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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
5
The Ames Catholic Fair netted about twelve hundred dollars, surpassing prior years, with musical nightly programs and a popular vote contest for Ames’ most admired man and woman. George W. O'Brien won the men’s cane prize. Carrie Tallman won a pearl ring. Proceeds will pay church debt from the new $10,000 Catholic church.
Local clubs and societies announce meetings and events through February 22. Card parties at Richs and Farnums, Clover Club, Ames Hospital Guild, St Johns Guild, and Unity Club. a Five Hundred party by Embrees. birthday acknowledgments for Mrs A J Graves. lecture date change for Ralph Parrett. PEO society and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society gatherings. and upcoming patriotic programs with Judge Lee and Herman Knapp.
Professor Frank French and Miss Theo Plambeck wed quietly in the college hospital rooms with Rev. O H Cessna officiating. The groom, a civil engineering professor, will leave on the 21st for the Philippines to join the railway project, while Mrs. French remains near the college home through mid summer.
Secretary Rich of the civil service commission held exams this week for a food and drug inspector and a surveyor with applicants from Fort Dodge Webster City Dennison and other points. Future exams set for February 27 for Philippine service mint and assay service steam engineer chief engineer irrigation farmer engineer and blacksmith public document cataloguer logger wagon maker mason. February 27 and 28 draftsman March 6 engineer Indian service supervising drainage engineer irrigation farmer and irrigation manager.
Mrs Daniel Stillwell and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends for support kindness and extended sympathy after the death of husband and father.
A parent questions a quarrel with his youngest son. The boy replies he is not arguing but stating facts in the case and calls his companion Jimmie beastly stubborn for not understanding.
The piece notes itinerant organ men avoid playing near dentists houses to prevent troublesome grinders. It cites a Punch comment on dodging noise by living close to a dentist who can silence street music.
A terse aphorism notes that a niggardly rich man does not own his property. instead his estate dominates him, illustrating greed binds wealth to control and dependence.
The British army, starved for recruits, proposed forcing in a range of idle and suspected individuals from debtors to convicts. Debtors and criminals were released or pardoned if they joined, and the policy led to regiments formed from convicts during the Peninsular War, yielding notable military names.
Boston townsmen refused the courtesy of Napoleon, and a library exhibit notes a ticket admitting bearer to a solemn festival at Stone Chapel in June 1814. The event commemorates deliverance from military despotism and marks strong regional sentiment against Napoleon.
A quotation notes John’s improved condition in the city after recovering from multiple medical and business setbacks. The report highlights his resilience and ongoing recovery from appendicitis and various complications.
A sailor faced a magistrate for beating his wife. Asked if he knew his wife was the weakest vessel, he replied that if she is the weakest, she should not carry so much sail. The exchange reflects a sharp, ironic wit from London Tit-Bits.
Cartoon dialogue from the Philadelphia Inquirer features Mrs. Taggs and child sparring over improper tool use. The exchange playfully contrasts razors with pencils and hairpins with pipes, highlighting everyday misuses.
An item from the Fort Smith Times notes that a poor moment to start a humorous tale is just before dinner, reflecting a lighthearted regional personality and timing quip.
A stream of notices details travel and visits by residents and friends. Names include Chas Mundhenk Fred Banks George Burron Ray Smith Lew Cole Gussie Voorhees Nellie Cribbens Florence Perkins Leo Armstrong and several others as they move between Des Moines Boone Ames Jewell and nearby communities with family, work, or social ties reported.
Barred Plymouth Rock cockrels for sale at 1.00 each or six for 5.00. Contact A. E. Slater in Ames, Iowa.
Notice to all persons interested that on February 1 1907 James O Donnell administrator of the estate of William Doyle deceased of Story County Iowa requests all indebted persons to pay and all claimants to present them authenticated to the district court for allowance in Ames Iowa.
A brief reflection on reputation lasting beyond time as waves and snow reveal marks. The speaker ties this to social trust and notes that reputation endures, much like lasting sale impact in the drug line selling goods.
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