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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
8
Miss Grace Tinsley attended a house party over Sunday given by Miss Eva Shugart of Nevada as part of social events reported in the community.
The regular meeting of the Civic Improvement Society will be held next Monday July 11 in the library rest room at 3 p m.
Little Georgena Kirkham entertained a dozen friends yesterday afternoon for her tenth birthday party.
Cars will gather at the Christian church Friday at 6 45 for the auto social. Come early to avoid the rush.
Mrs Galen Tilden will entertain a group of young ladies this afternoon in compliment to her niece Miss Grace Murphy who is visiting as a house guest.
Misses Lillian and Laura Storms returned Friday from Cumberland where they had attended a house party given by Miss Florence Pettinger.
Miss Ruby Tait conducts a school of physical culture on Saturdays from 10 to 11 a m in Adams hall. Call Mutual at 63 for information and rates.
Dean and Mrs. C. F. Curtiss will host a general reception for faculty members, their wives, and attendants at the graduate school tomorrow evening at the Farm house.
The Philatheas arranged an auto social at the Christian church Friday evening July 8. A two mile ride, ice cream and cake cost 25 cents with children under 14 paying 20 cents.
Wedding notice for Miss Bess Soukup of Marion and Mr. LaRue Prior, Ames 09 graduate and ATO member. Civic Improvement Society of west Ames to meet July 12 at 2385 Hyland Ave to sew. Miss Minnie Cleaver Faville of Norfolk, Virginia visits Ames en route to relatives. Priscilla club holds weekly receptions during graduate school sessions. Mrs Holden and Mrs A S Thompson host in turn.
Cards received from Walden Colorado announce the marriage of Mr Joseph Person and Miss Dora Sharrett of Walden to be held July 12. Mr Person is the son of Mr and Mrs Alba Person of Ames. He went west this spring and has known his bride since living there.
The W. H. B. and many guests enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at Mrs. John Kyle's Grant township home on Wednesday, June 29. A one course luncheon accompanied by black and gold badges bearing the club initials was served to all attendees.
An evening program in home economics will be given this evening in New Agricultural assembly hall under the direction of Mrs. Alice Dynes Feuling. No admission will be charged and the public is cordially invited to attend. Arrangements allow anyone to take single lectures for $1 each.
Miss Florence Storms entertains several friends at a Knob house party with invitations issued from Tuesday to Thursday. A tennis tournament occurred Wednesday morning and a formal dinner followed Wednesday evening. Guests include Margaret Noble Janet Knapp Edith Curtiss Mildred Potts and Violet Pammel.
The Ames high school basketball team traveled to Maxwell on Monday and lost to Maxwell high school 16 to 14 in a close contest.
Harriet Pammel acted as referee. The lineup includes Lois Pammel Marie Ferguson Harriet Wilkinson Ada Cameron Mary Darner Maxwell Ruth Cooper Ethel Cooper Irene Smith Maggie King May Hardinger.
The P. E. O. society admitted three new members at a special Friday meeting held at Mrs. C. F. Curtiss home on the campus. The initiates were Misses Lillian Storms Laura Storms and Lena Potter. Husbands joined for a campus picnic supper to close the day’s events.
Next Sunday at five p m a vesper service concert will feature organ preludes solos duets and quartets including Miss McConnell Mrs Maxwell Mr Wentworth Mr Clark and Mrs Judisch with works by Calcott Snelling Schubert and others. Pain relief ad promotes Pink Pain Tablets by Dr Shoop sold at Cagwin's drug store.
Mascot called The Equine King, appearing at Ames Chau Tauqua on Thursday August 18, is lauded as the best educated and most intelligent horse. Trainer Prof H S Maguire notes the animal speaks 1800 commands in multiple languages and has impressed scientists and crowds worldwide.
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as earth’s greatest healer for wounds burns boils sores eczema chapped skin sore eyes and corns. It claims speedy relief from injuries from wrecks and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
Assignees sale of 125 and 150 acre tracts three miles north of Cambridge Story county Iowa will proceed together or separately to pay creditors. T B E Means Assignee Boone Iowa. 8 day notice.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets claim to gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter and cleanse the system. The ad notes the product cures constipation and sick headache and is sold by all dealers.
A reflective piece contrasts the buzzard's soaring skill with a comic anecdote about nest eggs and a collector. It then surveys medieval beliefs about Africa, noting that Europeans once thought Africa extended endlessly southward, hot zones would lie beyond, and humans could not live there in the extreme heat or seas would boil.
Harper's Weekly notes St Helena as a frequent pre Suez port for British ships to India. Napoleon later arrived here for exile and stayed in the same room once occupied by Wellington in Paris. a witty exchange with the commander follows, referencing Mr Balcom and Elysee Bourbon rooms.
A vivid tale from London News describes Mary A who, after a near recovery, predicts her own death in a dream and dies that night. The sailor brother arrives home soon after and reveals he dreamed Mary’s death and farewell on the same night, confirming a shared dream coincidence.
A designer recalls the young Richard Strauss showing precocious talent at a Christmas celebration by composing music like a three part song he heard. He could write legibly but with large pot hooks, so his mother wrote the words. He later claimed composing a polka and a schottische at age six.
McClure's Magazine argues that humans, rats, and to a lesser extent mice and gophers, dominate the world’s fauna. It notes attempts to control rats with traps and poison fail globally while humans and rats persist and spread, with no eradication in sight.
Baroness Bonde records Louis Philippe abdication with a war minister aide describing cowardice. Troops in the carrousel were rouged as mobs surged, the king fled with his sons, and a national guard sublieutenant urged abdication. The crowd declined a monarchy for an unconditional renunciation while Piscatory urged defense.
Two men discuss a railroad crossing incident with a shriek from an engine. They speculate the engine was overtaxed by the throttle as it rushed past, suggesting a possible mechanical failure or strain on the locomotive.
A brief Detroit Free Press joke with a woman saying she could have married a man, and a man replying that he keeps going as if fearing another attempt. The exchange suggests a playful domestic tease.
In the Washington Herald a brief exchange hints at scarce labor options during hardship. A starving woman seeks work while a potential job offer shifts from general help to a parlor maid position, illustrating limited dignity and choices available.
A brief meditation on how simple acts of politeness elevate daily life and foster goodwill, suggesting everyday kindness as a noble practice.
The text describes Overland cars as produced in modern factories with expensive automatic machinery. Every part is made with exactness and there is no guess work. The passage extols the durability and quality of the automobile.
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