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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
1
Oace ose of Men's heavy duck coats regular $1.25 ones sold at 58c Bib Over alls at 43c Extra heavy wool sweaters best $1.50 one in the country special price 98c Very low prices on Suits and Overcoats Don’t fail to see us while the assortment is complete.
An advertisement lists household staples with per unit prices: a 10c box of lye and fine 8c rice, extra fine table syrup at 40c elsewhere but 29c for 10 lbs of best oatmeal priced at 25c. The note reflects promotional pricing and bulk quantities common in mid century ads.
A fragmentary 1904 era item notes unsettled fall weather, the passing of the football and turkey season, a tailor made man with homespun income facing losses, and a claim that a newspaper sale of the Great Western to the Northern Pacific was a fake.
A reader notes the biennial election amendment carried 23 223 majority and Temple amendment 6306 with little value in a name. Winter touches remind that summer won t last, while Des Moines papers claim Iowa has natural gas and a writer backs Roosevelt for unanimous electoral college support. Iowa’s butter output reached thirty one thousand tons last year and the state faces a year with no election for the first time in long while.
The piece notes 1900 Republican plurality of 96054 and 1904 of 148556, a 52502 gain, mentions Leslie M. Shaw as a 1908 presidential possibility, laments a goose bone forecast of a flat fall, and reports Emory English and Tom Way acquiring the Mason City Times Herald to lead a northern Iowa political machine with English handling editorials and Way the political end.
A coal train westbound on the Milwaukee road derailed near the Des Moines river west of Madrid early Sunday. Three cars were demolished, contents ruined, and 12 hours were needed to clear the wreckage, with traffic delayed. Wrecking trains from Perry and Marion responded quickly.
Official vote counts place Congress man Connor with the largest plurality among eleven elected in the state, totaling 20,446, while Daweon in the second district garners the smallest share at 186. A separate shooting incident occurs near Sioux City when a girl on a platform is hit by a shot from a hunter after a platform encounter.
A San Francisco Bulletin notice warns readers of common worries about money and appetite, describing symptoms of panic when facing purchases like coffee and steak. It questions readers about sleep, nightmares, and a hunted look to illustrate financial distress.
Etienne Dumont argued that Parisians show excessive self confidence and willingness to govern, while Londoners largely refuse such duties. He noted that among the first hundred Parisians offered a government post ninety nine would accept and ninety nine Londoners would refuse.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip notes that Waggs by-Yes, a self styled law yer, is very wealthy yet sees life filled with trials. The joke hinges on wordplay about his profession and wealth.
A historical explanation describes a watch using a vibrating balance wheel rather than a pendulum. A spiral mainspring drives the wheel, with gravity not fixing rest as in clocks. The balance allows one tooth of the gear to pass each cycle, preserving beat records and enabling timekeeping in motion or pocket.
A famous Irish barrister John Curran faced a judge’s question about his wig. Curran quipped in return that the judge saw nothing but the head, a sharp exchange highlighting courtroom wit.
A concise aphorism attributed to Bulwer Lytton reflecting on virtue. The quote contrasts inferior and superior mindsets, noting that the former seeks external validation while the latter looks inward for growth and strength.
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