03 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
1
In a Kansas City Independent joke, John L Sullivan quips about starring as Hamlet in a live arena. He imagines slaying a real bull on stage to prove his invincibility, then boasts to the troupe about killing bulls nightly for the crowd.
The snippet shows the title page line for a local newspaper, emphasizing it as the official paper of Story County and advertising a subscription price of one dollar per year.
The board of supervisors schedules its January 1901 meeting for next Monday. The Fort Dodge correspondent is noted for sensational reporting and is criticized for prior sensational pieces. The town press debates tariff policy as a perennial political topic.
Hearst of the Chicago American plans to support the Denver Post with his film and capital effort. The aim is to create the greatest sensational paper in the wild and wooly west, following the American’s model.
A. L. Word, convicted for forgery two years ago, has had his sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court and is taken to the penitentiary at hard labor for two and a half years. Once a bright legislator in 1895 and later Winterset postmaster, he incurred powerful political enemies. He has run a Fort Dodge weekly paper for six months, and sheriff from Madison County delivered him to begin his term.
The text notes Cleveland recommends an eight year presidential term and election by popular vote. It also claims the Watchman Pro argues the Democratic party is not dead and calls for Republican subscribers.
A rushed Chicago style visit stirs observer impressions of urban pace and danger. The piece targets Jessie Morrison and so called idle girls, blaming mothers for overindulgence and urging work over schooling to curb supposed vices and expensive lifestyles.
Tux Watchman notes tea tax at two cents a pound and beer tax at one dollar sixty a barrel. H H Abrams threatens to sue the Marshalltown Times Republication for two thousand dollars, while Des Moines competitor activity and a Capital City Gas Company collector being held up for 125 dollars in quarters on Court Avenue are reported.
The citizens of Iowa are assured the Iowa State College at Ames will receive students promptly on February twelfth for the spring term. A fire nearly destroyed the main building but reconstruction will be completed by opening time, with the old structure repaired and ready. The state supports the institution to ensure timely operations.
The ad claims Electric Bitters cure backache, headaches, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, fainting and dizzy spells with testimonials from Mrs. Phebe Cherley. It states benefits include kidney trouble relief, improved appetite and overall health. Available for 50c at L. M. Bosworth's with Judisch Bros offering perfumes and toiletries.
Mrs. White, newly wed, weighed provisions herself to avoid being squeezed by a Chinese cook and a storekeeper. She found chickens weighed heavy due to hidden lead weights under both wings, explaining prior overcharges.
An English Berbice parson recalls odd baby names chosen by parents in his register. He cites examples like Nannie Bellona Trank Locust and Whisky Emmanuel, and recounts older cases where a father named his fifth son Ax parson after the biblical Acts.
The London Chronicle notes Lord Salisbury failed to win a vote for Hertford and Middlesex as peers could not vote in the House of Commons. Hatfield revising barrister ruled time had made the disability lawful and peers were barred from such ballots. Salisbury appealed but found no precedent or authority.
Editor Chris Reuter of the Saginaw Post and Zeitung credits Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption Coughs and Colds with curing his grip and his family after other doctors failed. He reports three bottles cured the whole family and notes trial bottles are free at L. M. Bosworth's drug store with prices at 50 cents and one dollar.
Two shorthorn ball calves eligible to record are offered for sale. They are described as good coloured. Also available at Tilden and Loughran's are tornet cases glove handkerchief boxes and albums.
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