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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
8
Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin introduces Health Coffee made from toasted grains with malt and nuts, claiming it fools experts and requires no long boiling. Sold by J J Grove. Also notices on roofing prices and a Baptist church bazaar set for May 2 at Odd Fellows Hall with 25 cent dinner.
The article catalogs Governor Cummins reform record claiming credit for the pure food law pure seed law employers liability act hours law and anti pass statute. It argues he timed rail legislation to fit self interest noting past votes against rate bills and primaries and criticizes his passes and alignment with railroad interests.
The report contrasts Cummins spare talk on capitol completion and monuments with costly items. It notes Des Moines naval launching costs to Iowa taxpayers, presidential inaugurations, and small travels, flagging a shift from economy to higher state spending under Cummins despite reform rhetoric.
During a southern Iowa tour the governor attacked claims of an empty state treasury and asserted a surplus of about one million dollars at inauguration despite rising land and railroad valuations and tax levies. Opponents said half of March collections must be remitted by March 25 to meet April 1 demands.
A profile extols Senator Allison of Des Moines as a trusted, honest public servant in Washington. He attends the senate daily, consults with the president, pledges to honor the Iowa primary outcome, and is praised for patriotism, integrity, and sound money. Also includes a cautionary tale about selling kisses.
The record shows Senator Allison paired with Senator Clay to abstain from voting on the Aldrich currency bill. Clay, opposed to the bill, did not vote while pairing with Allison, who supported the measure, leaving their actions effectively neutral and not altering the outcome.
Governor Cummins asserts orthodoxy on tariff reform during a southern Iowa trip. He cites Republican platforms calling for revision in a season favored by party unity and protective principles. The Des Moines event is contrasted with his past critic Democrats and reciprocity stance. The Iowa platform is not a Democratic document.
A father questions his daughter about her relationship with Mitchell urging caution. The couple shares a hint of future plans as they discuss a cottage and a possible engagement, with the father proposing a short wait before deciding.
A New York fidelity firm abruptly canceled a bond for a fiduciary, prompting the man to demand an explanation. The bond issuer replied that he had been convicted of forgery under another name and served time in prison, leaving the recipient unable to respond.
A London Standard excerpt recalls Queen Anne era singer Mrs Tofts famed for money hunger and vanity. Pope’s biting epigram mocks her avarice while praising her vocal charm, noting beasts and poet alike would suffer should her wealth rise without bound.
A visiting Persian consul recalls an incident at a Chicago dinner where Lady Drummond Wolffe obtained permission to visit the late shah's harem. She brought a fiancée along and two Englishwomen met the shah who asked Miss Blank in crude French if she was about to be married, sparking a bold exchange.
In a London Globe interview a reporter questions a rising figure about forging to the front. The man answers coldly that he is no forger, insisting the rumor is misinformed.
A Kansas City Journal quotation describes a vast legacy, noting Gotrox left a thousand tons of eons in trust until the youngest child reaches adulthood, highlighting a long term precautionary plan.
A compact aphorism from Mirabeau urging strength through union and happiness through peace. It advises firmness without obstinacy courage without turbulence freedom with discipline and prompt action without precipice.
A quotation from Cowper notes a stance against associating with someone who maliciously harms a worm. The remark frames friendship in moral care toward small creatures as a test of character.
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