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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
6
Walter I. Fowle leads a Baptist church with a 9 45 Bible school and 11 oclock fifth anniversary sermon. A 7 oclock designation service honors Miss Nellie Lucas departing for Burma mission work. An evening Union meeting at the Church of Christ features Rev W J Minchin.
Historic guidebooks describe gallows as common landmarks on journeys across England. Travelers saw hangings visibly displayed, with routes near gibbets and mills noted beside directions. A fragment in the London News mentions a cottage for rent on Grand Avenue by Geo. M. Hultz.
Sunday schedule lists 9:45 a m Sunday school 11:00 a m sermon by Rev E E Igin Fritz at 11 00 a m Epworth League 7:00 p m topic Relief in Sorrow led by Grace Shea and Nellie Williams 8:00 p m union service in Church of Christ sermon by Rev Minchin
William J. Minchin to deliver 11 AM sermon titled The Manna and the Stone. Last union service of summer at Christian church at 8 PM with Mr Minchin preaching A Certain Man. Sunday school at 9 45 and Christian Endeavor at 7 PM. Community urged to rally for winter work.
Combined service at 10 30 a m closes the summer schedule Regular services resume September 1 Rev Minchin to speak at evening union service All are welcome.
Sunday at 7 00 p m the Baptist church holds a special service recognizing Miss Nellie Lucas leaving for Burma. The meeting is described as unusually powerful and memorable and all are invited to attend.
The Commercial Club met at Judge's real estate office to discuss aiding the census taker next June. They endorsed inviting the rural mail carriers state convention to Ames in 1910 and appointed Parley Sheldon to invite the Story County Veterans Association to hold its next annual meeting in Ames. Also promotes a sale of oxford shoes and low shoes by Canier Bros. & Herman.
A study of Robert May's Accomplisht Cook from 1665 argues English cuisine offered varied dishes contrary to foreign critics. The article highlights May's lively feast and the pleasure of household recipes in early modern cookery.
An 18th century London Chronicle note describes a fanciful ship of confections with guns loaded with powder and a pie castle housing live frogs and birds. Ladies toss egg shell waters to scent the powder, while pies reveal amphibians and winged birds that snuff candles, thrilling the company. The Athens theater tradition is described with dawn starts, mass audiences, free debtors, and wine-fueled cheers for long days of performances.
In New Caledonia sea serpents are often seen and sometimes captured. They are 3 to 4 feet long with a small head and a ear-like tail. Tiny poison glands in the jaw can bite in a narrow mouth. M Kermogant witnessed a Noumea experiment showing a serpent can kill a rat in four minutes by biting with its small jaws.
A Nevada electric light plant was destroyed by a morning fire causing an estimated loss of eight thousand dollars. Fire officials say investigations will determine the cause and assess structural damage to the facility and equipment. Municipal authorities vow rapid restoration plans to prevent outages.
Four short sale items listed including three good lots offered at 250 each and a 1150 weight item from G W Nichols A cord wood offer with contact 709 Douglas Ave and two second hand surveys for gale by L R Morris all appearing in a rural Ames Iowa listing with date stamps 8tf 18 11 9 1f
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