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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes cover theater, weather, and holiday items with scattered names and phrases. Mentions central town gathering, rail travel, a long contest, and school notes but lacks clear events or dates. Preserves local tone with several garbled lines and incomplete sentences.
A report notes an express shipment of twenty eight horses to New York and compares express rates to a political bid in Wisconsin. A Boone Independent item recounts a Pennsylvania diamond theft tale where a woman chased a thief, fainting at police arrival, highlighting embarrassment and danger in rural humor.
Mme Bernhardt entertained guests in New York by recalling a young actor who failed to secure a secretary post with a rich widow because he did not wear his best clothes. She contrasted with a young woman applying to an elderly millionaire, arguing style guides action in life.
A mildly intoxicated clubman visits a ladies barber setup and, after a trim, asks for a shave. He enjoys hot towels, a massage, and perfume, then whimsically requests dental extraction from the keeper, prompting an unexpected punchline.
Reports describe Tableago police raids on private homes in upscale neighborhoods where gambling is said to be widespread. Authorities allege the activity finances the activities of the gambling rings and involves prominent residents.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Labvotlette headquarters inio We epetet and Howard Clack of Des Moines acting as guardian. Mentions a wagon start and an offer to allow something related to workers, with Sno holding offices at a committee.
Dainty colored covers and matching cards are available for dance program bindings. Menus and all related uses can be obtained at the Times office.
A misspelled, garbled excerpt discusses a mouse drawn to the last quart of milk after the milkman’s final trip. The testament resembles a humorous, disjointed column fragment with unclear attributions and scattered phrases about dairy and a mouse in a representative newspaper context.
The writer reflects on advertising, calling it a charitable preposition in the past and now a necessity for success. The passage emphasizes that avoiding the issue is futile and asserts that to succeed in business one must advertise.
The Cedar Rapids Republican laments papers attacking Professor Holden over his bid for the governor nomination. It argues people have a right to run and accuses bosses of trying to dictate who can enter the primary, comparing it to a poker game where access depends on paying for chips.
A fragment from a Boone and Ames discussion critiques a girl's attire with derogatory language about LGBTQ people. The Boone participant ridicules appearance, claiming only unattractive individuals wear such items, while referencing a Black funeral context and implying bias in the remarks.
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