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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
2
The Ames Times notes a record heat day signaling the start of summer. It reports Boone city water supply strains due to drought and mentions a consent petition moving forward. In Washington headlines insurgents align with Democrats on broad legislation, reflecting political shifts.
Ben Read resigns after eight to ten months with the Times. Earl Ailie Smith will fill the position this summer and handle the King's English until fall, then return to Drake University law work. Read’s future plans are not stated, but his supervisor expects he will not stay idle.
The Intelligencer urges restraint amid talk of how many Ames churches to keep. The Times editor fights libel claims after a rival charged personal attacks and financial pretensions. Supporters of church consolidation push for stronger unified religious care.
Dr W W Keen of Philadelphia lauds animal research and serum therapy at a dinner. He says drugs are receding in healing arts. Ames readers are asked to order grain products from J M Johnston Kelley Iowa at 1.30 per 100 pounds in 300 pound lots or more.
A young physician asks an elderly doctor to name his riskiest case. The veteran replies that his own medicine cabinet posed the greatest danger, a quip noted by the Washington Star.
Henry Guy Carleton once mocked a New York editor for liking only money making writers and compared him to a farmer at a Paderewski concert. The farmer was impressed by the pianist's fingering and joked about hiring him to pick pens for the summer.
A 15 year old colored boy informs the barber that Linda has wed Bill Lee two hours earlier, exposing an attempted engagement with Jim. The barber reacts with shock and faux pride, insisting he was already married for weeks.
In a Boston school class on patriotism, students cite items showing love of country. A boy lacking a personal relic finally boasts his mother has a new Union suit, ending the lesson with a humorous twist on Civil War memory.
Foley's Kidney Remedy is recommended for chronic kidney and bladder trouble. It tends to regulate and control kidney and bladder action and is healing, strengthening, and bracing. Sold by all druggists.
A strange citrus from Japan grows as a five fingered hand shape with claw like nails. Trees reach five to six feet and twist in all directions. Fruits pale yellow lemon hue, ten inches long, highly fragrant though not edible. The perfume comes from the fruit itself, not the shower.
The piece contrasts the untouchables of India living in palm leaf huts with a tale of political brevity by Julius Caesar. It sketches extreme poverty and neglect, then recalls Saint Nihal Singh and the Roman voters who responded to a single word that defined loyalty, authority, and punishment.
The word philosopher is traced to Pythagoras born about 570 B C He is described as a devotee of knowledge who sought to impart learning without price and to view nature as harmony governed by universal laws His influence is noted as noble and lasting through antiquity and beyond Exchange.
A Seattle man quotes an Alaskan pioneer on risks of 60 degrees below zero and explains breathing protection. He notes children can endure walks to school with proper face and hand protection and warns against breathing cold air. Horses use breathing bags and riders wear a parky to shield the face. The Canadian north west mounted police regulate horse care to prevent cold lung exposure.
Clarence Isag writes from San Francisco to John Ilay about Horace F. Cutter. the letter hints Cutter may travel east and jokes about Cutter's alias. The ethnologist notes police are divided on whether he is Socrates or Don Quixote, with Isag claiming he knows better.
The London Chronicle recounts harsh mining history in Scotland from 1445 to 1775, where miners were bought and sold, tracked by bloodhounds, and whipped for disobedience. A 1775 reform began limited freedom, with full emancipation arriving seventeen years later.
The article discusses the term terse tied to claret and Dutch courage, then explains why plates have been round since ancient times. It notes early plates came from flat wood pieces, shaped by tree trunks, leading to the enduring circular form.
Miss Elderbud recalls five declarations of love at the ball last night. Her friend asks about the pretty girl Alice sat near, prompting a Boston Transcript quote on social commentary.
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