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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
3
A collage of quick anecdotes from Congressmen jokes and a court quip to a gadget founder’s gout pun and a London society rumor. Notable lines include Babcock Overstreet on presidential origins, a Essex Market judge quip on the same charge, and Hutchinson comparing gout to a tightening vise.
At a Baptist convention in Charleston Rev Dr Greene and Dr Washington watch a fisherman on the seawall pull from Fort Sumter harbor a strange fish described as the Baptist fish. The old man explains it spoils quickly after leaving water, provoking the ministers' amused reaction.
C D Gibson, an illustrator, received a circular inviting him to a drawing contest for 25 dollars. He replied humorously, noting the prize and demanding prepaid soap, with each contestant submitting 100 pounds in one pound boxes and unused soap returned as property of the signer.
Buxton North Dakota September 12 Special Mr B L Skrivseth reports strong faith in Dodd's Kidney Pills after his wife recovered from kidney disease and he improved after three boxes The ad-wired claim markets the pills as a cure for backache rheumatism diabetes and Bright's disease Also mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds by N W Samuel Ocean Grove New Jersey February 17 1900
The ad touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and lasting than competitors and claims it yields more value for the money. A proverb notes a woman’s idea of economy often costs her husband money, while a red haired girl is said to have a striking appearance to attract attention.
Marshalltown Iowa judge Caswell finds the civil war veteran preference law unconstitutional deeming it class legislation. C A Shaw sought mandamus to become city clerk over incumbent L Derby. Demurrer to petition upheld with appeal possible to the supreme court.
Louis Kane, a Yellow Dog saloon bartender in East St Louis, confesses to killing Cedar Rapids Iowa resident Robert Reynolds and St. Louis Black man George Green. He says he acted alone, after being interrogated twelve hours in the sweat box, and cites strike breaking as the motive. Kane, a 30 year old East St Louis native, describes Reynolds being knocked down by Hugh MacCandless and a gunfight that followed.
The eight year old son of K J Erickson, a Hamilton county farmer, died instantly after a fall from a horse in the barn yard. The horse frightened and stepped on the boy after he toppled, leaving a deep neck wound likely caused by a horseshoe. The accident went unseen except by the boy's sister.
Davenport Sept 7 Buffalo residents crowded the court as Gus Stortenbecker a known local was accused of attempting to poison his wife and daughter Monday. After their illness a physician treated them and Stortenbecker was jailed for attempted homicide but the women declined to testify and the trial ended in his discharge.
Chicago reports President Donnelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers' Workmen of America declares the strike ended at midnight. Packers say they will favor skilled workers but many will not regain old jobs. About 63,000 workers involved, with estimated losses of 5.1 million in wages and 7.5 million in business.
Former U S Senator W D Washburn of Minnesota arrived in New York from London and asserted wheat will reach 1 20 or higher amid a worldwide breadstuffs shortage. He estimated a world shortfall of 200000000 bushels with the U S bearing about half and noted heavy foreign demand. A chess game between passengers on the Minneapolis and Ryndam ended in a draw. Two killed and nineteen injured in Rock Island collision near Kankakee Illinois after a derailment and air hose failure blocked the tracks.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg and Mukden describe Japanese advances near the railway and Kuropatkin's army reaching Mukden. Reports claim Kuroki was killed and two generals captured, but no confirmation. Kuropatkin prepares to meet renewed Japanese pressure as rains hinder movement.
Reports from Mukden state evacuation underway as Japanese forces approach. Meindorff's 40,000 men hold Kuroki twelve miles south while sections of the Russian army are split and exhausted by continuous fighting near the fort and pass north of Mukden. A Vermont Republican victory is reported with a statewide plurality around 31,500.
The Japanese legation in Washington reports from Tokio that Marshall Oyama says the right army has occupied Yentai colliery and Yamentz Hill after fighting on the 4th two days. The retreat of the enemy's main force is believed to have been retarded.
Tokyo reports General Kuroki says after last Monday's battle Russians evacuated more than 10,000 wounded northward to Mukden and left about 4,000 men in the Liao Yang area.
Six McLean county missionaries who stayed in Bloomington for the summer were ordered not to go to China amid reports of a new boxer uprising in their district. The group’s headquarters were burned and their personal property stolen or destroyed, with a local delegation of fifty members losing all belongings in the uprising.
Chicago reports two burglars found in Miss Mabel McPherson's room at 1218 Sheridan Road early yesterday. They threw carbolic acid on her face and neck, injuring her. the assailants looted silverware and jewelry and fled. Miss McPherson, sister in law of Benjamin F. Crawford of National Biscuit, will recover but be scarred.
Dialogic snippets from multiple papers display humorous misquotes and wordplay. Nell and Belle tease about propriety while a chauffeur warns a would be rider of risk to the horse. A highwayman interrupts a vacationing judge in a witty exchange.
Some grocers say they do not keep Defiance Starch while having 12 other brands in stock. They believe a customer who already bought the 16 cm package will not buy it again for money. An author may be wrong even when he is all write.
Miss Hapgood recounts suffering four years with salpingitis and ovaritis. She says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health in five months, sparing her from a hospital operation. The letter claims $6000 forfeit if genuineness is falsified and warns ovarian trouble demands attention to avoid surgery.
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