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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
2
The Ames Times urges patronizing home merchants and highlights Ames as having the best merchants for a town its size. It jokes about reliance on out of town shopping and notes the Register and Leader aligning with the Roosevelt camp.
A fragment notes kids in Ames racing goats and promises a future event with Teddy's goat in November. It mentions the Register and Leader, Cummins pulling a string, and Bill Nye in the Perry Chief with a humorous aside about driving to town on Sunday morning and the post office closing.
A judge appears to align with the Republican side as party loyalties surface. Some colleagues are slow to speak up while others hint at shifting support as partisan lines sharpen.
A young woman asked for a bath sponge in a drug store and humorously requested a sponge bath. The clerk fainted, allowing her to escape before he recovered.
The note rejects a request for a list of supporters. It mocks contributors and mentions Carl Franke and other alleged felons offering two bits to add the bull moose committee to the list.
The writer urges full retrenchment and reform of the post office department describing mail trains running Sundays and calls for complete changes rather than half measures. The piece likens gradual cuts to amputating a dog’s tail inch by inch and emphasizes decisive action.
A long health note asserts ill health stems from poor digestion and claims Chamberlain's Tablets strengthen digestion invigorate the liver and regulate bowels. It urges readers to try the remedy and notes availability from T. J. Loughran and L. M. Bosworth.
Do not delay filling bins with coal as rumors of a car shortage and limited mine returns threaten supply. With miners reluctant to return, hard coal may become scarce. Lockwood Grain Co. offers Little Jack and Pyrolite Coals as top Illinois options to secure a safe supply.
P De Swickisms preserves a clipped Independent column full of Ames humor and local jabs. The piece lampoons residents with invented dialogues and joking observations about travel fashion and weather, weaving odd, caricatured vignettes across Ames ward life.
In Madrid a junk dealer’s back yard displayed about a hundred forty beer bottles. The temperance town, with no saloons, is noted for doctors prescribing malt tonic for ailments as prohibition limits access to drink.
Prof. Hibbard of Iowa State College urged Iowa farmers to form strong organizations, arguing that coordinated groups wield more influence than individuals. He cited Germany and England as examples, discussed parcels post, credit, roads, homes, and social improvements tied to farmer organization, and noted Iowa’s need for a unified voice at the state level.
Property deeds show Eliza J McLain selling interests in multiple parcels to Stella Hunter and vice versa for thousands, including nw and sw quarters in Ames area. Transfers include J W Riddlesbarger, Gorge May, Story City National Bank, and other local owners with scattered lots, blocks, and additions in Ames Nevada and Story City.
There will be a meeting of those interested in the Federated Church Council Sunday afternoon September 1 at 4 o'clock. Please be present. We need you and we are planning for work. J. W. Bauteman, Chairman. L Liverly, Secretary.
The Grove family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy during their bereavement.
Advertisement states good positions guaranteed to all who finish a course at Boone Business College in Boone Iowa. Fall term opens September 3 with full particulars available by writing to the college.
In Henry Tenn Peebles writes that stomach, liver and kidney troubles left him listless with loss of appetite but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored strength and appetite. The remedy helps everyone from the first dose and costs 50 cents at L. M. Bosworth and T. J. Loughran.
Lindsay Scott of Temple Indiana calls the Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy meritorious and advocates its value. The product is listed for sale by T J Loughran and L M Bos worth, promoting its benefits to ease suffering.
A car load of feed bran shorts wheat screenings and flour is offered with every sack of flour guaranteed. J. W. Lanning invites buyers to see him for purchases.
I am a traveling salesman and was troubled with constipation and indigestion until I began to use Dr King’s New Life Pills. They provided an excellent remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Only 25 cents at L. M. Bosworth and T. J. Loughran.
Walter Perkins yields a surplus of tomatoes this year and avoids capture after slipping up on the blind side and escaping from the Times office, leaving the Times family thankful for the crop and the incident.
M K Gebhardt of Oriole Pennsylvania reports cure from diarrhoea after one dose of Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Advertises for sale by T J Loughran and L M Bosworth in Imey.
A newspaper promotion promises access to Times coverage for one year at a dollar price. The ad emphasizes value and broad access while inviting readers to subscribe for ongoing reporting.
A Indian sleeping on a railroad track near Rochelle Illinois was killed by a fast express train. The report warns against neglecting coughs and colds and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick safe remedy. It claims dramatic cures and weight gain in testimonials from users including J R Watts of Moydada Texas. Trial bottles offered free at local outlets.
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