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WANTED Washing Mutual phone 496 342 WANTED by a middle aged lady a good sized heated comb for light housekeeping Telephone 135x lowa Sati
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
5
WANTED Washing Mutual phone 496 342 WANTED by a middle aged lady a good sized heated comb for light housekeeping Telephone 135x lowa Sati
A fragment from Ames In Brief notes a Boarding House Poet and a verse about a mistress, cash, wrath, and a turkey at the dining table. The poem mocks domestic life with sharp wit as the speaker pleads for restraint and peace at mealtime.
Calendar pads of all sizes advertised as available at King Printing Co. Dr. M. Stalker leaves for San Antonio Texas for the winter. Full line calendar pads offered by King Printing Co. E. R. Garner travels from Cashmere Washington exploring through Washington and Oregon. Rosebud Lodge 34 Homesteaders host a Thanksgiving supper tonight at Odd Fellows hall. Six candidates to be initiated. Supper to follow. Bud Churchill has accepted a position at Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnier as head of Chemistry at 1500 dollars per year.
Dr. Thomas Rice becomes the latest physician to buy an automobile. He has secured a Maxwell runabout and is at the stage of speeding it to the limit as the proceedings move forward.
Dr. Margaret Jones departed Ames Monday night for Chicago where she accepted a hospital post. The specific duties she will perform remain unspecified at her departure.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Hans Hanson on Thursday November 18 in Utah. announcements note another birth at Utah to Prof and Mrs French of a son.
Gus Maltazos former Candy Kitchen proprietor sold all stock to George Burton on Monday afternoon and left for Des Moines. Burton will close out the stock then open a men clothing shop in the building.
Lyle Clapper finished first in the five mile cross country run on Saturday with J. R. Campbell close behind. C. H. Kemler, after nine minutes start, finished only minutes behind Clapper. The course began at the athletic field, went to Ontario, then back along the south road.
Shirley Allen took first place in the college oratorical contest held Friday evening. The top finishers were Co. W. Johnson second and C. R. Bush third with a list of speakers and titles including Shir ley Allen's The Conservation of Natural Resources and O. W. Johnson's American Public Sentiment.
A lively Iowa football debate contrasts Ames and Drake over the Des Moines showdown. The piece argues Drake has overtaken Iowa in enthusiasm and Ames is favored to win, though candlelight will settle the outcome and restore Iowa’s spirit.
Ames girls show teamwork and faster play to defeat Nevada High 10 to 3. Nevada’s girls fight hard but Ames guards control most of the ball and pace the game. Lineups list multiple players for both schools with officials named.
The Ames Intelligencer notes Ames High School sidelined key players by injury in a game with Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge had the heavier squad, yet Ames played strong and could have won with more time, according to local observers.
A cordial note invites Ames boys and girls to visit W. A. Perry's store on Wednesday afternoon or evening, December 6, to inspect a full line of holiday toys and dolls. The cordial invitation is signed W. A. Perry.
Carl A Kupfer of Des Moines an Ames graduate has been transferred from the Washington forestry bureau to the San Francisco district office. He will study the eucalyptus tree as the bureau believes it can yield good railroad ties. Kupfer visits Des Moines and Ames en route west.
At the Iowa secondary schools and colleges annual conference in Des Moines at Drake University the discussion will ask if college entrance requirements should change due to new high school studies. Addresses will be given by J. H. Z. Main F E King A V Storm E F Schall.
Miss Isabel Moon Kimball, New York sculptress, lectured Ames ladies on art and her Winona Minnesota Indian maiden statue. Her Iowa visit included a chimney of praise for Miss Barrett and a plan to extend Kimball’s studio tour through Ames.
An old advertisement touts Wood's Liver Medicine in liquid form for malaria chills and fever. It claims to regulate the liver kidneys and bladder and to bring quick relief from biliousness sick headache and constipation. The $1 bottle contains two and a half times the quantity of the 50 cent size and the first dose is said to bring relief. Sold by C A Gamble.
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