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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
2
The Ames Times notes a push for a change in administration as land prices near two hundred dollars an acre rise. Carl Franke predicts Wilson will carry Iowa, recalling his past role as chairman of the Republican state central committee and remarking on his accuracy.
Farmers rush to aid the International Hear vester trust which seeks funds to finance the Roosevelt canal palen project. The effort involves substantial cash needs to support the venture and its objectives.
John McVickar is mentioned as a potential third party candidate for Congress. Jie could win enough votes to defeat Prouty, and elect Clint Price, which would aid that outcome.
The speaker urges Judge Prouty to join the fun beyond campaign lines and consider independence as the fifth of November approaches, hinting at political maneuvering and public participation.
The K P grand lodge will convene in Des Moines during the first week of September. The current grand chancellor is satisfactory, but his successor will need an easier name than Wiweke for pronunciation.
A reader notes experiments with bee stings for rheumatism in Pennsylvania. The writer says they have tried bee stings themselves and swelled, joking that they would prefer rheumatism to the sting.
The remark suggests a progressive approach that could please Cummins and Kenyon. Cummins may be forced to resume his shattered law practice in Des Moines while Kenyon returns to gypsum rocks and the calm Des Moines river at Fort Dodge.
Pert Keltz of Webster City noted as an other decapitated office holder while Bert, considering the Republican Party the real sugar, served as pharmacy commissioner, drawing a salary and traveling expenses amid the discussion.
A quarter section farm about six to eight miles from Ames sold last week for thirty thousand dollars. The note suggests the common people may be less affected than politicians imply.
Editor Conaway of the Intelligencer gains a controlling stake in the Mason City Daily Times and plans to relocate soon to oversee the paper. He has lived in Ames about six years making many friends who will regret his departure with his family.
In a sharp rebuke of the current campaign, Cummins and Kenyon are urged to push for a conference of the Iowa delegation in Congress as soon as congressional adjournment. Too late, too late, the speaker says. they should have acted months ago to avoid delays.
A speaker denounces a local politician as a hand wagon figure who follows the crowd. The critic argues such voters waste their ballot and any vote counts equally with those voting their own principles, a burning shame to democracy.
The piece criticizes Cumming and Kenyon for not taking a stand in Iowa politics. It argues they have befouled their nests and face retirement, urging them to identify as Bull Moose Republican or Democrat and come out of the brush.
A long provincial critique of the 1872 presidential race, praising tariff critique, naming Roosevelt and Lord tackle, and noting Democratic platform tensions. Mentions Wilson, Hearst, and Georgia senator Dixon while satirizing party dynamics and conventions. Real estate transfers and local anecdotes follow.
Robert Pratt appears as a relentless figure in Boone as he chases sparrows from dawn to dusk with dream and shovel. The piece casts him as a vigilant cleaner whose presence stabilizes the town’s streets and guards against disorder.
The Washington Star quotes Mrs Percy Vo Pennypacker new president of the General Federation of the pew woman describing a modern woman with a high sense of honor. She contrasts this with an old fashioned type and recounts a poker anecdote where a player claims to hold diamonds yet shows only two low cards after a misdeal. The anecdote underscores her view of integrity and modern womanhood.
The fragment recounts a conversation between Lovwis Mann and AWAg Roasman about an interest in an actor, with quips about acting and rumors. A stray note mentions a horse and a New York Telearajer style remark, reflecting informal neighborhood chatter.
The farm buildings of Towa are valued higher than those of New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Delaware Florida Louisiana Montana Tolabo Wyoming Arkansas New Mexico Utah Nevada Washington Oregon and West Virginia combined.
"I am a traveling salesman" writes Ww. K. Youngs of Berkshire Vermont who says he was troubled with constipation and indigestion until Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are an excellent remedy for stomach liver or kidney troubles. Only 5 cents at L. M. Bosworth and T. J. Loughran.
Indian man sleeps on a railroad track and is killed by a fast express near Rochelle. The piece warns against neglecting coughs and promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a cure and preventive for lung trouble with testimonials and trial offers.
A fragmented, archaic sounding piece notes varied beliefs about death and afterlife in Jiaone. It mocks or questions customs while mentioning a father figure and odd ailments, including a joke about a vacuum scanner to cure a headache.
A young girl in the Fifth Ward works on a craft project involving a parass plaster and ribbon. She threads a baby ribbon through holes, trying a new technique.
A nostalgic reminiscence laments changing fashion and morals. The speaker calls for women to return to a past ideal of natural beauty and modest dress, contrasting imagined yesteryears with present trends and social pressures.
Farmers in Jows press for Ames college aid rather than Des Moines booster appeal for agricultural instruction.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Liniment for back pain urging twice daily massages for quick relief. The sale is listed by T. J. Loughran and L. M. Bosworth.
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