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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
1
A compact biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln with key dates and milestones. The piece lists Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky, rise in Illinois, law career, political offices, Civil War era actions, and death, followed by numerous February historical notes and figures.
The article honors Charles Darwin born February 12 1809 in Shrewsbury England and died April 19 1882 at Down It details his lineage education Beagle voyage publications including Origin of Species The Descent of Man and his botany studies It notes his enduring friendships with J D Hooker Thomas Huxley Lyell Gray and Henslow and his lasting impact on science
Commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of Lincoln's birth scheduled for February 12, 1909 at 10 30 a m at the First Methodist Church Ames Iowa with arrangements by the G A R Ames city government the Ames Ministerial Association the Iowa State College faculty and Ames High School. The Iowa State College Band and local choruses perform including the Glee Club and High School Glee Club led by Ethel Grace Pike and others. Opening remarks by Mayor J G Tilden invocation by Rev Andrew M Shea and performances of Battle Hymn The Gettysburg Address Stars and Stripes Forever and national airs conclude with benediction by Rev Walter J Fowle. All Ames singers invited to join the chorus meet Friday at 10 for rehearsal.
A brief note salutes Abraham Lincoln and presents Walt Whitman’s poem O Captain My Captain as a favored tribute. The excerpt recalls the martyred president, the voyage’s end, and the captain’s death amid public mourning and national reflection.
The writer Thomas Tasser catalogs common proverbs including Its an ill wind turns no good Better late than never Look ere you leap and The stone that is rolling can gather no moss. The items reflect early modern English wisdom in compact phrases.
The author attributes two lines to Edward Young: Death loves a shining mark and a warning that a fool at forty remains a fool. The excerpt frames mortality and folly as enduring truths in moral discourse.
Dryden and Southern are cited with lines on bravery growth pity and love. Edward Coke asserts that a man’s house is his castle. The collection presents period reflections as attributed sayings.
The old Agricultural Hall will be renamed Agricultural Engineering Hall once the new Agriculture Hall is occupied. The change reflects the college's shift in use following construction progress.
Over two hundred teachers and patrons attended a successful Story County Annual Teachers convention in Nevada. Attendees included Ames educators led by F E King and other officials with speeches by State Superintendent Riggs and local leaders. a planned county unit and new by laws were adopted to extend future meetings.
The Story County Farmers Institute will meet at the Court House in Nevada Iowa on February 17 and 18 1909. Officers listed include President W P George Ames and Secretary J M Chrisman Nevada. The program features piano solos corn judging soils and domestic science demonstrations with premiums for corn and baked goods and rules for entries.
At a Colfax business men's club banquet held at the Victoria last week, plans were unveiled to place Colfax on the map. A fund was started with $100 subscriptions for each attendee to hire a secretary and manager at a $2,000 yearly salary. The goal is to raise population and attract manufacturing industries.
An Eastern magazine lauds Ames and similar Western school towns as coeducational farms teaching farming and domestic economy with post school outcomes described as content and happiness. The piece argues these agricultural schools train both men and women in soil science, farming practice, and home economics, while noting marriage trends among students.
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