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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
14
An exposé from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat details how London pickpockets operate in crowds. It covers the false arm, pocketless overcoat, sash method, and other devices, plus the pipe pepper blinding trick and the role of conspireing “stalls” in mobs to isolate victims and divide loot among thieves.
The Des Moines Capital announces a Bargain Week December 21 to 28 offering new and old subscribers a full year of The Daily Capital for 2.00 by mail. Old subscribers must clear arrears to January 1 and pay 2.00 for 1908. Send remittance with a letter or deliver payment to the publisher.
A pointed remark contrasts a family living on $10,000 a year with a wealthier neighbor, underscoring economic disparity and social tension.
An old tale from France follows Harpagon near death asking for a barber. The barber quotes five shillings for shaving a corpse, the doctor grants fifteen more minutes, and Harpagon dies after muttering the savings. The Philadelphia Record notes shipboard danger with a sharp aside.
The Boone Democrat reports police raided Nellie Shepard and two other Black women for vagrancy and disorderly conduct. Shepard and one companion received fifteen and twenty day sentences respectively in county jail, while the other woman paid a fine and was released. Two white men bonded and fled town.
J Urquhart of Zephyr Ontario says a severe lingering cold with a dry harsh cough was cured after trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy. One small bottle cured him and he believes it the best. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Richard Mansfield, young in years yet a leading actor, faced danger when a stage strangling scene nearly ended his life. A fellow performer sought realism, prompting Mansfield to reveal a leather collar studded with prongs as a gag against fatality. He kept the collar off thereafter.
A river steamer skipper recalls a passenger asking where the fire escape is. He points to the rigging ladder as the only available exit and jokes about what to do if a fire breaks out while the woman and her two children listen.
A historical reflection on global publishing, noting about 7000 titles each year with few lasting beyond fame. It argues a universal book transcends borders and touches universal emotions, though intensity shifts by era and century as described in Current Literature.
An advertisement urges readers that many dances lead to colds which can progress to pneumonia and consumption. It claims Foley’s Honey and Tar will break up a cold after exposure and advises to choose the genuine yellow package sold by Cagwin the Druggist.
An Italian traveler, misdirected from New York to Colorado by a ticket agent, lands in Colo. He confesses he mistook Colorado for Cole due to map abbreviations. He had little knowledge of bananas or pink watermelons, but learned the destination confusion.
The Deadwood theatre presented the Millonaire Tramp to a full house with audience praise for the acting. Harry Todd starred as the lead with strong pathos and humor, supported by Lorenzo Muszar as Dr Staley and Gertrude Steele as Theresa Hampton. November 18 at the Armory opera house.
Story City seeks a new depot by moving the fight to another site. After years of fundraising for a station house with no result, Herald editor Brother Olson proposes condemning the current smoky, unhealthy depot as a public health menace to force action.
Mrs. S. Rosinthal of Turner Michigan endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for croup after years of use for herself and children. Sold by Judisch Bros.
The Ames Iowa City Council adopts Ordinance No. 184 to vacate the west eight feet of Duff Avenue from Boone Street to the Chicago Northwestern Railway right of way. The ordinance becomes effective upon payment of one dollar by abutting owners B A Lockwood Grain Co and F N Fowler, after which mayor and clerk are to deed the vacated strip to them.
A family man ponders buying a Thanksgiving turkey or coal as Thanksgiving nears. Rourke Cochran, famed public figure, was arrested in New York on an illegal voting charge and released after identity was confirmed. A lighthearted tale echoes about belief and time.
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