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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
6
Dr H H St John of Edina Missouri urges physicians to educate farmers on road value and to invest in a state good road fund. He recommends sidewalk style road upkeep by landowners and a nominal annual tax from physicians to spur nationwide road improvements.
Landowners express willingness to fund road paving by taxing themselves up to two dollars per acre. William Jackson of Spring Hill Road urges brick paving and grain taxpayers would join in. J T Jackson on Trenton Road supports funding and estimates brick and chert paving could cost about three thousand dollars per mile for a sixteen and a half foot road.
At a Kansas good roads convention the county committee recommended township prizes of 25 dollars for the five best half mile road stretches using the King drag. Lawrence would award a prize for the best stretch on the nine rural routes radiating from the city, with mail carriers serving as judges.
Poem urging action through seasons to “drag the road” with a call to keep drive and system moving. Refrains emphasize consistency and purpose with a bold chorus “Toss the laurel wreath to King.” National Stockman and Fermie attribution appears in the closing line.
A compact collection of wry maxims on virtue, honesty, and everyday life. It blends satire about pride in being right with observations on debt, compliments, and the quirks of family and social behavior. The tone mirrors a midcentury newspaper style of reflective quips.
Excursion tickets via the North Western Line go on sale August 19 and 20 for Peoria Illinois activities with favorable return limits. An Ames to Chicago round trip is eight dollars with return by August 4 5 and 6. Tickets for Chautauqua Assembly at Jefferson Iowa available August 11 with return by August 13. Contact Chicago North Western agents for full particulars.
Siloam Springs Arkansas excursion tickets offered August 7 through 16 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents of Chicago and North Western Railway.
Dr. J. W. Hamilton of San Francisco endorses Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as an effective cough remedy and asthma treatment. He notes decades of use and mentions Loveman & Baver as the sellers.
James S. Suerman announces a drive for Republican subscriptions to finance and promote a campaign centered on Theodore Roosevelt. Volunteers will receive the Republican National Campaign Text Book and committee documents in return for a one dollar contribution.
A verse extols a piquant summer girl noted for wit and modesty while praising a peekaboo waist. The speaker vows to leave her yet shows restraint, claiming no tears, and mentions others who are not quite brothers as the peekaboo waist lingers.
A wry exchange riffs on Adam and Eve leaving the garden. The punchline imagines their move using "Adam's ex press" as a playful misheard transport detail, reflecting light humor on a biblical scene.
The passage praises the new graduate who outpaces longtime workers by using modern slang and fresh skills. It contrasts the graduating man with older counterparts and notes envy from veterans, while also remarking that the co ed needs no guide for life. The tone reflects a newspaper column style celebrating youth and progress.
The poem fragment depicts a frenetic moment as smoke rises and a boy named Willie confronts a troubling self view, suggesting an unintended gendered tension within a crowded setting.
A sharp remark questions why virtuous people die young while noting a malady that proves fatal quickly and chiefly affects the young, reflecting on loss and the fragility of life.
A witty remark contrasts initial romance with lasting union. It suggests that love at first sight often leads to marriage, while humorously implying a second look reinforces commitment. The line plays on timing and perception in relationships.
The advertisement touts Dr Miles' Anti Pain Pills as a remedy for a range of pains from headache to neuralgia. It claims the pills soothe and strengthen nerves, are harmless when used as directed, and cites Mrs. Joke Merrill of Peru Indiana endorsing their efficacy. The Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana distributes them with a 25 dose 25 cent package and guarantees a refund for the first package if unsatisfied.
A private joke at a public meeting raises eyebrows as the mayoral aides and attendees react to a quip about marital consent and personal life. The exchange underscores tensions over decorum and propriety in local governance.
A fragment notes a humorous line on the ideal wife describing it as the spouse a man does not possess. The language reflects a casual joke likely from a social column or cartoon caption.
Passenger and freight train times listed for Overland Limited Oregon routes and connections. Reads like a timetable with abbreviations for lines such as China and Japan Ex Omaha Express and Atlantic Express, detailing arrival and departure minutes and baggage delivery notes for room 2 with agent G. W. Rogers.
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