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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
8
Billy Sunday sermons published in the Marshaltown Times-Republican denounce the saloon as a cowardly liar and moral ruin. He blasts liquor for wrecking homes and souls, urging prohibition as a stand for decency and American manhood over political partisanship.
City council met at city hall to consider bridge and road work petition by Mr. Wilson. Tilden Bros. & Co. may erect a bridge across the alley, plans approved, and contracts discussed for water mains extension and sewer work with funding conditions.
Residents are urged to bring or mail flowers for Decoration Day to the G A R hall by next Monday morning at the earliest convenience.
Donald Robertson of the Chicago Art Institute will present John Milton's Comus on June 9 on the I.S.C. campus with a company of thirty from Ravinia. The Chicago production marks the first American rendition of the masque and has drawn strong praise and high anticipation from critics and artists.
Lew Roberson has taken the foreman role at the Watkins Machine Shop replacing H. K. Crissey who left to seek health treatment in Texas. With Mr. Watkins away, Roberson directs a busy crew as the shop operates efficiently.
A church notice urges attendance at a Sunday service and adds a Monday May 31 at 8 PM event time. It emphasizes church activities and community gathering.
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