Boy Scouts of America Outline and Local Recruitment
The article outlines Scout values in plain terms including being brave ready cheerful and thrifty. It describes the Scout Master role and troop structure and invites Ames area boys ages 12 to 17 to join through a mailed application form or postcard. Local contact is Walter Fiss at the Ames YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Boy Scouts of America
East 28Th St
New York City
Boy Scouts, Young Mens’ Christian Association
Ames
Iowa
Walter Fiss
Young Men's Christian Association
America
United States
Boyhood of
Boy Scouts
England
Eduit
Boy Scouts ideals and tests outlined in reform echo
The article reviews Boy Scouts origins in England and spread in America, praising the movement and detailing Tenderfoot Second Class and First Class tests. It enforces scout oath, discipline, and moral code with extensive instructions on duties, honor, and conduct.
Preaching Resumed at Christian Church by Rev J T Houser
Rev J T Houser returns from vacation and will preach morning and evening next Sunday. Both sermons focus on spiritual and evangelistic themes. He invites every church member to attend both services and welcomes others without a church home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
J. T. Houser
Excursion Rates for Iowa State Fair and Exposition
The North-Western Line offers daily excursions from Aug 25 to Sept 2 to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair and Exposition. Return limit Sept 5. Includes agricultural live stock industrial and educational exhibits. Tickets available at North-Western Line agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Des Moines
North-Western Line
North-Western
Girl Lives Near Town Breaks Arm After Horse Fall
A twelve year old girl, daughter of Mr. George Cowdry, four miles south of town, fell from an old horse while riding with another child. She broke her arm between the wrist and elbow and was treated by Dr. C. A. Aplin who reduced the fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cowdry
C. A. Aplin
The Man With No Port Faces Constant Winds
A proverb-like line notes that a person with no harbor or home struggles against many opposing circumstances as if winds blow from every side. The quote emphasizes resilience amid instability and frequent challenges.
Prohibition Candidate Seeks Support in Story County
Lars J. Skromme, Republican? No Prohibition candidate for Representative, sends a campaign card to Story County voters in Roland, Iowa, dated August 4, 1916, requesting support in the upcoming general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Lars J. Skromme
Roland, Ia
Special election on Story County hospital bond issue
Notice announces a July 19 1909 special election in Story County Iowa to decide a bond levy up to 50000 dollars for a public hospital building in Ames. The Board of Supervisors ordered a polling day from 1 PM to 7 AM at designated precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Iowa
County Auditor
Board of Supervisors
Ames
S County
Macege
Dunahugh
Lewa
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B. & O. Buffalo Calf Shoes
Bentley & Olmsted Company
Bes
Ames Boy Scouts of America
American Scouts
Wagner
Jim Jeffries
Darwin
Tolstoi
Boy Scout Movement
Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scouts In America
Savings Bank
Savings
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
T.c
Union National and
Union Savings Banks
Benson
Holdredge & Campbell
Kellogg Avenue
J. B. Kooser & Co
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