Sophomore class play Sweet Lavender delights audience
The Sophomore class staged Sweet Lavender Saturday in Agricultural Hall to an audience that loved the performance. Miss Shat tuck trained the cast with wise part choices and staging while Miss Ruby Lynch Miss Polly Wit mer Miss Anna Wolf and others earned applause for strong portrayals.
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Sweet Lavender
Agricultural Hall
Miss Shattuck
Ruby Lynch
Gilfilian
Polly Witmer
Anna Wolf
Ruth Roit
Minnie Gilfilian
Laura Weirick
Horace Bream
A. R. Simpson
Great Cartoonist Coming Alton Packard at College Lecture
Alton Packard a famed newspaper cartoonist and humorist headlines a Saturday evening college lecture course. The show features original sketches on seven by seven foot canvases and large paper sheets, with packing and tour history described as unmatched and uplifting. Packard's performances blend laughter with artistic glimpses, earning high critical praise and strong repeat engagements.
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Alton Packard
Lyceum
Packard
Ton
Mr. Packard
Yceum Courses in America at Agricultural Hall
A description notes Yceum courses in America are set to appear at Agricultural Hall on Saturday evening, inviting public attendance.
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America
Agricultural Hall
Girls Glee Club to Compete at Foster's April 7 Des Moines
The Girls Glee Clubs of Simpson Highland Park Ames and either Drake or Grinnell will contest at Foster's opera house in Des Moines on April 7, prizes of 50 40 30 and 20 dollars. Iowa State College Glee Club directed by Mrs Clara Dutton Thompson lists first sopranos and altos with rehearsals starting Thursday amid strong enthusiasm.
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Foster’s Opera House
Des Moines
Des Moines Press Club
Simpson
Highland Park
Ames
Drake
Grinnell
Iowa State College
Clara Dutton Thompson
Misses Tune
Lora Ricker
Gladys Ufford
May Harrison
Ora Jones
Sarah Olson
Blythe Pouge
Jean Sloss
Harriett Sessions
Anna Wolf
Katherine Galloway
Hazel Hampton
Hazel Whitehead
Lulu Lovett
Lucia Lippencott
Elsie Bissell
Betty Stapleton
Ethel Pike
Ruth Barrett
Misses Eder
Mary Vaughn
Florence Walls
Carrie Hunter
Carrie Brown
Josephine Baugh
Dr Arthur McMurray Delivers Jekyll and Hyde Lecture
Dr Arthur McMurray presented a dramatic reading of Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Lincoln Armory to a large audience as part of the R R Y M C A entertainment series. Critics praised his humor pathos and mastery of the material.
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Mac Murray
Boone
Boone News
Republican
Arthur McMurray
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Lincoln Armory
MacMurray
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. MacMurray
Stevenson
A Bachelor's Honeymoon at Armory by Ilson & Bradfield
At the Armory on Friday the Ilson and Bradfield company presents the light farce A Bachelor's Honeymoon. The show has run two hundred nights at Madison Square Theatre New York and is praised for candid humor and sparkling lines.
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Armory
Teddy
Miss Carrie Hunter at Ames City Library Saturday talk
The Ames City Library year calendar notes Miss Carrie Hunter will give dia lect readings to children next Saturday February 18 at 2 PM. Mr H A Sayre head of manual training at Des Moines schools will address citizens on school manual training Monday night February 27 at 8 PM.
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Carrie Hunter
H. A. Sayre
Les Moines
E. C. Potter
Sayre
Church Services Next Sunday at Two Congregations
Collegiate Presbyterian announces Sunday evening services at the home of Mr. Thomas Sloss on the College campus led by Pastor C H Purmott D D. United Brethren Church offers morning sermon on Missions by Rev. Jamison with no evening service due to a Union Young People's meeting at the Methodist church. Official Board meets Monday evening.
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Collegiate Presbyterian
C. H. Purmott
D. D
Thomas Sloss
United Brethren Church
Mr. Jamison
Union Young People
Methodist Church
Lutheran Church Services Announced
Peter Wee pastor invites worshipers to Friday 8 PM sermon by Rev Hangon and Sunday services at 11 AM and 8 PM.
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Lutheran Church
Peter Wee
Hangon
Christian Science Services in Smith's Hall at 10:45
Christian Science services are held at 10 45 a m in Smith's Hall with the subject Christ Jesus explored in today's lesson.
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Christian Science
Smith’s Hall
Ames church notices announce services and youth union
Christian Church with Pastor John T. Houser sets Bible school at 10 a.m. Superintendent J B K Arnold leads preaching and communion at 11 with the sermon The Words of Jesus Upon the Cross. No evening service. Union meeting of the Young People’s Societies of Ames at the Methodist Church.
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Christian Church
John T. Houser
BK. Arnold
Jesus
the Young Peoples Socities of
Ames
Methodist Church
Morning Worship and Evening Young People's Meeting
Morning worship with a sermon by the minister at 11 00. The theme is The Sinning Soul of a Dying Soul. In the evening the Y P S C BE and regular service merge into a Young Peoples meeting at the Methodist Church.
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Young Peoples
Methodist Church
Morning Service and Union Service Plan
Morning service at 11 o clock features a sermon theme Has Christ Failed. Sunday School at 9 45 led by Mrs Herman Knapp Superintendent. Junior League at 3 00 Epworth League at 6 30. The young peoples societies of several churches unite in a union service at the Methodist Church at 7 30.
