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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
1
Rain disrupts the state fair while a Des Moines hotel continues operations. The coming attraction will be Story county fair and education efforts persist as Young America pursues learning at the national level. A display at the Iowa state fair drew admiring attention.
The old saying that when it rains it pours has been borne out this season. Heavy rainfall has drenched areas, bringing widespread flooding and saturated conditions across multiple regions.
Former Iowa speaker Henderson has departed for good and established residence in Chelsea, New York, signaling a permanent move from his earlier political base.
Tax St Louis Star endorses the Iowa idea as the real plan. It notes the Iowa building at the St Louis exposition is completed and ready for occupancy, arguing timeliness supports staying local and timely.
The Ames city council advances plans for a sewer system, aiming to make Ames one of the cleanest and best towns in central Iowa. The town seeks to enhance livability and attract residents with improved infrastructure.
Northwestern bridge gangs have faced a Logan washout slogan and have been called out there three or four times in the past month.
A Beaumont bank stock has been assessed at one hundred cents on the dollar, signaling strong perceived value for investors in Texas. The assessment confirms the bank’s financial standing and steadiness in the market.
The Pulitzer funded donation establishes a journalism school with ample material across the country to form the student body.
If Iowa should have any kind of a corn crop this year, it will confirm she is the greatest producing state in the United States. The odds she faced were the worst the elements could have posed.
Tom Johnson led the Ohio Democratic State Convention with a standout win and the party adopted free silver as its fall slogan signaling a progressive campaign stance across the state.
A newsroom tip underscores the need for a sturdy hard backed chair to maintain focus while writing. An experimental comparison found rocking seats hinder steady composition and comfort over long sessions.
Visitors saw hogs on display weighing more than some two legged riders in the city, yet the animals did not appear larger.
A Des Moines man files for divorce alleging domestic abuse by his wife. He cites repeated beatings and seeks dissolution of marriage amid the couple’s marital tensions.
A Des Moines physician used a cut from the Iowa State Capitol to advertise his sanitarium and now faces a lawsuit over the promotion. The case centers on advertising claims and the use of a government symbol.
The K P Lodge of Iowa announces its committee for the year with Geo Klove of Sampson lodge No 77 Nevada named to the necrology panel. The selection draws note as coming from a town referred to as dead.
A Tur Fort Dodge correspondent notes a short apple crop while El Dora reports a melon shortage. A Iowa City dispatch repeats the assertion that there are no good Indians but dead ones. Si Strong, a former varsity football member, is arrested in Davenport for highway robbery after a woman confessed involvement with him and another man. The Indian used the name Strong in town and Brown in Iowa City.
A satirical exchange cites Ames and Nevada reports about a single automobile seen on Ames streets. The Ames Times mocks Nevada hot air, while the Nevada Journal notes district court trips for Ames residents. Local weather and agriculture notes follow, including corn conditions, rainfall, and remarks by Dr. A Storms on farming and a joke about a strawberry vine with milkweed.
A Des Moines encounter with a proud resident from central Iowa praising his town. He asserts his locale is the best of its size in Iowa and urges locals to defend and promote their hometown, even if that means moving if they cannot.
Mike, a lean six week new hire with auburn hair and a bold mouth, joins the Times shop foreman’s eye and earns pay and new clothes while he settles in. He works steadily, then grows restless and begins to show his true temper and charm as a “son of the old sod.”
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces opening of valley lots in three new townsites. Sales occur in Shelby Co. Iowa on Sept 8, Bentley in Pottawattamie Co. on Sept 15, and McClelland in Pottawattamie County on Sept 22. One fare to Fort Dodge from all points. special trains from Ft. Dodge and Council Bluffs offer round trips at reduced rates.
Nearly all residents will visit Boone on Monday September 14 to see Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Great Consolidated Shows. The circuit features 300 stars, Diavolo looping on a bicycle, minting unicycle acts, Aurora Zouaves, La Belle Leona, 23 bareback champions, seven Ryan Zorrellas aerialists, and other sensational acts. Travel lines offer low fares and full accommodations with train times and rates provided by agents.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces round trip fares at one and one-third for trips Sept 18 15 and Oct 6 to Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Toledo Sandusky Springfield Elkhart Fort Wayne LaFayette Indianapolis and all intermediate Ohio and Indiana points also Louisville Ky. For details contact any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Hl 176.
Town Talk outlines new towns on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway. Free copy available by writing Edwin B Magillier, Townsite Dept., Fort Dodge, Iowa. June 16.
A vintage medical ad promises eye and head discomfort cure with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It guarantees satisfaction or the purchase price refunded. Sold by L M Bosworth.
Mme Qui Vive, famed as Woman Beautiful columnist for the Chicago Record Herald, offers guidance to women on complexion ills through natural methods. She promotes correct breathing, diet, bathing, and overall health without artificial treatments.
An old style advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin promising a clear complexion fresh breath and steady head. It claims to cure constipation sick headache indigestion and acts as a perfect laxative with sales by local dealers.
Two townsite lots on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway to be sold. Bentley Potta wattomie Co Iowa Tuesday Sept 45 and McClelland Potawatomi Co Iowa Tuesday Sept 22. One fare to Fort Dodge from all points. Special Fort Dodge trains fare fifty cents round trip. For details contact El dwin B Magill manager townsite departments Fort Dodge Iowa.
An advertisement for Sweet Laxative Chips from Loughran and Bauer Co urges relief for constipation sour stomach and biliousness with small and large price options of 10 and 25 cents.
Des Moines offers educational and business advantages with cheap residences projected to rise 25 to 75 percent. The Real Estate Adjusters promise 8 percent on no vestments and note buyers seeking county locations. Contact Crocker Building Des Moines Iowa for listings.
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