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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
7
Allen Chappel praises Ames College for its practical approach and strong veterinary program. He notes rapid student access to diseased animals for study, citing a fat tumor on a horse as an example. He says faculty and students actively seek solutions and believe many will be solved soon.
Clarence Bennett presents A Royal Slave a five act drama at the opera house to a crowded audience. Walter Hubbell stars as Aquila the slave with strong support from Cliff Nelson Nellie Kieth and others. Sheath gowns and lavish costumes mark the production praised for staging and style.
A Scot winds through highland villages twenty five years ago as Geordie Thorn a strong but mentally weak man famed for odd habits. He visits a doctor with chest pain receives a plaster but he misapplies it to his bandbox revealing his sly wit and stubbornness.
A Missouri reader recalls a family gift of one dollar that vanished into a humorous cycle. The child’s parents kept the money safe and the father tracked repayments, returning a check for one dollar after estimating costs between fifteen and twenty dollars. The lighthearted note ends with a plea against bankruptcy.
A visitor asks for a dollar fish and learns the moonfish is the tiny curved specimen resembling a silver dollar. The moonfish is noted for its round, thin form and pearly sides, swimming on edge to show its luminous color.
A terse remark from the New York Sun notes that dollar fishes were informed of tone in the tanks at present, yet such tones occur only occasionally, implying sporadic or unsettled conditions without alarm.
A New York Post description notes Tangier hosts three Sabbaths per week due to its diverse religious observances. Arriving Thursday night, the writer describes Friday the Mohammedan Sabbath followed by the Jewish Sabbath and then Christian Sunday. The piece highlights a black flag at dawn on minarets signaling devotions.
A London Chronicle writer links the term Charlatan to the Italian Charlatano describing traveling doctors who spoke constantly to villagers in markets. The figure is noted as a public dentist and physician who pulled teeth in public, with the practice still not entirely extinct.
A brief Houston Post quip about a fine looking old gentleman who never kept his word, with the twist that his stutter explains the alleged broken promises. The dialogue style reflects a light, local newspaper humor piece from the era.
A terse exchange condemns the absurdity of physicians recommending linseed tea and mustard plasters for people of our position. The speaker voices frustration at medical advice deemed unsuitable for their status.
A pupil closes a sketch of Washington noting his marriage to Martha Custis and his eventual title as the Father of His Country in a Delineator essay.
The quote by Frederick Saunders asserts that kind words serve as both power and benevolence, offering blessings to both speaker and listener. It frames speech as a moral instrument shaping behavior and goodwill.
A brief note on humorous student misreadings from Normal Echoes, citing lines about Blake as precocious yet dogmatic, timeworks as satyrs, Cromwell described with a large red nose and deep religious convictions, and a “lapsed man” misinterpreting Sodom and Gomorrah as two cities rather than a married pair.
Dr Brandreth Symonds notes life insurance data showing people under normal weight live longer than those at or above standard, with heart disease and Brights disease more common among heavy individuals and underweights at greater risk for pneumonia and tuberculosis, while none of the fat men reached eighty years old and forty four underweights did.
Story county teachers gather in Neva da city for an all day meeting at the high school. The county superintendent invites all teachers to attend and renew certificates. Sessions begin at 10 00 with music recitation and talks on governing power and energy plus an afternoon program on educational reforms and agriculture in schools.
The New York premier of Devil Crazy drew two companies for translation as the Hungarian masterpiece wowed Gotham. The production, hailed as the decade's sensational success, eclipses The Merry Widow. Devil Crazy appears at the opera house on November 23, 1908.
Advertisement from the National Telegraph Institute Davenport Iowa and five other cities notes a shortage of telegraphers since the eight hour law. It promises beginner pay of 50 to 70 dollars monthly, placement after qualification, and supervised instruction by railroad officials. Writes for particulars.
W V Heary of Panama Mo cites seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery cures coughs and colds and throat chest and lung diseases. The world has thirty eight years of proof it treats la grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption. Timely use prevents pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at drug stores 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free.
Oliver, a Gilbert lumberman who sold his yard to Munn Lumber Co., has twenty eight years of steady work in Gilbert, the longest continuous service in the two counties. He and Mrs Oliver plan a winter trip starting April tenth to California via Arapahoe Nebraska, aiming for San Diego. He will keep his Gilbert residence but retire from active business, choosing rest after a long career.
