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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
A compact anthology of maxims and quotes from Gaelic, Scotch, Spanish, German, and English sources. It juxtaposes advice on action, duty, and perseverance with reflections on governance, writing, sleep, and character. Notable figures and proverbs appear alongside cultural sayings.
A collection of aphorisms on honesty money and morality. Observations note that excuses for lies persist and wealth tempts others while kindness is hardest to forgive. The text critiques degeneracy of morals and the sober thought money provokes, with wry comments on appearances and patience in conflict.
Excur sion tickets sold May 19 and 20 for trains to Chicago not earlier than May 20 or later than May 21, limited to May 28 for Annual Meeting I C A O Nobles Mystic Shrine. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry. 226 Very Low Rates to North Manchester Ind via Northwestern Gine. Excursion tickets sold May 28 29 30 not for trains arriving Chicago before May 29, limited to July 5 for German Baptists Dunkards meeting. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry 221.
Commencement set for June 13 with related campus updates. Reports note contracts for the president's house and stock pavilion, field meets and dual meets with Drake, lectures by college leaders, a botanical excursion to Boone, and several social events at Margaret hall and the Orchard reflecting campus growth and ongoing projects.
A church program lists Miss Lynn as accompanist with selections by Resler Conductor and Lynn Cairns, Bradley, and others. Vocal numbers include Spofforth and Gounod pieces, choruses, and a Lucia di Lammermoor fragment. The Haines Bros piano is noted as the instrument used.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a fatal liver and stomach disease as gall stones worsened. After doctors failed she used Electric Bitters and was wholly cured, restoring appetite and digestion. Sold by Tilden Loughran at 50 cents with guarantee.
Last winter during an epidemic of whooping cough my child contracted the disease with severe coughing spells. We used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. Johe E. Clifford proprietor Norwood House Norwood NY states the remedy is for sale by druggists.
Advertises Bucklen's Arnic Salve as a remedy for cuts sprains bruises and other injuries warning that it will kill pain and heal. Claims chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles are cured and offers a 25 cent price with Tilden & Loughran as sellers in a drugstore notice.
Very low rates to Detroit Michigan will be sold from all stations due to the National Baptist Anniversaries to be held in Detroit May 23 to 29. For exact dates of safety limits, apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ray February 21.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver trouble manifesting in sallow skin patches and blotches, claiming they give clear skin and rosy cheeks. Available for 25 cents a box at Tilden and Loughrap’s drug store.
Story County Bank promotes flexible real estate loans that allow payment on any interest pay day or any chosen day, with the option to pay any amount. They advertise no commission on these loans.
D. & L. Hamilton announce they have secured the agency and invite all ladies to a free treatment and explanation of the merits of Madame Duval's celebrated Toilet Preparations, promising wonders for the complexion and urging investigation.
Local advert notes hammocks will be marked down for a one day sale. J. B. Kooser & Co. promotes poultry offerings. ER. L. Tayton HouRp's stationery is featured at Judisch Bros. The fragment references green vegetables from a mist machine and notes fresh, crisp quality.
Jonn Fausch, about sixty, was watching a pile driver when Train No. 56 struck him near the bridge south of town. He died yesterday morning at six. Survived by wife and six children. Funeral at 10 A M in Ames. Burial in Ames cemetery. The first fatality since railroad work began. warns spectators to keep safe around the site.
Mrs Hannah Wild Carey, 33, died early Tuesday May 15 at the residence of Mrs E A Little in Ames. She had lived in Ames much of the past year while her husband F B Carey worked as C N W train master. Born in Baraboo Wisconsin she previously spent time in California and returned to Ames six weeks ago. Her funeral arrangements called for burial in Baraboo accompanied by her mother Mrs Wild sister Mrs Johnson and husband F E Carey.
Humphrey B Green born March 5 1825 Williamson NY died May 6 1900 Boone IA aged 75 years 2 months. He lived in Earlville LaSalle IL and DeKalb IL where his wives Lovina Wood and Jane McLaughlin and children Mary Reynolds Arthur E Harold B Luca B Mira B survived him. Funeral at his home conducted by Rev Douglass and Rev St Clair, burial at Ontario.
Word came that Oliver Dawson son of Mr and Mrs Washington Dawson of the road between here and Nevada died Tuesday evening in a Chicago hospital after an operation on the kidneys. He went to Chicago two weeks ago with his brother Will Dawson. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 1 30 p m at the family home and interment will be in the Nevada cemetery. Oliver was an exemplary young man and his death is mourned by many friends who extend sympathy to the family.
Testimony from Dixie Kentucky resident T L Martin details nightly coughing relief with Dr King s New Discovery. The ad claims instant relief and promotes the remedy for coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles with guaranteed satisfaction and trial bottles free at Tilden Loughran s drug store.
A Keen Clear Brain. Your best feelings, your social position or business success depend largely upon the perfect action of your stomach and liver. Dr. King's New Life Pila give increased strength, a keen, clear brain, high ambition. A 25 cent box will make you feel like a new belog. Sold by Til den & Loughran, druggists.
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