Tariff Rise Sparks Hose Debate and Political Rhetoric
Ames readers see a lively mix of local quarrels and state politics. The tariff on ladies hose prompts sharp reactions from citizens. Governor Carroll faces criticism over pharmacy board removals and reform figures like Bert Keltz. Des Moines’ plan to boost state capital grounds is noted amid calls to diversify bank deposits across Iowa regions.
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Bert Keltz
Carroll
Pharmacy Commission
Keltz
Mason City Globe Gazette
Bert F. Keltz
Reform
Tenth
Iowa
Beyers
Board of Pharmacy Commissioners
Chicago
Cummins
Bert
Razorback on the rails prompts Iowa rail claim reply
A North Missouri farmer writes to a railroad claim agent after his hog is killed by a train asking for ten dollars. The railroad replies with a sardonic verse and a “Here lies a foolish swine” epitaph. The Fairfield Ledger criticizes the Odebolt Chronicle for its Iowa general assembly takedown, though noting a reformer majority in both houses and political aims.
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North Missouri
Fairfield Ledger
Odebolt Chronicle
Thirty-Third General Assembly
Iowa
General Assembly
Chronicle
Sac County
Government envelopes and pricing provoke a protest
A Times reader condemns a government circular soliciting orders for printed envelopes and listing prices. He notes local Ames presses could handle the work, questions the cost of official mailings, and argues the government uses free postage to push printed goods. The piece laments government overreach in 1909.
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the Times
Ames
Department
Free
Brave
Real estate transfers in Ames and surrounding towns Iowa
A long list of real estate transfers is recorded, including transfers from Iowa Railroad Land Company to John Rutland for 125 dollars, and numerous deeds in Ames, Nevada, Huxley, Maxwell, and Blairs additions. Multiple entries involve loans, lots, and quarters across several townships with dates spanning 84 21 to 86 24 meridians. The text also contains a narrative aside reflecting on a historical coal land dispute and a moral about parental guidance and education through a Pennsylvanian example.
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H. Grimm
Lt. Grimm
Grimm
August H. Grimm
C. D. Arrasmith
George L. Thornton
Minnie Gauch
G. N. Halley
G. A. Gesman
E. Cooper
Maxwell
Huxley Land Company
Nils
Helland
Huxley
William H. Totten
Harry C. Thompson
Gil
A Testament Curse It: Boy Persuades Father Over Coal Claim
A Pennsylvanian recalls a father ruined by a son’s belief in coal wealth beneath a farm. The father sold the home to buy land, found no coal, and turned to forcing crop yields while resenting the gamble for years until his death.
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William Henry
Pennsylvania
A Country Maid Opens at Armory Opera House
An April 3 arrival, a new operatic rural comedy titled A Country Maid. It blends rural humor with opera music and dance, telling of a city slum youth transformed by love with a pure rural girl. The production features a well balanced company, large choruses, and elaborate costumes.
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Armory Opera House
Painted Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A collection of aphorisms and quips presented as humorous maxims on everyday life. The snippets cover fame appearances generosity luck love and work with pithy one liners and wry observations from an old Chicago newspaper voice.
Great Opera Stars Advice on Beauty and Hair
A collage of fashionable insights notes how great opera artists focus on beauty as much as voice. Q Ban Hair Restorer is praised for turning gray hair youthful and improving complexions, with a free sample offer and money back guarantee.
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Melba
Calve
Fames
Nott
Loughran & Bauer
Perils of Ivory Hunting in McClure’s April issue
Mrs. Harris R. Childs recounts a young merchant killed by an elephant during a hunting expedition. The scene follows a wounded bull and a pursuing tusker into a pit, where the pair lie dead as the Medical German fires repeatedly and the party contemplates meat and escape.
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McClure’s
Harris R. Childs
Elephant Victim and Ivory Find Them in Connecticut
A dramatic incident recounts a young merchant and a crowd witnessing a bull elephant attack a German man on a tusked carcass. The bull pinned him, life ended quickly, and the ivory from both elephants later appeared cut into piano keys in Connecticut.
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Connecticut
Will Roosevelt Find Africa to His Liking
Washington City reports an evocative glimpse of Africa framed as a perilous wilds full of malaria swamps deadly fever mosquitos and venomous serpents portraying the dangers that would confront Roosevelt on any exploration of the continent.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Washington City
Nott's Melon Seed Compound Sold as Aid for the Run-Down
The article contrasts dangers in civilization with African travel and urges use of Nott's Melon Seed Compound as a remedy for kidney liver stomach and bladder troubles. Loughran and Bauer offer information about it.
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Africa
Nott
Loughran & Bauer
Out of the Ordinary Offer Ings at J. B. Koosers
A local sales promotion advertises a 25 cent Quaker Toasted Corn Flakes package with fine china, and a 125 cent deal including White Pearl Baking Powder free with flour. The offer runs Saturday April 3 at J. B. Koosers & Co.
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J. B. Koosers & Co
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B. F. Keltz
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Freeman
Governor Carroll
Bill
Ottumwa
Phillips
Wilder
Boone
T. J. Mahoney
Des Moines
Iowa Railroad Land Company
John Rutland
William Albright
Benjamin F. Pulver
Lydia Pulver
Henry J. Boozel
A. H H. Grimm
Harry Wolford
Joseph Marvick
Andrew Bickelhaupt
Thomas B. Jones
Thomas Jacobson
Nellie Grace Davie
Borns
O. M. Anenson
Paul H Hayland
Duea
Roland
Paul H. Hayland
Julia Kaymen
Wm. Taylor
Lee Doolittle
George T. Kooser
Block
A. W. Banks
J. M. Whitney
Christian Juhl
Burris
Nevada
Sam Bakka
J. C. Jacobson
S. J. Miller
M. C. Vaughan
Max
James Hutchison
Sarah van Epps
Emily F. Howard
Harrimans
W. F. Meiers
Jacob Olson
Etta M. Budd
C. H
Blairs
George H. Maxwell
Nina C. Allen
Maxwell M. C. Vaughan
Caroline Binder
R. A
K. R. Frazier
Ene
F. B. Gilbert
C. H. Thompson
Gilbert
MecCallsburge State Bank
S. B. Nordskog
McCallsburg
MecCallsburg State Bank
B. Nordskog
Thom K. Tweedt
Huxley Land Co
A. E. Nass
Iowa Business Men’s
Collins
D. M. Ll. F. & N. Land and T. Lot Co
J. M. Robinson
Shipley
Benton Corrington
J. Bowers
District Court Story Co
Joseph Schilling
South
Fellows
Strickland Gillilan
Chicago News
F. L. Haverly
Geo. E. Baker
Ames, Iowa
Black Eagle
Bosworth Drug Store
Stienway
Bush
Gerts
Schultz
Knabe
C. E. Holmes
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