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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1905

Page

6

Soldiers of Fortune cast listed for April school play

The senior class presents A Soldier of Fortune on Friday April 14. Cast includes Colonel Fitznoodle Jean Underwood Bet FORO Louis Doggett Ben Read Frank McCall Miss Agnes Belmont Edna Bevington Miss Ida Lovewell Ethy Perkins Miss Priscilla Peterson Bertha Herr and others. Nearby notes report community events and personal updates including illnesses, travel, school elections, and social gatherings.

Colonel Fitznoodle Jean Underwood Louis Doggett Stes Gro Snc Ben Read Mr. Belmont Frank McCall Fred Belmont Warren Smith Lyle Corlette

Moth Balls and Base Balls at Cagwins

Local notices list items for sale and rent, family births, moves, and community events. Ada Cagwin Drug Store and Lockwood Grain Co. appear with prices on oats and wheat, while several residents announce moves and births in Ames, Boone, and Storm Lake.

B. A. Lockwood Grain Co Cagwin Cagwin Drug Store

Taxes Due and Penalties Start for Delinquent Assessments

Taxes are due January 1 and delinquent March 1 with a 1 percent monthly penalty starting April 1. Installments may be paid before April 1 and before October 1 without penalty at Story County Bank, Ames. Also listed are Northwest Line excursion rates April 10–14 for San Francisco and Los Angeles tied to a World Meeting, with trains including The Overland Limited and The California Express.

Story County Bank Ames and Vicinity San Francisco Los Angeles North-Western Woodan California Overland Limited California Express Chicago & North-Western R’y

Bathing while afloat in a mid Atlantic storm

A London Chronicle excerpt recalls a writer finding rest during a mid Atlantic storm by slipping into a warm sea bath aboard ship. He describes the ship performing wild maneuvers while the bath water remained calm and he floated with a smile.

London Chronicle

No bridge for sarcasm in social chasms

A Baltimore American line contrasts politeness with sarcasm as the cheerful idiot notes a social gap that courtesy cannot cross. The tired citizen probes the flaw while the joker indulges in a ghoulish laugh.

Baltimore American

Is genius hereditary a debated question now

A scientific journal asks if genius is hereditary and an editor responds that there is not time to investigate yet they are inclined to think it is. The editor notes that their youngsters are wonderfully smart.

VanScoy -Cooper Bert VanScoy Miss My Cooper C. L. Nye Nevada Consin J Mable Ja van Scoy H. L. Munn & Son William Barger Ontario Doran

Cold blooded jokes spark comments at ball game

A New York Press quip notes the speaker’s calm, unexcitable demeanor at a ball game, calling the subject cold blooded and capable of attending events without visible excitement.

New York Press

Geneveive Westerman Delivers Wag ner and His Works Lecture Recital

P. E. O. members and guests heard Miss Geneveive Westerman present Wag ner and His Works with Hauser themes at the Greeley home in Ames. The Des Moines performer discussed Tann Hauser and offered musical selections, followed by refreshments and social time. For sale Reid's yellow dent seed corn in the ear at $2 per bushel.

Geneveive Westerman Theso W. M. Greeley Westerman Wagner Hauser Tann Hauser Ames Miss Westerman Des Moines Reid

Old is a Moment for a Man Says Holmes

A quotation notes the surprise of hearing oneself called old for the first time, reflecting on aging and self perception. The line from O. W. Holmes captures a humorous chafing with time and maturity.

O. W. Holmes

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