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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1906
Page
4
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The piece comments on election law reform aimed at cutting costs, expresses fatigue with Hearst and his followers, and notes expectations for a wealth of bills before Christmas. It mentions the Logan Observer backing Lacey for US Senate or governor and praises the Major as a strong public figure.
Geo Wiggins of Story City asks if Republicans who opposed the ticket may vote in the Republican primaries. The Register and Leader replies that they can vote and that dissatisfaction with part of the ticket does not disqualify participation.
The Iowa correspondent notes the tariff issue did not drive the GOP loss, citing Lacey as a Roosevelt loyalist defeated for resisting reform. He argues the district swings between parties, credits Democratic votes for Cummins’ standing, and criticizes the Register and Leader for disavowing Democratic allies after a campaign season.
Uncle John Thompson of the Ogden Ogden Messenger and P de Swick of the Boone Independent discuss a tail lore claim. The Messenger notes Swick stated the tail ends of spotted dogs are white and spotted cats black, and reports observations since then confirming the claim.
Hon. H. W. Beyers announces he will name C. W. Lyon of Valley Junction as his aide when in office. Lyon is a talented Ames graduate and a promising young lawyer. The Denison Review notes Crawford county voting shifts against Cummins, while Congressmen Hull cites Roosevelt’s strong Iowa support and tariff debate sentiments.
A young Ames boy, after mumbling to his pet rabbit, thumped the animal in anger. His mother confronted him as he blamed a school lesson that rabbits multiply rapidly, while he denounced his own arithmetic as inadequate.
Des Moines Capital states Lieutenant Governor Herriott and Col. Palmer, railroad commissioner and veteran officers, were not invited to ride the governor's special train to Chattanooga this week.
Iowa political turmoil spreads from ballot design to party harmony. Critics blame Senator Smith and allies for removing the circle from the Australian ballot, while Calderwood’s defeat reshapes upcoming district conventions and Polk county influence. Real estate transfers, local notices, and editorials punctuate the page.
A fragment reflecting political tensions within the Republican Party. It dismisses calls for harmony from promoters and argues primaries will not change much. It predicts some progressives may back Theodore Roosevelt in a united front.
J. C. Blair, superintendent of schools in St. Albans West Virginia, reports his daughter cured of St. Vitus dance after trying Electric Bitters. He credits three bottles with a complete recovery. The tonic promises quick relief from nervous complaints general debility female weaknesses impoverished blood and malaria priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by druggists.
Local Secretary Wilson Rich of the civil service examining board lists dates for exams at the Odd Fellows temple in Ames for November and December. Positions include weather bureau repairman, railway mail clerk, interpreters, draftsmen, laboratory assistant, telephone operator, tagger for agriculture, psychologist, soil preparator, arbor culturist, plate printer, and architectural and coastal geodetic survey roles with salaries ranging from 75 per month to 2000 per annum.
Local hunter Mr Deal with his coon hounds has recent success along the woods. He hunted on damp evenings and into night, tracking and trapping four possums and two raccoons. The dogs follow scent to a tree and the animal is bagged by the tail into a sack. Possums, once southern, have migrated into the area and grown numerous.
Mr. Deal keeps four possums alive and plans to trap more as the pursuit continues, with no sign of stopping the chase.
The Alliance Kentucky man F N Tacket recalls 1903 as a year of severe lung bleeding and a close call with death. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with a full recovery after four bottles, noting it cures sore lungs coughs and colds. Trial bottle free.
The old water tank and tower by city hall were removed after months of deterioration. A new worker replaced missing pay, dismantling the standpipe and timber, with debris cleared and the site left neat. The removal marks a notable town improvement and was completed quickly.
Charley Shockley city bill poster survived a rough surprise party after returning home from a downtown outing on Saturday night. About thirty friends pounced and nearly beat him in celebration of his thirty ninth birthday with plans for a near fortieth milestone.
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