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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
4
A garbled Ames Times fragment mentions Boon and a new weekly paper in Marshall. references to local weather, a notable death in Washite, subway debates, a Georgia Holy Roller incident, a letter from Amena Iowa, and a hospital operation where the surgeon performed under local conditions.
De Caarikes Mayo of Rochester Minnesota reportedly had his appendix removed in a Saturday operation in New York. He is said to have performed more appendectomies than any other man in the country.
Congressman Prouty introduces four bills seeking five million dollars for road improvements. The piece ponders future actions to fund navigation on the Des Moines River, asking why the flood of money would stop there.
An Ames girl received a piano in her stocking last year while a Boone man offered a stocking gift only a lead pencil. The Ames girls are mentioned as part of the anecdote.
The Times extends warm Christmas greetings to all readers and notes a prosperous year for the paper with a sharp rise in circulation and overall office business.
An Albia man in Des Moines sought a marriage license to wed a Boone County girl but forgot her name when asked. The quotes also reflect Roosevelt’s stance on the McNamara case and labor tensions. The Iowa Supreme Court case is mentioned as upheld.
An Iowa judge rules in favor of the Moon Hquer law allowing one saloon per thousand inhabitants. The ruling affects Sioux City and other towns, with hundreds of licenses impacted. The National Republican Committee selected Chicago for the next national convention on June 5. A St Louis jury defied a directed verdict, standing by the evidence as understood by jurors.
A Chicago woman killed herself after signaling her lover from the LaSalle hotel by firing a revolver at the Sherman House transmitter. The man heard the shot and arrived at the scene first as the tragedy ended her life.
Frank Gould of New York bought a Christmas present necklace worth five hundred thousand dollars for his wife. The anecdote sketches the narrator’s plan to buy cotton socks but notes the wife’s likely preference for silk, highlighting the impact on his bank balance.
Ham Robinson recounts a Mitchellville man’s story of his wife swapping their empty baby buggy for a pug dog. She quips that they will not need the buggy and the dog will keep her company in his absence, revealing local esteem for husbands.
A Roosevelt Long Island girl died after dancing with many admirers. Her crowded engagements forced her to split dances, and at about 1130 pm she checked in and died of heart failure. The writer notes extreme popularity can be deadly and recounts prior cautionary tales.
An advertisement urges readers to take Dr King s New Life Pills at first signs of constipation biliousness or inactive bowels to prevent indigestion jaundice or gall stones. It claims the pills regulate liver stomach and bowels and improve health for 25 cents at druggists.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Pinchot spoke to about 75 followers at a mass meeting. It argues discharged clerks remarks were widely published as news of a major revolt against Taft, and says press associations chase any sensational kicker.
A dying man Pat O Shaunessey wished to hear his village band play once more. The band gathered and played for hours before saying farewell. His wife and relatives heard the tunes then Pat knelt and thanked life. The tale was recounted by Rev Dr Floyd W Tomkins in an afternoon speech.
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