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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
4
Local notes describe property for sale at Tilden and Loughran building inquiries to 8 G Hamilton. Updates mention Rayness moving to a Slater farm, Hatteberg adding to his north side residence, and a boarding house ad at 808 Onondaga St. Various community events include lectures at the college on heating and ventilation, Easter services, and church activities.
Fred eric Clark's company presents a dramatic Quo Vadis at the opera house on Wednesday night April 18 with Mr Clark in the leading Petronius role. Rome remains a fertile ground for stage drama and the book's appeal lies in Christianity's triumph over paganism and its literary merit.
Charles Hutchison of Ames and Charles Frost of Pomeroy led a four-contestant oratorical field at the northern Iowa declamatory contest in Anamosa. Hutchison spoke on a Wendell Phillips eulogy and earned praise for enunciation and voice after a strong showing by Clyde Jeffries and Lillian Lackore. The event precedes the state contest at Iowa Falls with Hutchison advancing from Ames district.
A letter dated March 2 1900 from Mrs Chas Lincoln in the Philippines to Mayor Thompson describes a wagon train arrival and a march from Bautista to Rosales. She notes rail lines Manila Dagupan trains, safety concerns with locals and armed escorts, and a tense crossing where natives surrounded by bolo knives watched travelers.
A Morgantown Tennessee mother testifies that large head sores on her daughter became scald head but Bucklin’s Arnica Salve cured her. The ad touts a guaranteed cure for eczema zetter saltrheam pimples sores ulcers and piles. Available for 25 cents at Tilden and Loughran’s.
A vacant residence lot is offered four blocks from Main Street. Inquiries to Frank J. Resler at College. Forsale notice from 49-tf.
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