Local Miscellany and Community Notices from Ames
Community items note sheep sales by E P Gilbert on February 22 in Gilbert Iowa and E R Gilberts sale on the 22nd. Frank B Spence promotes fruit from abroad and a Colonial Concert at the Christian church on February 20. Housing wants and rentals appear, plus illness updates for W B Hyatt and R C Allama. Family news includes a birth and a Richmond family health update from California and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Gilbert
Gilbert
Iowa
Richmond
Richmonds
Claremont
California
Anna
George Richmond
Jamestown
South Dakota
Margaret Louise
Sixty Second Anniversary Noted for Mr and Mrs Kaynor
Last Sunday February 16 marked the sixty second anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kaynor. Only family attendance was noted with their daughters Miss Mary Kaynor of Des Moines and Mrs. Will Sisson of Clinton at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Kaynor
Mary Kaynor
Des Moines
Will Sisson
Clinton
Kaynor
Douglass St
Personal Paragraphs Reflect Ames Area Social Roundup
Numerous residents and visitors are noted in Ames and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. L. J. Lynch Miss Harriet and Ina May Mrs. Page Sadie Allen and many others with movements to Boone Clear Lake Audubon Des Moines and El Paso Texas. Activities cover visits travel employment and funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Lynch
Villisca
Harriet and
Ina May
Boone
Ames
Page of
Frazier
W. J. Semmons
Sadie Allen
Clear Lake
A. B. Phillips
Frank Worsing
Mr. Worsing
J. W. Largent
J. R. Largent
Steve Hemstreet
The
Iowa Telephone Co
Audubon
Don Stearns
Humboldt
H. Orland
David Allen
Alden
Iowa
R. C. Allan
Mabel Moffit White
el Paso
Texas
C. M. Soper
Soper
Harry Nelson
Talbot Bakery
Kentucky
Couple Plans South Tour After Winter Visit
He and Mrs. Bare depart this week for a southern tour starting in San Francisco and proceeding through old Mexico before returning via New Orleans. They anticipate a delightful winter and spring ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bare
San Francisco
Old Mexico
New Orlans
Ben Jonson's Wit Wins Over Craven in Jest
In a tale from Joe Miller's Jest Book, 1739, Ben Jonson, in tatters, visits Lord Craven who mocks him at the door. Jonson replies with a sharp retort and is admitted after proving his identity, leaving the lord amused rather than affronted by the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Craven
James First
Ben Jonson
Ben
Lord
Joe Miller
A Wide Distinction Between Satisfied and Content
Barney Malloy and Mike Cairey work a roof when a joke turns into a reflection. Mike asks about the difference between satisfied and content and Barney asserts there is none. Yet Barney reveals he is satisfied Molly Cairey is his wife but not content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Malloy
Mike Cairey
Barney
Mike
Molly Cairey
Hostess Faces Seat Shortage at Reception
An English hostess entertained about 300 guests with only around seventy-five seats. In despair she told a com patriot she was distressed as not three fourths of the attendees could sit. He replied with surprise asking what was the matter.
Frenchman Seeks Passport to Klatter wingschen in Switzerland
A French applicant sought a passport to visit Klatter wingschen in Switzerland. The official, unfamiliar with the place, struggled to spell the name and then asked if the traveler would visit some other town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klatterwingschen
Switzerland
Geographical Society
Hopeful Gleam and a Folklore of Daily Wit
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader and Dallas News items reflects light humor and practical prompts. The quip highlights a patient call for action while a farmer offers candid business talk after a Richard III show in a small town.
Masquerade Skate Night Set By Manager Cole
Manager Cole of the skating rink announces another masquerade skating party next Tuesday at 7 30 evening. Ames city band furnishes music as usual and prizes include elegant nickel plated skates for the best lady and best gentleman costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Doin
City Band
Cole
Ames City
Seventieth third birthday celebrated in Gilbert
Mrs. Peter Marshall marks her seventy third birthday with a dinner at home in Gilbert attended by invited guests including Mrs. Frank Totten and families from Des Moines. A lively gathering, cake is shared and poems are recited as friends reminisce about past years and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Marshall
Frank Totten
Marshall
Geo. Stitzell
Des Moines
Totten
Templeton
Doolittle Buys Hale Residence in Pleasant Plain Iowa
Mr. T. S. Doolittle of Pleasant Plain buys the James Hale residence on East Sycamore Street for 5000 dollars. He is brother to Prof. Margaret Doolittle formerly of the college, and they come to educate their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Doolittle
Pleasant Plain
Iowa
James Hale
Sycamore Street
Doolittle
Margaret Doolittle
The
College
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Oxfords
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Tilden Bros. & Co
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Christian Church
Ames Engineering Co
E. R. Gilbert
Cuba
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Times Force
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E. T. Adams
R. C. Allama
A. L
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Wil
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B. H. Hibbard
John Haverly
Annie Nichols
Niva
Florence Herrmann
Nettie McBurney
Idaho Springs
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Nevada
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Joe Waterman
Council Bluffs
O. P. Stuckslager
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Fairdale
Ilinois
C. M. Proctor
Henry Tristien
Denver
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Jay Williams
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Geo. Kintsley
Will Shull
E. H. Addison
Mary Addison
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T. J. Loughran
Ernest Pickworth
Ozarks
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Coral Roberts
Georgia Day
Don Handy
St. Paulson
Grinnell
W. R. Greenlee
Belle Plaine
W. W. Talbott
Audubon and
Carroll
Andrew Christianson
Nebraska
R L. Wells
Aberdeen S. D
Fay Taylor
Mr. Wells
Nelson Taylor
Martin Mauser
Katie
Stanley County
Martin
Ernest Pitser
Old
Arkansaw Co
Marshal Howard
Florida
Florida & East Coast Railway
Mrs. Howard
W. L. Brandt
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