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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
2
The Ames Times reviews state and national debates including reciprocity with Canada, mentions Beveridge cottage remarks, and notes a legislature session. It also cites Senator Cummins, and comments on woman suffrage and citizenship rules. Local gossip references a romance leading to care at Independence.
P D Swick notes the arrival of a quirky spiral stocking among spring fashions. The writer adds humorous jabs about old age and curiosity, hinting at a tile factory engineer plan by Ramey and a general mood of novelty in local dress trends.
Web Byers gains renewed press attention as he reenters activity and joins the down and out club. A Story legislator proposes labeling for paint packaging to prevent disasters from ingesting lead. Cummins shifts stance on reciprocity with Canada, and South Dakota repeals its anti treating law as unenforceable. Grantland Rice writes a poem titled The Boy and his Dream about lost aspiration.
A Meade County representative in Kansas lawmakers introduces a bill to ban women from appearing in tights in public venues. It mandates dresses must reach four inches below the patella. The writer notes this is the first use of the term patella in print.
In a Kansas City interview Mrs Jack Cudahy says a personal experiences book would be a thriller and notes she has cut ties with banker Lillis saying he got the worst of it. The piece questions what Jack Cudahy did to Lillis and calls him no good.
The Sioux City Journal notes a very interesting Gould-Decies wedding with the bride's train measuring sixteen and a half feet, and everything else in proportion.
The fragment hints at a humorous or theatrical piece about Uncle Falstaff and a divided skirt trend. It reads as a playful opinion or comic caption urging action this year, with no clear event or outcome detailed.
A comic note reflects on a married man hiding his pants at night to avoid the wife wearing them by mistake. It mentions Mrs. Falstaff and jokes about fitting into larger attire. The piece cites Elisworth News and gives measurements of 42 inches in circumference and 17 inches below the shoulders.
The Des Moines want column joke extols a sensational bid for a U S Senate seat. A long Story County drainage district notice follows detailing engineers, petitions, and a proposed 1911 hearing date with cost estimates and hearing deadlines.
Two county men in Savannah discuss identity changes and marital status after a dispute, revealing one man now uses the name Caesar Robinson following involvement with another wife. The exchange signals social tensions in Chatham County.
The piece recounts a humorous anecdote about Bishop William N. McVick ar of Rhode Island a bachelor whose sister cared for him A tailor sends a boy to press trousers prompting a startled reaction from the cleric and the boy exclaims is that Wil lie The tale preserves a light oddity about the bishop's household and character.
Uncle Joe Cannon quips on speaking slips during a Washington dinner. He recalls a mix up in the Illinois legislature where Montague Harrison and Harrison Montague were mistaken for each other. The speaker, after a brief stumble, recovers with a chuckle and a chestnut joke.
The Cincinnati Times Star reports the City Mothers club meeting at Hotel Astor after Harvard's President Emeritus Eliot urged wives to have eight children between ages 25 and 40. Members refuse to respond until Eliot becomes a mother, signaling disdain for his stance.
Public notice concerns formation or actions of a drainage district and lists responsible parties including C. W. Garberson Elias Carey Jane Carey Nellie Carey Adeline Carey Seal Carey Edward Carey Ernest Carey W M Greeley A P Griffith A A Whitinger A I Dayton and others in Franklin with township clerk H O Thompson referenced as official. The notice names insurers banks and trusts firms such as Aetna Life Insurance Co Northern Trust Co and Fay Taylor.
An old advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills neutralize poisons causing backache rheumatism nervousness and kidney and bladder irregularities. It asserts the pills restore natural organ action and are for sale by all druggists.
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