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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
6
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note cites a musician who excels on tuba and violin. Musicians should play at least two instruments, brass and string, to secure engagements and adapt to seasonal demand. Lip fatigue from horn playing can end careers, a form of paralysis akin to a writer’s cramp.
A compact chronicle lists the city’s初 firsts from 1642 to 1654 including the first legal holiday Christmas Day in 1654 and the first Sabbath law of 1647. It notes Andries Hudde as the initial surveyor, George Baxter as the interpreter, and the first court of justice under Judge Van Dincklagen in 1647. It also mentions the first land sale to Anthony Van Fees in 1642 for 80 by 110 feet at $9.60, near Bridge Street, and the early public house built in 1642.
Brief item locating a point at the northeast corner of Pearl Street and Coenties Slip in New York, with the note appearing in the New York Herald.
A West Philadelphia businessman explains using a penny postcard to awaken himself. He mails a card to himself so it arrives with early mail and triggers the postman’s bell, effectively serving as a cheap alarm system.
Local society pages enumerate meetings of the Missionary and Ladies Aid groups across Congregational and Methodist churches, plus the Nonpareil and Priscilla clubs, Unity Club, Civic Improvement Society, and P. E. O. chapters. Social gatherings include concerts, dances, and a college wedding guest list. A city council appropriation of 100 is noted.
Civic Improvement Society bills for park work amount to an apparent appropriation but legal status remains doubtful so bills will be presented on regulation city forms and authenticated prior to submission. A Des Moines concert by Miss Westerman and Miss Wallace drew praise and about thirty dollars was raised.
The Times reports the old Arling ton hotel corner at Story and Douglass Streets will be improved within a year. H F Jones plans either store rooms or a hotel on the site, possibly a $35000 hotel, with Jones as builder and landowner backing the project. The corner will be enhanced regardless of the final use, with details to follow once decided.
A young Harlem man sought to open an account with fifty thousand dollars at a bank famous for large deposits. The teller refused small deposits, sparking a sharp exchange before the youth fled before authorities intervened.
A humorous anecdote recalls an elderly passenger on a train asking the conductor if the locomotive is at the rear. The conductor confirms twin locomotives exist, one to push and one to pull, while the woman frets about riding with her back to the engine and becoming train sick.
The London Standard praises Kingsley as a foremost nineteenth century novelist and preacher. It highlights Alton Locke as a chartist novel that surpasses Dickens in depicting poor lives, while noting his later works show mastery. It also lauds his simple earnest preaching at Westminster and in Eversley.
An account from Thursday July 4, 1776 records George Washington's dinner on the first Independence Day. The page notes the menu items as part of his meals amid the recurring entries in Washington's diary-like accounts.
The text traces origin of the phrase conspicuous by his absence to Tacitus describing Junia's funeral and notes Lord John Russell popularizing it in 1859 with Lord Derby's reform bill, highlighting how presence or absence marks significance.
A London publican hired a striking young woman to work as a barmaid during the Crimean War when civilian labor was scarce. The move drew controversy but boosted business and inspired imitators, making barmaids a general necessity after the temporary shortage.
A flirtatious exchange shows a bridegroom praising his wife’s dress and proposing a lifelong display. The wife agrees, offering to have a portrait painted in the garment for display above his desk.
Weary Willie refuses immediate work for a promised dinner, arguing work causes appetite. Mrs Housekeep proposes doing a little task now in exchange for a later meal. The exchange centers on bargaining and appetite as a humorous daily-life moment.
A Houston Post excerpt centers on the idea that anticipation brings more joy than realization. The dialogue notes uncertainty about realization and mentions awaiting a visit from a mother in law.
A terse exchange quotes a New York Press line with the question about a clock and a clipped reply referencing the moment of entry and arrival. The brief item centers on timing and a cryptic dialogue snippet.
Quotation attributed to Shakespeare warning against trusting those who have previously broken faith. It presents a concise moral admonition without additional context or events.
Ames high school ball team meets Story City on Ames grounds with girls' game set for the same Saturday. Iowa City beat Nebraska University five to two. Drake Stadium hosts state college field meet. Drake favored. Grinnell and Ames noted. Local shooters and fish stories headline town sports and events.
Dr. T. J. Fenton, formerly in Urbana Illinois and just back from illness, intends to locate in Colo Iowa to practice medicine and surgery if suitable office space is found. A Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons graduate, he shows readiness to serve Story County.
Classified notice seeking a first class Hamilton piano in exchange for a team of horses with inquire at this office.
Story City defeated Roland 6 to 2 in a recent league game as Stanhope trimmed Ellsworth 6 to 1. The Story City Hamilton county baseball league shows strong play with several teams sharing wins and losses. Also, Mr and Mrs E A Bare left Ames for Pleasantville to care for Mrs Bare’s mother and business matters.
A quip about a slow footed secretary at a cabinet meeting praises his shrewdness. When he arrives late a colleague teases that he is the tail of the administration, who later may brush flies from the rest of the group.
In the British blue book on unimproved land values in colonies, the Adelaide tax commissioner mocks inaccurate returns and cites a lithic example of a land plot nine by six feet in a cemetery. The owner listed the departed wife as the occupier.
Englishman Will Adams, pilot for a Dutch fleet, became a Japanese noble and navy founder for the Tycoon after shipwreck in 1598. He never returned to England, died about twenty years later, and left half his estate to his English family and half to his Japanese family before being deified.
Quails abundant at Lake Nyanza are snared by natives and kept in wicker cages on a pole. When enough quails are gathered they are exchanged with neighbors for wives, as described by Brevet Major R G T Bright in Wide World Magazine.
A brief comedic exchange features Mrs Soyle claiming love at first sight and Mrs Doyle quipping that there are many cases of defective vision, highlighting wry banter in a New York Press item.
Bess and Jess trade remarks about Mr Cutting. Jess recalls he told Bess she must have been perfectly charming as a girl, implying a compliment with a sly jab. The exchange appears in the Cleveland Leader.
An exchange quoted from the Washington Star shows Senator Sorghum arguing that a little suspicion from the public beats total confidence. He claims that when things go wrong, people are less surprised and less resentful if they suspect him somewhat.
In a light exchange, Corkins says they can tell time by instinct while McStab agrees nature grants instinct to creatures lacking higher faculties. The Chicago Tribune notes the remark in a casual, humorous tone.
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