Boone Saloon Controversy Mocked In Ames Editorial
The Boose County Democrat reprints a satirical Ames Intelligencer piece blaming Ames fans for Boone saloons and harassment of railroad workers. It mocks editor Conaway for demonizing Boone and calls the Northwestern headquarters issue a falsehood while praising railroads for temperance efforts.
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Conaway
Ames Intelligencer
Boone
Sorny
Ames
Mason
Billy Sunday
Marshalltown
Northwestern
Northwestern Company
Intelligencer
Bone
Poone
Boone Saloons Provoked by Editorial War
A Boone town dispute unfolds as Boose saloon keepers and allies clash with the Intelligencer over liquor laws enforcement. The Democrat editor Menton is cited in a feud linked to Ames and saloon influence, with threats toward railroad shifts and public order amid local morality debates.
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Steenth
Boose Democrat
Conaway
Boose
Intelligencer
News-Republican
J. A. Menton
Boone County Democrat
Cain
Democrat
Boone
Menton
The
Boone Authority
Mason
Ames
Dr. Mason
House of Worship
Boone County
Africa
the Democrat
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern Railway
Great Railroad
Eastern Brewers
Buncombe
Boone News-Republican
N R
Eighth Street
Northwestern
Railroads oppose saloons threaten Boone division point shift
The Ames Intelligencer reports the Chicago and North Western Railway's displeasure with Boone as the division point due to local saloons. A move to relocate the shops to Ames could bring major growth to the college town, reflecting rising railroad opposition to alcohol and drinkers in the workforce.
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Jewell Record
Ames Intelligencer
Boone
Intelligencer
Ames
College
Officers Against Saloons in Railway Terminals
The Ocelwein Register notes a Chicago daily claim that western railway managers may favor dry towns for division terminals. It argues sober trainmen save stockholders money, recalling past bans on drinkers and asserting railroads may soon require dry towns for shops and terminals.
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Ocelwein Register
Chicago
Western Railway
Neal Dow
Maine
Iowa
Northwestern
Stroll by Main Street yields playful nut scent tale
In Story City Herald style the anecdote recalls Ames’s self described title as a stingy man walking with a lady friend. A peanut roaster on the corner prompts a playful exchange about the smell and stopping to enjoy it downtown.
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Ames
Main Street
Boone Papers
Story City Herald
Professor Fletcher Briggs Returns to Home County
Professor Fletcher Briggs visited Nevada on Saturday and old friends greeted him warmly, expressing pleasure at his return to the county.
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Fletcher Briggs
Nevada
Nevada Representative Delivers College News Update
The article notes the Iowa State College will resume residence in the old home county with a new chair in modern languages. It mentions William M. Barr joining Iowa State College as chair of metallurgy and chemical engineering after chemistry work at Grinnell and Malinckrodt, with plans announced in Ames.
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Old
Home
Iowa State College
Harvard
Dartsmouth
Nevada
Barr
William M. Barr
Iowa College
Grinnell
Malinckrodt Chemical Works
St. Louis
Ames
R . Barr
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Perry's School Supplies Ad Offers Lead Pencils
Perry's School Supplies advertises lead pencils at 10 cents per dozen. The offer highlights a budget option for students and teachers shopping at Perry's.
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Perry's
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