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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
2
The Ames Times notes belief in prayer with a story of Johnson defeating Jeffries in a southern church meeting. It adds a scientist’s remark that four hundred flea varieties exist and warns of their activity, urging deliverance from further kinds.
The telegraph and postal companies earned a small fee from the Reng battle with eight hundred thousand words sent, at an average cost of two cents per word, the day of the fighting.
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller of the United States Supreme Court died on July 4 at age 77. He was a Democrat and, by all precedents, his successor will share the same political faith.
A traveler is invited to admire central Iowa's expansive corn fields and waving small grain ready for harvest, highlighting the region's rich agricultural landscape and the promise of the husbandman’s cycle.
A platform built thirty rods from shore for fireworks exploded prematurely. Men jumped into the lake to escape and one worker drowned in the attempt, a tragedy reported from Storm Lake Iowa.
A Boone paper joke depicts Mrs Swick, wife of the editor, as considerably larger than her husband. A magistrate is told a husband is treated like a dog, implying if treated like a dog the husband would be luckier than many husbands.
The mayor orders a halt to tag day activities in New York City calling the practice a hold up and urging other cities to follow suit. He says the fundraising method is improper and should not be tolerated in civilized communities.
The Times-Republican says it will back repealing the cumbersome primary nominating method after January 1 when Web Byer leaves the attorney general office and decisions on the law shift to others.
Story county mourns Mike Helland of Slater who died at Mercy hospital in Des Moines last Thursday night. He was a rising political figure, recently nominated for state representative from Story county at the June primaries. Funeral services were held in Slater’s public park on Sunday afternoon with large attendance.
A passage from the Boone Independent features a rhythmic quip about winter snow, summer heat, spring wetness, and autumn calamities. The speaker muses on human frailty with a nod to a line about mortality and pride.
A comic monologue contrasts everyday aches and misfortunes with stubborn cheer. The speaker laments hunger, itch, sour sugar, and doctor’s Latin terms, yet declares joy as the crowd cheers. The tone is defiant, mocking hardship while celebrating resilience.
An exchange asks if readers can name all compass points in order as fast as a seasoned sailor. The old skipper’s quick retrace of North to North winds begins and ends with North, testing speed and accuracy on the naval skill.
A sequence of property deeds transfers across multiple Iowa towns. Transfers include M Bundy to J H Reynard for six hundred dollars on Cambridge lots. Reynard to Mary Hatfield. Sylvester Manning to I N McIntire and Anna Dockendorf for six thousand. Warner Johnson to C M Gray for one dollar. and additional transfers involving Athletic Park and U P additions in Ames, Parkers addition, and other subdivisions in Cambridge Ames and Huxley.
The passage notes that gunpowder and artillery have ancient origins. It cites the Hindoo code restricting cannons and firearms, mentions Alexander the Great facing fire weapons in Asia, and references writers who credit gunpowder with halting his conquests. It also notes stories of cities in the Ganges using thunderbolts from walls to defeat foes.
The medicine claims to be the world's most successful treatment for bowel complaints and promises relief for both children and adults. Sold by all dealers and touted for its life saving value.
A Philadelphia Times joke recounts a magistrate baffled by a German conductor who explains that the prisoner could be in back of him while both were on a car. The conductor clarifies his back was turned, making the positions comic and paradoxical.
An English woman recalls hiring a maid named Pearl who reveals her second name is Opal and refuses to wear a livery when asked about a black dress and white cap. The anecdote notes a near engagement with a maid named Hermione and the humorous clash over names and uniforms.
A light exchange between a Yankee and an English tourist at Vesuvius captures humor as the American jokes about the eruption while the Brit notes Americans’ appetite for travel in a brisk Boston Transcript tone.
A country groom tells the officiating clergyman to proceed as the bride hesitates on the word obey, insisting it does not matter. He claims he can make her comply regardless of the pronouncement.
Hollister’s remedy promises vitality and organ regulation for kidneys liver and stomach. If it fails to cure you get your money back. Tea or Tablets priced at 35 cents. Joel E. Cag win.
A note from the office mentions a stork delivering cunning little cards to be sent when he calls at homes. The fragment indicates a playful or ceremonial reminder system tied to a visit or delivery.
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers a free No Drip coupon upon request and provides a small health coffee book. The product is a grain based imitation described as close to real coffee in flavor, with no actual coffee content.
Hundreds from the city and surrounding region will travel to Des Moines on July 14 to see Ringling Brothers Circus. The show features 375 artists including over 200 Europeans, 100 big acts, and acts like telephoning elephants, Schuman horses, acrobats, and the Santa family. Darwin the missing link is highlighted as the chief attraction with a life like house and table setting.
An oversized elephant named Jennie, born when George Washington led the nation, appears in the Ringling Brothers parade. The show, built in Liverpool workshops for over 1 million dollars, features 1280 people, 650 horses, and over half the elephants in America. The three mile morning procession departs at eleven.
Napoleon's Grit claims to mirror the unconquerable spirit needed for bad colds and lung disease. Dr King s New Discovery is offered as a safe certain remedy for bronchial issues including coughs lagrippe and whooping cough with a trial bottle free and priced 50 cents to 1.00 at all druggists.
The passage praises James O'Donnell Bennett of the Chicago Record-Herald as the leading dramatic critic in the West. It lauds his fearless fairness, deep knowledge of dramatic art, and ability to present newsy reliable judgments that educate readers about the era's cultural movements.
A Racine Wisconsin physician offers a booklet on rheumatism and a free trial of Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy for a disheartened person nearby. The ad asks readers to help a suffering friend and promises to assist the helper with Cagwin's drug store.
A Yale professor used arithmetic to locate a meteorite found by a photographer in Ansonia. The oval aerolite, 15.5 inches long and 7.5 inches in diameter weighing 26 pounds, fell near a reservoir two miles north of Danbury Connecticut and is now at Yale University Museum.
I will open a school for physical culture and development at Adams hall Saturday July 9 hours 10 to 11 a m six dollars for a term of twelve lessons Fancy dancing will also be taught In Hartford Connecticut I received by instruction at Hartford Connecticut Call Mutual phone 63 Ruby Tait 10 21 pd ie
Classified notice promotes sale of electric irons and fans by Nelson and Moore. Readable lines suggest a local promotional listing with price or availability implied.
The District Court of Story county Iowa appoints Parley Sheldon as administrator of the estate of Henry D Bryant deceased on June 22 1910. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated for allowance and debtors must pay to the administrator.
A mother’s rheumatic pains are helped by Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills. the ad claims relief for rheumatism and nervous irritation, improves sleep, and does not upset the stomach or create a habit. It promises a refund if no benefit.
Dr Eduard Mayer of Berlin revises ancient chronology by asserting the date 4241 BC as the earliest reliably dated Egyptian solar year calculation from Sirius rising. This shifts earlier Peruvian claims and marks the oldest verifiable date in human history.
The word belfry originally meant watchtower in Middle English with a separate root from bell. As bells were hung in such towers, people reinterpreted the term, separating it into bel fry to recall the bell association.
A New York Journal quip notes a young man being labeled a confirmed bachelor after remarks about inviting him to tea. The exchange captures social expectations and marriage pressure in a light, humorous tone.
Advertising copy claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cures headaches constipation and organ troubles. Signed by Joel E. Cagwin, the notice asserts the product will make you well.
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