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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1912
Page
2
A fragment from The Ames Times outlines candidate announcements for the Senate race. The text mentions a February or June timing, with references to divisions, counties, and potential contenders. Names are unclear due to OCR damage.
Fragmentary OCR text references obstetric services and a figure possibly tied to Morgue or Capivary with a dollar amount. Details are unreadable and no clear event or entities can be established.
Fiscal official Frank N Fowler of Nevada town seeks Republican voter support at the primary. Date February 18. The notice outlines eligibility and terms under the party rules.
The notice outlines the Republican State and Seventh District conventions to select delegates for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. It sets dates in 1912, describes caucus procedures, polling hours, and how delegates are apportioned by precinct votes cast for Republican electors.
The clipping mixes biting editorial quips on the Republican primary, figures like Roosevelt, and the Washington government with assorted local items. It notes Iowa events, a March 28–29 meeting, a murder case about Hangings in China, divorce headlines, a Vandalia train incident, and community notices. The style is a satirical, period voice reflecting the era’s political and social chatter.
Indianain Senator A V Proadtoat enters the Republican race for governor after a long campaign. He faces a hot June primary with the polls opening as voters decide who will carry the party banner.
The first district Republican convention in Tennessee Saturday left seven or eight men seriously injured in a row over delegates to the national convention. Taft secured the designation and maintained a lead in the race for the presidential nomination as La Follette faded and Cummings declined.
A Boone Independent item notes a Fifth ward resident’s rush to use her new telephone. She claims the device has caused blisters on her tongue and a corn on her ear from overuse. The quirky anecdote underscores local pride in improved communications.
The Iowa state central committee faces internal friction as Chairman and members Bergieman Bronson and others push back against active backing for Woodrow Wilson. The dispute grows among party colleagues as the fight intensifies.
A Grammer memory piece memorializes Mrs. Templeton and Chaplain Jessie Sorenson of the Grand Army of the Republic Circle No. 68. The verse recounts loss, faith, and duty as members mourn their guiding figure who read the Bible and offered prayers at meetings. It notes replacements and the vacant chair in her memory.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise notes the senator Cummins has lost enthusiasm among friends and supporters. It accuses him of self seeking that harms others and mentions mechanical or institutional strain as a metaphor for weariness.
The wholesale arrest of thirty men linked to dynamite plots, tied to the Mc Namara trial, has become the week’s sensation in fifteen U.S. cities. The government seems intent on breaking up the gang.
Frank O Connor of New Hampton and E G Dun of Mason City announce willingness to stand as sacrifices for the democratic nomination for governor of Iowa. O Connor led the democratic house in the last session.
In a sharp remark the senator complains the report spoiled the eloquence of his speech likening it to an old account of Webster’s last words. He recalls the famous line I still live and jokes about Webster’s supposed pre death exclamation while skeptics at Skeeter Beach chime in Yawp life’s on sortin.
Albert Morris Bagby thanks his audience for the success of his musical morning stating knowledge of talent is crucial in entertainment and marriage. A joke session contrasts Chinese revolution talk with a divorcee’s remark about marriage. An ad notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe cold cure available from local agents.
County chairman calls for a caucus in Washington township on February 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rich and Grove real estate office to select delegates to the county convention. W. Wooltrs, Com.
A vintage ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for back pain and various kidney ailments. It cites warnings from nature before earthquakes and features a user testimonial from Peter Fondy of South Koeckwood Michigan praising the product. Available at druggists for a few cents.
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