Ames Times Opinion Bridge in Polk County Politics
The Ames Times criticizes John Downie as a bluffing politician and comments on crime cases tied to political action. It notes a nurse attending Edward Mills after his aunt’s death and predicts Junkin’s execution for the Rosin girl murder. The piece links Gov. Carroll indictment to an expected political defeat and mocks Editorials on socialism and ship-paving.
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Edward Mills
Polk County Grand Jury
Carroll
Ringling Circus Hit by Cyclone in South Dakota
A cyclone struck a Ringling circus show in South Dakota last week killing one man and a team. The canvas tore into strips and caught fire, causing an estimated twenty thousand dollars in losses.
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Ringling Circus
South Dakota
The Hanging Recalled in Old Chicago Times Headline
The Ottumwa hanging of the negro Junkin tomorrow evokes memories of the Chicago Times under editor Wilbur F. Storey with the headline A Chocolate Drop.
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Ottumwa
Old Chicago Times
Wilbur F. Storey
Senators Paid Little Viewed Against Wandering Harangues
Citizens complain that United States senators earn about 625 dollars monthly yet waste time touring the country giving speeches at large rates. News notes include a Chicago man’s suicide after losing ten thousand on prize fighting and a southern preacher’s confinement in a madhouse after elation over the Johnson Jeffries bout. In Pittsburg women’s clubs debate whether Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth smokes pimp sticks and would follow the Roosevelt example.
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Johnson- Jeffries
Chicago
South
Pittsburg
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Roosevelt
Doctor Encounters Man in Neatifying Old Cottage
A country doctor recalls a tenant who moved into a dilapidated cottage and was found cleaning inside and out. The physician praises the work, while the man jokes about eye sores. He notes ten children and mentions a prior couple with twins and a hope for good disinfectant.
A Community Column From Forest City and Praises Loyal Town Spirit
A Mrs. Clark dies in Forest City Iowa aged about one hundred one or two sparking debate over age. Elmer Johnston converts the Iowa City Citizen into a daily. three times weekly proves enough for a town of ten thousand. A baby born on an Omaha train between Sheldon and Alton is reported as Indian born in Olanthe Kansas.
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Clark
Forest City
Iowa
Eiter
Elmer Johnston
Iowa City
Johnston
Omaha
Sheldon
Alton
Olanthe
Kansas
Sioux City
Close ties bind Iowa State College and State Fair
The Iowa State College of Agriculture deeply shares the State Fair and Exposition. The college president sits on the state board of Agriculture, with professors on the board and as judges. The college uses a hilltop building for exhibits and domestic science demonstrations. College students conduct guided tours highlighting horses, cattle, and scholarship contests, fostering mutual educational benefits for agriculture and community uplift in Iowa.
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Iowa State College of Agriculture
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Ames
State Board of Agriculture
Curtiss
Iowa
State College
Cam
Kansas as a Symbol of Freedom and Growth
A eloquent ode to Kansas highlighting its pivotal role in American history. The speaker recalls Kansas 1854 federal action, the state’s transformative energy, and a moody portrayal of destiny and expansion. The piece frames Kansas as essential to national progress and identity.
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Kansas
Alexander
United States
Destiny
Appomattox
Missouri
Weather and Crop Outlook Across Iowa in 1910 Report
The week saw temperatures just below normal with bright days and cool nights. Rainfall was well below average, parching drought across most counties, though some northeastern localities received showers. Corn remains strong but at risk without rain. hay and small grains harvested with excellent yields. pasturage short, stock feeding needed. potato crop deteriorating except where showers occurred. Estimated 1910 Iowa acreage includes corn 8,940,300. oats 4,325,430. spring wheat 293,950. winter wheat 185,370. barley 533,700. rye 39,295. flax 16,941. potatoes 136,660. hay 4,242,610 acres.
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Iowa
Rhetoric on Kansas as Political Nucleus
A reader named J. W. Wilson near Ames shares a passage from John J. Ingalls praising Kansas as the nucleus of the political system. The excerpt describes Kansas as the center where forces assemble and energies radiate to the farthest reaches.
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J. W. Wilson
Ames
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Weber's prize band to headline Iowa State Fair concerts
The Iowa State Fair features top music with Weber's prize band of America led by John C. Weber. A 40 piece concert band joins Reed's Military band from Sioux City and the Iowa State band from Des Moines along with the Graham orchestra for a dozen daily concerts.
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Iowa
Weber
Teething remedies praised for diarrhoea relief
Teething children may have diarrhoea and are advised to use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after each bowel movement plus castor oil to cleanse the system. The remedy is described as safe and effective and sold by all dealers.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Health Power
Claiming to run 24 hours a day the advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest little pills. It asserts each sugar coated globule transforms weakness into strength and cures a wide range of ailments with a stated 25 percent at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Household goods sale notice for removal to Chicago
One offer for immediate sale lists an oak glass front china closet a refrigerator a set bed springs and mattress a gasoline jewels range a lawn mower a rake and a galvanized tub plus several dozen mason jars an oak dresser and a study table Wayne Dinsmore Mut contact 816 125 Ash Ave.
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Chicago
Great system renovator restores vitality and organs
An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming to restore vitality and regulate kidneys liver and stomach. It guarantees money back if it fails to cure and lists 35 cents price for tea or tablets. Joel E. Cag win is noted in the ad.
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Hollister
Joel E. Cag
Real Estate Transfers In Nevada Ames and Maxwell
Listings show transfers including Stella Bell to T A Morain for Lot 8 Block 11 Blairs addition Nevada. John Cahill to H G Ambrose for Lot 2 Block 24 Burris addition Nevada. D H Milleken to 8 T Zenor for multiple lots 31 84 24. Ambrose to J B Rushmore for Lot 2 Block 24 Burris addition Nevada. Nettie Cooper to W D Wertz for Lot 3 Block 4 Olinger's Maxwell. Jacob A Cole to S C Rush for 60 feet of Lot 29 Athletic Park Ames. Annie W Fleming to Abrams Liddle for North 40 feet Lot 9 Block 2 Blairs first Ames. Edmund A Rawson to J Clifford Ross for East 24 feet Lot 3 Block 9 Slater. John Hutchison to R F Hutchison for 142 feet starting at Hodge and College, parallel with College Street.
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Stella M. Bell
T. A. Morain
Blairs
Nevada
John M. Cahill
H. G. Ambrose
Burris
D. H. Milleken
T. Zenor
Nege Ant
J. B. Rushmore
Nettie M. Cooper
W. D
Rosa Wertz
Olinger
Slater
John Hutchison
R. F. Hutchison
Hodge Avenue
College Street
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Relief
An 19th century style advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as earth's greatest healer for wrecks injuries burns boils sores eczema chapped hands and lips sore eyes or corns. It claims rapid cure and offers 25 cents at druggists.
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Ames Times
L. G. Hardin
John Downie
Junkin
Ingham
Sunday Register
Harvey
Register
Leader
Register and Leader
Washington
Adams Furniture Store
Nelson & Moore
Bell
Kansas City
St. Louis
Fair and College
Eous
Wayne Dinsmore
Ash Ave
Daniel McCarthy
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton Black
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
T. G. Fultz
J. Y. Luke
Earl B.bush, Ph. G
M.D
Baker’s Jewelry Store
Adams
Mutual
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Geo. E. Baker
Bosworth
Iowa State Colleg
Kelley
Golden Gate
Benson’s Cash Grocery
Peerless
H. L. Munn Lumber Co
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