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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
6
Obituary recalls Grover Cleveland’s career from New York sheriff to two-term president. Messages from Roosevelt Bryan Taft and Sherman expressed sympathy. Funeral in Ames Iowa with services at 619 Story Street and interment in Nevada Iowa.
Bro O S Thompson writes a Presbyterian Church tribute to Grizzella M Confare Griffith fith born December 23 1844 in Camden Indiana died aged 63 and a half. She was raised by a devout mother and cared for her in illness. married 1867 to Benjamin Confare and moved to Story County Iowa later living in Maxwell and Ames. She had three daughters Lillian Ora Florence May and Katherine Grizzella, all married and living in Iowa.
The family and relatives acknowledge heartfelt thanks to friends in Ames Nevada and beyond for tokens of sympathy and assistance shown after the passing of Mrs. Benjamin Confare. Husband, children and brother.
The West Coast Magazine of Los Angeles published by the Grafton brothers formerly Storry County reporters presents a reduced magazine size this month. It features a detailed illustrated account of the Pacific coast fleet and is praised as a growing, substantial literary property.
The Clark Cup shoot held at the gun club east of the city awarded a four way tie at 23 of 25 with Proctor Metzger and Clark advancing after a tiebreaker. Bob Clark shot 135 of 145 overall, with Loren Young near him in targets hit, while several shooters reduced the field to five or more due to turnout.
A group of about twenty Democratic politicians travels in five touring cars en route to the Democratic National Convention. The party is led by Roger Sullivan of Chicago as it passes through the city today.
Equity in 40 acres offered for trade for a cottage in Ames. Respond with owner address and details. Route through Lock Box 1036 Denison, contact 941 L. B. Craven. Ask for confirmation of property boundaries and valuation.
A historical note traces harsh penalties for forgery from Tudor times to 19th century reforms. It cites Thomas Maynard, hanged December 31, 1829, and tracks changes in capital punishment to transportation by 1832, with later tweaks in 1837. It recalls Tudor forger punishment in the pillory, ear loss, a branded nose, and lifelong imprisonment with forfeiture.
The Delineator lists many famed waifs who rose from homelessness to glory. Names include Sir Henry Stanley Queen Catherine the Good Alexander Hamilton Rosa Bonheur Edgar Allan Poe Rachel Leonardo da Vinci and Moses. They prove that adversity can yield lasting contributions to knowledge and culture.
The New York Outlook cites Mr. Kipling to urge turning clever youths toward higher and more interesting pursuits. The piece frames smartness as a prompt for guidance toward practical knowledge and universal experience.
A compact note highlights how doctors judge a disease’s stubbornness by the flood of supposedly infallible cures once proposed. The London Times quotes that repeated cycles of remedies mark the difficulty of treating certain illnesses.
A Chicago Tribune column, attributed to Trine, features a quip about sociology. It defines a sociologist as someone who can inspect a garbage can and extract material for a long lecture on society’s needs, framed as a witty remark about the field and its observers.
In Palestine a tale from Folklore In the Holy Land explains why swallows have forked tails and how the mosquito swore man’s blood was sweetest. The swallow shadows the insect, steals its tongue, and at a divine court the verdict declares frogs are the serpent’s food, sparing humans.
The piece urges using idle moments for simple routines. It describes washing with soap, rubbing the skin, then cooling with cold water and vigorous friction to exercise the arms and shoulders.
A Harrisburg woman feeds a melancholy hobo at the back door and asks why he holds his left hand a certain way. He explains the habit stems from a past diamond ring worn on that finger, a memory not easily broken.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a philosophy on political leadership: a candidate should hold beliefs but not ignore a majority view. It argues true greatness lies in setting aside bias and embracing the will of the people when constituents diverge.
Dialogue sketch presents Deacon prompting a dying citizen to agree to a fatal vote. Judge echoes approval with a moral quip about loving neighbors while not tearing down fences, ending with a German proverb.
A fragment from the Princeton Tiger captures shipboard chatter about steerage life, clouds forming land for landlubber hopes, iceberg rumors, meeting the captain, whales and porpoises, late arrivals by night, and questions about mail aboard a transatlantic voyage.
In a curious note from the Chicago Tribune, Miss Mary is described as the possessor of a young specimen of the Ovisaires, a wool bearing quadruped. The creature is depicted with shaggy, etched coat and pristine appearance, faithful to Mary wherever she travels or is commanded.
The article discusses loco weed, an alleged Mexican plant that allegedly drives both animals and people to madness. It cites legends of horses and ponies going crazy and claims that exposure can cause incurable insanity, referencing a Baltimore American remark about Carlotta’s case as possibly influenced by a drugged rival and her husband’s execution.
A wife quips about words, asking if a linguist pulls out tongues. The husband, amused and cross, explains dent from teeth and linguist from lingua, then grumbles that a linguist would be handy if he could pull tongues. London Answers.
The Chicago Sunday Record-Herald offers a Sunday Magazine with attractive features and contributions from famous writers and illustrators. Fine paper, excellent press work, and handy size enhance reader enjoyment as it rivals independent periodicals in quality and scope.
After fifteen years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina says Dr King s New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. Sold with a guarantee by all druggists for 25 cents.
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