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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
1
Texts announce a shared Thanksgiving proclamation urging national and state observances on November 29 1906. Roosevelt calls for gratitude for prosperity and a moral foundation, while Cummins echoes thanksgiving and the duty to sustain free institutions and humane progress across Iowa.
Governor James W Grimes proclaims Thursday November 22 1855 as Thanksgiving Day. He urges gratitude for Christian religion and warns against poverty bigotry intolerance pride hatred civil strife immorality and crime, calling for shared gratitude and moral reflection.
Ames, Iowa, lauded for its growth and features in a patriotic Thanksgiving feature. The piece touts the city’s Commercial Club, College campus, streetcar system, nine churches, post office earnings, parks, Chautauqua, Odd Fellows temple, electric lighting plant, and rapid population growth from 1890 to 1905, portraying Ames as a thriving regional metropolis.
The Union Thanksgiving service organized by the Ames Ministerial Alliance will take place at 10 30 a m Thanksgiving morning in the Congregational Church. Miss Ethel Pike will direct music with Miss Clara McConnell at the pipe organ. Reverend William J Minchin will preside and the program includes orchestral pieces, hymns, prayers, readings, and an address, ending with benediction.
W K Hedrick south of Ames leads a bumper crop with 104 bushels per acre of yellow dent drilled corn. He notes rheumatism from husking and long stationary work as he contemplates future planting. Herbert Hardy east of Ames reports 83 bushels per acre as a comparison.
Farmers in Story County anticipate a bumper corn harvest with yields above 60 bushels per acre. The good fields around Ames suggest a strong crop, enabling local residents to attend Thanksgiving Day services.
From John Clarke governor of Iowa Territory Burlington Nov. 26 1846 proclamation thanks for continued existence prosperity and learning as well as Christian doctrine and victory in battle. Reverend J. W. Stiverson United Brethren church to preach Thanksgiving sermon today. Buckeye State native and Otterbein University graduate. He’s Dr J Kephart’s son in law and recently transferred to Ames from Scranton.
College announces both Thursday and Friday will be holidays for Thanksgiving widening the break. Administrators say the plan is the line of least resistance and will extend a long weekend for students and staff.
The Carroll Herald denounces ministerial and pulpit reformers for using Thanksgiving to provoke disputes. It argues the holiday’s old family peace is being lost and grave national days like Decoration Day and the Fourth of July are being used to foment divisions.
Government report shows Iowa to produce 356 725 000 bushels of corn in 1906, up from 305 112 376 in 1905. Illinois ranks second with 382 752 063 bushels. Minnesota leads in other notes while Toutoise states a 347 174 000 bushel crop.
The Gun Club will hold a shoot on Thursday at 1 00 PM. A cup shoot runs from two to three. If turkeys can be found a genuine turkey shoot will be arranged. Everyone who knows how to shoot is welcome.
Residents express relief that the mud depth on Onondago Street remains shallow after a recent spill. Cleanup crews worked quickly, and officials remind drivers to proceed with care.
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