Debate on Commission Form of City Government
Marshalltown and Ames high schools plan a dual debate on January 21 about adopting the commission form of government for American cities. The Ames team argues for the plan with Will Hauser Muriel Griggs and Russell Engberg. Marshalltown counters with Allan Flint Clyde Griffith and Verne Waser. The event includes music directed by Miss Ethel Grace Pike and aims to educate citizens on local governance. Hungerford retires from Carroll Herald editorship. Paul MacLean to take leadership, guiding health and editorial control through a transitional period.
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Marshalltown
Ames
Ames High School
Marshalltown High School
Will Hauser
Muriel Griggs
Russell Engberg
Paul MacLean
The
Herald
Ames High Alumni Shine in College Debating Circles
Ames High School notes its former students achieve prominence in college literary activity. Howard Hill 06 on I S C debating team which beat State Teachers College and won an oratorical contest. George Clark 05 edits College Paper at Grinnell. Thos McCall 05 joins I S C debating team. Ben Read 05 earns spot on Grinnell debating team. All were Dissenters' Debating Club alumni.
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Ames High School
Howard Hill
State Teachers’ College
George Clark
Grinnell
Thos. McCall
Ben Read
County to hold prelims for Chautauqua oratorical contest
Chautauqua management will continue high school oratorical contests. All county schools are asked to hold preliminary contests and select representatives for the Chautauqua.
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Chautauqua
Payne for Congress Could Enter Race in Iowa
Friends of W O Payne editor of the Nevada Representative urge a congressional bid. He has not decided, but support hinges on Story county and cross faction backing. Analysts suggest a third candidate could emerge if a unified front forms, making the race highly interesting.
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W. O. Payne
Nevada
Congress
Iowa
Story County
Payne
Joe Cannon Declares Run for Congress Again
Joe Cannon announces his candidacy for Congress once more, signaling a renewed bid amid ongoing political activity. The former officeholder resumes campaign efforts and aims to win a seat in the upcoming election.
The Pipe of Peace and the Water Pipe Misused
A brief item notes how the pipe of peace phrase contrasts with literal water pipes, illustrating a metaphorical distinction between diplomacy and utility in daily life.
Ames Tourists to Circle Globe on World Trip
Dr. Jennie Ghrist and Mr and Mrs Henry Woodruff depart soon for a round the world voyage aboard the Cleveland sailing February 5 1910 from San Francisco. The party includes Senator C J A Ericson and Dr and Mrs Smouse. tours visit Honolulu Yokohama Osaka Nagasaki Hong Kong Canton Manila Victoria Harbor Labuan Batavia Java Singapore Rangoon Calcutta Bombay Cairo Naples Gibraltar Southampton and New York with overland detours to Oberammergau.
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Jennie Ghrist
Henry Woodruff
West
San Francisco
Cleveland
Christ
Howard Garberson
Miles City
Montana
Woodruff
Variou
C. J. A. Ericson
Boone
Kyoto
Nagasaki
Honk Kong
China
Canton
Manila
P. I
Victoria Harbor
Labuan
Borneo
Batavia
Java
Singapore
Rangoon
Calcutta
India
Diamond Harbor
Benares
Darjeeling
Agra
Colombo
Ceylon
Kandy
Bombay
Suez
Egypt
Cairo
Port Said
Suez Canal
Naples
Gibraltar
Southampton
Short Course Meat Demonstration At IAC Draws Ames Crowd
The college meat demonstration by Uncle Jim Gosling and Mr. Lewis attracted hundreds, including many Ames residents, as the Animal Husbandry Department showcased differences between well fed steer cuts and poorer meat. Roan Jim the champion steer served as a prime example, with sirloin, porterhouse, and roasts illustrated to educate on good tender meat.
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Ames
John Gosling
Jim Gosling
Kansas City
Lewis
Chicago
Animal Husbandry Department
Gosling
Mr. Young
Terry and Company
Mr. Gosling
Winter of '79 and '80 weather debate in Carroll county
Ben Edwards, just back from Carroll county, disputes W. F. Steigerwalt's claim that the winter of '79 and '80 was the worst in Iowa. He recalls warm, dry conditions with early seeding and no snow until March, noting records support his view and contrasting a later harsh winter after the presidential election.
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W. F. Steigerwalt
Intelligencer
Iowa
Ben Edwards
Carroll County
California
Emerson on Self Governed Action and Merit
A reflection on prioritizing personal responsibility over popular opinion in both daily life and intellectual pursuits. The quotation contrasts greatness with meanness, urging steadfast adherence to one’s own rule.
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Emerson
Des Moines Boosters Shop Chicago and New York
The National Democrat claims local boosters in Des Moines stock family goods from Chicago and New York for years while a prominent politician also reportedly buys nine tenths of his personal supplies from Chicago. The Boone Democrat counters that Boone residents buy two thirds of their supplies in Des Moines and Omaha. The piece notes human nature is similar everywhere.
