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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
1
The item notes a slander suit involving Hull and Dodson and discusses new laws on chicken stealing with a possible two year term. It mentions March weather, Easter timing, and local plans as well as the Stanhope Mail suspension after a fire and editor Johnson’s decision not to restart.
A blaze leveled frame buildings on Cambridge Iowa’s west business street in the early morning hours. Causes remain undetermined. A wide range of regional items follow, including notes on a Pennsylvania woman ingesting caustic potash to change her hair color and other distant society notices.
A Kansas wife left for a visit and returned to find her husband had cooked and eaten a whole package of bird seed. A southern old man celebrates triplets and an Irish observer critiques a healthy infant. A Benton county revival yields a humorous confession about preaching while the grand jury is in season.
The stage version used by John Griffith differs markedly from Shakespeare’s Life and Death of King Richard the Third. Colley Cibber compiled Griffith's edition. Griffith’s portrayal of the hump backed tyrant is praised for animation, vigor, and dramatic appeal. Griffith’s date is set for Monday night.
The Times Republican comments on Hull threatening slander action and the potential revealing statements from Dobson in Sevneth district politics. The editorial hints at political intrigue around Hall Prouty and a lively political skirmish to come.
P G Holden of Ames Iowa urges careful germination tests for six kernels from every ear of corn for planting this spring. Results from over 500 seed samples show 26 percent failed to grow and 15 percent were weak, leaving 59 percent strong. Bulletin No 77 on testing seed corn available free by request.
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