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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
2
Supt. Storm of Cherokee upholds discipline and opposes slang in schools. A man named Beans sought mail at the Ames post office but clerk misheard and asked for spelling. A lobby loafer teased that the caller could be an advance agent for the Breezy Time Co.
A Tacoma Daily Ledger article by W. H. Wynn Jr. discusses the pure religion of Jesus Christ over dogma. The piece mentions Dr. Leroy Chadwick and Parley Sheldon as contrasting financiers, and identifies S. A. Perkins as the Ledger’s editor. Prof Wynn is noted as a Tacoma high school teacher.
The piece notes cheap whiskey and a barroom brawl vibe while contrasting it with the Yellow Jacket a Moravian Falls N C political paper lashing Republicans. It also reports R B Armstrong resigning as assistant secretary of the treasury effective March 4th and details the county board selecting the Journal and Representative Nevada and Ames Times for official printing amid budget shortages.
J J Ferguson, superintendent of Swift & Co stock food, argues lard hogs yield higher profits in the corn belt due to lean meat seed scarcity. He cites his bacon hog experience in Canada and judging at the St Louis World’s Fair. He recommends Yorkshire and Tamworth cross for average carp belt hogs.
The writer laments the loss of generous editor's days when neighbors shared spare ribs country sausage and fresh produce. He recalls meals with apples sauerkraut and even self supplied meat while noting busy modern life leaves no time to garden and shifts to canned foods impacting digestion.
A letter from Tames Mans in Ames Minn dated January 16 1905 discusses a trip to Yewell Junction to visit Nels and the Loth ran college. He reports hiring new teachers, conflicts with a faller seeking stand in, and a push for superintendent changes. He mentions post office politics and plans for marriage and children, ending with hopes for readers to print his piece.
Postmaster General Wynne moved all postal inspections from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General to his direct supervision last week. He argued inspectors in other departments report to department heads and the change serves the government’s best interests.
The piece surveys a puzzling drop in mercantile activity across Iowa, with hotels in Des Moines hit by weak convention flow, crops plentiful yet prices high, and overall business sentiment muted despite favorable fall conditions and high agricultural yields. It also covers ArmStrong's resignation rumors, a public drunken incident in Ames, and Prof. Marston's road improvement findings urging expert-led road programs and a June good roads school at Ames.
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