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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
2
The Ames Times reports bakeries trimming loaf size due to higher flour costs and forecasts brighter spring prospects after a windy spell. It notes jokes about dissolving the weather bureau, a wrestling match in Chicago, and the Nevada Representative reducing publication frequency from three to two times weekly.
The judge, likened to W. J. Bryan, plans another congressional run next year. While some in the district believe opponents can beat Hull, Prouty is viewed as unlikely to succeed.
The people of Ames came together on a public project the proposed gas franchise and carried it with a whoop. The town shows unity and pledges to push progress together, avoiding factionalism.
Des Moines plans a city vehicle purchase choosing a foreign made automobile amid several local factories. The city, nicknamed a booster town, pursues a municipal asset despite local production options.
The paper reports James Markley drank carbolic acid on the East Side and checked in while implying worse fate if on the South Side. Another item notes M. M. Elam shot himself in Kirkwood and died, suggesting a fatal self harm incident tied to a body part.
Ebenezer Smith in Record Herald retells the Dair-Devul Diddemus lore a pirate tale with grim deeds and a desert isle ending. The piece blends satire on state affairs with a mock epic voice and rustic diction.
Abnormally cold wet conditions last week across the state. Des Moines records set for first half of April precipitation at 2.92 inches. One to three inches of snow fell in northern areas. Oats sown over a week ago remain uncovered in some counties. Fruit buds delayed by cold. peaches chiefly unaffected. The Ames Times marks its volume seventeen finale with editorials on school finances and the paper’s growth aided by electric press upgrades. The piece also praises Chicago Record-Herald humor sections and Shorty McCabe stories as daily and Sunday features.
The piece surveys tariff politics with references to Uncle Joe Cannon and Taft. It reports Iowa farmers facing a new pest, the apple leaf-folder, and summarizes experiments by the Iowa Experiment Station showing arsenate of lead as a remedy plus notes on butter starter research. Bob Jeffrey's dog came.
A compilation of witty quips and political humor from Chicago’s newspaper pages. It laments time and memory, mocks signs and omens, and skewers figures like Uncle Joe Cannon and Pat McCarren while noting debates over tariffs and policy. A humorous verse about a calf and hunter closes the fragment.
The Times-Republican will print full reports and sermons from the Billy Sunday meetings in Marshalltown. A special subscription offer of fifty cents covers the entire period of the meetings.
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