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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
5
In Story County on June 2 1908 a stamp gathering was halted as a fire destroyed the stamp booth leaving only smoke and ash while voters looked on. The incident interrupted a primary election process drawing attention to the disaster and its impact on the event.
A travel account describes the Andes as a vast, impassable barrier along the western edge of South America with rail routes through Peru and Chile. It notes the Oroya line at 15 500 feet, the Uspallata pass, and winter dangers when crossing ends after June with life risking conditions.
Nevada newspapers report local grocers and butchers agreeing to abandon old delivery wagons and join a union delivery service. Ames adopted the system five or six years ago and has used it to advantage. The piece notes Nevada lags behind nearby areas in adopting improvements and quips about the town’s economic vitality, mentioning a tombstone factory as the main industry.
A 1851 twelve penny black from Ottawa journeys through Canada and the United States. An old gentleman condemns queen imagery, a parcel leads to a dealer, prices climb from five to twelve hundred dollars, then to fifteen hundred before tragedy in an American home.
The Philadelphia Record describes the crossing the line ceremony aboard battleships where sailors impersonate Neptune and Amphitrite. Initiates endure a soap tar bath in a canvas tank while “bears” or “cops” oversee submersion before a certificate is issued and the crew cleans up for roll call.
The oath is as old as history with appeals to superior forces. Early forms invoked nature, fire, flood, beasts, or pestilence. The raised hand and the formula So help me God originate in Jewish Christian tradition, though ancient peoples swore by their gods.
A Philadelphia Press vignette notes a premier audience member complained of late showtime but the final curtain fell before 10 45. The playwright and critic exchange quips about the late hour and awakening in Philadelphia.
Mandy, a young colored girl from the cotton fields, brings a visiting card to her northern mistress. She explains there is another lady on the doorstep, but the first guest forgot her ticket. The scene, quoted from Argonaut, illustrates social dynamics and courtesy in a domestic setting.
A pithy New Orleans Times-Democrat caption features Nellie aged five and Bessie aged four joking about being exclusive. The exchange questions family privacy with a playful taunt about having nothing to be ashamed of.
A reflective line notes that even seasoned travelers or experts can misjudge paths or directions. The saying emphasizes humility in navigation, caution, and the vulnerability of certainty in unfamiliar terrain.
The Chicago Tribune essay explains that snow stores moisture in the mountains and feeds rivers for irrigation, preventing summer droughts if rain fell instead. It notes a widespread belief in snow as fertilizer is weaker than its protective role against wind erosion and soil loss.
Born in Iowa the Ennis brothers report long experience with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy made in Des Moines. They credit its lifesaving use in El Paso Texas and say they have introduced it to Narcoosee Florida where demand grows. J B Cagin sells it.
The Chicago Record-Herald promotes laughter as part of its mission with the Alternating Currents column by E. Kiser and Ralph Wilder cartoons on the front page. The paper aims to tell the truth laughing and features famous humorists in its Sunday Magazine with high literary quality.
A club house and a residence at the college south of the campus are for sale or rent. Inquiries to phone 901 or visit 223 Ridge Street for details.
Advertises Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets for rapid relief of congestion and blood pressure related pain. Claims to ease headaches neuralgia and painful periods with quick action and affordability. Sold by Joel E Cagwin with 20 tablets for 25 cents.
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