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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
3
The Ames Times notes a timely rain after the state fair and jokes about weather forecasts and hats. It mentions Democrat Lloyd and Prouty, Ruth Thunder seeking divorce, and Clint Price’s again circulating bid for Congress amid commentary on local figures.
Washington correspondent John Saure faced a difficult challenge in portraying Roosevelt as an insurgent during his speeches from the special train on the New York to Cheyenne trip last week.
Dolliver praised La Follette in Milwaukee on Monday night saying the state’s good name demanded his re election. The remark drew sharp criticism as Dolliver had previously excoriated Cummins La Follette and others.
A Des Moines owner of Dan Patch and a line of fast horses reportedly takes great care of his horses. The remark suggests if men treated wives as well as horses, divorce cases would drop on county court dockets.
The event at iMigin last week featured a driver averaging 62.5 miles per hour for just over 300 miles. The writer notes the high speed and links hesitation to accidents, implying danger in such pace.
During a Sunday country ride a man on a farm urged his companions to pick ears of corn. They retrieved a small ear the narrator calls a nubbin while noting the others were too large to carry.
The Marshalltown Times Republic an opposes Walter J. Smith of the ninth Iowa district for speaker of the house. Siedel a socialist mayor of Milwaukee refuses to act on a Roosevelt reception committee. Fritz Norris of the T R and Mayor Siedel are two of a kind.
The Times editor tried fly paper after a fly issue. A life sized mouse was found smothered on one sheet the next morning, six flies also stuck to the same sheet. The incident needs no further explanation.
A passerby recalls not meeting Editor Andy Maland of the News in Slater on a Sunday auto trip. The writer mentions a new church building under construction, likening its style to the elegant M and E edifice in Ames.
The writer rushed to the Northwestern station Friday morning to meet the Roosevelt special but found John Saure absent and the editor Conaway sent to fetch him. Saure did not appear in pajamas as Roosevelt did at Marshalltown, leaving the correspondent unable to greet him in person.
A Daily Capital item notes hogs strong earlier, with a digression on a Nevada visit by County Treasurer F N Fowler who lost pocket money. The column reflects on vacation ending as drivers must show courtesy, cites a Des Moines road collision narrowly avoided, and includes long excerpts and ads about a boarhound and Foley Kidney Pine cure.
Iowa congressional candidates met in Judge Prouty’s Des Moines office and passed resolutions urging Republicans to unite and set aside factional fighting. Cummine warned there is no middle ground in his convention speech last month. Regulars in the sixth district echoed the call, noting insurgents previously ignored such advice after Lacey’s defeat.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe effective medicine for children. It emphasizes the product contains no opiates or harmful drugs and urges purchase only from the yellow package sold by all druggists.
A panther in Beccan battle revived after seeming dead as a spectator snapped a picture. The camera flew, the photographer escaped, and the panther scampered up a tree with a crowded canopy below.
Harper's Weekly notes varied shark byproducts including jelly from the liver for watch and gun lubrication, sharkskin shagreen for decoration, and vertebral spines used to make high value walking sticks sold in Germany. Also mentions a liver tonic claim for improving complexion and temper.
Description of bull baiting shows a collar tethered bull in a ring with a bulldog gripping the nose. The dog clings as the bull twists and tosses the animal, then a fresh dog is sent in. Also an ad extols Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a blood tonic.
A Washington gilded young man dashed from his house shortly after noon saying he must hurry to the office to ensure time for lunch. The anecdote, told in light tone, captures a midday rush and social routine.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a mother questions why her daughter let a bold suitor kiss her. The daughter confesses a fleeting wish that no one noticed, revealing a tension between propriety and impulse.
The New York Sun quotes a dialogue presenting a reformist view. Bocker advocates first creating an official post to fill with an appointed head, followed by establishing an autonomous city office to handle duties.
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