A classroom quip features Instructor Mr Smith asking for skull bones and Student Smith joking he has them in mind but cannot name them at the moment in a Bohemian exchange.
The passage describes a farmer’s toil with a hoe in lieu of oxen, turning soil and preparing beds for seeds. It depicts soil leveling, digging soft mud from streams, and throwing the moist earth onto fields to enrich them, illustrating practical rural labor.
The weather house is an old Swiss contrivance that uses catgut and a wire to move two figures. Moist air twists the catgut to reveal the man while drier conditions reveal the woman behind the doors. The mechanism is simple to make and demonstrates atmospheric response.
Advertisement notes a hotel's charming situation with gardens good cuisine and moderate charges. It highlights convenient conveyances, access to salmon and trout fishing, mountain scenery, and that the landlord speaks English very well.
A noon blaze at the O. H. Watkins residence on the south side destroyed about one third of the roof. A passer-by alerted Mrs. Watkins, the alarm was raised, and the fire company extinguished the fire quickly. Clyde Kintzley owns the property formerly occupied by the Perry Bower family. cause undetermined.
An old box copy promotes Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets for head pains and womanly pains and other pains. The ad urges checking with a doctor for a better formula and lists a price of 20 tablets for 25 cents sold by Joel KE Cagwin.
New York sensation The Devil comes to the Armory opera house for one night only on Monday November 23rd. Playgoers can expect a strong public turnout and favorable reception.
Regional notice from W A Smay of Nevada Iowa offering round trips to Plainview Texas with a fare of 29.60. Berths are furnished free. Contact details appear for further arrangements in Waterloo area.
Land that can grow wheat corn alfalfa apples potatoes and peppers. Bound to go to STE or $100 per acre. Hale County Texas. Address W A Smug Nevada Iowa. Now selling for $16 to $20 on easy terms. 30-11-pd.
A Washington Star snippet recalls a child’s remark on the temperate zone and a veteran’s quip about Prohibitionists. The dialogue cites Aristotle and Colonel Stilwell in a wry exchange reflecting social tensions of the era.
A meditation on worry argues that daily trifles spark most anxieties and that choosing not to be bothered by small annoyances protects happiness. The piece urges readers to adopt a calm outlook and focus on larger concerns.
Let him who received it tell of it. Seneca attribution quoted as a concise proverb without news context or named events.
The Chinese farmer relies on the hoe plow and harrow as his core implements. The hoe dominates his labor replacing the spade in England for broad use. An aged farmer remains recognizable among workers by his steady hand with the hoe and traditional methods.
Notice to all interested: on November 16 1908 the District Court of Story county Iowa appointed M A Manning administrator with will annexed of the estate of M Gret ten deceased. Those indebted should pay and those with claims present them to the court for allowance.
A Bailey’s Magazine quote discusses horsemanship stressing balance, posture, and reins. John Darby’s twine chair demonstration illustrates how subtle hands control a horse, contrasting balanced riders with those lacking the divine gift of hands.
James Cormican Jr presents Franz Molnar's The Devil at the Armory Opera House for a one night engagement. The play has broken garden theater records and is hailed as a dramatic sensation across major cities. A capable company will perform the production Monday November 23.
On Wednesday afternoon and evening November 25 I present a holiday line of Pickard hand painted china cut glass and pictures. I also anticipate fancy articles made by friends in Dubuque. Ladies who prefer not to craft these goods themselves will find them dainty and artistic. A cordial invitation is extended to all to visit the store that afternoon or evening.
A new Penny Studio opens on the north side offering 25 photos for 25 cents. The opening is scheduled for next Saturday with offerings expected to attract local shoppers and photographers.
A teacher asks for meaning of The Charge of the Light Brigade line Half a league. Eleven year old Thomas Jones, football captain and indomitable fullback, offers a witty punchline about not enough clubs to make a full league. The exchange ends with a blunder.
In the Cleveland Leader tale Charlie asks Arthur about a date with Miss Kidder. Charlie recalls bringing a bull terrier and quips that the dog knows as much as he does. Miss Kidder wonders if four dollars and fifty cents was too much to pay for the dog.
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