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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
4
Trustee Wilson of Adair and several guests visit the college. Des Moines visitors include Miss Elmina Wilson and Miss Charlotte King.NArthur Wil son and family host gatherings. The Glee club, T L B banquet, and weekly receptions draw students and faculty. Michigan Wisconsin debate previews feature Sonnenshein Malcom and Perry with biographical notes.
Ames High School announces the first copy of the Juniors Pack and Judge will be shown Friday March 27 at 8 o'clock in the Ames opera house. It includes sections on advertisements inventions athletics for girls Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and theater party. Senior editor Floyd Williams leads the project.
Mae Dunn spent a few days in Des Moines last week while Gertrude Morris of Ames visited her sister Mrs. L G. Rosenfeld. Many neighbors announced travels, school terms, and community events with road conditions noted and a few local sales ads tucked in.
Job listing seeking a strong tea and coffee route salesman for Ames and nearby towns in Iowa. Company Enterprise Tra Co. based in Cedar Rapids invites energetic sellers to expand prospects on established routes and build client connections.
The gospel meetings at the Christian church continue with high interest. Monday was mothers night with glowing tributes to mothers. Friday will be children's night with the Sunbeams chorus providing music. Evangelist J P Garmony of Denver assists the pastor and leads a large seventy five member chorus on Sunday. New song books Sing His Praise are available. Meetings run nightly through the week with services also Saturday scheduled.
We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their kind assistance during the last sickness and death of Father Yatel. WILLIAM Hornor, Mary HORNor.
In a local bowling tournament last Tuesday Ames defeated Story City and Webster City while Nevada beat Story City and Story City defeated Nevada. Four games were bowled with scores: Ames 2433 and 1549, Story City 2108 and 1376, Webster City 2413 and 1450, Nevada 2300 and 1737.
LovemaNn and Bauer advertise a full line of painting materials. Seed Oats Good Silver Mine seed oats are offered for sale by J. C. Wincox at 41-8p.
The article describes Chinese hair practices with shaved heads except a crown patch, silk-tasseled cue hair reaching the heels, and mourning color changes. It notes etiquette forbids eye contact with a superior if wound around the neck, and that misdeeds include pulling another's cue. It mentions sailors and soldiers sharing long tresses and customs on beard growth.
A Boston hunter staying at a Maine tavern is roused at 4:30 A.M. by Uncle Cy who demands he sign a receipt. The exchange reveals a crusty, humorous view of autumn sportsmen and local hustle.
In a Scotch church a deaf old minister misreads a precentor’s notice about baptisms as a hymnbook announcement. He invites those with children to be baptized to sign up in the vestry, offering ordinary books at a shilling and special red backed copies at a higher price between 8 and 4.
A reflective piece on thinking as an investment and reward. It argues that effort yields mental growth, comparable to dollars earning interest, and that failures teach lessons while effort earns rewards beyond mere money.
A wry Chicago News quip notes men in the country render themselves unseen by marrying famous women. The exchange features Myer and Gyer in playful dialogue about invisibility and marriage.
A street notice outside a noted London eatery proclaims the venue the best and warns that its fish cannot be approached. The message is signed London King.
The passage casts today as a ruler hidden in plain sight, shaping the cadence of ordinary life. It argues that great deeds arise from the unremarkable, blank days that seem devoid of action yet compose the fabric of history.
A woman asks a maid if her last mistress was satisfied with him. The maid replies that the mistress said she was very pleased when he left.
A poetic line compares women's hearts to Yale locks with unique keys, noting that only one man possesses the matching key. The quip frames romantic selective allure in a lyric reflection.
Boone Ames and nearby towns host a steady stream of visitors. Residents travel to Des Moines Chicago Clinton Omaha and Gilbert for business shows and family gatherings. Numerous rail and road trips bring relatives to and from Nevada Randall Manning or Audubon.
The Knights of the Maccabees Banner Tent No 48 pass resolutions noting the death of Sir Knight Geo H Osburn. The charter is to be draped for sixty days, with heartfelt sympathy extended to the bereaved family and notes to publish in Ames papers.
The school board met Monday in Lee's office to organize a new board. Prof. Pammel was elected president and Prof. Scroggie re elected superintendent. A committee including Duntz Knapp and Lee will settle with Washington township over annexed land.
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