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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
2
The Ames Times mocks fashion fads and political moves as Des Moines factions push Dowell and Prouty aside for John McVickar. It notes radical anti prohibition talk affects Marshalltown’s mayor, jokes about divorce wealth and a Des Moines pulpit claim blaming street car wrecks on defective cars.
The piece notes Boone as a center for the 1910 state W T U convention and the Grand Lodge meeting while commenting on local politics and a saloon town image. It mentions Des Moines Hull support, a marriage in Oklahoma, and a teachers meeting when football was debated.
Hon G Klay of Sioux County paid 2000 dollars for a dairy cow now entered in the Iowa State Cow Con test. The event offers nearly 5000 dollars in prizes with entrants from most counties. Kimball's Dairy Farmer reports the contest running through August 15, 1910, and notes Prof H G VanPelt leads statewide dairy education from Waterloo.
A batch of reader messages extols Kimball's Dairy Farmer for practical dairy farming guidance. Contributors from Missouri Illinois Ohio Maine Michigan New Jersey Iowa and beyond express satisfaction with the paper and urge continued subscriptions. Many describe the publication as essential reading for dairymen and general farmers improving herds and profits.
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