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Herman Knapp
Epworth
Young Peoples
Methodist Church
Ames Campaign for Church Going Moves Across Cities
A campaign urging church involvement spreads in Ames with emphasis on church and home duties and lay member responsibility. Leaders plan a Sunday meeting at the Methodist church inviting all religious organizations including Catholic, Friends, Presbyterian, and Christian Science.
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Church Asel
Father Renier
Friends Church
New Presbyterian c Church
Christian Science ‘Church
Rex
Quade
Hicks
Harris
Doggett
Staynor
Conaway
Mes
Ministerial Address at Union Meeting Sparks Prayer Change
Dr. George W. Grannis general secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance spoke at a union meeting at the Methodist church urging action. He urged withdrawal of all prayer meetings and voiced support for his cause amid the gathering.
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George W. Grannis
Lord’s Day Alliance of the
United States
Methodist Church
Manual Training Proposed for Ames City Schools
An Ames campaign aims to introduce manual training in city schools with a lecture by H A Sayre from Des Moines. The event on Monday February 27 at the city library assembly room seeks to inform parents and residents about practical benefits, skill development, and habits of industry for boys and girls.
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Ames City
Ames
H. A. Sayre
Des Moines
City Library
Real estate transfers pass Ames properties and estates
A series of transfers records deeds in Ames Story County. Minnie Siverly and husband sell to Jas Hutchinson for 3000. James Hutchison and wife sell to Clyde L. and Minnie Siverly for 14400. Byron Seymour to Mae Seymour for 1 dollar. Alice Cupps and husband to Anna Cupps for 1 dollar. M A Manning W Sylvester and wives to G C Hinkle for 275. James L Perkins to Nancy E Perkins for 25. Sheriff of Story County to Van Chamberlain for 208. W P Fitchpatrick to R H McCarthy for 12240. Julia A Holes to F E Morris for 5500. R H McCarthy and wife to F E Morris for 1. all deeds involve lots in Harriman's and Parker's Additions Ames and surrounding blocks.
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Minnie Rosenfeld
Siverly
Hus
Jas Hutchinson
James Hutchison
Clyde L
Minnie Siverly
Byron L. Seymour
Mae Seymour
Harriman
Add Ames
Alice Cupps
Husb
Anna Cupps
Ames
M. A. Manning
W. W. Sylvester
G. C. Hinkle
James L. Perkins
Nancy E. Perkins
Sheriff of
Story Co
van Chamberlain
W. P. Fitchpatrick
R. H. McCarthy
Julia
Morris
Parker
Lincoln to depart Fort Thomas for Hawaii post
Lieut. J. Rush Lincoln and his wife with their baby will move from Fort Thomas Kentucky to a new post near Honolulu Hawaii. They will travel via New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. A Bartholomew of Ames have returned from the Lincoln home and will visit their daughter Mrs Paul Jones in Mt Vernon New York.
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J. Rush Lincoln
Fort Thomas
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
New Orleans
Mrs. A. Bartholomew
Ames
Lincoln
Mt. Vernon
New York
Paul Jones
Lincoln's Response To Harvey After Two Hour Talk
Peter Harvey recounts meeting Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Harvey, a Webster biographer, claimed he advised Lincoln as if channeling Webster. Lincoln, resting a hand on Harvey's leg, remarked only about the other man’s “tremendous great calf.”
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Lincoln
Harvey
Peter Harvey
Daniel Webster
Washington
President Lincoln
Mr. Webster
Proof of Fairness in Medical Billing Dispute
A patient questions a doctor’s charge of 25 dollars for a two week treatment while another patient named Handerson paid 10 dollars for a similar period. The doctor argues the difference reflects meals and overall care, presenting a calculation to prove fairness. The exchange appears in the Chicago News.
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Handerson
Chicago News
Faking a Fakir in Cairo Tales of Sir Richard Owen
The story recalls Sir Richard Owen in Egypt where a horned asp was passed off as a deadly cerastes by a snake charmer. Owen quizzed the creature and exposed the ruse, remarking that the trick would give pause to others. The scene ends with a sly note on securing rooms by advertising.
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Cairo
Richard Owen
Egypt
Sheppeard’s Hotel
Steward’s quality crates promise over sixty pounds each
Steward’s advertisement boasts hand sorted produce with crates holding over 60 pounds each. They claim no small, green, or damaged fruit, no scab or grub holes, and guarantee goods exactly as represented. No orders accepted for less than a bushel.
Unhappiness Tied to Dependence on Self, Says Essay
A reflective piece argues that most unhappiness stems from people’s inability to rely on themselves. It emphasizes self sufficiency as a remedy and warns against overdependence on others for happiness.
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Foster's
Ames City Library
First Congregational Church
William J. Minchin
Methodist Episcopal Church
George D. Crissman
Manuel
Ames Schools
J.e.cagwin
Ames, Iowa
J. & C. A. Steward
East Ames
Gilson and Bradfield
Hoyt
James F. Green
Rose Ainsworth
Armory Opera House
W. Rowland
Edwin Clifford (Inc
Edward E. Rose
Globe Theatre
Boston
Mass
Chicago
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