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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1900

Page

3

Two Magazines At Reduced Rates For Times Subscribers

The Times offers Century Magazine at 3.60 and St Nicholas at 2.60 per year with regular prices 4.00 and 3.00. Century subscribers starting November receive the three prior numbers free or a pamphlet of The Helmet of Navarre chapters if exhausted. St Nicholas adds Nature and Science department with questions answered for young readers. Write to the Times to start the discounts now.

Century Magazine Co New York The Times St. Nicholas Young Folks Magazine America St. Nicholas Magazine Nature and Science St Nicholas Century Magazine Navarre

Ordination of Rev G L McDougall Next Sunday at Garden Prairie

Neighboring towns report Rev G L McDougall to be ordained next Sunday at Garden Prairie. Other notes include Mrs Morning and Miss Mae Dunn visiting Des Moines, W P George returning from Washington, Mr Shuter selling his house and building a cottage, Miss McCulia opening Kelley district school, Miss Edith George starting Sunnyside winter school, Maud Hannegan’s lung abscess surgery, Dr Templeton and Dr Swartz performing the operation, and Reading Circle gatherings at Lytle home and Rosenfeld home.

G. L. McDougall Garden Prairie McCulia Boone Kelley Edith George Sunnyside Maud Hannegan Templeton Swartz Story City

Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure by explorers

The ad extols Electric Bitters as a miracle cure for malaria and fever diseases, claiming explorers like Stanley and Livingstone faced harsher conditions than cannibals. Testimonials from W. A. Null and D. H. Turner praise relief from chills, fever, and fatigue after taking the remedy, priced at 25 cents per bottle at L. M. Bosworth's drug store.

Stanley Livingstone W. A. Null Webb Ill L. M. Bosworth

Sheet Music and Music Supplies at Story & Clark Co.

Galesburg Illinois offers a broad catalog of sheet music new and old plus instruments and accessories. Request the 2 cent stamp catalog and price list, claimed the most complete ever issued to retail buyers from the Story and Clark Piano Co.

Story & Clark Piano Co Galesburg Ill

Repsalmon and flour ads from early merchant list

Repsalmon in bulk, very fine. T. J. MiLter & Son. Try our White Rose flour at 90 cents per sack. J. B. Kooser & Co. Do not miss seeing our line of 25 cent specialties. J. B. Kooser & Co.

T. J. MiLter & Son J. B. Kooser & Co

Teachers Meeting Call for Milford Township Subdistricts

To the teachers of Franklin township and subdistricts 3 and 4 of Milford township a meeting will be held at Gilbert at 1 30 p m Saturday December 1 for organizing our section of the local teachers meeting and to prepare a program for a future meeting. All teachers are urged to be present. cv H Ropinson

Franklin Township Milford Township Gilbert Cv. H. Ropinson

Tit For Tat in Paris Painter and His Ill Dog

A vain French painter in Paris had his ill dog treated by a leading physician who, upon a trumped up accusation of veterinary insufficiency, sent back a witty reply inviting the artist to his house to paint new window shutters. The exchange exposes the artist’s pompous pretensions and the doctor’s sharp humor.

Paris Knight of the Brush M. M

Mount Marcy Curiosities Highlight Adirondack Health Appeal

Mount Marcy, the Adirondacks highest peak, is described as volatile with volcanic tendency. The article notes its status as a curiosity and claims it was among the first mountains to receive cooling breezes after a chaos period, link to the air quality and healthfulness of the Adirondack region.

Editor's Trip to Mammoth Cave Ends With Cure

Editor W. V. Barry of Lexington Tennessee contracted a severe case of piles while exploring Mammoth Cave. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and found a remarkable cure. The salve treats piles injuries inflammation and all eruptions at 25 cents a jar at L. M. Bosworth's drug store. Purre Country Sorghum at Letts's. We have some extra nice new honey. T. J. Miller & Son.

W. V. Barry Lexington, Tenn Mammoth Cave Bucklen L. M. Bosworth T. J. Miller & Son

Ames College News Highlights From Millersburg Visit To Egypt Plans

Griffith 99 of Millersburg is a guest this week as Ames prepares for a big Saturday football game. Stoker visits Oska with sister Miss Margaret Ker. The board sets typhoid care, approves Miss Knapp’s resignation, and elects Olive Stevens as librarian. Larrabee gets European travel leave. A large Rathbone social honors John Mitchell. a winter stock judging program and a hospital renovation are announced along with a Egypt trip for Dr Stalker, Miss Stalker, and Miss Larrabee sailing from New York in January.

J. E. Brown Oskaloosa Iowa State Veterinary Medical Association Veterinary Hospital M. Stalker I. W. Smith Egypt Bessie Larrabee New York Brittania Holy Land Gibralter Naples Nile Valley Board of Trustees Helen Knapp Olive Stevens Larrabee Europe

Attendants Arrangements for Stock Judging Term

Committees will handle accommodations for winter stock judging attendants by soliciting board and arranging guides for visitors. Miss Lilly Estrem died at 4 30 AM at her Ames area home after a weeks long illness from lung fever. She had worked at the college in Ames before falling ill, and was brought home for care.

