Selections From The Ames Times Close Of Week Notes
The Ames Times comments on Nat Goodwin and his divorce case predator, heat waves, and weather impacting corn crops. It notes poet Eugene Ware and Kenqui satire, Kansas politics and reciprocity debates. A Williamsburg church clash and editorials criticize Bro Conaway andDwight Hillis are referenced in this local page.
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Dwight Hillis
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Conaway
Those College Girls Discover City Life Changes
A Cincinnati Times-Star account notes Barnard and other colleges see city life influence student pranks. It recalls a Barnard woman who weds a policeman after a stunt and another who charms a streetcar conductor, with remarks on daring flirtations and campus social norms.
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Barnard College
Unconscious Humorist Inspires Northern Indiana Audience
A Philadelphia REcord account details a rare moment where a female speaker, Mrs Brges, inspired the crowd through wit. Her measured rise to address the congregation followed praise from the audience, culminating in a call for her to share how she arrived at such humor and presence.
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Brges
Indiana
Gooodwich
Wales
Mariges
Fewer and better churches urged to unite in town
The Times quotes Dr Newell Dwight Hillis urging churches to unite rather than divide. He argues denominational differences stem from temperament, not truth, and proposes a single town church with blended services and shared leadership to advance the kingdom of God.
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Times
Cuouawav
Newell Dwight Hille
Kingdom of God
Shardh Buiding
Switzerland
Coisine
Seuvetings
Lauren Wirpogely
Chris
Gnoind
United Church
Nauvoo girl dreams of marriage into empty box
A Nauvoo girl reported dreaming she was wed, only to wake and find the box she awoke to was empty, a curious and puzzling vision noted in the column.
England's Cream Ronies The Hanover White Horses
The Hanover breed survives as the sole pure bred descendants of the royal horses brought to Britain by George I two centuries ago. Once famed white and black horses have died out, leaving only these royal carriage ponies to perform on state occasions.
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England
Cof Hianover
George 1
Hanover
Tineen Victor
Fuu
Lomdeo Answares
History Teaches a Pupil in the roof tied scene
A cryptic OCR fragment describes a scene with a colored man tied on a roof in a campaign procession. It mentions a pupil, history teachers, and a coat or cabin, but details are unclear and fragmented.
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Tencher
Blarksons Camypaign
Noted Quotations Spark Mixed Reflections on Promise and Courage
A Washington Star line on keeping promises contrasts with Rousseau's view that courage lies in confessing wrongs. The quoted exchanges explore ethics, value of trust, and folly.
Shakespeare as an Actor 1590 Addition to London Company
A 1590 entry notes a young William Shakespeare joining a London company as a skilled actor able to adapt older plays to contemporary taste and even write decent plays himself, despite colleagues’ hints about originality. He proved useful to both the company and the theater.
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Shakespeare
London
William Shakespeare
Aunt Kate and the Family Tangle in St Louis Tale
In the St Louis Times a young Mr Stevens visits Aunt Kate’s house prompting Mildred to untangle a complex kinship chain. They note his mother’s stepfather wed a second cousin of the narrator’s great‑aunt, seeking the exact relation in one evening.
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Kate
Stevens
Mildred
St. Louis
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