City of Ames Seeks Sidewalk and Crossing Construction Bids
Notice to contractors seeks sealed proposals by August 17 1908 for 5000 sq ft of 4 ft sidewalks 2600 sq ft 4 ft crossings 400 lin ft 24 in curbing 1000 lin ft 5 ft crossing with base and wearing courses. Completion by November 1 1908. Bids bond 10 percent to city. Property assessments cover sidewalk costs. City may accept or reject bids.
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Ames
Iowa
A. B. Maxwell
M. A. Manning
Club and Social Notices Highlight Ellsworth G A R Events
Multiple local groups schedule meetings and events across Ellsworth with the G A R Hall Civic groups church missions and social clubs listed by day. Notable items include the Bachelor Maids entertainment at Mrs Ben Keltner and a Philathea class gathering at Mrs Margaret Leland’s with guest speaker Mrs Laura Garst missionary to Japan.
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Ben Keltner
Ames Residents Welcome Visitors From Across States
A long list of visitors and residents is noted in Ames including Mrs G A Snok in Auburn and Don Fish in Dillon Montana. The report lists numerous travels from Des Moines Des Moines to Beloit Wisconsin and New York City with gatherings at Ames homes and campus events.
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Don Fish
Dillon
Montana
Ames
Attorney Underwood
Madison
Wisconsin
Painter and decorator M A Bilett advert Iowa
M A Bilett painter and decorator located in Iowa offers painting and decorating services. Contact by phone at 64X.
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M. A. Bilett
Iowa
Mrs Clara Dutton Thompson Plans Caledonia Homeward Journey
From Bergen Norway dated July 13 Mrs Clara Dutton Thompson says they will reach Scotland on July 25 and sail for home on August 8 aboard the Caledonia via Anchor Line. They remark a busy and profitable summer.
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Clara Dutton Thompson
Bergen
Norway
Scotland
Caledonia
Picnic on Ames College Campus Chaperoned by Miss Addison
A group from the A. S. C. gathered for a college campus picnic in Ames last Saturday with Miss Anna Addison serving as chaperone. Attendees included Dorris Ambrose, Flossie Bell, Ruth Reese, Anabel Norris, and Florence Crawford. Nevada Journal.
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Ames
Anna Addison
Dorris Ambrose
Flossie Bell
Ruth Reese
Anabel Norris
Florence Crawford
Nevada Journal
Ames Pupils Surprise Popular Ames Teacher at Home
About twenty five former pupils of Mrs Thyra Hytland Gray surprised her at her parents home on a Friday afternoon. The event showed how popular she was during her Ames schools teaching career. The M E parsonage lawn social Thursday evening raised about $12 with Miss Hermine Knapp revealing fortunes and serving ice cream and cake.
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J. B. Cagwin
Hoggatt Ave
Thyra Hytland-Gray
T. O.hytland
M. E. Parsonage
Hermine Knapp
Knapp
Bartholomews Move to Benson House on Story Street
Mr and Mrs A Bartholomew occupy rooms in Mrs Benson's Story Street house as their own home on the lot sold to the Ozark fraternity. Edgar Bartholomew plans a modern cottage on the west end, with building this fall and a new home by Thanksgiving.
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A Bartholomew
Christian Ladies Aid Society Benefit at Buckton Home
Last Friday social hosted by the Christian Ladies Aid Society at the Buckton home featured a Mono orchestra and Florence McCarthy singing. Horace Ashby gave readings while gas torches illuminated the lawn and tables set along the porch for the program. Proceeds totaled $15.
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Christian Ladies Aid Society
Buckton
Mono
Florence McCarthy
Horace Ashby
Des Moines Author to Publish Juvenile Book This Fall
Miss Emilie Blackmore Stapp of Des Moines plans a Boston published juvenile title this fall titled The Trail of the Go Hawks. Illustrated by Hariet Macey of Des Moines, a pupil of Mr. Charles Cumming, the book follows a mischievous troupe of youths in a lively narrative.
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Ames
Emilie Blackmore Stapp
Des Moines
Boston
Hariet Macey
Macey
Charles Cumming
Rushmore Dunkle United in Des Moines Then to Nevada
Gene Rushmore and Migs Lois Dunkle of this city were married in Des Moines and spent Saturday with the groom’s parents in Nevada. The couple, longtime Story county residents, plan to reside in Ames.
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Gene Rushmore
Migs Lois Dunkle
Des Moines
Nevada
J. B. Rushmore
Story County
Ames
Prohibition Candidate Eugene Chafin Speaks in City Park
Hon Eugene Chafin candidate for president on the prohibition ticket delivered an address in the city park yesterday afternoon. It was a delightful afternoon but a very small crowd attended the Chicago candidate.
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Eugene Chafin
Prohibition
Chicago
Hull vows to push case to finish with Story County board
Congressman Hull visited the city yesterday and stated he will not drop the case against the Story County board of supervisors. He asserted laws must be enforced and pledged to carry the dispute to completion.
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Hull
Story County Board of Supervisors
Church Schedule Note for Sunday Services
U B Church will preach at 11 by the pastor. Evergreen services at 3. Y P C U will meet after the park services.
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Evergreen
Perry family welcomes daughter near Gilbert
Mr and Mrs Perry near Gilbert are parents of a daughter born Sunday. The F F Rogers family are moving into the Gus Martin property on Douglass avenue today.
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Mrs. Perry Near Gilbert
F. F. Rogers
Gus Martin
Douglass Avenue
Law on public dress in early Pennsylvania noted
Documents in the state department describe a colonial statute banning low necked dresses. It stated that any white female age ten or older appearing in public with naked shoulders could be fined from one hundred to two hundred dollars.
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Pennsylvania
State Department
Greek dress and customs provoke a schoolroom debate
In a humorous exchange quoted from the Cleveland Leader, a Boston Teacher-Waldo questions ancient Greece, while the Boston Pupil and a B.T. defend Greek mothers wearing wooden sandals and Greek boys lacking trousers, prompting curiosity about historical attire.
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Boston
Waldo
Greece
Cleveland
Uncle Jehosaphat kitten named in jest
A humor line from Illustrated Bits features a child promising to name a kitten after Uncle Jehosaphat, then revealing the mother insists the pet must be drowned. The exchange highlights a rural comedic tone and domestic whimsy.
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Jehosaphat
Anomalous One Reflects on Car Ownership Costs
A humorous quip from the New Orleans Times-Democrat features a chauffeur explaining that an anomaly is a man who keeps an automobile without fussing over repair costs. The exchange captures early 20th century attitudes toward car ownership and expenses.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
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