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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
7
William H Gray of Philadelphia describes chronic scalp itching and eczema from 1900, treated by doctors with little success. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, plus baths and pills, his condition improved and he credits the products with curing him.
In a tale from Alabama a deacon pair debate how to handle a nest of eggs found in their employer's barn. One suggests moving the eggs to a place unseen while the other argues the church must show kindness to all creatures and protect the vulnerable hen and her brood.
Britain reports April revenue of £418,895 with extraordinary items £21,360,361. London new capital issued from Jan 1 to May 6 reaches $434,216,505. Bank of Japan total operations rise to $14,578,127,060, up $5,744,060,420 from 1904. Banque de Paris 1905 net profits fall to 10,804,883 francs from 19,411,421. Paris plans a 10,000,000 franc loan for West Africa colonies to improve Niger and Senegal navigation.
Advice warns against throwing bottles from moving vehicles over areas, and cautions drivers to remain seated and avoid dropping objects near estates or rural districts. It notes risks of injury to bystanders and potential retaliation from landowners if disturbed or attacked.
Brar for On1o City of Toledo J Lucas Coury and Feane J Cueney swear the firm of F J Cunney Co will pay 100 for every catarrh cure not cured by Alls Catarrh Cure sworn December 6 1586 Nor tary Public A W Gleason. Hall s Catarrh Cure advertised as a remedy taken internally for catarrh and mucous surfaces with a te stime free to send for samples and a hall s Family Pills for constipation.
Disjointed lines discuss a tentative move to Bwamphhurst amid climate concerns for a wife. The Philadelphia iPublic Ledger quotes tense exchange about bold action versus caution. The fragment hints at a controversial plan backed by hesitant voices.
A fragment notes a debate on whether mail carriers could be swayed by soft soap. The exchange contrasts male perception with female judgment and references a Baltimore American line about soft soap and flattery.
A compact, reflective line notes that prosperity is interpreted by some as a form of earthly punishment. It frames wealth as a moral test and hints at social attitudes toward success and virtue.
Polk County Justice J L Living ston declares the Des Moines slot machine business ended after raids on cigar stores and grocers. He vows further arrests and prosecutions until no machines remain, stating the operation is halted across the city and county.
Iowa Agricultural College trustees create an animal husbandry department in charge of poultry with Howard Pierce of Cornell in command. Plans call for a state-of-the-art poultry plant on the dairy farm site to support instruction and investigation focused on egg production and chicken fattening in the coming college year.
Ackley resident Christian Becker died from blood poisoning four days after a rooster scratch in his palm. A pioneer of Grundy county, he had lived on the same farm for 51 years and was 85 years old.
Council Bluffs will host the largest Iowa gathering of county officials next August. Clerks of the district court supervisors auditors treasurers and recorders will meet for three days starting August 1. The groups will convene separately but plan joint arrangements with Grand hotel as headquarters. Mayor Donald Macrae Jr will welcome delegates.
Jesse H. Cox a 25 year old full blooded Indian married Sarah E. Scott aged 16 with her mother's consent in Onawa Iowa. The couple from Cumming county Nebraska traveled to Iowa to wed in a ceremony described as heartfelt with Cox in broadcloth and Scott noted as exceptionally pretty.
Webster City report says J William Homer of State Center was seriously hurt at Woolstock while boarding a train. He slipped between two coach cars, losing his right leg at the knee and the left foot. death result ing.
George A. Wharton a passenger on the west bound Colorado Special was robbed near Cedar Rapids of 4000 dollars in checks and drafts. He reported the crime to authorities and a search for suspects followed with no immediate arrest reported.
Si Ashworth, a temporary night clerk at the Windsor hotel in Marshallstown, opened the hotel safe and left with 100 dollars. He had been working with carnivals as a soup-the-soup artist and was accompanied by a woman he claimed was his wife.
Martha the London pet gorilla remains ill with medical experts in attendance and regular bulletins issued on her condition.
Saturday's blaze gutted the C. Rhee painting shop and contents while Olney & Son meat market shed burned. a Mil ler and Sadie threshing machine in the rear shed was a total loss. Fire department saved Hall’s large implement house. total loss near 3500 dollars with no insurance.
J Deu and George Albright of Cumner with Waterloo-Lou Garden pleaded guilty before Justice Fortner to extreme cruelty to animals. They saturated Will Parrott s dog with kerosene and Albright set a lighted match burning the hair on its back and hind legs. The dog hid under a culvert for six days, suffered tortures, and was killed on county attorney s advice to prosecute the tormentors.
A crowd of 15 000 watched Jack and Jim of the Council Bluffs fire team win the half mile paid fire department free-for-all, the pageant event of Thursday in the state tournament in Clinton. A purse of 700 dollars drew nine teams, six finishing. Des Moines duo Jack and Jack took second, Benny and Dick of Clinton were third.
The Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs held its annual commencement in the new administration building, opened this spring at a cost of 230000 dollars. Senator C G Saunders gave the dedicatory address as diplomas were awarded under Hamilton, president of the board of control.
A bold theft in Waterloo saw a fifty pound iron safe removed from the Waterloo Business College offices. The intruder appeared familiar with the college rooms and left behind only a small amount of money and valuable reports in the safe.
Bailey Barnes, eleven, was injured at the Enes foundry where his father is manager. His rain coat cape was caught in machinery and his right arm was drawn into cog wheels, resulting in amputation at the shoulder.
Evidence points to a young farmer named John Clauson near Story City possibly taking his own life by poison and gunshot. Neighbors heard a shot, found him with a temple wound and carbolic acid odor. He denies the act and says the gun discharged accidentally. He was taken to Des Moines hospital.
An editorial argues that infant mortality is grave in civilized nations and claims Castoria would save many children. It asserts narcotics in so called remedies harm infants and promotes Castoria as a safe alternative with a signature attribution to Chas. H. Fletcher.
Low round trip fare to Shoshone Wyoming on the only all rail route to the reservation border. Registration dates July 16 to 31 at Shoshoni and Lander. Pamphlets and maps available free from S. F. Miller A. G. F. and P. A. Omaha Nebraska.
A husband explains his two week absence from a road trip to his wife. He praises his friend Pitcoe to deflect her anger, claiming Pitcoe is enduring his wife’s deuce. The ruse succeeds and he escapes punishment.
A Baltimore physician on a crowded Charles street car spots a man occupying two seats. He asks the man to yield a seat for a tired woman. The man responds with a grin and reveals the seat hog is his wife.
The note suggests women generally resist enhancing their intellect at the cost of appearance, implying a belief that beauty and brains are mutually exclusive. It reflects era attitudes toward female advancement and gender norms.
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