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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
Announcements of non revenue public gatherings will be published once free. Additional publications cost five cents per line. Display ad rates available on request. Changes for display ads must be provided by Tuesday evening. One dollar per year.
A summary of recent Ames civic matters notes positive census indications and a call to action to engage in community activities. The piece mentions upcoming summer events and local political commentary tied to regional news. It references a mid summer festival and expectations around local governance.
The piece notes Chicago strikers plan a large demonstration on July 5 signaling ongoing labor action. It contrasts sentiment in the Maxwell Tribune and Register and Leader while remarking on public advertising and press coverage of political figures and events.
A man in Illinois killed himself after his wife died, believing she had supported him and that facing life’s realities without her led him to take his own life.
The piece notes new automatic lunch rooms where a nickel buys a meal and a penny yields gum, highlighting the frenzied pace of contemporary life.
Hink Edwards says Secretary Shaw will run for president. The governor has performed well in every public post, leading to speculation he would be a strong presidential candidate.
Crepe de chine will be a favorite material for the June bride. A Cincinnati woman appealed to the court for an order that she is not pretty and the judge signed the order after a look. The Iowa State Fair premiums jump to about forty thousand dollars this year with liberal increases for cattle horses and hogs and a new milk tests prize. Madame Alice Myron sang in Verdi and was praised for her mezzo and contralto qualities by London and Creston publications.
A journal style account from a trip to Pierre and surrounding regions describes extreme winds and strange happenings. The writer recalls mud puddles, flying hats, wind driven beer corks, and cattle with nose baskets. Local notes mention Ames population gain and a dramatic WWI era toast exchange between Major Lomax and a British officer.
Law Notes recalls Sergeant Ballantine's tale about a drunken arrest in Piccadilly joined by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn who is seized by an officer and asked for what. The other item notes a discontented woman seeking the art of expression as essential to genius in letters and the fine arts.
Due to relocation a full furniture and household goods set is offered at reduced prices. Inquiries at 608 Story Street.
A gambler named Moore, after losing repeatedly in a fare game, bets his entire safe on a single hand. He claims the safe holds a large sum and offers the dealer the key to open it if he loses. Moore wins about $47,000, and they would count the money together if he won.
From Pearson's Weekly a vivid note recalls early 18th century London gangs called Mohocks a rakeish class who marauded drunk in the streets with lead loaded clubs inflicting injuries and insults. Lecky records brutal acts including matrons rolled in barrels down Snow Hill and watchmen beaten.
A Philadelphia Ledger item recalls a quarrel where Ma-Willie taunts Willie about crying for not wanting to learn, after snatching his candy and showing him how to eat it. The brief sketch centers on siblings and a blunt parenting moment.
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