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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
10
Installations occur for G A R post and W R C with officers named. Senator Ericson and party plan winter in California. Local clubs like the K K club and Omega Eta Tan hold meetings and dances, while cantata reviews praise the St Petri choir and Ruth performances.
Theatre Talk notes a homelike Virginia drama The Hidden Hand adapted from Mrs. Southworth novel by Eugene Moore. It portrays mountain life with openness and hospitality and has earned praise from audiences and press, including the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Coliseum drew crowd after crowd on Tuesday for a highly attended skating parade won by the Intelligencer staff with top honors to Max Phillips and Ada Griffith among others. Judges included J. 8. Roup and Dr. Maxwell. The piece also notes school penmanship reforms and a Franklin birthday event at the college.
The Hidden Hand premiered at the Lyceum Theatre with a large audience. A Virginia set story features laughter music and a love plot with a clear villain. Cast performance and earnestness added value, with action and notable scenery worth seeing.
The Subordinates and Rebekah Lodges of the S O O F of Ontario held a joint public installation on January 8 in their hall. Installing officers were Mrs Eva Campbell of Ames and W Reynolds of Gilbert Station. Officers installed included many named Grand and subordinate officers with light refreshments and a social hour to follow.
Last Saturday evening a team broke loose in Milford while at the Lyon home and tangled near the Moses and Eastwood households. Numerous visits, trips to Ames and Des Moines, and local social events fill the week with homely news from Milford and Grant including sales, school plans, and a dance on Friday night.
Mr Shearer brother of Sanford Shearer died Sunday morning from heart trouble. He lived in Bondurant Iowa.
Elias Johnson and Magdalena Annaniason married at the bride's home on Saturday January 4 1908 at 2 30 in the presence of relatives and friends Rev G Sundell officiated Both families noted for character and community roots. The groom will live with his mother on a farm northeast of town.
In Paris a subterranean ceremony deposited a talking machine and discs bearing voices of 19th and 20th century stars such as Tamagno Caruso Patti Melba Calve and others into a sealed vault. The double boxed records are airtight and lightless, meant to preserve for a century for future audiences.
United Hebrew Charities, the largest Jewish charity in the United States, serving over 8,000 New York families and 32,000 individuals, shuts operations for the first time due to lack of funds. No expenditures will occur until January 1 when operations resume.
A humorous caption in Brooklyn Life shows Mrs Enpeck scolding as Enpeck defends his proposal. The exchange depicts a mock quarrel with witty dialogue and a playful urban tone.
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