10 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
Public notices announce five cents per line per insertion for entertainments concerts lectures and similar ads with monetary interest. Cards of thanks cost twenty five cents. Free one time publication for church services lodge meetings and public gatherings not conducted for revenue. subsequent publications five cents per line. Display rates on request. Changes for display ads due by Tuesday evening. One dollar per year.
Notes report scarlet fever at Fraser, the Story County Fair slated in Nevada for Sept 12 to 15, and local musings on weather and politics. Mentions free passes for shippers, Ackley Irish community, sauerkraut festival, and a quote about wealth and cigars.
The piece notes strikers earned little money aside from a few delegates. It reports sharp critique of W. D. Elwell of Ames by the Iowa Commonwealth. It mentions Chicago rail work expanding toward the Missouri line and Indiana's political stance with Fairbanks. It ends with a quip about a Missouri expert on love and a flippant remark on shirtwaists.
Atlantic City officials issue an order restricting cream colored bathing suits for women, a move critics call unclear and overly transparent while local residents question its purpose and impact.
The article notes Chauncey Depew rising into the lime light amid Equitable scandals. It recalls changing views of Chan and hints at shifting reputations as developments unfold. Chicago policemen are described as on top after overspending nearly twenty thousand dollars for meals claimed by extra officers during the teamsters strike.
The government steps into the fight against yellow fever as New Orleans becomes the central focus of the outbreak and efforts to stamp out the plague intensify across the region.
Telegraphers on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads walk out causing service disruption. The Register and Leader criticizes free advertising for Governor Cummins and warns of political influence if he retaliates.
The Boone News reports a cereal mill expansion adding 300 barrels daily of Honest Oats, 125 barrels of flour, and 50 barrels of corn meal. A new feed plant, with 40 tons daily capacity and product Honest Stock food, will start two weeks after full operation.
Nevada research notes announce Story County Fair in Nevada September 12 to 15. Ray Armstrong reports Rhodes new newspaper in Marshall County. Roland gains A O Wydell as principal. court notes jurors for Nevada term. Des Moines brewery petition spurs debate. Local society, foster care, and employment topics index civic life and civil service views.
Surveyors plot a new north Des Moines to Ames interurban with a route from Des Moines and Ankeny toward Polk City. Central Railway Co leads with executives from Clinton Chicago Princeton and Des Moines. Possible Des Moines entry via Highland Park and high speed service on a Perry line.
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