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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
2
The Ames Times notes rising coffee prices and falling straw, with the Lorimer case resurging on front pages. It mentions October nearing without a killing frost, Carl Keuhanie of Denison declining a governor run, and Des Moines joy riders dying after a high speed crash involving six men.
Editor Payne reports a strong sentiment in Story County for holding a presidential primary. The comment suggests local interest in testing voters' preferences ahead of the national race.
Disjointed notes discuss Crip Gat year, Chicago cow incident, and Mrs O Learys lantern fire. Report mentions Curtiss obituary in Philadelphia hotel. Cedar Rapids Republican comments on presidential poll funding and Des Moines religious and labor tensions as industrial meetings grow amid snow.
A man in Des Moines is to be tried for murder after an incident described as drunken provocation. The writer questions laws allowing delays or extended terms before prosecuting murder, noting a desire for stricter time limits.
A garbled passage from an old issue discusses misreadings of a girl group name, noting some subjects born twenty or thirty years ago may object to being called a chit and reflecting on the error without clear context.
Mr and Mrs A G Hardis of Spencer Iowa marked their fifty eighth anniversary with a gathering of immediate relatives. The writer is their child and offers best wishes for many more jubilees.
The writer derides unpaid primary judges and clerks, arguing that modern self seekers drain patriotism. He suggests that even Brother Payne of the Representatives should pay the bills, noting the decline of patriotic spirit in party service.
A sensational court case reports Dr Webster who, after marrying three or four women in as many weeks, is jailed in Oregon Illinois for the murder of one wife. He has received letters of sentimentality and gifts including flowers and twenty dollars from women.
Howard Rann humorously notes the difficult guest who tips his chair back and tees back at the end of a meal, calling it one of the greatest trials for a gracious hostess.
In Des Moines the arbitration process over railway troubles devolved into farce as the union chose Avick as a board member. Attorney Guernsey and the street railway counsel clashed, with speculation the selection aimed to manipulate the panel. Manager Herrigan reportedly appointed himself to maintain control.
Fragmentary Washington Post item notes Miss Anzlin as charming and hints at plans to focus on new topics. Mentions weather and public figures but lacks clear events or outcomes.
An Alabama jury clears a Black defendant in a court defense labeled praise of eloquence. The judge or senator asks Hastus if he stole the mule. Hastus replies that he believed he had stolen it but now knows he did not after the jury and defense statement.
Frederick Anderson and others transfer real estate to multiple buyers including Andersons and W. P. Pitchpatrick. transfers cover numerous lots and blocks in Ames Nevada Collins and Story City area additions. Names include Jessie Reid O. Fisk, Parley Shelton, Elizabeth J. Shearer, J. B. Tickson, and others with prices ranging from 400 to 8600 dollars.
A local merchant advertises winter overcoats and woolens with fit and workmanship guaranteed. Hicks at Corner 7th and Douglass invites visits during Majestic demonstration week October 1-21 for a souvenir ware set. Also offers furnished rooms for rent and promotes Times want ads.
Journalists at the Fen and Pencil club in Philadelphia discuss elevating the stage. Poet T A Daly remarks the stage is too material while a New York manager boasts swift chorus girl selections in sixty minutes, prompting Daly to joke about figures.
The actor discusses a misadventure on tour referring to a Bayswater society belle who fell into the sea at Blackpool. A lifeguard quip about saving hair rather than lives is recounted as a humorous anecdote from the showbiz world.
A Philadelphia writer at the Mie Acorn club links William Wister to both American cricket and the feminist movement. She recalls a Gerrmantown man who refused to share a business secret with his wife, only for her to catch him in a past misdeed.
Buy a range with a reputation during Demonstration Week from October 1 to 21. Come in and let us show you A Potter at 25 1.
Pittsfield New Hampshire resident Mrs. W. W. Gould says Electric Bitters cured her long stomach and kidney troubles after other medicines failed. She urges all women to try the tonic and liver kidney remedy, claiming it helped her greatly and recommending readers see it at local druggists.
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