Time is Cash Bohemian Urges Ames Women Rush
Verse urges readers to hurry for trains and meals with a brisk tone. It emphasizes time as money and pushes women to act quickly to avoid missing opportunities.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
Verse urges readers to hurry for trains and meals with a brisk tone. It emphasizes time as money and pushes women to act quickly to avoid missing opportunities.
The Iowa Congress of Mothers plans its fourth biennial convention in Des Moines on October 11 and 12. The article also notes domestic tips from Woman's Home Companion and lists jurors for the September term of the district court with names and locales.
Five papers prepared by Iowa State College botanical staff for the Academy of Science are highlighted as valuable for future reference. The works include A Catalogue of the Poisonous Plants of Iowa by L. H. Pammel and Estelle D. Fogel, Notes on the Algae of Iowa by R. E. Buchanan, A Study of the Variation of the Number of Ray Flowers of Certain Compositae by Winfield Dud geon, Some Municipal Water Problems by L. H. Pammel, and Iowa Erysiphaceae by J. P. Anderson.
The saying notes that fulfilling one duty grants power to meet the next obligation. It reflects discipline, responsibility, and practical progression through duties across life.
A dense roster lists numbers paired with city names including Chicago Colorado Ames Dakota Cedar Rapids Des Moines Des Moines St Paul Sioux City Carroll and related pairings across several entries. The fragmentary lines imply a multicity sequence of numbered items without clear context or event.
Manuel Wilson of Walcott Connecticut announces a breakthrough in potato farming growing both underground and above on the same plant. He claims the hybrid will slash costs by half, enable backyard cultivation, and yield potatoes ready to boil in five minutes or bake in eight. He attributes inspiration to Luther Burbank.
An explosion caused by a lightning strike set off dynamite, killing two expert tunnel drivers and fatally injuring another as they worked 1,300 feet into a mountain at Valley View Pennsylvania. Lightning at the tunnel mouth carried via rails or wiring into the underground chamber.
Sunday afternoon Ole Imsland was at home when his tie rope tangled on a hitching post. The horse kicked him as he untangled the rope and later struck him with the rope, tearing his shirts and injuring his back. He is recovering well.
A California fruit grower keeps a thermometer in his bedroom that rings at a low point. In his orchard each tree has a covered pot of crude petroleum lit to create a smudge equaling eight degrees of warmth.
A Missouri man at a church picnic this week ate forty eight bananas and one gallon of ice cream and drank three quarts of lemonade. The event drew spectators and highlighted a curious appetite at a local gathering.
Thomas A. Edison says he will retire from public life after a career defining American innovation. He is credited with immense contributions to electricity and industry and possesses substantial wealth.
The Brighton Enterprise argues it is a good thing the farmer does not worry about his complexion. The piece reflects a local voice on rural life and appearance.
A historical reflection notes Lincoln spoke 134 words in his first nomination response, 196 words in a 1864 acceptance speech, and 200 words in a letter of acceptance. The concise style contrasts with today’s lengthy orations and letters.
Government plans a opening of about a million acres of agricultural and grazing lands around Oct 1. Rosebud extension of the Chicago & Northwestern Ry serves the area with Dallas as the rail terminus and nearest town. U S land office to be located there. Pamphlets detail quarters section homesteads free on application through the railway agent.
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