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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1904
Page
2
The readable text mixes stray notes on Ames Texas and global topics. It references Betsy Ross, the idea of death or part in marriage, and scattered remarks on war, pests, and politics. Content is fragmentary with no clear single event or outcome.
A fragmented sentence discusses arms under water and work while implying danger or drowning. Context and complete meaning are not recoverable from the visible portion.
A scientist suggests incense may repel mites while many prefer tobacco smoke as an alternative. The piece notes a belief in smoke as a protective measure and contrasts incense with tobacco use.
The long awaited event reported from the imperial family at St. Burg confirms the czar has a son. Observers note the birth gives the ruler grounds to believe his line has strengthened and changed prospects for the dynasty.
The article reports Mezueia enacting a new constitution as South American republics fall behind the Son. It notes a light straw vote this year and warns early voting could provoke disruption, with opponents penalized by the hat passed.
Autobiography notes at age eleven Col William F killed an Indian during tender years, an act described as laying the foundation for his future career. The fragment references a just-published work detailing this claim.
Fragmentary report notes migrants denied passage across the Atlantic and mentions costs and travel plans, with unclear details about reasons and destinations. The text is incomplete, limiting specific names or dates.
On many days a bull symbol is seen moving through streets but often ends up wandering and retreating rather than charging ahead. The scene blends civic ritual with market folklore as observers watch the figure drift.
Frances Crane Lillie asserts in her opinion that girls should be placed into boys roles yet acknowledges personal experiences that may challenge that view. The remark reflects contested views on gender roles and social expectations.
A truncated line recalls an old tale of a maiden who hires a boy to pick her cherries. The brief fragment hints at a stipulation that the worker remain brisk while climbing the tree.
A New York physician unveils a practical plan to substitute electricity for it overnight. He argues the idea will replace the old fashioned convivialities and their dark brown taste, suggesting a radical shift in social norms.
Dr Cook of the agricultural department begins a program in Guatemala using several colonies of red ants to combat the bull weevil. The ants are kept in secure cages for safe study and potential biocontrol.
Pallbearers at Ce Huttons funeral were six men who had been his dependents in life a man two back drivers a yard and two farm hands. The obituary notes the passing and lists those who attended the service.
Treat Paine of Brooklyn has armed a beautiful and accomplished effort against opposition. It recalls the ancestor of name who signed the declaration of independence with his John Hancock.
In Oskaloosa on July 2 Herman Pilate aged 2, son of John Plate, died from consuming part of a corn salve sample left on a doorstep. A doctor attended the child. postmortem revealed the stomach lining worn away by poison. Authorities consider possible charges of criminal carelessness.
Eldora July 2 Edward O Soule ex bank cashier tied to a 50000 embezzlement at Home Savings Iowa Falls was sighted in Chicago near Lincoln Park during the national republican convention. Residents fear he will not return for trial and bonds may be forfeited while demand grows for his capture and accountability.
Iowa Falls reports the Iowa State Sunday School association is out of debt after raising 1500 at a monster meeting. Over four hundred delegates attended with 600 visitors from Des Moines. Mitchell and Hardin report strong finances and thirty four counties contributed to full apportionment while one county gave nothing.
Des Moines July 1 mayor Mattern tightens liquor laws and vows strict enforcement of no obstruction to bar views from streets. Signs and decorations that hide the view will be removed. He will also probe reports that restaurant operators sell liquor.
Walter Williams pleaded guilty to murder in district court and was sentenced by Judge Oliver to fifteen years in the penitentiary. He met Orville Johnson on April 5 and killed him with a knife, Johnson dying within minutes.
John Minstrman, a farmer seven miles north of town, was dragged from his buggy by a mob of boys and men and beaten severely. Reports allege he had beaten his wife. several suspects have been arrested and police seek others involved.
Mrs Martha J Wykoff 78 longtime Des Moines resident and mother of Mrs James R Martin died peacefully in her chair during a reception at 3805 Ingersoll avenue. She had felt well that day and her death was calm with a lingering smile as she bid guests farewell.
The remains of Arthur Stice, drowned with his brother last winter, were recovered on a sandbar near the mouth of Deadman's Slough by Quincy, Illinois, and brought back for interment. The older brother's body was found four weeks earlier. Baxter and Caxton remark on a concert remark quoted from the Boston Transcript.
Rev Charles F Mayne a Nevada Iowa minister, staying at W H Courtney’s house, was shot by a burglar during a wake up struggle. He is in critical condition at Ellsworth hospital. Police describe a 5 7, 155 pound suspect wearing a dark suit and hat. A reward has grown to 1500 dollars with help from relatives.
