Ames Poultry Breeders Hold First Annual Show
The Ames Poultry Breeders Association opened its first annual meeting with a large, diverse exhibit reaching across Iowa. The Slater exhibit with about seventy five pens stands out, alongside entries from Story county towns and Cedar Rapids to Sioux City. Matt Baldwin of Sioux City displays a notable Barred Rock collection. Awards will be announced today with a full winners report next week. L. H. Bingham, recently hospitalized, is too ill for surgery and will be brought home from Des Moines tonight.
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Ames Poultry Breeders’ Association
Slater
Iowa
Story County
Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Gladbrook
Sioux City
Matt Baldwin
Ames
L. H. Bingham
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
W. J. Kennedy
Bees Used as Weapons in Ancient Sieges
History notes two bee based warfare incidents. The first at Themiscyra in Pontus involved Romans mining works and releasing swarms on besiegers. The second tale from an Irish manuscript describes Saxons repelling Norse attackers near Chester by hurling beehives into the assault, with other bizarre methods and a sidenote on dormice fattening and sausages.
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Appian
Themiscyra
Pontus
Lucullus
Mithridates
Bibliotheque Royale
Brussels
Chester
Delicacies of Ancient Rome Include Dormouse and Puddings
The article notes Roman delicacies such as dormouse eaten with garum and cow’s foot jelly among Rome’s elite in Caesar era. It mentions black puddings as part of the upper class menu and hints at widespread sumptuous foods in ancient times.
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Rome
Strange Fog Signal in Boston Harbor
In dense fog on the Boston harbor route Nan tasket Beach line passengers hear a faint metallic sound not a bell. A large tripod with a suspended steel triangle appears through the mist signaling ships to steer through the tricky channel.
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Boston Harbor
Nantasket Beach
Grandmother News Shocks Elegant Party Guests
A telegram drops at a refined gathering as a woman, struck by surprise, learns she has become a grandmother through her son in law. The scene unfolds with swift concern from the fashionable attendees.
Value of Olive Oil Through History and Use
Olive oil forms a foundation of beauty culture noting its ancient value to Greeks Romans and eastern peoples. It is used internally and externally for digestion flesh building skin softness and general nourishment. Though gentler and non stimulatory for hair growth it remains versatile in disguising flavors and aiding health through gentle nourishment.
Wars of the Poet Walt Whitman Loved by All Who Met Him
A portrait of Walt Whitman as a social, approachable figure seen in Philadelphia and on the streets. The piece notes his ease in public life, his interactions with old friends and strangers, and his quick wit and self control amid moments of danger.
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Walt Whitman
Whitman
Philadelphia
Walt
George
Carpenter
Craftsman
The Alfalfa Plant Origin and Spread Across Regions
The article traces alfalfa from southwestern Asia to Europe and the Americas, noting its use by Romans for war horses and its spread to Spain, France, South America, Mexico, and finally the United States. It explains naming variants alfalfa and lucerne and cites the St. Louis Republic.
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Asia
Europe
Italy
Spain
France
South America
Mexico
California
Lucerne
Switzerland
St. Louis Republic
Her Cost
Young Jobson, of a statistical turn, married recently and at the railway station weighed his wife. He consulted a small notebook and calculated wedding and railway expenses, muttering that she had cost him exactly fourpence halfpenny a pound.
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Jobson
London
Cruel Ending of Laurence Sterne Described in Book News Monthly
Myrtle Reed recounts Laurence Sterne dying alone on Bond Street London with a lone lodging house servant. A footman learns of Sterne s death and returns to a party of friends. His body is later stolen and shipped to Cambridge to lie on the dissecting table at the university.
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Laurence Sterne
Bond Street
London
Sterne
Yorick
Cambridge
Myrtle Reed
Book News Monthly
Pratt First Practical Typewriter Inventor
John Pratt born in Unionville Washington April 14 1831 created the first workable typewriter the pterotype and secured British provisional protection in 1864 with patent No 8163 on December 1 1866. He later earned U S patents after returning home in 1868 and became the first to move a type wheel by key levers and sell typewriters in London in 1867.
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John Pratt
Unionville
D. C
England
Pratt
United States
Mr. Pratt
London
Presence of Mind in Home Invasion
A woman left alone in her house heard burglars in the dining room and, with no nearby help, seized a large paper bag from a table to confront the intruders, demonstrating quick wits in a tense moment.
A Dog and a Ball Yarns of an Irish License Collector
An Irish dog license collector stalks houses by dog barking to demand licenses. One day he confronts a terrier and quips with a crude line about ending his sight, revealing a comical misadventure in the street.
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Bedad
Gentle Door Taps Warship Salute Tale
A Philadelphia medical society hears a tale of extreme deafness. An elderly woman near the river waited through a ten-gun salute from a warship, then calmly invited visitors in. The anecdote, recounted by Argonaut, highlights extraordinary hearing loss.
