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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
7
A reflective piece surveys the bustling post office scene through vignettes of letters, lovers, and unseen stories. It follows a mother awaiting a wandering son, a young man, and a flurry of everyday arrivals while weaving in jokes, theater, and small town anecdotes.
A poem recounts a man chained to alcohol who vows to quit but slides toward ruin. A prison surgeon warns that his end may come, noting the man’s habit and failed resolves while reflecting on the struggle to abandon drink.
Xavier Paoli, longtime observer of monarchs, recalls the Shah of Persia carrying a loaded pistol, guarding himself against crowds. He refused to ascend the Eiffel Tower, inspecting lifts then retreating, while officials urged him to go higher.
A physician urges regular disinfection of school rooms every four weeks and fumigation of public spaces to curb tuberculosis and other diseases. He argues for city wide sanitation, better meat and dairy safeguards, and a public school driven movement to replace harmful Fourth of July traditions with healthier youth activism.
A fragment notes a March Popular Mechanics discussion by H. H. Windsor about the Fourth of July celebration and its controversial customs. The item highlights a provocative question raised in the edition and reflects social debate of the era.
The verse celebrates a vow to stop eating meat due to high prices. It playfully rewrites meals replacing beef pork and veal with jam biscuits and cheese while hinting at avoiding wealthy butchers. The piece reflects wartime or economic era dining choices and humor from Edgar A. Guest.
Uncle Sam conducts spring examinations for railway mail clerks custom house clerks stenographers bookkeepers and other government positions. Thousands of appointments will be made. Anyone over 18 may apply for free instruction by writing to the Bureau of Instruction 1694 Hamlin Building Rochester NY.
The District Court of Story County Iowa appointed Co A Duntz as administrator of Julia A Hunter deceased on February 10 1910. All debts must be paid to the administrator and all claims presented to the court for allowance with proper authentication. Dated February 14 1910.
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