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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
6
Miss Mary Allen visits Carroll while Mrs A Heggen visits friends in Carroll. Numerous locals travel and visit in Ames Des Moines Nebraska Minnesota Kansas and Oklahoma with relatives and colleagues.
Quotations urge shaping public opinion for a production with calls to win supporters and also provoke denouncement. The exchange highlights tensions between promotional strategy and critical press response in 1920s media culture.
The London Sketch contrasts the married man who keeps receipts and avoids double payments with the bachelor who lives unscientifically and is robbed and harassed by footpads, highlighting social behavior differences.
A student quips that the unexpected always happens and the teacher expresses disappointment. The exchange highlights a humorous moment in a Boston transcript where a pupil cites his father about surprises and a teacher responds with a stern remark.
The Churches of Christ in Ames report a Bible School at 9 45 with the pastor delivering a sermon at 11 The Open Heaven. A park service follows with a 6 p m sermon by E E Taylor of Des Moines.
A morning sermon titled Some Compulsions in this Universe will be preached. An evening union service will unite the church with other congregations at the park. Active church work will begin soon for fall and winter. These services are preparatory. Come.
Stiverson pastor preaches at 11 a m and 3 p m with Y P A gathering after the park services. Services held at Shipley in the afternoon.
Sunday August 9th marks Old Peoples day at the Methodist Episcopal church with a sermon by Rev. J F Baker. Singers will be drawn from past choir members offering a special program of hymns and an observance for the day.
A in a March thaw encounter in St. Petersburg between an unnamed American and Grand Duke Constantine shows quick wit and pride. The Yankee offers his purse and asks even or odd before stepping into a puddle, prompting Constantine to concede with good humor.
A referenced Yankee was extended an invitation to a palace dinner by the czar. The fragment hints at diplomatic or ceremonial exchange without further details on date or participants.
A Los Angeles Times column recalls the brutal honesty of selling old age spectacles and the social sting of rejection on a beach promenade. The piece intertwines a seaside flirtation and sharp lines about attention to aging as a cautionary anecdote. Also noted is the funeral of Senator William Boyd Allison in Dubuque with service at 4:00 p.m. Saturday led by Rev. J. T. Bergen.
A London Music Journal piece notes many towns claim fame from a song or figure. Bray in Berkshire is linked to the Vicar of Bray but parish records fail to confirm the Simon Alleyn origin, challenging Fuller’s claim.
A weary witness implores the judge for a recess after two hours on the stand, declaring he has never told the truth so long before. The exchange highlights the strain of testimony during the proceedings reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
A brief Chicago News exchange depicts a tense scene where a man questions a woman's claim about her father's praise. She confirms the praise is feigned and meant to torment his wife, revealing family tensions.
The event showcases rugs and carpets at special fall opening prices. Shoppers are invited to browse a selection of floor coverings with discounted offers during the fair period.
Mrs. W. Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve for treating sore feet burns cuts and abrasions It also helps with piles The product is sold under guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents
Wanted for sale or trade item notes a young man of steady habits seeks a steady job in Ames. Reference E. c- Call Nevada. Inquire at End Livery, Ames, for Thomas Ryan. 15 it pd.
Honest industrious woman wanted to introduce foreign and domestic dress goods waistings and trimmings to friends neighbors and townspeople. Prefer experienced trader able to earn $25 a week. Write Standard Dress Goods Co. 100 7th St Binghampton NY for particulars.
Family tent 14 by 22 feet with 7 foot sides and canopy top described as 12 oz 10 oz with partitions. Inquire at 826 Kellogg Ave. 153 pd.
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