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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
2
A Sioux City woman sued for divorce after Chalner husband fad plays at his funeral. The case resulted in a divorce for the plaintiff, with the court endorsing the separation amid emotional testimony and local reaction.
Des Moines residents celebrate Captain Hall for securing the post and the actions justify its removal from the road to the away post.
Des Moines ministers discuss issues to address before the Fourth of July. They emphasize unity and readiness for celebrations, urging Christians to settle matters and attend to concerns ahead of the holiday.
In Cleveland Ohio pastors blame low neck dresses and tight silk stockings for societal ills. They warn that attempts to influence girls from both high and low social strata aim to corrupt them before and after they enter public life.
Ames fair committee announces next week exhibition events featuring the four candidates for governor. The plan appears to showcase each candidate’s mood and positions, with management noting no planned ring events or staged performances.
Fragmentary note suggests a discussion of a candidate named Pranke aiming to succeed Kenyon in the United States Senate. Mentions concern over public intelligence and the possibility of a wave of fire related to political events in Iowa.
An albino cockroach, described as white as rice, allegedly occupies Governor Varsha’s desk and presses, terrorizing other roaches in the state house. The creature reportedly climbed from the underside of a drawer and attacked a rival roach, prompting a governor’s attache to plan an affidavit about the event.
Carl Franke of Parkersburg Iowa, defeated for alderman in his ward, becomes a candidate for United States senator as a Bull Moose leader. He never drew serious support earning only two votes in the legislature which elected Kenyon. Another lame duck lingered in the scene as multiple figures rush to gain influence.
McLaughlin of Des Moines linked with Northwestern attorney Jin Davis has been appointed C N W attorney for Nebraska. The note recalls Angus McLaughlin from a Cass township Hamilton farm.
A Washington Star excerpt relays an odd tale about Franz Liszt and a servant who offered bribery to avoid making the composer's bed. Liszt ultimately dismissed the bribe and accepted the situation, saying he was used to it.
Des Moines Congregational churches convene in Perry to discuss church and city welfare. Noted pastors and leaders from Iowa gather for sermons, discussions, and devotional services spanning Tuesday to Wednesday, focusing on home missions, Sunday school efficiency, and race and religious issues.
At the Princess last night the bill kept up the house’s reputation with Dixie Qobristy a harpist and violinist and the De Gray quartette as winners. The quartet of young newsboys offered popular songs and a feverish steam calliope imitation. Later the week Fred Griffith touted as a trick menologist and the duo Davis and Walker a eccle ore team promise a dice lesson.
A lost open faced gold watch with an Old English H engraved on the back. A reward is offered for return to Miss Helen Jones at Miss Pike's millinery store. 19 4.
Charles Schadiitz, 57, claims a cure after eighteen months on a vege tarian diet and travels from San Rafael California toward New York. He spoke with the Times, distributes pamphlets on his five rules, and logged miles daily arriving at Ames at seven this morning.
Auctioneers predict a record number of farm sales this year with prices likely to surpass previous peaks. The rise follows an unusually active summer as many farms changed hands, boosting sales and movement of farmers within the state and toward the west or north. The Times offers assistance with sale advertising materials.
Gilbert Lodge No 645 mourns the death of brother Frank Rainholt. The lodge extends sympathy to the bereaved family and drapes its charter in mourning for thirty days. Copies will be sent to the family and published in the Ames Times and Nevada Journal. Committee members A W Reynolds, F Fincham, C F Davis.
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