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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
6
Ray Bennett of this city exhibited fifty ears of corn at the state fair winning a special prize. The payment comes from John Simpson, secretary of the state board of Agriculture, to the Story County farmer's institute as premium for third prize.
Mr Bennett, a leading progressive corn grower in Iowa, has repeatedly won major prizes at the college short courses, highlighting his prominent role in state agriculture.
A Times critique notes Main Street crossings were absent or mismanaged last week with bedraggled pedestrians as evidence. It questions who is to blame while urging temporary measures to restore order and proper crossings.
Many residents and visitors keep busy with travel and calls to friends. The list mentions Charlie Meiers in Boone, Frank Haverly in Webster City, Lena Meyers in Clinton visiting Mrs. C. McWilliam, Vera Childs in Nevada for the fair, Mrs. Frank Spee at her parents near Sheldahl, Luella Cairns from Dunlap teaching music, and numerous other relatives and acquaintances visiting or traveling through Ames and nearby towns, with occasional community notices and local happenings.
The Ames Hotel will be remodeled with a twenty room addition built across the alley. Walter Kennedy of Melbourne Iowa owns the property and plans major changes including a raised reception area and enlarged dining room. Completion is eyed for March 1998. Reports touch on a fire company meeting, draymen dissolution, and various local happenings including school transportation talks and a car congestion issue.
A famous comedienne returns for a three night engagement starting Thursday Oct 10 with a new bill headlined by Mr Raffles a sensational comedy and backed by Slater and Finch. Finch performs as a female impersonator with dresses rivaling top female artists. Ladies admitted free Thursday under usual conditions. Ticket prices 15 25 and 35 cents.
Prices on Queensware at F M Darner's grocery and a three day showing of The Unwritten Law at Scenic theater. Residence rooms taken on Main Street above the shoe store by Mr and Mrs Eugene Nelson. For sale parlor organ and stove with miscellaneous items.
A pedestrian notices a handwritten placard on Main Street calling for a city council that will ensure all ponds on Main Street are drained. Nearby water pooled four to five inches in a concave sidewalk area after rain, making navigation difficult for passersby. The scene evokes Diogenes roaming for an honest man.
A fried chicken supper will be served at Odd Fellows Hall on Thursday evening October 3 from 5 to 8 30 o clock. Tickets are 25 cents.
A Scottish examiner questions a timid church applicant about the decrees of God and Adam. The woman answers with wit, saying Adam was "just like Jeems Madden" since nobody gained from him while many lost.
A London Answers piece critiques excessive rumination, noting many waste time weighing choices such as learning shorthand or a new language. It argues careful thinking can backfire, with Fortune magazine warning that the too thoughtful are often crushed by the equally cautious.
A Delineator quote explains sound as air vibrations perceived by an ear. Without air or a listener there is no sound, even if an alarm clocks whirs in a vacuum. The passage explores the conditions required for audible noise.
A witty exchange records Pfelf praising Alpine majesty and his wife loving it. A friend asks about their daughter who answers that she adores majesty by itself, illustrating a playful distinction in taste.
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