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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
4
In Des Moines a bold anti cigarette notice shuts down all smoking inside the print shop after a fire scare caused by a cigarette butt. The piece criticizes smoking as harmful, urging readers to discard cigarettes and pressure social habits. Also included are weather notes for Iowa and ads for rail and travel routes.
A playful poem by G. D. C. contrasts romantic longing with prudence. The speaker urges union of two gardens while Wisdom warns to spare the fence and ivy where blackbirds nest, preserving mystery and restraint.
A New Orleans lawyer discusses nightmare fear and the instinct to flee. He links suffocation during dreams to intense horror, noting how panic can drive extreme actions and even influence legal defenses in assault cases.
A scrambled OCR fragment lists times and initials including 8:00am 7:45 am 8:20am 10:55 pm 10:05 pm with stray letters and numbers. The readable names are minimal, offering no clear event or outcome.
A summary of 100 property transfers recorded in Story County for the week ending August 18 1900 including various lot and block sales across Maxwell Story City Collins Roland Ames Slater and other towns. Transactions list grantees grantors and lot descriptions with several specific parcels and nearby landmarks. The notices also reference home seekers excursions by the Northwestern Line and a note about Road Supervisor's Poll Tax Receipts bound in books of fifty.
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