Local clubs and church groups schedule monthly meetings
Ellsworth Co G A R meets the second and fe u Fridays in the G A R hall. The Cemetery Association meets the first Friday at members homes. Various societies meet on specific Thursdays and Tuesdays at homes, halls, or parsonsages. A civic federation urges clubs to improve towns with projects like clean streets, parks, and school grounds.
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Marion Rebekah Lodge No. 108
I. O. O. F. Hall
Society of the Baptist Church
Aid Society of the Congregational Church
The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Unity Club
Nowpareil Club
Altar Society of the Catholic Church
Priscilla Club
Royal Neighbors of America
Red Men's Hall
Sun Dial
Daughters of the American Revolution
Great Lawrence Bugler Headlines Ames Theatre Show
The Ames audience may hear Louis Lawrence known as The Great Lawrence champion bugler from the U S Army. He performed in Cuba the Philippines and Spain era campaigns and earned a sharpshooter medal. He wears a G A R medal won in Bellingham in 1903 and has 217 bugle calls to his name.
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Ames
Louis Lawrence
Lawrence
McArthur
U. S. Infantry
Bellingham
Wash
Local Misdellany And Sales At Perry's Store
Pay your taxes at the Ames Savings Bank. Don’t miss the Armory Friday night attraction As Told in the Hills a western drama. Valentines and post cards at Perry's. Frank Murphy ill with pneumonia improving. Last call on winter underwear Men fleece 35c or 3 for $1 Girls 25c garments now 19c at Perry's. Dr Bush back at office after illness. W T Jones postpones closing out sale now Feb 16 instead of Feb 9.
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Armory
Valentines
Valentine
Perry's
Frank Murphy
Perry’s
Dr. Bush
Decree Threatens Deity For Rain In Arizona
Smithsonian report recalls a Spanish era incentive in Castanas Arizona where a three stage decree warns of mass and chapel burning and beheading priests if rain fails. It notes the odd practice of threatening the deity to secure rainfall prompting mass destruction of devotion items.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Arizona
Castanas
Lincoln day observance and club entertainments ahead
Mrs L M Gibson hosts the Nonpareil club for a Lincoln day event from three to five tomorrow afternoon. T Y L Club to be entertained at Miss Bessie Parker’s Duff Avenue home next Monday evening. Special music at the Congregational church includes Anthem The King of Love my Shepherd Is by Shelley with Mrs Tilden to sing a solo. Evening program features Pilgrims of the Night as the anthem. Mr and Mrs Will Child, their daughter and guest, with cousin Mrs Pearl Child, hosted visitors from Madison Wisconsin for a family reunion at Harry Child’s Boone home with relatives from Nevada and Des Moines also attending.
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Potter
Winifred Tilden
Maude Rice
Marston
Lincoln
Perry’s
Christian Church
Grandon Hickle
C. H. Pasley
A. M. Shea
Gilbert
Congregational
Oscar Grulke
Ames
T. Y. L. Club
Bessie Parker
Duff Avenue
Shepard
Shelley
Will Child
Pearl Child
Madison
Wisconsin
Harry Child
Boone
Nevada
Des Moines
Ed Proper
Chicago
R. W. Hunter
Sibley
J. B. Kooser
L. G. Hardin
Spencer la
Caroline Grimsby
Keo Anderson
Jewell
Iowa
EK. M. Spangler
Boulder Colorado
Ethel Hoon
Ethelyn Nelson
H. W. Stafford
Browne
Blairsburgha
J. W. Latherow
Ham
Marshalltown
Wary Bryant
W. E. Tanner
Roger Sheehey
Mona Fowler
J. N. Fowler
T. G. Bowers
Willard Fellows
Clinton
Lewis van Epps
Julius Tilden
Teachers’ Association
Kate Boyce
Teachers Association
Kate Boyd
Charles Alexander
Harry Hildal
C. H. Morris
A. B. Maxwell
Maxwell
Lee
M. K. Smith
Capt
J. L. Smith
St. Paul
Mason City
P. G. Holden
M. L. Bowman
Spring term lecture lineup announced with noted performers
The spring term schedule lists Feb 27 Dunbars, Mar 20 Mrs Ballington Booth, Apr 10 Isabel Garghill Beecher, Apr 24 College Glee Club. Tickets go on sale soon. reservations to be announced as these high class attractions offer costly talent.
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the Dunbars
Valentine party planned by campus brides at Schmidt home
Mrs. L. B. Schmidt and Mrs. M. P. Cleghorn host a valentine party for brides and matrons at the Schmidt residence on Ash Avenue this Saturday February 13 between 3 and 5 PM. Guests are invited to bring sewing and wear dainty red heart invitations edged with gold and pierced by an arrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Schmidt
M. P. Cleghorn
Schmidt
Ash Avenue
Birds Featured At Book and Basket Club Meeting
The Book and Basket club met yesterday with Mrs. T. L. Rice presiding. The day’s topic was Birds as members discussed characteristics, economic role, songs, migration, colors, nesting seasons, identification methods, habitats, and body forms suited to environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Rice
Judisch
Lee
Rice
Prall
Linebaugh
Conaway
Sowers
Hultz
Dial Chapter D A R Meeting Amid Storm Disrupts Program
The D A R chapter met with Mrs. Potter on Monday evening with many members and guests present. A planned American music program was disrupted by a severe storm that arose early in the evening, interrupting the event and limiting participation from members stranded or delayed by the weather.
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A. N. Potter
The King Sisters Shine at Scenic Theatre
The King sisters delivered the best song and dance act seen at the Scenic theatre in years. Mer Thompson should be recognized for similar talents in future bills.
