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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
The Ames Times notes the Iowa legislature convening next Monday with many candidates for speaker amid calls for fewer laws and more common sense. Editorials joke about political jockeying, water wagon prudence, and lingering chatter over who will fill subordinate roles as the session begins.
A Indiana woman slipped and fell in the tub last Sunday resulting in a broken arm. The incident may be remembered by a small boy as a weekly reminder to enter the bath when told the water is fine.
James J. Corbett, famed prizefighter, says he can thrash Jack Johnson the new heavyweight champion. Corbett is 42 and has been out of training for five years.
A lighthearted travel scene describes a water wagon last Friday losing riders one by one as the daisies fade and wilt, leaving the remaining travelers feeling lonely and short of company.
The Elks lodge announces a fifty thousand dollar club house project in Marshalltown Iowa. Elks chapters nationwide have built similar monuments marking growth and lasting presence in many Iowa towns.
The United States swiftly mobilized funds and support in response to the Italy earthquake disaster, delivering aid to assist the distressed nation with timely relief efforts.
A weather forecast Monday night predicted a cold wave but a snowstorm hit Tuesday afternoon and persisted all day. The forecast proved unreliable as temperatures stayed low and the day remained frosty.
A Newton girl mailed for a receipt to promote beauty and preservation. The Colfax Clip replies with a sharp note, “Mind your mother and stay home nights.” Yet the girl remains undeterred, asserting she can handle the task.
A writer recalls meeting a red headed man on the street and attempting a joke about a white mule and a red headed girl with a white horse, which did not land. The humor fell flat in the moment.
The Sioux City Journal note suggests a writer could swap the final words of an expression to yield a similar sense. The altered line would read that the United States has a very large income and lives it up too.
A reader denounces a repeated push for marshal law calling it barbaric and un American. The speaker argues against a system that rewards spies and warns it undermines constitutional freedoms.
A southeast state legislator writes to a Des Moines hotel requesting during session rates. A room with bath costs fifteen dollars more than a bathless option. The new member resents the bath premium and jokes he would instead go home monthly to use a wash tub and play freeze out, noting he is a Democrat.
A remark suggests if a man pays high water prices he would want to know costs of other liquids. The comment hints at comparisons across beverage prices, reflecting consumer curiosity about relative costs.
A housewife struggled to pluck a goose for New Year dinner and asked the butcher how to remove the down. The butcher replied with a terse quip, Jump if the goose isn't too big.
George Rinehart, formerly with the Des Moines Tribune, has quit journalism to join the lecture circuit. His talk is titled The Price of Liberty, suggesting a personal reflection on leaving the newspaper field.
The speaker argues that the legislature will flood the region with laws starting next Monday and criticizes new members for introducing many bills to appear influential, equating excess laws with having no laws at all.
A tense telephone exchange at the town office ends with a caller shouting she has multiple husbands and asking for her "husband" as an unnamed operator asks for a number. An excited woman’s retort interrupts the line, electricity seemingly snapping on the wire.
The Stratford Iowa Courier marks its 17th year in December 1 issue. Its history recalls founder Hopkins and the paper’s six column four page format, with Des Moines patent pages and a memorable device to fill space by trimming column rules.
An Ohio school teacher hiding on a train felt a mouse crawl from her shirt waist. She did not faint but urged passengers to grab it while no man dared. The note compares Lon Hardin to Teddy in big game taking, claiming Swick would outrun him in such feats.
The poem praises Missouri for resisting Standard Oil's exit, promising to follow Supreme Court rulings. It contrasts Missouri with Maine and Kansas and urges courtesy to the Show-Me State for allowing Standard Oil to stay, as voiced by Strickland W. Gillilan in Chicago News.
A Jewell County farmer faces a harsh Christmas with no home or shelter for animals, limited food from the land, no reliable mail delivery, and shrinking income from selling crops as prices swing. The piece urges readers to feel for the downtrodden farmer while they enjoy their own holiday dinner.
A Farm Journal observation notes birds perform extensive work for humans by controlling pests and aiding forests and orchards. Robins transport earth worms to their young, woodpeckers curb pests, and orioles help curb the canker worm, though hats and decorative wings may cause damage to trees.
Mr Eustace Miles argues in the January Metropolitan that people are born with different weights just as some are fast or slow workers. He says thin folk may not gain weight by eating more and some cannot shed weight by eating less. He notes examples of weight fluctuation and debunks strict dieting.
The speaker urges starting from humble beginnings to climb higher, insisting success comes to those who work harder than peers. He notes there are more high paying jobs than people capable, urges setting personal standards, and stresses paying the price of industry with late hours and dedication.
Shaw urges young men to value education as what they draw out not fill with facts. He stresses application over mere knowledge, warns against seeking wages, and advises pursuing meaningful work, citing Roosevelt and moneyed classes as players in a broader game.
A digest of transfers shows Anna C Shaw Covertson to Sabray J Reeve. Charles Tuke to N W Knepper. Harry E Delano to George H Guthrie. Maggie A King to James M King. Hugh Compton to P C Compton. Daisy Thompson to Ella Handland. Anson F Ballard to John F Ballard. H R Robinson to John Osborn. Fred Kelley to Charles E Ellis. James E Thomas to Charles H Menzel. Fred C Warrick to Hanne Hansen. Raub McKim to Chas P McCord. Locations include Zearing, Collins, Richardson's 4th ad, Maxwell, Blair's ad, Ames, Nevada. Considerable parcel descriptions and prices listed.
A crowded Armory audience greeted Miss Petticoats with hearty applause despite harsh press criticism from nearby cities. The first act lacked action, but later acts built to strong climaxes, especially the third, with Florence Farr delivering faultless acting despite a severe cold and garnering wide applause. She was supported by Frank Allen Arthur Wellington Kedwin Clayton and others.
The Armory hosts Powell and Cohen’s The Yankee Doodle Boy tomorrow night a musical comedy with new songs. It promises varied laughs from birdlike to roaring, a touching sweetness in spots, and ten new tunes you can whistle.
A short advertisement asserts it will more than pay shoppers to inspect the store’s 5 and 10 cent goods, signing as W. A. Perry.
Briley and Tripp sue George M. Kepner for seven hundred eighty dollars plus six percent interest from July 1, 1907 for labor in constructing the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern railway bed. The railway company is garnished as a debtor. If Kepner does not appear by noon January 11, 1909, a default judgment will be entered in Nevada Iowa.
The week saw frigid conditions with temperatures near twenty below and staying below zero all day, chilling outdoor activities and routines as residents braced for the cold spell.
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