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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
7
Ordinance 148 governs private connections to the Ames Iowa sanitary sewer system specifying pipe type joints lengths and quality standards. It requires vitrified bell sewer pipe two feet long with four inch inside diameter and limits damaged bell or spigot ends and internal defects. Connections must follow section 2 terms and descriptions.
This fragment outlines pipe placement in ditches for sanitary and sub drains in Ames Iowa. It details ditch depth, grade parallelism with a cord, joint sealing with oakum and cement sand mix, bell traps, tile drains, and required materials and inspections by a sewer committee. It prescribes filling the ditches with fine dirt in layers and imposes permits and penalties for violations.
The document states a $100.00 fine and costs to be paid, with all conflicting ordinances repealed. It declares the ordinance published September 8, 1904, and effective from that date, signed by Mayor Parley Sheldon and City Clerk A. B. Maxwell.
Notice of a special election in Ames Iowa to submit a proposition to issue bonds for waterworks. Election held at Ames City Hall on October 10 1904 from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. Attest: Parley Sheldon mayor and A B Maxwell city clerk.
Notice from Ames Iowa City Clerk regarding a filed plat and schedule of lots abutting Burnett Sycamore Agate Kellogg streets for sewer construction. Objections in writing due by September 21, 1904, to the council for review and correction before final assessments. Parley Sheldon mayor. A B Maxwell city clerk. 18-3
City of Ames Iowa adopts grade for Sherman Street from Jackson to Boone per plat on file in City Clerk office identified as Ames grades by T. H. MacDonald. The ordinance declares the grade as shown on the referenced plat.
City of Ames Iowa passes an ordinance to construct four foot wide permanent sidewalks along the south side of Boone Street from Duff to Walnut and on the west side of Sherman Street between Boone and Jackson, in front of Black's Addition lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in block 1 3 4 and 2 and other specified lots.
The city orders sidewalk construction using No 1 vitrified paving brick along Kellogg street and in front of lots listed in Black's additions including blocks 2 and 6. Property owners may build per Ordinance 149 if they act by September 27 1904 and complete by October 17 1904. If not, the city will construct and charge abutting property as provided by law.
A tale of Richard Brinsley Sheridan canceling a debt with a dinner party ruse by gifting wine to a creditor, then noting the guest as his “friend.” Also a note on how drivers or riders named the horse positions near and off based on the left and right sides when teams formed.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a young man asks an older man for ten dollars claiming a shortfall. The elder retorts that the loan will not help, since after giving the money he expects not to see the borrower again.
The article recounts Simon Fraser’s 1805 landings at Lake Stuart where Fraser’s men fired guns to awe nearby Indigenous peoples. They offered tobacco to soothe fears, pipes produced smoke, and soap pieces led to foaming mouths, all of which impressed the natives.
Bedridder J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio, long troubled by kidney disease, finds relief after trying Electric Bitters. He reports rapid recovery and calls it a road to full health. A medicine claimed best for liver kidney and stomach issues, 50 cents, guaranteed by L. M. Bosworth.
The article traces pre Christian Teutonic and Saxon reverence for trees central to life rituals. It notes trees as sacred sites for councils graves and divine spirits in Linden Berchta oak Donar and willows. Festivals involved lights wreaths and offerings hung in branches, later plundered.
The notice promotes loans that can be paid on any interest pay day or any amount on any day, with no commission charged. It targets Story County Bang readers seeking rate reductions by transferring loans to a more flexible lender.
The notice advises that large or rich meals cause sour stomach when digestion is weak from constipation. Eat slowly and gradually, chew thoroughly, and allow five hours between meals. If fullness or weight remains after eating, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. available from all druggists.
A London writer praises the camel as a steady war animal citing Persian zambwAhs on camels and British use in India and Sindh. It notes 2000 captured artillery camels after Lebraon, Napier’s 1845 camel corps, and 50 000 camels died in 1878 campaigns plus proof of bounty exploitation.
Arica salve claims world wide fame for cures of cuts burns sores and more with guaranteed results. Available for 25 cents at L M Bosworth, a local druggist.
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