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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
2
M. L. of Nevada declares candidacy for renomination in the upcoming Republican Primary for Story County Recorder. Announcement dated January 6th, 1910.
Ole Langland of Cambridge Iowa announces his bid for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court in Story County. The notice is dated January 29 1910 and appears in a Story County publican party primary context.
C A Batman declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for Story County Auditor, subject to the primary on June 7 1910, addressed to Republican voters of Story County Iowa.
The message notes Easter Sunday occurs early on March 27 signaling an early spring and prompting thanks. It emphasizes the season's arrival associated with religious celebration and nature's cycle.
A Hampton man named Tannerman wed a woman described as living at the home of Silence, reflecting a quiet future plan after the ceremony.
A pair of men near Guthrie Oklahoma were jailed after stealing chickens. The court sent them to prison and warned that a thief should not roam freely.
A Chester Illinois man publishes a magazine showing how to run a gasoline engine and proposes P. D. Swick of the Boone Independent as editor in chief.
Several state papers discuss the election of a president for Iowa State College. They suggest the board of education may conduct the election when the proper time arrives.
The speaker argues Ames must advance with progress and stay ahead of competing demands by pursuing ongoing improvements and future projects in the city.
Billy Sunday speaks in Danville Illinois aiming to sway Uncle Joe Cannon. Progressive foes call Sunday the incarnate fiend and warn of his potential political impact if he wins over Cannon.
A man who robbed a Pawtucket butcher shop was enraged by losing only fifty dollars and shot the butcher. The text notes Main Street in Ames will be paved this year, a move expected to spread to residential areas.
A candidate for state office writes to The Times praising the editor as a man of great influence in the community. He notes he has never lived in Missouri but has passed through the state several times.
In a frontier exchange the mayor asserts an ordinance bars saloons within 300 feet of a church and gives the church three days to relocate, defending law enforcement over the diggings.
Burglars broke the plate glass window in the Chandler store and stole jewelry. This week Ike Griffee's shop suffered a similar burglary with valuables taken. suspects remain at large.
The recent farmer’s meeting at Huxley endorsed W P George of Washington township as a candidate for the Story county legislature seat. Although many candidates are common for this office, George is the only name heard so far this year.
Readers mistaken the Times front page as a Sunday edition when the date line read Feb 27 due to a misprint that swapped a 1 for a 2. The error altered the perceived publication date by ten days, prompting humorous commentary on the mistake and its impact.
A quirky arithmetic observation notes that adding one to one does not yield two but remains essentially one, with the emphasis on the other unit as the decisive factor in the outcome. The text plays with a paradoxical sense of numerical identity and perception.
President Trewin of the state board of control criticized the athletic advertising used by Iowa educational institutions. During an Iowa City visit on Tuesday he said the current promotion of athletics is undesirable and inconsistent with proper educational aims.
The Story City Herald reports John Co. Johnson was brought before Mayor Henderson in Nevada on a disorderly conduct charge and received an additional 30 days in jail. This marks the second such incident in two weeks, with his brother previously paying his fine to secure release.
The Ames mayor earns a paltry hundred dollars yearly and many advocate a raise. Opinions vary between three and six hundred dollars, with three hundred seen as modest relief for the duties and time required.
Voters in Ames Iowa will hold a city caucus at Cole's rink Monday evening March 14 1910 at 8 o'clock to nominate candidates for mayor two aldermen at large treasurer assessor and to handle other business. Ward caucuses follow at 7 30 p m to nominate one alderman per ward and conduct related matters. Committeemen named L G Hardin chairman with George Judison first ward F R Conaway second ward Ed Rex third ward and A T Erwin fourth ward.
Henry C. Merwin observes in Atlantic that dogs show strict etiquette, avoiding touching or crossing paths unless close friends. He notes dogs from the same owner may ignore one another, while a spaniel tolerates no head sharing yet uses other dogs for pillow positions.
In Luxembourg Fouquier Tinville agents filled lists by choice and punishment. A wrong name led to execution the next day as a man was chosen. In Bordeaux a sixteen year old boy named Mellet died instead of an eighty year old man named Bellay as a guard admitted the mix up.
At 4 a m Bilkins crept into the house removing his shoes. A stair creak drew attention as Mrs. demands inquiry of John, unfolding a tense domestic scene.
In a terse exchange, Bilkins answers "No, my love" and points to the stairs as the issue, prompting the judge to remark on the hazard. The brief dialogue centers on safety concerns amid a legal setting.
A Boston Tran script notes growing interest in short stories and remarks that many men comment on their own short stature in conversation, reflecting a humorous cultural shift.
A witty quip from the Baltimore American notes Miss Chatter is a talking machine not perfect, missing the exhaust. The remark highlights humor in a Mill town or city feature column.
An odd belief claims sleeplessness can be cured by placing the bed away from walls and inserting rubber overshoes or rubber under each caster so the bed has no electric contact with floor or wall. Proponents say this eliminates electric influence and helps sleep.
A guide advises placing the book flat on a smooth table then softly lowering the boards and turning the leaves. Repeat opening the fore and rear sections until reaching the center to prevent damaging the spine.
The Chicago Record Herald quotes a conversation about a woman maintaining appearances beyond her husband’s income. The dialogue hints at questions about the husband’s earnings and the family’s ability to live beyond known means.
A portrait of a man perpetually anxious about loss health or danger. Despite success and a loving family his boyhood unhappiness shapes his outlook, keeping a constant cloud of foreboding. A disciplined upbringing could have fostered happiness and harmony.
A poetic meditation on a vast comet racing through time and space with distant, unknown origins and destinations. It contrasts cosmic scale with human perception and ends with an unrelated advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming transforming effects and gentle action.
A writer in St Pauls Magazine notes the Japanese insistence on quiet and discretion, even at extreme stress. A woman crouched by her dying husband restrains herself, fearing disturbance to the sacred dead, and later maintains restraint after his death.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes how a lecturer links kitchens and trades in the 1700s. A baker cleaned pipes daily by boiling them and dipping in lime before baking to whiten and freshen them for coffee houses.
The short story writer at the Hungry club proclaims multiple hungers while the poet notes his own appetite. A quip from New York Press frames a light literary exchange about prose versus hunger during a dinner moment.
Ben Welch delivers Italian and Hebrew type comedy while Howard Musical Ponies and Comedy Dogs display four Shetland ponies and a troop of terriers and prize dogs. The Bison City Four sings in a classic quartet. Olivetti Troubadours show stellar instrumental work. Irene Romain performs a refined pianologue and recitation The Tramp Musician. Russell and Devinne perform a contortionist act The Lizard and the Frog.
The passage notes that long indoor life in winter weakens the blood and makes the body susceptible to colds and disease, mentioning Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a touted remedy.
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