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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
7
A pearl diver in the Gulf of California used mud stirring to blind a large shark and escape to his boat after a dangerous encounter. The scene reflects the perilous realities faced by divers connected with a major wrecking company during early pearl fisheries.
A caution from Dr Woods Hutchinson in Outing warns that unfit youths risk heart failure during exertion in sports. He cites a weak recovering boy after fever and a convalescent girl dancing, stressing the need for common prudence to avoid dangerous athletic overexertion.
Juliet at fifteen hosts a eager suitor under her mother’s window on a moonlit porch. Mrs Pryor quotes a maternal voice urging acceptance yet cautioning safety. The scene ends with a blunt bedtime judgment and a dismissive farewell.
A Prince Edward Island tale says a chain ball from a besieging ship knocked over the old church steeple at Point Prim, toppled the promontory, and sank its bell. Locals claim that at dusk the bell tolls as a phantom warning of approaching storms or danger to seafaring harvesters.
The article discusses native communities within the Five Civilized Tribes that remain full blooded and insular. It notes their language, customs, religious variety, and aversion to work, portraying a mystic aloofness and cautious conservatism that separates them from white society.
A historic note titled RATTLESNAKE CITES outlines do it yourself first aid for snake bites. It advises calm handling, applying a tourniquet, making a deep wound incision, and cauterizing with silver nitrate or fire. It claims gradual venom processing by the body allows recovery if done promptly.
An Atchison woman, overwhelmed by dishwashing and laundry, joins an aard club to escape work. She wakes early, hires a neighbor to watch the baby, and rushes to attend a card party. A misplay leads to a dramatic reply as her partner scolds her in front of others.
A girl tending two children under a Cheshurst tree was killed by lightning, while one child was thrown down but unharmed. The piece notes unexplained lightning patterns, recalls a Cambridge case with nailed boots and two untouched men, and discusses thunderstorm mysteries cited by the London Spectator.
A humorous line from the Boston Transcript about marital satire. A husband notes his wife would return to her mother if not given a new hat, and the joke hinges on the hat costing less than the railroad fare to visit her mother.
Library notes announce Hawthorne stories for children this Saturday. Friday at 4 o'clock Mr Judisch will speak to grades 5 6 7 and 8 on Some Curios of Africa. A reading list includes Jenks Boys Book of Explorations McManus Our Little Egyptian Cousin Wade Our Little African Cousin Carpenter Geographical Reader Africa Du Chaillu Wild Life Under the Equator Du Chaillu In African Forest and Jungles Knox In Wild Africa.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat coughs with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by all dealers. It promises relief and a quicker cure for coughs and throat irritation.
Lincoln Illinois rifle champion Capt Bogardus speaks on kidney health praising Foley Kidney Pills after suffering backache kidney pain and urinary issues. He says three bottles cured him and he feels 100 percent better now. Sold by all Druggists.
The notice warns all claimants through you to appear by noon on the second day of the November term beginning November 7 1910 at Nevada Iowa or risk default and entry of judgment in favor of the plaintiff to quiet title and bar all adverse claims and grant equitable relief as warranted.
In the Story County District Court Fred Gerbracht sues Joseph Gerbracht and Gertrude Gerbracht to quiet title to the northeast quarter of Section 28 Township 83 Range 24 West. He asserts exclusive possession since 1891 under color of title and seeks relief to bar adverse claims and quiet his ownership. Default and judgment may be entered on November 7 1910.
In Story County District Court 1910 the case of Rush versus McClees & Son Farmers Grain CoNeola Grain Co is set for October 15 1910 to claim twenty five dollars plus 6 percent interest from March 1 1910 with an attachment against defendant McClees goods and chattels. Defendants must appear before noon of the second day of the November term or default will be entered.
Iowa story county case filed in November Term 1919 by John F. Gerbracht as plaintiff against Joseph Gerbracht and Gertrude Gerbracht. He claims sole ownership in fee simple of the southeast quarter of section 29 township 83 range, and exclusive possession since 1888 under color of title, with anticipated adverse claims from others.
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