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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
2
A fragmented Ames page recalls political chatter in Des Moines and Ohio, featuring editorials on Roosevelt and primary ballots. The column touches on local politics, advertising antics, entertainers, and a Fort Worth style flair, while lifting up community voices and regional headlines.
A New York luncheon features Mary Scott Lawson of the Nation’s Woman Suffrage Association denying that western suffrage harms the home. A fable-like tale follows Smith making fifty resolutions, then failing as late-night temptations lure him to toil past dawn, while his wife senses his deceit. A stray advertisement urges Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for children.
A quirky excerpt features Gillie James from Kentucky discussing an Irishman in the West and a plan to obtain land through a law loophole. The dialogue centers on a wager about 169 acres valued at $12 and mentions a government intent to test a claim.
A clergyman in a town received a letter from a liquor firm offering a commission for supplying names of men who might buy their whiskey. The minister sent twelve names, and the firm reported six sales resulting from the information, sending a six dollar check as commission.
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