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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
3
Local notices detail 5 cents per line for entertainments concerts lectures suppers and similar ads. Cards of thanks cost 2.5 cents per line. Resolutions of respect and condolence priced at 1 dollar. Public meetings lodge and club notices free once then 5 cents per line. Display ads available on request. Only one dollar per year.
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway boosts immigration to its southwest belt with low prices from ten to twenty five dollars per acre. A Missouri Kansas Texas Land Bureau meeting in St Louis December 7 and 8 outlines plans to educate northern farmers. Traveling agents will tour Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana with two dollar plus fare deals via Chicago Great Western.
The Upper Des Moines Editorial Association plans a two day meeting in Clarion on February 18 and 19 with a practical program for the printing industry. Visitors will be entertained with a banquet and Dr. Green of Cedar Rapids will speak on the second evening. The president has submitted his annual message to Congress on topics from trusts to the Panama Isthmus. The document promotes progress and defense of liberties for United States and territories.
The article traces early surgery from neolithic trepanation to Susruta and ancient Egyptian practice. It notes Hippocrates, Ebers, and Greek and Roman surgeons contributing instruments and skill. Orrin A. Shaw announces a closing out sale on December 17. 31-2pd
Iowa State College captured forty nine prizes and over $1 600 in cash at the Chicago International. College Lad won the grand carcass test while Challenger of Nebraska Agricultural College took the foot champion award. Secretary Wilson praised Iowa’s pedigreed cattle as the best. A portrait presentation to the Stock Breeders Association followed the awards, with Beattie delay delaying the Spoor trophy decision.
The New York Post notes that New York City produces fine colonial and English furniture with high costs, while Philadelphia makes many modern antiques sold as genuine. French reproducers copy details with accuracy, using old wood, rusted locks, and aging tricks like bird shot for warmth.
A brief exchange between Mrs Enpeck and Enpeck cited in the Baltimore American. Enpeck compliments his perceived perfection when Mrs Enpeck is present, while she teases him about his own flaws.
Biggs and Wiggs discuss a newly decided primer rewrite. The plan shifts to five syllable words for Boston children, aiming to simplify early reading material.
London stores employ elaborate surveillance to deter theft. Invisible detectives lurk in attics and peep through gallery peepholes to monitor customers. In crowded dress shops especially at sale time and in tight spaces pilfering rises, with every shopwalker acting as a potential detective.
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