This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1911
Page
2
Editorial column mocks Kennedy coverage by Des Moines agricultural papers and the Register and Leader. It notes the interurban being on time during a storm while trains lag, quotes Kennedy and laments stock food hype. A Chicago man dies from shock at twin birth, joking about Kansas and triple births.
A Spencer Iowa jeweler held a bean jar guessing contest and awarded a prize. A local winner named Flipsey took the pot, with Windsey suggested as a more fitting surname. The piece comments on Canadian free trade and its feared impact on Iowa farmers, arguing tariffs should limit Canadian farm product imports.
Lafe Young backs the ship subsidy bill but will struggle to persuade Iowa voters in a likely primary. The National Grange opposes Canadian reciprocity. Young also opposes it. W. P. George of Story county won a legislative nomination, while Garst notes Cady Chase’s loyal support from Webster City as a steady ally.
A nationwide double portrait shows Vivian Gould gazing at Lord Decies while he stares away with a distant gaze. The scene suggests he feels reluctant about the match, interpreted as the Lord being ashamed to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Claude Campbell of the Jewell Record has acquired the Stanhope Mail and Randall Roundabout and bought a junior linotype. He received a surprising $2,500 check from his father in the morning mail, a token of his recent progress. Campbell remains single.
The Times-Republican derides Prof. Kennedy and Ames College in an editorial, accusing him and anti-Trewin factions of anarchic influence. A follow up editorial later attempts to gloss the dispute, but the paper’s fierce assault leaves the professor and institution with perceived damage.
Agricultural papers opposed Prof. Kennedy of I S C, facing a state education board hearing that muckraking sheets suppressed experiment station bulletins showing stock foods were no better than ordinary farm products while running full page ads for stock food firms.
A Denison bulletin excerpt recites a tale of a bachelor with a refined home who suspects a friend of stealing silver. The friend denies theft and hints the silver remains hidden in the bachelor’s bed. The item blends this jest with a moral about hospitality and a satirical verse by Walt Mason.
The Chariton Leader reports Joe Prevo sues J A Ginn for alienating Mrs Prevo's affections while Joe was away from home. The column mockingly suggests Ginn used the usual methods and advises Joe not to overcharge for affections easily lost.
Human Life debuts its February issue in the fiction field with a George Ade short story and Alfred Henry Lewis serial The Chief, along with a lineup of profiles and departments. The magazine bills itself as The Magazine About People, offering varied pieces on Louis D. Brandeis, Katherine Blackford, Champ Clark, Hartleben, Robert P. Bass, and more, plus sections on women, cartoons, photographs, and short tales.
The United performs in the Lion and the Mouse at the Armory on March 11. This appearance is billed as one of the big and best on the road.
A revised Shipley plat reduces the town to farm land except for business blocks and railroad property. The remaining land is split into three farm lots, two small and one large, yet the village remains an important shipping point with extensive business activity.
A public notice directs residents of Ames and nearby areas to Story County Bank for complete tax payment listings and payment options.
Lars R. Larson and wife transfer a ten dollar lot in Story City to H S Larson. Wilbuer F Whitney and wife transfer two thousand dollars for the south half of a subdivison parcel. J W Caughey Sr and wife transfer a five hundred dollar lot 4 in to J W Caughey and wife.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.