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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
4
The Ames Times reports heavy snow this winter and a Theodore Roosevelt reference. It notes political friction with the Register and Leader denying bias. It mentions a first vote for U S senator where Representative George supported Byers and Senator Fitchpatrick backed Kenyon.
Pasadena readers urged a water solution and advised those who want water to move to Boone. Boone voted thousands for a new water works system and may need more water after July. The Webster City electric light building is now a Y M C A. Mont Hunter is urged to join.
They drive along the seashore and she grows quiet. She says she feels blue and that nobody loves her. He consoles her saying God and her mother love her and she can sit on her hands.
President Taft named Walter I. Smith congressman from Iowa ninth district to a United States circuit judgeship filling the Vandeventer vacancy. The move creates a vacancy in Iowa's delegation and sparks talk that Web Byer may run.
The Colfax Clipper notes Jack Cudahy and his wife have reconciled and resumed living together for the sake of their children. It questions his past veterinary stunt on Lillis and his failed attempt at a medical career in Pasadena, California, implying it yielded no real practice.
The bill provides monthly pensions scaled by age from sixty-two to seventy-five, with amounts ranging from fifteen to thirty-six dollars. Representative Kendall and others praised veterans of the Mexican and Civil wars as the measure passed the House by 212 to 62, with all Iowa delegation backing the bill.
A humorous verse by Walt Mason about a pampered Buff Cochin hen that used to lay many eggs when prices were low. The speaker recalls tossing eggs at passing cars and laments scarcity in winter while joking about killing the hen to end wasted effort. The piece ends with a critique of misdirected energy.
The Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes the old political guard in Iowa urging new blood. They urge ending the cycle of familiar candidates and endorse Kenyon of Fort Dodge as a new, clean, brainy man not a tool or machine.
Tom Purcell voices Abe Funk as Iowa’s next U S senator in a lengthy Hampton Chron article. He argues for tax payer representation over commercial interests while noting Ken Canadian free trade claims and Lafe Young’s stance. The piece laments politics without rules and calls for fairness amid partisan strife.
P D Swick of the Boone Independent recalls colleagues Ham Robinson of Colfax and others as he railed against sweeping laws. He mocks proposals to force wedding rings on married men, cap hat sizes, and seven inch hat pins, urging lawmakers to leave women alone and retire.
The Minneapolis Journal weighs the clash over house rules as the Democrats in power confront constitutional questions, labeling the struggle a test of control. It credits Speaker Cannon for balance and notes the need for smoother rule amid a divided chamber.
A St Joseph Gazette report details a wife asking police to locate her husband who left for work and did not return by 8 PM. She asks officers not to arrest him or scold him, noting this is his first such absence and describing him in a written note given to Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Redmond streets.
A Kentucky mountaineer explains a rubber stamp used to shoot Tollivers. He demonstrates stamping a paper and notes it is for conformity to statutes. The scene evokes life in the hills and a glimpse of legal legend amid feuds.
The Cedar Rapids Republic reports an Alton Iowa woman startled Sioux City by declaring she once lived as a cat. The quirky claim drew local attention and amusement among readers.
Theatrical note announces Miss Ida stars in a Chicago grand opera production next week. All week, performances promise elaborate staging and ensemble singing for theatergoers seeking refined musical drama.
A safe home remedy claim promotes Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy as a certain cough cure using leaves from a harmless mountain shrub. It emphasizes it has no opium or stupefying ingredients and is a trustworthy prescription sold by Cagwin's Drug Store.
The busiest mightiest little tablet, Chamber lains Stomach and Liver Tablets, claims to transform weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. It says the purgative effect is so gentle you may not notice its action, and that the tablets are sold by all dealers.
Described transit times between Des Moines Boone and Ames with half hour frequency from Duff Avenue to the college from 6 50 a m to 10 20 p m and return times at 20 and 50 minutes after the hour. Trains stop at all crossings and note corrected prices dated 28th 1910 by BE Stevens agent.
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