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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
Reports from Keota list Burton Randolph's two horses killed in a recent electrical storm. The roundup also notes various Iowa items including injuries, marriages, and a fatal lumber mill accident in Muscatine.
Three Cambridge girls aged 12 to 15 describe a trip as a “bum and a spank.” They planned to go to Ogden for hotel work but ended up in Boone city park. After sightseeing and mischief, police alerted, and the girls were sent home. parents enforced consequences.
The Cole Skating Rink opens with after hours and evening sessions. Thursday features ladies night with gentlemen admitted only if accompanied by a lady. Tuesday afternoon is ladies afternoon. A trainer will supervise and Thursday nights include music.
WANTED Pianos to tune. Work guaranteed. E G Hazarene 806 Clark Street. Phone 333. A Card This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. For sale by Cagwin the Druggist. The Ames Prohibition Alliance will meet next Monday evening with G H Mellor at 1113 Kellog avenue at 7:30. HELP WANTED Men or women to represent The American Magazine. Good pay and ongoing interest. Write J N Trainer 23 West 20th Street New York City. lt Sie iy Pk ao
J E Allan et al sell to Lincoln Township and Richardson’s additions. Ames Savings Bank transfers to Jessie B Thompson. Iowa Railroad Land Co sells to J W and E L Kinsell. Totten to E C Robinson. Nancy E Price to Wm C Schulz. A W Van Horton to Harry and J D Murphy. John N Sheffield to Joseph Markwick. Martha Millhouse to C M Millhouse. Amos B Land to Albert Land. Ella E Shope to Clark McClain. Transactions include various parcels and stakes across sections 29 and 3, township 85, range 23, and surrounding parcels within Ames.
Kelley born to Mr and Mrs John Ericson Sunday a girl. Mrs John Johnson Sr recovering from illness. L G Rosenfeld yard well laid by Conett and Briggs. Edith Hutchison ill and absent from school. Missionary Society hosted by Mrs R Sheehey. Sutter family visited Ankeny for a love feast. Valine starts new blacksmith shop with temporary quarters. Ladies Aid visit to Mrs Stevens. Rev Minton preached at Congregational church and returns next Sunday at 2 30.
The Eprrok Times urges parents to discipline youngsters at home to curb public disturbances during the upcoming Hallowe'en season. The editor cautions that show-going patrons pay for entertainment and should not be annoyed, stressing rights of individuals as long as they do not trespass on others.
Last Monday at the bride’s parents’ home near the college, Jean R. Underwood married Nella B. Boyd with Dr. O H Cessna officiating. The groom, a city resident and college veterinary student, will finish his junior year in June and the couple will reside here.
The 480 acre Knapp farm west of the college was sold last week to James Kennedy of Ellington Illinois for 33000. Pross Stanton and Knapp completed the deal through real estate agent Tom Thompson. The farm sits west of the city between Ontario and Jordan.
The monthly market day sale in Kelley Iowa will be on Saturday October 26 at 1:00 PM on Front Street. Horses cattle and hogs plus farm machinery will be offered. Cash terms with 8 percent on approved notes, listing fees and sellers’ commissions apply. Potential buyers and sellers should contact Harry Sheehey E F Posegate or the Bank of Kelley.
A violet colored snail called ianthina never touches land and forms a raft from its tongue like flesh to sail the seas. Its air filled compartments prevent capsizing while eggs are stacked by age, and it feeds on raft shaped jellyfish carrying a sail. Occasional specimens wash ashore on France’s northwest coast and emit violet dye when handled.
The Samlag framework empowers municipalities to grant retail spirit licenses to firms serving the community with a maximum five percent annual return on paid capital. Earlier licenses faced no compensation, while privileged licenses offered an annuity equal to the average profits of the prior three years. The aims focus on ending private profit, securing monopoly value for the public, and ensuring liquor quality.
The New York Herald discusses license reductions and easier law enforcement as steps to curb the liquor trade and advance progressive reform efforts. The piece frames compliance as key to weakening the spirit trade and promoting reforms.
A quotation attributed to Anna A. Rogers in Atlantic argues marriage is not a man's work but a cherished delusion. It suggests men pursue partnership as a dream rather than essential to their pursuits, with happiness in domestic roles a private, rarely spoken longing within broader motives.
In Baghdad the open bazaars tempt dogs but they are deterred by blows when approaching forbidden food. A desert expedition with trained greyhounds reveals they only eat after a muleteer disrupts the food, showing they avoid pots and carry on despite the city’s miasmatic river sewer.
The piece extols a surreal arctic scene where cotton plants bloom across the tundra from June to August, claiming the white tops contrast with a bleak landscape. It notes the fiber is short and silk like, hints at Alaska industry potential, and laments current decorative use in miner shacks and pillow filling. It also lists abundant alpine flowers observed in bloom.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a stranded motorist being teased by a sarcastic follower of the plow. The exchange centers on horsepower with the auto owner noting sixty, while a wag observes thirty pullin each way, highlighting humor amid a roadside moment.
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