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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
3
Gilbert Station items note travels by Lou Kibbee and C P McFarlan, new arrivals like Ehler the Boone druggist, and the growing Tilden Bros store in Ames. Reports cover farming, school terms, church services, repairs, animal losses, and Easter season events with weddings and anniversaries in the region.
Visitors presented the couple with a fine chair each during a pleasant occasion that guests expect to long remember.
A reader references a series of nicknamed songs or tales such as Echo Run Goose Egg and The Fat Man's Misery in a description of a traditional or local cultural repertoire. The passage notes various titled items including The Brid al Chamber and Weeping Willer's Spring as part of the described listening experience.
J. J. Lewis presents the illustrated lecture The Passion Play of Oberammergau as the third Y M C A course program in the college chapel Friday evening April 28. Judisch Bros. will reserve seats at noon Thursday and after. Season ticket holders should present tickets for verification when needed. special motors will run at 7 20 and 7 45.
A collage of local notices advertising Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a rheumatism remedy, millinery sales, weapon return reminder, real estate listings, stray animal notices, and various shop promotions from D and L Hamilton, G A Underwood, C F Lerrs, and Gro HoLyveerson. Also mentions Grove's bread and Kennedy wafers with a stray dog reward offer near Ames and Huxley Iowa.
The column lists Miss Edith Metcalf and others visiting Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, a funeral in Minburn, and upcoming lectures including The Passion Play of Oberammergau. It notes pollenization work by Prof. Craig and J J Vernon's trip to Arkansas for apple pollen research, plus chimes inscriptions and Y M C A activities.
A call goes to the Ames city council to open the unused town hall as a library and reading room with a paid librarian. Citizens urge funding and support to revive a fragile library, noting Carnegie funds and local bequests in nearby towns. The piece asks for decisive action to preserve knowledge access.
In Galesburg a candidate will join McClure's magazine staff for the coming year. The party includes Miss Jones of Des Moines State College, Miss Cady of Omaha Y W C A, Rev. Douglas of Ames and Rev. Walker of Des Moines, who gave an evening address.
The undersigned will sell 80 head Percheron yearlings at Ames on May 6 1899, varying breeding from one fourth to blood. Colts of the same breeding may be viewed at the Iowa Experiment Station. The sale location will be announced in the next issue.
The building committee of the Congregational church Ames Iowa will meet at 3 pm Friday May 5 1899 to consider bids for a new brick church including mason work plastering paint glazing sheet metal roofing and electric lighting. Sealed bids for any or all items or a lump sum are invited with plans at L C Tilden secretary Ames Iowa. The committee may reject any bid or all bids and will accept any bid.
On the Se of March 1890 the firm of Clark Hel s of Ames Iowa and partners O Clark and S E Hels of Ames made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to the undersigned All persons having claims against the firm or either partner will present them verified by oath within three months from this date Witness my hand at Ames Iowa this 30th day of March 1899 W M Greeley 6th Assignee.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and passing of Mrs. E. A. Cunningham and her child. Also note sale items: kiln dried seed corn test 99 percent, seed wheat and timothy. May 1st. W. P. Coon.
After March 14 the through tourist car to Los Angeles via Chicago Great Western Ry and connection with A. T. & S. F. Ry will run every second week instead of weekly. This best route to California points, travelers can obtain rates, times, and departure dates from any agent, Maple Leaf Route, or F H Lord, Chicago. May 23.
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