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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
3
The Ames Times recounts varied items from 17th century Salem to modern jokes and local notes. It references farm conditions in Iowa, interurban paving hopes for Ames, naval casualties, police wit, a clam pearl find, a proposed monument for Bill Nye, marriage proposals, and summer resort musings with Eugene Field quotes.
The Elke at their grand lodge meeting in Philadelphia elected Charley Pickett of Waterloo to a grand forum post for a two year term. Dallas Texas was chosen as the next meeting place. Philadelphia hosted the event.
Eighteen hundred bottles of beer were emptied into the Coon river at Des Moines by the sheriff and a group of Normal school girls. The brew is described as good quality and producers plan to bottle and brand it as The Beer that Made Coon River Famous.
Public sentiment backed by veterans led to postponement of Pitchfork Tillman’s talk once slated for the Congregational church men's club in Webster City. Private backers now host the event under private auspices, offering brimstone and abuse to a limited audience.
The text notes Gov. Hughes of New York rising in popular support as a potential Republican nominee. It cites his strength in the eastern states and suggests President Roosevelt, nicknamed Teddy, finds it hard to bluff him. An Iowa politician warns to watch Hughes closely.
The Spencer church protests a new building scheme similar to Ames. Longtime members who held the 'ark of the Lord' resist, the old church is moved, contracts delayed, fifty two members rebel, and hostility disrupts church unity.
Des Moines IA resident William Morrison invented and built the first successful car tested on Des Moines streets. Today about one-fourth of nearly a million horseless carriages worldwide are in the United States, with Morrison alive to witness electric vehicle progress. The mercury arc rectifier by Dr Charles Steinmetz at General Electric converts AC to DC for charging electric vehicle batteries.
A telegraph report in an eastern daily quotes an Armenian declaring I killed him to save my country after shooting Hovhanes Tarkshanian. The piece laments the dramatic rhetoric and suggests such acts might merit government decoration, noting the killer removed a jawbreaker of a name.
People are disappointed to find their family physician away when they most need aid. Diseases like cramp colic and cholera morbus demand prompt treatment and can be fatal before a doctor can be summoned. A bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home can prevent pain and save life. For sale by Judisch Bros.
A travel diary recounts a rail trip from Ames to New York via Chicago and Detroit on the Wabash line, noting scenic routes, border inspections, and stops at Corey Indiana and Niagara Falls. The writer laments crop conditions in New York and praises scenery while promising more later.
An amused exchange unfolds as an old friend notes Mrs. Henpeck and her husband agree on all matters. Mrs. Henpeck reveals she and Mr. Henpeck often share views, challenging the observer's assumption about their harmony.
A humorous exchange features Judge remarking he would know what to do with two dollars rather than a million, while Sam contemplates the idea of marrying after a two year wait. The joke underscores a playful take on wealth and marriage.
Court sentences six years at hard labor for burglar. The convict asks for a chance to learn a trade through a correspondence course, arguing it may aid rehabilitation. The dialogue reflects the defendant’s plea for educational work release.
A New York Sun humor piece recounts a gray haired man in a sky high hotel who asks a barber to shave him on the top floor. The barber balks at height and suggests the ground level shop for safety, leading to a near throat-cutting mishap and a caption about barber nerves at altitude.
The author notes that God assigns burdens with grace, while self-made burdens fall on us to bear alone. This reflection stresses divine support versus personal responsibility in facing hardship.
Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a universal cure with immediate relief for coughs colds and lung troubles. The ad claims it cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and offers 50c to 1.00 pricing with a free trial bottle.
An anecdote recalls Oliver Goldsmith giving a beggar a shilling on Fleet Street, defended by a friend as an act of happiness over usefulness. Later he paid his tailor after delaying, but then rediscovered he had given funds to a friend in distress and refused to see it as callous.
The Philadelphia Record explains why policemen wear their badges low on coats or over the heart. The star shield is said to deflect bullets and stop knife thrusts, keeping officers safer in close encounters.
Mr C L Carter of Skirum Alabama declares Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the best in the world. He endured severe colic and diarrhoea last spring but recovered after taking half a bottle of the twenty five cent size. He reports no trouble since until this week. For sale by Judisch Bros.
Most bats possess true hibernation rather than simple sleep. They enter deep torpor with very slow pulse and breathing. When warm days occur in winter they wake briefly for insect meals, and some could tolerate immersion in water for an hour or two.
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