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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
7
The drought severely reduces fruit harvests apples grapes and plums are small with poor yields. Pastures are bare water supplies are scarce and stock are fed green corn or hay. Showers occurred Sunday morning but cooling nights and cloudy spells persist. Local ads note coal and advertising value as towns seek sales.
The Cambridge Leader laments uncertainty about reciprocity but emphasizes the urgent need for rain. It argues a good soaking rain in a short time could do more good than years of congressional effort.
Local brief mentions Valparaiso Indiana visits by Birs S F Wreed and relatives in the week. Misses Marie Peedie and Harriet Hingley return from Nevada institute. Miss Prancie Wilkinson of Liteon Nebraska visits H P Wilk ineon bonk. Royal Workers hosted by Miss Adu Soi sud minet Gurner. Grandme Baughnan travels to Loamed Hanae to visit scowain. O S Preed now in ceied 2. Hex iey Iowa, short call. Miss Mattie Cobb returns from Atlantic after visit with sister Jone Johnson. Harriet Wilkinson travels to Maxwell for newsee echarty. President Taft's message on Pure Food and Drugs law mix with standard medicines Foley products touted. Foley Honey and Tar and Foley Kidney Pills promoted for coughs and kidney health.
Webster City officials report only 219 tickets sold locally for a Fort Dodge circus event, indicating city interest has waned compared with past performances. The clipping notes reduced local demand as fans travel to the neighboring town.
The notice reports the death of Z. H. Iden on the Sid V Mecaskey farm near Zenersville after a Savannah flu bout. He died Sunday morning at age nine years. His brother was named as a survivor. The obituary notes burial details to follow Monday.
Timetable notes arrivals and departures for the Ames and Des Moines routes. Includes Sunday and college service times, half hour intervals from Duff Avenue, and connections with local cross streets. Corrected May 1915.
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