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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
4
Local notes list club meetings and social groups with recurring dates on Wednesdays Fridays Mondays and other days. Entries include Kiwanis and church circles, Ladies Aid societies, Masonic and Eastern Star chapters, and college social gatherings across Ames and nearby towns.
The Fourth Ward Civic Improvement Society meets with Mrs. WK Greer on Lynn Avenue on Wednesday August 2nd. A sociable gathering featured a center arrangement of gasturhiums and a celigorial Tunes eon. Guests included Meydames South, Jos Ashford, Frank Mclain, C. M. Morse and Edna Patrick. A family reunion at Mrs. Mary Meyers’s home on Second Street included William Kinney of Cleveland and Kimball Bates of Norwalk.
The text recounts a mob uprising in Castilian towns during the early reign of Emperor Charlies. Tordesillas, a Segovia representative, is seized by townsmen in the church, dragged to the gibbet, and executed publicly with religious figures unable to intervene.
The text presents Rothschild’s guiding ideas on making profits through three-part dealings, bargains made promptly, and avoiding unlucky partners. It stresses boldness tempered by caution to build and preserve wealth, noting the adviser's lifelong emphasis on these principles.
An article extols Indian corn as America's representative crop, tracing its roots from Indigenous legends to the colonial era. It argues corn sustained early settlements, thrives across the United States, and embodies national character through its sturdy roots and widespread use in food and livestock. The piece also references Ann Willett as a figure in the argument.
A Pearson's Weekly report argues the British Museum is unlikely to burn due to abundant water reserves and strong defenses. It warns wholesale flooding or deliberate arson could be more probable, noting tight security and rapid lockdown procedures after closing each gallery.
A distressed colonial woman faces the threat of the ducking stool. A defender pleads for mercy as the crowd questions punishment and social norms. The text laments harsh gossip and urges restraint toward a woman named Ann who is described as single and without family.
A medieval jury cited by the Oxford and Cambridge Review offered terse verdicts in cases of lightning strikes and foundering bodies, declaring no one is suspected and she is not suspected. Modern juries in self harm cases sometimes cite temporary insanity or temptation of the devil.
The article explains an ancient habit where Regulus painted right eye for plaintiff counsel and left eye for defendant. In modern times a lawyer with a painted right eye signals a witness from the other side has met him after court. If both eyes are blacked it means a double salutation.
A dialogue fragment features Mr. Pinchpenny and Plere discussing a collection, with Pinchpenny saying to keep it and not break up the collection. The Philadelphia Telegram quotes the exchange in a brief, period-voiced line.
A reader reports that Bor Rowell visited the writer’s home and stole an umbrella borrowed earlier, noted in the Philadelphia Record. The item was taken by a person described as dishonest.
A fragment urges every man to gather some good books under his real Channing. The text presents a call to moral improvement through accessible reading.
The West Ward Movement cites Tustin Winsor quoting an authority stating the cost of independence was about 140000 dollars. It also claims the Revolution cost England about 700000000 dollars. The piece notes some present day Americans are worth more than the independence price.
A customer complains a postage stamp dropped from an envelope and a letter went to the desk. The druggist replies he guarantees each stamp sold and will make it right. The exchange ends with a promise to remedy the situation.
A Victorian kitchen guide discusses waste reduction by reusing bones and scraps to make bouillon and stock. It outlines a method for preparing roasted meat, using bones and gravy, and recommends combining remaining meat with rice and tomato sauce for a appetizing luncheon dish. It also comments on culinary craftsmanship and a literary note about Homer and an imagined order of chevaliers.
A condensation of legendary city burnings including Persepolis Babylon Carthage Rome and Jerusalem recounts how repeated fires erased or diminished once mighty capitals. The Moscow blaze is cited as a decisive ruin for Napoleons Russia and the French nation per external memoirs.
At the Fabre museum in Montpellier France the collar of Homer is preserved and linked to Alfieri the Italian poet who wore it The noted figure began Greek study after age forty seven and made only tepid progress in the language yet astonished his contemporaries
The Sioux used red pipe stone for their peace pipes. The Great Spirit endorsed the material, saying it should be used to make the pipe of peace and for diplomacy not weapons. This shows a sacred, monopolized resource tied to ritual diplomacy.
The passage notes that land animals never dive and will stay above water when pressed. It contrasts this with muskrats beavers ice bears and otters which dive immediately when threatened or startled.
Two artists debate realism and technique for a marine scene. One artist emphasizes salt in paint for texture while the other notes how English methods affect the surface. The dialogue hints at a public showcase and evolving stylistic approach.
A playful clash in Exchange features a ready made philosopher declaring beauty skin deep. The positive moan counters with a zinger noting that by that standard a rhinoceros would be among the most charming creatures.
A terse exchange alleges confusion over a marriage proposal. The dialogue centers on help and consent, with speakers disputing responsibility for a potential union.
In a synod during King Henry's era the dukes, bishops and abbots ordered a nightly bell to ring and all people to prayer and retire to their houses. The measure has puzzled scholars as an early curfew. its aim was not to impose hardship on Wittian subjects.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a sudden engagement to the widow Mrs. Squs. The conversation reveals mutual surprise, with one party admitting no prior plans for matrimony and the other confirming the match. The tone mirrors a light society aside from a quirky spelling in the quoted lines.
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