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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
2
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Weather and local affairs dominate notices with Labor Day observations and rainfall records. Reports mention military movements, local elections, and public works in Decorah, Indianola, and Eldora while social topics and pride in regional leadership surface.
A building under remodeling in Winton Iowa collapsed recently leaving one man dead and several others seriously injured. The incident follows a string of local construction hazards and adds to community concerns about safety during renovations.
A man named Turnipseed was arrested in Des Moines on a charge of forgery described as unusually smooth. The joke notes that a different name like Hayseed would have made the announcement more startling.
A Tama Indian kills a rival in a feud over a squaw he revered as the sun. The piece notes that many good Indians are dead and warns of unpredictable retaliation, likening them to a mule ready to kick.
Des Moines city council mandates a levee on the southeast riverfront to stop annual spring drownings and home washouts. McCurcheon, the Record-Herald cartoonist with the dog, joins the Tribune at 250 dollars weekly, 13 thousand yearly, while Appel of Gearst syndicate earns 15 thousand yearly.
The Valley Express reports Turlowa Agricultural College supplies staff for similar schools nationwide. Kinzer from the Agricultural department visited Kansas State College. Gov Cummins and Mayor Brenton spoke at Leon at the fifth club’s annual meeting. A married man won a prize for a loaf baked by his wife at the fair. He discovered the loaf earned the top award for paying brick.
A Northwestern hotel bellboy in Des Moines allegedly hurled a guest down a staircase, causing pain and distress. The hotel’s reputation is mocked, with comments that guests deserve harsher treatment if they stay there.
A Marshalltown man known as IsENHART eluded his wife by courting another woman in Webster City. He wed the other woman without revealing his first marriage, was tracked to Nebraska, arrested, and returned to Webster City. He posted bail and returned home where his deserted wife welcomed him back. The columnist chides the affair as tiring bush league behavior.
A Scranton Journal report explains that Tui people long before Christ offered food at graves so the devil would eat it and spare the departed. The piece notes the belief and its misinterpretation by a “good brother.”
Women from the Des Moines Press Club spent a day in Ames visiting Iowa State College and Margaret Hall. The group, hosted by Mrs. Kilbourne, toured facilities, enjoyed luncheon, and discussed future out of town visits. Members from Des Moines and state papers attended.
A Cedar Rapids writer mocks a tall tale about a fisherman who supposedly caught a three pound white bass, a twenty pound catfish, and a large green turtle on a trout line. He also claims a two pound black bass struck the boat, knocking breath from a boy, who later found a $50 pearl in a mussel shell.
September opened with near normal temperatures and favorable farm conditions. Cool nights and sufficient daytime warmth kept vegetation growing, corn advancing fairly though not yet fully ripe. Final yields depend on warm dry weather rest of month. fall plowing progressed well with good soil condition.
Reports indicate a very large yield of timothy seed. The late potato crop is fair to good, with difficulties in low wet soil. A very satisfactory crop of fall apples is being harvested and marketed.
A feature on word fashion traces terms rising and fading through history, citing Chaucer and Bacon, then promotes Iowa State College Ames events. The Grand Autumn Excursion on September 25 showcases campus openings, engineering halls, livestock, auctions, parades, music, and public addresses by Gov. Cummins.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item lists curious beliefs still held by English speakers. It notes that killing frogs supposedly dries cows, tickling a baby causes stuttering, thanking a hair combing helper brings bad luck, and silver bullets must kill ghosts. Dreams of unbroken eggs portend trouble, boasted health invites wood striking, and live versus dead snakes signal foes or weakness.
The article recalls Andrew Johnson’s early life as a tailor. He describes being summoned to fit the son of a prominent citizen, nervously working on the coat, and realizing at dinner that he had cut up his own coat for the boy’s garment.
A witty exchange from the New Orleans Times-Democrat notes Kerr Mudgeon’s supposed gentleness toward at least one woman, with dialogue between Van Schmidt and Fitz-Bile debating his kindness and bachelor status.
In a wry exchange from the Boston Transcript a father wonders how to keep his children’s respect while a speaker suggests sending them away as soon as they notice. The quip captures a sharp social jab about parenting and respect.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a customer thanking a seller at Get a Life for a lower charge than expected for half soling shoes. The clerk replies that pricing follows shoe size.
A schoolmaster asserts that personal misfortune matters less when one is rich. The remark frames wealth as a shield against hardship and highlights class privilege in discussions of trouble.
Chicago and North Western Railway advertises one fare round trip excursion tickets for Sep 28 29 30 with return allowed until Oct 2. Details at local agents.
Story County Bank advertises loans with flexible payment on any interest pay day or any amount on any day. It promotes reducing rates by taking up existing loans and charging a commission on such loans.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trips at one and one third fare on Sept 18 15 and Oct 6 to Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Toledo Sandusky Springfield Elkhart Fort Wayne Lafayette Indianapolis and all intermediate points in Ohio and Indiana plus Louisville Kentucky. For details contact any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill.
Opening sale of lots in two new town sites on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway will occur at Bentley Potta wattomie Co Iowa on Tuesday Sept 15 and at McClelland Pottawattomie Co Iowa on Tuesday Sept 22 One fare to Fort Dodge from all Chicago Great Western Railway points Special trains from Fort Dodge to town sites fifty cents round trip For further particulars see bills or address Edwin B Magill Merch Townsite Dept Fort Dodge Iowa 18 2
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