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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
6
An old advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as nature's gift and the best baby medicine, claiming full family protection. It offers tea or tablets for 35 cents and credits J. E. Cagwin as the seller.
Lars J. Skromme announces his candidacy for representative in Roland Iowa and urges Story county voters to support him in the upcoming general election dated August 4 1910.
The notice promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief, Pink Pain Tablets claiming 20 minute cure, and Tak ing Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It lists Cagwin's Drug Store and Perrys as suppliers, offers engraved visiting cards through the Times office, and advertises a kitchen range for sale with W. A. Perry. The piece also mentions church services and youth programs at the Apostist Church.
At 10:00 a.m. Bible school followed by baptismal service at 11:00 a.m. The Bloomington converts will be baptized then. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Preaching at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
The minister will preach at 10 45 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school at 9 45 and U P 8 C EK at 6 30. A hearty welcome is extended to all who have no other church home.
The Des Moines Orpheum presents Edwards Davis in a dramatic adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray with Cyrus Vane and a chorus of scenes exploring beauty and intellect. The program features The Five Olipiers living statues, Harry K and Jessie Hayward in Holding Out, The Student monologist Fred Watson, cycling duo Palfrey and Barton, and Josie Heather the Charming Dainty Singing Comedienne with The Shop Girl among selections.
A collection of vintage quips about women marriage and the law from a London Tit-Bits feature. Jokes cover female beauty, matrimony, special occasions and a statesman’s toast, all in a witty, old world tone.
A vaudeville act billed as The Medley Man and the Maid in Brown features the Mammins who perform medleys monologues and original dance numbers. They claim invention of fiber sole and hollow heel dancing shoes and showcase a large maple dancing map twenty by eight feet.
Astronomers note four eclipses this year while a local ad touts Warner’s White Wine of Tar as a universal cough remedy. Also reports a birth: a baby girl born to Dr and Mrs Howard Garberson in Miles City Montana on the 28th.
Mrs Ackroyd has packed trunks while William Ackroyd buys railway tickets for their two daughters but Bessie contracts a severe cough. The doctor bans a long journey and forbids hotel stays, advising to wait four or five days before attempting departure.
A stylish woman in the women’s suit department of a large store carries a pasteboard box while others stare. A saleswoman explains the only time a proud woman carries a bundle is when a garment sent home needs alterations and a phone call would delay service. She notes the store will send for the garment to finish it, but the customer chose to bring it herself.
The Alaska coast region has a mild climate with dense stands averaging 25,000 feet per acre. Sitka spruce make up about 20 percent and western hemlock about 75 percent. Hemlock is most abundant but spruces and cedar reach larger diameters, with spruce up to six feet diameter and 150 feet tall, cedar three to four feet.
The New York Journal quotes a sharp exchange about a troubling situation. One speaker labels the matter ugly while another insists someone must pay dearly, signaling high stakes and potential accountability. The exchange frames a public controversy with financial or political consequences.
A reflection notes that genuine happiness grows from aiming to be useful and helpful to others. It emphasizes practical acts, daily kindness, and constructive service as paths to personal well being and fulfillment.
A playful scene unfolds as a chaperon complains of blindness without her glasses while another character jokes about misplacing them. The Boston transcript captures the lighthearted moment with quick quips and a pocketed pair of specs.
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