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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
3
The Ames Times notes the Des Moines ball team dubbed the Hopefuls with a tongue in cheek view of local sports. It mentions Story City preparing for a big Fourth of July celebration and hints at statewide curiosity about the 1915 California Panama exposition advertising.
If this writer had cash to spare he would back a venture to build motorcycles capable of speeds under ninety miles an hour to aid a frightened and suffering group of pedestrians who are forced to walk.
Boone News-Republican editor Steve Goldthwaite left his wife to run the paper after attending a postmasters convention in Waterloo. The leading editorial was titled Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight.
A reflective note describes waiting beneath an old apple tree as love wanes. The speaker laments the fading voice, with the bee quiet and blossoms withered, recalling how the tree once stood as a vivid memory.
A stray note or fragment speaks of a memory that grew while waiting for someone and now rests within an old chestnut tree, echoing a personal line about change and endurance.
The new law taking effect July first will close sixteen Des Moines saloons leaving Des Moines baseball fans to cope without the extra venues to ease their sorrows.
The piece compares chemical spraying to a failed rat control method, questioning who will actually pull up the dandelions. It suggests skepticism about the practicality of relying on acids to eradicate the weed.
A Nevada farmer near Blanchard reported his celluloid artificial leg exploded in heat, shattering into pieces and rattling a mile away. Nixon escaped injury but was badly scared, while the tale columns suggest switching to cork or wood for steadier, safer looks.
The late Bishop Williams sat in a box at a collegiate commencement in an opera house. The women’s toilets were notably elaborate. A visitor asked if he had seen such a scene before and the bishop replied, Never, gravely, since I was weaned.
Ross Slack of the national Sons of Temperance argues for total abstinence in New York. He contrasts ideal wine tasting with the common pattern of heavy drinking and cites a Detroit Free Press quip about cheap whiskey.
The Burlington Gazette comments on Senator A. B. Cummins returning to Washington and delivering strong but inconsistent remarks on the Canadian reciprocity agreement. It notes his followers’ disappointment and his mixed stance on his public duties and support.
The piece lauds Gallanger as a manly stand for Senate presidency pro tempore. It contrasts his stance with other figures like Joe Bailey and Cummins, noting Iowa's senior senator remains opposed to the prevailing position.
A Pasadena News item recounts a Methodist pastor in a fashionable suburb who built a grand church in a western town. During a tour the minister imagines finishing a spacious basement as a swimming pool arguing cleanliness is next to godliness.
A discussion on newspaper how women prefer The Record-Herald for its features and a rebuttal about church presence in Ames. It contrasts media appeal with religious community costs, arguing for fewer, better‑attended churches and citing local figures on church debt and population.
A charming woman is made by health and balance. Electric Bitters regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and give strong nerves and bright eyes. They improve complexion and overall wellness. 50c at all druggists.
Col. H. E. Steiner presents a frontier western play King of the Long Horn Ranch featuring Young Buffalo and his company of cowboys Indians Mexicans and cowgirls under a big tent in Ames on Saturday June 17.
James B. Mershon of Newark New Jersey recounts a long battle with lung hemorrhages and weakness. After eight months unable to work he used Dr Kings New Discovery for three weeks and reports strong improvement. The remedy helps weak sore lungs coughs colds hoarseness grippe asthma hay fever and lung trouble. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by druggists.
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