State meet at Drake Stadium Des Moines described
The article previews the Iowa state spring athletic meet at Drake Stadium Des Moines with Ames Grinnell Drake Iowa Normal and Morningside as leading contenders. It notes Ames strong in weights Grinnell in sprints and predicts close competition with emphasis on home teams and recent scores.
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Ames
Grinnell
Drake
Iowa
Normal
Morningside
The Coquettish Bat Meets Player in Smile
A playful verse from the Cleveland Plain Dealer depicts a bat looking up at a player, its smile warm and the moment described as a charming interaction. The bat blushes and compliments the player, adding a lighthearted note to the scene.
Ida Grove Wins State High School Meet at Iowa City
Ida Grove edged West Des Moines in a tight race at the Iowa City high school meet held Friday. Manning finished second in the half mile for Ames with three points and McElyea earned one point in the 100 yard dash. Ames total four points.
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Iowa City
da Grove
Ida Grove
West Des Moines
Ames
Ames Jeffer son Girls Tie In Close High School Game
The Ames and Jefferson high school girls played a tightly contested tie game on the Ames ground Saturday forenoon. The score stayed close with multiple ties and one point separates the teams at times. Jefferson’s Waters hit two baskets and Keeney six. Ames’ Wygle tallied seven and Talbott one.
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Jefferson High School
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Ames Girls
Jefferson Girls
Ames
Ames Beats Simpson and Grinnell on West Field
The I B C baseball team keeps adding wins as the season ends. They defeated Simpson College 12 to 2 on Friday at home and beat Grinnell on their field Saturday after a Friday win.
Ames Triumph Over Marshalltown In Ninth Inning Labor
In a close Saturday baseball game Ames High edged Marshalltown High 7 to 6 after a nine inning battle. Laithly hit a decisive solo homer in the bottom of the ninth while Yeomans left with an ankle injury and Miller remained at bat for Ames.
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Marshalltown High School
Ames
Laithly
Ames Boys
Yeomans
Miller
Boys seek late season games with Jefferson and Carroll
Negotiations underway for a pair of games this week if concluded satisfactorily. Jefferson would play Friday and Carroll Saturday, marking the final contests of the season.
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Jefferson
Carroll
College baseball rounds end with mixed results
On Saturday morning the sophomores defeated the freshmen seven to four in baseball. That afternoon the juniors beat the seniors six to five. The final juniors versus sophomores game was played Wednesday evening.
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Sophome
Iowa News First Boosts Timely Local Updates
The Buffalo Center Tribune praises the Marshalltown Times-Republican as a top daily for statewide coverage. It notes the paper delivers Iowa news first with special items from major cities and smaller towns, increasing home readership across communities.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Buffalo Center Tribune
T.R
Iowa
Real Estate Transfers in Ames and Ames Area
Bertha Valen and husband transfer to Margaret Valen property at Resler and Millers addition Ames for 310 dollars. Rebecca H Conrad transfers to William H, parcel at Gilbert Station for 700 dollars. John Kenworthy and wife transfer to George H Graham property in Adams subdivision, blocks 6 and 8, lot 1 block 42 Blair’s 3 addition.
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Bertha Valen
Margaret Valen
Resler & Millers Ad Ames
Rebecca H Conrad
William Homg
Gilbert Station
John Kenworthy
George H Graham
Adams
Blairs
Ames and Nevada land transfers mix with grim stage notes
A list of property deeds records transfers in Ames Nevada and nearby areas. Amid this legal brief the text shifts to a grim aside about a guillotine and a theatrical motif where the number 23 signals the end of a story and playhouse never to be forgotten.
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Sydney Carton
Origins of Skidoo and Twenty Three Explained
The Intelligencer notes race track lore and a stage origin for the saying skidoo and twenty three. A jockey cites a 23 starter race scenario, a horse named Skidoo repeated it, while Dickens’ Tale of the Two Cities is cited as a literary source for the phrase.
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Charles Dickens
Two Cities
Man in Love Imagines Bottomless Pit on First Crush
A reflective line notes that a first love feels like falling into a bottomless pit. The idea captures the overwhelming, consuming nature of early romantic emotion.
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