John Downie of the board of control praises Mt. Pleasant and Clarinda farms for large strawberry and cherry yields and a brisk hog sale. Clarinda and Glenwood report heavy production while Mt. Pleasant emphasizes hog business. Corn stands excellent with new potatoes promising a good crop statewide.
Mrs Emma Mather of Story City sues W A Devendorf and J E Cagwin for 2500 actual and 2500 exemplary damages each, claiming they caused her husband to become an habitual drunkard and unemployable, with five years of liquor use and health decline. case set for August term. local attorney and McCarty Lee of Ames retained.
Mills County Clerk Potter waived his preliminary hearing in Woodbine after arrest in St. Louis. Bound over to the grand jury on a $4,000 bond, he could not post it and remains jailed. Potter has resigned. A. C. Gourly nominated to fill the unexpired term by the county board.
Mrs. Mary Cassidy of Sioux City bequeaths her estate to St. Joseph's Catholic parish for 100 Masses a year for ten years for the repose of her soul and relatives. The property, valued in the thousands, will be held in trust by Mr. Cassidy until his death, then revert to the parish.
Tokyo reports merging Japanese second and first armies creating a 120 mile fighting front. Kai Chau was seized after severe fighting on June 25, with capture on June 26. Russian Baltic fleet seeks coal in French ports as talks with France and Germany continue. Japanese forces reportedly retreat twenty miles near Port Arthur amid rains delaying operations.
Reports from northern Korea detail a Russian force reaching Gen San on June 5 and clashing with Japanese troops, with 1,200 Japanese infantry and 400 Korean auxiliaries holding the port. Tokyo says six Russian torpedo boats attacked Gen San on June 30, firing about 200 shots and sinking two vessels with minor casualties.
A tramp arrested near the Ross House in Germantown on June 29 asserted he is the missing Charlie Ross and said he escaped from a Michigan lumber camp where he was held for years. He claimed the name Ross Wright and had been sentenced for vagrancy under that alias.
Japanese forces reportedly reach within thirty five miles of Liao Yang while near Haicheng they withdraw from positions after five days of fighting with Russian troops. General Mistchensko notes cavalry exposure to lyddite shells from Japanese naval guns now used on land.
The submarine Delfin sank at her moorings in the Neva near the Baltic shipyard, drowning an officer Lieutenant Cherkasov and twenty men. The disaster followed an overfull crew and a failed attempt to escape through the manhole during a wash from a passing tug.
A Tokyo dispatch reports fierce June 26 fighting at Port Arthur with three fortified hills attacked after heavy bombardment. Chikwanshan Chitanshan and Sochoshan forts reportedly fell after an all day battle with Japanese forces winning and Russian casualties noted.
In a six hour engagement on June 27 Takushan division of the Japanese army defeated five Russian infantry battalions supported by two cavalry regiments and sixteen guns at Fenshuling about twenty miles southwest of Liu Yen. Japanese casualties were about 100 with Major Oba killed. Russians retreated toward Shimucheng.
Reports from Gensan indicate two Coreans and two Japanese were slightly injured and two dwellings burned. The Japanese consulate was hit with small damage. residents fled to hills as shelling began. Weather obscured the squadron's departure direction.
The column collects witty remarks from Mrs. John Ridgway Paris about marriage Maupassant and the end of honeymoons. Rev Thomas Dixon Jr shares a Caesar joke from his son. Winston Churchill recalls a memory lapse by a House of Commons member. William Waldorf Astor recounts a dying costermonger and his wife’s quip about funeral ham.
Jesse Lewisham recalls a remark at a gallery where someone asks where is Landseer in a painting titled Two Dogs After Landseer. Another woman wonders about the artist’s presence and calls it a puzzle picture. Dr Gottheil shares an Oriental tale about a pessimist farmer.
An enthusiastic admirer praises Richard Mansfield and asks about his stage disguise. He replies he forgets his real self for days and nights, performing dreadful onstage acts towards his leading lady and throwing tenderloin steaks at waiters, unaware until the next day’s papers.
An excited man in a Berlin beer garden shouted that the Kaiser talks a lot of nonsense. An onlooker official arrested him for blasphemy. He protested the remark referred to the Austrian Kaiser, but the official insisted the offense was clear.
A Japanese tea store proprietor in Chicago vented frustration at a neighbor’s relentless dog barking. He shouted from his window demanding the dog be silenced and warned he would knock the dog’s head off if the nuisance continued.
Frank M. Russell of Cox Wisconsin credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his Kidney Disease after failing doctors treatments. He reports rapid improvement from two boxes allowing him to work all day and walk across floors again, calling the remedy miraculous in Chippewa County Wisconsin.
A fragmentary note reports the original indictment of Aaron Treason was rediscovered in Richmon d Virginia. It is dated and signed by John Randolph of Roanoke as grand jury foreman. The rest reads like a provincial adage about marriage and effort.
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