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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
6
Long list of residents relocating within Ames and nearby towns. Families such as the Markleys Morelands Denglers Riches Moxleys McNeils Walkenhauers and others move between Burnett Clark Avenue Story City and Eugene Oregon with note of new dwellings and upcoming transfers. A quotation on green as a restorative color follows.
An ad touts Dr Shoops Cough Remedy as quickly loosening tickles and dry coughs. It emphasizes safety for babies, natural plant ingredients, and absence of opium or chloroform. Sold by Joe E Cagwin with strong parental assurances.
A clerical error affects hog classes and horse classes in the Story County fair premium list. Hog classes should read four pigs under six months old instead of six. A new entry for horse classes titled Produce of mare sucking colt and yearling is added.
Excerpt from Sketches From Memory by q A Storey depicts rioters plundering the Tuileries Palace. The scene details ruffians smashing pictures and ornaments while a small man with a large sword shatters a grand mirror and exclaims La in triumph.
A prominent London specialist argues green paint in homes and streets would boost health and temper. He claims eyesight and wellbeing are closely linked for urban residents and suggests widespread green coloring could improve morale.
A London News item notes several fish reputed to vocalize during handling. The horse mackerel or scad allegedly grunts, cuckoo gurnard emits purring noises when removed from water, and herring squeaks as nets are drawn. The ham mer or hard head (Cottus scorpius) is said to produce a buzzing sound felt by the hand, arising from fear in the large head.
A humorous exchange from the St. Louis Times features Miss Afternoon Tea and Clarice discussing marriage motives. They joke that women rush marriage to update visiting cards, not for tombstones, referencing Jane Smiley and the need for a new name on her cards.
A Philadelphia Ledger note frames a politician accused of perjury as a martyr. He questions the charge, defines swearing to a falsehood, and laments professional jealousy as the motive. The exchange reveals a sarcastic, contentious mood surrounding the case.
A chastised son pleads with the judge asking if a different outcome would have spared him a separate whipping. The judge replies that two licks would result in the same punishment, explaining the consequences.
A popular Preventics tablet dispenses cold relief without quinine or laxatives and is touted as safe for children. Drugstores nationwide stock the box of 48 at 25 cents, with Joe E. Cagwin selling them.
J. P. Alderman of Ames Iowa invites old comrades to Old Soldier's Day campfire. The item urges former members to attend, share faces and voices, and avoid tardiness or absence from the gathering.
A reflection notes a once grand figure in gala dress and medals now confined in a steel box, pressing buttons as if a telephone operator. The passage suggests glamour fades as the object loses its luster and meaning.
The New York American praises Hannibal as perhaps the greatest general in history. It notes the second Punic War as his lone effort against a powerful nation, built from raw levies and facing elite ancient warriors, without homeland aid.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a vignette where a man pleads behind a door for a small sum, claiming engagement, and by the end, the couple are said to be married. The brief item underscores playful social gossip from the era.
The New York Press notes a humorous row as Hewitt says the baby keeps them awake and Jewett replies she fooled him by taking a night job right after the birth. The exchange highlights early parental routines and sleepless households.
A reflective note urges weighing long term happiness before pursuing mature life choices. It counsels evaluating personal fulfillment, outcomes, and life goals to avoid regret.
Facades of the Canier Bros shoe store and the Loughran and Bauer store fronts have been freshly painted. Interior improvements include extensive paint and wallpaper to brighten the shoe shop.
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago reports his mother, once feeble, has gained flesh, overcome insomnia, and grown stronger using Electric Bitters. He promotes the tonic as a remedy for liver, kidney, and stony ailments, sold with a guarantee at drug stores for 50 cents.
Miss Sadie Jacobs of the English department at the college died in Denver Colorado last Friday after health declined during the spring term. She had been in the area less than a year, resigned due to illness, and underwent an operation this summer with only temporary relief. A Pi Phi sorority member, she resided in their chapter house. funeral was held Saturday in Burlington Iowa.
G A Brugger from Jones School of Auctioneering will handle this season’s livestock and farm sales. Write for terms and dates at Station A Ames Iowa. Mutual phone 818. 19-4t-pd-tf.
A literary critique contrasts Napoleon with a later era, arguing peace was never a real aim for him and that war evolved into an industrial, machine driven pursuit. The piece notes Napoleon’s aura faded after his fall and peace remained elusive in his mindset.
The piece describes various Christmas traditions from European nations, including luck linked to following a guiding person, tossing a break piece of oat cake into the fire in Scotland, a nine knob birthday cake ritual, and superstitions around mince pies such as not cutting with a knife and eating at multiple houses before Christmas to gain luck. It notes wrapping mince pies in silver and saving them until July as another good luck custom.
