Diluted News Briefs and Local Notices
Wednesday visit planned by Fern Johnson to Miss Moore. Ads urge buys at Platts jewelry and Hoovers shoes. Haynes old white horse died of colic last night. James store selling melons out of sight. Grandmother Smythe ill and homebound. Pink Pills for Pale People advertised. Church steeple top blown off in storm. Nora Babbitt Harsh noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Johnson
Miss Moore
Platt’s—best Jewelry Store
Bran New
Haynes Old White Horse
James
Johnny Williamson
Jane Hyde
Chamberlain
Baptist Church
Nora Babbitt
Desirable Ames Lots Near Interurban Route
A real estate notice in Ames advertises desirable building lots south of the college campus near the Interurban Electric line to Des Moines. It describes a 15 foot right of way, a planned Knapp street crossing platform, and passenger stops for Ames Des Moines and the College. Thirteen lots sold. installments offered at five dollars down and five dollars per month. Contact Dr. Hunt near the post office for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Ames
Des Moines
Knapp Street
Dr. Hunt
College Board Invites Graduate School to Ames 1908
The College Board of Trustees met at the college and approved major projects. A forge shop contract was awarded to Western Steel Construction Co for 4444.44 with work starting immediately. J W Jones elected to lead Horticultural Extension, new cold storage work prepared, and Miss Helen Donovan chosen for Domestic Economy.
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Colege
Western Steel Construction Co
Fremont Turner
J.W. Jones
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Helen Donovan
Mary Wilkins
Donovan
Columbia University of New York
Graduate School Agriculture
United States
Cornell
Columbus
Urbana
Sailor reminiscences of Ames man amid 1890s typhoon news
An Ames resident recounts his early sea life linked to the S. P. Hitchcock voyage and Manila typhoon era. He recalls sailing from Bath Maine to China, years at sea, and later settling in Des Moines and Ames with notes on salt life, insurance work, and a photograph of port officials.
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Hong Kong
8. P. Hitchcock
S. P. Hitchcock
Bath
Maine
F. N. Fowler
B. A. Lockwood Grain Company
Mr. Fowler
Trinity Academy
Rockport
England
Richard Parsons
Liverpool
Madeira Islands
China
Manilla
Fowler
Iowa
San Francisco
Des Moines
Ames
B. A. Lockwood
East
Port Arthur
Envelopes and the Ames post office clash with size
A Ames postal clerk laments the variety of letter sizes and shapes that clutter the post office. He notes large legal documents and tiny invitations bend and misalign canceling while mid sized envelopes complicate address accuracy. He jokes about government rules and postal cards as partial pay.
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Ames
Brooklyn
Cardinal and Gold brighten Smith's Hall at Ames
Smith's Hall has undergone a full interior renovation creating a vivid Cardinal and Gold theme. The walls feature real Cardinal and Gold colors with crimped paper borders from six feet high to the ceiling, a lighter ceiling, and a newly added ladies room with mirrors and an electric curling iron. A comfortable gentlemen's smoking room and plans for a dining room on the same floor enhance this popular Ames club and dance hall for future gatherings.
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Smith’s Hall
Ames
Smith's Hall
Engineer H N Ebersole Takes South American Post
H N Ebersole known as Bugs has accepted a new job as superintendent of erection in South America. After Beloit, St Louis exhibit work, and a Three Rivers motor plant project, he will be stationed in Buenos Aires starting soon.
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H. N. Ebersole
South America
Bugs
Fairbanks Morse Company
Beloit
St. Louis
Three Rivers
Michigan
United States
Buenos Ayres
Curing Trees through Hypodermic Fluids
Prof Pammel of a college questions plant cure by injections as a recent idea not yet proven. He recalls Prof H L Bolley of the University of North Dakota noting injections may increase osmotic activity and tissue change, sometimes warding off disease but not yet practically useful.
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Pammel
H. L. Bolley
University of North Dakota
Ankle Broken at Football Practice
Gene Underwood suffered a broken ankle during noon hour practice at the college. The injury is the first serious accident of the season and will disable Underwood early, causing him personal pain.
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Gene Underwood
Underwood
Chicken roast receptions at Des Moines college
Des Moines college begins a new chicken roast reception for incoming students. The custom is new to the college but old elsewhere, echoing Iowa State College practice. Noted figures in Des Moines journalism and U.S. agriculture, once involved in chicken roasts and milk parties, are mentioned as learned on the subject.
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Des Moines
Des Moines College
Iowa State College
United States
C. F. Curtiss
E. E. Faville
Sneeze tests patience as baby teases ailing father
The note describes a husband with a cold who sneezes constantly, causing distress. The matron says she will wait a few days to let the baby enjoy the sight of his father sneezing, reflecting a domestic scene labeled Bon Vivant.
Iowa State College Professors Testify On Seattle Water Study
Professors Pammel and Bissell joined by John W. Alvord and later researchers from MIT Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania examined Cedar River water in Seattle. They found the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad could be built without harming the water supply, and city officials then withdrew objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Pammel and
Bissell
Seattle
Washington
John W. Alvord
Chicago
Chicago Canal
Cedar River
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
W. T. Sedgewick
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Charles Harrington
Harvard
A. C. Abbott
University of Pennsylvania
Pommel-Bissell
Alvord
Chicago man visits Ames parents for state fair work
Charlie Gray, 04, of Chicago, visited his parents in Ames Saturday. He reports Chicago climate agrees with him and plans a two week trip to Missouri Kansas and Nebraska for the Live Stock Report, where he works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Gray
Chicago
Ames
Charlie
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Ames Boy in San Francisco Mint During Earthquake
R H Moffet known as Bobbie from Ames College era worked at the San Francisco Mint when the earthquake struck. He reported most damage came from the fire and escaped with three suitcases of personal effects. He planned to visit Denver to inspect mint machinery for potential installation back in San Francisco.
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R. H. Moffet
Ames
Moffet
Bobbie
U. S. Mint
San Francisco
Mint
Des Moines
Denver
Larson
Best Clubbing Offer For Iowa State Register and Ames Intel
Special weekly offer running to January 1 1908 lets readers take The Weekly Iowa State Register and Farmer and the Ames Intel ligen cer for a year at 1 25. The combo features 24 page issues with farm content news world and national items plus expert led departments and a high grade serial story.
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Iowa State Register and Farmer
Ames Intelligencer
the Register and
Farmer ‘S
News of the World
the Nation
Iowa
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News
Oead
W. T. Smith
Ames, Iowa
Agricultural Hall
Engineering Hall
Athletic Council
Engineering
Professor Bissell
Cardinal
Bugs Ebersole
Mother Love
Milwaukee
Ames Boy
Mutual
F. M. Darner
Darner's Grocery
Queensware
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