Declamatory Contest Honors At Ames High
The Chautauqua Declamators contest was held Friday evening in the Congregational church with Supt Hicks presiding Rev Minuchin opened with an invocation and an excellent program. First prize went to Miss Vesta Greer second to Miss Margaret Noble. Music by the high school orchestra and glee clubs enhanced the event. The Tassors will entertain the seniors at Alumni Hall tomorrow night. Class Day and related events scheduled through May include a junior base ball clash and a seniors class play with names of participants listed.
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Congregational Church
Supt Hicks
Alumni
Harry Greenlee
Miss Walls
School Board Elects Teachers for the Year
At a meeting of the Board of Education in the Amen schools the year’s teaching staff was set. Several positions remain to be filled in the high school and grammar department. appointments will follow. The elected list includes primary teachers Mabel Clark Ann Wileap Grace Hollaway Margaret Sowers Nelle Ivernon Ida Thompson Kate Lysinger and others. grammar and high school posts cover many names with Emily Johnson as music supervisor and Stella Tenderson as art supervisor.
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Boert of Kaulation
Mise Scohreiner
Hich
Mire Hadley
Mise Shoewaker
Arade
Tater
Mabel Clark
M's
Anns Wileap
Grace U Hollaway
Margaret Sowers
Misa Nelle Ivernon
Mise Ida Thompson
Kate Lysinger
Myrile Lanning
Kathryn Fenton
Mort Greer
Erma Wendols
Mary Harriman
Lilian Burns
Anna Ouint
Beulah Crawford
Susie Knudson
Astelle Bray
Mabel Parton
Ada Hoyd
Maude Wakefield
Bell Johnson
Hearles Roach
Emily Johnson
Smuggling Letters Spur Waterfront Reforms and Rumors
A collection of reports from New York and periodicals outlines how secret letters and tipped-off informants expose smuggling at the port. It notes Customs officers and sailors writing to breaches, with warnings about duties, jewelry, and attire shipments. A moral undertone criticizes gossip and the power of the tongue in policing society.
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Chufoes
New York
Navysinens
Brug
Economy in Meat Advice From National Food Magazine
The article explains waste reduction when preparing porterhouse steak. Cut off inedible ends and bones for bouillon, reuse bones and scraps for stock, and extract flavor through slow boiling while preserving nutrients. It suggests cooking with rice and tomatoes for a tasty luncheon, then serving with a seasoned sauce.
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National
Good Bill at Princess Vaudeville Show
The remaining half of this week offers pictures and orchestra music plus two strong vaudeville acts Seaman and Killian the Tailor Made Girls singing and dancing and Sherman and Gaigona two musicians. A Saturday matinee for children is planned. Miss Carita Day appears early next week with a singing act after Fort Dodge praise. Lambert and Williams with Sones and Smiles round out the first three nights of next week.
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Seaman
Killian
Sherman
Gaigona
Carita Day
Fort Dodge
Lambert
Williams
Sones
Smiles
Distorted History of Napoleon In a Russian Textbook
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt notes a Russian school text edited by Noveiski distorts Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte. It claims Louis XVI died in Paris from a hemorrhage and Napoleon was exiled to St Helena after losing control of Europe.
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Napoleon
Noveiski
Louis Svl
Paris
Louis XVI
Louis XVII
Napoleon Bonaparte
Russias
St. Helena
Chicago Record-Herald
Indian corn a native American gift to settlers
The Washington Post notes that Indian corn originated in America and was crucial for early settlements. It describes its cultural significance to Native peoples, its adaptability across the United States, and its robust growth with deep roots and reliable harvests amid rains.
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America
Manitou
Washington Post
United States
The British Museum Fire Safety Preparedness
The report argues the British Museum is unlikely to burn but highly protected against flooding and theft. Water reserves and trained officers defend every gallery, with rapid deluge capability if needed. After closing, galleries are searched, locked, and rechecked repeatedly.
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British Museum
Taunks
Pliny’s Eye Paint Signal in Legal Practice
The Los Angeles Express notes a curious habit: Regulus painted around his right eye for plaintiffs counsel or left eye for defendants. In modern terms a right eye paint implies meeting a witness after adjournment. both eyes lit means a double greeting.
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Pliny
Regulus
Los Angeles Express
Generous. A Bil Collector Encounters Pinchpenny
A Philadelphia Telegram item quotes Mr Pinchpenny saying to a bil collector that the person can keep his collection. The exchange highlights a light exchange about holding onto the collection rather than breaking it up.
Dishonest Exchange Over a Borrowed Umbrella
A Philadelphia Record report notes a dispute where an individual accused another of stealing a borrowed umbrella after a visit regarding a case. The account frames the incident as a minor public irregularity observed in the city.
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Hardappe
Borrowell
Philadelphia Record
Early Society of Authors Found 1735 Winds Up in 1749
The First Society of Authors, created by noblemen for authors, aimed to assist publication and secure profits but did not charge authors for publishing. Members paid 2 guineas yearly plus a 10 guineas entrance fee. It was amateur in trade, competed with professionals, failed, and wound up in 1749 with £20 balance donated to the Poundling hospital in London.
