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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
3
The Ames Times notes Congress convenes next Monday as politics and holiday plans swirl. It recalls a Alabama prohibition vote, Drake vs Ames football, and a debate on Cummins in the Republican party with humor about local figures and a fanciful Chicago fire origin tale.
The text notes the cow linked to the fire story was kept in the barn below the mow where the blaze began and never survived to recount events.
Chicago controversy claims 13 families accuse judges of fraud in a baby show outcome. Mothers insist their babies are the handsomest, sparking a dispute over award results.
Kansas farmers advocate a Patten style corner on wheat using their crop as the tool to seize control of the market. They claim the state has the wheat to back such a move and imitate the historic trading tactic that made millions.
The election of Moxley to Congress from the sixth Illinois district ended as a decisive regular Republican victory. Insurgent opposition was routed by a large margin, affirming Moxley as the party’s nominee.
When a New York actress feels lonely she turns to the Gould family. Bessie DeVoe has sued Frank Gould alleging breach of promise and says the breach will cost two hundred thousand dollars to heal.
Walt Wellman derides Dr. Cook over the North Pole discovery saying no one found the pole but a rabbit. He complains his advertising source tied to the quest was damaged by the supposed real pole discovery attributed to Dr. Cook.
Nat Goodwin, famed actor, abandons grand foray into Wall Street speculation after a fall earnings season. He acknowledges failure in the gambling venture while Vice President Sherman notes public bash around celebrated figures in finance. A money order presented at Albany post office required identification before payment.
The dispatch notes Lemon in Polk county with L W Kintagh and Vic W G Langfitt resigning. Wm H Ledsome of Parkersburg Va is buried wrapped in a shroud with large winged attachments. An unkempt girl asks a kind lady to take milk for Patsy who carries the poet to your house.
Commentator recounts Uncle Joe Cannon’s sharp attack on Cummins LaFollette and allies at a Kansas City Speech. Alderman Kenna plans his annual first ward ball at the coliseum, expected to draw a crowd of city figures and notorious attendees.
Two neighboring brothers in the coal trade during a series of religious services choose different paths. One joins the church after attending nightly services and urges his brother to follow. The brother agrees but jokes that if both join the church, who will weigh the coal.
The Boone News urges residents to seek gravel for unpaved streets at low interurban prices while noting Ames and Fort Dodge already have extensive graveled areas. The piece contrasts real conditions as streetcars traverse muddy rails, implying neglect despite calls for improvement. The text then appears to shift to a four act play synopsis with exotic settings.
The Iowa State College department of agronomy and agricultural engineering curates an exhibit for 200000 farmers at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha from December 6 to 18. It highlights soil types, profitable fertilizer use for 1909 crops, new cereals including winter wheats, and innovations in farm buildings notably the Iowa silo saving farmers money. M L King will lead the exhibit on silo construction.
Iowa State College at Ames mounts an educational exhibit at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha December 6 18. It showcases crop production data from agronomy and agricultural engineering, soil types and fertilizer effects, cereal variety testing, and new Iowa bred wheats. The exhibit highlights the Iowa Silo by M L King and claims substantial state savings from its adoption in 1909.
The Northwestern has introduced several new locomotives for passenger and freight service. The blocky passenger engines measure 81 feet 8 inches long and weigh 391000 pounds each, with three drive wheels and a 75 inch diameter trailer wheel. Freight engines run 71 feet long, 382000 pounds, using a different pattern from older 53 foot 9 inch engines weighing 165000 pounds. The machines are described as monstrous in size and power, with one barely fitting crossways on Ames main street.
W. F. Mann presents an original dramatic version of Married in Haste by L. B. Parker adapted from Miss M. E. Braddon. The production arrives at the opera house on Friday December 3rd and is already drawing favorable notices on tour.
Mrs Kate Hall says she has kept house 15 years and is mother of four. She claims the tea keeps her house healthy and brings happiness to the family, calling it the world’s health preserver. J E Cagwin endorses the product.
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