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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
7
A narrator recalls Fanny’s elopement with Philip Gray and a fortune built by the narrator. After a bitter split, the will names charity but a grandchild born to the couple prompts a reconsideration of Phil’s place. The baby is named after the narrator, and the line ends with a note of softened sentiment.
Chesterton humorously contrasts morality ethics and ethology with examples of a wife and husband. He jokes that morality sends a wife to bed while ethics sends her to Coventry and ethology to a penal settlement. He cites a teapot incident in an aristocratic area and ponders the extreme action ethology would prompt.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Dan forth Me credits W Electric Bitters with restoring her mother’s health after 20 years of dyspepsia. The remedy reportedly rejuvenates vital organs, heals liver and kidney troubles, and improves sleep and appetite. Available 50 cents at druggists. The Modern Cleaner offers cleaning services.
A pastor and his wife recount meeting a widow with a lively boy. The preacher praises her intelligence while his wife notes her strong negativity. The widow’s dialogue with Johnny repeatedly begins with Don't, Johnny.
Promotes Chamberlain's remedy as the world’s most successful medicine for bowel complaints. Claims relief of pain and suffering and lives saved. Suitable for children and adults. Sold by all dealers.
A church notice board near Manchester lists a Saturday potato pie supper and a Sunday evening subject titled A Night of Agony as reported by the Manchester Guardian.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item quotes a young wife seeking fewer quarrels in a year and an elderly wife aiming for fewer cooks, illustrating domestic humor and social norms.
A suffragette argues that women deserve equal pay to men, asserting from her view that marriage and work should be valued equally, reflecting reformist sentiment in the era.
Teething children suffer diarrhoea and can be controlled with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Give the prescribed dose after each bowel movement and follow with caster oil to cleanse the system. It is claimed to be safe and sure and sold by all dealers.
The honeymoon has no fixed duration, varying with the temperament of the contracting parties, their relatives, weather, or travel costs. It is the interval when a man goes out in the morning recalling a kiss and forgetting his overshoes, contrasted with the time when he forgets the kiss and remembers the overshoes.
A London Telegraph exchange frames pluck as the financier’s key to success. A ragged man offers ten pounds to learn the method, prompting a sharp interchange about motive and means.
A quip exchange contrasts British reluctance to laugh with American bluntness. The Cleveland Leader quotes a proverb on laughter while the Smart Set weighs honesty as a path to power, noting the ease of others dealing honestly versus forcing the issue.
JOS. K. GRIFFIS presents a collage of identities including Kiowa captivity and Custer, a recaptured white child, a deserting prisoner, and figures like Salvation Army captain and famed preacher. The fragment hints at a controversial public portrait of race and authority.
Soreness of the muscles whether from exercise or injury is quickly relieved by the free application of Chamberlains Liniment. This liniment is valuable for muscular rheumatism and always provides quick relief. Sold by all dealers.
A Kansas City Times quip describes a prospective boarder who says he does daily gymnastic exercises to stay in top shape but is refused boarding because the host has monopolized the bathroom for such routines.
Mrs Golightly asks eminent critic Mr Crochet for his view of the new opera. The critic replies it would not be bad if someone set it to music.
A playful exchange likens a bee to wax and a teacher to a bee that gives whacks. The London Telegraph style vignette uses boyish misdefinition to poke fun at schooling and authority.
A German proverb notes that practical aid beats repeated blessings. The saying emphasizes tangible help over empty expressions. It reflects a culture valuing useful action and direct support.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cleanses bowels relieves constipation and tones the digestive system. It markets Tea or Tablets for 385 cents and lists L. M. Bosworth as the seller, noting thirty years of reliability.
An old advertorial note promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as nutrition for the stomach and body. It lists tea or tablets available for 35 cents and attributes the ad to Joe EK. Cag win.
Swen Stueland, section foreman for Northwestern on the south branch, moved his family this week from Jewell. They will occupy a residence on Boone street.
Calomel croton oil and aloes pills are debunked as nightmare night riders that disturb rest. Dr King s New Life Pills offer a safer alternative for peaceful sleep and renewed vitality.
An old advertisement promises relief without distress or inconvenience by cleansing the system. Claims cure for colds headache constipation and malaria available at all druggists for 25e.
A humorous reflection on how a young poet in sorrowful mode earns readers while aging into lighter verse. The speaker notes the shift from gloom to cheerful topics as the bard seeks popularity and profit, ending with a jab at laureates and fame.
Scientist reports 100000 year old human bones from a Swiss cave. A. W. Brown of Alexander Maine credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing his severe lung trouble and cough. Used for sore lungs colds and pneumonia prevention. 50c and 1.00 guaranteed by druggists trial bottle free.
L S Napier of Rugless Kentucky says Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieved a decade long pile pain after doctors failed. The salve, advertised as infallible for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum corns, is 25 cents and guaranteed by druggists.
Proposals for erecting a school house in Washington township Story county Iowa will be received at Judison Bros drug store in Washington township until 1 pm on August 5 1909. Plans and specifications may be seen. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may reject any or all bids. W H Beedle Secretary Ames Iowa July 7 1909.
The document details articles of incorporation dated May 25 1909 for a corporation including board structure terms officers and duties. It covers stock ownership eligibility directors powers stock certificates by laws meetings bonds and term of twenty years with named incorporators and signatories. A notary public confirms the acknowledgments of L C Tilden Parley Sheldon W P George W J Semmons B Niles Ben Edwards and H F Woodruff.
When digestion falters the bowels derange and the liver and kidneys congest. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as restoring a healthy condition. Easy to take and effective. Sold by all dealers.
Notice to interested persons that on June 16 1908 the District Court of Story County Iowa appointed M A Manning as administrator of the estate of Benjamin Breneman deceased. All debts should be paid to the administrator and claims presented to the court for allowance. Dated July 26 1909.
Articles of incorporation describe The Maxwell Park Association based in Ames Story County Iowa to own real estate and maintain a park for the Ames Chautauqua Assembly and public welfare. Capital stock $10 000 divided into 1000 shares with voting rights limited to one vote per share and a 60 share ownership cap. The corporation may borrow money, mortgage assets, and issue debt up to two thirds of paid capital.
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