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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
2
Story City prepares for a nation birthday celebration in 1910 with a committee of arrangements set. A Newton girl reportedly has six toes and six fingers on each limb, prompting local speculation about unusual anatomy. A Des Moines divorce petition accuses Phillips of threats and habitual drunkenness, urging harsh consequences.
The piece notes increasing car ownership in Ames, observations on smoke irritation, and remarks on local politics. It mentions Dr J M Emmert's death and a Democratic vacancy on the state parole board. The column also cites aldermen with cars and Mrs Al Swaim urging girls to marry locally and support home industries.
The secretary of state Hayward provides a copy of the annual official register. The publication, a vital state statistics volume, serves printers and libraries statewide as an essential reference.
From Washington John Snure reports on the seventh Iowa district while a Des Moines auto writer nicknamed Turner Crank comments on turning the crank. The piece notes porch roof sleepers should guard their health and recalls a Des Moines woman who fell from a roof, breaking seven or eight ribs.
A six thousand dollar blaze in Boone damaged property while the local fire company, away at a circus, let the fire progress. Officials suggest keeping at least two firefighters at the station when a circus visits town.
The report notes Bill Sunday carried out cash from Marshalltown and his agitation over the saloon question cost the county an additional two to three thousand dollars. Saloons are operating again as before.
A Kansas farmer sold a hog at market using his car earning six or seven dollars per hundred. The tale mocks the era’s progress as farmers explore new methods and jokes about a butter from crude oil scheme, imagining grease and lamp fuel from everyday items.
Forrest Crissey highlights startling figures on U S product flows such as New York butter 28 million dollars eggs 25 million and 75 carloads of potatoes daily while interleaving humor and social observations about life and common sayings. He also cites mosquito history and various pithy maxims alongside medicine endorsements from Chamberlain's products.
A man named Hink suffered the loss of a big toe when he cut it while attempting to catch a dog in McCallsburg. The incident occurred yesterday and local details are scarce.
A teacher describes dolphin reproduction to children claiming a dolphin can have two thousand offspring. A girl asks about married ones, prompting surprised reactions and a humorous classroom moment.
Outing Magazine explains how tides affect saltwater fishing. Flood tides bring in schools of small fish near shore, where anglers should position boats and use live shrimps. Bottom feeders are influenced but to a lesser degree and wreck fishing depends on fish species.
An educational vignette shows a teacher guiding Mary through singing a song on exhibition day. The teacher advises continuing the performance with improvised syllables when words fail to surface, and Mary delivers a playful line about a wreath of flowers around her tummy tum. The scene highlights memory aids in a classroom setting.
The note ponders breeding mosquitos with the American hen to address hen fruit scarcity. It states a mosquito lays four hundred eggs, hatches in eight days, matures, and repeats the cycle, proposing a cross to produce a steady supply of hen fruit.
A humorous note warns of night riders calomel croton oil and aloes pills that disturb sleep. It touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as gentle and effective for cleansing the system and curing colds headache constipation malaria, available at druggists.
When digestion fails, bowels rend, liver and kidneys congest, many diseases follow. The Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as restoring a healthy condition. Easy to take and marketed as most effective, sold by all dealers.
A humorous Puck excerpt contrasts the livery stable dog with the pampered powder puff dog. It depicts the stable hound as industrious, shambling, and blunt in manners while ignoring modern politeness, ending with a playful stereotype about its rough vocabulary.
L S Napier of Rugless Ky praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for piles and other injuries, claiming cure after ten years of torture. The ad touts arnica uses for burns wounds sores and more with a 25 cent price. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised at 35 cents for nutrition and digestion support.
H C Haverly advertises house moving services with prompt execution and professional handling for rapid relocation projects.
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