includes discussions on drainage tile testing clay fusibility hollow bricks and pressed brick with named contributors from Ames Tipton Corning and Council Bluffs. Highlights practical benefits of association and steam engine use in brick making.
A daily sleeper runs from Des Moines to St Joseph leaving at 9:00 p m and arrives in St Joseph depot at 6:00 a m. The return sleeper leaves St Joseph for Des Moines at 2:05 p m and is ready at Des Moines depot by 8:00 p m. Great Western agents or J P Mer G P A Chicago give details.
Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri locations offer profitable farming regions and robust business. The notice seeks competent men for all branches of business including creamery houses, hardware, harness, hotels, stock buyers, and general trade. Respond with maps and inquiries to J Reed at Industrial Sales Building St Paul Minnesota.
Daily comfort claim for burns scalds bruises ulcers eruptions and sores. Promoted as a general remedy with additional notes on warts corns and felonies in the era. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
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