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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
The Ames Times notes Aldrich’s lead in the tariff debate and Cummins amendment defeat in the Senate. It mentions liquor sale permits on upcoming dates, Boston tercentennial planning for 1920, Traer Star-Clipper’s 31st birthday, Dolliver’s Washington prominence, and egg prices with soft shelled shells. It ends with a reflection on wages and social concerns.
A collection of quirky notes includes a Missouri police quip about a young heiress lookalike, a California pajama party social blurb, and the classic Esaw Wood tongue twister. The items mix humorous local color with playful wordplay and literary snippets from Woman’s Home Companion.
The Boyles in Mercer Pennsylvania received a life sentence for the man and twenty five years for the woman plus a five thousand dollar fine after kidnapping Billy Whitle. The ruling aims to curb child stealing. Mayor Billy Gates of Nevada encountered a window vendor selling sight helpers to a boy named Billy who demanded a license. the vendor fled with seven dollars.
In the Hampton Chronicle Tom Purcell notes the chill air right now for outdoor beer parties while hopeful forecasts suggest warmer days may arrive later, signaling better party weather.
A string of pointed maxims reflects on marriage money and male folly. Witty observations cover happiness envy vanity and ignorance with humor about wives husbands and social norms. The tone echoes a nostalgic daily humor column from a bygone era.
Dispatches describe a hunter's deadly chase through a Nairobi jungle scene where the ex president supposedly killed three lions. The king of the jungle faces a fatal rifle shot as dawn light blooms and the hunter returns home bearing the proof of his prowess. The piece blends frontier bravado with a dated colonial voice and interleaves a local anecdote about Hopper and Casey at the Bat with a legal notice near the end.
Mudro polis hosts Hopper and his company for Casey at the Bat as fans, merchants, and townspeople fill posters and seats to hear the famed Mudville game recounted with the Umpire calling Casey out and the crowd gathering at sunset.
The Sunday magazine of the Chicago Record-Herald is praised as unmatched in American journalism. It features first class fiction and articles by famous authors such as Conan Doyle and Jack London, with high quality pictures and broad miscellany. The piece highlights serials and memorable short stories like Shorty McCabe.
Local listing advertises a full line of childrens knock-about skuffer and playmate shoes from Daniel Bros. and Herman. 38 41.
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