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Philadelphia
The Letter I and the Origin of the Tittle
The passage traces the letter I from Hebrew jot to a symbol resembling a hand with three fingers, and describes how successive fingers fell away until only the little finger remained. The result is the jot or tittle, signifying the smallest element and the dot over I.
A Joyous Moment in a Detroit Free Press Exchange
A young, melancholy contributor presents a final poem as the dig nified editor resists dancing a hornpipe, clinging to his chair in a restrained celebration.
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Detroit Free Press
Rockaway and West Point Hotels Adopt Silver Forks This Summer
The New York Morning Herald notes a proceeding to use silver forks at Rockaway and West Point hotels during the coming summer, marking a shift in serviceware for these establishments.
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Rockaway
West Point
New York Morning Herald
The corpse plant of Natal swallows carrion birds
The corpse plant in Natal has a bell shaped mouth and a hollow stem. It is nearly black and covered with a thick sticky secretion with a strong offensive odor that attracts birds. Once birds land, their claws entangle and the plant closes swallowing them.
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Natal
Just His Case Hydrophobia on the Mind
A brief cartoonish exchange notes fear of water called hydrophobia and a character admitting lifelong thirst without understanding the cause. The dialogue captures a playful regional dialect and a doctorless diagnosis moment.
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes
An old proverb attributed to Cato describes anger as the momentary loss of self control, where one opens the mouth and shuts the eyes in a spontaneous outburst.
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Cato
Ames Churches Unite Press Notice Revival Services
J W Stiverson pastor of United Brethren Church lists Sunday January 13 activities. Sunday school 10:00 a m with Roy Taylor supervisor. Preaching at 11:00 a m. Junior Y P C U at 3:00 p m led by Lottie Deal. Senior Y P C U at 6:30 p m led by Albert Doggett. No evening service due to revival at Evergreen church.
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United Brethern Church
J. W. Stiverson
Roy Taylor
Lottie Deal
Albert Dog
Gett
Evergreen Church
Church events announced with revival themes
Bible school at 9 45 a m Endeavor society at 6 30 p m Rev A P Cobb to preach morning and evening services The morning theme What the Resurrection is to the Believer The evening theme Witness Leader Commander Miss Inman to sing at both services
Congregational Service Topics Given by Rev Minchin
Pastor W J Minchin will deliver a Sunday morning sermon on Gods Masterpiece and an evening talk titled The Attractiveness of the Normal. The program lines up a day of religious instruction at the Congregational church.
First Baptist Church Schedule with Sermons
Walter I. Fowle leads Bible school at 9 45 AM and a sermon on The Coming of The Kingdom at 11 00 AM. Junior union meets at 3 00 PM and B P U at 6 30 PM. Evening sermon The Attracting Power of Christ Crucified at 7 30 PM.
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First Baptist Church
Walter I. Fowle
Catholic Church Mass Set Next Sunday at 10 30
Catholic church announces a mass next Sunday at 10 30 led by Pastor F C Renier. Parishioners are invited to attend the service at the church.
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Catholic Church
F. C. Renier
St John's Episcopal Church Morning Service Sermon
Herbert A. Wilson serves as rector delivering morning prayer and a sermon on Religion Constancy at 11 o'clock. Sunday school precedes the service.
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ST. John's Episcopal Church
Herbert A. Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Church Services Announcement
Andrew M. Shea pastor leads Sunday January 13 1907 schedule with 945 am Sunday school 1100 am reception of members and baptismal service 315 pm Junior League 630 pm Epworth League and 730 pm special sermon
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrew M. Shea
Epworth
Double Weddings Tie Estrem Family in Sheldale
In Sheldale at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Estrem the weddings of their daughter Tillie Estrem to Jim Van Scoy and son Ingwall Estrem to Belle Fronsdalei occurred at eight o'clock. Rev. H L Holman officiated and Mendelssohn’s wedding march accompanied the ceremony. The couples will reside in Ames and near Slater, with prominent local congratulations from Story County friends.
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Caroline Sheidale
Mendelsohn
Holman
Story County
van Scoy
Ames
Ingwal Estrem
Slater
Times
For Sale Farm Livestock and New Roller Skating Rink
Matured male Poland China boar for sale eligible to register and two No 1 fresh young cows. Contact W. P. Coon R F D No 4. A new roller skating rink opens at the armory opera house January 12 with opening night free for ladies. Manager O R Miller.
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Poland
W. P. Coon
Armory Opera House
O. R. Miller
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the Emporium OF Music
Ww. G. Stockwell
Ames Poultry Panders
Tiberius
Bambonselvergius
Petronius Arbiter
Clark's Music Studio
Hamilton Building
Suite No
College Street
Tommy
Mrs. Green
Rollingstone
Church OF Christ
H. D. Williams
Bible School
W. J. Minchin
P. U
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