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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
5
In a stormy New York City poll the school directors election drew 29 votes. A. B. Noble and O. E. Wasser won after Wasser replaced W. W. Talbott and a late rush of stranded citizens voting shifted the result.
Street Commissioner McCoy and crew earned praise for clearing mud and slush on main streets after a recent storm. Scrapers were rushed into service and sidewalks were cleared quickly, with merchants noting the good service and value of the expenditure.
Twenty racing automobiles will pass through Ames on June first en route to the Alaska Yukon Exposition in Seattle. M Robert Guggenheim Seattle offers a 2000 trophy and 5300 cash prizes with race expenses covered, as the Automobile club of Seattle backs the event over five thousand dollars. Pathfinders begin March fifteenth to chart the route from New York to Chicago and onward marking signs and arranging gas, hotels, and other needs.
A fragment lists prices and coins such as 2 ee 50c 12c 10c and 33¢, indicating a catalog or advertisement snippet with varied monetary notations. The readable items emphasize small denominations and sale context without full product details.
Iowa Agricultural College student journalists won nine of ten $20 National Corn Exposition gold medals for best stories on corn topics. Ames students claimed 26 of 30 prizes across categories including Producing a Maximum Corn Crop and Principles and Practices of Corn Breeding. Miss Hoover’s recital at the M E church was postponed.
The Ames Poultry association held its regular meeting Monday evening. Plans for the next annual show were discussed with several arrangements made. Everything points to a big show next winter.
One red sow about 150 pounds taken up by the subscriber. Owner may recover by proving ownership and paying notice costs damage and care. James Gregory.
Wanted girl for general house work in a family of three. Mrs J Jacobs seeks help for domestic tasks at home. Position described as for sale or trade in the listing.
An advertisement offers a free college scholarship program promising to place hundreds through college. It invites readers to write for full information and contact Robert J. Sherlock.
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