The passage notes ancient beauty favoring beards and the shock of shaved chins. Louis VII of France reportedly cropped his beard following church injunctions, provoking ridicule from Eleanor of Aquitaine who then sought revenge by becoming more than a coquette. The king obtained a divorce and Eleanor later married the Count of Anjou, who soon became king of England.
The New York Press recounts a tale where Louis VII’s rash act of shaving his whiskers soured his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. This marital dispute is linked to wars that ravaged France for three centuries and claimed millions of lives, a consequence the source ties to the king's appearance.
In 1860 Colonel FitzRoy then captain used an air gun to shoot a protected scavenger bird valued at 100 rupees. The bird fell without a report. A court of inquiry, presided by FitzRoy, concluded the bird died of sunstroke.
A man writes a poem in ardent fashion and sends it to a beloved. She responds by noting the acrostic formed by the initial letters of the first four lines, saying it expresses her sentiments exactly and gently avoiding hurt.
Georgette Leblanc on tour in a French town finds her husband Maeterlinck's play poorly staged. She criticizes treatment of his work while the manager replies that great dramatists are daily murdered in performance.
A London Graphic opinion notes that London surpasses Paris in beauty, wealth, culture and art, yet calls Londoners reserved and unexcited by their own city. The piece contrasts French enthusiasm with English restraint.
A smaller man threatens with two terms while a larger man warns against a third. The exchange ends with the big man stepping back, leaving the dispute unresolved. The scene appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In a humorous exchange a drummer questions hotel bedding while the landlord boasts of using the best straw in the county. The line about straw ties to a classic joke scene as Puck notes the source of the camel’s back straw.
In a comical note from Wareham Long, the speaker reports being insulted by a woman in the neighboring house after asking for old clothes to donate to a "pure man." The exchange is described in sharp humorous terms with a Chicago Tribune flavor.
Dout expresses willingness to work and says he would like a job calling out stations on an Atlantic liner. He frames the position as a preferred task rather than a general job. The remark highlights his interest in maritime radio or signaling duties.
M. K. Smith finds a cure for rats using Rat Virus mixed with oats. The method causes rats to fight each other and flee the area within two weeks while eventually killing those affected and driving others away from the premises. The cats chickens and humans are not harmed by the treatment.
The Story City druggists Kramme and Jones sold their Story City store and the Gilbert location to H. L. Dow and W. H. Minard of Williams Iowa last week. The new firm will take immediate possession of the stock.
A barn on the Henry Miller farm north of Cio was burned to the ground last Friday forenoon during an electrical storm. A large amount of hay and grain was destroyed while the stock and implements were saved.
Jim Jacobson veteran implement dealer of Story City retires due to ill health and hands management to his son in law Lars Dale who has worked with him in the business for some time.
The Zearing post office has moved from the Farmers' Bank building to the former Underkoffer drug store rooms. Silas Eller moved his jewelry stock across the street and will occupy part of the postoffice room.
State Center and Colo begin baseball this season as nearby towns join early. Last year many towns quit due to poor patronage. Colo is the first in the county. the Colo team reportedly died, with an obituary printed by the Observer.
M. J. Swan of Story City endured a series of misfortunes. Two weeks ago his home nearly burned in a fire incident and last week he fell from a step ladder while securing a window, breaking his arm and forcing him to cancel a planned three week Rocky Mountain vacation.
William Myers of Story City rents the C O Donhowe store building for a new billiard hall. He has furnished it in fine style with six pool tables one billiard table and an electric piano awaiting opening.
A sprained ankle may be cured in about one third the usual time by applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely and giving it absolute rest. For sale by J. E B. Cagwin.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children without opium or harmful drugs and claims it always cures. Sold by J. EK. Cagwin.
Pupils from last year’s 8th grade must report directly to the high school on Monday September 7 in the morning. All high school pupils should be present on the first day. F. E. King, Superintendent.
The article describes melting the sample in a furnace, quenching in cold water to granulate, boiling in sulphuric acid to dissolve silver while gold settles, then placing in lead and copper vessels as chemical action forms copper sulfate. Gold and silver are precipitated, pressed in a hydraulic press, remelted, and cast into ingots for markets.
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the will of M. Gretten late of Story County Iowa is on file in the Clerk of the District Court. A hearing for probate is set for September 29 1908 at the district court in Nevada. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the instrument should not be accepted as the will of the decedent.
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