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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
12
M. K. Smith, superintendent of the Ames and College railroad, announces a platform opposite the Ames Chautauqua grounds and regular train stops to handle attendees. Extra trains will be added. Cheap rates require purchasing tickets with a certificate from the agent for the low return fare.
Senator Robert M. La Follette will discuss Representative Government on Wednesday August 1 as a feature of the Ames Chautauqua. Other attractions include Dana C Johnson General Z T Sweeney Doctor Albert Bushnell Oneon Quartette Gilbert Eldridge S Parks Cadman Geo L McNutt Williams Dixie Jubilee Singers Prof A M Newens Booker T Washington Temple Quartette Chas A Young Spellman Riggs John B BeMotte and Cramblits Orchestra.
The Ames Chautauqua will provide on site bulletins during Des Moines events as a crowd cannot attend all convention tickets. Des Moines fair week features the Knabenshue airship flight encircling the state capitol and a record fair lineup with bands acrobats elephants and a strong livestock show. Breeders from many states plan entries closing Aug 1 for horses and cattle while other departments close Aug 25.
The dining hall on the Ames Chau tauqua grounds will be run by A M Elliott. Three meals will be served daily including a Sunday chicken pie dinner. Fresh bread and milk will be available for campers. Mr Elliots selection ensures perfect satisfaction.
The Rev. C. J. Kephart of Toledo has been secured to deliver the address before the Sunday Schools on Sunday, August 5th, at the Chautauqua.
A comrade from Elgin Illinois fell ill with cholera morbus on a journey from the Grand Army Encampment in Washington City. J E Houghland of Eldon Iowa reports giving Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which he believes saved the man's life. He says he carries the remedy on immigration trips and has used it successfully on many occasions. For sale by Judisch Bros.
A biographical portrait describes Robert Louis Stevenson with dark eyes and uncut hair, noting his shabby clothes and dramatic manner. The piece recalls Continental officials doubting his passport, France imprisoning him, and his enduring youthful appearance and lively spirit.
Do Not Neglect Your Bowels Many serious diseases arise from neglect of the bowels. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are a pleasant and agreeable laxative. They invigorate the liver and regulate the bowels. For sale by Judisch Bros.
Analyses how smith surnames arose from trades such as blacksmith and coppersmith. Explains how artisans were identified by trade before adopting family names and how John Smith became a common surname. Includes a dated note from Truth St Paul and an 1908 health testimonial.
A Navy Department courtesy tour for Russian naval experts and the embassy attaché took them through Washington navy yard gun shop led by an American officer. Irish workers noted the Russians spoke in shorthand, prompting the joke about understanding their language.
A reliable medicine for bowel complaints promoted by Judisch Bros. for sale. The ad claims it never fails even in severe cases and presents Chamberlain’s remedy as trusted for colic cholera and diarrhoea.
The katydid makes its rasping song only by the male. Its vocal organs are at the base of the wings, two thin membranes rub together to produce sound. If shoulder blades could slide past each other with rough surfaces they would imitate the katydid’s rasping courtship song.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal remedy, claiming it brings laughter, cures diseases, and ends tears more than any other medicine. Sold as 35c tea or tablets by L. M. Bosworru.
The New York Press recalls a family moving from their suburban home to a seventh story apartment. On Sunday evening the children sing around the piano with Marjory requesting the hymn I am nearer my heavenly home today than ever I’ve been before and thoughts of the elevator rise with the line.
Mrs. E. H. Brunson of Dublin Georgia proclaims at 82 she feels young again after using Electric Bitters a tonic for dyspepsia torpid liver inflamed kidneys and chronic constipation. L M Bosworth druggist guarantees the remedy priced 50 cents.
Notice announces the appointment of administratrix of James N. Fowler estate in Story County Iowa by the District Court. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated for allowance and all debts must be paid to the administratrix by June 29, 1906.
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