15 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
1
Collins Liberator reports a large farm house at Bill Vasey’s near Collins was struck by lightning last week and burned to ashes. Meanwhile stories from Story County recount local misfortunes and small town happenings including dam age awards, court notes, and new business ventures in Cambridge and Nevada.
In a Savannah News excerpt Robert Louis Stevenson extols American nomenclature. He compares river names to divine acts of naming, praising Susquehanna for its beauty and lauding states and cities such as Delaware Ohio Indiana Florida Iowa Wyoming Minnesota and the Carolinas for their musical, poetic sound. He suggests future literature will be enriched by these place names.
Poultney Bigelow writes before the Boer War that President Paul Kruger is a grand old savage to some views and a noble statesman to others. He recalls meeting Kruger amid coffee, tobacco, and loud talk, in a crowded room of burghers. Kruger governs by personal contact and parables, claiming to know every citizen.
Announcements of church services lodge society and club gatherings not conducted for revenue will be published one time free with additional publications at six cents per line. Rates on Siegler advertising furnished on application. All changes for advertisements must be formed by Tuesday evening.
Reports say recent floods in Texas wiped a town off the map while political chatter notes opposition to a biennial election amendment. Campaign updates mention Dawson’s Second District bid, Secretary Shaw’s western tour, Maine Republicans’ large win, and a Sioux City strike ending with union and nonunion workers united. An Irish voter backs Bryan, and Billy De Voe moves from amateur to pro boxing this winter.
The president delivers a direct acceptance message, hailed as fearless, while the campaign lacks excitement locally. Ogden Messenger notes Joan Thompson and spouse celebrate a golden wedding, and columns lampoon political and social topics from religious sects to state fair week debates.
Roosevelt's acceptance letter to Joe Cannon as chairman of the notification committee is described as clear and well written. Reports of frost in Iowa on Sunday night were minor, with Ames near the frost line and little damage. The frost delay could yield a bumper corn crop if immunity continues, boosting the Republican majority.
The item notes Chicago school enrollment reaching two hundred eighty five thousand by year end, needing two hundred fifty two buildings and five thousand six hundred fourteen teachers to train youth for shooting. It also surveys Marshalltown Daily Times-Republican circulation, advertising impact, and editorials opposing Parker Davis.
Des Moines aldermen objected to Artist Cumming’s female figure design for the cruiser bell noting the model’s nightie slipped too far from her shoulders. The remark suggests the officials are unused to polite society.
A London Antiquary recounts a man named William Foxley, a mint potmaker, who slept from April 27, 1546 a Tuesday in Easter week until the first day of term fourteen days and fifteen nights later. He woke to live forty more years, despite efforts by the king’s physician to rouse him.
The week was warm and sunny with light rainfall. corn is progressing well though frost risk rises after Oct 1. Growth in stalk and ear is heavy. fields stay deep green, signaling needed ripening weather. Pastures are excellent. haying and potato harvests advance. late apples mature well. A major livestock exhibit at the World's Fair promises prizes exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
The Plano tuner O. I. Fey will be in town next week. Contact Times office to leave orders for Mr Frey if your plano or gap is out of tune.
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