11 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
1
Local ad touts discounted footwear with Doris shoes at two dollars and men’s styles at one fifty. Ladies’ Patapsco and related pairs available around one eighteen to one fifty, urging quick purchase.
Local notices 5 cents per line per insertion. Cards of thanks 25 cents. Church and club announcements free once, then 5 cents per line. Display ads priced on application. Changes for discontinuous ads must be filed by Tuesday evening.
A Kansas note questions trustee presidency during a tax board session. Editorials joke about Cleveland, weather quirks, and rising insanity risks. Des Moines considers widening river channels after flood damage, while Ames hosts remarks on a smoke to Pyrogas invention and bottle ideas.
A St Peterspura Russia paper lampoons U S political status while praising some monarchies. The piece predicts job prospects, discusses Auburn prison’s new Bertillon based thumbs impression, and a child’s tie mishap. It notes St Louis floodwaters and rural road sentiment fueled by floods and rural delivery. Iowa agriculture and crop guidance dominate state reporting with a hopeful crop outlook and continued Republican strength.
Hui Academy shut down last week after 21 years due to an irrecoverable debt of 2500 dollars. The denominational Congregationalist school lost community support and influence, leaving it with limited funding. It may relocate to Rock Valley or Sibley for potential reorganization.
The Ohio GOP met last Thursday and nominated Myron T. Herrick for governor and Warren G. Harding for lieutenant governor. Senators Hanna and Foraker aligned in harmony, avoiding conflict as the convention promoted Hanna Herrick Harding and harmony.
The Iowa City Republican accuses the State University of breaching pledges and misusing funds. The Iowa City Press counters, then unleashes a further sharp critique, threatening to undermine plans for the university’s new direction.
Iowa commissioners veto a women’s board for the St Louis Fair opting instead for a three woman committee to assist the commissioners. The panel has no real powers and may merely be decorative, presiding at events and applauding decisions.
The DC Court of Appeals defines second class mail as limited to newspapers and magazines, rejecting serial titled books published at intervals. The ruling restricts third class or other materials from receiving second class rates, noting mail volume harmed the Post Office. The Postmaster General retains discretion to grant or deny second class privileges.
Senator Harriman of the Iowa commission says a superintendent for the state live stock exhibit will be chosen soon. Iowa aims for a full exhibit with many exhibitors as the exposition management allocates 250000 for livestock prizes, surpassing all prior international expos. The department spans about thirty acres with fifty buildings, thirty three cattle barns, octagonal dairy barns, silos, a grand arena, and a stock sales and conventions building under AAAC and Experiment Stations.
Marshalltown T,R. remarks that advocates of large families come mainly from college professors who spend most time in classrooms and labs and rarely see their wives and children except at dinner. No Eve has supported big families to date.
The Home Improvement Association met at the president Mrs. C Hamiltons home. The constitution was adopted changing the name from Village Improvement Association to Home Improvement Association. Ward collectors and committees including Sanitary Childrens Garbage and Publication were appointed with named members. Stationery perfumes and toilet articles advertised at Loughran and Bauers.
Story County fair faces severe financial trouble with 2500 in debt, 1850 past due, risking cancellation this summer. Property valued at 4000. Nevada has not yet subscribed enough to avert a loss. County fair unites farmers and townsfolk, offering decent amusement, prompting proposal to form a district fair to cover neighboring territory.
The first week in June brought improvement and resumed field work across much of the state. Rainfall has been light for the week ending the 8th, aiding plowing and replanting of corn in upland fields. Crops show heavy damage in some areas but overall prospects brighten with better temperatures and rainfall. oats, wheat, barley and clover rise, apples and berries look promising.
The Ames football schedule for fall includes practice games with Penn and Still colleges. Games are set at Minneapolis against Minnesota and at Ames against Drake on Thanksgiving, with other home and away dates against S U S Coe Normal South Dakota Grinnell Simpson Cornell. H. Daniels elected to lead the squad as coaching position remains undecided.
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