Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Ames Times in Ames, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1905

Page

4

Civic Improvement Society to Meet Mrs Kooser Next Monday

The Tax Civic Improvement society will meet with Mrs J B Kooser next Monday evening. Also noted are local social and campus events including a college trustees meeting and a ball game at athletic park where Ames defeated Cambridge three to one.

Tax Civic Improvement Soccety J. B. Kooser Abigail Hoggatt Herman, Grant Co Ames Boone League Nevada Sports Cambridge Athletic Park Printers

Ames Local Miscs Highlight Family News and Past Events

Community notes cover a farewell for Mrs. Perkins, new book additions at the city library, a Panama Canal recommendation update, and local social gatherings. Reports mention a youth accident, a church services note, and a pair of marriages Fowle Engberg and a July 22 ice cream social.

Ladies Birthday Club A. M. Perkins

Council Proceedings Adjourning Meeting Actions

City council adjourned meeting elected T H Mc Donald as city engineer for 200 dollars yearly. Voted to donate electric current forLibrary porch light. Ordered street lights at Brielys corner and Foxs place on West street. Water works plan approved creating a 100000 gallon filtration tank and a 60000 gallon elevated tank, height to be set later for pressure. Library board nominees Tem pleton Grove Knapp confirmed unanimously. Fred Munn named chairman pro tem to act in mayor’s absence.

T. H. McDonald Briely Dr. Templeton J. J. Grove Herman Knapp Fred Munn

Special Excursion Rates to Colorado Utah and Black Hills

Excursion tickets on the North Western line to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer are on sale from June 1 through October 31. Daily trains offer a pleasant vacation trip. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Railway.

North-Western Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer 8. D Chicago & North-Western Railway

Vitality of French Art Despite Salon Decline

London Outlook notes vitality in French plastic arts persists outside salons through posters journals bijou terie and shop ornamentation. The piece admires boldness despite vulgarity and says great days are gone but vitality remains in public visuals and railway posters.

France London

Sea Birds Drink Water From Storm Clouds

Sea birds reportedly spend weeks at pea and quench thirst by consuming fat and oil. Birds show keen eyesight and have been seen flocking to a storm cloud about to burst, seemingly drinking water as it falls from the sky.

Duty Reminder Over $5 Between Old Friends

Jimson insists on repayment of $5, saying he owes it, while Stimson dismisses the request, noting he has discharged his duty. The exchange centers on a small debt between two men, highlighting social courtesy and personal obligation.

Jimson Stimson

Why does a woman always get off a car backward

Life quotes remark that a woman exits a vehicle backward to allow a possible return journey in case she changes her mind. The line reflects dated gender humor and social attitudes embedded in mid century humor columns.

Work Is A Good Thing In A Tested World

A Dallas Tex News quotation elevates work as a virtue amid human meanness, noting that much of cruelty reveals itself through behavior and character.

Chicago Missionary Training School Des Moines College First Baptist Church Des Moines Central Iowa Dallas Tex. News

How He Won Mining Proposition Decision

A quoted exchange notes a mining proposition where one man says he made $5,000 by not proceeding. The other asks how he did it, prompting the reply that he avoided the venture entirely. The Houston Post captioned the anecdote.

Houston Post

Foolish self awareness in social dynamics

A wry aphorism notes that a fool is someone who sees others faults while you highlight their own. It emphasizes the irony of mutual critique during confrontation and the tendency to project criticism onto others.

Deo Not Neglect Your Bowels

A health notice promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant laxative that invigorates the liver and regulates the bowels. Sold by Judiseb Bros.

Chamberlain Judiseb Bros

Absolute Divorce Notice in Story County Iowa 1905

Mrs Addie Ettie Cowdrey files for absolute divorce from Bezaliel Cowdrey in Story County Court. The petition requests termination of marriage under Iowa law with a term starting August 28 1906 at Nevada Court House. Defendant must appear by noon of the next August Term to avoid default decree. H E Slattery attorney for plaintiff.

District Court of State of Iowa County of Story Addie Ettie Cowdrey Bezaliel Cowdrey Absola Addie Ettle Cowdrey District Court of the Ma Mony Iowa A. D Court House Nevada H. E. Slattery

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tilden Brothers & Company Ues Tilden Bros. & Company A. M. Shea, Pres J. A. Campbell Secy Frank Noble Chicago Miss Buck Miss McConnell Fritz Westbrook Eva Vassidy D. D. Proper Daisy Proper BE. W. Stanton Santa Claus Laura C. E.S President Roosevelt J. M. Jones Los Angeles Danforth The Baptist Church Jack” Watson Doff Street M. A. Manning George Stayner Bennett Farm Ollie Vanduser W. H. Vanduser Ontario Eva Virgil Rainbolt Gilbert J. Kegley Ed. Rutherford’s Kegley Colorado Tur W. R. C Boone Madrid Boone, Boonsboro Camp Riper Roland Library Board Stanton Mert. Lanning Greeley Jerry Sexton Depot Park Mary Darner KF. M. Darner Mrs. Darner Marston Pepperman Panama Canal Canal Prof. Marston G. OC. Peterson Sigma Numan Harlan Peterson Peckie Pd Taz Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church Myrtle Lanning Daniel Embree Prof. Budd Embree G. W. Garis Rhodes Worp J. A. Craig College Neibert College Station Texas Craig Texas College Goodykoontz Marshal Willey Owattona Minn Gaeger Willey Fowle Engberg Kiron Walter I. Fowle Caroline E. Engberg Newton, Mass., Theological Seminary Europe Ames Church Lakes Wisconsin Chicago University Squaw Creek Coal Li Imo Pd Council Proceedings Utah Black Hills MFGR Huskers Liniment
Search Courier

Search the Ames Times Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ames Times?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication