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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
2
The Ames Times reports a Cedar Rapids cleanup effort with donations over four thousand dollars and quips on names and local figures. It mentions H J Harness a physician in Devil's Lake North Dakota and jokes about political maneuvering in Shenandoah and the eighth district postmaster contest between Cummins supporters and opposition.
Cash Dowell of Des Moines seeks Congress in this district and may siphon the Prouty vote. A woman sought a husband ad at two dollars an inch, claiming her tall spouse was missing. Cedar Rapids reports a Bill Sunday conversion of an old offender. Des Moines streetcar franchise talks trigger seven rides for a quarter then reversal.
An auditorium workman fell from a roof onto a pedestrian in Des Moines, fatally injuring him. The other man survived. The item also notes interurban chases for jackrabbits in Mason City and Iowa Falls, with quips about rabbit behavior and tail salt myths.
Des Moines resident Homer Miller was elected a director of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. The writer met him with Marvin Hughitt and other directors at the station after a trip, noting Miller’s youth, long acquaintance, and plain demeanor as reasons for the esteem and honor of the position.
A quirky local item recounts a neighborhood surprise at Kufe Ketchum's birthday along with a humorous tale of Batumup the Cannibal Isles chief suffering after a Missionary roast. The scene shifts to Curem the tribe’s medicine man sharing the same stomach ailment, while Lulu Hatfield Solomon delivers a strong mezzo with Miss Enos's girls praised for enthusiasm.
A classifieds note offers a front room for rent in Macksburg Tennessee with or without board. The rest of the column contains a series of humorous quips about climbing Himalayas wearing hats and personal anecdotes, including a joke about an appendix operation and wedlock with a nurse.
In Wilbur Nesbit's Onlooker verse a meat fate reversal is sung. Bacon, once lowly in smokehouses, rises to consumer splendor while porterhouse, once supreme and costly, is challenged. The poem contrasts past and present culinary status and class tastes.
Chic Perkins presents The Leading Lady and The Little Prospector at the Armory opera house on October 29 and 30. The Leading Lady is a high class comedy about society and the stage, while The Little Prospector portrays a gold west mining camp with pathos and humor.
A unique supper at the Congregational church on November 4 offers a full college course for 25 cents. Attendees are invited to participate and classify.
The Waterloo Reporter notes a heated scramble among Des Moines reformers to unseat Captain Hull. A city rival laments Dowell and Prouty blocking a single figure, predicting a hyphenated hunt for office may aid Hull, who allegedly profits from city favors.
Artistic acting and splendid scenery with gorgeous gowns headline two night engagement by Chic Perkins and her company at the Armory opera house on Friday and Saturday October 29th and 30th.
A brief notice states H. C. Haverly offers house moving services promptly. The 23-If line suggests a filing or classifieds reference.
The Critics Vanda Enos and her group delivered the season’s best entertainment for city crowds. Nina Youman impressed audiences with her "Comin Out" reading, starting modestly but becoming a striking performer with vivacity and strong stage presence.
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