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King Sisters
Scenic Theatre
Mer. Thompson
Banks to Close for Lincoln Day Observance
All banks in Ames will be closed tomorrow from 10 30 a m to 1 p m due to Lincoln day observance.
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Ames
How Erastus Found Light
An old anecdote from Princeton notes voting hazards and loyalty influenced by offers of money. Erastus recalls initially leaning Republican for $3 but choosing the Democrat ticket after $2 was offered, saying Democrats were the least corrupt.
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Erastus
Darky
Princeton
de Leas
Success Magazine
The Real Reason
A dialogue fragment portrays a child’s death linked to overeating water, with a response denying excess water as the cause, and a remark about insufficient care or quantity. The exchange suggests a murky motive or misunderstanding surrounding the boy Puck.
It Had Been Read. A Quip From The Cleveland Leader
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader recalls a humorous exchange about a deceased relative and the reading of his will, noting the family quip about the uncle.
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Cleveland
To Be Proud of Learning Is the Greatest Ignorance
Quote attributed to Tuayleor about pride in learning marking humility as key, suggesting true wisdom lies beyond self congratulation.
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Tuayleor
Ames First Baptist Church Lincoln Day Services
Walter J. Fowle leads services at First Baptist Ames with 9 45 Bible school 11 00 The Church and the Young People 3 00 B Y P U 7 30 Lincoln day service by S S G A R and Relief Corps Invited guests
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First Baptist Church
Walter J. Fowle
Relief Corps
Sunday services led by J. E. Arnold with sermons
Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by J E Arnold. September preaching at 11 a m on Christ's Message to us. Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Preaching at 7 30 p m on Reasons for being a Christian. All are welcome.
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J. E. Arnold
Christ
Endeavor
Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule and Sermon Topics
Andrew M. Shea pastor leads Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. with Prof. R. C. Barrett. Sept. 11 service at 11 a.m. on "The Master's Question" and at 6:30 p.m. "Fields for Christian Service" led by J. W. Bateman. Evening sermon at 7:30 p.m. titled "The Failure of a Great Man." You are invited.
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Methodist Episcopal
Andrew M. Shea
R. C. Barrett
Christian Service
J. W. Bateman
Noble to Speak at Grinnell Congregational Church
Professor Noble of Grinnell will deliver sermons at the Congregational church with talks planned for both morning and evening services.
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Congregational
Noble of
Grinnell
Congregational Church
Services at Lutheran church Sunday in Norwegian and English
Services at the Lutheran church Sunday February 14 at 11 am conducted by Prof. Halle of Jewell. Forenoon Norwegian language and evening English service. All invited to attend.
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Halle of
Jewell
Seed of the Violet Explains Plant's Hidden Seed Strategy
The article notes spring violets flower to please observers but rely on a hidden fall bloom for seeding. The fall flowers are tiny and near the ground. seed pods explode, scattering seeds ten to twelve feet, enabling the violet to spread and become a local aggressor.
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St Louis Globe-Democrat
Swoon at the Bell Case Inspires Subliminal Cure Tale
A Vienna hospital case describes a young patient cured by hypnotic suggestion triggered by a bell. The girl repeatedly entered a trance whenever a church bell rang near her route, prompting the neurologist to restrict the bell's influence to his own hospital.
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Vienna
Washington Herald
Going to England and Europe in Regional Speech
An old Chicago News note discusses regional phrases for travel. Isle of Wight residents say they are "going to England" when leaving their island. Cornish and Balkan speakers use similar terms for crossing borders, while Britons see themselves as in Europe yet visiting the continent. Massachusetts speakers refer to going "down east" for Maine.
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Isle of Wight
England
Great
Little Cumbrae
Firth of Clyde
Great Britain and
Ireland
Massachusetts
Maine
Chicago News
Parcel Wrappers And The Art Of Wrapping A Violin
A shipping clerk explains the challenge of wrapping a violin and test methods used by department stores. He notes that abroad bags and string are rare due to cost, and describes how a young grocer packs potatoes flour and other goods using only sheets of paper with a precise folding method.
Borrow Trouble I Got It to Lend
Witty exchange from a Chicago News dash reads a worried husband and a cheerful wife. The wife tells him not to borrow trouble while the husband quips hesitantly that he has trouble to lend.
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Hubby
John
Chicago News
Young mother and man argue over knife play on top floor
A Boston Tran script fragment shows a young mother apologizing as a crusty bachelor complains about a baby crying and the idea of giving a child a knife. The dialogue hints at tension in a shared apartment setting and a potentially dangerous observation.
Solitude Delight for the Innocent Quote
A short aphorism attributed to Leszczynski emphasizes that solitude pleases only the innocent, offering a cautious reflection on solitude and virtue.
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Leszczynski
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the Knole
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federated Clubs
Niagara Falls
Junior Civic League
Edwa F. Moulton
Warren O
W. J. Major
Indiana
Frank Streter
New Hampshire
Charles Flagg
M. Aydelotte
Oklahoma
Magoon
Wyoming
Turner Oliver
Oregon
Marinette
Dr. Stange
Ames Savings Bank
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Spence
Ames, Icwa
Small Grain Association
Bryce Hutchinson
al Judisch
Muscatine
Jay A. Nash
Mr. Nash
H. Greenough
Copestake
Greenough
Dr. Copestakes
Frank Sexton
North Park
Jerry Sexton
Mountains
Hahn’s Peak and Pacific Railway Co
EB. H. Bruntlett
Minneapolis
Edith Stevens
J. L. Stevens
Ance
Puck
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