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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
3
A testimonial describes five years of heart trouble improving after using Dr Miles Heart Remedy. The narrator cites chest pain breathlessness and palpitations easing after six bottles. The ad urges readers to try the remedy with a money back guarantee from the druggist.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns cuts boils and aches and claims it cured the entire family. It recommends Chamberlain’s liniment as a cheaper alternative for back and chest pains and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Fort Leavenworth Fifteenth Infantry drills before departure for the national tournament at Des Moines September 20 to 25. A seven-band parade will move past the capitol with Taft to address the crowd and inaugurate the tournament at the fair grounds.
Men at Des Moines gather the heavier-than-air craft in preparation for practice flights for the United States Army national tournament set for September 20 to 25 at the state fair grounds in Des Moines.
Des Moines readies for a vast military pageant to greet President Taft on September 20. Over 6,000 regulars, 6,200 troops to attend the United States Army national tournament march through a city decorated by more than $15,000 in displays. Cavalry leads with 2,400 troopers, infantry follows, then field artillery and signal corps with wireless outfits.
A Des Moines drill shows a 1000 man marching column rapidly forming a sleeping camp of 500 tents. Two soldiers erect each tent with jointed ridge poles in about three to four minutes, then occupy the tents. The process halves the formation into a ready camp.
Des Moines hosts a state fair week military contest featuring mountain batteries. A staged ambush shows artillery moved by horse pack and swiftly mounted on wheels to unleash rapid fire against an entrenched foe. The display demonstrates mountain artillery deployment in rugged terrain.
A quotation from the Chicago Record-Herald contrasts stubbornness with strength of purpose. It defines stubbornness as demanding one’s own way despite convenience and circumstances.
Dialogue fragment shows Miss Enpee engaged to Tommy and a playful exchange about the right word for happiness. Tommy laments his earlier promise and the missed moment as the couple discusses wedding words.
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