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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
2
A hometown column from The Ames Times reviews diverse items from January community life. It notes the small grain growers association meeting in Ames, local political hints, a dry Missouri Valley, a Cherry Illinois mine disaster, Grand Forks snow disruption, and local gossip about census takers, railroad leaders, escaped insane wards, and editorial misprints.
The Independent editor received a first coal bill from Swick and responded with a rhymed protest. The verse mocks rising prices and economic strain, mentioning the ice man, coal man, grocer, and hunters, while noting the November chill and a difficult term of cleaning house.
James Weaver James Murphy James Forbes and James Hickey each were fined seven dollars or two days in Sioux City Monday on intoxication charges. The four Jims had taken a day off to celebrate, while old tunes played in the background.
A Sioux City preacher Rev J C Reid warned from the pulpit that women’s suffrage would ruin the home and breed divorce. The piece notes suffragette protests in England and reports a lynching in Cairo Illinois, plus a satirical cartoon in the Register and Leader about Aldrich and Cummins and a chaotic Ames to Iowa City student event with property damage.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as faster than any remedy at restoring health strength and vitality. It claims it makes sick people well and well people weller and urges readers to take it tonight by J. B. Cagwin.
A collage of humorous vignettes and local notices from a small town page. Jokes, a travel tale of John seeking fortune, misadventures with a dyspeptic breakfast companion, a farmer price note, and a fatherly letter miscue illustrate rural life and social quips.
Hon G Klay of Sioux County buys a 2000 dairy cow now entered in the Iowa State Cow Con test. The contest offers nearly 5000 in prizes with entries from most counties, under the direction of Kimball's Dairy Farmer at Waterloo. Prof H G VanPelt directs state dairy education from Ames, now based in Waterloo.
A collection of reader letters extols Kimball's Dairy Farmer as practical up to date and essential for dairying. Farmers from Missouri Wisconsin Ohio Minnesota Maine Iowa Michigan and New Jersey express gratitude subscribe extend or renew notes praise profits herd improvement and dairy education with personal anecdotes.
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