A. C. Department's Plan for Feature Paper
The note outlines aims to make the department a feature paper with weekly space filled by items of interest. It signals intent to expand coverage and entertainment value for readers.
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
2
The note outlines aims to make the department a feature paper with weekly space filled by items of interest. It signals intent to expand coverage and entertainment value for readers.
The article notes 13 large state erected buildings costing 355000 with two more under construction at 35000 each. It highlights dormitory and board options at low cost, a motor link to town, eight study programs, and free tuition for Iowa students including Agriculture Veterinary Mechanical Civil Electrical Engineering Scientific and Ladies courses.
The article notes Samuel Beyer, Lydia Nichols, and W R McLain visiting and socializing in Des Moines and at the I A C. It mentions an orchestra of 12 to provide music for college occasions and reports on the college clubs, officers, class elections, and a mining engineering course announced by the board of trustees under Gen J R Lincoln.
Dr. Allen returns from an eastern trip. Panama Medicine Co. in town for a week of business. Story City teams win two recent games 7 5 and 22 1. Local workers report harvesters waning and mower trade rising. Real estate transfers and rail excursion notices accompany community notices and obituaries. Esther Wilson remembered with relief corps resolutions.
An eastern paper cartoon from the late heated term shows Satan fanning himself as sweat streams from his brow. He warns that if the weather persists he will go back home, capturing the era's summer distress in a humorous device.
James Mathews an elderly respected resident living about six miles east of Ames died Monday night. He was buried yesterday afternoon at Nevada.
The Iowa Central Railway sells excursion tickets at half rate on Tuesday August 30 and Tuesday September 27 to Northwestern Iowa and numerous states including Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Texas and cities Kansas City and St Joseph MO. For rates and details contact Iowa Central agents or Thomas P Barry G A Marshalltown IA.
Advertisement asserts sole agent for Sisson's Safety Halter with warranty to prevent halter pullers and to break a colt to lead in ten minutes, claiming it is the best halter in existence.
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