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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
6
In February our daughter had the whooping cough. Mr. Lane of Hartland recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said it gave his customers the best satisfaction. We found it as he said and commend it to anyone with children troubled by whooping cough. For sale by J. B. Cagwin.
Statement of the condition of Union Savings Bank Ames Story county Iowa as of May 1 1909 filed with the Auditor of State. It shows assets including discounted debt securities 141010 48 legal tender and bank notes and a Union National Bank Ames deposit 21342 71 total assets 164853 19. Liabilities include paid in capital 25000 00 deposits 131240 17 savings deposits 49030 89 profits 1763 72 total liabilities 164853 19. Sworn by Alfred H Munn president and H Westerman cashier May 24 1909 before Notary Co L Siverly.
A wily comedian insisted on a lump sum contract and faced a frost in Cleveland after a fractious booking. A lawyer confessed the contract unbreakable after a $500 fee. Murat Halstead sought latest news from General Sherman and was sent to the 2 o’clock Cincinnati train for dinner.
Berlin Prometheus notes exotic Japanese foods such as snakes lizards grasshoppers and bee larvae prepared in various ways including raw porridge and salad dressings. The chrysanthemum features in salad candy and stew reflecting cultural dining.
A testimonial from Mrs G Davenport of Roycefield New Jersey states Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve rheumatism and nervous irritability aiding sleep. The ad claims no stomach upset or habit formation and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit with directions.
This piece traces coal use from ancient times, noting biblical mentions around 1016 B C and ancient Syria mines. It cites Roman era cinders near the Wall, a 852 A D abbot’s coal receipt, early Chinese use, Marco Polo remarks in 1275, Hennepin’s 1679 account of Illinois and James River mines, and the 1766 Wyoming Valley anthracite discovery with Penn in London.
The law allows declaring a man a minor if he earns enough to support dependents but wastes wages by vicious habits. A guardian is appointed to receive the wages and use them for the wife and children. In England the man could refuse work. in Germany the police ensure he works.
In Philadelphia the bride to be declares her engagement as a chance to punish a man she despises. Her friends recall her past motives as she embraces the opportunity, a witty quip reported by the Ledger.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt presents a preacher declaring man a worm and a three time married man in a rear pew noting woman as the early bird. The exchange echoes social humor on gender and morality.
A dialogue between Gotrox and Miss Youngbudd centers on paying for education. The Chicago News quotes a question about willingness to spend on schooling, highlighting concerns over education costs and value.
The Philadelphia Record cites a street car conductor noting right hand seats fill first. Habit from being right handed may drive choice, and safety is another explanation. An old traveler advised sitting in the middle and on the right for safety and to avoid side swipes from passing vehicles.
A theatergoer notes great variety in baldheads observed in the audience. He catalogs elliptical circular elongated egg shaped and even nearly circular heads that span the entire circumference save for a finishing fringe at the neck, claiming the baldheads keep the theater lively.
A Wide World Magazine description notes the Lapps drink heavily with coffee and punch during profitable reindeer seasons. Despite rampant drunkenness among natives in Tromso streets, robbery and crime are described as practically unknown, highlighting extraordinary innate honesty.
The Chicago News reports a traveler recalls labeling his trunks China to provoke careful handling but they were shipped to Shangai and never seen again. The tale highlights the mishandling of baggage in transit and the frustration of lost luggage.
A quote from the Atchison Globe describes a girl using a stick to stir items in a top bureau drawer and concluding if the item does not surface it is not there. The brief text frames a cautionary or satirical thought about searching and belief.
In a New York Times account a six year old boy uses persuasion to obtain cake from a cook. Dr A notes persuasion appeals to high psychic functions and a kitchen scene ends with the boy securing cake after a brief standoff.
Eleonore Prochaska born 1785 in Potsdam, raised in the military orphanage, served as a male drummer under the name August Renz with the Lutzow corps. She fell mortally wounded during a 1813 assault near Gehrde forest as Prussians attacked French positions. Monuments were later erected at Dannenberg and Potsdam.
Sir James Ross observed penguins swallowing stones during travel. Wicks reports similar stomach stones in various animals. Pebbles are usually white quartz, a curiosity shedding little light on the habit per the London Globe.
A rude youth questions a landlady about a lump of coal found in a sirloin steak. He quips that the coal is locomotive tender, prompting a tense meal as the landlady concedes the steak is tender.
The Ames City Council, in a May 17 1909 meeting, introduced a resolution of necessity to curb sections of Onondaga and Douglass Avenues and Kellogg Avenue with concrete curbing. Hearings set for June 24 1909 to hear objections and potential amendments. Publication to run in the Ames Times and Intelligencer on May 20 and 27 and June 3 and 10 1909.
In Story county Iowa district court September term 1909 the Citizens Lumber Company serves Hannah R Schooler and H C Schooler husband and wife with a petition due by September 1 1909 and filing to follow in the district court office.
The Story County Iowa district court seeks to make a $44.90 debt a lien on defendant property for lumber and materials furnished to improve real estate. The notice warns that failure to appear by noon of the second day of the September term starting September 13 1909 at Nevada will result in default and judgment. Attorney: Co H Passley for the plaintiff.
Special cement block and brick work offered by Ames Cement Product Co. Contact Mutual phone 468 or leave orders with H. L. Munn Lumber Co. P. C Flutter, Manager.
The London Spectator notes that concrete is an ancient material with enduring marks on castle stairs in Colchester and Rochester. It mentions Agrippa's pantheon dome at 142 feet diameter and finds of concrete fragments in Mexico and Peru.
A brief dialogue notes a rich uncle possibly dead with uncertainty about the cause. The exchange hints at financial decline and missing details, reflecting a village or city newspaper tone. No further facts or dates are provided in the readable text.
A Town and Country observation notes many English homes where owners appear poor yet hold fortunes in furniture and pictures, suggesting wealth lies in belongings rather than cash. The reflection contrasts visible poverty with latent value in household possessions.
A lecturer warns that tobacco makes men ugly, short of wind, idiotic, and paralyzed, asserting personal long-term smoking experience as evidence.
A dialogue reveals Mrs Meeker fearing burglars and John dismissing the danger as unnecessary. The exchange highlights tension in a domestic scene as they react to a reported downstairs noise.
A compact note on colorful slang calling out many Venuses and a Venus Smiff character. reflects lively urban language in a New York Journal fragment.
A brief quotation from Bayne reflects that every man advancing in any profession travels a path stained by the tears of those he passes. The linecomments on empathy and perseverance in professional life.
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