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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
4
J A West comments on Washington and the heated debate over simplified spelling. He notes Congress stayed extra months, the public’s mixed reception, and the impact on government printing with old and new spellings coexisting. He jokes about Carnegie’s influence and the public’s mixed reaction among officials and editors.
The Ames streets have been a severe handicap to travelers for two weeks as two thaws and two freezes left roads rough and dangerous. Drivers faced constant jolts, forcing them to exit and upright carriages, risking injuries before regaining footing.
A Times letter from F. W. Linebaugh the manager of Ames electric light plant outlines why street lights have been off during early evening. He cites overload from rapid city growth adding 1000 lights in 1905 and 1906, risk of burned out dynamos, and City Council considering new machinery with delivery delays of three to four months.
The piece satirically examines the presidential push for a 300 word simplified spelling list and its impact on government printing. It cites errors like gauger instead of gager, recounts misapplied edits, and mocks the practical chaos in departments. The writer highlights older dictionaries endorsing traditional spelling and laments peculiarly altered prose in future texts.
Ask if you have strained kidneys or nervous exhaustion with back or groin pains. Williams Kidney Pills promised to cure. Samples free by mail 50 cents. Williams Mfg Co Cleveland Ohio. For sale by Cagwin Drug Co.
An observer recalls Mr. Hubbell tracking rabbits in Fred Larson's field after snow two inches deep. He discovered a huge eight foot snake, a new species to him, then ended its life with a Win chester. The note ends with a dated sales pitch for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
A Pennsylvania couple claims their child with eczema years long incurable was cured after using Electric Bitters. They report improvement after two bottles and full cure after seven. The product is promoted as a blood medicine and body building tonic, guaranteed, priced 0c and 1.00 by druggists.
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