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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
2
The Ames Times notes fewer fatal Fourth of July accidents this year and calls the holiday safer. It mentions a Missouri Pacific accident near Jefferson City that killed a family, warning there were no heirs to sue the company, so no damages were paid.
A reflection notes old fifty-niners wore overcoats on Independence Day and predicts their descendants fifty years hence will recall wearing coats and mittens on both July fourth and fifth in 1909, illustrating changing climate or attire memories across time.
A Bogus rambles through letters and notices about Ames interurban service delays and poor morning cars. The column recaps local humor about Swick and jokes on streetcar planning with Citizen Swick references and stray literary quips.
Wind waves form on water where cyclone wind aligns with forward motion. Westerly winds produce long swells and steep waves up to forty feet, with storms creating sails up to 1,200 feet long. Sand and snow drift in wind driven wave patterns in deserts and the Winnipeg prairies, where snow waves show a gnored motion and great length compared to height.
The Ames community discusses selling the electric light plant amid fear of competition after a recent gas franchise vote. Webster City notes show dual utilities can coexist. in their town gas thrived without harming the municipal electric plant.
A collage of aphorisms on women and men with witty gendered observations. Pithy lines discuss heart, caution, secrecy, and social rituals. The tone resembles a social column fragment from a historical newspaper page.
A London hospital scene shows a doctor calming a frantic mother carrying a four year old girl. The parent fears harm as the child blurted a troubling thought at tea time while the doctor calmly asks for details before deciding on care. Cornhill Magazine preview note.
Testimonial notes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve curing ten year piles after doctors failed. It claims versatility for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema and other skin issues. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents for nutrition. Endorsed by Joe E. Cagwin with light humor on romance.
In a Hibbert lecture Max Muller notes students carry lucky halfpennies with holes. He admits owning fifty for years and cites it as fetichism survival. He says leaving home without it made him feel uneasy until return.
A witty Chicago Neva quip sparked by a widow remarking that a woman is always waiting for a husband. The spinster asks for the logic and the widow explains that if not married she waits to get one, and if married she waits for him to come home.
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