Lilly Estrem Ames Jewell

Six doctors fail to scare man into collapse cured by discovery

Six doctors told Wm. H. Mutlen of Lockland Ohio he faced a fatal lung trouble. He tried Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and after five bottles was cured. Guaranteed to cure throat chest and lung diseases. 50 cents and 1.00. Trial bottles free at L M Bosworths drug store.

Wm. H. Mutlen Lockland Dr. King L. M. Bosworth

Messiah Oratorio in Des Moraines Auditorium

An 1800 voice chorus will perform the oratorio The Messiah in the new Des Moraines auditorium on December 1. Soloists from New York and Chicago join with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tickets available at the Times office with reserved seats at $1.00.

Des Moraines New York Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra Times Office

Story County Bank Promises Flexible Loan Options

A bank advertises loans with repayment on any interest pay day, allowing borrowers to pay any amount on any day. It claims no commission on such loans and invites customers to see them for rate reductions and easier terms.

Story County Bank

Des Moines Daily News Elevates To Eight Pages

The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to 8 pages and adds full AP telegraphic service while keeping a yearly subscription of $1.00, 75 cents for six months, and 50 cents for eight months. Terms are cash in advance and circulation exceeds 29,000 with daily market reports and family friendly literary features.

Des Moines Daily News Associated Press the News Des Moines Iowa

Estray mare taken up at Maxwell farm

Estray brown mare taken up on October 26 at G. H. Maxwell's farm. Public notice of the taken up property. Additional local ads list coupons at Letts's and various goods at Tilden & Loughran, Judisc Brothers, Miller & Son, Brad & White, Aunt Jerusha event next Wednesday night.

Estray G. H. Maxwell

How Codfish Catch Lobsters in Their Soft-Shelled Stage

A Lewiston Journal report describes codfish swarming lobster sheds during shedding time. Codfish strike with tail blows to soft shelled lobsters emerging from seaweed retreats, then devour the helpless crustaceans, a scene witnessed by a veteran lobster fisherman.

Lewiston Journal

Deceptive Looks of Late Mr Justice William OBrien

The late Justice William OBrien, famed for plain dress, visited Cork’s first class refreshment room. He asked for a glass of milk, offered at tuppence there but a penny in third class. He chose to pay tuppence, leaving unruffled, while the barmaid later learned his identity and felt uneasy about the encounter.

William O'Brien London M. A. P Cork

The Boatswains Judgment On Beef For Shipboard Use

An officer and the boatswain examine a bullock for a naval provisioning, the boatswain checking the shanks and declaring the animal suitable. The officer protests that shanks do not reveal good points, to which the boatswain replies that shanks are all they ever get. The Pall Mall Gazette notes the humorous exchange.

Cer Pall Mall Gazette

Accent Dilemma at Four Courts Courtroom

Lord Morris sits as lord chief justice of Ireland when a young barrister from Antrim speaks for the first motion. The judge jokes about the barrister’s Irish identity and distinctive accent asking the associate to confirm the origin. A light exchange highlights regional flair in a Dublin courtroom.

Lord Morris Ireland Galway Antrim County Antrim

Gaslight effects on gem colors described

The passage explains how gaslight changes gem appearances: all gems look brighter under gaslight, with emerald maintaining color, blue sapphire darkening yet true to daylight, and alexandrite uniquely shifting from olive to bright red under candle or gas light.

American gentleman and wife drink water with dinner

A tester piece from London Punch notes an English customer asking Signor Maraschino about a couple who drank only water with their meal. The maître d insists they pay the same as others who order champagne, underscoring parity in tipping or charging in hospitality.

Signor Maraschino Notting London Punch

An Odd Slip

Dr Johnson meets the village postman on a hot day as he learns the mail route still requires a mile for a single newspaper. The doctor quips that he would not walk that far for such a trifle and suggests sending it by post.

Dr. Johnson

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Asa Vandermast Bosworth’s Drug Store Story County Joe Colin the Times State Register Nation and World the Times and Weekly Iowa State Register the Times and Daily FORK CopyricuTs &c Munn & Co Scientific Americar ANN Bosworths Excelsior Shoe Co Portsmouth Ohio Williamegan Vera Burt J. W. Lytle L. G. Rosenfeld D. H. Turner Dempseytown Mount Marcy Lees Wonders Letts’s Rks Enings Its Howe Lret Hall Stalker Oska His Sister Miss Margaret Ker W. O. Thompson En of Ohio D. Bowie Rockford A. Deubendoefer Hoboken, N. J McCleary Pittsburg Keystone State John Grattan Denver Mr. Grattan Colorado Mt. Vernon C. F. Curtiss John Craig Mrs. Prat Villisea Mr. Prall Y. M Miss Craig Atkinson Edgerton K. P. Hall Rathbone Sisters John Mitchell Tilden & Loughran’s C. F Ieres Admiral Buffet Judisc Bros S. G. Hamilton Brad & White's C.F. Leris Jerusha His
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