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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
5
Local items describe a February Winter Festival at Armory hall Ames with Father Nugent Des Moines opening address a voting contest an oyster supper and a closing sale to fund a Catholic church addition. Other notes cover illness school closings weather and upcoming lectures and theater events in Ames.
Local social notes list visits by Mrs Mary Little and others to Dixon Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. The Story County Sunday School Association held a Nevada meeting appointing officers and district divisions to boost county wide work. Mentions of residents attending events in Ames Des Moines and Omaha accompany community notes.
A review praises Uncle Josh Spracely as a true blend of humor and earnest motives. It notes stage surprises within a simple, homespun story about ordinary people striving for success and sincerity.
Uncle Josh Spruceby company plays at the Armory on Tuesday Feb 21 with a rewritten 20th century attraction. It includes a sensational saw mill scene and new mechanical effects, an eight soloist orchestra, and a street parade at noon. Public sale Saturday Feb 18 at 1 pm at the seller’s residence for furniture and household goods. ipd Re Mrs S H BrexLow.
The account recalls a near drowning off Lundy Island and a Jamaica epitaph claiming Lewis Gaidy Esq died September 24 1737 aged 80 after surviving a 1672 earthquake and drowning in the sea before being rescued by a boat. The tale notes his Montpellier French birth and later esteemed reputation.
A Mothers Club was organized at the south side school last Friday evening with plans to cooperate with teachers to make the school more interesting. Mrs. A J Robinson was elected president with Mrs. Proute as vice president Miss Minnie Rice secretary and Mrs Judge treasurer. Meetings will be monthly and an entertainment program is set for the first Friday in March. Very Low Rates to Station of President Roosevelt at Washington D C Via the North Western line excursion tickets on Feb 28 Mar 1 and 2 return by March 18 inclusive.
The library will close briefly because of a furnace defect. Officials will reopen when repairs are completed.
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