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Democrat
New Democratic Weekly
Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Iowa
Boone
Omaha
Boone Democrat
Capitol to Install Individual Drinking Cups
The Executive Council approves a lobby installation of individual cups and an automatic vendor at the Des Moines capitol. The move aligns with the State Board of Health campaign to abolish the common drinking cup. Secretary Davison and the Executive Council are urged to visit Ames to see sanitary drinking fountains that lead ahead of cups.
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Capitol
Des Moines
Executive Council
State Board of Health
Davison
Ames
City Council to Act on Meat and Milk Inspection
The Ames city council meets tonight in adjourned session to decide on meat and milk inspection. A member criticizes duplicity between teaching and practice, urging decisive action and progress comparable to the college.
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Ames
New Term Begins as Home Stretch Ends at I S C College
The Short Course of 1910 ends next week and regular students will enroll for a new term with record expected attendance. Athletics outlook is strong in track and baseball, with debate and oratory also prominent. Graduation marks a final term for the senior class and a renewal of friendships as a new group moves up.
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Missouri Valley
Ames
Ames Corn Boom Doubles Yields Across Iowa Fields
Farmers report dramatic corn gains from Ames College cultivation methods. J G Keir husked 1635 bushels from 18 acres near Sac City, about 91 bushels per acre, aided by fall manure, spring top-dressings, careful seed bed prep, and five cultivations including after July Fourth. If storms hadn’t hit, yield could near 100 bushels per acre.
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Ames College
Ames
Sac Sun
Sac
J. G. Keir
Sac City Canning Factory
Robersons Buy Watkins Plant to Develop Patents
George Roberson purchased the Watkins manufacturing plant and will run it as Roberson Brothers with his sons. They plan to improve and market Watkins inventions including a paper punch and an automobile lamp. The article also covers basketball prospects at I. S. C. with players like Captain Herbert and Veltrup, plus gym constraints affecting practice and upcoming schedule with Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Drake, and Grinnell at Margaret hall floor.
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George Roberson
Watkins
Watkins Company
Roberson
Roberson Brothers
Des Moines
Robersons
Clyde Williams
Herbert
To Veltrup
Mosher
Weiss
Walker
Jumbo Brown
Joe Brown
Sioux City
Schroeder
Williams
Te Veltrup
Teddy
Armory
The
Athletic Association
Engineering
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Drake
Grinnell
Margaret Hall
Telephone Work Soon in Ames Project
Iowa Telephone Company crews to repair and consolidate lines this week with fifteen to twenty workers on the Ames job. The force, now at Vinton, will finish there soon and paymaster Don Lewis will base in Ames until the work concludes.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Ames
Vinton
Don Lewis
Quail Starvation Prompt Keokuk Meeting
Public meeting called in Keokuk to discuss feeding starving Iowa quail. Game Warden Weirather and Deputy Recorder Vaughan organize hunters to consider feed scattering, possibly adopting Missouri plans, amid reports quail deaths statewide.
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Keokuk
Adam Weirather
Vaughan
Towa
Missouri
County hunters licenses funding and regional benefit debate
The Manning Monitor criticizes South Dakota hunter licenses paid by Carroll County totaling about $1,000 as a poor return for counties. Spirit Lake is singled out as the main beneficiary under the new game law, with calls to allocate at least half the funds to the county of origin and to supply local streams with Mississippi River fish at equal expense.
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Carroll County
Manning Monitor
Spirit Lake
Union National Bank Elects Old Board and Officers
Stock-holders re-elected the existing board of directors. Officers chosen: President W. M. Greeley, vice-president E. W. Stanton, cashier Henry Wilson, assistant cashier C. L. Liverly. The board and stock-holders report the bank’s condition as excellent.
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Union National Bank
W. M. Greeley
E. W. Stanton
Henry Wilson
C. L. Liverly
County Recorder M L Tesdall Seeks Renomination
County Recorder M L Tesdall announces his candidacy for renomination to the office he has held the past two years. He is described as a competent and faithful official and his supporters believe he should receive a customary second term.
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M. L. Tesdall
Farmers urged to feed quail to save Iowa birds
A circular from B B Howard urges Iowa farmers to share cracked corn to feed quail and other wild birds during snow cover. He explains placing feed away from poultry, scraping snow from hedge rows, sowing four to eight quarts, and repeating after each storm to prevent starvation of quail and help control insect pests.
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B. B. Howard
Ames
Iowa
Burlington
January Arrival Doubts Grow Among Readers
A fragmented note questions whether January has truly begun and expresses uncertainty about the month’s arrival. The brief hints at lingering doubt and reader curiosity about calendar timing.
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Joe Cannon
Circle Globe
Senator Hiison
Roan
Jim
Des Moines and
Boone Boosters
Watkins’ Plant
Roberson Bros
Union National Election
Tesdall
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