28 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
1
The Story County official paper reports a local transfer of county offices with new incumbents taking oaths and outlining early policy aims. Voters and residents are urged to monitor council actions as departments shift leadership and priorities.
Clay county ex sheriff John B. Lewis announces his candidacy for the legislature’s Sergeant at Arms. Backed by a sizable crowd, he aims to force other hopefuls to hurry to secure the plum job.
The article notes that Senator Tillman received extensive newspaper notice in towns where he lectured, more than any other lecturer in years, reflecting strong public interest in his northern tour.
The papers argue against scrapping the offices of state printer and binder noting they are essential and even more so than some other offices amid their summer lull in coverage.
The text notes John Cownie will pause before challenging state education bodies and predicts strong public reaction. It states every newspaper in the state criticizing his attack on the University State College and Normal.
Slang and salacious quips ripple through Slater City commentary as Ole Langland plots antics in the local paper. A public street incident in Story City sparks renewed attention on L J TskrRNaGe amid community chatter.
The piece notes Cummins addressing the Commercial Club in New York, praising eastern audiences yet asserting Iowa has rugged speakers like Volliver and Cousins. It also recounts Senator Tillman’s remarks during a visit to Ames about Iowa land quality and a witty whiskey analogy from a Boone vicinity conductor.
Iowa readers learn the old Des Moines county courthouse is being torn down to make way for a new temple of justice on the same site. The note mentions election tallies for Cummins and Phillips and commentary on Pitchfork Tillman, with regional bank and rural mail carrier pay discussions and a reflection on a prosperous year and good health.
Eorror Hungerford in Carroll Herald urges equal athletic training for girls and boys, praising muscular development. He then shifts to a satirical stance mocking a married man’s view, arguing against female athleticism and imagining gender roles in daily chores.
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa. asserts the pills are infallible for constipation stomach and liver troubles After two weeks use he says he has become a new man The medicine is sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth’s drug store.
Iowa State College leaders met with state board officials to challenge board criticisms of college finances. They argued endowment receipts and building funding were misrepresented and requested a correction before the board acts, with possible report modification after Judge Kinne's return. A separate column notes a con man defrauded a Story City man of three hundred dollars claiming insanity cures.
A Vermont man praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a severe leg fever sore. The piece notes Hamilton County spent about 1056 dollars on the county's annual election and compares costs to other counties. It mentions a Northwestern railway mileage deal involving Marshall County and a grand jury inquiry into alleged private use of public funds. It ends with a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Arkansas and a local seller.
Advertisement offers locations across Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri on the Chicago Great Western Railway highlighting favorable farm and business prosperity. Seeks competent men with capital for all branches including creamery and milling opportunities. Mentions locations for merchandise hardware hotels banks stockbuyers and requests correspondence. Maple Leaflets and maps available from W J Reed Industrial Agent St Paul Minnesota.
Lower prices on heating stoves ranges stove pipe stove boards coal hods and fire shovels in Story county. Before buying call on Geo. Roberson. Also seven room house for rent. B A Loexwoor zam Ce.
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