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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
3
Dr. Carl Louis Perin, famed palmistry expert, examines Kipling’s hand and declares the author will outgrow Balzac, reach greater achievement than any in his century, with lines showing high character, extraordinary imagination, and a long literary life beyond forty years.
Henry Christman of Washington township visits daughter Mrs. Guy Dodds while James Dunn returns from Nebraska to stay with his children Mr. and Mrs. Sam Clark. The Farmer's Co operative Creamery Co purchases the former T B Jones creamery and moves in September. Mrs. Scott Bradford and children from Storm Lake vacation in Ames. Irwin and Chester Ruth of Chicago arrive for a month on the Ridge. Emil Gretten and Phil Haas escape a serious runaway near Hamilton county after their horse and carriage veer into the roadside weeds.
Assignment of teachers for Ames public schools for the year opening September 4 lists North building staff across grades from 2nd to 9th with Miss Lanning Miss Pope Miss Greeley Miss Hattie Fitchpatrick Mr Gossard and high school teachers Mrs Smith Mrs Freeland and Miss Murphy. South building assigns teachers for 1st 2nd 3rd 4th and 7th grades including Miss Haworth Miss Fitchpatrick Miss Watts and Miss Tucker. Old church location lists 1st grade teacher Mrs Sowers.
Mr A Sanders reports a diarrhoea epidemic in Cocoanut Grove Florida. He credits four doses of Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with his cure and says others also find it best. For sale by druggists.
New potatoes at Miller and Kooser’s Grand March the best five cent cigar on the market. Sold by C. F. Letts. For rent residence with six convenient rooms inquire at the Times office. Everything fresh and clean at Letts’ grocery. Try a package of fresh Saratoga Bradley and White.
The article explains how lightning creates fulgurite by melting sand into glass tubes inside ground beds. It describes fulgurites found in sand deposits, rock surfaces, and notably on Little Ararat in Armenia and Nevada de Toluca in Mexico. Humboldt's discoveries of green glass coverings and Humboldt’s risky ascent are noted.
A man riding a yellow bicycle swerved to avoid a buggy and struck the curbstone, severely disfiguring his front wheel. The buggy driver mocked him, calling it a poor turnout.
The old church custom of buying pews endures at Trinity Church in Newport where Cornelius Vanderbilt gave a pew deed to his daughter Mrs Harry Payne Whitney. William K Vandertilt also presents a pew to his son who recently married Miss Fair.
The report notes warm humid weather with unsettled skies and frequent showers across east central northeast north central and south central districts. Haying and harvests are delayed in wetter areas, while drier districts show progress in rye oats and barley. Corn is progressing well with most crops laid by though cultivation continues in late planted fields. Overall crop prospects are improving and potatoes pastures and garden crops perform notably well.
Opportunity to buy a well equipped ten room house on six acres, about six blocks from Main Street Ames. Features include four upstairs bedrooms with dressers, carpeted floors, large hall, parlor, dining room, kitchen, bath, full basement, furnace with hot air heat, barn, cave and outbuildings. Inquiries directed to Jas Hale or Westerman and McLain.
A. Rirramono promotes buying homes tied to low rent of 3 to 6 dollars per acre and urges talks about future price rises. J. J. Grove and C. F. Letts advertise products including coffee and White Loaf flour while Kennedy salt wafers appear at Letts' store.
A Sylvan Valley News item argues a newspaper editor may promote patent medicines. It cites twenty years of family use for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and urges keeping a bottle on hand to ease attacks before a doctor arrives.
Returns from the registrar general show ministers of the gospel enjoy the highest life expectancy among workers. Factors include low accident risk, temperance, regularity, and daily mental and physical activity. Across classes, forty two ministers, forty farmers, thirty four teachers, and twenty four doctors reach age seventy.
Charles Dickens loved telling of John Forster the writer and editor. Forster’s decisive manner impressed all and his staff were devoted to him despite strict rules. A cabman’s description led to Forster’s identification and the anecdote amused him greatly.
A lighthearted gag from the San Francisco Examiner describes a music box that promises a fortune yet plays only part of a popular tune when a penny is inserted. The joke hinges on a fortune yet remains humorous about the device’s quirky failure.
The London Engineer reports global telegraph and telephone line mileage at 2,029,893 miles with 8,254,004 miles of wire. Telephone lines total 882,417 miles, requiring 3,202,950 miles of wire.
A contrast notes delight in antique furniture while women show little enthusiasm for old fashioned dresses. The column playfully contrasts styles and tastes, pairing furniture appreciation with fashion opinions.
A newspaper blurb promotes Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce or plain for lunch. It also advertises a fine line of toilet soaps from C. F. Lerrs and a complete range of lunch goods suitable for picnic parties from J. Grove.
Thursday updates by Lockwood Grain Co explain transition from corn-old to corn-new varieties. The note outlines testing steps and results for barley and other grains, with emphasis on timing and quality indicators for farmers awaiting guidance.
The 21st annual encampment of the Story County Veterans Association G A R will be held in Maxwell Iowa on August 12 with all urged to attend. Des Moines’ A B Cummins will be speaker of the day and Department Commander C F Bailey and L M Balek A A G will attend with Wa. M. Starr.
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