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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
The Ames Times notes the Republican ticket for President William H. Taft and Vice President James S. Sherman and urges Republican voters to call for a primary ticket when going to the polls next Tuesday.
In townships with incorporated towns in this county republicans will have four separate and distinct tickets including the official ballot for United States district and county officers the ticket for assessor the constitutional amendment and the primary ticket. It will be a challenge to vote and the judges and clerks of election will earn their pay.
The Cummins campaign committee funds local ads in country papers claiming riders can credit Cummins for $1 per 100 mile rail trip and urging votes for him for United States senator. The piece argues the governor owes taxpayers for an extra legislature session and for a primary law he backed.
Mr. G. K. Noble, an agricultural student, died today at noon at the Colonnades club house on the college grounds. His home was Riceville. No further information is available at this time.
Ordinance No. 197 establishes penalties for violations of State Board of Health rules and Ames City Health orders. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail, with possible both, upon conviction. The measure becomes effective after passage and publication. City Clerk A B Maxwell and Mayor Galen Tilden noted.
Two ten inch disc selections offered for 65 cents on a first come basis at Watch hospital 720 8th St Boone Iowa Justin McCarthy suffers blood poisoning from a rusty nail scratch Pepper family from Janesville Wisconsin buys Perry McCutch eon house on Hodge Ave They seek sales agents earning 36 weekly or 400 percent commission Frank W Williams Company invites permanent agents with samples and catalogues Chicago Illinois 1214 W Taylor St 26 41
An advertisement offers the largest pipe line at College Inn with confectionery for parties and dances. It promotes L. M. Gibson Co and dates 27-11. The text also touts a stage comedy featuring a tramp character nicknamed Soak in The Moonshiner's Daughter, claiming abundant laughs.
In 1863 George M. Felton of South Gibson Pennsylvania suffered chronic diarrhoea during his army service. He tried many remedies but found no lasting relief before discovering a successful treatment.
A. W. Miles urged trying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One bottle stopped the illness at once. For sale by J. B. Cagwin.
A brief notice touts Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic backache relief. Apply two or three times daily and massage the area. Sold by J. E. Cagwin.
A life saving station near the English coast reports distant signal-like noises with near shore cries for help heard by a guard. Scientists suggest echoes from walls or fog effects while legends of fog shots persist on foggy coasts.
The Chicago News notes a remarkable acoustic anomaly on February 1 1901 during mourning guns for Queen Victoria. Proximity failed to guarantee audible signals while distant observers heard the salutes clearly, a phenomenon not explained by wind direction.
In the era of the first Quincy baby the Quincy family focuses on a shift in opinion as Peggy's guidance moves from praised to deemed useless amid parental attention and expectations.
A timber district native warns of a tribe that deliberately sets fires to create huckleberry patches. He explains a match can spark vast cultivation, noting fires destroy other growth and threaten life and property. He recalls a specific instance of such an act.
Gaston bursts into Alphonse and asks to marry, not fight. Alphonse pauses then asks if he can apologize.
A parent questions a young man on dollar value, and the youth replies that at the club a dollar buys one white chip. The Washington Star quotes the exchange highlighting a gambler’s or social club scene.
A playful fragment quotes a child and remarks on age and conduct. The piece peers into humor about childhood mortality and religious expectations with a cheeky tone.
A humorous episode in McLean County during Stephen A. Douglas first court as prosecuting attorney ends with Douglas correctly spelling McLean County in the statute. Judge Logan sustains the indictments after Stuart’s bid to quash, and Douglas learns to demand proof for every point.
A wealthy Wiltshire tradesman, after drinking Bath waters, travels to Bristol with a letter from his Bath physician. He reads an advisory letter addressed to a Bristol doctor, noting the bearer as a “fat Wiltshire clothier” to be treated professionally.
The pelican’s red bill hook inspired a fable that it feeds its young with its own blood. In truth the red hue comes from pressing the bill to the chest to empty the pouch. Another tale links the pelican to flamingos which feed their young with a blood colored secretion.
Miss Chellus confirms engagement to Mr Boxley after Miss Pechis remarks the match is a great catch. Philadelphia Press notes the couple’s status in a brief social item.
A weary man asks to place an ad in the paper. The clerk suggests “wanted a situation any old job.” The man replies to say “object matrimony” and offers to marry a decent job for life if he could get acquainted. A humorous take from the Catholic Standard and Times.
The Cleveland Leader notes a debate on a battle picture, quotes D'Aubist praising its poignancy and Krittick calling it the awfulest thing he ever saw. It frames ridicule as a sharp tool, but modern harsher truths still deserve silence.
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