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Society of Authors
Society For the Protection of Authors
Poundling Bhospital
London
Fled From Death Laundress Applicant Story
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a dramatic questioning of a laundress applicant who explains she is widowed, and her husband is dead. The respondent hints at a hanging incident as lawmen pursued him for two miles to string him up.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Had Foresight in a Quirky Washington Star Quote
The Washington Star quotes Farmer Corn on a curious saying about hat man Meritable who married and looked worried at the wedding. His wife agrees the scene hints at foresight. The lighthearted line plays on superstition and comic rural wisdom from a page of notes.
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Washington Star
Salt in the Paint Sparks Satire on Paris Art Scene
A satirical piece mocks two Paris artists, one using salt in paint for a marine scene and another reacting with exaggerated delight. The quip suggests the English response mimics kissing fingers to his lips and proclaiming the salt taste of the ocean.
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Paris
A Question of Depth and Beauty Exchange
A dialogue between a ready made philosopher and a positive man debates depth and beauty. The philosopher claims beauty is skin deep, while the positive man counters that if beauty were only skin deep the rhinoceros would be charming.
Matrimonial Quarrel Sparks Wedding Plan Debate
A fragment shows a dialogue about marriage with accusations and a marriage proposal. The dialogue hints at tension between a respondent and a proposer, reflecting a domestic or personal dispute reported in a column style.
Towers, Empires, and Cities Devastated by Historic Fires
A historical survey notes how great capitals like Fersepsils Babylon Carthage Rome Jerusalem Athens Syracuse Bagdad Alexandria and Antioch were ruined by fires across eras. It highlights Moscow as a decisive inferno that doomed Napoleon’s fortunes and altered European history according to Exchange.
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Fersepsils
Indus
Hellespont
Babylon
Carthage
Rome
Jerusalem
Athens
Syracuse
Bagdad
Alexandria
Antioch
Moscow
Europe
Waterloo
de Bourieane
Napoleon
Wellington
Bindher
Caesar
The Collar of Homer at Fabre Museum Montpelier
The Fabre museum in Montpelier displays Alfieri the Italian poet famed as chevalier of Homer. He began Greek study at forty seven and quickly mastered it. He wore a collar bearing twenty three poet names and a cameo portrait of Homer. A reverse distich praises Alfieri and his mythical order of Homer.
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Homer
Fabre
Montpelier
France
Alfieri
Alfier
Cryptic Wanderer Dialog About Cats and Marriage
A fragmented dialogue references a man married near wheat fields and an attempt to view a cage with a wildcat. The speaker mentions leaving his wife and taking a wildcat, with uncertain names and place hints.
The Blessings of a House and Its Virtues
A compact reflection on a house’s value. It extols hospitality cleanliness and contentment as the true ornaments and blessings of a home in a moral tone. The passage emphasizes goodness joy and stable comfort within domestic life.
Experience That singer knows how to manage range
Baltimore American notes the performer showcases strong vocal control. It highlights her past as a cook and suggests her evolving stage presence enhances her versatility.
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Baltimore American
Diligence Over Idleness Emphasized in City Advice
City editor urges readers to choose steady effort over idleness, praising diligence as a path to progress. Cites examples of workers, students, and tradespeople who build better outcomes through consistent effort and timely tasks.
Home Talent Concert at Baptist Church Tonight
A home talent concert is planned at the Baptist church this evening April 8 at 7 43. The program includes instrumental and vocal solos readings and special features a patriotic pantomime and a twenty minute farce. Admission is twenty five cents for adults and ten cents for children under sixteen.
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Baptist Church
Special Interurban Car Returns After Coliseum Concert
A special interurban car will run from Des Moines to morrow evening following the concert in the Coliseum. The service aims to ease postevent travel for attendees and features a single return trip.
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Des Moines
Coliseum
Fireman Laborer Exam Announced For Ames Federal Building
The U S civil service commission announces an examination for fireman laborer in the new federal building Ames Iowa to be held May 8 1912. Salary 660 a year with no educational test and evaluation based on experience and fitness. Age 18 to 54, with Civil War veterans and certain ex servicemen exempt from age limit. Applications must be handwritten and filed with the district secretary by May 8 1912. forms available from Floyd M Williams at the post office.
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Mission
Federal
Ames
Iowa
United States
Floyd M. Williams
Why He Was Late
A humorous anecdote about why a person was late home after meeting Smithson and discussing his stomach trouble. The payoff is the suggestion to wake Chamberlain's Tablets, with sales by T. J. Loughran and L. M. Bosworth.
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Smithson
Chamberlain
T. J. Loughran
L. M. Bosworth
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Vesta Greer
Margaret Noble
Hey
W. J. Minchin
Oratorigal Class
Abraham Lincoln
Bove Glee Club
Teor
Sister Esperance
Anon
Blanche
Hiyter
Annie Hamilton Doennell
Bulwer L Viten Hazel Patten
Girls Glee Clinic
Daisy Mellor
F. W. Beckman
Berenice Carol Cox
C. A. Ran
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Iours
Marshal
Jefferson
Stella Tenderson
Tahowe
Anna
Asa Willett
Ann
Agu
Ann Wuleth
Yford and Cambridge Review
Roup’s
Main Street
Citizen’s Lumber CO
THE
Roskl
Houston
Tnt
Perry Simmons
Douglass Ave
United States Civil Service Com
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