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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
2
Judisch Bros druggists advertise a selection of premium American and French brushes including hair tooth nail hand and cloth brushes described as unexcelled in quality.
Homeseekers excursion to the northwest west and southwest with colonist low rates via the Northwestern line. Excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Chair cars and the best of everything. For full particulars apply to agents Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Prof Newens returns from the east while ex-student Burroughs visits Ames. Boone visitors Whalen Hammel drop by the college. Mrs Duebendorfer and child head to Chicago. Lectures, farm talks, and cooperative spraying projects fill the week as professors visit Winterset and Odebolt. German agriculturists tour the U S visiting Ames and the Cook farm.
Loveuran and Bauer unveil a full line of painting materials expanding choices for professionals and DIY enthusiasts. The release highlights primers coatings brushes and accessories to support interior and exterior projects.
Miss Fannie Webster and Rev. John Chandler of the Baptist church married on Wednesday March 4 at the bride's home in Pittsfield Lil and arrived in Ames last Thursday evening.
Enterprise Tea Co. seeks a capable salesman for a tea and coffee route in Ames and nearby towns. Address 46-31 Cedar Rapids Iowa. Also offering choice Strawberry plants Plum trees including Nebraska Wonder Plum.
Public sale at the Ames stock yards Saturday March 28 at 2 00 P M featuring seven head Polled Angus calves two work horses aged 6 and 7 years terms ten months at 7 percent 2 per cent off for cash Alex Gray.
Philadelphia Record notes a rare book titled O Nova Guia da Conversacao on teaching Portuguese to English speakers. The dialogue Far to Ride a Horse mocks broken English, and anecdotes illustrate humorous language lessons attributed to Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino.
The traveler J W Wells recalls a Brazilian settlement where the lone shopkeeper inspected his belongings. He seized ammonia spirit to sniff it, cried I am dying, and nearly collapsed. After back slaps and cold water, the man recovered and never touched the traveler’s things again.
W D Howells notes in Harper's that audiences prefer the old and familiar after dinner. They applaud easy eloquence over reason and tolerate the expected, seeking rest rather than intellectual challenge from speakers.
In University College London a singular object sits in a glass case within a large wooden cupboard kept locked with keys safe. The so called skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is described as clothed in his living garments while only his head is mummified, leading to questions about embalming and the true remains.
An Irish soldier in a compulsory school faces a math test when he is told by the inspector that he is a shilling short. Pat offers a shilling to fix the sum, declaring Hurroo and claiming he has finally succeeded in getting the answer right.
The Philadelphia Press notes that weather talk often serves as a safe topic, but a confrontation over unsettled conditions leads Burroughs to recall a prior note from Lendham. A light, reflective exchange highlights how weather becomes a recall cue.
Mrs von Blumer insists on hosting the Biggsbys to balance a dull evening. Von Blumer agrees the next visit should be at their home to even the score.
A dialogue contrasts reading habits with a preference for predigested material. One speaker questions delaying reading a book until a review is read, while the other defends using only predigest ed mental food as preparation.
At a trustees meeting in Governor Cummins' office a state department of agriculture panel issued a strong favorable report for Prof. C. F. Curtiss as college president. A full board meeting today could settle the selection with Acting President Stanton also a leading candidate backed by alumni. Secretary Wilson and W. B. Craig merit support as well. Seed oats good silver mine seed oats for sale by J. Wilcox.
The article surveys moon deities from Egypts Khonsu and Thoth to Greek Phoebe and Isis, Rome’s Luna, and moon reverence among Goths, Germans, Finns, and Druids. It notes celestial crescents, lunar symbols, and possible links to Andraste and Boadicea.
A Philadelphia Telegraph reprint recalls a Derbyshire hall prank where a guest refusing to drink is tied with a handcuff to an oak screen and doused with wine as roisterers mock him. The piece evokes 18th or 19th century manners and feasting customs in a baronial mansion.
A tale from India shows the vice regal court reacting with disdain to rice pudding. The viceroy orders it removed, lamenting that such humble food should not grace royal tables, highlighting cultural contrasts between the orient and Western notions of dignity.
A description of a peacock whose beauty contrasts with a harsh voice. The bird sits on a high perch in rain, drawing its plumage in tight and never fanning its tail unless the sun shines, a vain creature hiding its splendor.
A reflective line contrasts noble characters who guide a life saving vessel through storms with the idea that dawn’s calm does not nurture greatness in soldiers. The phrasing evokes leadership, resilience, and the cost of courage.
Sunday visits, family gatherings, and weekend travel feature in Kelley area notes. Miss Sarah Severson spent Sunday in Sheldahl while J. W. Lytle traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday. Other locals including Miss Cora John of Boone and Maud Eddy of Illinois visited relatives near Ames and Gilbert.
Supt Scroggie invites patrons to a Friday March 27 art and manual training exhibit in the Ames high school assembly room. Displays will show pupil handwork from regular class work. the event is informal and open two to five o clock.
Story County Agricultural Society leaders Maxwell Payne Childs and Hammond met in Nevada to set up the county fair. John R. Larson was chosen secretary with Mrs. Larson as assistant. This year one prominent farmer from each township will serve as vice president. Floral hall exhibit to be reinstated. Date of the fair not decided at this meeting.
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