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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
2
The Ames Times notes the state fair’s success, Iowa oat yields, and straw hat season winding down. It mentions Prouty’s possible ninth district speeches for Smith, a slow Ames street paving project, and a merged telephone exchange. The piece also mocks Roosevelt and remarks on regional politics and fashion trends.
Column notes a high mogul star gazer at Drake University predicting another comet nearby in the near future. References to Roosevelt's Sioux Falls speech are dismissed as nothing by the writer, who claims the Sioux City speech will outpace it by seven or eight blocks.
The ponies drew a large crowd on the fair’s third day in Des Moines as Savage showcased his horses in a trot event. The exhibition thrilled spectators with speed and skill.
In a Sioux City Friday night address Roosevelt commended the Taft administration as insurgents trembled at the show of support. The remarks highlighted unity within the party and stressed continuity of policy.
The writer notes a long standing rumor that Ames will gain a new federal building and keeps living in hopeful expectation. The Clark Publishing Company of Chicago plans a Story County history with W. O. Payne of The Representative writing the history, promising quality from a top Iowa weekly press writer.
A collection of editorials contrasts Roosevelt's Keosauqua Osawatomie speech with Taft tariff ideas while noting editorials from Register and Leader and other insurgent papers. Mentions Geo. E. Roberts returning to Washington as mint director and rumors of a Fort Dodge editorship. Nevada to get an Adventist church as sanatorium growth brings new worship. Sauerkraut prices rising noted with Grundy county sauerkraut day expectations.
In a rough dated vignette two youths named Alexander Jimpson Jopp and Richard Henry James Kerslopp toil in a hardware shop. Jopp laments endless labor and yearning for nobler tasks while Kerslopp resolves to persevere and prove himself. Later Jopp drops anchors and earns little while Kerslopp remains comfortable.
P. D. Swick writes a Boone Independent column noting that few people reach true wisdom before folly repeats itself, reflecting on aging and judgment with a wry tone.
J A Swensen of Watertown writes that ten years of eczema and failed treatments by fifteen doctors were cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The product claims to heal skin eruptions eczema boils fever sores burns and piles. 25c at all druggists.
Local families and visitors report social rounds at Gilbert and Storm Lake. Highlights include Miss Grace Powell departing for Idaho to teach, Clyde White of Pierre visiting relatives, and Fred Porter selling a farm at 150 per acre. A health ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a blood purifier.
The Kansas Agricultural College reports rabies remains common in cattle hogs horses and dogs across the state with symptoms ranging from furious behavior to paralysis. Diagnosis relies on brain tissue showing Negri bodies. prevention through Pasteurian treatment should occur promptly after exposure.
A new product called Health Coffee from Dr Shoop promises a pure toasted cereal and malt blend that tastes like coffee. It is sold by J J Grove and requires no long boiling, with Dr Shoop claiming it can be made in a minute.
The sponsor promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a quick cure for kidney and bladder diseases, claiming prompt relief and comfort for elderly people. The message emphasizes ease and strength for seniors through the product.
Readers with an engraved plate for listing cards are asked to bring it to the Times, which will provide engraved cards in return. The notice implies a trade or service exchange for personalized card materials.
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