Personal Paragraphs From Ames and Nearby Towns
Local social notes list visits and travel among Ames residents and nearby communities. Names include Mrs. Jack Bryses, Miss Anna Roland, Orrie Ghrist, Mrs. Semmons, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. M. K. Smith, Mr. Graves family, Mrs. Mary Watts Mundin, Mr. Burt Cobb, and many more. Activities range from funerals, illness, and family visits to trips to Chicago, Davenport, and Oklahoma.
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Jack Bryses
Linoln
Nebraska
Anna Roland
Chicago
Orrie Ghrist
Franklin
Neb
W. J. Semmons
Davenport
J. W. Weeks
Des Moines
Z. K. Graves
Ames
M. K. Smith
Olin
David Rummel
Edgar Bartholomew
Elgin
Ilinois
L. M. Gibson
Illinois
Harry Weiss
Robert Hatfield
Boone
Orland
Bert McLain
Willis McLain
Tilden
Local notices and social notes from Ames area
Local notices list a house for sale near the college west gate by C. J. Brown. Geo. Kaness bought a Sumner Street lot from Mrs. Gilchrist to build a summer residence. Landseekers plan a June 15 trip to southern Alberta, round trip $29, with details at room 15 Hamilton building after 6 pm. The Scenic theater debuts a new vaudeville act, praised as high class. Uncle Steve O’Brien remains in a wheelchair. Judge Prouty of Des Moines observed the city’s ball game and congressional politics. Lt. Jennie Christ travels to Duluque for a state women physicians meeting. Luella Robb visits Ames from Canon City, Colo. Chas. Allen of Waterloo and wife visit Ames and purchase a car, pausing at Mrs. Rome Simmons’s home. Grace Padmore Lewis and baby of Shenandoah and Mrs. Padmore of Marshalltown spend time at the Rice home en route. Louise Lawrence, former college student and now Omaha domestic science teacher, visits Ames after Cedar Rapids funeral. William Boyd and Merton Moore return from Cascade, with Moore continuing to Ibary S. D. Parley Sheldon attends Des Moines banquet for Geo. Rinehart, moving to Oklahoma. W. J. Bryan spoke. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Smith of Minneapolis visit the Cairns family briefly before continuing home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Smith
Olin
Iowa
Smith
Orton
Wentworth
S. D
Emma Orton
Kittie Howard
Our City
Fort Dodge
Fenton
B. G. Pratt
Chicago
A. J. Graves
Z. K. Graves
Ames
Red Stoce
S.c
Pr’ Adelphia A
Clarence Cole
South Omaha
White
Des Moines
Ed Silliman
Cole
H. K. Campbell
Table Grove
H. D. Miller
Perry
Claude
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Cloyd Atherton
Carroll
Ter
Louise Lawrence
The
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
William Boyd
Merton Moore
Cascade
Moore
Ibary
Wanted for sale or trade trustworthy manager in each county
Classified items from Ames Iowa paper list job ad for a New York mail order house seeking reliable men or women to advertise receive orders and manage business with no investment, $18 weekly, permanent position. Also numerous local sale notices for household goods seeds houses and lost watch with rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clarke Co
Park Ave
Improvements Reported for Ed Clark and Percy Adams
Ed Clark, long confined indoors, is up and around and even visits downtown. Percy Adams, once seriously ill as reported last week, shows significant improvement now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Clark
Percy Adams
House Moving Service Promises Prompt Work
H. C. Haverly and Bill Beinett advertise rapid house moving in Ames and Marshalltown. Beinett, formerly at Bosworth drug store in Ames, has spent the last four years with McBride and Will in Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill” Beinett
Bosworth
Ames
McBride & Will
Marshalltown
Beinett Drug Co to Conduct Marshalltown Store
A drug store chase in Marshalltown leads to operation under the Beinett Drug Co with a man named Bill noted in the success report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Beinett Drug Co
Dr King’s New Discovery praised for coughs and lung ease
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine touts ten bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery as best medicine for coughs colds and lung trouble. Yard sales notes include A L Potter selling his lot for 700 to C S Henry. Chautauqua meeting postponed due to W P George absence. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea advertised for sluggish liver and bowels at 385 cents. J E B Cagwin sells the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Miracle Pressed Brick Co. hires Smith for Montana project
A group departs for Great Falls, Montana, where Mr. Smith will oversee operations for the Miracle Pressed Brick Company of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polis
Great Falls
Montana
Mr. Smith
The
Miracle Pressed Brick Co
Minneapolis
Grover soft sole shoes and expanded oxford stock
Local retailer Daniel Bros. & Herman touts Grover soft sole shoes for women and doubles its oxford selection. C. W. Dudgeon returns to his store after a throat ailment. A busload of Amey high school students and athletes heads to Des Moines for the state field meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canier Bros. & Herman
Amey High School
Des Moines
Lincoln on Proof in Debate with Douglas
Lincoln argues that attacking opponents as liars gains no proof of a point. He invokes geometry to illustrate reasoning, saying Euclid’s proposition about triangle angles cannot be disproved by name calling. The exchange emphasizes logic over personal insult in argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Judge Douglas
Euclid
Whipping Threat Quoted in London Tit-Bits
A London Tit-Bits excerpt contains a harsh threaten line toward a character named Johnny. The speaker insists he must whip someone to feel satisfied, underscoring a tense mood and strong discipline theme.
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London
It Depended How Much Awarded in Breach Suit
A whimsical dialogue notes that marriage prospects hinge on the breach of promise case award, with a playful exchange about what a jury awarded and how it would influence the wedding decision.
Children’s knock about skuffer and playmate shoes
Ad lists a full line of children’s footwear from Daniel Bros. and Herman for sizes 3 to 4T. The copy emphasizes durable, playful styles for active kids and suggests availability in the local shop.
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Ecru
O.S
Gibson
Tilden Brothers & Company
Tion
College West Gate
C. J. Brown
Geo. Kaness
Alberta
Hamilton
Scenic Theater
Steve O'Brien
Jennie Christ
Duluque
Women's Medical Association
Federation
Mons
Grace Padmore Lewis
Shenandoah
Padmore
Rice Home
Parley Sheldon
Geo. Rinehart
Des Moines Tribune
Hon. W. J. Bryan
B. R. Smith
Cairns
Minnea
J. Jacobs
Reid
Coon
Boone Street
Mutual Phone
Summy Harness
W. J. Miller
North Street
Mutual
J. T. White
G. W. Nichols
Palace Livery
Geo
Plum
Elwell
A. T. O. House
Green
Ladies Watch
Monogram R. & L
Times Office
Ladies Hunting Case Watch
Ada Hedrick
Ames Camp
V. C
H. C. Haverly
A. L. Potter
Hodge
C. S. Henry
Lane
Hartland
Chamberlain
A. Goss
Durand, Mich
J. E. Cagwin
W. P. George
Chautauqua Grounds Committee
Mr. Horns
Weston & Horns Meat Market
C. W. Dudgeon
Daniel Bros. & Herman
Johnny
Lini
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