Scenic Theatre James Boys Show Seized Then Returns
Hank Wilkinson the city marshal twice sought to seize films about James boys at the Scenic Theatre but failed to stop the show. Attendees report the program ran as advertised with a sign inviting viewers to see him before they hang me. The council moved to regulate show houses while ads for headache tablets and ice cream spark consumer notices.
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Hank Wilkinson
Justice Campbell
J. L. Kahn
Justice Office
Dr. Shoop
Joel B. Cagwin
Danforth’s
Epworth League Sales and Local Notices Mix
Local notices list rental rooms at 828 Douglass Ave and 416 Douglass Ave, a hand painted graduation gift at Cagwins, a Jersey milk cow for sale, and two apartment rentals. Also details Epworth League sample sales and auction events, theater notes, and local miscel any references to Danforth's Ice Cream and a five table supper at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Danforth’s Ice Cream
Douglass Ave
Cagwins
Jersey
John R. Keating
Good Play and Prospector Delights Audiences
A local review lauds Chic Perkins and her company noting the play The Appointments Are Good Things and The Little Prospector as well staged with capable players scenery and stage appointments. Viewers who have seen the production praise its quality and appeal.
Wind Storm Insurance Offer From Des Moines Association
A brief notice promotes Tornado and Wind Storm Association of Des Moines offering wind storm policies. A $1000 policy costs $3.00, $2000 costs $4.00, and $8000 costs $5.00, with signer A J Graves.
May Day Revels Rescheduled If Rain Delays
In case of rain Saturday the May Day Revels on the College Campus will be held the first week day that it is good weather at four o'clock.
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U. S
Clint Myers
Stultz
Gregson
Roman
Albert Clark
Main St
Big State
Des Moines
Danforth
John Lathrow
Jewel Junction
Epworth League
Little Prospector
Ine
Armory Opera Hratee
Golden West
Grape
San Diego
Calif
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Ladies of the Christian Church
W. 1. C. Girls of the Baptist Church
D. A. Nash
Dr. Shoop
Dog Smugglers Use Trained Dogs Across Frontier
Smuggling by dogs is rising on the Italy Switzerland frontier near Como. Dogs are conditioned to fear customs officers by a man in uniform. Italian smugglers then use belts of contraband to force the animals to flee toward home, where the masters reward them.
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Italy
Switzerland
Como
Custom House
Two Cambridge Tests and the Empty Bottles Tale
A Cornhill Magazine note recounts Cambridge customs at Emanuel where fellow commoners were nicknamed empty bottles after a porter miscalled the room during a lecture. The tutor’s quip sparked campus chatter and a reputation forming across the university. It contrasts with critique of professional students, with one tutor noting a three year student lagging behind a fresher.
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Cambridge University
Cambridge
Emanuel
Cornhill Magazine
Painter's Sign Sparks Stanford Campus Shuffle
On Stanford campus the painting of fraternity houses before a big game stretched out as workers rushed to finish. A painter began with a dry by date and hung a sign over a porch reading These Premises Being Painted by Blank Blank. Delays led students to modify the notice to Blank Blank Now and Then, symbolizing the uneven work pace.
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Stanford University
San Francisco Chronicle
Clock stopped by cellar dash mocks judge
A police judge questions a man charged with disorderly conduct in a terse exchange about a clock being dashed in a cellar and whether time stopped as the man suggested. The wit tests the credibility of the defendant and the authority of the court.
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China
Modern Facilities and a Rip Van Winkle Reference
The Louisville Courier Journal jokes about Rip Van Winkle as an early man without public libraries, contrasting old time conditions with modern facilities. The quip notes he slept in mountains and implies lacking public libraries in his era. The piece uses a playful historical comparison.
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Rip van Winkle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Personal Paragraphs From Ames Area Notes and Visits
Miss Gertrude Mereness visits in Sac City while many Ames residents host relatives and travel to events. Several local figures and guests are listed visiting Des Moines, Boone, Nevada, Perry, Knoxville, and Cedar Rapids, with mention of campaigns for county attorney and various social calls. The item notes illnesses, recoveries, and a gunshot wound incident involving a Des Moines physician returning to Chicago.
All Meet Saturday Night Alumni Event at Kellogg Ave
The high school alumni association invites graduates from 1870 to 1908 to meet at Clyde Kintzley’s home 908 Kellogg Avenue Saturday evening at eight. Attendees are urged to attend with family if needed, but money should be left at home while a committee on alumni reception is to be appointed.
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High School Alumni Association
Clyde Kintzley
Kellogg Avenue
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Copenhagen
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Univer
Vici Kid
Brussels
Tilden Bros. & Co
Gertrude Mereness
Sac City
J. G. Hummel
Bernice Johnson Kissick
Knoxville
Allan Judd
Episcopal Church
Mrs. Barnes of
Albia
Maisie Schreiner
Benton Davis
Raynmudd
Marena Nowsé
Viaien
Lyral Watkins
Perry
J. J. Roland
Sioux City
Cox
C. E. Lyon
James Lyon
Boone
Steven Carhart
Mapleton
Kittie Freed
Lis
Nevada
Ames People
Daniel Embree
Tom Doods
Arapahoe Colorado
Phillip Allen
Sam Akin
Herbert E. Hadley
Ames Friends
John Meiers
Plainfield
New Jersey
Genevieve Gossard
Ames
Margaret Stalker
the Gables
Los Angeles
S. F. Worsing
F. C. Worsing
Frank Corbin
Marshalltown
Herman Reeve
Committee On Military Affairs
National Congress
Enya Talbott
Carrol
Katherine Miller
A. B. Maxwell
C. A. Aplin
Hahneman Medical Society of
State
B. A. Beeson
T. W. Hauser
Mr. Beeson
State of
Iowa
Helen Troup
Myrtle Mills
Cedar Rapids
Irving Smith
James Troup
George and
Clara Jorgenson
Moline
Ilinois
Frank Stults
Tom Thompson
Ruth Axtell
Newton
F. H. Munn
C. A. Beverly
Chicago
Miller
Dixon
Young Davis
West
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