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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
8
A local column critiques the use of Special to the Ames style reporting and exposes a misreading of railroad and public notices. It notes a Dinky tram misreport and questions the value of specials while recalling Buffalo Bill and counterfeit incidents for cautionary contrast.
S Jemison of Spring Grove York County Pa extols Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universal cure after five years use in his family and many friends. He notes it never fails and it is sold by Judisch Bros.
A first-person recollection from Serge Bourgogne in his Memoires describes Napoleon marching on foot during a bleak November dawn. Generals and marshals followed with the remnants of a vast army. 700 to 800 officers carried battle eagles as icicles hung from a spectator’s mustache.
Chicago tale recounts Joseph Jefferson during Rip Van Winkle collapsing into deep sleep on stage after long day of fishing. Audience heckles as he remains unaware until prompter pricks him with a pin and he suddenly awakens to resume the play.
A tourist agent warns travelers to beware counterfeit currency in Europe, especially France and Italy. He notes the difficulty Americans face counting foreign coins and notes with different units, and says Italy is the worst for counterfeit money.
A regional survey lists thunder days per year, with Java at ninety seven, Sumatra eighty six, Hindustan fifty six, Borneo fifty four, and the Gold Coast fifty two. Europe shows Italy leading with thirty eight days, while France and southern Russia report sixteen. Britain and Switzerland seven, Norway four, Cairo three, and northern Turkestan and polar regions very rare.
The father of the bicycle tribe the dandy horse was invented in 1818 by Baron von Draise of Paris. It featured two wheels about thirty inches apart connected by a wooden beam with a saddle in the middle and a front armrest. Riders propelled it by alternating kicks to the ground, a crude design that led to the modern bicycle.
The principal, patrolling the lower hall, spots a pudgy boy running toward the first grade room as he calls out. The student retorts he is late and speeds away as the classroom door shuts. The scene captures a quick, light moment in school life.
Quotations from the Cleveland Leader about Mrs A and Mrs B debating a husband’s dress habits. The gag centers on a collar button being lost and the contrast between quiet appearance and loud reaction.
A pithy reflection on social pretensions by Samuel Smiles noting that vanity grows with rank and elevation, exposing the incongruity of snobbery among the upper classes.
In midsummer light Clara, with a plaintive voice, sings Over the Garden Wall to Cyril. He jokes that it is an old song, and she recalls singing it the night they became engaged, the moment lingering in her expression.
A comic exchange recalls Mistress Jane and Jane as they discuss securing a jug handle after a cement bottle was dropped. The scene captures a playful domestic moment from the Punch era.
Citizens clash with railroad plans as opponents protest a proposed cut through the suburb. The exchange notes the company’s claim that dividing outskirts will be more fashionable, prompting local debate and concern.
The Ames band praised as a leading central Iowa musical group journeyed to Slater for a streets concert arranged by local business leaders. The full ensemble performed with guest help from Nevada cornetist Carter unavailable due to Iowa Falls band work, while a humorous anecdote from the Detroit Free Press about a fiddle purchase adds local color.
Otsego Journal Gilbertsville endorses Dr King’s New Discovery as the most popular remedy in Otego county and best friend to families. It claims to cure coughs and colds and alleviate lung and throat diseases. Bottle prices 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
The text recalls Nicolo Machiavelli as a concise Italian writer and dramatist famed for Mandragola praised by Leo X in Rome. It notes his Art of War earning Frederick the Great’s regard and contrasts The Prince with Washington’s ideal of honesty as policy.
London Spare Moments describes the Ucayali, a South American tribe along the Amazon tributary, preserving deceased features by removing skulls while keeping long hair. Heads are boiled in water, wrapped with skin, and refilled with hot pebbles to dry and distort the look, preserving identifiable likenesses for ritual remembrance.
A Detroit era veteran recalls a northern city general store episode where a six footer paid full price for a hat, then executed a clever ruse to claim a bargain. The hat’s holes and the price gull him into paying $1. The tale fades with the hustler’s wit over a simple sale.
A mother finds her son Wil lie caught in mischief and reprimands him. He explains he is tired of being good, noting he often helps brother Bob and decides to be naughty to see if he gains attention or rewards. The scene hints at childlike motives behind misbehavior.
During opening exercises a pupil Julius Moses quips that the pen is mightier than the sword because you can sign checks with it. The exchange captures a humorous school moment quoted in the local circle.
A light exchange between a first and second lieutenant about a horse bought last week. The second lieutenant praises the horse while noting it will improve after payment, as hinted by London Tit-Bits.
A Concord Georgia resident recounts a severe measles outbreak worsened by rain, claiming Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his life. He praises the remedy’s effectiveness and notes Judisch Bros. sells it.
A publisher notes sudden fame often comes by accident. J H Shorthouse wrote John Inglesant, faced rejection, printed 100 copies at his expense, sold 40, and a Gladstone photograph featured the title by coincidence. The result: 300,000 copies sold in a year, catapulting him to success.
Mrs B J Joneston of Linton Mississippi credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her sick child after three doctors failed. She reports rapid improvement and full recovery. Sold by Judisch Bros.
The article traces boat evolution from logs to rafts as the first multi log vessels. It notes that lashing logs increased capacity and led to raft boats and eventually the shift from paddling to oaring. Rafts were widespread in antiquity, with Herodotus citing their use in ancient Chaldea.
A deed in a North Carolina county records a startling real estate operation. It describes a survey starting at Beck's south corner, then north fifty feet, then west fifty feet, detailing the boundary steps in the document.
Describes a land parcel of fifty by fifty feet, cut from the rear of Pemima Jones property with a specified boundary sequence including a south fifty foot line and an east fifty foot line to the starting point.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a lightweight vignette where a pretty woman buys a stamp and weighs a letter at a drug clerk’s counter. She asks for the stamp to be affixed upside down, a gesture that amuses the clerk who then loses interest.
Two aging brothers who inherited land jointly quarrelled and took their case to a native magistrate. He ruled both were right and wrong, and ordered them jailed face to face in a cangue until they settled. After three days the brothers relented and reached a settlement.
An arug dealer notes that an earthquake transformed Ouzoun Ada on the Caspian coast into a thriving harbor town. The earthquake left a harbor deep enough for the largest ships, and the town’s population and wealth have tripled since.
A minister asks Tommy about his actions yesterday and Tommy explains he helped his mother with the washing. He mentions his mother directed a sooner dinner so the washing could start earlier.
The article notes hawking as the oldest British sport and describes how trained hawks, even from wild adult birds, surrender liberty and return to the falconer like a bolt from the blue, highlighting the remarkable discipline involved.
Ordinance No. 183 fixes salaries of Ames Iowa city officers and employees for the year from April 1, 1907 to March 31, 1908 and provides appropriations to meet expenditures of the city government.
The document outlines allocations from various levies for 1906 and 1907, including funds to pay interest on bonds, maintain and extend utilities, and clear warrants. It sets aside amounts for sewer and disposal plant repairs, street and alley grading, and general fund balance handling, with provisions for opening city accounts and crediting excess to the general fund.
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