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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
9
Hack S Fullerton argues in The Right end Wrong of Base ball that crowding the plate is allowed under an unwritten code. He notes batters lean over the rubber near the plate and umpires cannot easily enforce the line, so pitchers may bean those who encroach to drive them back.
A German hawker Bauermeister retired rich selling portraits of royalty. He insulted the Kaiser, was jailed for six decades, then resumed selling portraits with the emperor’s image. His audience bought eagerly, learning a costly lesson on free speech. The piece also notes a boy’s quip about irregular French verbs.
A clipped line from the Boston Transcript recalls a married couple with money woes as new troubles begin after wedlock. The exchange hints at financial strain and ongoing hardship shaping their story.
A typhoid fever outbreak with about one hundred cases hit the State Normal School at Ced ar Falls during the fall term. Investigations traced the contamination to city water drawn from springs flooded by river rise and nearby drainage. Health boards urge safer supplies and sanitary standards at state schools nationwide.
Classified ad offers twelve room dwelling or club house one block south of college campus for rent at very low rate. Inquiries directed to 283 Ridge St or Nina E. Boh at 111 Story St San Luis Obispo California. R4-41
The Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern railway contracted with General Railway Signal Co. to install eighteen miles of automatic track block signals. The work covers Boone to Fraser Junction and Roberts to Fort Dodge, aimed at controlling access on curves and eliminating track danger as part of an upgrade.
Dr. J G Snyder will go to the general hospital in Des Moines tomorrow for an operation to remove nail stones.
For Sale Giood barn and yard items including a dozen hens and rock, with closet. Address 633 7th St or call 749X. M. M. Knudson. Lost hat pin and belt pin items return to Times. H. Pettinghouse of C N W railway will speak this evening on Engineering Opportunities. engineering assembly room. Engraved cards and stationery ordered at the Times office.
Mrs Holdredge aged about eighty died at four o clock Wednesday morning at the home of her son C R Holdredge four miles southeast of Ames. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Holdredge home with Rev Kirkendall conducting and the body to be taken to Nevada for burial.
Mrs Mary Wright of Gilbert is authorized to receive new or renewal subscriptions for the Times. She may also receive news items of interest to Times readers. Submit your subscription or news notes to Mrs Wright for processing.
The Breckenridge Stock Company performs at the Acruocs Armory for a five night engagement. The troupe offers comic and dramatic pieces with notable performances by Bert Munden who wrestled Pat Kelley at Soft Dodge, delivering a dramatic scene described as a hostage moment.
The board considers allowing the high school contractor to substitute hollow tile for brick in interior walls under architect guidance. A motion to approve with cost adjustment was seconded and approved after amendments.
The piece criticizes the ideal of the superior man and contrasts his public restraint with entertainment and instruction. It notes Chinese perceptions of foreigners and questions whether politeness can be taught, ending with a London theater anecdote about Sir Herbert Tree and Grasse.
A small native South American tree named shopa la is highlighted as uniquely fireproof due to its thick stringy bark and sap. The plant grows on grassy savannas that burn yearly, which removes rivals and allows this shrub to thrive as a natural asbestos-like material.
A young man questions human friendship versus animal fidelity and Miss Cayenne counters that people often treat animals with more kindness. The exchange explores trust and compassion through concise dialogue.
A humorous exchange shows characters quipping about affection, a pet box, and a rubber plant. Washington Mercury notes reveal casual remarks on the stock market and staying out of trouble.
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