Ames Times Briefs Sketch Snow Weather and Localnotes
The Ames Times reports a windy Sunday night with heavy snow in the forecast. Ruth Bryan has quit politics. W J Bryan remains active. Joe Cannon stirs opinions in town. Humboldt county bans horseshoe pitching to protect morals. A high school football player dies after an injury in Panora. Marshalltown mayor and police indicted by a federal grand jury tied to anti saloon activism. A New York washer woman donated $72 to a missionary society.
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Marshalltown
Davenport
Bill Sunday
Ellsworth man injures wrist by car crank mishap
Homer Brinten of Ellsworth broke a wrist while cranking his automobile. A previous crank incident struck his face, turning his cheek dark in color. The report notes the crank lived up to its name.
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Homer Brinten
Ellsworth
Homer
Funeral Directors
Old Farmer Riches Roar and Eggs Rise in News Snippets
An Indiana paper questions a once poor farmer now thrifty. The Toledo Blade notes the man left in a new car. Eggs may reach seventy cents a dozen in New York before Christmas. The Cherry Sisters may perform in Gotham if cabbage prices rise. A Ellsworth preacher threatened to quit his pulpit if a local dance hall showdown could end public dancing.
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Indiana
Toledo Blade
New York
Gotham
Ellsworth
Suit of Searsbuck Wool Failures Stun Boone
In Boone Independent a reader recalls buying a Searsbuck suit advertised as tailored by hand from finest wool and cheaper than local dealers. The garment shrank, pockets tore, buttons popped, seams split and the set was gifted to a doll, a comical ruin of a promised durable outfit.
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Gabriel
Small
P. deSwick
Boone Independent
Office Boy's Philosophy of Life Weathers Life's Crosses
What Cheer style column reflects a boy in life facing endless opposites. The piece notes society’s double standards for youth, status, religion, money, and success, concluding with a punchy existential question about utility.
The Jumping Off Place
A nostalgic vignette blends a mariner’s tale with changing fortunes in love and marriage. An Iowa farmer’s wedding note is lightly mocked as rare events draw attention amid October’s frosty air and autumn harvest hues.
Personal note to Ames Chautauqua stockholders and patrons
Walter I. Fowle thanks the Ames Chautauqua board for support as he steps down as platform manager. He endorses his successor W. P. George and notes the new secretary, a Baptist church building, and ongoing work. He predicts the 1910 program will be highly regarded with capable management and a strong secretary.
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Ames Chautauqua
Chautauqua Board of Directors
The
Baptist Church
Ames
W. P. George
Chautauqua
Walter I. Fowle
Des Moines Evening Tribune offers bargain subscription
The paper promotes a two dollar subscription rate through January 1 1911 with regular price three dollars for 12 months. The edition touts telegraph news market reports editorials and features while joking about local sayings and sports figures and including a long dream poem from the Record Herald.
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Des Moines Evening Tribune
Evening Tribune
Sunday School Institute Delegates Plan at Maxwell
Rev. Walter I. Fowle attended the County Sunday School Institute at Maxwell and arranged with the county group to hold a Sunday School Institute during the upcoming Chautauqua assembly. Delegates formed a committee to cooperate with the Chautauqua program committee to develop the plan and ensure success.
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Walter I. Fowle
Maxwell
Wek
Chautauqua
Chamberlain's Liniment Promises Quick Relief in Accidents
In sudden mishaps it serves as a stand in for the family doctor, never found wanting for sprains cuts wounds and bruises. It claims to take out soreness and drive away pain and is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Mrs. Dyer Offers Water Color and China Classes
Mrs. Dyer will start beginner courses in water color and china painting on Thursday October 31. The program invites interested residents to join and learn basic techniques.
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W. J
Joe Cannon
Towa
Joe
Jay
Bode
Humboldt County
Washington Post
Panora
Missionary Society
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Story County Bank
Darius Green
Wright
Ocean Bar
Dr. Cook
Bess
Iowa
Soandso
Whatsher
Portance
Hans Wagner
Ty Cobb
the Hall OF Shame
Sioux City
Des Moines
John Junken
Clara Rosen
Campbell Studio
John Bullion
Nathanial
Record-Herald
Institute
Parley Sheldon B. J. Sheldon
S. A. Keenan
Story Co
AME
National Bank of Commerce
Knautle, Kachod & Kahne
First National Bank
Chicago
Des Moines Savings Bank
Ance
Ames Savings Bank
PnRigh
Bosworth
Iowa State College
City
Kelley
Golden Gate
Benson’s Cash Grocery
Ames, Iowa
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