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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
5
Community notices recount church programs sales and social events in Ames. Items include furniture and baby carriage for sale, dances and concerts, visits by local clubs, and updates on church and charity activities with residents and nearby towns.
The Newcastle on Tyne mayor greets visiting judges with a speech and presents two ancient coins a jacobus to the senior judge and a carolus to the junior. It is said the senior will buy a dagger twice as large as the one bought by the junior reflecting a local tradition about border country travels and Scots.
An Oregon man finds a stranded young seal on a shore wharf and shelters it for days. Lacking strength to return to sea, the creature stays near the man, whimpering at night and showing canine like affection before being released back to its native waters.
The piece traces the origin of the phrase riding the goat linking Capricornus to Egyptian mysteries. It notes the celestial goat as a guardian of secret knowledge and contrasts ancient symbolism with the modern comic goat.
A compact quotation notes the need for uniform and precise laws, warning that flexible interpretation risks corrupting the rule of law. The Voltairean sentiment emphasizes clarity and consistency in legal texts and judicial application.
A vintage portrait of the wolverine as a dignified forest monarch. The piece extols its strength courage and prowess while noting its Michigan habitat and historic nickname in backwoods lore. It paints the wolverine as a symbol of pluck and hardy spirit.
A series of union revival meetings opens Sunday with a joint service at the Congregational church led by the union chorus and Rev. Nye of the Methodist church. Rev. Frank A. Miller will arrive Wednesday to lead afternoon and evening services at 3 and 7:30 as crowds are urged to attend.
A Philadelphia Record quote explains the phrase well dressed house as seating a show so the audience appears fuller than it is. It describes box office seating and ticket sellers balancing the crowd to give an impression of a full theater.
A Saturday Review reflection on why Shakespeare’s works endure as studies of human nature. The piece emphasizes poetry, insight, and the central characters over the plays’ external plots.
A Spanish city police find a ragged pauper dead from starvation. In the magistrate’s report the man is stubbornly listed as a schoolmaster, highlighting harsh poverty versus title. The anecdote contrasts idealized labor with grim conditions.
An old remedy claims tincture of iodine can ward off tonsillitis and swabbing with guaiacum may heal ulcers. The writer asserts recovery without a physician, citing a St. Louis threat specialist and Good Housekeeping as sources.
Property listing from Ames Iowa by T Lennox offering a house on a prime building site at a bargain price due to imminent departure from Ames. Sale details not provided in text.
Crowded house enjoyed Friday night performance by sixty children led by C A Woodcox with Eva Cram er as accompanist. Fern Thompson Puck George Passmore Carl Bernice Akin Anna and Mrs Frank Smith as Maria. plot follows Anna and Carl in fairyland and the miser Peter Grim. Specialties by Nellie Williams Lucy Armstrong Mable Armstrong and Irving Vernon. notice ends with a local ad for a gentlemen's gold watch.
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