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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
The note praises Ben Birdsall as the likely winner of the third district seat. It notes a quiet campaign nearing its end and mentions the coal strike settlement and Roosevelt's strong stance against coal barons. The piece also touts Mitchell as a top labor leader and cites the impending election two weeks away.
Congress member Hull reports from New York that Republicans will hold a twenty seat majority in the forthcoming Congress. He is active with the congressional campaign committee and bases the forecast on current momentum.
The piece outlines Democratic efforts to boost turnout for the upcoming election, noting past tactics in the sixth district and the role of Secretary Shaw in rallying support across districts. It mentions Republican nominee printing issues, upcoming rallies, schoolhouse meetings, and the editor’s satirical interludes.
Help wanted advertisement for a dining-room girl offering $4.00 per week and board. Apply at once to A. L. Wine, Box 143, Iowa College.
George Eliot recounts a visit where a six year old tried to cut a Bulldog's ears with scissors. Blood ran from the dog's ear yet it showed no resistance as the child was protected by the dog who nudged between master and child and licked the child's face.
Arch bishop Whately posed a riddle about desert hunger and answered it with a pun about eating sand. He notes Noah sent Ham whose descendants spread and bred, explaining how sandwiches could appear in the desert.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt frames genius as infinite capacity for taking pains. It notes Greanache’s talent for adopting every ailment he hears about, contrasting Smithers’ remark with the notion of genius.
In a tense exchange, one party demands why they were dumped without warning after weeks of seemingly amicable behavior. The other asserts ongoing kindness during the relationship’s run before the breakup.
The Nineteenth ward shows streets and avenues named for patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence including Rush Morton Clymer Taylor Wilson Ross Rodney Keap Hooper Hewes Penn Rutledge Heyward Lynch Middleton Gwinett Walton Gerry Bartlett Whipple Thornton Wythe Harrison and Lee. Washington avenue marks the ward boundary. In the Twenty first ward streets honor Hopkins Ellery Floyd Stockton Hart and Lewis, signers. southern part honors Pulaski De Kalb Kosciusko and Lafayette, European allies. A western ward street honors Spencer who wrote part of the country history.
A couple long engaged for about fourteen years finally resolves the wait when the groom asks for a date after a tender request by the bride to sing. The moment turns the page on their prolonged suspense, ending the delay with a hopeful note.
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