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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
3
A satirical Ames Times column jests at public figures and events including Dr Frederick Cook the North Pole fakir, Taft administration critiques, local weather quips, and a wild tale of a farmer in Scranton whose cat triggers a dynamite explosion. The piece humorously laments political sparring and winter weather while recalling Des Moines and Chicago figures.
A long meditation on farm management stresses that success hinges on capable leadership, not land quality. It argues finding a skilled manager is harder than securing land, with emphasis on diverse farming talents from seed to stock to marketing.
A special Monday vote approved a $30,000 infirmary project at the county farm in Story county. Ames and Washington township supported the measure with 176 for 10 against, while Nevada and Nevada township backed it 157 for 53 against, reflecting strong local approval.
The Boone Inde pendent notes Swick endured a string of misfortunes after installing a gasoline engine for his printing presses. The device failed to run, he strained a eye while staring at it, and his religious dates were affected by the ordeal.
The Boone Independent recalls the season’s pressure as families scramble for gifts and funds. The writer notes expectations rise around Christmas with mothers needing money for toys, siblings receiving trinkets, and parents facing bill payments amid holiday cheer.
The Sunday Register and Leader features a cartoon satirizing Prouty's campaign tactics in the seventh district. It shows Dowell's mule and wagon retreating as Prouty drives a car with a menacing chauffeur face, declaring he must save the country.
The Tuscany Troubadours, a sextet of Grand Opera singers, visit the Orpheum theater in Des Moines to perform scenes from Rigoletto Faust Carmen and Tannehauser among others. The act opens with Little Italy in New York showing a street singer and his wife troubled by poor business. A newsgirl laments similar woes before a fellow countryman pursues the American dream selling fruit as a stranded manager and his star appear.
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