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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
8
A roundup of Ames college items reports visitors from Chicago and Des Moines, a Sophomore-Freshman banquet, forthcoming lectures by Dr McNutt, and a Ulysses drama. It notes staff moves including W W Otto joining Zeaner Disinfectant Co and N Rew's replacement by W W Smith, plus plant fire safety updates and a cadet band at the Des Moines army post celebration.
The Rio de la Plata basin ranks as one of the world’s great river systems. It surpasses the Mississippi in breadth and rivals the Amazon in volume. The vast basin spans parts of Argentina Uruguay Paraguay Brazil and Bolivia and feeds extensive wheat, corn, and cattle lands. The Parana and Rio de la Plata systems are shaping the landscape, from temperate southern reaches to tropical northern zones.
A long list of social visits and travel notes from Ames area residents. Mrs. M C Dowdell spent Monday in Boone. Several residents including Miss Hazel Wynkoop and Mr. J B Kooser visited relatives in nearby towns. Travel to Des Moines Mason City Story City and Ottawa is noted, with hunting trips to Wall Lake and a winter plan in California.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for aid during illness and after death. An event under St Margaret's Guild will be held at Prof Pammel's home Friday Nov 20 at 8 pm with a parlor drama reading and music. Admission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Tickets at Bossworth's.
The piece condemns those drawn to quick wealth through semi gambling and government or party support. It argues against idleness, praising tradition of hard work and self earned living as the measure of worth and independence. The tone echoes a Century sentiment on virtue and labor.
A dialog from the London Standard where Jack reveals he has deceived Ethel about wealth. She replies she cares not for money and would marry any man, even "old Mr Money bags," if love remains unchanged.
A compact historical roundup notes leaders who never tasted defeat. It highlights the Duke of Alva Cromwell Marlborough Suvorov and Wellington with claims of undefeated careers or uninterrupted success across battles, campaigns and retreats through Europe Asia and beyond.
A discussion of Earth's age estimates from Kelvin and Tait, Earth’s mass and internal temperature rise, rigidity and solid interior contrary to liquid models, oblate spheroid shape with pole flattening, nonuniform sea level, bay of Bengal and Pacific height anomalies, and uncertainty about atmospheric envelope depth. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In nearly forty cases languages have first been reduced to writing by the British and Foreign Bible Society, marking a notable milestone in linguistic development and literacy efforts.
Closing out sale at my farm in Milfird township 634 miles northeast of Ames. Sale Wednesday Nov 25 at 10:00 AM. 62 head cattle include cows calves heifers and bulls plus shoats boars and hogs. Farm equipment listed includes wagons planters plows binder mower hay rake and more. Free lunch noon terms: one year on bankable notes eight percent interest cash for sums five dollars and under. Carl Anderson.
The Story City post office was robbed early Saturday with about $200 in cash and over $1400 in stamps taken after a back-door entry and safe combination work. A suspect was arrested but not confirmed as guilty. He guarded a southbound train to Des Moines and was searched. knives and razors found, no evidence linking him to the crime.
The Ames high school eleven outscored Clarion 12 to 6 at the college grounds last Saturday. Ames scored two touchdowns and kicked two goals in the first half, while Clarion answered with a 50 yard touchdown run in the second half. The game was one of the hardest played this season with a closely matched line up featuring McElyen Hutchison Day and Sturgeon, Underwood, Essick, Swift, Wiley, and Garland among others.
Mr S M tinsSonz? and Miss Dora Doggett united in marriage last Sunday November 13 at 2 pm at the bride’s parents residence in south Ames. Only immediate family attended. They will reside in south Ames.
Chicago and Northwestern railway service to take effect on Sunday June 8 1902 as announced in the local timetable. The change is expected to affect passenger and freight operations across major routes.
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